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Abrahan Garza

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    May 24, 2012

    Our Mashed-Up Historic Houston Photos, As Seen On TV

    Our series of mashed-up past and present Houston photos got some TV love yesterday. Abrahan Garza, who painstakingly puts together the photos -- it's not as easy as it looks -- was on Great Day Houston to talk about the project. Follow Hair Balls News on Fac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Cool: Old Houston Photos Mashed With Their Present-Day Houston Equivalent

    Houston Press staffer Abrahan Garza likes to meld Houston's past and present together. He goes around town matching up old postcards to present-day sites, something he saw on the web a year or so ago. "I'll find a remnant in the old photo I will try to match it up perfectly," he says. "It's defini ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Top 5 Old Musicians Actually Using Twitter

    Like youth itself, Twitter is wasted on the young. But not everyone over 35 has completely tuned it out -- after a recent upgrade to a smartphone, even I'm using it now after years of Twitterphobia. (Hit me up at @ThePhantomTX.) Since I've been on, I've learned that most musicians have handed off t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Houston Bikers Being Harassed By an Idiot in a Honda Civic?

    There may be a serial harasser of Houston bikers out on the city's inner-loop streets. Biker Hayley Anna Jones wrote on the Critical Mass Houston Facebook page of a harrowing incident last night: [A] motorist decide to harass me. First it was honking and speeding up/ getting super close and eventu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2011

    The Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 10 Neighborhood Bars

    For the next 20 weeks, we'll be rounding up the runners-up to our 2011 Best of HoustonĀ® winners. In many categories, picking each year's winner is no easy task. We'll be spotlighting 20 of those categories, in which the winner had hefty competition from other Houston bars and restaurants. Here it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Saturday Afternoon: Girl in a Coma at Cactus Records

    Photo by Abrahan Garza​Girl in a Coma graced Houston with their presence for the second time in a week Saturday afternoon. The San Antonio trio officially introduced Exits & All the Rest to Houston fans Saturday at Cactus Music to kick off the Rocks Off in-store concert series. Their CD, rele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Last Night: Concrete Blonde At Fitzgerald's

    Photos by Abrahan Garza​Concrete Blonde, Girl In a Coma Fitzgerald's October 30, 2011 Aftermath was as bummed as anyone when Concrete Blonde, after a few fits and starts, apparently called it quits back in 2006. We also kicked ourselves repeatedly when we were unable to make any of the dates ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Can One Person Eat a 28-Inch Pizza In an Hour? With Video

    Can one person eat a 28-inch pizza in an hour? The short answer is: no. But that didn't stop two devoted Houston Press staffers from taking on Russo's New York Pizzeria's party pizza challenge. Although other Russo's have carried the 28-inch party pizza for a while, it's still somewhat new to the R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Ice Storm II -- It Cometh Again? (With a Closings List)

    Photo by Abrahan GarzaThe re-reckoning​The forecasters got everything right about the big snowstorm that hit us last week, except for the fact it didn't include snow. It did include plenty of dangerous icy road conditions, though. Get ready: The sequel is here. It's been drizzling all day an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Numbers Update: Don't Mourn Goth Sanctuary Just Yet

    Abrahan GarzaYes, this is Numbers.​Houston already has a bad case of shaken cat syndrome after the upheavals involving once-stable institutions like Fitzgerald's and KTRU this year, and when the Chronicle posted a listing saying that Numbers was up for sale, longtime fans and patrons went abs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Mexican Microbrews Hit Houston

    Photos by Katharine Shilcutt​The first thing that struck me about the cans of Sierra Madre that were delivered to my office was that they looked almost cartoonish, like one of the Simpsons illustrators had created a satirical beer based on an amalgam of a Coors Light can and a Corona bottle. I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    Rocks Off's YouTube Video Explosion 2009: U2, Steve Earle, 10th Grade Cutie and Everything In Between

    This year Rocks Off added a few Flip cameras to our devastatingly amazing blogatory weapons. We have been taking as many live videos at shows as we possibly can, and what better way to show our thanks to the Flip this Thanksgiving weekend than by showcasing its powers? From Ghostland Observatory, s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Aftermath: Morrissey at Jones Hall

    Craig HlavatyTropical Storm Morrissey blew through Jones Hall Saturday night, leaving a full house of hyperventilated fans - never more so than when, during "Let Me Kiss You," he removed his shirt to reveal an enviable set of abs - and more than a few moist eyes in its wake; after the sh ... More >>

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    April 9, 2009
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    March 24, 2009

    Girl In a Coma Members Released From Jail After Weekend Brawl

    Michael RubensteinTwo members of San Antonio-based punk band Girl In a Coma were released from jail this morning after a fight with two off-duty Houston police officers late Saturday night at Montrose bar Chances, an eyewitness and friend of the band told Rocks Off Tuesday. Singer/guitar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2009

    From Our Rocks Off Blog: San Antonio Punk Rockers Take On HPD, Lose

    Michael RubensteinTwo members of San Antonio-based punk band Girl In a Coma were released from jail this morning after a fight with two off-duty Houston police officers late Saturday night at Montrose bar Chances, an eyewitness and friend of the band told Rocks Off Tuesday. Singer/guitari ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Snow (Cone) Day: Keeping Cool at Tampico

    Thirty-two degrees outside. Ice on the ground. Snow in the air. No customers, and Tampico Refresceria (4520 N. Main, 713-880-3040) was still open for business last night. Seemed as great a reason as any for our very own Abrahan Garza to pull over and grab a couple.

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2007

    Help, My Street is Broken!

    Thirty-two degrees outside. Ice on the ground. Snow in the air. No customers, and Tampico Refresceria (4520 N. Main, 713-880-3040) was still open for business last night. Seemed as great a reason as any for our very own Abrahan Garza to pull over and grab a couple.

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2007

    Turns Out Sisyphus Actually Had It Pretty Easy

    Thirty-two degrees outside. Ice on the ground. Snow in the air. No customers, and Tampico Refresceria (4520 N. Main, 713-880-3040) was still open for business last night. Seemed as great a reason as any for our very own Abrahan Garza to pull over and grab a couple.

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2007

    Photoshop Is for Wusses

    Thirty-two degrees outside. Ice on the ground. Snow in the air. No customers, and Tampico Refresceria (4520 N. Main, 713-880-3040) was still open for business last night. Seemed as great a reason as any for our very own Abrahan Garza to pull over and grab a couple.

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2007

    Rainchild

    Thirty-two degrees outside. Ice on the ground. Snow in the air. No customers, and Tampico Refresceria (4520 N. Main, 713-880-3040) was still open for business last night. Seemed as great a reason as any for our very own Abrahan Garza to pull over and grab a couple.

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    This Charming Hombre

    Morrissey's mad love among Mexican-Americans

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