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  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Dragonetti: The Freakin' Creepy Saint Of Bass

    Bass players, I know I spend a lot of time making fun of you, though of course you may not realize it because, well, you're bass players and the Internet hasn't evolved to the point where I can easily use puppets to explain my points. All kidding aside, I want you to know that your presence in the w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2012

    “Christie Blizard: from the tipi project”

    Bass players, I know I spend a lot of time making fun of you, though of course you may not realize it because, well, you're bass players and the Internet hasn't evolved to the point where I can easily use puppets to explain my points. All kidding aside, I want you to know that your presence in the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    This Just In: SXSW Announces First Round Of 2012 Showcasing Bands, Including Fat Tony and Something Fierce

    Photo By Marco TorresFat Tony at a day show at SXSW '11​Sweet lord, it's not even Thanksgiving yet and South By Southwest is making us excited for March in Austin already. Today the industry festival announced a few bands coming to the capitol city next year, and a few Houston names and Rocks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    10 Fish You're Eating That Are Endangered Species

    Human beings: acting like jerks since we killed off the pupfish.​Yesterday, we touched briefly on the plight of the idiot fish, a small red fish with giant, round marbles for eyes. It's delicious, despite its odd appearance. And it's also endangered. Yet it's still sold and served across the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Idiot Fish: The Night I Ate an Endangered Species

    The idiot fish is endangered for a reason: It's delicious.​A couple of weeks back, I enjoyed a beautiful dinner at Kubo's next to a table of hilariously drunk Japanese people boisterously eating sashimi off a giant wooden boat that acted as a centerpiece/serving tray, while my dining companion ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2011

    James Rollins: The Devil Colony

    The idiot fish is endangered for a reason: It's delicious.​A couple of weeks back, I enjoyed a beautiful dinner at Kubo's next to a table of hilariously drunk Japanese people boisterously eating sashimi off a giant wooden boat that acted as a centerpiece/serving tray, while my dining companion ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    A Musical Field Guide To National Bird Day

    yourfashion.com​Today is National Bird Day, and we are all gonna celebrate. Every year bird enthusiasts pick this day to promote bird watching, XTREME bird watching, bird adoption, and just plain ol' loving the unholy hell out of birds. All kidding aside, the holiday is dedicated to raising aw ... More >>

  • Film

    November 4, 2010

    Greed, Interrupted

    Part meltdown memoir, part essential finger pointing, Inside Job will make you seethe.

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2010

    Jimmy Buffett Kicks Off His Flip-Flops At The Woodlands

    Photos by Brittanie Shey​ In 2008, Aftermath was on vacation in France. We decided to catch a show of the Spaghetti Western Orchestra, who had a month-long performance residency at a tiny theater in the Bastille neighborhood of Paris. The band is an Australian quintet that performs the music of En ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Pop Rocks: With Friends Like These

    ​Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski remains under house arrest in Switzerland, awaiting possible extradition to the United States for fleeing sentencing after pleading guilty to "unlawful sex" with a 13-year old in 1977. His attorneys are, naturally, fighting this possibility, while a numbe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Mother Earth Says, "Ha!"

    Photo by Yuri Shkoda Want proof of the butterfly effect? Okay, a volcano in Iceland erupts and half-way around the world, Houston arts organizations have to scramble.   Two highly anticipated concerts were forced to change their line-ups and one theatrical piece was rescheduled - tw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    An American (Stranded) In Paris

    Hala Daher​Hala Daher is stuck in Paris. Sure, she's staying at her aunt's house in the 4th arrondissement, steps away from the Louvre and the Centre Pompidou. And it's a step up from Beirut, where she was previously stranded until she hustled her way onto a flight from Lebanon to France a few ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    Nature's Revenge: Tunes For A Vengeful Planet

    Photo illustration by John Seaborn Gray​ We like to think of the planet we live on as "Mother" Earth, a caring, nurturing parent figure who we thoughtlessly abuse. Well, we at Rocks Off don't know if you've noticed, but Mom ain't exactly helpless. In fact, sometimes she seems less like a benevolen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    For Eyjaf...Eyjafj...For that Iceland Volcano, Five Crappy Magma-Laden Movies

    ​As you've probably heard by now, the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano erupting in Iceland is causing some problems across the pond: EU transport ministers are to hold emergency talks by video conference on easing the volcanic ash cloud chaos paralysing air travel across Europe. Sixty-three thousan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    Fish Story: Arctic Char

    There are lots of fishing camps in Nunavik, Quebec's arctic region, devoted to fly fishing for arctic char. There's even an annual arctic char fishing derby in Whale Cove, in case you want to try your luck. The highly prized freshwater game fish is a traditional food of the Inuit natives and its hig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

    Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen Trapper's fantastic ... More >>

  • News

    February 7, 2008

    Valerie Sarofim Says She Was Taken to the Cleaners

    The socialite sues to get back her investment from an alleged money launderer

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2008

    Drenched in Blog: It's Bjorkin' Time!

    The socialite sues to get back her investment from an alleged money launderer

  • Music

    December 13, 2007

    2007 Music Year in Review

    The socialite sues to get back her investment from an alleged money launderer

  • Music

    November 29, 2007

    Sigur Rós

    Hvarf/Heim, Heima

  • Calendar

    September 6, 2007

    “Array”

    Birds, words and persona moments make up CTRL Gallery’s latest exhibition

  • Culture

    July 5, 2007

    "A Thing Called Early Blur"

    Katrina Moorhead puts the ice in Iceland

  • Culture

    June 14, 2007

    Art Capsule Reviews

    A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

  • Culture

    June 7, 2007

    Art Capsule Reviews

    A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

  • Culture

    May 31, 2007

    Art Capsule Reviews

    A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

  • Music

    May 31, 2007

    Rock and Roll Autobiographies

    Stars' tell-all stories

  • Calendar

    May 24, 2007

    “A Thing Called Early Blur”

    This exhibit is a product of Reykjavík

  • Music

    October 12, 2006

    Bonnie "Prince" Billy

    The Letting Go

  • Music

    February 23, 2006

    Sigur Rós, with Amina

    Saturday, February 25, at Verizon Wireless Theater, 520 Texas, 713-225-8551.

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2005

    Food for Thought

    Broadcast-news veteran Linda Ellerbee wants you to Take Big Bites

  • Calendar

    December 2, 2004

    Volks-Walkin'

    Stroll the knolls with the Houston Happy Hikers

  • Calendar

    December 2, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Stroll the knolls with the Houston Happy Hikers

  • Culture

    October 14, 2004

    OCDelight

    Intricate, time-intensive works go up at Sicardi Gallery

  • Culture

    July 15, 2004

    Capsule Reviews

    A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

  • Culture

    July 8, 2004

    Capsule Reviews

    A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

  • Culture

    June 10, 2004

    Going to Iceland

    Yes, Olafur Eliasson takes pictures there, but don't make too much of it

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2004

    Shining Star

    Art-world darling Olafur Eliasson brings his photos to the Menil

  • Music

    November 20, 2003
  • Music

    November 6, 2003

    Singapore Sling

    Sunday, November 9

  • Music

    March 27, 2003

    Combat Rock

    In this corner, weighing in at one ton of pomp, the pride of Iceland: Sigur Rós! And in this corner, the moose-wrestling Montreal maulers: Godspeed You! Black Emperor.

  • Calendar

    February 13, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Our picks of the week

  • Music

    August 22, 2002

    múm

    Finally We Are No One (Fat Cat)

  • News

    March 28, 2002

    Half-Baked Notions?

    Plus: Driving Them Crazy, Oyster Crabbing

  • News

    June 15, 2000

    God Only Knows

    Dismembered bodies. Gold booty and an ex-con's grudge. A trial rips into the mysteries of the disappearance of atheist icon Madalyn Murray O'Hair.

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2000
  • Music

    February 18, 1999

    Back to Her Roots

    (Evelyn Glennie )

  • Calendar

    November 5, 1998

    Cat Stats

    (Evelyn Glennie )

  • Culture

    May 7, 1998

    Building Interest

    "Art and Architecture" was held in the desert, but the subject was hardly dry

  • Music

    April 9, 1998

    Reason to Roam

    At 67, Ramblin' Jack Elliott reclaims -- temporarily -- the urge to wander

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