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Al Green

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Rest Of The Best: Houston's Top 8 Jukeboxes

    Along with pickled pig's feet and a steady supply of Slim Jims, a good jukebox is a prime element for any great bar. But, like dinosaurs, jukeboxes are a vanishing breed. Unlike digital jukes, iPods or DJs, jukeboxes require love, care and maintenance, as well as -- among the truly great ones -- som ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Friday Night: Rev. Al Green At Arena Theatre

    Rev. Al Green Arena Theatre April 27th, 2012 Mark my words. If you check the local hospitals exactly nine months from now, you will surely see a spike in activity in the maternity wards. Al Green gets everyone and anyone into the baby-making mood. Even the comedian who opened the show alluded to th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Friday Night: Lee Fields & The Expressions At The Continental Club

    Lee Fields & the Expressions Continental Club April 27, 2010 A very few singers who missed out on being Al Green and Otis Redding when soul music first got big in the '60s and early '70s, people like Charles Bradley and Bettye LaVette, have been lucky enough to enjoy good second-act careers later i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Dear Obama: You'd Make A Great Goth Musician

    Dear President Barack H. Obama, I want you to know that I am very impressed by your recent musical endeavors. While it's clear that you could use some practice and professional vocal coaching, it's equally clear that you possess more than enough raw talent to excel as a musician. I know right now, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Obama's Best Campaign Strategy: Keep Singing The Blues

    After President Obama crooning Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" at a Harlem fundraiser became an unlikely iTunes sensation, even topping the ringtone chart, history is now repeating itself with his version of "Sweet Home Chicago" caught on an episode of PBS' In Performance at the White House Tuesd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    Houston's Nine Members of Congress: Net Worth of Almost $400 Million

    ​Welcome to Congress!​The Center for Responsive Politics has put out its list of the net worth of every member of Congress, and the Houston delegation are no slackers. The nine representatives have a net worth estimated to be $392.4 million, which is a pretty impressive figure. Actually, m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Rel The Chosen Creates More Beautiful Music

    ​Back in late January, Rocks Off introduced you to Houston underground MC Rel The Chosen, a highly lyrical individual who favors soulful beats. Here's the Reader's Digest version of what we wrote about his debut project, Beautiful Music, nearly seven months ago: "Calling it Beautiful Music ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Rel The Chosen Flows With Soul On Beautiful Music

    ​If Houston's Rel The Chosen was trying to make an impression, the single CD he handed us in a plain white cover at DJ Premier's show a few months ago at Numbers wasn't doing the job. The music on the CD, however, made a spectacular impression and certainly made up for any lack of marketing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    The Top Five Bank-Robbery Scene Soundtracks

    ​It's been quite a summer for bank robberies in the Bayou City. It seems like more banks are being plundered than ever before by a rogue's gallery that includes the XXXL Bandit, the "Master of Disguise" and the Bicycle Brigands. Whether coincidence or felonious response to a dismal economy, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Ted Poe, Obsessed With Vagina

    When you're named Al Green, of course you're going to talk about the ladies​For hardcore political junkies -- and we do mean hardcore -- capitolwords.org can be downright addicting. Although the actual meaningfulness of the site might be up for debate, its wonkish fun factor is not: the site track ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Al Green Sanctifies, Electrifies The Arena Theatre

    Photos by Marco Torres​ For more pictures from Sunday's show, see our slideshow here. In the middle of "Tired of Being Alone," one feverish mini-symphony of soul and salvation out of an even dozen Sunday night (counting an extended '60s medley), the Rev. Al Green asked out loud what his triumphant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Solange Knowles Admits She's A "Blipster"

    ​ As a white thirtysomething male who digs Merle Haggard, Al Green and Skynyrd, Rocks Off is well aware our hipster cred is pretty much in the toilet. Even the bands we do like that were once considered at least kinda "cool" - Wilco, Spoon, Phoenix - now share air time with Jack Johnson and the Da ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 6, 2010

    Too Beaucoup

    An unassuming bar and grill turns out some damn good Cajun food.

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Un Pueblo Unido: Scenes From Houston's Immigration Protest

    Photos by Katharine Shilcutt​An estimated 7,000 people took to the streets of Gulfton on Saturday afternoon, part of a coordinated series of national protests against the passage of Arizona's SB 1070, a bill which many Hispanics in Arizona and across the nation have decried as racial profil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Aftermath: Maxwell Loves All the Single Ladies, Who Definitely Love Him Back, at Toyota Center

    Photos by Groovehouse​ Maxwell sure knows his audience. And not just all the single ladies - many of whom were up and dancing to Beyonce's ubiquitous hit the prince of neo-soul used as his intro music Tuesday at Toyota Center - but the men who love them, or at least want to get with them. "Fellas, ... More >>

  • Music

    June 25, 2009

    Joe, Chico DeBarge

    Photos by Groovehouse​ Maxwell sure knows his audience. And not just all the single ladies - many of whom were up and dancing to Beyonce's ubiquitous hit the prince of neo-soul used as his intro music Tuesday at Toyota Center - but the men who love them, or at least want to get with them. "Fellas, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Lonesome Onry and Mean: Another Record Store Day at Cactus Music

    Cactus Music and the Record Ranch is having another Record Store Day Saturday, with a lineup of events that borders on serious party happening. The highlight of the day will be a live appearance by red-hot San Antonio band The Krayolas (above). San Antonio's oldest and most respected rockero outfit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Before We Go: Devin the Dude, ZZ Top, Camp Jam Houston, The Orb, Something Fierce and More

    Free Press Houston has added Devin the Dude, whom Rocks Off is currently trying to track down for a prospective new feature (email us, mang!) and Prince Paul to its Summer Fest August 8 and 9 in Eleanor Tinsley Park. See FPH's or Pegstar's Web sites for ticket info (hint: it's $7 per day). Yesterday ... More >>

  • Music

    April 23, 2009

    Leela James: Let's Do It Again

    Free Press Houston has added Devin the Dude, whom Rocks Off is currently trying to track down for a prospective new feature (email us, mang!) and Prince Paul to its Summer Fest August 8 and 9 in Eleanor Tinsley Park. See FPH's or Pegstar's Web sites for ticket info (hint: it's $7 per day). Yesterday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Benjamin Hall Drops Out Of The Mayor's Race

    Benjamin Hall, one of the two black-ex-city attorneys rumored to be running for mayor, is not running for mayor.Hall announced he's supporting his doppelganger, Gene Locke, the Houston Chronicle reports.The deal was apparently brokered by Congressman Al Green, who obviously enough wasn't looking fon ... More >>

  • Music

    December 25, 2008

    The Year in Albums

    Benjamin Hall, one of the two black-ex-city attorneys rumored to be running for mayor, is not running for mayor.Hall announced he's supporting his doppelganger, Gene Locke, the Houston Chronicle reports.The deal was apparently brokered by Congressman Al Green, who obviously enough wasn't looking fon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    Obama Inauguration Tickets -- Hotter Than Hannah Montana and The Jonas Brothers Combined

    Benjamin Hall, one of the two black-ex-city attorneys rumored to be running for mayor, is not running for mayor.Hall announced he's supporting his doppelganger, Gene Locke, the Houston Chronicle reports.The deal was apparently brokered by Congressman Al Green, who obviously enough wasn't looking fon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2008

    Tonight: Tina Turner at Toyota Center

    Benjamin Hall, one of the two black-ex-city attorneys rumored to be running for mayor, is not running for mayor.Hall announced he's supporting his doppelganger, Gene Locke, the Houston Chronicle reports.The deal was apparently brokered by Congressman Al Green, who obviously enough wasn't looking fon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2008

    Soul Day at ACL: I Feel Good!

    Benjamin Hall, one of the two black-ex-city attorneys rumored to be running for mayor, is not running for mayor.Hall announced he's supporting his doppelganger, Gene Locke, the Houston Chronicle reports.The deal was apparently brokered by Congressman Al Green, who obviously enough wasn't looking fon ... More >>

  • Music

    June 12, 2008

    The Roots Will Not Apologize

    ?uestlove and company: Those who don't like our angriest album can step right off

  • Music

    May 29, 2008

    Al Green: Lay It Down

    ?uestlove and company: Those who don't like our angriest album can step right off

  • Music

    April 17, 2008

    Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues, with Appaloosa

    ?uestlove and company: Those who don't like our angriest album can step right off

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2008

    SXSW: Ending on a High Note with Darondo

    ?uestlove and company: Those who don't like our angriest album can step right off

  • Calendar

    January 17, 2008

    The MLK Day Parade

    Two factions turn MLK Day into a competition

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2007

    Give Us a Hand

    Two factions turn MLK Day into a competition

  • Music

    February 1, 2007

    Cred Sheet

    Stuff you need to know to avoid musical ostracism

  • Music

    July 27, 2006

    Sumo

    The Danceband

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2006

    Oh, Slap!

    The Danceband

  • Music

    March 16, 2006

    Tommy Castro

    Saturday, March 18, the Continental Club, 3700 Main, 713-529-9666

  • Music

    February 9, 2006

    Cat Power

    The Greatest

  • Music

    December 29, 2005

    Lil' Wayne

    Tha Carter, Vol. II

  • Music

    June 23, 2005

    Luciano, with Dean Fraser, Irie Time, Bigga Boss and Manjaro

    Friday, June 24, at Club Riddims, 8220 West Bellfort, 713-779-0033 or 713-981-6677.

  • Music

    April 7, 2005

    Al Green

    Everything's OK

  • News

    February 19, 2004

    Race for the House

    Chris Bell finds it's lonely being white on this campaign trail

  • Music

    September 18, 2003

    Al Green

    Thursday, September 18

  • Calendar

    September 18, 2003

    Festivus Maximus

    The Austin City Limits Music Festival's got a roster that won't quit

  • Music

    June 26, 2003

    Clem Snide

    Soft Spot (spinART)

  • Music

    October 18, 2001

    Wizard of Boz

    Boz Scaggs evolves along with his beloved R&B

  • Music

    July 19, 2001

    Aim to Please

    Luther and his Healers know the cure for what ails most local bands

  • Music

    August 12, 1999

    Besides "Let's Stay Together"

    Ten other reasons to listen to Al Green

  • News

    October 29, 1998

    The More Things Change

    Ten other reasons to listen to Al Green

  • Music

    September 10, 1998

    Rotation

    Ten other reasons to listen to Al Green

  • Music

    March 26, 1998

    Conference Kudos and Crud

    Ten other reasons to listen to Al Green

  • Music

    March 27, 1997

    Sound Check

    Ten other reasons to listen to Al Green

  • News

    March 31, 1994

    Once More, The Vision Thing

    Is "Imagine Houston" fit for the future, or just for a bumper sticker?

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