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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2012 Stories by Craig Hlavaty

• Eddie Vedder To Play Solo Show At Jones Hall On April 22

  published Jan 23, 2012

  In even more touring news that will delight graying grungers, ukelele fanatics, and Pearl Jam freaks alike, Eddie Vedder is coming to Jones Hall on April 22 for a solo set, with Glen Hansard handling ... More >>

• Florence + The Machine In Houston May 2 At Verizon Wireless Theater

  published Jan 23, 2012

  In touring news which is sure to delight many Houstonians, Florence + The Machine have announced a May 2 date at Verizon Wireless Theater. This will be the first show here by F+ M ever. This Houston... More >>

• The Roots Of Jimbo Mathus: From Charley Patton To Charlie Parker

  published Jan 20, 2012

  Jimbo Mathus's latest work, Confederate Buddha, was easily one of the most overlooked roots albums of 2011. Don't worry, we sort of slept through it too, but that just means you can make up for that w... More >>

• Tickets For Van Halen's Houston Date Go On Sale Next Saturday

  published Jan 20, 2012

  You have all been asking, and now LiveNation is telling. Tickets for Van Halen's June 24th gig at Toyota Center go on sale next Saturday, January 289, and 10 a.m. Tickets will be available online at L... More >>

• RIP Etta James: A Dynamic Voice And An R&B Legend

  published Jan 20, 2012

  Etta James, whose fiery voice helped influences generations of R&B singers, has died at the age of 73, after a long bout with leukemia. James, known best for her ballad "At Last", had been ill for som... More >>

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  Bruce Springsteen's New Single and a Preemptive Review of His Upcoming Album

  published Jan 19, 2012

  Like any red-blooded American rock and roll fan, I am looking forward to the next year to be filled with Bruce Springsteen. The man has a new album, Wrecking Ball, coming on March 6, a massive tour in... More >>

• Happy Birthday Janis Joplin: Kozmic Pearl's Myrna Sanders On The Late Rock Icon

  published Jan 19, 2012

  Today would have been rock great and former Port Arthur resident Janis Joplin's 69th birthday, a fact that would have Joplin snicker for the next year. Since her death in 1970, at the sad magical age ... More >>

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  Happy Birthday Paula Deen!: Great Butter-Stained GIFs

  published Jan 19, 2012

  Paula Deen is too easy of a target for the ire of the Internet. She cooks with copious amounts of butter, and has just that right mixture of cheerfulness and Southern sass to drive people crazy. Then,... More >>

• Manipulate And Control A Captive Katy Perry (As A New Sim Character That Is)

  published Jan 18, 2012

  Today the makers of The Sims 3: Showtime announced that Katy Perry will be a playable character on this expansion pack off of The Sims 3, coming in March for whatever it is you play The Sims on. We ha... More >>

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  How Rude!: The Most Annoying Little Sisters in Television History

  published Jan 18, 2012

  Today is actress Jodie Sweetin's birthday. The co-star of television's Full House turns 30 today, making us all who grew up with her immediately old. Considering that Jonathan Taylor Thomas turned 30 ... More >>

• The 39th Pazz And Jop Poll Features Quite A Few Surprises

  published Jan 18, 2012

  And by surprises, I mean that I didn't like most of the albums in the top ten. Usually I fall lock-step in with the crowd, but this year not so much, with my love for arena-rock and Americana dominati... More >>

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  Ten Jim Carrey Movies Stuck In Development Hell

  published Jan 17, 2012

  Today Jim Carrey turns 50 years old, and the rubber-faced fartsmith has been delighting millions since we first saw him on The Duck Factory. Or was it Once Bitten with Lauren Huttonr Or Fox's In Livin... More >>

• The Kills

  published January 19, 2012

  If the departed White Stripes made music for indie-rock couples to listen to while they went antiquing, then the Kills make music for those same... More >>

• Jimbo Mathus

  published January 19, 2012

  Jimbo Mathus's latest work, Confederate Buddha, was easily one of the most overlooked roots albums of 2011. Don't worry, we sort of slept... More >>

• Distant Early Warning: Social Distortion, Gary Clark Jr., Melvins, Girls, Mana, De La Soul

  published Jan 17, 2012

  2 Chainz, Paul Wall, Propain: Thu., March 1. Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, Houston. Anvil, Rotting Corpse, Metavenge, Fallacy: Thu., Feb. 9. Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, Houston. Asleep At Th... More >>

• Last Friday Night: Glen Campbell At Arena Theatre

  published Jan 16, 2012

  After reading Chris Gray's review of the last Glen Campbell show here in Houston back in September at the Stafford Centre, I was expecting the worst at Campbell's Friday night show at the Arena Theatr... More >>

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  Questions and Comments We Have for Fellow Gym Goers

  published Jan 16, 2012

  It's January, and the gyms are full of folks making good on their resolutions to get fit, get tight and get perfect for a spouse, a bathing suit or that nude modeling gig at the community college. Goo... More >>

• Balaclavas Sets Out On The Road Again For The Decadent West Coast

  published Jan 13, 2012

  There are tiny bone chips in my right elbow because of a curb in Austin, my inability to maneuver a children's bicycle down a steep hill, and inherent humanity. Back at SXSW '09 on the way to see Bala... More >>

• Lord Lordy, Look Who's Forty: The Best Albums Of 1972

  published Jan 13, 2012

  Last week I told you about the best debut albums of 1992, making a lot of us feel old in the process. Hell, I was only nine when those came out and I felt feeble making the list. This week we look a... More >>

• Thank You Tebow God: Five Better Tim Tebow Remakes Than The St. Elmo's Fire Theme

  published Jan 13, 2012

  We know next to nothing about football, past 1996 when the the Oilers left, but anyone with any sort of social media account knows who Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow is. The Christian extrovert ... More >>

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  Forget St. Elmo's Fire: Five Better Tim Tebow Remakes (From Slayer, Adele & Eric Clapton)

  published Jan 13, 2012

  The world has been blessed not only by the presence of Tim Tebow, but by the re-emergence of John Parr, who was so inspired by the need to make a quick buck that he produced a Tebow-ized version of hi... More >>

• Coldplay Adds Second Date To Houston Stop

  published Jan 12, 2012

  British pop-rockers Coldplay have added a second date to their Houston stop, now playing two consecutive nights, on June 25 and June 26, as the first date quickly sold out. The band, currently touring... More >>

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  20 Great Versions Of "Bohemian Rhapsody" That Aren't By Queen

  published Jan 12, 2012

  This week in 1976, Queen were at the top of the UK singles chart with the epic - taking that word back - operatic, glammy cut "Bohemian Rhapsody" from their November 1975 album, A Night At The Opera. ... More >>

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  Cozy, Warm, Comfort Movies For Rainy And Sneezy Days Spent At Home

  published Jan 12, 2012

  With the recent torrential rains, holiday hangovers, and that pesky flu/cold/death bug floating around, a lot of you have probably been spending more time on the couch or in your beds recuperating, or... More >>

• Happy 2012!: Nickelback, Bush, Seether Hitting Houston June 2

  published Jan 11, 2012

  Batten down the hatches, light a candle, make a voodoo doll out of human hair, and pray to whatever deity you subscribe to, because her comes the concert announcement of the year, one that may very we... More >>