Koffin Kats // Live @ White Oak Music Hall // 1.11.23 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Ommar Ortuvia - January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Article and Photos by: Ommar Ortuvia Houston, TX -- What do you get if you grab the Stray Cats, Bad Religion, The Damned, a bit of Reverend Horton Heat, up the tempo by a lot, add a generous dose of horror films, and blend it all up in a giant blender? Aside
OTTTO // Live @ The End // 11.12.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Ommar Ortuvia - November 16, 2022November 17, 2022 Article and Photos by: Ommar Ortuvia Houston, TX -- OTTTO is a trio hailing from Venice Beach, California, composed of Bryan Noah Ferretti on guitar and vocals, Tye Trujillo on bass, and Patrick “Triko” Chavez on drums. You may have heard of Tye Trujillo before, as he garnered worldwide attention when
Panchiko // Live @ Bronze Peacock Room // 10.20.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Ommar Ortuvia - October 23, 2022October 27, 2022 Articles and Photos by: Ommar Ortuvia Houston, TX -- Everybody likes a Cinderella story, but in the music industry - which can get very cutthroat - we rarely hear about them. Panchiko’s story is somewhat of a Cinderella story since it took the band almost 20 years to get the recognition
Sabaton // Live @ Bayou Music Center // 10.1.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Ommar Ortuvia - October 5, 2022October 6, 2022 Article and Photos by: Ommar Ortuvia Houston, TX -- When you were in school, did you ever wish that whatever subject you were studying could be made into a catchy song that would make learning said material actually fun? Maybe you experienced some sort of learning through mnemonics or salacious acronyms,
Thundermother // Live @ Toyota Center // 9.17.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Ommar Ortuvia - September 24, 2022 Article and Photos by: Ommar Ortuvia Houston, TX -- Thundermother is a rock band that originates from Sweden, but unlike any preconceived notions one might have about this country and its music, the four members bring about a fiery brand of hard rock that is intent on setting the world on
Hold On Hollywood // Live @ House of Blues Houston // 6.5.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Ommar Ortuvia - June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 Article and Photos by: Ommar Ortuvia Houston, TX -- Houston is known for many things – space exploration, the world’s largest indoor rodeo, oil and gas industries and their accompanying greed, way more restaurants than needed, no zoning laws... but nothing really stands out in the rock and indie music sphere.
La Santa Cecilia // Live @ Scout Bar // 5.12.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Ommar Ortuvia - May 17, 2022 Article and Photos by: Ommar Ortuvia Houston, TX -- La Santa Cecilia is many things, but at the same time not – they sing in Spanish, but also sing in English; they play Latin-American music, but also play American rock and blues; they can make you happy and get up and
Gojira // Live @ White Oak Music Hall // 4.30.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Ommar Ortuvia - May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Article and Photos by: Ommar Ortuvia Houston, TX -- If you are a movie buff and enjoy tokusatsu and kaiju films, you might know the word Gojira as the original Japanese title for the 1954 classic “Godzilla," but if you're a hard rock and metal fan, you know Gojira as the
Ministry & Melvins // Live @ House of Blues Houston // 3.29.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Ommar Ortuvia - April 5, 2022 Article and Photos by Ommar Ortuvia Houston, TX -- If you lived during the 90’s, you probably were lucky enough to have experienced many things that were popular during that decade – things such as the Sega Genesis, the internet, Furbies, Beanie Babies, the Super NES, the Simpsons, etc. More than
Baroness // Live @ Satellite Bar // 3.19.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Ommar Ortuvia - March 30, 2022April 3, 2022 Article and Photos by Ommar Ortuvia Houston, TX -- Imagine if you had to create a playlist of songs from your favorite artist. Would you pick the hits that make everyone happy, that maybe brought that band into the spotlight? Or would you choose the lesser known songs that only the