Jamaica

World Beat: The Music of iFest

Performers from New Orleans to Zimbabwe enliven this year's Brazilian-themed Houston International Festival.

The Best Hip-Hop at SXSW 2013

I remember going to SXSW a few years ago without a place to sleep, less than $100 to spend, no agenda, badge, wristband, or RSVP. I bar-hopped up and down Red River, made friends, snuck into Stubb's, ate cheese pizza and drank Lone Star. After years of busting my ass as a music photographer and wri ... More >>

New Year's Eve 2012 Guide

Flu-bitten Dynamo Get Last-Minute Win Over Real Salt Lake

The Houston Dynamo seemed a bit unconditioned to the heat at Thursday's match against Real Salt Lake at BBVA Compass Stadium. Perhaps it was fatigue, as the Dynamo were playing their sixth match in 20 days. Another dynamic could have been the flu that was going around the Dynamo locker room this w ... More >>

Cesar Avila: Immigrant Smuggler Convicted Of Holding Them For Ransom

A jury has convicted an immigrant smuggler of imprisoning his customers until their families coughed up $5,000 each. Cesar Avila, 35, was found guilty on one count of hostage-taking conspiracy, four counts of hostage taking, one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence and four counts of ... More >>

Golden Throats: Rock Star Health Care in 2012

Last June, current radio darling Adele was forced to cancel a large portion of her North American tour, disappointing scores of twenty-something year old easy-listeners in the process. The culprit? Laryngitis -- the age-old bugaboo of vocalists and recording artists. The diagnosis seemed relative ... More >>

The Roots Of Lionize: From Miles Davis To Led Zeppelin

It's hard to find a band that reps Miles Davis in the same breath as much as they do Led Zeppelin, but Lionize are that band. Recording in Jamaica with Steel Pulse's Sidney Mills, supporting beardos like Kylesa, Clutch, and cKy? Yes, that's Lionize for you. Opening for Maylene & The Sons Of Disaster ... More >>

Happiness Is A Warm Buzz: 5 Hot Cocktails

Photo by Anne Taintor​So it's not exactly chilly outside, but at least it's rainy. And last night, we just pretended it was cold, whipping up a warm concoction that quieted the cough, soothed the sore throat and helped us drift off to dreamland, Ambien-style. As much as we love the tart, frui ... More >>

Tuesday August 2, 2011 Deals of the Day

​Get half off pizza and more with today's VOICE Daily Deal from the Houston Press. Our coupon is good for 50 percent off ($9 for $18) at Essie's Pizzeria in Bellaire. Essie's makes their homemade dough fresh daily, and they make their pizzas to order in a traditional brick oven. Essie's also s ... More >>

Tuesday July 26, 2011 Deals of the Day

​Today's VOICE Daily Deal from the Houston Press will earn you half-off the rich, delicious flavors of Vietnamese food--get 50 percent off ($10 for $20) the distinctive, spicy Vietnamese flavors cooked up by Kim Chau. The menu features recipes inspired by the city of Huế. Today's VOICE Daily ... More >>

Top 5 Everyday Exotic Dinners

Jules:stonesoup​Unless I'm feeling particularly inspired, throwing a party or testing out recipes for a blog post, on a daily basis I often fall into the same old pasta, chicken, whatever rotation. There's only so many nights, however, that a person can stand the same old boring thing before o ... More >>

It's Good To Be Old(er)

We've all been there, sweetheart.​I'm sure you've been busy with your familial obligations this past week, but just in case you missed the Big News, Miley Cyrus has gone and done it again: Racy new photos of Miley Cyrus were leaked online last night including a shot of her assistant pretendin ... More >>

Los Van Van

J'Ouvert Caribbean Cafe

Openings & Closings

​After an extended hiatus, Las Alamedas (23501 Cinco Ranch Boulevard, Suite F410) has finally reopened -- but not in its former location on Katy Freeway. Instead, the old-school Mexican restaurant known as the site of many a special occasion dinner has moved west to Katy's La Centerra developm ... More >>

5 New Pop-Star Sitcoms We'd Like To See

Today marks the 43rd anniversary of <>The Monkees winning an Emmy for Best Comedy Series, making them the first musical act ever to win that award. 1967 also marked a transitional period for the band, which was moving toward creative freedom on the television show in which they started out as ... More >>

iFest Aftermath: A Sensory Smorgasbord And Spontaneous Reggae Dance Party

GroovehouseNew Orleans Hustlers Brass Band​ The best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley when it comes to Houston weather. That's how Aftermath found ourselves obsessively refreshing the iFest Twitter page around noon yesterday for some sign that the show would go on in spite of the stormy ... More >>

Sharp-Dressed Fans

Billy Gibbons and other Houstonians share their favorite Astros memories.

Back To The Future: Ska Selecters Who Beat The English Beat

This Sunday, Valentine's Day if you nasty, Warehouse Live gets a two-tone shot of ska history when the English Beat and Fishbone hit the stage. The two bands tour together quite a bit and have become the sort of elder ambassadors of the genre while bands like the Specials mull over extensive tourin ... More >>

Dear Social Media Swami: Hey, Facebook Friend, Who Are You Again?

Actual swami not picturedDear Social Media Swami, People try to contact me on Facebook, we become friends, yada yada. I assume that it's just the "we went to the same college" thing and think nothing of it. Then they write me messages like we know/knew each other and I literally have no recol ... More >>

Canal Street Gallery; "Par Avion"

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Happy 4/20, Mon: Why Bob Marley Is Overrated

When the calendar hits April 20, thoughts turn to man's other best friend: the marijuana plant. Yes, along with copious amounts of Reese's Pieces and trips to the nearest Jack in the Box drive-thru, almost everyone agrees nothing goes better with the reefer than reggae. (Personally, give us Slee ... More >>

Top Ten Sports Moments of 2008

10. Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300 to become the first woman to win a major (NASCAR, Indy, Formula One) auto race. 9. Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine won his 300th game, then retired at the end of the season, to just about cement his selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame in five ye ... More >>

Top Ten Sports Moments of 2008

10. Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300 to become the first woman to win a major (NASCAR, Indy, Formula One) auto race. 9. Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine won his 300th game, then retired at the end of the season, to just about cement his selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame in five ye ... More >>

Garlic-Chomping Reggae Royalty Toots Hibbert

The Harder They Come

Margaret Cezair-Thompson

A Jamaican-born author offers a fictitious account of the island life of Errol Flynn

Jackie Mitto

Wishbone

Irie iFest

Finding the coolest runnings at this year's Jamaica-themed Houston International Festival

Cake Tease

Damian Marley

Welcome to Jamrock

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Pattern Recognition

Can defunct German bands become the sheezy in '05? Ja, they Can. We explore these and other of this year's trends.

Songs of Freedom

Can music free your mind from mental slavery? Depends which Free Radical you ask

Uptight, Outta Sight

Squoosh your tush into your tightest denims and shake that thing for fun and prizes

Up Close and Personal

Jamaican dancehall stars bring back the lovers' rock

Rodeo's Gonna Git You, Sucka

When the Fat Show calls, you better answer

Papa Mali and the Instagators, with Hi Ficus and Brother Luck

Friday, November 29

Mud Boy

Chris Robinson decides to Crowe it alone with an earthy new band

Culture

Live in Africa (RAS Records)

Moving On Up

A new social club helps affluent young African-Americans to a rich piece of the nightlife pie

End of the Road

Thirty years later, Harry Belafonte finds closure in a once-lost project

Burning Spear

Gush-worthy

Buju Banton

Using his one-way ticket out of the slums

Cowboy in the Kitchen

Welcome The Houston Press's new food critic, Robb Walsh

Simmer Up

Celebrating the love and music of Bob Marley

Island Comfort

Reggae Hut starts good and gets butter. (Er, better.)

Reality Check

Stylish Shattered Image smashes narrative rules wonderfully

In the Groove

Shallow feels swell in McMillan-inspired Stella

1998 Houston Press Music Awards Nominees

Night & Day

April 23 - 29, 1998