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  • Phuz ‘Ceiling’ at KUHT 1-22-03

    Phuz ‘Ceiling’ at KUHT 1-22-03

    Phuz is another example of a band of family members. If memory serves, I believe they are brothers, bass and drums. More Phuz “Water“, “Cold”, and “Search“Check out more Houston Music

  • Gigapan: Blessed Sacrement Church Houston 6-16-06

    Gigapan: Blessed Sacrement Church Houston 6-16-06

    The neighborhood church. Though I haven’t taken in a service yet, the spring festival is a must partake! See it on the gigapan site More gigapans by Citizen Doug.

  • Sherman Robertson ‘My Linda Loo’ at KUHT 2-11-03

    Sherman Robertson ‘My Linda Loo’ at KUHT 2-11-03

    Sherman Robertson’s obituary will probably mention that he recorded a song on Paul Simon’s Graceland, and no doubt his career was boosted by that happy circumstance. In down to earth Houston terms, he was a student of Conrad Johnson. More Sherman Robertson “Out Of Sight Out Of Mind“, “Am I Losing You?”, and “Me and…

  • The Handsomes ‘Over and Over’ at KUHT 07-01-04

    The Handsomes ‘Over and Over’ at KUHT 07-01-04

    The Handsomes are still around. I haven’t seen them since the taping, so I’m hoping the whole thing about guys just get more handsome has worked to their advantage. I can’t say enough about Patrick Kelly the drummer, of The Suffers, Los Skarnales and Sound Patrol. I’ve seen him play in pit orchestras (I think…

  • Grady Gaines “Jumpstart My Heart’ at KUHT 12-10-02

    Grady Gaines “Jumpstart My Heart’ at KUHT 12-10-02

    Grady Gaines‘ band is another family affair, with a brother playing guitar and a son playing alto. I would say about a third of the bands I recorded for KUHT had at least two family members involved. Mr. Gaines was the long time leader of Little Richard’s Upsetters and was an artist on the local…

  • Zwee “Tapioca” at KUHT 12-10-02

    Zwee “Tapioca” at KUHT 12-10-02

    I met Frank Zweback when his jam band, Zwee and the Graveberries was still holding down a night at either LLC or Dan’s. I’m sure I played drums as part of the open jam. This began a relationship of music and neighborliness that continues to this day. Frank owns several rent properties in the Montrose…

  • I J Gosey “Soul Serenade” at KUHT 10-01-02

    I J Gosey “Soul Serenade” at KUHT 10-01-02

    I J Gosey was probably found by one of the show producers while drinking at the Big Easy. I believe he held a regular gig there. I’m glad he was put on the air. Interestingly, the station used this tune as one of four interstitials between ACL and Sound Stage. I got calls from other…

  • The Gypsies ‘Djelem Djelem’ at KUHT 1-22-03

    The Gypsies ‘Djelem Djelem’ at KUHT 1-22-03

    I first met Greg Harbar and Mary Ann Harbar (now Mary Ann Willis) at their overstuffed home on Peden. My best friend was babysitting their son Nick Harbar . They were known as the Gypsies, which as far back as the early 70’s or at that time around 1978, was fairly unique and unusual. The…

  • John Evans Band ‘I’m From the Beer Joint’ at KUHT 3-26-03

    John Evans Band ‘I’m From the Beer Joint’ at KUHT 3-26-03

    The John Evans Band. I have gotten to work with the John Evans Band a couple of times since this taping. I was always impressed with the work ethic of the group. They still believe in what they’re doing. More John Evans Band “Out of Control”, “Hot Rod Country”, and “Going Down Loud”Check out more…

  • The Trade ‘Unison’ at KUHT 1-21-03

    The Trade ‘Unison’ at KUHT 1-21-03

    The Trade started as a Monday night jazz jam at Helios. They were able to hold a crowd and were accessible to the younger jazz players who might not be able to get past the sharp elbows of the first call jazz bullies that are typical of a jam session with the longevity that this…

  • Moodafaruka ‘Only By Faith’ at KUHT 2003

    Moodafaruka ‘Only By Faith’ at KUHT 2003

    Moodafaruka defies description if description is three words or less. They are true world music adventurers if that is possible to do while rarely leaving Houston. Being that Houston is one of the most diverse cities on the planet, then yes, it is possible. Rom Ryan, guitar and composer, is the leader of the group.…

  • Moses Guest “Jackson” at KUHT 1-21-03

    Moses Guest “Jackson” at KUHT 1-21-03

    It takes a certain je ne se qua to claim the mantle of Southern Rock in this day and time. Moses Guest performs its ambassadorship with healthy spoonful of that Houston je ne se qua. More than a bin box label, they are certified ‘from around here’. I went to HSPVA with Rick Thompson and…

  • Space City Gamelan ‘Jiro’ at KUHT 11-14-03

    I probably met Space City Gamelan through Matt Crawford, my A2 on Mary Lou’s Flip Flop Shop. I remember driving to the Houston Indonesian Consulate, which owned the gamelan instruments seen here, to check out a rehearsal. This was a bit of a logistical challenge. Gabriel Villalobos, the founder of the orchestra, is a wonderful…

  • Garrison Keillor on Innerviews with Ernie Manouse

    Occasionally I got to sub for Shannon Harrison (who has done the vast majority of the location audio on this fine series) or Gordon Luce doing sound for Innerviews wth Ernie Manouse, a Matt Brawley directed series. The guests are always notable and the conversation always almost a half an hour. http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/ is here on…

  • Citizen Doug’s first report filed for NPR News

    Citizen Doug’s first report filed for NPR News. NASA astronaut Don Petitt describes his impressions upon being the first person to enter Dragon form orbit

  • Mark Halata and Texavia ‘Little Goose’ at KUHT 7-23-03

    Mark Halata and Texavia ‘Little Goose’ at KUHT 7-23-03

    Jak se mas? Doesn’t matter, Mark Halata and Texavia will drive to your town and make you get up and dance the polka. Behind this champion accordionist are Mark Rubin (tuba/bass) of Bad Livers fame and the Brosch brothers, Bruce (gutar/vox) and Jeff (drums), sons of the legendary Jimmy Brosch. I asked Rubin just before…

  • ‘Fatherhood’ segment from RADIOLAB’s ‘Sperm’

    Ari Daniel Shapiro is an oceanographer with a passion for radio, story telling and downright interesting science. As a guest producer for RadioLab he contributed to the Sperm show. He asked me to record and interview Kathleen LaBounty.

  • Greg Wood ‘Thinking It Over” at KUHT 6-23-03

    Greg’s Wood’s lyrics tell his story better then I ever could. The rest I should keep to myself. Ken Jones guitar, Eric Dane guitar, Leesa Harrington-Squyres drums, Mopar Mike Sinclair bass. More Greg Wood: “Thinking It Over”, ’37 Years'</a and , ‘Everything’s OK‘ and “King Of the World” Check out more Houston Music

  • Location Sound, ‘Disaster in the Gulf’ Discovery Channel and NPR’s Tell me More

    Location Sound, ‘Disaster in the Gulf’ Discovery Channel and NPR’s Tell me More

      My good friend Julye Newlin got me two days in ‘the Hive’ the BP control room for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill for the Discovery Channel shooting this HD documentary. We were the only crew to gain such direct access. One year Later, NPR’s Tell Me More hired me to go record Shelly Anderson…

  • Market Square Park excerpt from ‘Art Is All Around Us” 2006 Lonestar Emmy for Audio

    Market Square Park was the original location of City Hall, which occupied the second floor of a building that burned down. The first floor was a market, as was the entire square. Diverseworks did the initial transformation in to an art park, though the empty square was always a public space. This video precedes the…