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  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    What Every Musician Needs: Better Shut Up Lines

    We all hate the trope "Houston, we have a problem," but we do have a problem in Houston with talkative, inattentive crowds at live shows. Scanning back over reviews from the past two years, at least 20 percent of them mention crowd noise. So what do the musicians think and, more importantly, what ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Erland And The Carnival Map Modern Man In New Video

    Vanessa Galvin​When Rocks Off wants the lowest of the lowdown on good new music that isn't centered here in the Lone Star State, we always turn to Mick Cullen at Subterranean Radio. His three hour program has become a Thursday night ritual with us as he guides us through some of the most excit ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2011

    “Titian and the Golden Age of Venetian Painting”

    Vanessa Galvin​When Rocks Off wants the lowest of the lowdown on good new music that isn't centered here in the Lone Star State, we always turn to Mick Cullen at Subterranean Radio. His three hour program has become a Thursday night ritual with us as he guides us through some of the most excit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Sneak Peek at Blue Fish (No, the Other Blue Fish)

    ​I have to wonder if, when Dallas-based Blue Fish set its sights on Houston, they realized that there was already two restaurants here with the same name. Not just any restaurants, but fellow sushi restaurants -- and fairly popular ones at that. Confusion is bound to play out for the rest of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    "Auld Lang Syne," In All Its Many Colors

    ​Harry: What does this song mean? My whole life, I don't know what this song means. "Should old acquaintance be forgot" - does that mean we should forget old acquaintances, or if we happen to forget them, that we should remember them, which is not possible because we've already forgotten them? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    Chef Adison Lee: Not New to Nobu, But New to Raku

    The seared albacore was particularly good with the freshly-grated, real wasabi served in a huge, fragrant mound.​Chef Adison Lee is passionate about fish. That should really come with the territory when you're helming one of Houston's most upscale sushi restaurants, but Lee seems singularly i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2010

    Colin Hay Is Still A Man At Work

    ​Though best known as the frontman of iconic and infectious '80s group Men at Work ("Who Can It Be Now?" "Down Under," "Overkill," "It's a Mistake"), for over 20 years Colin Hay has forged a newer identity as a singer-songwriter to a growing fanbase less likely to yell out "Vegemite Sandwich!" ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 18, 2010

    Silly Alley

    The 39 Steps turns a Hitchcock drama into hilarious farce.

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    Rocks Off's Rodeo Concert Guide: Brad "Not Jake Gyllenhaal" Paisley

    Date: March 11 Name: Brad Paisley AKA: "Isn't That Jake Gyllenhaal?" Genre: Freemason country Best Known Song(s): "Alcohol," "She's Everything," "Ticks," "Ow, My Back" Key Demographic: Confused Brokeback Mountain fans, people who only eat the vanilla section of Neapolitan ice cream Previous HLSR A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    The New American Whiskeys

    ​Branch Water Tavern, the subject of this week's Café review, has a collection of rare American whiskeys behind the bar that really widened my horizons. St. George single-malt tastes like it was made in Scotland. It starts out as dark-brown ale and is distilled in a tiny copper pot still. It' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Tonight: Songwriting Legend Mark Germino at Anderson Fair

    ​Veteran Nashville songwriter Mark Germino will be making a rare Houston appearance tonight at Anderson Fair. The last time Germino played there, no less a fan than Steve Fromholz drove over from Austin to catch the show. A songwriter's songwriter, Germino is one of the most revered writers in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    Houston Rugby Takes A Giant Step Forward

    By the time Brad Allen finished his first-half scoring run, the Houston Athletic Rugby Club had the game in the bag. Now they're headed to the first Sweet 16 playoff berth in club history.   "It's a really big deal," says club president Will Wornardt, who searched records dating to the inceptio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    This Week in SXSW: Katy Perry Kisses the "Lake of Fire"

    There's now less than a month to go until we here at Rocks Off throw sobriety and sane living to the wind at this year's SXSW festival. This past week we learned of a boatload of new stuff about the weeklong liver-damaging voyage in March, so here goes... The list of bands keeps growing and gro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2008

    Incident In Scotland May Spur Lawsuit By Houstonian

    There's now less than a month to go until we here at Rocks Off throw sobriety and sane living to the wind at this year's SXSW festival. This past week we learned of a boatload of new stuff about the weeklong liver-damaging voyage in March, so here goes... The list of bands keeps growing and gro ... More >>

  • Music

    February 14, 2008

    Tired of the Hype, But That's All There Is

    Next month, Houston gets to be a cool kid. But only for a week.

  • News

    May 3, 2007

    Spy Stories

    Edwin Wilson said he was still in touch with his former employer, the CIA, when he shipped explosives out of Houston to the Middle East. The CIA denied it. The CIA lied

  • Music

    April 5, 2007

    Ted Leo & the Pharmacists

    Coming to Numbers

  • Dining

    March 22, 2007

    Crawfish

    Mardi Gras Grill hosts a weekly eating contest

  • Music

    March 15, 2007

    Mojo Risin' Coffee House

    Dave Ransom and Abi Tapia

  • News

    February 23, 2006

    Another Bright Spot

    Carver High School

  • News

    January 12, 2006

    Lemonade Stand

    It ain't easy protesting in a van

  • Music

    August 18, 2005

    The Killers vs. the Killers

    How do these pretty boys stack up against some real dealers of death?

  • News

    April 14, 2005

    Make Mine a Guinness

    The author discovers his genetic Irishness

  • News

    February 3, 2005

    The Fido Solution

    The ultimate answer to too many strays, cash-strapped budgets, animal shelter abuses and starving people

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2004

    A Base for Drums

    Bounce to beats unlimited at Bayou Bhangra's monthly parties

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2004

    Globe Theater

    East meets West at the Houston Shakespeare Festival

  • Dining

    July 8, 2004

    Curry for the Laddies

    London Sizzler serves up Indian food made the British way

  • Music

    May 27, 2004

    The Great Pretender

    Bonnie "Prince" Billy gets the royal treatment

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2004

    Heavy Heaving

    The Scots know about throwing games

  • Music

    February 12, 2004

    Cardiac Kids

    The Austin rejects of Young Heart Attack rule Houston and the UK

  • Music

    October 16, 2003

    Hype This

    Fleetwood Mac opens the Toyota Center, the Chron hyperventilates, and a city grumbles

  • Music

    October 2, 2003

    Houston 1, Luftwaffe 0

    Tim Murrah's Stuka goes down in flames

  • Calendar

    May 22, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Tim Murrah's Stuka goes down in flames

  • Calendar

    February 27, 2003

    Takin' It to the Street

    A Scottish mystery novelist steps out of the drawing room

  • Dining

    September 12, 2002

    The Eel Thing

    Looking for a veteran sushi chef who'll actually talk to you? Chef Toda's your man.

  • Culture

    May 16, 2002

    A Classic Mistake

    Dated doesn't mean feted at Main Street Theater

  • Culture

    April 18, 2002

    Art, Lies and Videotape

    Lynne McCabe's subjects steal her show

  • News

    March 22, 2001

    Welcome to His Nightmare

    Michael Bruce gave voice to Alice Cooper - until the singer killed the band

  • Calendar

    September 23, 1999

    Driving Ambition

    Michael Bruce gave voice to Alice Cooper - until the singer killed the band

  • Calendar

    August 6, 1998

    Legacy of Leigh

    Michael Bruce gave voice to Alice Cooper - until the singer killed the band

  • News

    June 4, 1998

    Trading with the Enemy

    Houston oil companies maintain their profitable ties to Libya, in roundabout ways

  • Music

    May 7, 1998

    Steady Eddie

    Decades of torn-up road behind him, Van Halen's guitar god keeps chugging ahead

  • Music

    April 30, 1998

    Static

    Decades of torn-up road behind him, Van Halen's guitar god keeps chugging ahead

  • News

    January 8, 1998

    The Few, The Proud, the Battered

    At Harlingen's Marine Military Academy, the line between discipline and abuse is sometimes as thin as a knife's edge

  • Culture

    April 24, 1997

    On the Fringe

    At Harlingen's Marine Military Academy, the line between discipline and abuse is sometimes as thin as a knife's edge

  • Culture

    August 8, 1996

    Winter blasts Macbeth

    Sometimes, love does conquer all

  • Culture

    February 22, 1996

    Graphic Ideas

    Sometimes, love does conquer all

  • News

    June 16, 1994

    The Burial and Resurrection (maybe) of Doug Sanders

    For 14 years, Doug Sanders ran Houston's most celebrity-filled golf tournament. Then he was accused of sticking his hand in the till. Now he wants to come back.

  • News

    February 10, 1994

    Press Briefs

    For 14 years, Doug Sanders ran Houston's most celebrity-filled golf tournament. Then he was accused of sticking his hand in the till. Now he wants to come back.

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