Hit & Miss

Why is The Band Perry singing Whitney Houston's hits? Rodeo show full of curious choices

By Jayme Lamm

03.10.13 | 12:42 am

If there's one thing for sure, it's that The Band Perry has had much success with hit songs like "If I Die Young" and "Better Dig Two." Band Perry's RodeoHouston ...

In the stands

New, sexier Tim McGraw brings hunky energy — if not his best songs — to an up close Rodeo night

By Jayme Lamm

03.09.13 | 3:09 am

The new, smaller, slimmed down and toned version of what we formerly knew as Tim McGraw hit the RodeoHouston stage Friday night in a pair of jeans, a CMT-esque belt buckle, a rolled up brightly-col ...

Country Fever

$12,000 for a ticket to George Strait's Rodeo show? Scalper prices at an all-time high

By Whitney Radley

01.19.13 | 10:31 am

Leroy Shafer, chief operating officer of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, seems like an easygoing enough guy. But you know what makes him really, really mad? All of these jacked- ...

RodeoHouston 2013

RodeoHouston announces diverse and legendary concert lineup: The mega acts are......

By Clifford Pugh

01.07.13 | 2:15 am

For the 81st edition of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, officials have come up with a concert lineup that has something for everyone. Nearly every major country music star is scheduled to ...

Road Show

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals bring The Beat with an all-request show

By Meredith Rainey

11.10.12 | 2:00 pm

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals will make House of Blues its lion’s den when the Roar Tour comes to Houston on Sunday night. We caught up with the band's namesake and charismatic front wo ...

Brothers Of Sun

Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw decide not to snub Houston after all: Country stars reconsider

By Whitney Radley

04.11.12 | 11:37 am

Prepare yourself for muscle shirts and sculpted cowboy hats: Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw are coming to Houston. Together. Fans may be surprised that the announcement comes now, a full fiv ...

At Galleria tree lighting Saturday

Moving On: Danny Gokey explores life after American Idol

By Joel Luks

11.11.11 | 11:50 am

A truck driver cum-church musician turned widowed famed country singer turned community philanthropist — in a nutshell, that's Milwaukee-native Danny Gokey's life story. He r ...

Idol Worship

Best American Idol season ender ever? Beyoncé, Lady Gaga & Scott McCreery make it special

By Tara Seetharam

05.26.11 | 7:36 am

After Tuesday night’s poorly produced performance episode, last night’s American Idol finale was a breath of fresh air, punctuated by engaging performances and a willingness to poke fun ...

Where does he go next?

In latest rodeo appearance, hit machine Tim McGraw is at a country crossroads

By Michael D. Clark

03.08.11 | 6:43 am

It is possible, even in these social networking days of daily Charlie Sheen updates and Justin Bieber hairstyle changes, to be too successful in a field of expertise. At some point, fame, adulation ...

RodeoHouston Performance: Tim McGraw

Reliant Stadium

03.07.11

In 1993, Tim McGraw debuted his first album and has since sold more than 40 million albums, had 31 number one singles, won three Grammy awards, 14 Academy of Country Music awards, 11 Country Music