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Attention Houston: What To Do When a Beloved Music Venue Says It's Shutting Down

Tue Feb 9, 4:00 PM

?Rocks Off is here to help. That's why we keep an eye out for stories that, while they may not have anything to do with Houston per se, can still provide a valuable lesson. So as much as we deligh... More >>

Albums All You Sudden Saints "Fans" Can Enjoy While You're Smirking

Tue Feb 9, 2:45 PM

Far be it from Rocks Off to rain on anyone's Super Bowl parade, but are we the only ones bothered by this massive, conveniently timed outpouring of love and affection for New Orleans? It started ... More >>

Magnolia City Mixtape: Sign the WestFest Petition, And Other Stuff You Need to Know About

Tue Feb 9, 1:30 PM

MTV Shows Are you READY for Rocks Off's Washington Shore party this Thursday? If not, this video of Jersey Shore's Snooki interviewing Phoenix on MTV will melt your brain. If you read even one Hou... More >>

Wondering Where to Park for Our Washington Shore Party? Look No Further...

Tue Feb 9, 12:30 PM

?Of all the things you don't want to see in a rearview mirror, a marauding police car ranks pretty high. Especially if you have had a little too much to drink, which is something that Rocks Off k... More >>

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Features

Ultimate Victory
Fences with Paul Wall mended, upcoming tour planned, Chamillionaire is comfortable being the rapper next door.

By Ben Westhoff

Thursday, February 04

Chamillionaire is the rapper you can take home to mom and dad. His albums contain very little swearing, and, in fact, he won't even curse when... More >>
Corky's Debt
The Red Krayola's Mayo Thompson isn't sentimental about much...except Houston.

By Chris Gray

Thursday, February 04

"Give Houston a big old kiss for me," signs off Mayo Thompson after more than an hour on the phone. Even after 15 minutes spent discussing... More >>
'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky
Comedy and jazz commingle downtown in the clouds (or smog, whatever).

By Shea Serrano

Thursday, February 04

Sitting in a lobby chair next to a smallish stage, Mark Towns looks pretty ordinary. He's medium-built, maybe six feet tall, with his lean legs... More >>
Whiskey in the Jar
The Blaggards warm up for an Irish tour by rocking the Rory Miggins Memorial Irish Stew Cook-Off.

By Chris Gray

Thursday, February 04

Like St. Patrick's Day itself, the Blaggards' "Stout Irish Rock" is a Hibernian-American tradition, folding Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues"... More >>
New Found Glory

By Craig Hlavaty

Thursday, February 04

It's hard to believe that Coral Springs, Florida's New Found Glory is now entering its 13th year of syrupy-sweet pop-punk carnage. The lineup has... More >>
Bellamy Brothers

By Craig Hlavaty

Thursday, February 04

Chances are, subconsciously, you know the entire Bellamy Brothers catalog by heart. That's the magic, for better or worse, of siblings David and... More >>
Jud Johnson Band

By Chris Gray

Thursday, February 04

Now here's something you don't see every day: a local band headlining House of Blues. In the big room. On a weekend. But head over to the Houston... More >>
Johnny Falstaff

By William Michael Smith

Thursday, February 04

Johnny (Wolfe) Falstaff has been pounding honky-tonk hardwood floors around here so long he's on his second name. The veteran of the Sundowners,... More >>
Ben Allison & Man Size Safe

By Olivia Flores Alvarez

Thursday, February 04

Jazz fans sure like Ben Allison. The New York-based musician's ninth CD, Think Free, was released just a little more than three months ago, and... More >>
Tim Easton

By William Michael Smith

Thursday, February 04

A virtual unknown in these parts, Tim Easton is a giant talent on the roots/folk-rock scene. His shows and records continually make critics... More >>
Beyond Fake
Indie-rock scholars Yo La Tengo forge a unique sound through tireless study of others' music.

By Nicholas L. Hall

Thursday, January 28

Yo La Tengo is easily one of the most critically acclaimed, fanatically popular and longest-lived groups of indie-rock's first age. Long known as... More >>
Houston 2020: The Future Is Unwritten
But hey, that's not stopping Noise.

By Chris Gray

Thursday, January 28

As you probably know by now, it's possible to find just about anything on the Internet. Nevertheless, Noise was shocked — shocked, we tell... More >>
What About Bob?
Patti Smith's new book makes good on her 20-year-old promise to Robert Mapplethorpe.

By Chris Kornelis

Thursday, January 28

Twenty years after the death of her friend and former lover, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, punk-rock pioneer Patti Smith has released Just... More >>
Anatomy of a Diss
Breaking Curfew, Houston rapper MC Kane explains the protocol for putting people down.

By Shea Serrano

Thursday, January 28

Clothing designer and hip-hop entrepreneur Marc Ecko's Complex magazine recently compiled a list of Jay-Z's greatest lyrical put-downs, including... More >>
Fiery Furnaces

By Nicholas L. Hall

Thursday, January 28

For the past several releases, it seems that the mad-scientist half of Fiery Furnaces has been winning, lending a strikingly experimental edge to... More >>
Jonathan Richman

By William Michael Smith

Thursday, January 28

To simply call Jonathan Richman "quirky" is to simply call the late Tiny Tim "weird." Once described as the "Godfather of Punk" primarily for his... More >>
Artopia

By Craig Hlavaty

Thursday, January 28

Aside from our hard-hitting investigative reporting, on-the-spot blogging and tireless tweeting, the Houston Press also knows how to throw one... More >>
Girls

By Nicholas L. Hall

Thursday, January 28

Bay Area rockers Girls have found a suitable moniker for their mushily emotional sunshine-pop, which chimes brightly enough to make you forget... More >>
Age of Endarkenment
Ray Wylie Hubbard's new album gets low-down with hookers, tornadoes and religion.

By William Michael Smith

Thursday, January 21

Ray Wylie Hubbard is talking about "them down-home country blues" — not just a song title from his brand-new album, but a feeling he wanted... More >>
Straight, No Chaser
The most underground music in Houston right now isn't rap or indie rock...it's jazz.

By Chris Gray

Thursday, January 21

We won't go so far as to say it means we're "maturing," but one sure sign Noise is getting older is that recently we've begun paying much more... More >>