Hurricane Katrina

An Animal Roars Again: The Eric Burdon Interview, Part 1

As lead vocalist for the '60s British Invasion band the Animals, Eric Burdon fronted what was perhaps the toughest R&B-influenced group from the era (sorry, Stones fans), and had a second incarnation exploring psychedelic music. In his collaborations with War, Burdon pushed the boundaries of impro ... More >>

Five Lessons Learned from Hurricane Isaac

The circus has finally left New Orleans as they begin their clean up after Hurricane Isaac dropped boatloads of rain on the Big Easy earlier this week. Despite some dire early warnings and a near-miss of the GOP convention in Tampa Bay, Isaac was fairly tame by hurricane standards. That didn't stop ... More >>

Rest Easy, Texas (Well, Not Too Easy): Tropical Storm Isaac Inching Its Way Toward Louisiana

Fortunately for everyone along the Gulf Coast, Isaac is still a tropical storm as of Monday morning. The storm has yet to form a solid inner core thanks to some wind shear from an upper-level disturbance near it, but that will change as it moves toward the northern Gulf Coast. Isaac should slow down ... More >>

10 Tips for Eating MREs, from a Pro

The Beef Ravioli Meal, Ready to Eat (MRE) was the best option on my post Hurricane Katrina menu.​Six years ago, citizens of the Gulf Coast were starting to understand the immediate implications of their world post Hurricane Katrina. Power had been out since the storm made landfall, which mean ... More >>

Frankie Sanders: Union Boss Put in Travel Vouchers for Hotels Closed by Katrina

Make sure your fake receipts are not for closed hotels.​If you're going to rip your union off for $10,000 by putting in fake travel vouchers, don't put in one showing you stayed at a New Orleans hotel while it was closed because of huge Hurricane Katrina damage. It's just common sense. Con Ar ... More >>

Spinal Tap's Harry Shearer Bringing His Katrina Documentary to Houston

Harry Shearer: Bringing the Katrina story to the Alamo Drafthouse​Harry Shearer, known for being one-third of Spinal Tap, one-half (it seems) of The Simpsons and just about all of the syndicated radio program Le Show, has adopted New Orleans as home. He's become wrapped up in the city's recov ... More >>

Swimming Upstream

Idol Beat: "Home Of Pirates, Drunks And Whores..."

​If you want to go to hell, you should take a trip To the Sodom and Gomorrah on the Mississipp. -- The Simpsons I kid. I mean, I haven't always been the biggest fan of the Big Easy, but that's mostly because I used to routinely leave a third of my brain cells and most of the contents of my di ... More >>

Bush & Kanye West: Five Lower Points In His Presidency, None Of Which Involve WMDs, Torture Or Decimating the Middle Class

That belt: another low point​As you've likely heard, George W. Bush has a new book out, one that promises to be as good as his campaign bio A Charge to Keep.Decision Points proves once and for all that W is not to blame for anything and even if he did some things that didn't work out like they sho ... More >>

Capsule Art Reviews: "Danny Rolph: Multiverse," "Dynasty and Divinity," "Kiki Smith," "Objects of Devotion," "Richard Misrach: After Katrina"

Capsule Art Reviews: "Objects of Devotion," "Retablo Exhibition," "Richard Misrach: After Katrina," "St. Boniface's Last Days"

Capsule Art Reviews: "35 Years: Anniversary Exhibition," "Dante Marioni: Recent Glass Works," "Libby Black: If Nothing Else Matters," "Richard Misrach: After Katrina," "St. Boniface's Last Days"

Capsule Art Reviews: "35 Years: Anniversary Exhibition," "Harvey Bott: Paradigms in Paint and Wire," "Richard Misrach: After Katrina,"

Katrina Graffiti

Richard Misrach's photographs document the ordeal.

Second-Line Parade Commemorates Katrina Anniversary

Mark Britain​Sunday evening about 500 people lined west Richmond Avenue to commemorate the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with a New Orleans-style second line parade. The parade, hosted by Dave & Busters, was a reunion of sorts for Katrina refugees still living in Houston. Occasio ... More >>

5 Reasons Katrina Was Good For Houston

The girl in this iconic Katrina phot? Thriving in Houston.​Five years on from the still mind-blowing events surrounding Hurricane Katrina, perhaps no city outside of Louisiana is more tied to the story than Houston.We had no idea what was coming, of course, but overall it's hard to say we're worse ... More >>

Katrina, Five Years Later: A News Consumer's Guide To The Anniversary Stories

Brian Williams emits manly concern over the situation​If you aren't aware that this weekend marks the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, you will be by the time Monday rolls around.Newspapers, TV shows and websites will be heavy on commemorating the event. Here's what to look for:1. The use o ... More >>

The Top Five Hurricane Katrina-Related Rap Songs

​New Orleans is home to many rappers, including Lil Wayne and Juvenile. So, when Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast five years ago this weekend, it only felt natural for hip-hop to step up and capture the debacle on wax. It's been five years since the disaster and this Katrina-inspired playlist ... More >>

Dr. John & the Lower 911

A Village Called Versailles

It takes a village - to kick big government in the ass

The Top 5 Musical Eco-Fails

uscgd8 via Flick​The bad news about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is that BP's magic undersea dome didn't work, and the slick is now the size of Connecticut. And unless the latest half-assed stopgap measure (a "junk shot" of debris fired down the well in an attempt to plug it) works, it could be ... More >>

Chron's Feelings Are Hurt

HBO drama didn't celebrate Houston as best-est place.

The Chronicle Gets Its Feelings Hurt By Treme; Possibly Offers A Solution

​In case you hadn't heard -- and there's no way you haven't heard, since seemingly everyone who writes for a living in America worships David Simon's TV shows -- Treme premiered Sunday.It's a story about New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina. It contained two passing references to Houston: One, ... More >>

Two Pastors And A Deacon Admit That Their Church Was One Hell Of A Scam

​Some blog items never die.Almost a year ago we wrote about the fraud charges filed against officials of the Fishers of Men Worship Center in Houston. To this day, barely a week goes by without someone throwing up another comment on the case, either defending the officials or saying they got what ... More >>

Dastardly Plan To Make Poor Put Money Into Banks Apparently Working

The Bank on Houston program, founded by City Controller Annise Parker in conjunction with area banks, credit unions and nonprofit organizations, says it's boasted early success. In three months 10,264 new accounts were opened; the goal for the entire first year was 10,000.People putting their money ... More >>

Capsule Stage Reviews: Legally Blonde the Musical, The Man Who Saved New Orleans, The Odd Couple, Puttin' on the Ritz

Katrina Housing Aid Is Ending. For Real, This Time

It seems like a long, long time ago, those crazy days when hurricanes Katrina and Rita came ashore.In Houston, we mostly felt the effects of Katrina, of course, as New Orleans evacuees came over. Some started lives here, others eventually went home.But now -- finally, some would say -- the rent assi ... More >>

Update on "Thank You, Houston" Event

The Men's Club Is Open!

New Orleans Wants To Return The Favor

Thank You, Houston

Katrina evacuees say thanks to their adopted home

“Breaking Ground”

Multimedia artist Lisa Qualls explores issues of race and ethnicity in her work

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

Spike Lee’s look at Hurricane Katrina might be his most important work yet

Independent Black Film Festival

PopCornNLemonade Films screens nine African-American films

Black Lips

Time Bomb Defused

Stealing the Show

New Orleans musicians blew into Houston on Katrina's winds and everything was magic for a while

GREETINGS HOUSTONIANS

Hard Rock Pawty

Even Hurricane Katrina couldn't stop Suplecs

Kinky Stances

Katrinavision

Life in a Hurricane

The New Orleans sound of The Morning 40 Federation

Really Good Sax

Holy Sh--!

The most-hyped hurricane season ever is upon us

La Mordita

Check cashers and furniture rental companies take a big chunk out of post-hurricane FEMA checks

Raking It In

Are Houston cops trying to make up for lost revenue?

System Failure

Tropical Storm Allison destroyed houses that never quite got fixed, thanks to bureaucratic bungling and cheaters

Turkeys of the Year

Just stuff 'em

Can't Stop Giving

They're breaking in to donate to storm victims

Welcome, Neighbors

Houston's music community responds to an unprecedented influx of talent