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In a perfect world, Reckless Kelly would be huge. Their music is the perfect blend of country and rock, with great melodies. Plus, they put on killer live shows. However, the Austin band doesn't fit neatly into any one radio music format, so they'll continue to be a secret treasure to the thousands of fans they have. (To see how great they are live, check out their new live CD/DVD recorded last year at La...

Some good acts are in town this week. We have free tickets for one in particular -- Charlie Robison. You must send us an e-mail with your name, e-mail address and phone number to contest (at) gmail (dot) com by noon tomorrow to win. There's so many good shows Saturday night, it's hard to decide which one to hit. Kings of Leon will probably win out. The Tennessee indie rock band plays Warehouse Live...

Houstonist contributors are an opinionated bunch when it comes to music. When we get together, we’re always talking about recent concerts we’ve seen, new bands we’ve heard on satellite or Internet radio, etc. We don’t always agree on what’s good, but it keeps things interesting. So, we decided to put together a collection of songs that we are listening to now and create our first iMix. To create an iMix, the song has to be...

Texas has lost a legend in Freddy Fender, who lost his battle with lung cancer this weekend at the age of 69, at his home in Corpus Christi, with his family by his side. Baldemar Huerta, now known to the world as Freddy Fender, was born in 1937 in San Benito, Texas in "The Valley", the son of migrant workers. He made his first radio appearance at the age of 10 in Harlingen. Regionally,...