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Denton

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    The Healthiest County in Texas Definitely Isn't Around Here

    The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have put together a list of health by county across the nation, looking at births, deaths and various measures of the quality of life. You can get a statewide ranking of the counties in your state, and if ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Rocks Off's Ultra-Hip Rodeo Concert Guide: Eli Young Band

    Date: March 5 Name: Eli Young Band AKA: "The band that performed the worst rendition of the National Anthem since Roseanne." Genre: Bummer country

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    The Jesus And Mary Chain Hitting Houston On March 13 During SXSW Swing

    Known best for their 1985 album, Psychocandy, the Jesus And Mary Chain have been called one of the most influential British bands of the '80s. With the wall of crushing reverb, drenched in pop hookiness, their sound foretold bands like the beloved My Bloody Valentine, the cultish Black Rebel Motorcy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    4 Fictional Rainstorms That Royally !@#$-ed Someone's Day

    If you're like us you woke up yesterday thinking that you'd set your alarm for the wrong time because the sky outside was as black as Satan's colonoscopy. The clouds had that look your drunken uncle gets when someone argues with his political views, and then the heavens opened up. Texas has been st ... More >>

  • Music

    August 25, 2011

    Riverboat Gamblers

    If you're like us you woke up yesterday thinking that you'd set your alarm for the wrong time because the sky outside was as black as Satan's colonoscopy. The clouds had that look your drunken uncle gets when someone argues with his political views, and then the heavens opened up. Texas has been st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Centro-matic Scratches A Very Specific Itch At Fitz

    Photos by Jason Wolter​Unless there's no way to avoid it, the one night of the week Rocks Off does not like to review shows is Friday. After five straight 10- to 12-hour days (at least), our brain is usually in tatters and all we want to do is limp home or to a preferred watering hole and shut ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Centro-matic Paints A Tighter Picture On Candidate Waltz

    Matt Pence​Will Johnson, enigmatic front man of Denton rock outfit Centro-matic, is chuckling over reviews for the band's latest album, Candidate Waltz (Undertow/Thirty Tigers). "For the most part they've been good, but even the negative ones - and there are some that are so negative - I can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Sanctus Bellum: Nothing Certain But Metal And Taxes

    Photos courtesy of Sanctus BellumSanctus Bellum at Denton's 35 Conferette in March​What fuels heavy metal music? Some might say the Armageddon that is flirting with our world; others, watching the machinations of craven political and religious leaders. We, however, can testify that some of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2011

    The Best Local & Texas Albums Of 2011 (So Far)

    ​Chris Gray: My pick is a dead heat between a pair of Lost Highway albums by a couple of artists who just happen to be appearing at Summer Fest this weekend, Hayes Carll's KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories) and Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears' Scandalous. Though he's been one of my favorit ... More >>

  • Music

    February 24, 2011

    Championship BBQ Cook-Off

    ​Chris Gray: My pick is a dead heat between a pair of Lost Highway albums by a couple of artists who just happen to be appearing at Summer Fest this weekend, Hayes Carll's KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories) and Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears' Scandalous. Though he's been one of my favorit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Rocky Horror Picture Show: The Ultimate Covers Mixtape

    ​The Rocky Horror Picture Show turns 35 this week. Rocks Off started going to the midnight queen of cult movies at the River Oaks Theater when we were just 15 years old, and has now strapped on high heels and corsets as part of the cast for the better part of a decade. It's an experience so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Brew Blog: Deschutes Brewery

    ​Many excellent West Coast and Pacific Northwest brewers have long shown the good sense to ship their wares to Texas, and Deschutes Brewery has now joined the party in a real way, too. The Bend, Oregon brewery has inked a deal with Ben E. Keith Beverages to expand its local reach. Of course ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2010

    Bowling For Soup

    ​Many excellent West Coast and Pacific Northwest brewers have long shown the good sense to ship their wares to Texas, and Deschutes Brewery has now joined the party in a real way, too. The Bend, Oregon brewery has inked a deal with Ben E. Keith Beverages to expand its local reach. Of course ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Free Press Summer Fest Team Taking Over Fitzgerald's

    4:38 p.m.: UPDATED with more information from Afra. Matthew KeeverThe crowd dances to Brave Combo at Fitzgerald's 33rd anniversary this past Saturday.​Free Press Houston editor/publisher Omar Afra and Pegstar.net owner Jagi Katial, the principal figures behind Free Press Summer Fest, announce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    The Top 5 Musical Eco-Fails

    uscgd8 via Flick​The bad news about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is that BP's magic undersea dome didn't work, and the slick is now the size of Connecticut. And unless the latest half-assed stopgap measure (a "junk shot" of debris fired down the well in an attempt to plug it) works, it could be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    Rocks Off's Rodeo Concert Guide: Actual Texans The Eli Young Band

    Date: March 19Name: Eli Young BandAKA: "Who?"Genre: Up and countryBest Known Song(s): "When It Rains," "Always the Love Songs"Key Demographic: UNT grads, people who think "fire" and "guitar"

  • News

    March 11, 2010

    Music Cities

    Texas has its own brand of March Madness

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Your Guide To The Annual March Music Invasion Of Texas

    ​March can be a harrowing, exhausting time to be a music fan in Texas. Or it can be the most exhilarating time of all.Everyone knows about the monster that is SXSW. It can be far too easy to be overwhelmed by options, last-minute hype and logistical nightmares. Luckily, this week's feature provide ... More >>

  • Music

    March 4, 2010

    B L A C K I E

    ​March can be a harrowing, exhausting time to be a music fan in Texas. Or it can be the most exhilarating time of all.Everyone knows about the monster that is SXSW. It can be far too easy to be overwhelmed by options, last-minute hype and logistical nightmares. Luckily, this week's feature provide ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2009

    ACL 2009 Day Two: !!! & Neon Indian Before The Rain

    Photos by Groovehouse​Denton-area band Neon Indian came in at the last minute to cover for the absent Danish garage-gloomers The Raveonettes. We really dug these kids, which includes members of Ghosthustler and and VEGA. They only played for about forty minutes but it only took the first half for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Local Musicians Pick a Love Song

    For every relationship, both failed and successful, there's a song that reminds you of that special (or not-so-special) person whenever it plays. Not to be used with the more cliched "our song," which is picked by both parties and can, most of the time, be repeated out loud with some pride. For the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    Aftermath: Brave Combo at Discovery Green

    Photos by Allen Hill It would be interesting to find out how many weddings have taken place at Discovery Green since it opened last year, but it's hard to imagine that any of them could have been any livelier than Brave Combo's free concert there Thursday evening. In its second season, DG's free con ... More >>

  • Music

    December 25, 2008

    New Year's Eve

    Photos by Allen Hill It would be interesting to find out how many weddings have taken place at Discovery Green since it opened last year, but it's hard to imagine that any of them could have been any livelier than Brave Combo's free concert there Thursday evening. In its second season, DG's free con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2008

    The Old 97’s at ACL Fest

    Photos by Allen Hill It would be interesting to find out how many weddings have taken place at Discovery Green since it opened last year, but it's hard to imagine that any of them could have been any livelier than Brave Combo's free concert there Thursday evening. In its second season, DG's free con ... More >>

  • Music

    July 3, 2008

    Moses Guest

    Photos by Allen Hill It would be interesting to find out how many weddings have taken place at Discovery Green since it opened last year, but it's hard to imagine that any of them could have been any livelier than Brave Combo's free concert there Thursday evening. In its second season, DG's free con ... More >>

  • Music

    June 26, 2008

    Canada Day, with the Drams

    Photos by Allen Hill It would be interesting to find out how many weddings have taken place at Discovery Green since it opened last year, but it's hard to imagine that any of them could have been any livelier than Brave Combo's free concert there Thursday evening. In its second season, DG's free con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2008

    Drenched in Blog: SXSW Bitchin' Band Alert: Ghosthustler

    Photos by Allen Hill It would be interesting to find out how many weddings have taken place at Discovery Green since it opened last year, but it's hard to imagine that any of them could have been any livelier than Brave Combo's free concert there Thursday evening. In its second season, DG's free con ... More >>

  • Music

    December 20, 2007

    Home for the Holidays

    Photos by Allen Hill It would be interesting to find out how many weddings have taken place at Discovery Green since it opened last year, but it's hard to imagine that any of them could have been any livelier than Brave Combo's free concert there Thursday evening. In its second season, DG's free con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2007

    Last Night: Midlake at Numbers

    Photos by Allen Hill It would be interesting to find out how many weddings have taken place at Discovery Green since it opened last year, but it's hard to imagine that any of them could have been any livelier than Brave Combo's free concert there Thursday evening. In its second season, DG's free con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2007

    Quantum Mechanics (and Fucking!)

    Photos by Allen Hill It would be interesting to find out how many weddings have taken place at Discovery Green since it opened last year, but it's hard to imagine that any of them could have been any livelier than Brave Combo's free concert there Thursday evening. In its second season, DG's free con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2007

    Endless CFS

    Photos by Allen Hill It would be interesting to find out how many weddings have taken place at Discovery Green since it opened last year, but it's hard to imagine that any of them could have been any livelier than Brave Combo's free concert there Thursday evening. In its second season, DG's free con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2007

    Endless CFS

    Photos by Allen Hill It would be interesting to find out how many weddings have taken place at Discovery Green since it opened last year, but it's hard to imagine that any of them could have been any livelier than Brave Combo's free concert there Thursday evening. In its second season, DG's free con ... More >>

  • Music

    January 18, 2007

    The Drams

    The Drams perform Thursday, January 18, at the Engine Room, 1515 Pease, 713-654-7846.

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2006

    Football U: Pigskin for Turkeys

    The Drams perform Thursday, January 18, at the Engine Room, 1515 Pease, 713-654-7846.

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2006

    Football U: Pigskin for Turkeys

    The Drams perform Thursday, January 18, at the Engine Room, 1515 Pease, 713-654-7846.

  • Home Entertainment

    September 7, 2006

    Necessary Evil

    The Drams perform Thursday, January 18, at the Engine Room, 1515 Pease, 713-654-7846.

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2006

    Kinky Talk

    The Drams perform Thursday, January 18, at the Engine Room, 1515 Pease, 713-654-7846.

  • Music

    September 16, 2004

    Faux Fox

    Black Glove or White Glove (Quartz Inc.)

  • Music

    August 21, 2003

    Raking In the Chips

    Denton's Riverboat Gamblers know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em

  • Music

    December 12, 2002

    Single Frame Ashtray, with Faceless Werewolves and Frox Noxon

    Saturday, December 14

  • Music

    May 23, 2002

    Pine Bluffing

    Texan Joe Cripps is finally coaxing a new record out of Delta blues legend CeDell Davis

  • Music

    February 7, 2002

    Ice Ice Baby

    Varnaline's Anders Parker goes cold when asked about his inspiration

  • Music

    November 22, 2001

    Dunlavy

    The Alison Effect (Camera Obscura)

  • Music

    March 26, 1998

    Conference Kudos and Crud

    The Alison Effect (Camera Obscura)

  • Culture

    December 26, 1996

    Dumb and Dinky

    New micro-galleries may go for the small and the stupid, but hey, they're still a breath of fresh air

  • Music

    October 31, 1996

    Eating It Up

    Slobberbone is playing with its heroes, and living off expectations

  • Calendar

    September 12, 1996

    Press Picks

    Slobberbone is playing with its heroes, and living off expectations

  • Music

    August 1, 1996

    Rotation

    Slobberbone is playing with its heroes, and living off expectations

  • Music

    September 1, 1994

    Juicy Stuff

    Ames gets sued; the Juice -- Brutal and O.J.-- take to vinyl

  • Calendar

    March 10, 1994

    Press Picks

    Ames gets sued; the Juice -- Brutal and O.J.-- take to vinyl

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