Subject: CBGB

• Convalescent Punk

  Blondie has new record, legs

  August 26, 1999

• Neo Nuthin'

  The Fleshtones have got your garage-rock revival hanging low

  August 28, 2003

• Rock & Roller Coaster

  January 18, 1996

• Press Picks

  January 15, 1998

• Into the Folds

  February 12, 1998

• Rotation

  February 11, 1999

• Spring Cleaning

  March 5, 2009

• Tipsy Gypsies

  Gogol Bordello combines Balkan folk traditions with a theater of anarchy

  October 10, 2002

• Scene But Not Heard

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

  June 7, 2001

• Homeless on the Range

  The Oven's short-circuit has local punks crisscrossing the city in search of anarchy

  June 13, 2002

• Throw Rag, with Los Skarnales, Sean Reefer & the Resin Valley Boys and Hell City Kings

  Tuesday, August 30, at Mary Jane's Fat Cat, 4216 Washington Avenue, 713-869-5263.

  August 25, 2005

• Houston's Gone Gaaga for Haaga

  August 4, 2005

• Christmas in July

  Six dozen of Houston's finest bands for a mere $7

  July 21, 2005

• Rogue Bosoms, Bouncing Booties and Pac-Man Raps

  Looking back on the '04

  December 23, 2004

• Gabba Gabba Henh

  The Ramones bopped toward history and an unhappy end

  November 18, 2004

• Playbill

  September 23, 2004

• The Class of '03

  Grab your gift certificates and trade in your white elephants -- here's what you really wanted for Christmas

  December 25, 2003

• Rocket Redux

  Cleveland legends come roaring full-throttle out of the tombs

  December 11, 2003

• I'll Second That Fab Motion

  Going behind the music with a reconstituted band that almost made it

  October 2, 2003

• The Rogers Sisters

  Purely Evil (Troubleman Unlimited)

  February 13, 2003

• Infernal Reproduction

  Infernal Bridegroom Productions has set up shop at the old Axiom

  February 7, 2002

• The Strokes

  Thursday, January 24

  January 24, 2002

• Gardeners of the Music World

  Nightclub owners provide a feeding place for musicians

  January 3, 2002

• Prime Meridian

  Steve Forbert escapes the "new Dylan" tag and makes his own name.

  October 11, 2001

• Racket

  At Tim Murrah's Metropol, it's about music, not style

  August 23, 2001

• We Still Miss You, Joey Ramone

  Even though he's been gone for almost a decade now, we still love Joey Ramone. We defy anyone to find a more perfect way to spend 30 or so minutes than listening to the band's self-titled 1976 debut. It cures what ails ya. The lead howler of the Ramones, born Jeffrey Hyman, would have been 58 Tuesday had he not succumbed to lymphoma in April 2001. Bandmates Dee Dee and Johnny Ramone followed Joey to the great CBGB's in the sky in 2002 and 2004, respectively. As you can see in this cute video fr

  May 20, 2009

• Summer Sounds

  May 21, 2009

• Who Wants To Be A Contestant On Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

  The producers of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire are coming to town Friday today to audition contestants for the show. Our Craig Hlavaty has already gone down this road before; here's his tale and some tips on how to get picked.Back in the summer of 2005, when I was slinging dough for Domino's and studying for a law degree, I was coerced by my dear old mother to go to try out for the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. At this point the Millionaire phenomenon had run its course. I

  July 1, 2009

• Aftermath: Vans Warped Tour at Sam Houston Race Park

  Photos by Craig Hlavaty Aiden stirred up the moshers on a sizzling afternoon. For anyone out there thinking that kids don't care about music anymore, or that all they want out of it is illegal downloads and faux guitars connected to gaming consoles, Rocks Off would like to kindly direct you to the 15th installment of the Vans Warped Tour. Nearing a decade over the age of the average attendant, Rocks Off can tell you it's not easy covering a show of this magnitude. Somewhere walking into t

  July 6, 2009

• Aftermath: The McKenzies, the Howlies and Springfield Riots at the Mink

  Photos by Chris GrayThe McKenzies To Aftermath, the Mink's Backroom has always seemed more like a house than a music venue - especially inside, with the dark floors, corner bars and abundant, comfortable seating, it's like one of those cozy but spacious multi-resident dwellings where we all went to at least one party in college. Judging by the average age of the crowd at Tuesday night's show, that's pretty much what it was.

  July 8, 2009

• Almost A Millionaire: One man's brief stint in the spotlight

  July 9, 2009

• Single-Album Sets We'd Like to See, Part 2: Blondie, Green Day, U2 and More

  There are so many artists coming to Houston this summer and fall who should pick up on the "classic album" trend Rocks Off could hardly stop at just five. See our picks for Nos. 6-10 here. 5. Blondie (Arena Theater, August 23) Album: Eat to the Beat (Chrysalis, 1979) After 1978's Giorgio Moroder-assisted "Heart of Glass" ripped Blondie's CBGB past to shreds but brought the band massive pop success, Eat to the Beat, which opens with the practically perfect "Dreaming," continued down those paralle

  July 8, 2009

• Bourdain Is Back

  No Reservations is back. The ever-loquacious Anthony Bourdain visited Chile, skipping from Santiago to wine country, the coast and Patagonia, sampling food, waxing poetic and keeping it real the entire time. Here is a recap of the delicious Chilean cuisine and Bourdain-isms from last night's episode: Bourdain began his belly-busting at Fuente Alemana, a restaurant reflecting the German influence in Chile, where he was able to enjoy the "heaping pile of pork and avocado" known as the lomito.

  July 14, 2009

• Aftermath: Regina Spektor Wins a New Fan at Verizon Wireless Theater

  Photos by Jody Perry​"This bed is on fire with passionate love..." Aftermath has always loved James' "Laid." It's one of our absolute favorite '90s songs, and there couldn't be a better one to preface Regina Spektor's impending appearance at Verizon. The crowd is young, mixed (but mostly white), well-to-do, filling up the floor of the theater save a few scattered empty seats in the back where we're camped out. It's obviously date night. We see a few girls' night out parties, but mostly it's co

  November 11, 2009