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SXSW Ephemera, Part Deux: More Random Notes from the Field

Death Row Show

The media makes causes of more and more capital murder convicts. Meanwhile, John Albert Burks dies almost unnoticed, just another inmate moving along on the efficient execution assembly line of Texas justice.

Leary of Home

The forgotten treasure found at King's X

Hick Hop

Trent Summar puts the booze and bad attitude back in country music

Steel Wheels

Murderball, a documentary about quad rugby players, absolutely kills

One's a Goner

Not even 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week can last forever

The Girl in the Glasses

Nana Mouskouri has the world. So why does she want America?

ThEATer

The Angelika Cafe and Bar offers a dinner worthy of your movie

Young and Stylin'

The Angelika Cafe and Bar offers a dinner worthy of your movie

The Great Sucking Sound

Bart Sipriano's well dried up four days after Ozarka started pumpin massive amount of water nearby. Under the state's archaic "rule of capture," the East Texan has no right to complain.

SXSW Journal: Wild Moccasins

[Note: Rocks Off asked a few Houston bands to keep track of their SXSW itineraries for us. This is Wild Moccasins singer/guitarist Cody Swann's report.]We got into Austin Tuesday night and woke up early to play at Club 1808 around 11 a.m. for the Rancho Relaxo day party. We played a short set to th ... More >>

News of the Weird

[Note: Rocks Off asked a few Houston bands to keep track of their SXSW itineraries for us. This is Wild Moccasins singer/guitarist Cody Swann's report.]We got into Austin Tuesday night and woke up early to play at Club 1808 around 11 a.m. for the Rancho Relaxo day party. We played a short set to th ... More >>

Just How Texan are Hayes Carll and Miranda Lambert?

[Note: Rocks Off asked a few Houston bands to keep track of their SXSW itineraries for us. This is Wild Moccasins singer/guitarist Cody Swann's report.]We got into Austin Tuesday night and woke up early to play at Club 1808 around 11 a.m. for the Rancho Relaxo day party. We played a short set to th ... More >>

Scene But Not Heard

Houston's student shortage forces the indie scene to go the blue-collar route

Elf Power, with Lazy Horse and the Missing Files

Houston's student shortage forces the indie scene to go the blue-collar route

Tonight: Dan Deacon at the Orange Show

GwazdaDan Deacon seems to be everywhere these days, both in person and in the press. The electro-wizard from Charm City (Baltimore) is about as ebullient a musical figure as you're likely to find, and his particular brand of hyper-active "future shock" dance madness is just what the doctor ord ... More >>

Maserati

Maserti and My Education will perform Tuesday, June 12, at Walter’s on Washington, 4215 Washington.

Branzini with Bouzouki

Alexander the Great Greek Restaurant brings you the best of old and new Greek cuisine

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

In Bloom

The family-friendly Secret Garden is a magical treat

Rogues' Gallery

Racists, louts and terrorists earned their place among the best of 2005

Texas Burger Binge

Our food critic reports on the state of the Texas burger -- and recommends 18 you need to try immediately

Stiff Penalties

Our food critic reports on the state of the Texas burger -- and recommends 18 you need to try immediately

The Brutal Truth

Author Patricia Bernstein recalls a grisly, hate-fueled murder in The First Waco Horror

Rotation

Author Patricia Bernstein recalls a grisly, hate-fueled murder in The First Waco Horror

Letters

Author Patricia Bernstein recalls a grisly, hate-fueled murder in The First Waco Horror

Heavy Heaving

The Scots know about throwing games

Decent Folk

Summer Hymns' summer hymns define the purdy South

Passport to Nowhere

Benjamin Flores wants to box in the Olympics. But he isn't a U.S. citizen, and he can't risk returning to Mexico.

Ship Wrecked

A Houston firm certified the oil tanker Prestige as good to go. It broke apart in the Atlantic, causing the worst environmental disaster in Spanish history.

Murderers in the Dark

The abrupt life and times of DJ Cuba Gooding Jr. come to an end this Saturday

Acid Test

Enter the warped world of the Linus Pauling Quartet at your peril

The Revelation of Jana

Ex-Matty & Mossy singer Jana Hunter chases elusive obscurity

Mid-Summer Daydreams

The Democratic Party chief is full of promises -- and attitude

Kane Mutiny

The industry's initial reaction to Welles's masterwork should serve as a lesson to WorldFest filmmakers

Mornings with Woody

Slaid Cleaves "collaborates" with the father of folk music, while blazing his own trail

Puck with Pluck

Midsummer Night's Dream masters the Bard's edgy fantasy

The Big Tweet: Wild Moccasins Tour Edition

Kim DouglassIt's now been exactly a week since the Wild Moccasins kicked off their first-ever extended tour with a sweaty show before a packed house at Mango's, and like a lot of people (we imagine), Rocks Off is curious how the H-pop heroes are faring on the road. Luckily, instead of having to rely ... More >>

A Musical Guide to Post-Secession Texas: "New Texas"

In the third in our continuing series on the music of the five states of Texas, we examine the fictional state of New Texas, comprising Austin and the Hill Country. See Part 1 here and Part 2 here. New Texas Capital: Austin Patron Saint: Willie Nelson ​Lesser Icons: Roky Erickson/Thirteenth Floor ... More >>

The Daily Beast: Houston -- You Are "Mildly Retarded"

​The Daily Beast has ranked the IQ of each of America's 55 metro areas with populations over a million. Here is how they arrived at the concept of a municipal IQ.They measured how many residents had bachelor's and graduate degrees, nonfiction book sales, the ration of institutions of higher educ ... More >>

Aftermath: Dutch Superstar DJ Tiesto at Reliant Arena

www.youtube.com/user/aquariuz By any number of measures, Dutch born DJ/producer Tiesto is an international musical superstar. He's been voted "Best DJ in the World" by DJ Magazine three years in a row. He performed at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Athens, making history as the first ... More >>

Lonesome Onry and Mean: R.I.P. Vic Chesnutt

The saddest musical news from the Christmas holiday is the overdose suicide of Athens, Ga. singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt. Rumors circulated on the Internet Christmas Eve that Chesnutt had died overnight but, according to a spokesperson from his record label, he remained alive but in a coma. The la ... More >>