Email Author John Nova Lomax

2008 Stories by John Nova Lomax

• The Sole of Houston: Working for You

  published May 12, 2008

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• HouTube: The Best Music Video of All Time

  published May 09, 2008

  Well, that's the way my dad put it when he sent it to me, and damn if I don't think he might be right. What we have here is the sedate majesty of pop-soul king Brook Benton, teamed up with a bevy o... More >>

• nelo CD release

  published May 09, 2008

  Austin newcomers nelo's press kit helpfully points that the sextet's names rhymes with "hello." A much better homophone would be "mellow," because their self-titled debut is about as chill as an Octob... More >>

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• Disco Kroger Gets SexyAttacked

  published May 06, 2008

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• Pam Robinson Fights Back

  published May 8, 2008

  Walter's on Washington owner Pam Robinson just can't catch a break. Seven years ago, when she was Pam Arnold, she managed Walter's Icehouse on... More >>

• HouTube: Building My Own MTV

  published May 02, 2008

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• RIP, Father of LSD

  published May 01, 2008

  On Tuesday, one of the most important contributors to the development of most popular Western music and culture in general passed away at 102 years of age at his home in Switzerland. I am speaking, ... More >>

• published May 01, 2008

  Eight a.m. to noon, The trip out, and in from Mission Bend to Westchase: David Beebe and I like to think we are great urban adventurers, veterans of what is now over 130 miles of walking the city st... More >>

• Sole of Houston: Richmond Avenue Facts

  published May 01, 2008

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• The Blog of Lists: 20 Teetotaling Musicians other than Ian Mackaye

  published Apr 30, 2008

  Last week we gave you the vegans. This week, the designated drivers: David Bowie Eric Dolphy Davey Havok (also a vegan) Elton John Chris Martin Ted Nugent Donny Osmond Jade Puget Henry Rollins Gene ... More >>

• More Googlism Poetry

  published Apr 30, 2008

  Back in January, I plugged the names of Houston musicians into the endlessly amusing but mostly pointless site Googlism and generated a few poems composed entirely of the collective conventional wisdo... More >>

• Larry McMurtry and Willie Nelson in Houston

  published May 1, 2008

  In his 1968 essay collection In a Narrow Grave, Larry McMurtry wrote that Houston was "a city with great wealth, some beauty, great... More >>

• Why You Say Pongr

  published Apr 26, 2008

  About a decade ago, Ed Hall staged sweaty, savage shows marked by the Austin trio performing in body paint, bizarro film projections second only to the Butthole Surfers and suffocating psych-punk that... More >>

• Monotonix: Body Language

  published April 24, 2008

  It used to be that a band's records enticed you to the live show. Though a studio recording, Monotonix's Drag City debut EP Body... More >>

• Sgt. Pepper at Discovery Green

  published April 24, 2008

  Man, there is a lot going on downtown this weekend. Not only are there a bunch of good shows in the clubs (see elsewhere in this section for... More >>

• New Orleans Brass Band Showdown Downtown Tonight

  published Apr 17, 2008

  I finally got around to checking out the entertainment line-up at Discovery Green, and tonight's offering really caught my eye. Basically, it's a showdown between two New Orleans-style brass band wit... More >>

• Which Bruce Show Was Better: Dallas or Houstonr

  published Apr 16, 2008

  Pete Freedman, our counterpart at our sister paper up I-45, wants to know here.... More >>

• This Week's MuxTape

  published Apr 16, 2008

  Sadly, I had to delete my African diaspora Muxtape, as the site only allows you to have 12 songs up with any one account. This week's version takes a more local focus -- 12 of my favorite contemporar... More >>

• The Houston International Festival Is Upon Us

  published April 17, 2008

  Allow Houston International Festival education coordinator and performing arts director Rick Mitchell to channel his inner Ron... More >>

• Big Sam's Funky Nation

  published April 17, 2008

  A dancing bear of a man, Big Sam Williams is a nose tackle-size New Orleans trombonist and veteran of an apprenticeship in the Dirty Dozen... More >>

• Weekend Music: No Money, No Problem

  published Apr 11, 2008

  This is a good weekend to be broke. Not only is the Westheimer Block Party tomorrow afternoon, but Sunday brings Rice Radio's 17th annual Outdoor Show at the university's Intramural Fields 2 and 3, so... More >>

• Sitting Down with La Porte's Buxton

  published April 10, 2008

  La Porte quartet Buxton are fresh off their most successful tour to date, a weeklong all-Texas jaunt that took them as far west as Marfa, as... More >>

• Houston Music Festivals

  published April 3, 2008

  It may be more correct from a musical standpoint than a meteorological one, but in Houston, April is the coolest month. There's something... More >>

• Zydepunks, with Blaggards

  published April 3, 2008

  Finding Cajun and zydeco CDs in "World Music" record store bins has always annoyed me, especially when they are filed that way in stores in... More >>