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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2009 Stories by Craig Hlavaty

• ACL 2009 Day One: Hi, Diet Coke. How Are Your

  published Oct 02, 2009

  Here's Daniel Johnston pouring himself a glass of non-demon tainted Diet Coke. Which is weird because we always thought he was down with the Dew, as in Mountain. Not the band Mountain of "Mississipp... More >>

• ACL 2009 Day One: Thanks For Stealing Our Idea....

  published Oct 02, 2009

  Look who totally copped Rocks Off's hustler We would totally own these kids at Beatles: Rock Band but we don't feel like making kids cry. We are masters of restraint and resolve. Some call us saints i... More >>

• ACL 2009 Day One: The Knux Rock Our Sox

  published Oct 02, 2009

  Waking us up out of our Sixth Street-induced coma were The Knux from Los Angeles, by way of Nawlins on the Xbox 360 stage. The hip-hop trio were decked out in leather and spat out grimy Wu-Tang style ... More >>

• ACL 2009 Day One: John Paul Jones Sitting In With Sara Watkins

  published Oct 02, 2009

  Here is former Led Zeppelin bassist and current Them Crooked Vultures member John Paul Jones sitting in with Sara Watkins on the Austin Ventures stage. With his masterful set last night with TCV at St... More >>

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  Aftermath: Them Crooked Vultures at Stubb's in Austin

  published Oct 02, 2009

  Just a few short hours ago Aftermath saw the rock world's newest supergroup in action as Queens of The Stone Age's Josh Homme, ex-Nirvana drummer/current Foo Fighters helmer Dave Grohl, and Led Zeppel... More >>

• Halloween Countdown Part 1: The Seven Most Cliched Costumes

  published Oct 01, 2009

  Halloween is coming, and that means many, many costuming mistakes will be made by normally sane adults. To help stop this scourge, each Thursday we will be offering tips and analysis of what to avoid,... More >>

• ACL Fest Preview: Kings Of Leon - Didn't Think We Were Going to Forget Them, Did Your

  published Sep 30, 2009

  It's hard to believe that just a handful of years ago, these Tennessee boys were playing a free Camel-sponsored show at Meridian, and now they are not only nearly selling out the Toyota Center a few b... More >>

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  ACL Fest Preview: Them Crooked Vultures - Yes, You've Heard of Them Before

  published Sep 30, 2009

  Rocks Off is leaving for Austin City Limits earlier than usual this year to catch Them Crooked Vultures at Stubb's across town off Red River Thursday night. The show at the amphitheater will be the b... More >>

• Tonight: Rocks Off Movie Night Presents the Swayze in Point Break

  published Sep 29, 2009

  Tonight Rocks Off salutes the late Patrick Swayze with his 1991 classic bank caper film Point Break, which also stars Keanu Reeves and a shitload of waves. The film starts a little after 9 p.m. upsta... More >>

• Distant Early Warning: B.J. Thomas, D.R.I., James McMurtry, Metric, Owl City, Punk Bunny, Valient Thorr, etc.

  published Sep 29, 2009

  B.J. Thomas: Sun., Feb. 14. Dosey Doe Coffee Company. Bobby Long: Sun., Oct. 11. The Hideaway On Dunvale. Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam: Sat., Dec. 5. Warehouse Live. A Dream Asleep, Skeleton Dic... More >>

• Aftermath: Insect Warfare at the Mink

  published Sep 29, 2009

  Noise has always been a fascination for Aftermath. When we were younger, we had no idea about the great history our city has in relation to the evolution of the musical genre. Forever proudly relegate... More >>

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  Aftermath: Monotonix's Orgy of Sweat, Sludge and Short-Shorts at Super Happy Fun Land

  published Sep 28, 2009

  rWhen Aftermath first met Israeli sludge-punk overlords Monotonix at SXSW 2008, lead singer Ami Shalev threw the contents of a full garbage can onto the head of his drummer, the Borat-biting Haggai Fe... More >>

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  Aftermath: Creed's Man-tastic Five-Man Dog Whistle at the Woodlands

  published Sep 28, 2009

  rCreed is the veritable Metal Machine Music of the well-heeled and seasoned hipper-than-thou music listener. You know the kind of person who will throw 17 obscure and forgotten punk bands in your face... More >>

• Live Shots: Creed At Cynthia Woods On Saturday Night

  published Sep 27, 2009

  Oh, you best be knowing Aftermath has something to say about this business. Tune in tomorrow morning for some angsty motivational pseudo-Osteen Bono-by-way-of-La-Bare action. For now, read the Twitter... More >>

• Where Didn't Monotonix Play Last Nightr

  published Sep 27, 2009

  Dig on these video of Israeli titans Monotonix playing last night at Super Happy Fun Land. We followed the band from the floor of the venue, to the bathroom of the venue, to the dumpsters, and all the... More >>

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  Is Creed One Of The Most Influential Bands Of The Past Twenty Yearsr

  published Sep 25, 2009

  In late 1997, a song called "My Own Prison" started burning up modern rock airwaves. The band, Creed, was an earnest sounding rock band with a vocalist who sounded like an overly-polished Eddie Vedde... More >>

• Aftermath: Lighten Up, It's Just Blink-182 at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

  published Sep 25, 2009

  The thing that Aftermath always dug about Blink-182 when everyone else was slagging them for being a corporate pop-punk band was that they inherently didn't give a good flying diamond-encrusted shit ... More >>

• Five Creed Videos Creed Really Wishes You Wouldn't Watch

  published Sep 25, 2009

  This evening, Rocks Off embarks on a solo assignment that many of our friends and family have begged and pleaded with us not to undertake. "Don't go! What if you get hurtr What if you end up liking it... More >>

• Blink-182, the Gateway Drug of Punk Rock

  published Sep 24, 2009

  Say what you will about Blink-182, but the common thread amongst all major pop-punk bands is that they have the inherent effect of being gateway bands - a sort of Fisher-Price "My First Punk Band," as... More >>

• Houston Music Fight Club: Roy Mata (Walter's) vs. Jon Black (Boondocks), Sound Exchange vs. Black Dog Records

  published Sep 24, 2009

  Rocks Off has been so busy this week cramming his fool head full of Creed and blink-182 research ahead of this week's shows that he nearly forgot about pitting people in imaginary cage matches. It's s... More >>

• ACL Fest Preview: Dan Auerbach and Brett Dennen, Two Drastically Different Dudes

  published Sep 23, 2009

  Today we take another two Austin City Limits performers from the festival's stellar schedule and introduce you to them once again, or for the first time. It's hard to believe that Rocks Off is nearly... More >>

• Everything is Terrible:The Movie

  published September 24, 2009

  The found-art mavens from the blog Everything Is Terrible have spent years scouring the shelves of thrift stores and video-rental chains to find... More >>

• Tonight: Yes, You May Talk About Fight Club at the Mink

  published Sep 22, 2009

  Tonight, Rocks Off presents Fight Club in all its full-blown quasi-fascist glory, upstairs at the Mink, where the movies are always free, the company is forever warm and the front room is always... More >>

• Distant Early Warning: Alejandro Escovedo, Colbie Caillat, Dwight Yoakam, Goodie Mob, John Lee Hooker Jr., Municipal Waste, etc.

  published Sep 22, 2009

  Alejandro Escovedo: Sat., Dec. 12. ListeningRoom @ NiaMoves. Amazing Baby: Fri., Nov. 13. Rudyard's. Badfish (Sublime Tribute): Fri., Jan. 29. House of Blues. Chlorine, Given, Dine Alone, Make Your E... More >>

• "Best of Houston" Categories That Didn't Make the Print Edition

  published Sep 21, 2009

  This Thursday, the Houston Press is throwing our annual "Best of Houston" party at Lucky's Pub next to Warehouse Live. And yes, we will be bringing our Beatles: Rock Band rig for all of you to drunke... More >>