Brad Moore

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

Street Scene

Sex, drugs, rock & roll, and the ballad of 2100 Lexington

Good Keen Fun

Sex, drugs, rock & roll, and the ballad of 2100 Lexington

Blues Kudos & Burb Buzz

Handy Houston bluespeople, and the next great wave from -- Katy

Press Picks

Handy Houston bluespeople, and the next great wave from -- Katy

Press Picks

Handy Houston bluespeople, and the next great wave from -- Katy

Press Picks

Handy Houston bluespeople, and the next great wave from -- Katy

Royal and Righteous

Queen for a Day benefits a good cause and gives local bands a chance to rock you

Punk Parents

With the "No Future" generation deciding to breed, are we headed for anarchy in the pre-K?

Houston Press 1997 Music Awards Preview

A guide to who's who in the Press Music Awards ballot. Plus, the where and when of the Press Music Awards Showcase!

Valentine's Night at Ernie's on Banks

Sports Lovers

New North Heights Hipster Hang: Big Star Bar

Bad Motor Scooter

Aaron Loesch Vies to Become the Guitar Center King of the Blues

A dying Houston scene suddenly might have new life

The Smoking Ban

Has it been good for Houston? A dozen local music figures sound off

Ten Years After — the 1997 Houston Press Music Awards

Where are the bands and nominees today?

Hunter Ward, R.I.P.

Montrose knew him as a Poor Dumb Bastard. His family knew him as a talented, bright brother and son.

Bayou Blow

Coke is the new weed

Liquid Lunch

A weekday afternoon in Westbury's Cozy Corner

Houston Rock Scene Woes, Continued

A tri-ologue with three scene vets about selling out, not being true to yourself and rocking too hard

Downtown H-town Throwdown

Tearing it up at the Music Awards Showcase

Faux Strummer, Bogus Buzzcocks and Phony Ramones

Never mind the bollocks, here's Rudyard's punk karaoke night

Press Picks

Never mind the bollocks, here's Rudyard's punk karaoke night

Dive Bars

A handcrafted tour of the best, most obscure places to lean on a stool in Houston.

Dive Bar-ology 101: What A Dive Bar Is Not

​These days, there are a lot of misconceptions about what constitutes a dive bar. Going by lists on sites like Yelp and Citysearch, and especially this laughable list from the Houston Chronicle, apparently any drinking establishment that does not sport bottle service, valet parking and a velvet r ... More >>

Houston Gets the Clap Tonight - the Soul Clap Dance Party, That Is

​Looks like Rocks Off better get out of here pretty quick and take a nap, because it appears we'll be overindulging at Mango's for two nights in a row. We might be able to dance off some of those beers this time though, because on his way to Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, former Houstonian Jonathan T ... More >>

Walter's Staying On Washington Until At Least April

Chris Gray​This past week we found ourselves at Walter's On Washington about three times for various shows, amateur boxing matches and the random drink (or five). The club's rumored move has been Internet and scene fodder since word of its then-imminent change of location came to light last fall. ... More >>

Go Ask Alice

In the north end of the Heights, the Tall Texan gets it just about right.

Does Washington Avenue Need Any More Live Music?

Son Lam If Pearl Bar did have live music, where would the band fit?​Last week, the Chronicle ran a story about the owners of Salt Bar, a newer drinking establishment on Washington Avenue, and their goal of building "a live music scene in Houston from the ground up." One of the partners ... More >>

The Once and Future Ernie's

This is a picture of Ernie Banks, the Chicago Cubs player. Not to be confused with Ernie's on Banks, the now-defunct bar.​Barflies and beer lovers were shocked to learn today that Ernie's on Banks had suddenly and mysteriously closed overnight. The stalwart bar on Banks -- its very name reflec ... More >>

Winning the Grand Prize

Ponying up to the new bar at Grand Prize.​The bartenders were all punch-drunk tired and most of the patrons were just plain drunk. The lightbulbs were red and the jukebox blessedly didn't have an Internet connection. The air conditioning was cold and the patio was filled with smoke. The drinks ... More >>

New Bar's Jukebox Takes The Grand Prize

Craig Hlavaty​Thursday night, after seeing the Houston Symphony cover Queen and then running to Warehouse Live to bathe in Ratt, Rocks Off went to the opening night of Brad Moore's new bar in Montrose, Grand Prize. Formerly Ernie's On Banks, GP was hopping from 9 p.m., when the first drink w ... More >>

Third Strike

Grand Prize finallys opens

Diving Into Houston's Best Dive Bars

​Although the number of "true" dive bars is shrinking by the day, that didn't stop our own John Nova Lomax from tracking down the best ones left in the city and covering them in last October's feature story, "Dive Bars: A Handcrafted Tour of the Best, Most Obscure Places to Lean on a Stool in ... More >>

Open Tab: Feed Your Belly And Your Head

Pull up a chair, start a tab and order a round of shots, because this is Rocks Off's weekly roundup of the goings-on in the Houston bar scene. Ups and downs, openings and closings, we will cover it all. Hit us up with any hot tips at craig.hlavaty@houstonpress.com. Craig HlavatyUnder the Volcano ... More >>

Gourmet With a Side of Ghetto at Grand Prize Bar

Do you know how dark it is in GPB? This is the best I could manage.​There is a point at which last night's events begin to get extremely fuzzy for me. I know that some time around 10:30 p.m., I ended up on the back porch at Grand Prize Bar (1010 Banks, 713-526-4565) smoking cigarettes -- I don ... More >>

Photos: Anvil's First Annual Enthusiast Cocktail Competition

Photo by GroovehouseChuck Cook made a Star Trek-inspired Mon Capitan cocktail.​Customers from all walks of life -- from IT professionals to aerospace engineers -- competed last night in an unusual twist on a cocktail competition at Anvil Bar & Refuge. Although they were all cocktail enthusiast ... More >>

Boiling at Big Star: What Goes Better With Beer Than Crawfish?

Bargas rolling out the crawfish at a recent boil.​If EOW blogger and Louisiana native Jason Bargas's posts on how to put together the perfect crawfish boil have made your mouth water and your jaw ache just thinking of those spicy little bugs, we've got a treat for you. Bargas is co-hosting a ... More >>

Jandek Performing "Strobe Light"-Heavy Concert at Big Star Bar

Jandek (maybe) techno April 1 = For serious​Brad Moore, owner of Big Star Bar and Grand Prize, was driving through Roswell, New Mexico when his cell phone blew up. "It was Jandek, I shit you not," says Moore about the experimental musician who's traditionally an enigma around here, but ... More >>