Episode 32: Burn Your Guitars
Patrick and Chad rhapsodize at length about the amazing Mark Knopfler concert they saw this past Friday in Sugar Land, TX.
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Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler on his guitar picking technique
Speedway at Nazareth — Mark Knopfler, Sailing to Philadelphia
Mark Knopfler stops time in S...
Episode 33: All Over the Map with Allen Hill
Our longtime friend and Houston music scene legend Allen Hill joins us for a wonderfully wide-ranging discussion of live music, recording, songwriting, the Houston music scene, bass guitar, his experiences playing with Archie Bell and Chuck Berry... and Allen's brand new solo record "All Over ...
Shootin' The Strings #130 - Classic Albums - Tres Hombres - ZZ Top
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Tres Hombres is the third studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top. It was originally released by London Records in July 1973 and was the first album on which the band worked with engineer Terry Manning. Tres Hombres, Spanish for "Three Men", was a successful combinat...
Brother, can you spare a song?
Houston Chronicle entertainment writer Andrew Dansby and host (and songwriter) Ferrill Gibbs contemplate the pandemic's short- and long-term damage to Houston's once-vibrant music scene.
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Good things for bad times; or, will it waffle?
With a healthy family, food, shelter and air conditioning, entertainment writer Andrew Dansby is having a quarantine to envy. Surrounded by endless streaming movies, shelves of books and records, the work-from-home order is to his liking. Extended confinement has granted him the opportunity to ex...
Vol. 2, Track 16: A Wooden Leg Named Smith
There's never a dull moment between musical competitions, athletic competitions, and even D&D baby number two. Also: the inner workings of one Admiral Boom. Recorded Friday, March 1, 2019.
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Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
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Episode 133: Lava with a Breeze
This week on SlapperCast: recent press coverage for BLAGMATIC, our LP album covers have arrived (watch on YouTube), and vinyl pre-orders are OPEN. ALSO: our upcoming gig at Houston's Arena Theatre opening for 38 Special, AND a special performance by Eric's dog Ringo.
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Andrew Dansby on the Life of John Nova Lomax
A conversation with the Houston Chronicle’s Andrew Dansby on the Life of John Nova Lomax
Interview conducted by Glenn Vanderkloet
Songs featured:
Hazlehurst - Pale Cricket
Roger Ebert - Clem Snide
Mercy Now - Mary Gauthier
Photo courtesy of the Lomax family
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Episode 234: Andrew Dansby
Andrew Dansby is a writer who has worked at Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, Texas Music, and Playboy to name a few. He began writing for the Houston Chronicle in 2004 and was the Entertainment Editor until his retirement in January 2025 (This career move left legions of heartbroken readers in...
