WHAT REAL TEXANS DO DURING SXSW

Well folks, it’s Rodeo time over in Houston, Texas. And while my family and friends are down south enjoying the sunshine, world-class BBQ, fried everything, and an excuse to be drunk and wear cowboy boots every night of the week for the next month, I find myself on my last Ricola, hibernating during the third snowstorm to hit Boston in that last two weeks. I keep coughing, my focus on studying for my upcoming exam is beginning to wane, and this ”happy” lamp is never going to be as satisfying as the sun’s rays, I don’t care what they say…

ALLEN STONE (ROYALE 1/20)

Soul and funk tunes filled the Royale Sunday night while the boisterous crowd anxiously awaited the arrival of sold-out headliner Allen Stone. With soul on the mind, the genre conjures up the classic images of James Brown’s effervescent moves, chills from Aretha Franklin earth-shattering belts…