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  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    A GAY ISLAND??: The Best & Worst Facebook Responses To Bun B Supporting Gay Marriage

    When President Barack Obama said in an interview last week that he supported same-sex marriage, it lit up the Internet with discussion. The dialogue split between those championing the president's words, and his detractors damning him (again) for going against what they saw as biblical and social no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    April Fools' Day Pranks: Six Suggestions That Will Have You Thinking "Are People Really This Lame?"

    Sunday is April Fools' Day, which is a blessing since if it was on a workday we'd have to hear about wacky morning radio hosts bringing the hilarity. But apparently some people take the day seriously, like the folks at the April Fool Zone Web site, which offers "unique and fun April fool's Day pran ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    10 Bizarre (And Surprisingly Expensive) Ways to Hide a Cat Litter Box

    What are you looking at, bitch?​I have cats. Yes, I'm a 40-something man with cats. You got a problem? What I have learned over the years is that the biggest pain in the ass when dealing with cats is the litter box. Hair is annoying. Vet bills can be expensive. But the foul ammonia smell of ca ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2012

    It’s a Pleasure

    What are you looking at, bitch?​I have cats. Yes, I'm a 40-something man with cats. You got a problem? What I have learned over the years is that the biggest pain in the ass when dealing with cats is the litter box. Hair is annoying. Vet bills can be expensive. But the foul ammonia smell of ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Free for All: Art Without a Price Tag

    Friday's your last day to see the "Saddest Love Story Almost Never Told: Based on a True Idea" exhibit by Sketchy Neighbors, a free-wheeling artists collective. The group is known for its unorthodox approach. Members pull ideas for materials and concepts literally out of a hat. One idea for "Love ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2011

    The Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 10 Hot Dogs

    Photo by Jeff VogtYou can even get sauerkraut on your $1.50 Costco dog!​For the next 20 weeks, we'll be rounding up the runners-up to our 2011 Best of Houston® winners. In many categories, picking each year's winner is no easy task. We'll be spotlighting 20 of those categories, in which the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    WarBeast: Oh Fuck, They Have a Time Machine

    It's a well-known fact that most band names are essentially gobbledygook, but here at Rocks Off we're trying hard to find meaning in the oddest monikers. Beth Burton​We try real hard to avoid metal bands here in the old What's in a Name? column. We still haven't forgiven Owl Witch for the abs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Eight Businesses We Expect Will Be Getting Custom Texas License Plates Soon

    ​We recently wrote about a new crop of Texas license plates with a variety of themes, most of them sports related. One of the designs, however, was for the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain that isn't even based in the Lone Star State. We certainly understand the passion of a sports fan, but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Oasis in the Desert: Casablanca Brings Moroccan Food to Houston

    Photos by Troy FieldsSee more photos from Casablanca in our slideshow.​When it opened late last year, Casablanca Couscous & Grill became only the second Moroccan restaurant in Houston. And the truth is, for a city that prides itself on being such a melting pot of ethnicities and cuisines, ther ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Crawfish Across the World

    Ground crawfish powder, one of the "mother" spices in Nigerian cooking.​Louisianans like to think they've got the world on a string when it comes to crawfish, with small towns like Breaux Bridge laying claim to titles such as "Crawfish Capital of the World." But there are a few people in Niger ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    Upcoming Events

    Americas: So long, and thanks for all the dish.​It's been a long time coming, but Americas on Post Oak Boulevard is finally closing after 20 years. And while it will indeed be sad to lose its iconic dining room -- which I've always fondly thought of as "Dr. Seuss on acid" -- the restaurant is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Game of Thrones: 7 Observations from a Newbie (and Pop Rocks Pinch-Hitter)

    Yeah, he's my brother, so what?​Pete Vonder Haar couldn't file a Pop Rocks today, so it falls to me to do so. Since he is also our chronicler of all things Game of Thrones, I will pick up that mantle too. I'm not much of a fantasy person at all, but I find myself getting into this HBO minise ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Upcoming Events

    ​Sometimes wonderful things are born out of our comments section and we remember for a moment just how awesome humanity can be when it comes together for a good cause. The Lemonade Day Crawl is a perfect example of that awesomeness, suggested by commenter Chris Oakley in support of National L ... More >>

  • Culture

    April 21, 2011

    Capsule Stage Reviews: Easter Catechism, The Marriage of Figaro, A Murder Is Announced, The Trip to Bountiful

    ​Sometimes wonderful things are born out of our comments section and we remember for a moment just how awesome humanity can be when it comes together for a good cause. The Lemonade Day Crawl is a perfect example of that awesomeness, suggested by commenter Chris Oakley in support of National L ... More >>

  • Music

    March 3, 2011

    Come Here and Hang Out

    Midtown Lounge has a prestigious location, but none of the usual neighborhood pomp.

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Valentine's Day: Nine Awful Gift Ideas

    We're sure that the procrastinators out there just started sweating reading that headline. Yes, you only have days to get that special whoever something for Valentine's Day, which is closing in on us, coming up on Monday. There are good gifts (all-day sex marathons, beef ribs served in bed, cash) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    $7 at IKEA

    ​Hi, I'd like a Boren, a Barnslig, a Fixa, and French toast sticks. Where else on earth, besides IKEA, could you utter a sentence as beautiful as that and not be hauled off to the loony bin?

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Lee Harvey Oswald's Coffin For Sale: Christmas Shopping DONE!

    Photo courtesy Nate D. Sanders AuctionsOswald's coffin could be under YOUR Christmas tree​Forget trying to fight the crowds at Ikea or Toys R Us. Lee Harvey Oswald's coffin is for sale!! No, don't be so ghoulish -- you don't get the one he's buried in now. This coffin is the utterly unghoulis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Musicians: Five Reasons Your Girlfriend Hates You

    ​For ladies dating dudes in bands, life can get rough. You are either seen as a trophy or a hindrance to his true rock and roll dreams, arm candy and not the actual real live human being you in fact are. Depending on how successful his band is, your man is constantly the focal point of dozens ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Friday Meal Deals

    ​Know of more? Please share in the comments. This weekend and next, Einstein Bros. Bagels is offering 50 percent off a bagel bucket with this coupon. So for anyone toting kids around for Saturday morning sports, this might be an option for feeding them. If you're going to IKEA tonight and yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Stuffed Cotton Food From IKEA

    An IKEA bestseller. Will plush foods be next?​What's the best way to prevent childhood obesity? Give your kids FAKE FOOD! IKEA, the company responsible for such creepy stuffed toys as the Famnig Hjärta, that bestselling heart pillow with human arms and hands, will expand their popular Duktig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Food Fight: Battle Asian Supermarket

    Sweet little baby octopus...a summer treat.​Ever since KoMart -- the long-standing Korean grocery store on Gessner -- closed earlier this year, the Asian grocery scene in Spring Branch has been dominated by Super H Mart and the newer 99 Ranch Market. They're both large national chains, and th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    TUTS At Ikea: It's The Final Countdown, Whether You Want It Or Not

    A salute to the synthesizer​Ikea, some type of foreign store that tried to pollute Houston airwaves with porn, had its grand-renovation reopening yesterday.For a certain segment of the buying public, this was a very big deal.So big, that kids from TUTS's Academy, part of the Humphreys School of Mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Ikea's "69" Ad: Too Racy For Houston?

    Some Houston TV stations won't go down this road?​Music from bad `70s porn and graphics talking about 69 in the bedroom, in the kitchen, in the office, in the bathroom, and how 69 is "the best date ever" -- why would anyone think something like that is nasty?(Unless the bathroom is in some bachelo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Rocks Off's Handy Summerfest Survival Guide

    Shelby Hohl​There's a slim chance you may have already heard that our distinguished competition, Free Press Houston, is throwing a little shindig this weekend, which they have for some reason chosen to call Summerfest. We understand it's some kind of outdoor festival and a couple of bands fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Twitter: The Five Most Annoying Things You Can Do

    No Foursquare or proctologist visits, please​In this week's cover feature, "The Twitterverse", we dive into the world of Twitter to spotlight some of the best things going with the social networking hub, and also uncover some of the worst things permeating the site. We talked to tweeting Texans in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Paul Wall's Got Your iPhone Goin' Nuts

    Welcome back to Five Spot. Every Friday, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and, albeit sometimes awkwardly, tie it to a bit of Houston rap. We'll incorporate the number five in there somewhere. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. ​April 23, 2010. That was to be the most glorious day ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    Top Ten Kitchen Essentials

    A while back, Katharine Shilcutt wrote about her top 10 must-haves for her kitchen. Well, not everyone has the same kitchen needs, so here's a little different perspective. We find that a lot of specifics, like mixing/prep bowls, can be overcome by having mismatched dishes, and we are even guilty of ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 14, 2010

    "Bright" Stars

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

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    The Top 10 Places to Eat on Long Point

    There's more to Long Point than just taco trucks...​As more development and activity pushes consumers north of the Katy Freeway -- such as the giant new shopping center and mega H-E-B at Bunker Hill, the push from MetroNational to create a "Memorial City"-branded area around Gessner, the etern ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Yes, Anastasia, You Too Can Cyber Land a Job in a Recession

    ​Pardon us, but we're about to impart some useful, seasoned knowledge on you. Don't get too accustomed to it, however. We'll return to our regularly scheduled programming of a wee bit of technology talk with a whole lot of intertwined innuendo in no time.But for today, we educate. Our topic? E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Wine of the Week - Phoenicia Specialty Foods

    ​Last year, Robb Walsh visited Phoenicia Specialty Foods's Bargain Bin section to stock up on some obscure Italian wines at low prices. We are always looking for a good deal, so we decided to pay Phoenicia another visit. Last weekend, we found ourselves wandering around the Ikea-like aisles, f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Taking That La-Z-Boy Out for a Drunken Spin? Don't Forget the Tunes!

    Where are the cup holders?​As part of our court-appointed public service, we at Rocks Off don't condone driving while intoxicated. But if you must get behind the wheel after having a few, there are far worse things to be driving than a La-Z-Boy. From Yahoo! news this morning: "A Minnesota man has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Cafe Zol Gets a Makeover

    Photo by J.C. Reid​When Cafe Zol opened in early 2008 in the old Crostini location on Shepherd near Westheimer, the menu was billed as "Scandinavian tapas." Houston food cognoscenti responded with head scratching and mixed reviews, wondering if there really needed to be a challenger to the loc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Kevin Nealon's New Film Looks Like Absolute Crap And I Mean Crap!

    ​Who greenlit Aliens in the Attic? I mean, honestly, who? What film exec got tanked on margaritas at La Casa de Enchiladas and said, yes, let's make this film about aliens and a suburban family with Kevin Nealon as the put-upon Pop?I thought we were in a recession. Shouldn't it take a LOT to get a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Health Department Roundup: Westheimer Edition

    Here's this week's roundup for restaurants on what is debatably Houston's most iconic thoroughfare. A pre-opening inspection of the new Aloft (5415 Westheimer), a hotel for the techno-geek that looks like IKEA on steroids, turned up changes in the proposed layout of the kitchen work area not shown ... More >>

  • Music

    January 1, 2009

    Pavement: Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Edition

    Here's this week's roundup for restaurants on what is debatably Houston's most iconic thoroughfare. A pre-opening inspection of the new Aloft (5415 Westheimer), a hotel for the techno-geek that looks like IKEA on steroids, turned up changes in the proposed layout of the kitchen work area not shown ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2008

    Aftermath: Hungry Villagers at Boondocks

    Aftermath thinks the thing he likes the most about new bands is the sheer lack of pretense and ego. We love it when bands do sound check five minutes before they play to two dozen friends upstairs at a bar, with no setlist to be seen. Only armed with the songs they've been fine-tuning for ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 26, 2008

    Capsule Art Reviews: "Ruth Pastine: Ever Present," "Jason Salavon: Annex and Catalogue,"

    Aftermath thinks the thing he likes the most about new bands is the sheer lack of pretense and ego. We love it when bands do sound check five minutes before they play to two dozen friends upstairs at a bar, with no setlist to be seen. Only armed with the songs they've been fine-tuning for ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 19, 2008

    Capsule Art Reviews: "Jason Salavon: Annex and Catalogue," "John Alexander: A Retrospective," "Learning by Doing: 25 Years of the Core Program," "Ruth Pastine: Ever Present"

    Aftermath thinks the thing he likes the most about new bands is the sheer lack of pretense and ego. We love it when bands do sound check five minutes before they play to two dozen friends upstairs at a bar, with no setlist to be seen. Only armed with the songs they've been fine-tuning for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2007

    Miss Pop Rocks: The IKEA Catalog Gives Me a Complex

    Aftermath thinks the thing he likes the most about new bands is the sheer lack of pretense and ego. We love it when bands do sound check five minutes before they play to two dozen friends upstairs at a bar, with no setlist to be seen. Only armed with the songs they've been fine-tuning for ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 29, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Aftermath thinks the thing he likes the most about new bands is the sheer lack of pretense and ego. We love it when bands do sound check five minutes before they play to two dozen friends upstairs at a bar, with no setlist to be seen. Only armed with the songs they've been fine-tuning for ... More >>

  • Music

    July 28, 2005

    Girls' Night Out

    Le Tigre and Electrelane bring an evening of transatlantic feminist mayhem to the Engine Room. Don't worry, boys -- you can come too.

  • Culture

    March 11, 2004

    Capsule Reviews

    A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

  • Culture

    April 10, 2003

    Party on the Patio

    The Core Fellows make themselves at home in the Glassell

  • News

    March 20, 2003

    College Credit

    Shopping spree for your first apartment: $2,500
    Spring break in Cabo: $1,000
    Avoiding college credit card debt: priceless

  • Music

    October 3, 2002

    Nicolai Dunger

    Soul Rush (Lakeshore)

  • Film

    October 14, 1999

    Beyond Despair

    Tired plotlines pummel Fight Club

  • Calendar

    May 16, 1996

    Press Picks

    Tired plotlines pummel Fight Club

  • Dining

    May 4, 1995

    Hybrid City

    Tired plotlines pummel Fight Club

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