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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2010 Stories by Craig Hlavaty

• A Fistful of Soul

  published January 14, 2010

  A few weeks back, we got a chance to check out the DJ collective Urbane Guerrilla Sound System's monthly "A Fistful of Soul" night at the Mink and... More >>

• Pierced Arrows

  published January 14, 2010

  The husband-and-wife team of Fred and Toody Cole wed in 1967 and began appearing in various garage and punk bands together until the rise of Dead... More >>

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  Muhammadali Seeks Naked People for New Video

  published Jan 12, 2010

  On the heels of the news that Hell City Kings is in the process of filming their first music video comes word that indie-grungers Muhammadali are planning their own shoot February 6 at the Free Press... More >>

• Distant Early Warning: Angie Stone, Ani DiFranco, Beach House, Chrisette Michele, Dax Riggs, Johnny Winter, Yanni, etc.

  published Jan 12, 2010

  American Sharks, Passengers, Big Black Spiders, Young Brothers, The Mahas: Fri., Jan. 22, 8 p.m. Walter's on Washington. Angie Stone, Joe: Fri., March 26. Arena Theatre. Ani DiFranco: Thu., April 8. ... More >>

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  Aftermath: Willie Nelson and an Arena Theatre Audience Apparently Raised In a Barn

  published Jan 11, 2010

  Congratulations, Houston music fans! We are barely a week into the new year, and you already proven to Aftermath that our dreams and hopes for a new decade of change and decorum during live shows was ... More >>

• Art Rock: Outlaw Country at The Big Top

  published Jan 08, 2010

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• Inquiring Minds: The World Of Ghost Mountain

  published Jan 08, 2010

  Tomorrow night at Walter's On Washington, three Houston bands throw down their first gigs of 2010. For Roky Moon & Bolt they have a new album in the offing and the future seems pretty clear cut. T... More >>

• Another Side - Several, Actually - of Willie Nelson

  published Jan 08, 2010

  It's easy for older Willie Nelson fans to overlook his modern works, where he saw his influence dig out tributaries away from the safer riverbeds. In the past two decades, he has ventured out from hi... More >>

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  Houston Musicians Recall Their Own Rock and Roll High School Days

  published Jan 08, 2010

  Tonight Rocks Off is hosting the first annual Texas High School Rock Off, with local bands from area schools fighting for a grand prize of $500 and bragging rights around town. This past week we have ... More >>

• Benjamin Wesley's Animation Comes to Life In "Crazy" New Video

  published Jan 08, 2010

  Late last night we got our first peek at a new clip from local singer-songwriter Benjamin Wesley for his single "People Will Never Stop Being Crazy." The video comes almost a year after his Geschicht... More >>

• Everybody's Invited to Bluesman Earl Gilliam's 80th Birthday Party

  published Jan 07, 2010

  Tomorrow night at the Big Easy, come out to help Houston blues legend Earl Gilliam celebrate joining the octogenarian club with what is sure to be a packed crowd. The blues pianist has been laying was... More >>

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  He Said She Said: Our Musical Resolutions for 2010

  published Jan 07, 2010

  It's barely a week into 2010, and we still find ourselves writing 2009 on invoices and checks. We can't seem to shake that last quasi-awful year out of our heads. It seemed like one of the most interm... More >>

• Inquiring Minds: Golden Cities' Marcus Gausepohl on Krautrock, Space-Rock and His Ambient-Drone Buddies

  published Jan 06, 2010

  Houston's own Golden Cities headline the Mink tonight with Boston droners Great Hopes and St. Louis post-punk duo Spelling Bee. Rocks Off sat down with GC guitarist, Esotype Records staffer and fello... More >>

• Hell City Kings Filming New Video at Rudyard's Tonight

  published Jan 05, 2010

  Houston scuzz-punk heroes the Hell City Kings are filming part of a new music video upstairs at Rudyards tonight. If you have seen the band in their live element, you can imagine where this shoot may... More >>

• Distant Early Warning: Balaclavas, Betty Soo, Booker T, White Rhino, Diamond Rio, The Red Chord and More

  published Jan 05, 2010

  Balaclavas, Indian Jewelry, Dead Roses: Sat., Feb. 13. The Mink. Betty Soo: Thu., April 15. McGonigel's Mucky Duck. White Rhino, Blind Pets, Smoke & Feathers, The Rivermouth: Sat., Jan. 23. The M... More >>

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  Not to Stoke the SXSW '10 Rumor Mill at All, But Might Pavement and Soundgarden Show Upr

  published Jan 04, 2010

  Well here it goes, the year's first official blog entry about South by Southwest 2010. Yes, we know that it doesn't start until March 17, but the hype machines have already been running since the fal... More >>

• Previewing the Year Ahead In Local Releases

  published Jan 01, 2010

  2010 looks like it's going to be a banner year for music in general. We can look forward to a new Arcade Fire opus, another Spoon outing, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and ... More >>