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Extreme Summer Sports

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Summer Session at the Skatepark

    Photo by Katharine ShilcuttThe Kingpinz Summer Session will soon be underway at the Lee & Joe Jamail Skatepark tomorrow afternoon. Skater or not, the contest will be fascinating to watch, as the two events -- grommet run and best trick throwdown -- will feature some of the slickest skatin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Galveston's Skate Park Gets A New Name, For A Great Kid

    Photo by Eric SausedaGalveston had a ceremony recently naming their skatepark after Johnny Romano, a 10-year-old skater who died last year after fighting leukemia."He would be embarrassed we were making such a fuss over him," Rhonda Gregg, a family friend who spearheaded construction of the skate pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Artist of the Week: Outspoken Bean

    Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com. Photos courtesy of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    Aftermath: Butthole Surfers at Meridian

    Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com. Photos courtesy of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2008

    Art Rock: Butthole Surfers, Hell City Kings and Whorehound at Meridian Tonight

    Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com. Photos courtesy of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    Butthole Surfers Pt. 1: Ex-Manager Tom Bunch on BHS' First Houston Show, "Gibby Used to Drop His Pants a Lot," His Punk Rock Video Archives, Explaining the Music Business and More

    Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com. Photos courtesy of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2008

    This Just In: Butthole Surfers at Fitz's in October

    Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com. Photos courtesy of ... More >>

  • News

    June 19, 2008

    Bayousphere

    Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com. Photos courtesy of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2008

    To Do: Grand Opening for Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark

    Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com. Photos courtesy of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2007

    Miss Pop Rocks: Farewell, Evel Knievel

    Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com. Photos courtesy of ... More >>

  • Music

    November 15, 2007
  • Blogs

    February 27, 2007

    Skating By

    CD Review

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2006

    Get On Board

    CD Review

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2005

    Roll Aid

    It's an all-day skate-apalooza at the Texas Skate Jam

  • Film

    June 2, 2005

    Skate Bored

    The Z-Boys roll into Dogtown again, and truth is cooler than fiction

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2005

    Jane's a-DJ

    Alterna-god Perry Farrell's been caught spinning

  • Calendar

    April 28, 2005

    Ballsy Bikers

    Supercross riders crash 'n' burn for your pleasure at Reliant Stadium

  • Film

    April 7, 2005

    Head in the Sand

    Dust to Glory honors the Baja 1000, where everybody's a legend

  • Calendar

    October 7, 2004

    Getting Kinky

    The Friedman-of-all-trades whips out a new book

  • Music

    September 16, 2004

    Gibby Haynes and His Problem

    Gibby Haynes and His Problem (Surf Dog)

  • Film

    August 5, 2004

    Wet Kisses

    Riding Giants gushes over the legends of "big wave" surfing

  • News

    July 8, 2004

    Golden Boy

    Morgan Faulkner may be the best surfer Texas ever kicked out

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2004

    Biking Dirty

    BMXers eat dirt and catch air

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2004

    Do the Indie Thing

    WorldFest celebrates the obscure

  • Calendar

    November 6, 2003

    Smoking the Halfpipe

    Top skateboarders, BMXers and motocrossers do trippy tricks

  • Calendar

    September 18, 2003

    Long Shot Against Longhorns

    Rice squares off against UT for first time this century

  • News

    September 4, 2003

    Chop Talk

    Houston remains embroiled in what to do about Memorial Park

  • Calendar

    July 17, 2003

    Family Circus

    The Greatest Show on Earth stops in H-town

  • Calendar

    July 17, 2003

    Free-Falling

    H-town skydiving options

  • Culture

    June 5, 2003

    Idiot Savant

    Brad Tucker retains a quirky, casual approach as he tinkers with his art

  • Calendar

    May 29, 2003

    NYPD Black and Blue

    Houston police boxers plan to bruise the Big Apple

  • News

    March 20, 2003

    Reeling from Wheeling

    Sleepy Waller wrestles over rights for skateboarders

  • News

    December 12, 2002

    Hell on Wheels

    Breanna Brand rides out the legacy of Frog Town and family splits in her feisty race toward the BMX finish line

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

    Best Skate Park

    Vans Skate Park

  • Film

    August 15, 2002

    Cruel Summer

    Looking for fun? Crush will leave you blue.

  • Culture

    May 2, 2002

    Skate or Die

    In the 1970s, the Z-Boys were hell on wheels. Today, they're shredding the big screen.

  • Culture

    November 29, 2001
  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000
  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Adventure Race Series

    Texas State Championship Sprint Adventure Races

  • Culture

    August 17, 2000

    Hot Wheels

    Or: How Tony Hawk turned skateboarding into a multimillion-dollar international obsession

  • News

    July 13, 2000

    This Sand is Your Sand

    At the Village of Surfside, it's not just the beaches that are eroding. It's the Open Beaches Act.

  • Film

    April 29, 1999

    Mood Over Matter

    At the Village of Surfside, it's not just the beaches that are eroding. It's the Open Beaches Act.

  • News

    April 9, 1998

    Taking the Waves

    A tale of love, life and longboarding

  • Music

    June 27, 1996

    Sound Check

    A tale of love, life and longboarding

  • News

    May 11, 1995

    Biked Out

    Time may be up for the Ho Chi Minh Trail

  • Music

    December 29, 1994

    News from Nowhere

    Clearing the desk for the New Year, and other excuses for a column

  • News

    June 30, 1994

    Letters

    Clearing the desk for the New Year, and other excuses for a column

  • Film

    June 16, 1994

    Surfing Safari

    Bruce Brown goes back to the beach to hang ten, again

  • News

    June 9, 1994

    Letters

    Bruce Brown goes back to the beach to hang ten, again

  • News

    May 19, 1994

    Panic in Memorial Park

    Cyclists say wait Ho Chi Minh-ute

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