Arts & Culture
Houston Renews Funding For Airport Music Program After Bitter Fight
Posted on · Three million dollars in airline fees will support Harmony in the Air over the next three years.
Tag: music
Houston Matters
Houston Rap Mogul James Prince Was Never Content With Just Getting By
Posted on · In his new memoir, 'The Art & Science of Respect', the founder of Houston-based Rap-A-Lot Records explains how a difficult childhood gave him the insatiable hunger for success.
Houston Matters
Wynton Marsalis: Jazz And Holiday Music Go Together Like Holly And Ivy
Posted on · Prior to his Houston concert this weekend, the Grammy-winning trumpeter and director of Jazz at Lincoln Center talks about why he loves performing holiday music.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2830: Generative Art
Posted on · Episode: 2830 Computing Generative Art. Today, new territory.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1591: Completed Technologies
Posted on · Episode: 1591 Baroque violins and the notion of a completed technology. Today, let’s talk about complete technologies.
Houston Matters
How Do You Perform Music That Doesn’t Look Like Music?
Posted on · In a new series of performances, Houston collective Loop38 interprets visual art as music.
Arts & Culture
‘Houston Rap Tapes’ Chronicles Contributions of Local Rap Scene
Posted on · Lance Scott Walker talks about his books Houston Rap and Houston Rap Tapes: An Oral History of Bayou City Hip-Hop.
Houston Matters
Ensemble Plays Japanese Taiko Drums
Posted on · We meet Natalie Hudson, who performs with the group Kaminari Taiko.
Houston Matters
Composer Michael Horvit Talks About His Piece ‘Even When God Is Silent’
Posted on · The song is based on words found scrawled on a wall in Germany at the end of World War II and was commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of Kristallnacht.
Houston Matters
We Will Rock You: Queen Tribute Show Rolls through Houston
Posted on · The Queen Extravaganza, which bills itself as “the official Queen tribute show,” comes to Houston's House of Blues Sept. 11
Houston Matters
Full Show: Texas Senators Question Kavanaugh (Sept. 6, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Texas senators get their chance to question Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Houston food writers discuss their favorite places for Italian cuisine. And we learn about a local celebration of the rock band Queen.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2803: Fourier Music
Posted on · Episode: 2804 Fourier, the Fourier Transform, and Music. Today, music in translation.
Houston Matters
Ethan Hawke Pays Tribute to Texas Songwriter Blaze Foley
Posted on · Hawke discusses Blaze, his new film about the unsung Texas outlaw musician.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Enron Exec Released, and Ethan Hawke Pays Tribute to Texas Songwriter Blaze Foley (Aug. 31, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn about a leak on board the International Space Station. We discuss former Enron executive Jeff Skilling being released from prison. We break down The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the week's news. We discuss the correct way to honor the dead while still calling attention to any negative aspects of their legacy. And actor Ethan Hawke tells us about Texas songwriter Blaze Foley, to whom he pays tribute in his new film.
Houston Matters
Stephanie Rice: ‘If I Didn’t Perform I Would Die’
Posted on · The UH alum and former contestant on The Voice performs some new music and discusses coming out to her parents, how music helped her deal with their rejection, and about quitting her job to pursue music.