Email Author Chris Gray

Awards

• 2012 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published February 10, 2011

  "Getting Past the Bouncer"

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2009 Stories by Chris Gray

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  Aftermath: The Jones Family Singers at the Rothko Chapel

  published Jan 20, 2009

  Barnett Newman's "Broken Obelisk," dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr., outside the Rothko Chapel/ Image by A D Forman Note: Because Monday's performance was a religious service, no photography was... More >>

• Glasnost Wants You to Remix Its Songs

  published Jan 20, 2009

  Local electro arrivistes Glasnost and piss-taking blog Houston's Most Hated want you to bust out those headphones, fire up the laptop and pick out some choice beats and blips for one of th... More >>

• Art Rock: Female Demand and B L A C K I E at Boondocks

  published Jan 19, 2009

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• Maybe Fox 26 Should Apologize for Being Clueless

  published Jan 19, 2009

  It took a little longer than Rocks Off expected, but it appears "prison city playaz" Huntzville's hammer-cocking song "Backpack Fulla Gunz" is finally ruffling some feathers. The proteges of Geto Boy... More >>

• U2 Lace Up Their Dirty "Boots"

  published Jan 19, 2009

  Among, you know, a few other things, the past 24 hours have been the start of a very, very big year for the band Rocks Off affectionately refers to as the Best Band Ever. U2 appeared alongside Bruce... More >>

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  Tonight: Still More MLK/Obama Celebrations

  published Jan 19, 2009

  Bishop Fred A. Jones & the Jones Family Singers Rocks Off doesn't mind telling you he's been on a high from MLK Day and the impending inauguration for a while now - since he broke out U2's The U... More >>

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  Slideshow: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade

  published Jan 19, 2009

  Photo by Chris Gray This bright, blustery morning, Rocks Off ventured to Minute Maid Park to take in Houston's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade, featuring Mixtape Messiah and Co-Grand Marsha... More >>

• Flashback: Something Fierce at Cactus Music

  published Jan 19, 2009

  Photos by Chris Gray Houston punk trio Something Fierce put on a spirited pre-tour in-store at Cactus Music Saturday afternoon, performing several songs from its brand-new disc There Are No Answers ... More >>

• Art Rock: Combichrist at Meridian

  published Jan 18, 2009

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• Art Rock: Yo! Majesty Afterparty at Boondocks

  published Jan 17, 2009

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• Art Rock: The Action Is and The Flood at Rudyard's

  published Jan 17, 2009

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• Art Rock: The McKenzies and More at Numbers

  published Jan 17, 2009

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• Tonight: Earl Gilliam Blues Revue (But No Earl) at the Big Easy

  published Jan 16, 2009

  Houston-area bluesman Earl Gilliam, who turned 79 Tuesday, was hospitalized earlier this month for a partially collapsed lung. He's home and recovering now, but still unable to perform. However,... More >>

• Free Tickets Until 6 p.m. for Iguanas at House of Blues

  published Jan 16, 2009

  Jeez, is it Mardi Gras alreadyr Must be, if New Orleans' premier zydeco/Latin/funk/rock outfit is already back in town. (Doors at 6:30... tonight!) Come and get 'em, and don't forget your danci... More >>

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  The Country Soul of R. Kelly's "Feelin' on Yo Booty"

  published Jan 16, 2009

  The Gourds didn't invent the idea of a ragtag roots-rock band spicing up its set with hip-hop and R&B covers, but thanks to their cover of Snoop Dogg's "Gin and Juice" (endorsed by the Doggfather... More >>

• Will the Texan 30 Rock Writer Please Get in Touchr

  published Jan 16, 2009

  This is starting to mess with Rocks Off's head just a little. Last week's Janis-Joplin-movie subplot made him wonder, because it was hardly the first time Southeast Texas was used as a punchline, but... More >>

• Art Rock: Revamp Tour at Rocbar

  published Jan 15, 2009

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• RIP Gary Kurfirst

  published Jan 15, 2009

  Stop Making Sense Music-business legend Gary Kurfirst passed away from undisclosed causes while on vacation in Nassau, the Bahamas, January 13. A venue owner, talent manager, film producer and label... More >>

• The Return of Chart Check: Beyonce Runs "Rings" Around the Competition

  published Jan 15, 2009

  [Note: Chart Check is back, now spotlighting Texans on this week's various Billboard lists.] The Billboard 200 (albums) 4. Beyonce, I Am... Sasha Fierce 8. Jaime Foxx, Intuition Hot 100 (singles) 2. ... More >>

• Noise Extra: "I've Found My Weakness in You" and Billy Joe Shaver on Houston

  published Jan 14, 2009

  In this week's installment of Noise, Rocks Off's bass-playing friend and neighbor Nick Gaitan talks about how our building inspired his song "I've Found My Weakness in You," and how his boss Billy Jo... More >>

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  Local Rotation: The Dollyrockers' Hellbound Hoedown

  published Jan 14, 2009

  The Dollyrockers Hellbound Hoedown www.myspace.com/dollyrockershouston Funny. The last thing Rocks Off wrote before this review was something about how little he cared about American Idol starting ... More >>

• Fleetwood Mac to Unleash at Toyota Center

  published Jan 14, 2009

  "Go Your Own Way," live in L.A. on 1982's Mirage tour Live Nation announced this morning that soft-rock supergroup Fleetwood Mac - who put the "fun" in dysfunction while going on to sell more t... More >>

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  American Idol Returns Tonight... Yawn

  published Jan 13, 2009

  Come back Kelly Clarkson, all is forgiven... If you've been lucky enough to spend the past several months in a media-deprivation tank - or maybe you just don't read the Houston Chronicle - then... More >>

• Houston's Most Unique Address

  published January 15, 2009

  Those of us who have come to reside upstairs in the Continental Club building at 3700-3718 Main — half a block long, 70 or so feet high,... More >>

• Mitchell Pavilion Namesake-in-Law Surveys Venue's Renovations

  published Jan 13, 2009

  Woodlands founder, developer and energy tycoon George P. Mitchell, left, tours the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - named after his wife - with Pavilion CEO Jerry McDonald to see the ongoing renova... More >>