“Music is interesting.” When those words left Ro’Sean Langhum’s mouth, it made me pause. It’s not a complicated statement, nor is it the most revealing. But there’s something profound about those words, something deeper, that ultimately drives the reason for visiting the guys behind Sauce Boys Entertainment. The Sauce Boys are a group of musicians, […]
The Tontons Are Playing At Free Press Summer Fest, Along With Other Bands Who Are Not The Tontons
March 5, 2012 by 3 Comments
Mark your calendars for June 2nd and 3rd. You’ve got a date that day to blow your mind. Free Press Houston has just announced the line up to their Free Press Summer Fest, and it’s a doozy. You’ve got hip-hop. You’ve got country. You’ve got rock. You’ve got indie. And you’ve got a Houstunes favorite […]
HOUSTUNES Music Spotlight: Monica Matocha
January 24, 2012 by 7 Comments
The girl’s got style, and even defies gravity. Monica Matocha, local to Houston, is a young heart that’s destined to rise above all that holds back the elusive attainment of pop stardom. Passion like this can’t be taught, which is why Monica was immediately drawn to the line from Steven Furtick’s book, Sun Stand Still, “If no one has […]
HOUSTUNES: Jose Rojas’s 10 Favorite Albums Of 2011
January 17, 2012 by 2 Comments
2011 was one heck of a year in music. The hip-hop world saw some of its best music come from big, expensive productions and indie-inspired bands. Pop crowned new royalty that honored the past. Rock saw some anticipated returns and stunning new arrivals. And a local band captured the heart of this very writer over […]
HOUSTUNES Music Spotlight: The Tontons
November 16, 2011 by 2 Comments
The singular-genre band is dying. Lift up your glass in a toast to the days of individual acts being labeled “Rock”, or “Country”, or “Jazz”. In this new age of New Age, everything old is new again, but it’s somehow different and familiar. It’s the new same old sound. And while I may want some […]
HOUSTUNES Music Review: Insert Name Here’s “Tuesdays and Thursdays Off”
April 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Passion. When it comes to music, there’s a lot to be said for passion. Sure, outright musical talent, voice work, lyrical competency, and a good producer are the keys to making a good song or a worthwhile album, but without passion it’s only so much noise. In an art as fickle and as subjective as […]
