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1998 Stories by Hobart Rowland

• Clubland

  published August 6, 1998

  Apparently, there is such a thing as too upscale, even in the Galleria area. "It was just too snotty," says Lisa Calvin-Senejas, marketing... More >>

• Rotation

  published August 6, 1998

  Liz Phair whitechocolatespaceegg Matador/Capitol Some might complain that marriage and motherhood have blunted Liz Phair's edge.... More >>

• Static

  published July 30, 1998

  Overdue respect... Thumbing through a May special section on the national blues scene in Rolling Stone, I was distressed to find not a single line... More >>

• Resident Alien

  published July 30, 1998

  "I was just at lunch with my uncle," says Michael Fracasso with a nervous laugh. "He stuck $50 in my shirt pocket as I walked out the door." ... More >>

• Clubland

  published July 30, 1998

  Bad news for fans of ludicrous, beer-fueled mayhem: Austin power-punk troika El Flaco is terminating its often tempestuous -- though never less... More >>

• Rotation

  published July 30, 1998

  Barenaked Ladies Stunt Reprise Wit is rarely rewarded in pop music. That's especially true on the American end, where heavy... More >>

• Clubland

  published July 23, 1998

  Billy Blues shares top billing (so to speak) in a new cable access show covering the genre's primo talent as they rip it up live at the Richmond... More >>

• Rotation

  published July 23, 1998

  Dave Alvin Blackjack David Hightone Some things get better with time and age -- like fine wine and Dave Alvin. As the chief... More >>

• The Lost Years

  published July 16, 1998

  Culturcide's implosion at the tail end of the '80s might have been more of an event if the band hadn't been so uneventful in the first place.... More >>

• Clubland

  published July 16, 1998

  Obviously looking to cash in on Houston's mushrooming DJ work force, Artuzzi's has started Spin, a weekly event showcasing some of the city's most... More >>

• Tutoned and Ready

  published July 16, 1998

  Granted, a good chunk of the crowd will show up for Tommy Tutone's lone hit, "867-5309/Jenny." But the Texas native, last heard from in the '80s,... More >>

• Rotation

  published July 16, 1998

  Beastie Boys Hello Nasty Capitol How heated has fan anticipation been for the Beastie Boys' latest? It's been reported that at a... More >>

• Static

  published July 9, 1998

  Summer cleaning... Lately, keeping tabs on the local radio industry has become a depressing exercise. First, it was the Planet's unhappy... More >>

• Clubland

  published July 9, 1998

  Hard to believe, but Fitzgerald's will be undergoing major renovations toward summer's end. And no, it won't involve tearing down the sagging... More >>

• Rotation

  published July 9, 1998

  Tripping Daisy Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb Island A Texas outfit with Tripping Daisy's wiseass pedigree could only hail from... More >>

• 1998 Houston Press Music Awards Winners

  published June 25, 1998

  Submitted for your approval: 100-degree heat, ten venues, 55 bands and a handful of nightclub managers who responded to the record temperatures... More >>

• Clubland

  published June 18, 1998

  The Fabulous Satellite Lounge loses both an adept club manager and a colorful figurehead when David Beebe tenders his resignation next month to... More >>

• Static

  published June 18, 1998

  New blood... "What do you know about this guy? The whole thing sounds a little shady." So went the gist of a recent phone conversation with... More >>

• Rotation

  published June 18, 1998

  Grant Lee Buffalo Jubilee Slash/Warner Bros. History's embellished theatrics inform Grant Lee Phillips's imaginary movie set.... More >>

• 1998 Houston Press Music Awards Nominees

  published June 11, 1998

  Aftershock Nomination: Best Metal/Hard Rock; Best Rap/Hip-Hop Sound: Metal, rap Time logged: Two years Etc.:... More >>

• 1998 Houston Press Music Awards

  published June 11, 1998

  Ballot-stuffers and shameless self-promoters take note. There's a reason why every Press rack in Montrose is empty: It's coming up on Sunday's... More >>

• Busy Body

  published June 11, 1998

  As a kid, she trained hard in tap-dancing and ballet. At 16, she graduated from high school more than a year early. She writes and produces most... More >>

• Clubland

  published June 11, 1998

  On any other night, it's the Waxx Museum. Fridays, though, it becomes The Foundation, "a weekly showcase of hip-hop culture" -- or so goes the... More >>

• Static

  published June 11, 1998

  Raves and wave-offs... Producer, baby sitter and budding indie-rock entrepreneur Jamie Sralla is cultivating quite the buzzing rec-room cottage... More >>

• Static

  published June 4, 1998

  Whimpers from a dead Planet... The message was rambling, one poor schmuck's attempt to make sense of circumstances beyond his control. When Dave... More >>