Jesse James

The Dan Marino Restaurants

The 13 restaurants that nearly made our 30 essential Texas restaurants list.

The 30 Essential Texas Restaurants: Nearly Made It (a.k.a. the Dan Marino Restaurants)

If you've read this week's feature -- "Eat Here: The 30 Essential Texas Restaurants to Visit Before You Die" -- then you've no doubt already asked why X, Y or Z restaurant didn't make the list. Maybe you've asked this question angrily to your computer, or rhetorically to a coworker who actually trie ... More >>

Evie Herrin and Amelia Crew: Police Say Mom and Daughter Robbed Four Banks in Two States

Move over Bonnie and Clyde and Frank and Jesse James, you've got (alleged) multistate bank robbing company: Evie and Amelia. Yesterday Police in Gulfport, Mississippi busted 57-year-old Evie Mearlene Herrin and her 30-year-old daughter Amelia Darci Crew, both of the texas town of Cleveland, as they ... More >>

Star Chef Faces Child-Sex Charge

Will plead insanity

Top 10 Texas Movie Soundtracks

​This weekend, as the rest of the world catches Harry Potter mania for (perhaps) the final time, Houston gets a serious dose of Urban Cowboy nostalgia. Theater Under the Stars' production of the Tony-nominated 2003 musical - which The New York Times called "a conclusive demonstration that it's ... More >>

44th Annual WorldFest — Houston International Film and Video Festival

Oscar Night 2011: The Live Blog!

​We are only less than three hours out from bringing you live-blogging coverage, right here, of this year's Academy Awards, and we are more than excited to take you through the night for every win, loss, awful dress, awesome dress, foible, and foul-up Hollywood throws our way.

Charlie Sheen: A Guide to His Porn Stars (Some Are From Texas!)

Actor Charlie Sheen is either a true American hero or a drug-addicted, porn-obsessed monster, depending on who you ask. The Two and a Half Men star and one-time Oliver Stone muse was admitted to the hospital with extreme stomach pains in his most recent incident. That all came on the heels of what ... More >>

Some Can Whistle: A Playlist To Don't Worry, Be Happy

​It's often the little things that make our favorite songs our favorites - the curious, unforeseen additions of small touches like an understated bit of whistling. For those who like to categorize their playlists into themes, we present you with the Rocks Off approved Whistle Playlist. The S ... More >>

How the West Is Won

The Coen brothers take their tongues out of their cheeks for True Grit.

Hurt: Concert Injuries In And Out Of The Line Of Duty

Marco Torres​About ten days ago, my parents and brother came into Houston for Sunday dinner, and I noticed my brother - whom we'll call "John," because that's his name - was limping something awful. It turns out John decided to take a spin in the mosh pit at the end of the Bad Religion show I ... More >>

Dear Bicycle Bandit: Five Simple Rules To Aid Your Getaway

Bicycle Bandit: Watch out for the strollers, dude​A bike bandit is on the loose in Houston, of all places. Yes, right here in the anti-Portland, a brigand is holding up banks and making his getaway on a Schwinn.We covered him early in his spree, but he's now hit six banks in the area.As a fellow c ... More >>

Adaptive Behavior

Killer's tormented self gets simplified for screen.

Aftermath: Never Mind The Hipsters, Kenny G Blows Us Away

Photos by Craig HlavatyEd. Note: This is merch from the show and not a poster from Craig's room... we think.​ Aftermath shook hands Thursday night with Kenny G, a man who has arguably been one of the most reviled men in pop music now nearly 30 years. Why are we bringing this up? It's not to name-d ... More >>

Chef Tats

Kitchen pros express themselves through inked flesh, no matter how upscale the Houston restaurant.

Pop Rocks: Men Are Pigs, Film At 11

With apologies to Warren Zevon: Keep on riding, riding, ridingTiger and Jesse JamesKeep on riding, riding, ridingAll those tattooed dames 2010 is already proving to be a banner year in celebrity implosion. The continuing saga of serial philanderer Tiger Woods was good enough, but then the news bro ... More >>

The Pogues

Texas Traveler: Robber's Cave

This week Texas Traveler is crossing the border. No, not that border. About two and a half hours north of the Red Rover (about eight hours north of Houston), stands a strange little state park with a history steeped in Southern folklore. Its name is Robber's Cave. Nowadays the park is known as a po ... More >>

Risky Business for Valkyrie

Tom Cruise plots to kill Hitler in his latest impossible mission

A Stopover in Strait Country

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Brave One, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Imitation of Life: Special Edition

David Olney

Nashville lifer is nobody's dummy

There Will Be Blood

An epic gusher strikes oil, and then some

Murder, MySpace, Babysitters, Betrayal: The Best National True Crime Stories of 2007

The Best DVDs of 2007

They made old movies feel new again

Keeping The Meter Running

Same Old Story

Sequels, prequels and threequels headline Hollywood 2007

Houston Chopper

Meet Roman Blum, the next TV biker star

Bruce Springsteen

We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions

I'll Drink to That

Fuel your New Year's Eve with these boozy sing-along tunes

The Mild West

American Outlaws' parallel dimensions diminish Jesse James into a cuddly, goofy bore

Coke and a Smile

Ambitious Blow explores the highs and lows of the '70s cocaine trade

Bedeviled Hams

Handsome Reckless Kelly might not have to sell its soul to Nashville after all

Houston Highwayman

Local Jimmy "T-99" Nelson sets the blues straight

Fugitive Justice

Gary Robert Williams's violent career began spectacularly 29 years ago. This is the story of how one determined U.S. marshal brought it to an end.

Backwoods Bin of Sin

Powerful Clay Pigeons scores with country-style noir

Gracious Angel

A box set doesn't mean Emmylou Harris's career is done; it may mean it's just beginning

Splendid Isolation

For Warren Zevon, it's all about how he looks in the hat