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  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    Speculation & Interaction: A Preview Of Future Music Summit 2012

    Every year bloggers ask the same questions: What's going to be the song of the summer? How long before a band's reunion tour falls apart? Who is the next big thing? When we're not reviewing shows, doing interviews, waxing nostalgic, or making lists, we love to speculate. But that kind of speculatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    Give It Away: Music We're Gifting to Friends for Christmas

    ​We're a generous bunch at Rocks Off. We just give and give and give until it hurts, and then we give some more. That's just how we roll. And when we give, well, it may seem obvious, but we tend to give the gift of music. Our friends and family are appreciative, though we do think grandma is j ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Your 2011 Fall/Movie Preview (Part 1)

    ​Note: Pop Rocks will return next week. Labor Day has come and gone, which means the official start of the fall movie season is just around the corner. In fact, two of the more anticipated releases of latter 2011 -- Warrior and Contagion -- come out tomorrow. After what has been widely rega ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2011

    SXSW Last Night: Men Without Hats Dance If They Want To

    PPhotos by Chris Gray​Men Without Hats Club de Ville March 18, 2011 Every year at SXSW, Aftermath scans the schedule of hundreds and hundreds of bands and always has the same reaction: "They're still around?" This year it was Canadian synth-pop safety dancers Men Without Hats. Since Aftermat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Free Radicals Blend Break-Dancing, Capoeira Into Fitz's Show

    ​The Free Radicals remain an institution of incredible sound here in H-town, having amassed 13 Houston Press Music Awards in the realms of jazz and funk since their inception in 1996, as well as making a name for themselves as one of the city's most prolific protest bands. So when founder Nick ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Staffing The Ultimate Evil Record Label

    "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Attributed to Hunter S. Thompson ​The evil record label is a staple of the public's perception of the music ind ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Richard Dawkins In Houston: Taking On the 40 Percent

    Trust me, I have a large number of leather-bound books.​It's hard to argue with Richard Dawkins. A zoologist, atheist and Charles Darwin's biggest supporter, he presents and proves controversial concepts with ease, and in such convincing fashion, that it really makes you second-guess the intellige ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 30, 2010

    Planet Houston

    The world's great cuisines converge here.

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Manchester United: Five Reasons To Hate Them

    Yeah, yeah -- tradition yadda, yadda, yadda​Manchester United F.C. will be making their first trip to Houston as they play the MLS All-Stars at Reliant Stadium Wednesday. As one of soccer's most successful and most recognizable clubs, Man U is the sole reason why a record-sellout crowd is expected ... More >>

  • Music

    June 17, 2010

    Concrete Dreams

    Preemo paints his masterpiece, but who will wake up to listen?

  • Music

    May 6, 2010

    Wrong Number

    Houston's Miss Leslie dials up more honky-tonk homilies on her new CD.

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2010

    A Cooler Coke: Guaraná Antarctica

    ​Each Tuesday and Thursday for the next five weeks, we'll be taking a look at alternatives to cokes for the sticky Houston summer that lays ahead. The first beverage we're examining in this series isn't exactly a hidden treasure. Guaraná Antarctica, produced in Brazil since 1921, is not only ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Allergic To Myself: Songs Guaranteed Not To Make You Sneeze

    ​ If you're new to Houston, you may be wondering what all that yellow crap on your car (and on the road, and in your hair...) is. Well, it's oak pollen, and along with sweltering humidity, infuriating traffic, and the occasional hurricane, it's one of the things that makes living here such a delig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    (Don't) Book 'Em, Dano: 42 Artists Who Have Absolutely No Business Touring Together

    ​ When Rocks Off received word last week that indie duo The Big Pink was embarking on a 2010 tour with NYC's A Place to Bury Strangers, our initial thought was, "Cool," followed closely by, "Ew." For once, there's a promo poster we really have no desire to see. But then our next thought was, "Coul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    In Honor Of Today's Weather: Five Best Snow Movies

    Hair Balls was so excited for today's predicted snowfall that we could barely sleep last night. Fortunately, a half-bottle of cheap gas-station gin and a bunch of Benadryl cured that little problem.The cozy concoction gave us a dream populated with characters and scenes from movies where snow played ... More >>

  • Music

    July 23, 2009

    The Secret Handshake

    Hair Balls was so excited for today's predicted snowfall that we could barely sleep last night. Fortunately, a half-bottle of cheap gas-station gin and a bunch of Benadryl cured that little problem.The cozy concoction gave us a dream populated with characters and scenes from movies where snow played ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    Eat Your Vegetables: Windy & Carl

    Michigan experimental duo Windy Weber & Carl Hultgren, on their first tour in quite some time, stop into DiverseWorks tonight. Their 2008 album Songs for the Broken Hearted was quite well-received, but to me, the work that's key to their career is the 1998 LP Depths. Windy & Carl had put ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 30, 2009

    “The Trilogy: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart"

    Two dance companies perform three works about one man

  • News

    January 29, 2009

    BARC Sucks

    The city's animal shelter just can't get its act together

  • Calendar

    January 8, 2009

    Polar-Palooza

    Web exclusive!

  • Music

    December 11, 2008
  • Calendar

    September 4, 2008

    Paris Falls

    This group makes killer ‘60s/’70s rock

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2008

    It's Freaking Hot -- So Watch Some Cold Movies

    This group makes killer ‘60s/’70s rock

  • Film

    July 31, 2008
  • Music

    July 24, 2008

    2008 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase

    A preview of the 60 bands and five DJs that are taking over downtown this weekend

  • Music

    July 24, 2008

    Locals Only

    A preview of the 60 bands and five DJs that are taking over downtown this weekend

  • Calendar

    July 17, 2008

    “Perspectives 162: Snow”

    Allie Bogle and Libbie Masterson create a chilling experience at the CAMH

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2008

    Kevin Brockmeier

    The author of The Brief History of the Dead fields questions about his twisted tale

  • Music

    November 1, 2007
  • Film

    July 26, 2007

    Werner Herzog

    Herzog on his acting career, Mike Tyson, and the hearts of men.

  • Film

    June 14, 2007

    Get Inside. It's Summertime!

    Your guide to the season's hottest films (and the other ones, too)

  • Music

    May 10, 2007

    Stars of Track and Field

    Stars of Track and Field perform Saturday, May 12, at the Engine Room, 1515 Pease, 713-654-7846. Joseph Arthur also performs.

  • Music

    March 22, 2007

    Modest Mouse

    We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank CD review

  • Music

    October 12, 2006

    Leaving the Wolfe Pack

    It's Johnny Falstaff's time to "Shine"

  • Calendar

    July 13, 2006

    Whale of a Tale

    Björk stars in epic head-scratcher of a film

  • Calendar

    February 2, 2006

    The Kidd's All Right

    Björk stars in epic head-scratcher of a film

  • Film

    December 22, 2005
  • Music

    December 15, 2005

    Cave In, with Doomriders and Lorene Drive

    Friday, December 16, at Walter's on Washington, 4215 Washington Avenue, 713-864-2727.

  • Film

    August 18, 2005

    Best Laid Plans

    Michael Winterbottom delivers the sex, and not much else

  • Film

    July 7, 2005

    Miracle on Ice

    The life of the emperor penguin isn't easy, but it might make yours seem better

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2005

    Buckets o' Fun

    Life's a beach at the AIA Sandcastle Competition

  • Culture

    May 26, 2005

    Booking It

    These travel narratives are as much about the teller as the terrain

  • News

    March 17, 2005

    End of a Cajun Era

    Rustic Pe-Te's closes after decades of keeping Gulf Coast music traditions alive

  • Music

    April 29, 2004

    Modest Mouse

    Good News for People Who Love Bad News (Epic)

  • Music

    September 4, 2003

    Money and Masa

    A few words with underground rapper/tamale kingpin Chingo Bling

  • News

    September 5, 2002

    Thrown for a Loop

    Plus: Hot Topic, Shooting Fish?, Sympathy - Not

  • Culture

    October 26, 2000

    The Man of Ink

    Creator of Wonder Boys and supermen, Michael Chabon is a literary hero

  • News

    March 2, 2000

    Lights Out

    Fireflies are dissapearing from the night sky

  • News

    November 23, 1995

    The Exterminator

    Tom DeLay, the bug man from Sugar Land, has always despised environmental regulation. Now, as House majority whip, he's in a position to do something about it.

  • Culture

    April 27, 1995

    Journal of the Plague Years

    Part two of Angels may not match part one, but it's brilliant still

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