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

• SXSW's Class of 2008: Where Are They Nowr (w/VIDEO)

  published Mar 13, 2013

  My first true SXSW with the Houston Press and Rocks Off was way back in March 2008, when I was given a wristband to explore/maraud Austin looking for trouble and new bands. This was a time when Justic... More >>

• Upcoming: Depeche Mode, Big Boi, Ariel Pink, Peter Murphy, Flying Lotus, etc.

  published Mar 12, 2013

  Ariel Pink: Sun., June 16, 8 p.m., $15/$19. Fitzgerald's, 2706 White Oak, Houston. Arum Rae: Fri., May 31, 8 p.m., $8/$11. Fitzgerald's, 2706 White Oak, Houston. Avoxblue: With Andre Obin, Futility ... More >>

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  EPIC: The 20 Most Overused Terms In SXSW Band Bios

  published Mar 12, 2013

  Before I take any trip to Austin and SXSW, I always take more than a few days to peruse the schedule and check out a few of the hundreds of names on the roster and read their bios. Some years there ... More >>

• Friday Night: Tim McGraw at Reliant Stadium

  published Mar 11, 2013

  Tim McGraw Reliant Stadium March 9, 2013 Here's the thing. I like Tim McGraw and his music, even if he's been mired in schmaltz for the past decade, only sporadically making a song that sticks to my ... More >>

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  Houston Bands Prepare to Invade SXSW

  published Mar 11, 2013

  Starting this coming weekend, a slew (yes, a slew) of Houston bands will be invading Austin to take part in SXSW's official and unofficial revelry. Grandfather Child, Electric Attitude, Something Fier... More >>

• Houston's B-cycle Program Begins, with More Kiosks to Come

  published Mar 08, 2013

  Houston's maiden foray into a public bicycle program began just weeks ago, with kiosks full of sturdy red Trek bicycles at B-cycle stations open and ready to serve Houstonians adventuresome enough to ... More >>

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  Trailer Park: Of Course There Is Going To Be A Hangover Part III

  published Mar 08, 2013

  Hangover II sucked. It was a cash-grab, which doesn't mean that The Hangover was some sort of cinematic classic, though I could watch the first one endlessly. Oh, the days when Zack Galafianakis was... More >>

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  Divine, The Queen Of Trash, Remembered 25 Years After Her Death

  published Mar 07, 2013

  On this date in 1988, Harris Glenn Milstead, known as the drag queen Divine to fans of trash cinema and people so filthy that they became glam, was found dead from complications of an enlarged heart. ... More >>

• SXSW's 2013 Panels: EDM, Nashville and Tony Bennett's Headphones

  published Mar 07, 2013

  Since 2010 or so, while I am at SXSW in Austin, I have started to make the panels during the day a priority for my time at the conference. The trick is waking up by 10 a.m. most days. They are usual... More >>

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  A Vintage, Awesome Antidrug PSA from Houston Astros Mascot Orbit

  published Mar 07, 2013

  A few days ago, while doing a Google search for vintage Astros stuff -- like one does -- I found 101 Astrodome Memories, a blog devoted to Dome anecdotes and Astros randomness. Among other stories o... More >>

• Houston Pavilions To Announce Future With A Dranking Bash

  published Mar 06, 2013

  We all know that the Houston Pavilions has had a dodgy past, with a revolving door of restaurants and bars coming through since it opened in 2008. There was that book store that seemed like a great id... More >>

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  Sailor Jerry Is Bringing A Tattoo Dart Board And Artist Oliver Peck To SXSW Next Week

  published Mar 06, 2013

  From Tuesday until Saturday next week in Austin at SXSW, Sailor Jerry Rum (yum) is taking over the address at 1504 East Sixth Street, opening up two pop-up tattoo shops for the inking pleasure of fest... More >>

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  Top 20 Things We Need to See at SXSW Next Week

  published Mar 06, 2013

  Next week the Rocks Off Action Team goes to Austin for Ess Ex Ess Dubya and another four days of fun, sun, eavesdropping and live music. And swag, of the free kind, not the kind that Justin Bieber is ... More >>

• This New Mad Men Teaser Tells Me Nothing

  published Mar 05, 2013

  Today AMC released a tiny teaser for the upcoming season of Mad Men that's cool except that it tells me nothing, beyond showing me party pictures I have already seen. Does this "Affair of the Year... More >>

• Upcoming: BuzzFest XXX, Bad Company, Queensryche, Clutch, Digweed, Metric, etc.

  published Mar 05, 2013

  Baauer: With Danny Brown., Tue., April 9, 8 p.m., $20/$22. Fitzgerald's, 2706 White Oak, Houston. Bad Company: With Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Stone Cherry., Thu., July 11, 7 p.m., $21.00-$100.50. Cynthia... More >>

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  Remembering Patsy Cline, 50 Years After Her Fatal Plane Crash

  published Mar 05, 2013

  On March 5, 1963, country singers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins died in a plane crash near Camden, Tennesee, about 90 miles west of Nashville. Around 6:20 p.m., their Piper Comanche P... More >>

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  Cowboy Movies to Tide You Over When You Aren't at RodeoHouston

  published Mar 05, 2013

  So you've left RodeoHouston and you wish you could take some of that same vibe home with you, or back to the office. Never fear, we've found some great country-laden rodeo flicks for you to further yo... More >>

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  Last Night: Zac Brown Band at Reliant Stadium

  published Mar 01, 2013

  Zac Brown Band Reliant Stadium February 28, 2013 I knew I was going to be a fan of the Zac Brown Band back in May 2012, when just hours after the Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch succumbed to cancer, the gro... More >>

• Getting to Know Nine Inch Nails All Over Again Through Ancient YouTube Footage

  published Mar 01, 2013

  With the coming return of Trent Reznor's Nine Inch Nails to the touring and recording grind, fan excitement is at a high. It's almost as high as it was when NIN finally followed up the massive Downwar... More >>

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  Last Night: Alan Jackson at Reliant Stadium

  published Feb 28, 2013

  Alan Jackson Reliant Stadium February 27, 2013 As part of RodeoHouston's Armed Forces Appreciation Day Wednesday night, the U.S. Air Force rappel team glided down from the roof of Reliant Stadium car... More >>

• Texas-Bred Piano Prodigy Van Cliburn Dead at 78

  published Feb 27, 2013

  Kilgore-raised Houston Symphony Orchestra alum pianist Van Cliburn has died at the age of 78, according to the Dallas Morning News. Sources say he passed away early this morning in Fort Worth, which h... More >>

• Upcoming: Soundgarden, Suicidal Tendencies, Alkaline Trio, Morrissey, etc.

  published Feb 26, 2013

  Aaron Carter: Sat., May 11, 8 p.m., $15/$20. Concert Pub (North), 2470 FM 1960, Houston. Adler: Wed., July 24, 8 p.m., $15/$17. House of Blues (Bronze Peacock Room), 1204 Caroline, Houston. Alkaline... More >>

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  D-FENS: 1993's Vigilante Porn Epic Falling Down Turns 20 Years Old

  published Feb 26, 2013

  Twenty years ago today, the world met William Foster, Michael Douglas's embattled, harried and very vengeful unemployed defense engineer in Falling Down. The film, helmed by hit-and-miss director Joel... More >>

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  Last Night: Tame Impala at Fitzgerald's

  published Feb 26, 2013

  Tame Impala Fitzgerald's February 25, 2013 It's been a heady past few months for Tame Impala, the drone-y Aussie band with a jones for Floyd, Abbey Road and endless Teutonic jams. Their sophomore alb... More >>

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  Make a Film About the Houston Music Scene, Win Stuff

  published Feb 25, 2013

  The people at Nokia and Sundance are launching a short-film competition, asking filmmakers, fans and musicians themselves from cities all over the world to shine a light on their respective music scen... More >>