Woodenhead's Jimmy Robinson, left, Fran Comiskey, Mark Whitaker and Paul Clement. The band celebrates its 40th anniversary at Tipitina's on April 2, 2015. After 40 years as a band, onstage ...

Like what happens when one sense is compromised and the other senses become heightened, bands that forgo the use of a lead singer and lyrics can sometimes capture the emotion of music better than more ...

There’s classical music, and then there’s pop music. Two different styles with two different fan bases … but don’t tell that to Violectric. The instrumental group is mixing the two genres and bringing ...

Music means the world to Charles Russello, but there was a time not so long ago when it needed to go on the back burner. Mr. Russello had other, bigger things to attend to, like his health. Now, less ...

The Montgomery Area Musicians Association (MAMA) encourages musicians to develop and perform their original music. This week we’re meeting an all original Instrumental Progressive Rock band called ...

Although often lumped into the category of post-rock, This Will Destroy You (due tonight at Larimer Lounge) from San Marcos, Texas, is more rooted in outright instrumental rock music with more than ...

The Austin, Texas, band called Explosions in the Sky has spent eight years pursuing what might strike some as a tiny sub-specialty: alternative instrumental rock. The band has a new album called "All ...

Today’s pop music is so dependent on the human voice—whether singing or rapping—that it’s hard to imagine a time when instrumentals could be mainstream hits. In fact, no instrumental has topped the ...

Andrew Dansby covered culture and entertainment, both local and national, for the Houston Chronicle. He left the company in January 2025. Andrew came to the Chronicle in 2004 from Rolling Stone, where ...

Mark Speer never thought his band, Khruangbin, would have the chance to back Wu-Tang Clan at a big festival, or have the likes of hip-hop stalwarts Jay-Z and Jay Electronica rapping over their music.

The last time indie hipsters decided to drop the singer and go instrumental, it meant resurrecting cheesy lounge music and culture: vibraphone, tiki lamps and rash-inducing polyester slacks. Itch no ...