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  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    5 Songs For Frank Lloyd Wright

    It's likely the average person can name only one architect, and that it's Frank Lloyd Wright, who died 53 years ago today. Born in a small Wisconsin farming town, Wright would grow up to have an amazing impact on the world of construction and housing. His work aimed to harmonize buildings with thei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Before We Cared: 10 Bit Players Who Became Superstars

    On this day in 1965, British songstress Petula Clark reached number one on the charts with "Downtown," a pop classic with an unforgettable hook that has become a mainstay of oldies radio, film soundtracks and TV advertisements in the years since. The song even served as a plot point in an episode o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011
  • Music

    January 21, 2010

    Straight, No Chaser

    The most underground music in Houston right now isn't rap or indie rock...it's jazz.

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    Get Lit: Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original by Robin D. G. Kelley

    ​Though his stature as an icon of jazz is secure today, for much of his actual performing life, pianist/composer Thelonious Monk was not always so well-received by jazz critics or general fans. His personal eccentricities - the hats, the dancing, the attacking piano keys - and odd/unprofessional b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    I Gave Her a Ring...: Musical Minutiae About Fingers and Birds

    ​Although we recently discovered how to access the primitive version of Facebook on our non-iPhone (so watch out), Rocks Off generally lives in an Internet-free bubble outside the office. And happily so, so it took until Monday's late local news for us to see - and subsequently laugh our fool head ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    John Connolly Takes A Kid To The Gates Of Hell, Just For The Fun Of It

    ​John Connolly, the Dublin-born author of Every Dead Thing and The Killing Kind, is in Houston today to promote The Gates, his new young adult title. While many of his adult novels are dark thrillers featuring ex-cop Charlie Parker, The Gates is a horror story with touches of comedy that featu ... More >>

  • News

    October 15, 2009

    Dive Bars

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

  • Music

    June 18, 2009

    Flash Drive

    H.I.S.D.'s DJ grinder turns his camera on.

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    R.I.P. Huey Long

    Guitarist Huey Long, the last surviving member of the doo-wop pioneers the Ink Spots, passed away Wednesday at his Houston home. The Sealy native was 105 years old, khou.com reported. Long got his start playing banjo in the Frank Davis Louisiana Jazz Band, one of Houston's top Dixieland draws of th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 25, 2008

    "The Sounds I See: Photographs of Musicians"

    This MFAH exhibit features live shots of popular music's greatest contributors

  • Music

    June 5, 2008

    Tino Ortega's Matagorda Island Discs

    This MFAH exhibit features live shots of popular music's greatest contributors

  • Calendar

    November 8, 2007

    Ben Ratliff and the Greg Osby Five

    The New York Times jazz critic opens the Greg Osby Five concert with a talk

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2007

    Huey Long

    The New York Times jazz critic opens the Greg Osby Five concert with a talk

  • Music

    March 1, 2007

    Liquid Lunch

    A weekday afternoon in Westbury's Cozy Corner

  • Music

    February 22, 2007

    Hot Buttered Rum

    Hot Buttered Rum performs Sunday, February 25, at the Last Concert Café, 1403 Nance Street, 713-226-8563.

  • Music

    January 4, 2007

    Not Like Monk

    Chris Botti on selling -- and not selling -- jazz

  • Music

    December 21, 2006

    Don't Fear the Reaper

    The annual return of the Greil Marcus Rock Death Meter

  • Culture

    February 2, 2006

    Live Fast, Die Young, Leave Good-Looking Art

    The MFAH highlights 1980s art-world sensation Basquiat

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2005

    Legendary Beats

    Get a heady dose of drum 'n' bass at Planet of the Drums

  • Music

    June 2, 2005

    Color Me Impressed

    Houston's Spain Colored Orange drops the Charade and inks an indie record deal

  • Music

    December 30, 2004

    New Angels in Rock Heaven

    Scoring the grim reaper's 2004 harvest

  • Music

    December 23, 2004
  • Music

    April 8, 2004

    A Century of Progress

    Guitarist Huey Long is from all the eras

  • Music

    January 16, 2003

    The Queen Bee

    Pam Kelly hopes to get a Buzz going about local music

  • Music

    August 8, 2002

    Baby, You're a Star

    Simpleton is Houston's best hope for the next big thing

  • Music

    July 18, 2002

    The Real Motor City Madman

    Former MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer is still kicking out the jams

  • Music

    October 4, 2001

    Racket

    Cedric Turner ventures into an abyss far deeper than ones traveled by most bluesmen

  • Dining

    July 12, 2001

    Bad Kitty

    Red Cat Jazz Café doesn't live up its promises

  • Dining

    June 21, 2001

    Stirred and Shaken

    Grasshopper's Mocha Tini

  • Music

    March 8, 2001

    Heart Attack

    The source of Billy Harper's aggressive tenor style lies in a power greater than himself

  • Dining

    September 28, 2000

    A Mojito? Ya Betcha!

    The Latin fusion restaurant Bossa sports a Minnesota accent

  • Music

    September 7, 2000

    Pepper Shakers

    Los Hombres Calientes take jazz into booty-shaking territory

  • Music

    August 3, 2000

    Don't Hate Me Because I'm Popular

    Spyro Gyra keeps making the best friendly jazz

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2000

    Boogie Nights

    The Groove Collective

  • Music

    January 13, 2000

    The "It" Guy

    It's hard not to dig local saxophonist David Caceres

  • Music

    December 9, 1999

    Local Rotation

    Local Music Reviewed

  • Film

    October 14, 1999

    Back to the Beat

    Source pays homage to Kerouac and company

  • Music

    March 25, 1999

    Jazz la King

    Time and time again, Sonny Rollins proves his sax mastery

  • Music

    November 26, 1998

    32 Jazz: Where To Start

    Time and time again, Sonny Rollins proves his sax mastery

  • Music

    July 9, 1998

    Rotation

    Time and time again, Sonny Rollins proves his sax mastery

  • Calendar

    April 16, 1998

    Night & Day

    April 16 - 22, 1998

  • Music

    February 20, 1997

    Rotation

    April 16 - 22, 1998

  • Music

    February 13, 1997

    Rotation

    April 16 - 22, 1998

  • Music

    January 9, 1997

    Rotation

    April 16 - 22, 1998

  • Music

    September 12, 1996

    Try a Sample

    April 16 - 22, 1998

  • Music

    May 25, 1995

    Critic's Choice

    The Hard Way

  • Music

    January 26, 1995

    Sound Check

    The Hard Way

  • Film

    April 14, 1994

    WorldFest's World View

    Hunter Todd returns with a slimmed-down film festival

  • Music

    March 24, 1994

    All Rise

    Hunter Todd returns with a slimmed-down film festival

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