Girl in a Coma

Girl In A Coma

Girl In A Coma, No-Billed By A Grand Jury

​The San Antonio punk band Girl in a Coma, whose members were arrested after an altercation at Chances in Montrose this spring, have been no-billed by a grand jury and will face no charges from the incident, their lawyer tells Hair Balls.Kent Schaffer says two of the members appeared before a gran ... More >>

Grand Jury No-Bills San Antonio Trio Girl In A Coma In Spring Chances Brawl

[Update: See the statement Girl In a Coma posted on its MySpace page Monday morning after the jump.] ​The San Antonio punk band Girl in a Coma, whose members were arrested after an altercation at Chances in Montrose this spring, have been no-billed by a grand jury and will face no charges from the ... More >>

2009 Concert Rewind, September: Taylor Hicks, Chickenfoot, Abbey Road, Monotonix, Butthole Surfers, Happy Mondays... and Creed

Craig Hlavaty​ Collective Soul, House of Blues, September 1: "Collective Soul is no one's idea of a Southern Rock band, but the band did manage to prove a point or two. First, nostalgically speaking, the '80s are over. The '90s are where the money is. Second, Kings of Leon hardly sprung from a vac ... More >>

Distant Early Warning: Drake, Devin The Dude, Hickoids, Record Store Day, Molly Hatchet, Mono, Weatherbox, Etc.

​Celtic Thunder: Sat., Nov. 13. Verizon Wireless Theater. Dash Rip Rock, The Hickoids: Fri., May 21. Continental Club. Devin The Dude, The Coughee Brothaz: Tue., April 20. Warehouse Live. Drake: Thu., May 20. Verizon Wireless Theater. Fates Warning, Futures End, Six Minute Century: Fri., July 9. ... More >>

Chances Bar, Longtime Lesbian Bar: On The Market?

On the market​Chances Bar, the semi-landmark at the corner of Westheimer and Waugh, may soon be no more.Just as Mary's, Hollywood Video, Skybar and Felix's have all pretty much bit the dust,  the owners of Chances have put the property on the market: Entire block in busy Midtown commercial ar ... More >>

Chances Are...

Popular lesbian bar Chances is done.

Inside GhoulsFest, Houston's Newest Music Festival

​This weekend the first annual GhoulsFest was announced for October 30 out at Tom Bass Park in Pearland. Things like this usually get telegraphed in a big way from bands leaking things out on Facebook and the like, but not this time. The event is thankfully set for one of the cooler parts of ... More >>

Upcoming: Appleseed Cast, Deftones, Hold Steady, Usher, Etc.

​The Appleseed Cast, Ananlog Rebellion: Fri., Nov. 5. Fitzgerald's. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Os Mutantes: Sun., Nov. 7. Fitzgerald's. Barenaked Ladies: Wed., Nov. 3. Verizon Wireless Theater. "Best Of Houston Launch Party" With Robert Ellis & The Boys, The Zydeco Dots, Los Skarnales, ... More >>

Midnight Movers

San Antonio's Girl in a Coma may stumble onstage, but not on Adventures in Coverland.

GhoulsFest: Everything You Need To Know

Daniel Johnston fuels up.​For the record, Rocks Off is well aware there is more to GhoulsFest than Black Congress not playing the ten-hour festival at Tom Bass Park tomorrow. A lot more. We also wish BC nothing but the best opening for New Orleans Sabbathites Eyehategod at Walter's tonight and ... More >>

GhoulsFest: A Haunted Festival In More Ways Than One

Marco TorresEveryday People: Macy Gray at GhoulsFest​ For lots more photos from Saturday's festival, see our slideshow here. GhoulsFest had everything going for it Saturday except one rather important detail: People. It felt... well, haunted. Normally, that would be an excellent thing to sa ... More >>

Haunted

Its first time out, GhoulsFest had everything going for it...except people.

Upcoming: Bun B, Grace Potter, Warpaint, Yanni, Etc.

​"The 14th Annual Townes Van Zandt Wake": Sat., Jan. 1. Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe. Anarchitex, Linus Pauling Quartet, Omotai: Sat., Dec. 18. Rudyard's. Blind Guardian, Seven Kingdoms, Holy Grail.: Wed., Dec. 15. Warehouse Live. "Canned Acoustica" With Robert Ellis, Tyagaraja, Black Queen S ... More >>

Slim Thug: Now Tweeting Church!

Aren't we all, Slim?​Welcome to another fabulous edition of Magnolia City Mixtape. Rocks Off doesn't want you to miss even a smidgen of news from Houston's music scene, so we mine the Internet, sifting through Twitter feeds and Facebook profiles and harvesting every piece we can find. So witho ... More >>

More New Year's Eve Fun From Around Houston

Rocks Off hopes you're recovered from New Year's Eve. We are...almost. You've already seen and read about Fitzgerald's massive NYE blowout, but there was lots more going on around Houston to ring in 2011. Here are a few more highlights. Lauren Cohen​The mechanical bull was about the only thin ... More >>

Upcoming: Buzzfest XXVII, The Gourds, Mastodon, Sting, Etc.

​Brent Nettles, Literary Greats, Poor Pilate: Sat., Sept. 24. Continental Club. Brown Bird, The Devil Makes Three: Fri., Dec. 2. Fitzgerald's. Buxton, By The End Of Tonight, Cosmic Sound: CHANGED Fri., Sept. 30. Mango's. "BuzzFest XXVII" With Bush, Staind, Chevelle, P.O.D., Everlast, 10 Ye ... More >>

Upcoming: Aretha Franklin, Prince Rama, The Game, Tinariwen, Etc.

​Aretha Franklin: Thu., Nov. 17. Arena Theatre. Big Sean, Shawn Christopher: Sun., Dec. 4. Warehouse Live. "Big Star Bar 3rd Anniversary" With Born Again Virgins, Lower Life Form: Sat., Oct. 8. Big Star Bar. Girl In A Coma: Sat., Nov. 5, 5:30 p.m. Cactus Music & Video.

Concrete Blonde's Johnette Napolitano On Halloween & The Pressures Of Bloodletting

Photos by Amber Boggs​Concrete Blonde emerged from the crucible of 1980s post-punk L.A., fueled by Jim Mankey's signature guitar riffs and the introspective lyrics and distinctive wail of singer/bassist Johnette Napolitano. Their early history is well known, down to the oft-repeated story of h ... More >>

Concrete Blonde's Johnette Napolitano (Part 2) On Social Media & Peter Criss

​Today Rocks Off continues our discussion with Concrete Blonde's bassist/lead vocalist Johnette Napolitano. Part One of our interview can be found here. The band will perform at Fitzgerald's this Sunday, October 30, with Girl In a Coma. RO: In talking about cultural differences between Amer ... More >>

Last Night: Concrete Blonde At Fitzgerald's

Photos by Abrahan Garza​Concrete Blonde, Girl In a Coma Fitzgerald's October 30, 2011 Aftermath was as bummed as anyone when Concrete Blonde, after a few fits and starts, apparently called it quits back in 2006. We also kicked ourselves repeatedly when we were unable to make any of the dates ... More >>

Rocks Off Presents the Cactus In-Store Series: Girl in a Coma

Girl in a Coma​Rocks Off is now the proud sponsor of the Cactus In-Store series of concerts and right out of the gate will be San Antonio rockers Girl in a Coma this Saturday, November 5 at 5:30 p.m. Don't miss them as they celebrate the release of their new release Exits & All the Rest. Admi ... More >>

Girl in a Coma on Fans Making Up Lyrics and 12 Hours in a Van

Girl in a Coma performs at Cactus Saturday as part of the Rocks Off sponsored in-store concert series.​Rocks Off told you yesterday about our sponsorship of the Cactus In-Store series of concerts. We caught up with Girl in a Coma's percussionist Phanie Diaz who'll be in town for the second ti ... More >>

Saturday Afternoon: Girl in a Coma at Cactus Records

Photo by Abrahan Garza​Girl in a Coma graced Houston with their presence for the second time in a week Saturday afternoon. The San Antonio trio officially introduced Exits & All the Rest to Houston fans Saturday at Cactus Music to kick off the Rocks Off in-store concert series. Their CD, rele ... More >>

Rocks Off Now Sponsoring Some Cactus Music In-Stores

Photos by Jim BrickerThe Wild Moccasins at Cactus Music, Record Store Day, April 2011​After a preview last fall featuring Girl In a Coma, it gives Rocks Off great pleasure to announce that effective immediately, we will be sponsoring selected in-stores at Cactus Music, no fewer than two a mont ... More >>