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These days, Citizen Cope's Clarence Greenwood [pictured] reps Brooklyn to the fullest, but his sound resides in a different part of the country. The singer/songwriter blends southern rock, blues, and soul with everyman lyrics for an aesthetic that seems more wide open spaces than concrete jungle. Over the span of his three solo album career, Greenwood has collaborated with the likes of Santana, and MeShell DeNdegeocello (on his breakout hit, "Sideways,") and his tunes have made their way into films and tv programs like Scrubs.

Many artists make a living on the road, but few have been able to do it as successfully, and consistently, as Garrett Dutton. The Philadelphia native and his band, better known as G. Love & Special Sauce, have been churning out albums and have been known for their fantastic live shows for a decade and a half now. Their unique blend of rock, hip-hop, and blues, among other ingredients, has made them a crowd favorite. However, they’ve never captured the more mainstream success like their friend Jack Johnson, who made one of his first appearances on a G. Love album in the late 90’s.

When we first saw publicity shots of Marc Broussard a few years ago, back when his first full-length CD Carencro was released, we were afraid that he was going to be another teeny-bopper. It only took one listen to figure out that he wasn’t trying to be the next Justin Timberlake – this boy truly has soul. He proved it with “Home.” The Louisianan just released his follow-up to that sleeper-hit album. SOS: Save our...

Here’s your chance to see a young Grammy-nominated artist, who just happen to call Houston her hometown, on us. We have two pairs of tickets to giveaway to Tamar Davis’ headlining show this Friday night at Warehouse Live. For those new to Tamar’s music, we’ll give you some background. She used to be one of the lead singers of local band Girl’s Tyme – that band ended up becoming Destiny’s Child after she left. Don’t...

We mentioned in yesterday’s music calendar that the concert to catch this week is Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s show at Warehouse Live tomorrow night. Well, Houstonist has snagged a couple of pair of tickets to the show, and we’re such thoughtful, nice people, that we’re giving you a chance to win them.. CYHSY first received critical claim with their self-titled debut album in late 2005. With songs like the Talking Head’s flavored “The Skin...

Houston Contestant Competes in Telemundo Reality Series