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

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  The Best Shows in Houston This Week: Tame Impala, Dropkick Murphys, Zac Brown Band, Nosaprise, Etc.

  published Feb 25, 2013

  Gary Allan RodeoHouston, February 26, 7 p.m. The maturest, most workmanlike male vocalist on country music's A list, Gary Allan may not own a clutch of People magazine covers, but his Top 10 bell-rin... More >>

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  RIP Norma Zenteno: Houston Guitarist and Music Scene Mainstay

  published Feb 23, 2013

  Earlier this week, I reported to you about local musician Norma Zenteno and her brave fight against Stage II breast cancer, and a benefit being held in her honor this coming Sunday at SRO Sports Bar. ... More >>

• The Electric Six Is on Tour to Fund Live DVD Project

  published Feb 22, 2013

  In my eyes, one of the most underrated rock albums of the past decade is Electric Six's Fire, released in May 2003. It remains a solid set of 13 smutty, decadent rock cuts, and I find it hard to settl... More >>

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  Last Night: P!nk at Toyota Center

  published Feb 22, 2013

  P!nk with The Hives Toyota Center February 21, 2013 On Thursday night at the Toyota Center, P!nk did things onstage that made her contemporaries look like saggy blobs of glitter and Starbucks. No... More >>

• Best Shows in Houston This Weekend: Rebelution, Graveyard, Every Time I Die, Walker Lukens, Etc.

  published Feb 22, 2013

  Rebelution With J Boog, Hot Rain House Of Blues, Friday, 8 p.m., February 22 For a clue on just how much Rebelution must love ganja, beyond even the exquisitely explicit "So High" on its 2012 release... More >>

• Rocks Off's Cactus Music Series Continues with Chase Hamblin and Trampled Under Foot

  published Feb 22, 2013

  Rocks Off has been sponsoring Cactus Music in-store performances for some time. This weekend we have two acts we are proud to be bringing to you in conjunction with Quinn and his band of merry Cactus ... More >>

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  Local Musician Norma Zenteno Fighting Stage II Breast Cancer

  published Feb 21, 2013

  UPDATE: It is now my sad duty to report that Norma Zenteno passed away Friday evening at the age of 60, according to updates on her Facebook page. She was surrounded by her family and her husband as s... More >>

• Discovery Green Announces 2013 Thursday Concert Series with The Suffers, Billy Joe Shaver and Chase Hamblin

  published Feb 21, 2013

  Discovery Green has formally announced the performers for the venue's weekly Thursday night shows, starting May 2. These free weeklies have everything you need, from beer and food to plenty of grass t... More >>

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  15 More of the Worst Astros Baseball Cards Ever

  published Feb 21, 2013

  Houston Astros 2013 spring training season kicked into high gear this week in Kissimmee, Florida, and fans are ready to see how the team fares in their new American League digs, which more likely than... More >>

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  Happy Birthday, Kurt Cobain: Where Would He Be Todayr

  published Feb 20, 2013

  Last year on this date, in honor of what would have been late Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain's 45th birthday, I wrote a blog supposing where the grunge icon would have been in 2012. It got a lot of tra... More >>

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  Washington Avenue Sports Bar Sawyer Park Closes Its Doors After Four Years

  published Feb 19, 2013

  Almost from the beginning, Washington Avenue sports bar Sawyer Park was embattled. There were the allegations of racial profiling at the door, a shooting nearby in 2011, the malleable dress codes, i... More >>

• Rocker Tony Sheridan, One-Time Beatles "Front Man," Dead at 72

  published Feb 19, 2013

  In the realm of mainstream Beatles lore, Tony Sheridan gets largely forgotten. The British singer in fact led an early incarnation of the band in their Hamburg days, when they were the Silver Beatles,... More >>

• Upcoming: Yo La Tengo, Scott Weiland, Meek Mill, Shabazz Palaces, Transit, Etc.

  published Feb 19, 2013

  Alt-J: With Hundred Waters., Sun., March 10, 8 p.m., $15/$17. Fitzgerald's, 2706 White Oak, Houston. Battery (Metallica Tribute): With Ozz (Ozzy/Sabbath Tribute)., Fri., March 8, 8 p.m., $10. Scout B... More >>

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  Seal Turning 50 Gives Us an Excuse to Use This Picture on a Blog

  published Feb 19, 2013

  Today British singer Seal turns 50 years old, which is a perfect excuse for me to finally use the above picture and for you to all bask in its glory. Look at it. It's Seal's head on an actual seal'... More >>

• Mike Tyson's "Undisputed Truth" Houston Stop Has Been Canceled

  published Feb 18, 2013

  On Wednesday night, boxing legend and pop-culture mainstay Mike Tyson was to bring his "Undisputed Truth" speaking tour to Houston's Bayou Music Center. Today we have learned from Live Nation that the... More >>

• Dave Matthews Band Coming To The Woodlands May 17

  published Feb 18, 2013

  That annual rite of passage for college kids and jam-band heads across the land, the Dave Matthews Band summer tour, will commence on May 17 up north at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. The band... More >>

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  Ten Thousand Angels: The Music Of The Late Mindy McCready

  published Feb 18, 2013

  By now we all know about the sad end to the life of Mindy McReady, the embattled country singer who took her own life on her front porch on Sunday, according to Cleburne County, Arkansas officials. Mc... More >>

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  Oh, You Mean There Is Actually a Game During NBA All-Star Weekendr (Plus, Can You Name the Rappers in Our Courtside Photor)

  published Feb 18, 2013

  After a weekend of human gridlock at the Galleria, traffic snarls, bottles poppin' and all the parties you could handle, NBA All-Star Weekend in Houston came to a close on Sunday with the Western Conf... More >>

• Ah, Twitter: It's Apparently Also NBA "All Start" Weekend Too

  published Feb 16, 2013

  While Houston finds itself mired in NBA All-Star Game fever, a section of Twitter is watching something called the "All Start Game," with players' names that parallel those of the NBA's superstar-pack... More >>

• Found Art: A Collection of NBA All-Star Party Flyers from the Streets of Downtown Houston

  published Feb 15, 2013

  Yes, these were picked up off the ground along 100 yards of Polk near the Toyota Center, including a cool one from the City of Houston about parking. The flyers are for parties, parties and more par... More >>

• (UPDATED) The NBA Announces Their 2013 Hall of Fame Finalists; UH's Guy V. Makes the Cut

  published Feb 15, 2013

  (Updated with statement from Guy V. Lewis's family.) Today at the Hilton Americas just steps away from the Toyota Center, the NBA announced their nominees for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fa... More >>

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  Artists Who Need Their Own Sirius/XM Channel Already

  published Feb 15, 2013

  I've had satellite radio in my life since Christmas. Nothing is better than falling asleep on the couch on a Saturday afternoon after a big fat lunch with Willie's Roadhouse playing; waking up every f... More >>

• Black Sabbath Teases New Album With YouTube Clip

  published Feb 14, 2013

  Yesterday Black Sabbath released a three-minute YouTube clip for their new upcoming album, 13, which is due to hit the streets in June. Producer Rick Rubin is behind the boards and Rage Against the ... More >>

• This "85 Years of Oscars" Poster By Olly Moss Utterly Rules

  published Feb 14, 2013

  This Oscar poster was created by artist Olly Moss ahead of this year's awards show. It encompasses 85 years of film history, and each year is represented by a totem signifying each Best Picture winner... More >>

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  Mike Tyson Brings His "Undisputed Truth" Tour To Houston Next Week

  published Feb 14, 2013

  I'm talking to boxing great and media darling Mike Tyson as he is getting into a car somewhere near Indianapolis, namely the Plainfield Correctional Facility a few miles southwest of town. No, Tyson i... More >>