Rick Mitchell addresses criticism of I-Fest music

Last weekend, we noted that the alt/Texas country music acts at the Houston International Festival didn't seem as strong as usual.

That could be because Rick Mitchell, who did a fabulous job with the bookings for many years, has not handled the music for the festival since 2003.

In a lengthy letter to the Houston Press this week, however, Mitchell does take issue with John Nova Lomax's criticisms of the festival's music.