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March 12, 2012
The Best (Fake) SXSW 2012 Rumors So Far
It happens every year: an errant rumor turns Austin and SXSW upside down for a few hours or even days, leading to mass hysteria, mild apathy, and sometimes sadness. At my first SXSW in 2001, I got a "hot tip" that the Beastie Boys were going to join Mix Master Mike at La Zona Rosa for a secret show, ... More >>
Blogs
February 24, 2012
Look Who Showed Up At The Rodeo Cookoff
Country stars Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton both dropped by the World's Championship BBQ Contest at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Thursday night, reports KHOU. Rocks Off has no idea what they were doing in town, besides both of them probably love good barbecue. That we know of, neither of the ... More >>
Blogs
January 9, 2012
Texans Getting Dumber: More Are Playing the Lottery
Step right up.In these tough economic times, there's no greater financial plan than putting your money into a game where the odds of winning are relatively microscopic. Right? Apparently that's what a lot of Texans think: This year, for the first time in ten years, there has been an increas ... More >>
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September 16, 2011
Full Swag For Das Racist, No Swag For Astros & Paul Wall
Das Racist is Rocks Off's favorite joke-rap group, ever. It annoys most people we know -including our boss, who is like, "All right, no more Das Racist for everyone's sake, please." That's being nice - Ed. Earlier this year, we traveled to SXSW strictly to catch every show, and we're planning ... More >>
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September 12, 2011
Sittin Sidewayz: Paul Wall Busted For Pot In El Paso
lockerz.com/Paul Wall via TwitterPaul Wall followed in the footsteps of his outlaw country heroes over the weekend... all the way to jail. Wall, fellow Houston rapper Baby Bash ("Suga Suga") and producer BiggRoy were arrested early Sunday on suspicion of possession of less than 2 ounces of m ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
In Run-Up to Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch, NASA Allows Rare Peek Behind Mission Control Curtain
Photos by Troy FieldsCheck out our pictures of the final round of space shuttle simulation training at NASA's Mission Control. Space. If you are anything like me, you've probably started to take it for granted. Save for disasters like the Columbia explosion in 2003, the country as a whole no ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2011
Pro Life Group Uncovers Health Problems at Clinics
Texas abortion clinics are plagued with health and administrative violations and have tons of gross medical waste, including fetal remains, in open trash bins outside their doors, according to the results of a three-month undercover study by Christian pro-life group Operation Rescue. The gro ... More >>
Blogs
March 18, 2011
Drunken Wee-Hours Whataburger Drive-Thrus: A Proud Texas Tradition
I'll take a Whatachicken with fries and a large vodka.Shamefully, all too many of us have been there: out in the bars since happy hour, it's now a quarter-past closing time. We stagger to the car and suddenly remember we haven't eaten a thing other than beer nuts since lunch. Hunger cuts thro ... More >>
Culture
March 17, 2011
Exactly How Safe Is Juarez?
I'll take a Whatachicken with fries and a large vodka.Shamefully, all too many of us have been there: out in the bars since happy hour, it's now a quarter-past closing time. We stagger to the car and suddenly remember we haven't eaten a thing other than beer nuts since lunch. Hunger cuts thro ... More >>
Blogs
January 13, 2011
Owls Basketball: Just One or Two Plays Away, Again
John RoyalBen Braun questions a call in the first halfRice Owls head coach Ben Braun says that his team is close. One or two plays away close. One or two plays away from winning those close games and being a good basketball team. But all that actually matters is that the Owls are still a f ... More >>
Blogs
December 17, 2010
Bartender Chat: Ashley Vasquez of Junction Bar & Grill
Ashley Vasquez, who's been in the bartending business for ten years now, says most of her hours spent slinging whiskey have been at sports bars. She originally hails from El Paso, but moved to Kingwood when she was six years old. She ended up going to Lamar High School and chose to stay in ... More >>
Culture
November 18, 2010
Latin Roots and Superiority Games
Ashley Vasquez, who's been in the bartending business for ten years now, says most of her hours spent slinging whiskey have been at sports bars. She originally hails from El Paso, but moved to Kingwood when she was six years old. She ended up going to Lamar High School and chose to stay in ... More >>
Music
November 11, 2010
No Shame
Dr. Dog shrugs off faint praise.
Calendar
September 30, 2010
Juarez: A Killing Field
Three writers, three sources of (more) sobering news
Blogs
September 8, 2010
Valley Sheriffs Want To Search Southbound Cars, Too
Be careful headin' southBe careful if you're driving south with your guns and life savings. If some sheriffs have their way, county cops could take it all away.Late last week, sheriffs from Cameron County and El Paso County announced that they would love it if deputies started inspecting every ca ... More >>
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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 >>
Culture
May 13, 2010
Special Regional Anti-Mexican Slur Edition
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 >>
Music
April 15, 2010
Before the Flood
West Texan Ned Sublette reflects on pre-Katrina New Orleans in a new memoir.
Blogs
March 11, 2010
He Said She Said: Did We Shave Our Legs For This? More Cornball Country Comedy
Not all country music has to be about down-and-out truck-driving lifestyles, D-I-V-O-R-C-E, abusive husbands and the dissolution of the American Dream. More than any other genre, country lends itself so nicely to parody and self-satire. The best country music is self-referential, where the artist k ... More >>
Music
February 18, 2010
Kinky Friedman
Not all country music has to be about down-and-out truck-driving lifestyles, D-I-V-O-R-C-E, abusive husbands and the dissolution of the American Dream. More than any other genre, country lends itself so nicely to parody and self-satire. The best country music is self-referential, where the artist k ... More >>
Culture
December 31, 2009
SPECIAL YEAR-END EDICION
Not all country music has to be about down-and-out truck-driving lifestyles, D-I-V-O-R-C-E, abusive husbands and the dissolution of the American Dream. More than any other genre, country lends itself so nicely to parody and self-satire. The best country music is self-referential, where the artist k ... More >>
Blogs
November 19, 2009
Thanksgiving Recipe: Pork Chops in Apple Butter Mole
Photo by Jasmine&RosesCalvin Trillin has lobbied to replace the Thanksgiving turkey with spaghetti carbonara --something to do with Columbus being Italian, I think. In the Tex-Mex Cookbook, I pointed out that Juan de Onate and his Mexican pioneers held a Tex-Mex thanksgiving in El Paso ... More >>
Blogs
July 31, 2009
TEA Releases Further Details On School Rankings
The Texas Education Agency has released the 2009 school rankings -- let the talk of how schools are gaming the system begin!!Results are searchable by district, by category, by all kinds of things.The 12 HISd schools that have been ranked "unacceptable":High Schools -- Jones, Kashmere, Lee, Sterl ... More >>
Music
June 25, 2009
Burnin' for You
The Texas Education Agency has released the 2009 school rankings -- let the talk of how schools are gaming the system begin!!Results are searchable by district, by category, by all kinds of things.The 12 HISd schools that have been ranked "unacceptable":High Schools -- Jones, Kashmere, Lee, Sterl ... More >>
Blogs
December 5, 2008
Sunday Sunday Sunday: Zechs Marquise at the Mink
A natural talent for psychedelia must be as common as Y chromosomes in the Rodriguez-Lopez family DNA. That gene pool has produced a trio of rockers - Omar, Marcel and Marfred - that has proved its mastery of the genre in more than one incarnation. The most notable, of course, is Omar, co-masterm ... More >>
Culture
July 24, 2008
SPECIAL TORTILLA CONTEST EDITION
A natural talent for psychedelia must be as common as Y chromosomes in the Rodriguez-Lopez family DNA. That gene pool has produced a trio of rockers - Omar, Marcel and Marfred - that has proved its mastery of the genre in more than one incarnation. The most notable, of course, is Omar, co-masterm ... More >>
Blogs
July 15, 2008
Tonight: Sleepercar at the Mink
A natural talent for psychedelia must be as common as Y chromosomes in the Rodriguez-Lopez family DNA. That gene pool has produced a trio of rockers - Omar, Marcel and Marfred - that has proved its mastery of the genre in more than one incarnation. The most notable, of course, is Omar, co-masterm ... More >>
Music
February 14, 2008
Tom Russell
A natural talent for psychedelia must be as common as Y chromosomes in the Rodriguez-Lopez family DNA. That gene pool has produced a trio of rockers - Omar, Marcel and Marfred - that has proved its mastery of the genre in more than one incarnation. The most notable, of course, is Omar, co-masterm ... More >>
News
November 8, 2007
Crooked Contractor
A contractor convicted of theft and facing additional charges bounces around Texas till he hits Houston
Blogs
February 12, 2007
Okay, That's It. We're Calling Bullshit.
A contractor convicted of theft and facing additional charges bounces around Texas till he hits Houston
Calendar
April 6, 2006
Curtain Call
A new doc celebrates the glory days of movie time
News
August 18, 2005
At the Ready
The Minutemen have come to Texas
Calendar
February 19, 2004
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
The Minutemen have come to Texas
Music
October 2, 2003
The Mars Volta, with Saul Williams
Saturday, October 4
Calendar
March 13, 2003
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Saturday, October 4
News
July 4, 2002
Getting Lonely at the Top
A recycled city official comes home to roost
News
August 23, 2001
War Dance
Alabama-Coushatta Indians are shedding their passive ways in big bets on land claims and casinos. But some fear they could be gambling away their great tribal heritage.
News
June 21, 2001
The Bored Patrol
Border Patrol agents in South Texas contend they are getting paid to stay put as illegal immigrants go around them. Is this how the much-hyped crackdown along the Rio Grande is supposed to work?
Music
June 14, 2001
World Class?
Houston can't join the ranks of other cities until it has an anthem of its own
News
November 9, 2000
Like a Virgin
KPRC kicks off another mind-boggling sweeps month
Music
January 6, 2000
Platinum Dreams
Local Latium Records rides pop Latin wave to success
News
February 4, 1999
News of the Weird
Local Latium Records rides pop Latin wave to success
Calendar
November 19, 1998
Edifice Complex
Local Latium Records rides pop Latin wave to success
News
July 23, 1998
Trench Warfare
There's a hole carved out of the earth 32 feet deep, 210 feet wide, and 400 feet long near the Texas-Mexico border.
Music
March 26, 1998
Tangled Web
From Mexico to L.A. via Alaska and El Paso, Tito Larriva has seen it all -- and more
Calendar
March 5, 1998
Press Picks
From Mexico to L.A. via Alaska and El Paso, Tito Larriva has seen it all -- and more
News
September 26, 1996
Bullet Proof
The D.A.'s office gets under the skin of an accused robber
Culture
September 8, 1994
Pushing the Artistic Borders
Mexico, America and La Frontera find expression in "Poison Amor"
News
June 9, 1994
Open Mouths, Closed Hearts
The Feds created a program to feed the hungry. In Harris County, it became a program to feed the greedy.
Calendar
January 27, 1994
Press Picks
The Feds created a program to feed the hungry. In Harris County, it became a program to feed the greedy.
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