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

• Comedy Showcase Closes Its Doors, Leaving Houston with One Comedy Club

  published Apr 01, 2013

  This past weekend, Comedy Showcase off 45 South at Fuqua closed its doors. The owner, Danny Martinez, wants to retire, and his wife Blanca Gutierrez looks forward to them both jumping into being grand... More >>

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  Last Night: Elton John At Toyota Center

  published Mar 29, 2013

  Elton John has become the best-case scenario of the future life of a troubled character in one of his songs. Albeit a song that he has been writing since he and collaborator Bernie Taupin decided to f... More >>

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  Comicpalooza 2013 Announces More Special Guests at Convention

  published Mar 29, 2013

  Last year's edition of Comicpalooza at the George R. Brown Convention Center was a success all around, giving Houstonians three days to mingle with one another and meet some of their favorite sci-fi i... More >>

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  Pro-Gay Marriage Willie Nelson Returns With A New Album April 16

  published Mar 28, 2013

  As Willie Nelson inches towards 80 years of age on April 29, his schedule doesn't seem to winding down one bit. He tours at an astounding clip, and it seems like he was in the Houston-area at least fo... More >>

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  1993: The Greatest Year for Movies in the History of Movies Everr

  published Mar 28, 2013

  I mean, in what other year could cinema reach the heights of Schindler's List, Philadelphia, The Piano, Tombstone, The Fugitive, True Romance and Short Cuts while also providing us with Demolition Man... More >>

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  Trailer Park: The Wolveriner More Like The Coolverine, Amiriter

  published Mar 27, 2013

  Nor Not funnyr Okay, never mind then. Today the domestic trailer for The Wolverine hit the Internet, with the film clawing its way into theaters on July 26. That's like eons away. Months even. Did... More >>

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  ACL 2013 Predictions & Rumors: Is This Jimmy Buffett's Yearr

  published Mar 27, 2013

  2013 marks the first year that the Austin City Limits Music Festival -- Texas' other large outdoor music festival, never to be confused with Houston's own Free Press Summer Fest -- expands to two cons... More >>

• Goodbye, George?

  published March 28, 2013

  Live Shots On March 17, a Sunday night, George Strait wrangled 80,020 fans into Reliant Stadium for what is sure to be justthe... More >>

• Upcoming: Har Mar Superstar, Rodriguez, Andy Bell, The Dwarves, Todd Rundgren, etc.

  published Mar 26, 2013

  Ace Hood & Twista: Sun., April 7, 6 p.m., $45-$100. Stereo Live, 6400 Richmond, Houston. Air Supply: Thu., May 9, 8:30 p.m., $158-$218. Dosey Doe, 25911 I-45 N., Spring. All the Dead Pilots: With Fa... More >>

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  Ryan Gosling Temporarily Retires from Acting Under Weight of His Own Sexiness

  published Mar 25, 2013

  Last week, while we were all worried about whatever the fuck (North Korea, Macklemore & Lewis, the Astrodome), it was revealed that actor Ryan Gosling was taking a break from acting -- semi-retirement... More >>

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  Spotify Launches Traditional Television Ad Campaign This Week

  published Mar 25, 2013

  Spotify is launching its first-ever advertising campaign this week, with an ad debuting tonight during NBC's premiere of its new season of The Voice, hoping to capitalize on music fans who haven't y... More >>

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  Last Night: Merle Haggard at Stafford Centre

  published Mar 22, 2013

  Merle Haggard Stafford Centre March 21, 2013 Thursday night at the Stafford Centre, I watched Merle Haggard play some of the greatest songs from arguably country music's greatest period while sitting... More >>

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  Another Visit Inside the Abandoned Astrodome, and Still No One Knows What to Do with It

  published Mar 22, 2013

  It's been a common theme every year around RodeoHouston season: Houstonians start asking again about the plight of the Reliant Astrodome and arguing among themselves about what is to be done with the ... More >>

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  Houston's Recent Onslaught of Sold-Out Shows: What's Up With Thatr

  published Mar 21, 2013

  Regular concertgoers in Houston have probably noticed more sold-out shows in the area over the past year. Just a few years ago, sellouts were generally reserved for the biggest marquee acts at Toyota ... More >>

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  Last Night: Maroon 5 at Toyota Center

  published Mar 20, 2013

  Maroon 5 Toyota Center March 19, 2013 So let's get this strait, er, straight. I wouldn't have covered Maroon 5, or Adam Levine and The Maroon Street Band on Tuesday night at the Toyota Center had it ... More >>

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  Happy 50th Birthday Kathy Ireland, The Kate Upton Of The '80s

  published Mar 20, 2013

  Was that headline a clever ploy to unite Generation X and Y in solidarity with millenialsr You're damned right. Everyone from the first two groups can agree on the bushy eyebrows and bikini-clad bod... More >>

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  Viva La Dome! Check Out These Old Concert Tickets

  published Mar 20, 2013

  The close of RodeoHouston's season gives us all a respite from having to look at the adjacent Astrodome while we eat our third turkey leg and wait for our turn on the Ferris wheel. Truth be told, some... More >>

• Upcoming: Miranda Lambert, Hall & Oates, Public Enemy, Smashing Pumpkins, etc.

  published Mar 19, 2013

  .38 Special: With Kansas, Blue Oyster Cult., Fri., May 31, 8 p.m., TBA. Arena Theatre, 7326 SW Freeway, Houston. Attack Attack!: With The Plot In You, Get Scared, Dangerkids, Closer to Closure., Thu.... More >>

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  Don't Bring Your iPad or Tablet to a Woodlands Pavilion Show

  published Mar 19, 2013

  Here comes some venue news that most everybody will be able to get behind this coming summer concert season. While updating the Houston Press's online concert calendar with new listings for the Cynt... More >>

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  Last Night: George Strait at Reliant Stadium

  published Mar 18, 2013

  George Strait Reliant Stadium March 17, 2013 Sunday night, George Strait wrangled 80,020 fans into Reliant Stadium for what is sure to be just one of his first "farewell" shows here in Houston. This ... More >>

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  The 10 Dumbest Things Overheard at SXSW This Year

  published Mar 16, 2013

  For every insightful conversation I have heard or had at SXSW over the years, whether it was talking to Matt Pinfield while walking the streets of Austin discussing David Bowie, or telling The Clash's... More >>

• People We Wanna Party with at SXSW

  published Mar 15, 2013

  We've all been in the position where our party friends crap out on us at SXSW. Someone gets too drunk, too sober, has a fight with his girlfriend, her boyfriend, or, worse than anything else, runs o... More >>

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  10 Signs Your Band Won't Make It at SXSW

  published Mar 15, 2013

  Being a successful musician really has to be a slice of heaven. And of course the chicks are great. It's why from the beginning of time, men (and women) have taken up instruments, for the chance tha... More >>

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  Your First SXSW 2013 Fashion Report

  published Mar 15, 2013

  Wednesday was the first official day of music at SXSW here in Austin, with a black cloud of denim, beards and loafers overtaking the city from the Interactive nerds. This also means that the fashion... More >>

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  Sad You Aren't at SXSWr Here's What You Could Be Missing...

  published Mar 14, 2013

  Awwwww, I know it is a shame you aren't here with us at SXSW in Austin. I can only imagine the aching and longing in your heart for walking aimlessly and standing in long lines for no reason, and swea... More >>