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Who’d have thought that a musical about the inventor of the printing press could become such a hit? But that’s exactly what’s happened with Anthony King and...
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The term “must-see” is typically used to describe something enjoyable. But it’s also the only word to describe the heart--wrenching world-premiere exhibit...
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The Hardy Toll Road is free today — of cars, that is! It’s also free of charge if you’re on a bike and with the Tour de Houston. The ride, now in its fourth...
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Staring into Barry Stone’s “Decking the Path to Blessedness,” you’d think you were looking at galaxies created hundreds of years ago and millions of miles...
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It’s rare that you might call a St. Paddy’s party a “refined” affair, but relatively speaking, that’s the goings-on at McGonigel’s Mucky Duck St....
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Winter may be departing, but it’s in full force today at the Houston Center for Photography, where Lisa M. Robinson is signing her recent monograph Snowbound. The...
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What can you expect at Baker Shakespeare’s production of Richard III? “You can expect an interesting take on a very old story,” says student director Katy...
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Griff’s Shenanigans, Houston’s oldest sports bar, is the unofficial headquarters of all things St. Paddy’s. In past celebrations, their five-day St....
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Olympia, Washington’s Pasties are sure to stick with fans of rock, ska, punk, country and fun. The eight-piece, indie-folk orchestra employs guitars, trumpets, banjos,...
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We can’t call her the queen of soul (Aretha Franklin gets her panties in a knot every time somebody else uses that title), but we can say Patti LaBelle is musical royalty....
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Sunburned Hand of the Man will stop in Houston today fresh off a SXSW appearance with Thurston Moore. The band is a good companion for the Sonic Youth co-founder (too bad...
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Elvis Presley. Jimi Hendrix. Janis Joplin. It’s a well-known part of rock star lore that the FBI had files on all the big names of the ‘60s, so you might chalk up J....
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Tracy Daugherty knows Houston is worth it. The author graduated from the University of Houston’s Creative Writing graduate program and has kept our city in his literary...
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Artist/curator Matthew Deleget saw current work by abstract artists Henry Brown, Douglas Melini, Gilbert Hsiao and Terry Haggerty, and something clicked. Although each of the...
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The Rice Cinema Web site describes Chris Marker not as a director or a filmmaker but as a “cinema-essayist.” The description is a little pretentious — and...
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The documentary Making Trouble highlights the careers of six Jewish women who wanted to make jokes rather than be jokes. In the first half of the 20th century, entertainers...
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To most people, a coffee pot is simply the first thing you reach for in the morning. But to others, it’s a functional object that could also be a piece of art. Margo Grant...
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A Boy and His Dog, screening today at the River Oaks Theatre, is a post-apocalyptic scenario that could have only come from self-proclaimed “most contentious person on...
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Who hasn’t done something wacky in the name of love? In Gaetano Donizetti’s popular two-act opera L’elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love), Nemorino is a poor...
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To the soccer moms who come to her shows expecting bits about dating and PMS, comedian Lisa Lampanelli says in a loud, northeast accent: “Shut up ya dirty twat, lick...
