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David Beebe

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    The Intrepid Walker's Guide to Houston: A Sole of Houston Forerunner, Circa 1975

    (Part one of a planned series...) As the Preacher says, there's nothing new under the sun, and it turns out I was not the first Houstonian to write about adventures on long walks and/or bike rides in the Bayou City. More than 30 years prior to my first adventure (a 16-mile slog down Westheimer fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Is Houston America's Future Bicycling Capitol? Tom McCasland Thinks It Is, and Is Making It So

    Tom McCasland has long believed that Houston is a sleeping giant of a bicycling city, and these days Houston appears to be waking up and stretching its legs. Today Yale Law grad McCasland serves as the interim head of the Harris County Housing Authority, but even before he began his previous positi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Sole Of Houston: UH Architecture Professor Graphs Bellaire Boulevard

    Ray Davies never sang about seeing stars on Bellaire Boulevard​Three years ago this month, David Beebe and I trekked Bellaire Boulevard from west of Highway 6 to the Little Woodrow's on the train tracks at the West U / Bellaire border. We didn't continue any further because the prosperous stretch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2010

    SXSW Aftermath: Just Your Average, Garden-Variety Mayhem At The Continental Club

    Photos by Chris GrayThe Stone River Boys​SXSW moves at such a frenetic clip that when you're finally able to catch your breath and collect your thoughts, it's almost over. That moment finally arrived for Aftermath at rockabilly troublemaker and Sirius/XM Outlaw Country DJ Mojo Nixon's annual "Mojo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Frenchy's Celebrates 40 Years

    Photo courtesy of HoustonianSome restaurants epitomize the soul of their cities. There's Brown's Diner and the Pancake Pantry in Nashville, cheese-steak joints like Pat's and Geno's Steaks in Philly, and many a corner pizzeria in Chicago and NYC. For Houston, Frenchy's is just as iconic. The Creuz ... More >>

  • Music

    April 30, 2009

    Got Live If You Want It

    Our Spring/Summer concert preview, part deux

  • Music

    January 15, 2009

    Houston's Most Unique Address

    Our Spring/Summer concert preview, part deux

  • News

    July 17, 2008

    Nudist, Tex-Mex, X and Y

    Our Spring/Summer concert preview, part deux

  • Music

    November 1, 2007

    Getting Better All the Time

    Dozens of local musicians come together to honor stricken comrade Stephen Adams with a tribute show for the ages

  • Music

    July 26, 2007

    2007 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase

    Dozens of local musicians come together to honor stricken comrade Stephen Adams with a tribute show for the ages

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2007

    The Greatest Worst Song about Houston. Ever.

    Dozens of local musicians come together to honor stricken comrade Stephen Adams with a tribute show for the ages

  • Music

    January 18, 2007

    The Unusual Suspects

    He said, he said with Houston's former ska kings

  • Music

    August 17, 2006

    The Houston Slide

    The Medicine Show rocks the ephemeral city with eternal music

  • Music

    March 23, 2006

    South By So Huge

    Austin's little music festival is all grown up

  • Music

    December 26, 2002

    Change of Beat

    Just like the rest of Houston, the local music scene saw plenty of ups and downs

  • Music

    October 24, 2002

    Crash and Burn

    Landlords and bounced checks abort the Fabulous Satellite Lounge's ten-year mission to rock the Heights

  • Music

    October 17, 2002

    Buenos Aires Virus

    Continental Club dweller Glover Gill would sooner starve to death than give up playing tango. Not that guys who back Pavarotti and score Hollywood films waste away that often.

  • Music

    August 15, 2002

    The El Orbits

    Live in Houston, Texas (Freedom Records)

  • News

    August 1, 2002

    Big John and Little Joe

    Space City's tallest and shortest musicians rule the 2002 Houston Press Music Awards

  • News

    July 12, 2001

    Music Awards 2001

    A preview of this year's show

  • Music

    July 27, 2000

    Spreading Its Roots

    Austin's renowned Continental Club expands its reach. But will the Houston market exceed its grasp?

  • Music

    April 6, 2000

    Listen In

    KISS - The Suspects - Gestapo Pussy Ranch

  • News

    June 11, 1998

    1998 Houston Press Music Awards Nominees

    KISS - The Suspects - Gestapo Pussy Ranch

  • Music

    July 3, 1997

    Static

    KISS - The Suspects - Gestapo Pussy Ranch

  • Music

    October 10, 1996

    Static

    KISS - The Suspects - Gestapo Pussy Ranch

  • Music

    September 29, 1994

    Somber News from Nashville

    Townes Van Zandt hospitalized with lung problems

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