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  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Double Duds: The 10 Worst Duets Since "Ebony and Ivory"

    Thirty years ago this week, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder hit No. 1 on the charts with their duet, "Ebony and Ivory." The song spent seven weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and the past three decades as a joke. Perhaps history's most hackneyed call for racial harmony (which, admittedly, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Umami Dinners at Kata Robata Encourage Chef Collaboration

    "I stayed away from making any fish courses," joked chef Randy Evans after last night's Umami dinner at Kata Robata. "I left that to Hori." To his left, Kata Robata's executive chef -- and recent James Beard semi-finalist for his work at the sushi restaurant -- simply laughed good-naturedly. This w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia Talks Gigantour, Dark Adrenaline

    Conventional wisdom used to be that the hyper-masculine world of heavy metal would never fully embrace a female superstar, but that was before Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia hit the scene. Armed with a soaring contralto and a humble attitude that belies her striking beauty, Scabbia has converted mor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Mikkeller Beer Comes to Houston: Night After Monsters

    Mikkel Borg Bjergsø and Jakob Mielcke​Mikkel Borg Bjergsø moved around the crowd last night at the Night After Monsters beer tasting like a virtual unknown. Clad in a red plaid shirt and a scruffy beard, Mikkel looked more like any other Montrose resident who'd walked over to Whole Foods for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    This Just In: SXSW Announces First Round Of 2012 Showcasing Bands, Including Fat Tony and Something Fierce

    Photo By Marco TorresFat Tony at a day show at SXSW '11​Sweet lord, it's not even Thanksgiving yet and South By Southwest is making us excited for March in Austin already. Today the industry festival announced a few bands coming to the capitol city next year, and a few Houston names and Rocks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Houston Beer Week 2011: Bigger, Better, Beer-ier

    Read on for a full -- and we do mean FULL -- schedule of HBW events.​The second annual Houston Beer Week kicks off this year on an auspicious date: 11/11/11. That's when the big craft beer festival will celebrate its sophomore year with a kick-off happy hour at Ziggy's Downtown, from 5 to 7 p. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    First Look at Sorrel Urban Bistro

    All photos by Mai PhamSeared halibut, Israeli couscous, white asparagus, sundried tomato oil, micro basil, caramelized Meyer lemon​There's so much to like about Sorrel Urban Bistro, the new farm-to-table concept restaurant that opened earlier this week, that I have to temper my excitement some ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Robust Night Of Roots-Rock Shows Scene's True Grit

    Jay LeeDave Alvin​Rocks Off feels like we live in a Western. This is nothing unusual for us, except right now is the part of the movie (every movie) where one cowboy turns to the other one and says, "It's quiet out here." The other answers, of course, "Yeah... too quiet." Since about Free Pre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Lufkin Couple Heads To Jail After Pregnant Woman Smokes Cig

    Not the Lufkin woman, who we're sure doesn't have tats​According to a police report summarized in the Lufkin Daily News, 33-year-old Roosevelt Lee Williams III called police out to discuss a Mother's Day altercation with 26-year-old mama-to-be Dominique Bryan that had just ended. He told pol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    Guitarist Brian Robertson Loves Thin Lizzy, Texas Women

    ​As one half of Thin Lizzy's legendary "twin guitar" classic lineup in the mid- to late '70s, Scottish guitarist Brian "Robbo" Robertson started to make an impact on classic-rock history while still a teenager. That's him shredding on the legendary break in Lizzy's most popular (and, alas, al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Mark Taylor, UH Swimming Coach (1961-2011)

    Mark Taylor​Mark Taylor, who helmed University of Houston's swimming program for nearly a decade, died Friday evening of an apparent heart attack in Austin, according to the University of Houston Athletics Department. He was 50 years old. "This is a sad and difficult day. We lost a family me ... More >>

  • Music

    December 2, 2010

    German Shepherd

    Johnny Falstaff is a honky-tonk translator.

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    A Royal ABBA Salute And Other Scandinavian Musical Delights

    Photos by Brittanie SheyThe Royal Band outside Stockholm Palace​Välkommen from Scandinavia! More specifically, Gothenburg, Sweden, the country's "second city" and home to some of Rocks Off's favorite bands from recent years, including El Perro Del Mar, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives and The Knif ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Five Superheroes Who Need A Makeover More Than Wonder Woman

    You might not know this if you don't follow superhero news, or news about dominatrix-type lasso-wielding heroines, but Wonder Woman is getting a new look. Gone are the star-spangled shorts, exchanged for black leather.Why Wonder Woman? Here are five superheroes in much bigger need of a makeover than ... More >>

  • Film

    May 27, 2010
  • Culture

    May 21, 2009

    Summer of Salvation

    The Terminator is back. Plus lots of other movies we can't wait to see this season.

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Flannel File: Primus

    Primus circa 1998, Copenhagen, DenmarkAs the title of this feature might suggest, '90s nostalgia is in full swing, and one of the orders of the day is reexamining the aesthetic reputation of bands we liked when we were teenagers but of whom we subsequently became embarrassed, swapping them in our es ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    Westheimer Block Party Preview: Updates from Elaine Greer, Bolt, Linus Pauling Quartet, Future Blondes and More

    The second in Rocks Off's series of self-penned updates from bands playing Saturday's Westheimer Block Party. If this also applies to you, please send yours to chris.gray@houstonpress.com. Elaine Greer: "I have been working on my first-ever EP, which is set to be released in May, and am playing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    College Bowl Season: Previews By A Real Expert

    The college football bowl season is here, and it's become such a confusing mess of odd-sounding games played in smallish towns with mediocre teams that you need an expert to figure it out. And nothing says "expert" more than a teen-aged kid, whether the subject is football, driving, or how inutterab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    College Bowl Season: Previews By A Real Expert

    The college football bowl season is here, and it's become such a confusing mess of odd-sounding games played in smallish towns with mediocre teams that you need an expert to figure it out. And nothing says "expert" more than a teen-aged kid, whether the subject is football, driving, or how inutterab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2008

    Houston Aeros Face Off Tomorrow Against Chicago Wolves in First Game of Season

    The college football bowl season is here, and it's become such a confusing mess of odd-sounding games played in smallish towns with mediocre teams that you need an expert to figure it out. And nothing says "expert" more than a teen-aged kid, whether the subject is football, driving, or how inutterab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2008

    Setting the Scene

    The college football bowl season is here, and it's become such a confusing mess of odd-sounding games played in smallish towns with mediocre teams that you need an expert to figure it out. And nothing says "expert" more than a teen-aged kid, whether the subject is football, driving, or how inutterab ... More >>

  • Culture

    April 17, 2008

    Loving Love Loves a Pornographer

    Nova Arts Project surprises with a wicked Victorian comedy-of-manners parody

  • Calendar

    September 6, 2007

    Buford at the Strand Theatre

    Hamlet comes to East Texas

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2007
  • Calendar

    July 26, 2007

    Daniel Silva

    Secret Servant pairs spies and extremists

  • Film

    June 7, 2007

    The Wendell Baker Story

    Wendell Baker is a dysfunctional Wilson family affair

  • Culture

    March 8, 2007

    Art Capsule Reviews

    A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

  • Culture

    March 1, 2007

    Art Capsule Reviews

    A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

  • Music

    January 25, 2007
  • Culture

    January 11, 2007

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • News

    October 26, 2006

    Spaced Out

    A non-PC e-mail riles a group of judges

  • News

    July 6, 2006

    Top of the World

    You've never heard of him, but Mike Willcox is one of the best on the planet at what he does

  • Music

    October 13, 2005

    Rockin' Renewal

    The imminent launch of new venue Warehouse Live makes it official: Downtown is now Houston's live music hot spot

  • Culture

    August 11, 2005

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    June 10, 2004

    Going to Iceland

    Yes, Olafur Eliasson takes pictures there, but don't make too much of it

  • Culture

    February 5, 2004

    Mystery Meeting

    What happened when Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr spoke in 1941?

  • Culture

    June 5, 2003

    Shallow Hamlet

    Boyd's flair can't hide this production's inner flaws

  • Culture

    November 28, 2002

    Manet, Monet, Money

    The Museum of Fine Arts tries to draw in the crowds with a "Season of Impressionism"

  • News

    August 29, 2002

    Warmed Over

    Plus: Shoe Scuff, Stand Up, Broiler Steam

  • News

    August 2, 2001

    Battle Corps

    How the fine art of diplomacy dissolved into a bitter two-word war

  • Calendar

    October 14, 1999

    Cause Célèbre

    How the fine art of diplomacy dissolved into a bitter two-word war

  • Film

    September 9, 1999

    Danish Dealers

    The Pusher's convincing, despite the familiar turf

  • News

    January 28, 1999

    Lost in theYarbrough Triangle: $10,000

    The Pusher's convincing, despite the familiar turf

  • News

    August 6, 1998

    Deporting Disparities

    Immigration law divides Central Americans

  • Film

    January 23, 1997

    As He Likes It

    Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet may be complete, but something's still a little rotten

  • Calendar

    January 16, 1997

    Press Picks

    Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet may be complete, but something's still a little rotten

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Alison Cook looks back at 1996: Year of the Rat

    Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet may be complete, but something's still a little rotten

  • Dining

    April 20, 1995

    Plus Ca Change

    Birraporetti's has a new chef and a new look. But where's the wow?

  • Culture

    November 17, 1994

    Worm's Eye Hamlet

    Rosencrantz and Guildenstern may be dead, but they're still fun

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