Email Author Craig Hlavaty

Awards

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

  "Getting Past the Bouncer"

• 2009 - Lone Star Awards

  "Metallica at Toyota"

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2013 Stories by Craig Hlavaty

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  Slip Slidin' Away: My Life as a Rock Journalist With the Houston Press

  published Apr 19, 2013

  I had a hernia operation in the early summer of 2006, and had nothing to do all day but hobble around with cool cane a borrowed from Grandpa Hlavaty and play on the Internets for two months or so. I... More >>

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  Your 2013 Houston Record Store Day Rundown

  published Apr 19, 2013

  Your financial situation be damned, Record Store Day 2013 is coming this Saturday, April 20, to drain your wallet of life and those little green pieces of paper. This Saturday your dance card should... More >>

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  Transcribing Is a Bitch: The Collected Craig Hlavaty Interviews

  published Apr 18, 2013

  My last official day at the Houston Press is tomorrow, so these past two weeks I have been sifting through my body of work here at Rocks Off, almost seven years of words. I've been gleefully overdosin... More >>

• Har Mar Superstar Brings Bye Bye 17 to Mango's Tonight

  published Apr 17, 2013

  Har Mar Superstar hits Mango's on Wednesday night a week before his newest album, Bye Bye 17, hits physical and digital shelves. The collection of songs are heavily-influence by vintage soul and R&B, ... More >>

• The Unsent Letter to Art Garfunkel I Found In a Record Sleeve

  published Apr 16, 2013

  This past weekend I went digging for records at some thrift stores near my parent's house in Pearland. Yes, the fella who wrote a blog about needing to pare down his record collection went looking for... More >>

• Houston Texans Tout New Video Board Construction at Reliant Stadium

  published Apr 16, 2013

  When Houston Texans fans return to Reliant Stadium in August for preseason action against the Minnesota Vikings, they will be looking at two brand-new video boards in the stadium, each 277 feet wide a... More >>

• Upcoming: Steely Dan, Selena Gomez, Alt-J, Adam Ant, LL Cool J, Metric, etc.

  published Apr 16, 2013

  Adam Ant: Sat., July 27, 8 p.m., $28-$300. Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, Houston. Air Supply: Thu., May 9, 8:30 p.m., $158-$218. Dosey Doe, 25911 I-45 N., Spring. Alt-J: CHANGED With Lord Huron.,... More >>

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  Run with the Bulls....IN BAYTOWNr

  published Apr 16, 2013

  This December 7 in Baytown at the Royal Purple Speedway, you can run in sheer, pants-shitting terror from raging bulls just like they do in Pamplona, Spain, each summer. The Great Bull Run's organiz... More >>

• Bring Your Black Flag Tattoos to Vinal Edge This Saturday

  published Apr 10, 2013

  Saturday afternoon at 5 p.m., tattooed Black Flag disciples are encouraged to stop by Vinal Edge in the Heights for sweaty fellowship with their fellow "barred" brethren to celebrate the release of St... More >>

• Exploring Sweet Spot Audio And Records In Webster

  published Apr 10, 2013

  A few weeks back, our own Marc Brubaker detailed ten of the best record stores in the Houston area. This past weekend I finally visited another one to add to your list of must-visit shops in Houston, ... More >>

• Upcoming: Barry Manilow, Titus Andronicus, Sheryl Crow, Jonas Brothers, Mudhoney, etc.

  published Apr 09, 2013

  Angry Samoans: With Swingin' Dicks, Die Rottz., Fri., April 12, 10 p.m., $12. Rudyard's, 2010 Waugh, Houston. Bang Bangz: Sat., April 13, 1 p.m., Free. Cactus Music & Video, 2110 Portsmouth St., Hous... More >>

• A&E's Bates Motel Gets Renewed for a Second Season

  published Apr 09, 2013

  Bates Motel on A&E is doing a great job of reintroducing the Psycho franchise to a new audience while also sating the appetite of the Alfred Hitchcock lovers in that crowd who still cannot get enough ... More >>

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  Ten Knockout Pics of Annette Funicello

  published Apr 09, 2013

  Annette Funicello was hot. Very hot. As star of all those beach movies in the '60s, she gave all the other girls at the time a run for their money, and it wasn't hard to see why Frankie Avalon demande... More >>

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  Pop Culture Icon Annette Funicello Dead at 70

  published Apr 08, 2013

  Annette Funicello, who came to prominence as a teenager as a Mouseketeer on the Mickey Mouse Club before becoming the pre-eminent beach bunny with co-star Frankie Avalon, has passed away at the age of... More >>

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  Liquidating Your Record Collection Is Harder Than You Would Think

  published Apr 08, 2013

  Every time I come home from work, I find myself going to my guest-room closet and staring at crates and crates of compact discs and vinyl I don't know what to do with. Aside from the ones that I hold ... More >>

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  One Couple Has a Plan for Turning the Astrodome into Houston's "International Multicultural Dome" (i.e., Mostly an Office Park)

  published Apr 08, 2013

  The husband-and-wife team of Regina and Ed Seale are trying to stop the Astrodome from becoming another parking lot, working independently on plans for what they call an "International Multicultural D... More >>

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  It's Your Mad Men Season Six Season Premiere Drinking Bingo Card!

  published Apr 05, 2013

  The Art Attack team is more than excited by the return of Mad Men to AMC for its sixth season of sloshed advertising intrigue, sexy '60s business attire and the chance to see the outline of star Jon H... More >>

• Amazon's AutoRip Features Delivers MP3s to Vinyl Shoppers

  published Apr 04, 2013

  If you have been shopping for vinyl on the Amazon site, you may have noticed the AutoRip logo. No, it is not Amazon making light of late-night purchases splitting your wallet at the seams. It's actual... More >>

• The Rocks Off 100: Tobin Harvell, Fitzgerald's Unflappable Floor Manager

  published Apr 04, 2013

  Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're i... More >>

• Austin's Moontower Comedy & Oddity Fest Announces Schedule Including Dana Carvey, Reggie Watts, Bill Hader and Jim Gaffigan

  published Apr 03, 2013

  Austin's Moontower Festival (no relation to Houston's wiener-slinging bunch) comes into its second year boasting a massive lineup. In a city chock-full of festivals, it looks to be one of the coolest.... More >>

• What Was Your First Favorite Songr

  published Apr 03, 2013

  Two of the last shows I have covered for Rocks Off, Elton John and George Strait, had set lists full of classic songs that I have been humming and tapping my toes to since I can remember. With careers... More >>

• Madman Across the Water

  published April 4, 2013

  Elton John has become the best-case scenario for the future life of a troubled character in one of his songs, albeit it's a song he has been... More >>

• Upcoming: True Believers, Lil Wayne, Dwight Yoakam, Cyndi Lauper, Man Or Astro-Manr, etc.

  published Apr 02, 2013

  Second Annual Concert for Conservation: With Dwight Yoakam, Robert Earl Keen, Hayes Carll, Ray Wylie Hubbard. etc., Sat., May 18, 4:30 p.m., $25-$150. Sam Houston Race Park, 7575 N. Sam Houston Parkwa... More >>

• Houston Comics Speak Out About the Need for More Comedy Clubs

  published Apr 02, 2013

  This past weekend, Houston lost the Comedy Showcase, the longtime comedy club down I-45 that helped break local and touring comics for the past three decades. The closure left Houston with just one de... More >>

• Yes, Hall & Oates Tickets Are $100, But They Could Also Be $375

  published Apr 01, 2013

  Pop-rock wonders and '80s radio mavens Daryl Hall and John Oates are coming to Arena Theatre on Saturday, May 25, their second time through the Houston area in the past few months. Most people outsi... More >>