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Sweet Feet: Dave Lombardo And Double Bass-Drum Domination

Slayer's Dave Lombardo is destroying a couple of bass drums just out of frame.​Forty-seven years ago today, drummer Dave Lombardo was born in Havana, Cuba. Never heard of Dave? That's okay. If you've listened to any heavy metal in the past 25 years, you've definitely heard his influence. Roun ... More >>

Poncho Sanchez on Chano Pozo and Dizzy Gillespie: Cubano Be! Cubano Bop!

Photo by Devin DeHaven​ Latin jazz bandleader and congero Poncho Sanchez spent lots of time as a kid watching his older sisters dance the mambo and cha-cha-cha to their Cal Tjader, Tito Puente and Machito records. While they danced, Sanchez read the album covers and listened. Now, with some ... More >>

Saturday Night: Erykah Badu At Arena Theatre

Photos by Rizoh​Erykah Badu Arena Theatre May 21, 2011 Even if she never drops another album, Erykah Badu will still go down as one of the most important artists of our generation. Few can massage a neo-soul groove, seduce a jazz tune, and straddle a hip-hop beat the way she can. On the same ... More >>

Los Skarnales

The punk/ska band adds New Orleans funk.

"Bright" Stars

The MFAH hosts a masterfully curated show of works by 12 Korean artists.

Guantánamo's Final Days: Profile in Cojones

Top Pentagon lawyer Alberto Mora risked his career arguing against Guantánamo abuses. Now he's an Obama man

Che Is A One-Ton Guerrilla

Soderbergh's two Che Guevara films in one four-hour sitting

2008 in Texas Albums and Local EPs

Lost Tuneage: Manassas

"It Doesn't Matter" Who Dat? The most talented member of CSN-without-the-Y, Stephen Stills was riding high on a solo career with tracks like "Love the One You're With," "Black Queen" and "Change Partners." During sessions for his third solo record, Stills recorded with an ad-hoc studio group of cr ... More >>

HPMA Aftermath: Small Sounds, Yoko Mono, Katie Stuckey and the Swagger, Espantapajaros, Buxton, Los Skarnales and Thee Armada

HPMA Aftermath: Indian Jewelry, Wild Moccasins, Espantapajaros, Poor Dumb Bastards and More

2008 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase

A preview of the 60 bands and five DJs that are taking over downtown this weekend

Grease and Guys and Dolls

The company nails it -- again --with two new productions

This Man Thinks He's Jesus H. Christ!

And a lot of people agree with him

¡Viva la Margarita!

The drink that changed the way we eat

Half Nelson

Old-school indie turns the inspirational classroom drama inside out

New Year's Eve Guide 2005

Where to tuck it in -- or let it all hang out

Rotation

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Playbill

A Slave's Trade

Edward P. Jones reveals another World

Peace -- For Now

A caravan to Cuba isn't hassled. Yet.

Sino-Tex

Two little restaurants serve up “Houstonized” Chinese food

Waves of Fascination

Shortwave radio: Where the lunatic fringe lives, breathes and flourishes

Touch of Gray

Audiences tell their stories

Still Sweet

Celia Cruz pours on every kind of azúcar

Planet Hemingway

Floridita has a cute concept. Is there anything wrong with that?

Sacré Bleu Bayou!

France takes center stage at the Houston International Festival

Independents' Day

WorldFest is back with the best films you've never heard of

Supermodel Cuisine

Don't bring an appetite to hip new Ling and Javier. You may not be able to eat what you order.

Stirred and Shaken

The Volcano's Mojito

Emerald Bayou

The Irish take center stage at the 2001 Houston International Fest

Silence Equals Death

Before Night Falls recounts an imprisoned Cuban writer's struggle to keep his voice alive

Omara Portuondo

Cuban lounge music

Straight Sambas

Jazz pianist Danilo Perez mixes American and Latino traditions

Presidential Kids' Charity

Call to contribute to the Bush bid, and guess who answers?

Night & Day

November 12 - 18, 1998

Night & Day

August 13 - 19, 1998

Night & Day

June 25 - July 1, 1998

Off the Wagon

The Insider

Making Connections

Mark Lombardi finds art in the ties that bind

Guitar Goddess

Classical guitar is deadly serious, right? Not to Susan McDonald.

Cuban Classic

Cafe Latina's staff may cross cultures, but the food is pure island

Sound Check

Watch out, stock market,, here come the SOES BANDITS

And they're ready to make money the old-fashioned way: By outsmarting the big guys.

Hanging the Judge

Lupe Salinas made a lot of friends on his journey from a Rio Grande Valley childhood to becoming a dogged prosecutor and respected state district judge. Until he was tapped for a federal judgeship, he never knew how many enemies he had.

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