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News
May 16, 2013
New Bike Law Quiz!
Test your knowledge.
Blogs
May 16, 2013
West Nile Virus Approaches, Proving Hurricanes Aren't the Only Danger to Houstonians This Time of Year
It is completely official. The Centers for Disease Control announced this week that 2012 was a terrible year for West Nile Virus - actually the worst ever - and warns that it may happen again. Clearly Houston is a prime stomping ground for the disease. We have swampland, mosquitoes and livestock (w ... More >>
Blogs
May 14, 2013
Here, Eat This: A Beginner's Guide to Ethiopian Cuisine
People unfamiliar with African cuisines often tend to lump them all in together: East African, West African, North African...what's the difference? We don't lump French and Spanish food together simply because they share a border, however, nor do we regard Indian and Chinese as the same because they ... More >>
Blogs
May 14, 2013
The Rocks Off 100: DJ Panchitron, Stirring the Cumbia/Moombahton Melting Pot
One-fourth of the Bombón crew, DJ Panchitron continues to evolve as one of the best DJ/Producer combos in Houston. His ear for combining cumbia, tropical and tribal with rap creates some of the most adventurous, hard-hitting, and downright funnest music in the city. Who? Panchitron is a native o ... More >>
Blogs
May 14, 2013
Houston Not Very Racist, Homophobic Based on Twitter "Geography of Hate" Map
Since Twitter feeds were able to be aggregated on Google Maps, there have been websites that published all sorts of geographic representations of the things we say. But one of the more recent goes to greater length to determine just how racist and homophobic parts of the country are. Not surprisingl ... More >>
Blogs
May 13, 2013
The Doctors Office: One More Live-Music Remedy In Emerging Warehouse District
Walters and House of Creeps have relocated there. It's home to venues, businesses and homes. And now, the northeastern edge of Downtown near Nance Street -- an area coming to be known as the "Warehouse District" -- is home to the Doctor's Office, Houston's newest DIY house venue. Named for its form ... More >>
Blogs
May 13, 2013
Weather Week: Ain't No Cure for the Summertime Blues
Get ready because it's coming. We've been pretty spoiled the last month or so with all the cool weather. It's been downright pleasant at times, even in the last two weeks. And while it might be July before we start seeing consistent low to mid 90s high temperatures, summer is definitely here. So if ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2013
Severe Weather Is Here (w/Pictures!): Save Those Files, Use The Tunnels & Tip Your Pizza Guy Better (Updated: Person Hit By Lightning)
If you don't have a window, you might not realize it's 10 p.m. in parts of Houston. It's a dark and stormy night out there, as Edward George Bulwer-Lytton would say. Last night saw some major thunderstorm activity, with impressive lightning shows in some parts of town. (This being Houston, other ... More >>
Blogs
May 9, 2013
The Rocks Off 100: D.R.I's Kurt Brecht, Thrash Zone Supervisor
Who? Kurt Brecht is the iron-lunged front man of D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles), the ridiculously speedy hardcore punk band that got its start bashing out tunes inside his parents' house in Houston back in 1982. After shattering the sound barrier with the 18-minute, 22-song Dirty Rotten EP the same ... More >>
Blogs
May 9, 2013
New Bicycle Laws For Houston? Take Our Quiz!
In a long-overdue move, the city of Houston has passed an ordinance intended to make the roads safer for bicyclists and other non-car users of the road. How enforceable it is, we'll find out. Until then, it's important to arm yourself with KNOWLEDGE!!, and the best way to do it is by taking our six ... More >>
Blogs
May 9, 2013
Chef Chat, Part 2: Riccardo Palazzo-Giorgio of Hawthorn, On His Favorite Dishes at Hawthorn and Where He Likes to Get a Good Fish Sandwich
This is Part 2 of a three part Chef Chat series. You can read Part 1 here and Part 3 in this same space Friday. EOW: So, Hawthorn. How did you get involved in this project? It was a different concept before. RPG: The original owners intended this on being a private dining facility. They had so ma ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2013
UPDATED: Is ACL Festival Ignoring Houston? Does It Even Matter?
UPDATED (Thursday, 2:50 p.m.) to reflect the Houston-area roots of a few ACL performers this year, as pointed out by reader comments. We stand by our original point, though. As most of our readers no doubt know by now, the Austin City Limits Music Festival announced its 2013 lineup at the stroke of ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2013
Eight Houston Musicians Who Deserve More Love
Bassist, organist, composer, member of the infamous Homopolice, one of the Rocks Off 100, self-avowed electronic music geek, flanger aficianado, and suave Poison Girl drink slinger, Beau Beasley has been broadly immersed in the Houston music scene all his adult life. Not long ago over a cold one at ... More >>
Blogs
May 7, 2013
Weather Week: Ho Hum, Typical Spring Weather Returns
In case you weren't in Houston this weekend or living in a cave or not reading social media, it was cold outside. How cold? Well, it was cold enough that four straight days set records in Houston. The 42-degree low on Friday morning set an all-time record low for the month of May. For Houston, that' ... More >>
Blogs
May 7, 2013
Drink In the Craft Beer at Houston Press's Inaugural BrewFest
Trying to navigate the suddenly complex and overwhelming world of craft beer at a time when seasonal sours and bourbon barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stouts are all the rage? It's best to lay a foundation first -- building institutional knowledge of what exactly craft beer is, which styles you like an ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2013
Less Sports, More Boobs: Guy Talk and the De-Evolution of Sports Talk Radio
I'm a native Houstonian. I grew up a fan of Houston sports teams, and I spent a lot of time as a kid listening to sports talk radio. There were no sports-only stations in the 1970s and 1980s. Multiple stations aired games (am I the only person who remembers the Astos games once being on 104 KRBE). A ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2013
2013 Houston Press Music Award Nominations Now Open
It's hard to believe it's already that time of year again. People seem to say that when it comes to anything from graduation time (congrats!) to holiday shopping, but for Rocks Off it's hardest of all to believe when it's time for our readers to choose their favorite local performers in the annual H ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2013
Top Five Things to Do in Houston Sports This Weekend: Drinking for Sport Edition
It's that magical time of the year when the weather starts to warm up (except for this weekend -- what the hell, Houston?) and white people celebrate Mexican heritage by drinking themselves into oblivion. But if loving a margarita is wrong, I don't wanna be right, so bring on Cinco De Mayo! But, t ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2013
Upcoming Events: Cinco de My-Oh-My-Oh
If you don't already have plans for Sunday, May 5, look no further: Houston has muchas fiestas for Cinco de Mayo -- so many, in fact, that our own Abby Downing-Beaver has a whole guide to spending your Cinco in style. Activities include everything from the annual Cinco de Mayo Parade downtown on Su ... More >>
Blogs
May 2, 2013
The Rocks Off 100: Jack Saunders, Dealer of Grit & Jangle
Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're in there too. See the entire Rocks Off 100 at this link. Who? Jack Saunders is one of Houston's most ... More >>
Blogs
May 2, 2013
Houston Native Wine Celeb Ray Isle Returns Home, Finds Food Scene "Deeply Local While Still Cosmopolitan"
My 80-year old mother may not know his name but she knows his face. "You mean that handsome young man who talks about wine on the Today show with Kathie Lee [Gifford] and Hoda [Kotb]?" she asks when I mention that I'm having lunch in Houston with Food & Wine executive wine editor Ray Isle. But hey ... More >>
Blogs
May 1, 2013
Weather Week: Who's Ready for One More Shot of Cold Weather?
The oddball "spring" weather in Houston continues this week, but before I get there, let's recap the rain we had over the weekend. Certain parts of town received as much as 8 inches of rain on Saturday as thunderstorms trained along a warm front. As amazing as it may seem, April will still go down a ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2013
Mayor Parker Not Interested in "Embarrassing Council Members" with Another Food Truck Debate
Mayor Annise Parker may be with the times on certain issues -- she's certainly adept at social media, for one -- but the City of Houston's current food truck ordinance isn't one of them. Parker participated in a live online chat via CultureMap yesterday afternoon frm 1 to 2 p.m., part of her contin ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2013
5 Things Every Good Houston Car-Flooding Story Has
As you probably know, a freakishly strong surprise storm blasted through Houston Saturday, leaving lots of street flooding. And street flooding means stranded cars, either deep in water or parked somewhere that's a dry spot for now, watching anxiously as the water rises. It's a classic Houston e ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2013
The Rocks Off 100: Richard Ramirez, Noise God and Black Leather Jesus
Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're in there too. See the entire Rocks Off 100 at this link. Who? Richard Ramirez is one of Houston's fi ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2013
Parking Meters Come To Washington Avenue
The Washington Avenue Corridor will become the city's first Parking Benefits District, and the experiment means lots of parking meters in the district. Unlike normal parking meters, whose revenue goes to the general fund, 60 percent of the PBD meters will be returned to the district to fund "neighb ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2013
Oregon Judge Upholds $81 Million Judgment Against KBR in Toxic Chemical Case
Poor KBR just can't get a break -- a federal judge in Oregon has affirmed an $81 million judgment against the Houston-based firm for exposing National Guard soldiers to a deadly chemical at an Iraqi water injection plant in 2003. The judgment was awarded to the first 12 veterans, out of hundreds sti ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2013
Surprise Storm Pummels Houston With Street Floods, Hail; Twitter's Best Rain Photos
A strong storm pounded through Houston with little warning today, leaving travelers stranded in high water in plenty of places. Twitter came alive with weather pictures, including these....
Blogs
April 26, 2013
Photoshop Houston: GMC Decides Houston Would Look Better on the Water
GMC, I have no doubt, sells a ton of trucks in Texas. For auto makers, Texas is perhaps the number one reason to make trucks in the first place. So, naturally, when advertising trucks and SUVs, it makes sense to include some iconic Texas landscapes in images even for national campaigns. And the Hous ... More >>
Dining
April 25, 2013
From Tacos to Tikka Masala
Houston's 10 best classic food trucks.
News
April 25, 2013
Keep Houston Beard
A movement, for the playoffs.
Music
April 25, 2013
Mr. Record Man: Willie Nelson
In the Houston of 1959 and 1960, Willie Nelson was just another unknown musician. But not for long.
Blogs
April 25, 2013
Nabbed By A Phone App: Two Guys Growung $2.5 Million Worth Of Weed. Nabbed By A Website: 35 Gang Members
The somewhat bold, almost new world of phone apps has now become a main player in fighting the sorta-scourge of weed. A tipster used the iWatchHarrisCounty to point officers to two houses that ended up housing more than $2.5 million worth of marijuana when they were raided this week. HCSO and Hous ... More >>
Blogs
April 24, 2013
Houston, You're Damn Mellow When It Comes To Finances (Really?)
A new study claims Houston is one of the best cities in the country when it comes to not getting too stressed about personal finances. This "Houston" that CardHub.com is talking about is apparently the one right here in Texas -- the one where we don't know too many people who aren't "stressed about ... More >>
Blogs
April 24, 2013
When Master Sommelier Bobby Stuckey Pours at Uchi, Houston's Top Sommeliers Listen
Houston, is that a frico dropping? By my count, there were roughly forty of our city's top wine professionals in the room, all listening with rapt attention and relishing savory nuggets of wine wisdom imparted by Master Sommelier Bobby Stuckey (above). And I'm not talking benchwarmers. This was an ... More >>
Blogs
April 24, 2013
Willie Nelson's Houston Years -- Struggling to Get By in the Murder Capital of the Nation
We usually let our sister blog Rocks Off handle the music business, but in case you don't regularly check them out (for shame!), allow us to point you to a story worth reading. William Michael Smith takes a long and deep look at Willie Nelson's early years struggling to get by in Houston, in this w ... More >>
Blogs
April 23, 2013
The Rocks Off 100: Jacqui Sutton, Houston's "Jazzgrass Lady"
Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're in there too. See the entire Rocks Off 100 at this link. Who? Jacqui Sutton is the lead singer for t ... More >>
Blogs
April 22, 2013
The Eating...Our Words 100: Brane Poledica, Quattro and Vinoteca General Manager
What does he do? Brane Poledica is the general manager at Quattro and Vinoteca at the Four Seasons Hotel. A native of Bosnia, he moved to Houston in 1996 after fleeing the war in his home country. His duties include everything from increasing revenue, promotions, marketing, booking bands for the re ... More >>
Blogs
April 22, 2013
Ashley Nicole Richards and Brent Justice: Federal Judge Says Videos of Chopping Dog's Head With Meat Cleaver is "Protected Speech."
A federal judge has dismissed charges against a Houston couple who sold videos of them torturing animals -- including beating a dog with a meat cleaver and stepping on a cat's eye with a shoe heel -- on free speech grounds. Ashley Nicole Richards and Brent Justice still face charges of producing, s ... More >>
Blogs
April 22, 2013
Another Baby, Another Shootout: The Car-Seat Killer
Last week it was a baby hiding in a blood-spattered apartment where two were killed and another injured. This week it's an infant who not only sees a shotgun pointed at his father, but (presumably) watches as Dad pulls out his own gun and blasts the guy in the head. Houston: Baby Town! The latest ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2013
Antonio Gianola's New Italian Wine Program at Houston Wine Merchant
It's only been a few short weeks since a handsome Floridian swooped down from the sky and snatched up one of Houston's most beloved wine professionals, Marcy Jimenez. Hers is a tough act to follow: Since moving to Houston in 2005, she was a buyer and floor manager at Houston's only independently ow ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2013
Upcoming Events: Cinco de Malo and a Wine Dinner at a Gastropub
L'Olivier, the subject of a very recent (and mostly glowing) cafe review, is celebrating its one-year anniversary this coming Tuesday, April 23. In honor of that milestone, the restaurant is hosting its inaugural Soiree de Printemps -- a springtime soiree -- with an all-day happy hour menu, live mus ... More >>
News
April 18, 2013
Shakedown: The HCAD Appraisal Game
HCAD fights owners of moderate housing for every single assessment penny. So why is it routinely handing out tax breaks worth several millions to big corporations?
Blogs
April 18, 2013
Officials Promise iFest's Security Needs Will Be Met
With nerves on edge after Monday's Boston Marathon explosions, officials at the Houston International Festival and City of Houston say they are up to the challenge of meeting the security needs of an event that organizers believe will bring some 200,000 people to the streets of downtown Houston this ... More >>
Blogs
April 18, 2013
Baby Survives Bloodbath That Leaves Two Dead, One Critically Injured
We can only hope this baby has the memories of most babies, which is basically none. A baby girl was found alive in a blood-spattered apartment yesterday afternoon, hiding under a bed near two dead bodies and a critically injured man. None of the identities have been released, pending formal notif ... More >>
Blogs
April 18, 2013
Acts You Shouldn't Miss at iFest's First Weekend
Rocks Off asked our staff members who will be covering the Houston International Festival for us this weekend to give us one or two choices for artists they don't want to miss. Forro In the Dark Bud Light World Music Stage, 2:30 p.m. Saturday/Center Stage, 6:30 p.m. Saturday As one of the first ac ... More >>
Blogs
April 17, 2013
Houston Food Trucks Featured on Eat St.: We Compile Our Own Houston-Centric Episode
Although the Cooking Channel was ostensibly created to air the kind of cooking-oriented shows that the Food Network used to air -- remember those shows where chefs actually showed you how to make food? -- it can't help itself from presenting more Food Network-y shows like Eat St., which describes it ... More >>
Blogs
April 17, 2013
This Week In Food Blogs: What Is E. Coli?
Eater Houston: It's Burger Week around the national Eater circuit, and all of the Eater city blogs have posted their favorite burgers to eat right now. In Houston, editor Eric Sandler has compiled a list of 12 must-try burgers around the city including the lunchtime burger at Nosh Bistro, which we r ... More >>
Blogs
April 16, 2013
Update: An Easter Pie Worth Waiting For
A few weeks ago I bemoaned the fact that that there appeared to be no Italian Easter Pie sold in Houston. I had hoped my forlorn post would prompt a series of responses rebutting this claim and directing me to multiple sources. Or maybe even some amateur cook would offer to sell me one on the sly. ... More >>
Blogs
April 16, 2013
Keep Houston Beard: Rockets Fans Create Meme, T-Shirt in Support of Team
Rockets fans have, at times, been criticized for their lack of fervor. Outside of the Red Rowdies, the Toyota Center can be a staid place, even during critical games. But much of that is owed to the fact that the most expensive seats -- the seats often occupied by corporate interests rather than har ... More >>
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