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  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    No Surprises: Rock Hall Set To Induct Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys

    Photo By Marco TorresGuns N' Roses are Rock Hall bound, but which version of GNR will show up? ​This morning (well, it leaked last night) the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland announced their 2012 class of inductees. Included on the list are Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Bo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    25 Essential Eponymous Albums

    ​Eponymous: (of a literary work, film, etc) named after its central character or creator: The Stooges' eponymous debut album. On this day in 1983, a young woman from Michigan who had recently given up on a career as a hard-rock singer released her first album of electronic dance-pop, an album ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Top 10 Healing Songs, From One Who Knows

    Chris Nelson/FacebookClint Broussard in his natural habitat.​Rocks Off was happy to run into our friend and Blues In Hi-Fi DJ Clint Broussard the other day at Leon's Lounge (where else?). We were a little surprised too, because it was the first time we'd seen him with two shoes on in months. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    iFest's Second Weekend Brings It All Back Home

    Jason WolterTexas Connection: Joe Ely, Lucinda Williams and Townes Van Zandt (not pictured)​See lots more iFest pictures from Saturday and Sunday (and some food) in our slideshows. Yes, it was hot at iFest this weekend. Houston hot. Sunday afternoon, partway through Lucinda Williams' surprisi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Poor Little Rich Boys at Zimm's Little Deck

    Photo by Troy FieldsRoast beef poor boy at Calliope's.​The long and short of this week's cafe review of Zimm's Little Deck is that while the Cajun restaurant's small plates (items like Croque Monsieur balls and fried calamari) are great, the poor boys are wanting. So, too, are the "rich boys" ... More >>

  • Music

    July 1, 2010

    Kermit Ruffins

    Photo by Troy FieldsRoast beef poor boy at Calliope's.​The long and short of this week's cafe review of Zimm's Little Deck is that while the Cajun restaurant's small plates (items like Croque Monsieur balls and fried calamari) are great, the poor boys are wanting. So, too, are the "rich boys" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    Kermit Ruffins, New Orleans' Beaming Musical Ambassador

    ​Many people say that going to New Orleans feels like being in another time. In fact, the city's current slogan for its tourism TV spots, which Rocks Off caught just this morning, is "you're different here." Listening to Kermit Ruffins, who plays House of Blues Friday night, has that effect t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Houston: One Tough Town for Noodles

    ​Tho Lam, a waiter at Pho One on Westheimer at Wilcrest, told me his life story the other day. Tho works for his parents Thamh Lam and Kim Oanh Vu who own the place. The name of the restaurant is a wordplay on his mom's middle name. Kim Oanh Vu comes from a famous pho family. Her father and Th ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 25, 2008

    Memories of Brennan's

    A Houston institution burns; will it be back?

  • Music

    March 27, 2008

    Houston's Matt Clark Strums for New Orleans' Glen David Andrews

    A River Oaks kid learns the Basin Street Blues

  • Music

    June 14, 2007

    The Soul Rebels Brass Band Find a Houston Home

    New Orleans flair arrives on booming Almeda Boulevard

  • Music

    July 20, 2006

    Life in a Hurricane

    The New Orleans sound of The Morning 40 Federation

  • Music

    April 20, 2006

    Irie iFest

    Finding the coolest runnings at this year's Jamaica-themed Houston International Festival

  • News

    February 9, 2006

    Shortchanged

    Houston-based immigrants who flock to New Orleans can get all the jobs they want. Getting paid is a lot harder.

  • Music

    December 29, 2005

    Farewell to the Twenty Nickel

    Looking back on the '05 and dreaming in the '06

  • News

    November 10, 2005

    Veggie Tales

    An alternative to gasoline-based fuel gains traction in Houston

  • Music

    September 15, 2005

    Tremé, Texas

    The soul of New Orleans lives on in Houston, especially at Sammy's on Main

  • Music

    September 8, 2005

    Welcome, Neighbors

    Houston's music community responds to an unprecedented influx of talent

  • News

    September 8, 2005

    Katrina & The Waves

    Houston gets hit with its own hurricane surge

  • Music

    December 4, 2003

    Hip-hop, Tejas

    Latinos take on rap music and make it their own

  • Dining

    October 16, 2003

    Sandwich On Demand

    The District 7 Grill must have muffulettas

  • Music

    February 20, 2003

    Shemekia Copeland

    Talking to Strangers (Alligator Records)

  • Music

    December 5, 2002

    Kenny G.'s Revenge

    Smooth-jazz fans blast Racket

  • Culture

    November 29, 2001

    The Gift Of Music

    2001’s top ten picks

  • Music

    November 29, 2001

    The Rebirth Brass Band

    Saturday, December 1

  • Music

    October 11, 2001

    Angola Bound

    The Neville Brothers have toiled long and hard to win freedom from prisons of the body and mind.

  • Music

    August 16, 2001

    Playbill

    Mem Shannon

  • Music

    April 19, 2001

    Brass Tacks

    Who killed "When the Saints..."? The Dirty Dozen, and don't you forget it.

  • Dining

    April 19, 2001

    Stirred and Shaken

    Magnolia's Ramos gin fizz

  • Dining

    December 14, 2000

    Creole Country

    Cajun, New Orleans Creole and African-French Creole are three distinct cuisines.

  • Music

    September 7, 2000

    Pepper Shakers

    Los Hombres Calientes take jazz into booty-shaking territory

  • Music

    August 10, 2000

    Lady Belts the Blues

    Marcia Ball signs with Alligator and gets a new groove on

  • Articles

    June 3, 1999

    Sex Among the Armoires

    Marcia Ball signs with Alligator and gets a new groove on

  • Music

    August 6, 1998

    Rotation

    Marcia Ball signs with Alligator and gets a new groove on

  • Music

    May 21, 1998

    Rotation

    Marcia Ball signs with Alligator and gets a new groove on

  • Music

    February 20, 1997

    Static

    Marcia Ball signs with Alligator and gets a new groove on

  • Music

    September 12, 1996

    Try a Sample

    Marcia Ball signs with Alligator and gets a new groove on

  • Music

    August 15, 1996

    Break's Over

    Marcia Ball signs with Alligator and gets a new groove on

  • Music

    August 8, 1996

    Sounds Like a Winner!

    1996 Houston Press Music Awards

  • Music

    May 30, 1996

    Sound Check

    1996 Houston Press Music Awards

  • Dining

    June 15, 1995

    A Pizza Puzzle

    If it pulls the pieces together, The Strand Brewery could have a powerful pie

  • News

    August 11, 1994

    The Private Life and Public Death of Frank Koury

    Frank Koury wanted to keep his gay life at home and his legal life at Fulbright & Jaworski separated. But when he died, everything was revealed.

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