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Elvis Costello

  • Music

    May 3, 2012

    Nick Lowe Tries to Recapture That Old Magic

    Artist was once the Jesus of cool

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Support Staff: 10 Of Pop History's Greatest Backing Bands

    Being behind the scenes is what most musicians who don't write songs or sing expect of their lives once they start seriously playing. A career backing someone up can be extremely rewarding, particularly if you are part of a transcendent group of musicians that goes from simply backing up an artist i ... More >>

  • Music

    December 15, 2011

    Commercial Break

    103.7 is winning fans with its "adult alternative" format.

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Elvis Costello to Fans: "Don't Buy My Overpriced Record"

    In a recession, particularly one as deep and annoyingly persistent as the one we currently find ourselves in, it is tough to justify larger purchases, particularly for things that aren't necessities. As much as we love music here at Rocks Off, we too are often shocked at the price of boxed sets and ... More >>

  • Music

    June 16, 2011

    Joe "King" Carrasco & the Crowns

    In a recession, particularly one as deep and annoyingly persistent as the one we currently find ourselves in, it is tough to justify larger purchases, particularly for things that aren't necessities. As much as we love music here at Rocks Off, we too are often shocked at the price of boxed sets and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    Johnny Falstaff And Friends Make Quite A Spectacle At Blanco's

    Photos by Melissa NobleLeft-right: Johnny Falstaff, Jo Bird, Carly Wolf​Lonesome Onry and Mean is a huge fan of Elvis Costello's Spectacle TV show. It would be wrong to say there was a "best" night, but our favorite is the Renee Fleming episode. Fleming, New York's reigning Metropolitan Opera ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    Music's Top 10 Messed-Up Mouths

    ​Rocks Off went to the dentist this morning for the first time in... well, a long time. The importance of taking care of your choppers is thus fresh in our minds - especially since we have to go back tomorrow, this time to a "specialist." So... yeah. This would probably be a good time to mention t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2010

    The Krayolas

    ​Rocks Off went to the dentist this morning for the first time in... well, a long time. The importance of taking care of your choppers is thus fresh in our minds - especially since we have to go back tomorrow, this time to a "specialist." So... yeah. This would probably be a good time to mention t ... More >>

  • Music

    April 15, 2010

    The Krayolas

    ​Rocks Off went to the dentist this morning for the first time in... well, a long time. The importance of taking care of your choppers is thus fresh in our minds - especially since we have to go back tomorrow, this time to a "specialist." So... yeah. This would probably be a good time to mention t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    A Very White Guy Explains Why "Granite State of Mind" Is Better Than Jay-Z's Original

    To: Jay-ZFrom A Very White PersonRe: Why "Granite State of Mind" is better than your originalSir:First, I'm sure you're wondering how I, a very pale Irish-American, might be quailifed to critique so-called "rap" music. My answer is simply that, as a white person who reads the Internet, I feel qualif ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    For Teddy: Our Favorite Dead Kennedys Songs

    ​That's right, we went there. Longtime Massachussetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy, better known as Teddy, passed away late Tuesday night at age 77. News media sites have already gone to Defcon 2 - "A Famous Person Not Named Michael Jackson Has Died" - so Rocks Off thought we'd take a different appro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    Local Motion: Top Sellers at Area Record Stores

    Cactus Music 2110 Portsmouth, 713-526-9272 www.myspace.com/cactusmv1. Springfield Riots, Say When EP 2. Todd Snider, The Excitement Plan 3. Jubal Lee Young, Last Free Place in America 4. Sonic Youth, The Eternal 5. Steve Earle, Townes 6. Elvis Costel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Local Motion: Top Sellers at Cactus Music, Sound Exchange, Soundwaves, Sig's Lagoon and Vinal Edge

    Cactus Music 2110 Portsmouth, 713-526-9272 www.myspace.com/cactusmv1. Ryan Bingham, Roadhouse Sun 2. Dave Matthews Band, Big Whiskey & the Groo-Grux King 3. Steve Earle, Townes 4. Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest 5. Elvis Costello, Secret, Profane & Sugarcane 6. Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, Live at Madiso ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2008

    Aftermath: Shinyribs at Under the Volcano

    Cactus Music 2110 Portsmouth, 713-526-9272 www.myspace.com/cactusmv1. Ryan Bingham, Roadhouse Sun 2. Dave Matthews Band, Big Whiskey & the Groo-Grux King 3. Steve Earle, Townes 4. Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest 5. Elvis Costello, Secret, Profane & Sugarcane 6. Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, Live at Madiso ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2008

    Last Night: Elvis Costello and The Police in the Woodlands

    Cactus Music 2110 Portsmouth, 713-526-9272 www.myspace.com/cactusmv1. Ryan Bingham, Roadhouse Sun 2. Dave Matthews Band, Big Whiskey & the Groo-Grux King 3. Steve Earle, Townes 4. Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest 5. Elvis Costello, Secret, Profane & Sugarcane 6. Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, Live at Madiso ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2008

    It’s Time to Grow Up, I Think

    Cactus Music 2110 Portsmouth, 713-526-9272 www.myspace.com/cactusmv1. Ryan Bingham, Roadhouse Sun 2. Dave Matthews Band, Big Whiskey & the Groo-Grux King 3. Steve Earle, Townes 4. Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest 5. Elvis Costello, Secret, Profane & Sugarcane 6. Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, Live at Madiso ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2008

    Q&A with John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants

    Cactus Music 2110 Portsmouth, 713-526-9272 www.myspace.com/cactusmv1. Ryan Bingham, Roadhouse Sun 2. Dave Matthews Band, Big Whiskey & the Groo-Grux King 3. Steve Earle, Townes 4. Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest 5. Elvis Costello, Secret, Profane & Sugarcane 6. Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, Live at Madiso ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 11, 2007

    Pappas Bros. Steakhouse

    Raspberry Martini

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2007

    Give Us a Hand

    Raspberry Martini

  • Calendar

    September 6, 2007

    The Red Hearts

    Pops wears his punk influences proudly on his sleeve

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2007

    Confessions of a Classic Rock Whore, or One Man’s Journey

    Pops wears his punk influences proudly on his sleeve

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2007

    Explain Your Most Played

    Pops wears his punk influences proudly on his sleeve

  • Music

    April 5, 2007

    Ted Leo & the Pharmacists

    Coming to Numbers

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2007
  • Blogs

    March 30, 2007
  • Music

    January 4, 2007

    The Chieftains

    The Chieftains perform with the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pops, Friday through Sunday, January 5, through January 7, at Jones Hall, 615 Louisiana, 713-224-7575.

  • Music

    April 13, 2006

    True Aim, Blue Flame

    How Elvis Costello turned his eclectic nature into career gold

  • Home Entertainment

    January 26, 2006

    Now Dirtier than Ever

    How Elvis Costello turned his eclectic nature into career gold

  • Music

    January 12, 2006

    Year of the Concept

    Green Day opens the Idiot-ic floodgates

  • Home Entertainment

    September 29, 2005

    Big Fun, Even Small

    Green Day opens the Idiot-ic floodgates

  • Music

    September 15, 2005

    The Hold Steady

    Separation Sunday

  • Music

    August 25, 2005

    Rock Floozies Write

    Wack peruses some doozies in the groupie tell-all canon

  • Music

    April 7, 2005

    Hot Hot Heat

    Elevator

  • Music

    March 18, 2004
  • Music

    September 18, 2003

    Super Furry Animals

    Wednesday, September 24

  • Music

    August 7, 2003

    The Mooney Suzuki

    Wednesday, September 24

  • Calendar

    June 26, 2003

    Big Bang

    The bygone days of the Insurance Man

  • Music

    June 5, 2003

    The Natural History

    Monday, June 9

  • 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

    May 2, 2002

    Elvis Costello

    When I Was Cruel (Island Def Jam)

  • Music

    February 7, 2002

    The American Plague

    Thursday, February 7

  • Music

    June 14, 2001

    The Sperlings

    Green Manilow (Self-released)

  • Music

    January 11, 2001

    Playbill

    Superdrag

  • Calendar

    September 30, 1999
  • Music

    January 8, 1998

    Baby, It's Him

    Burt Bacharach isn't making a comeback -- he never left

  • Music

    March 13, 1997

    Rotation

    Burt Bacharach isn't making a comeback -- he never left

  • Music

    August 1, 1996

    Rotation

    Burt Bacharach isn't making a comeback -- he never left

  • Music

    June 1, 1995

    Rotation

    Burt Bacharach isn't making a comeback -- he never left

  • Music

    February 23, 1995

    Keeping His Cool

    Nick the Knife's regained his edge, and the world's a better place for it

  • Music

    May 19, 1994

    Elvis and Other Attractions

    Nick the Knife's regained his edge, and the world's a better place for it

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