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Judy Garland

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Just in Time for the Oscars: Koelsch Gallery's "lights, camera, action"

    Just in time for the Oscars, the Koelsch Gallery's current exhibition, "lights, camera, action," captures the varied nuances that comprise America's beloved La La Land. The collection of work features several noted local artists such as Claire Cusack, Matt Duffin, Cisco Tucker Kolkmeier and Vanessa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2012

    The Wizard of Oz

    Just in time for the Oscars, the Koelsch Gallery's current exhibition, "lights, camera, action," captures the varied nuances that comprise America's beloved La La Land. The collection of work features several noted local artists such as Claire Cusack, Matt Duffin, Cisco Tucker Kolkmeier and Vanessa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Looking Back at A Very Special Christmas Track by Track

    In the late 1980's, music empresario Jimmy Iovine cobbled together quite a collection of pop and rock artists to record songs for a Christmas album benefitting the Special Olympics. In 1987, A Very Special Christmas was released and rapidly became an instant holiday classic thanks to the star powere ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Last Day To Vote For The Astrodome As A National "Place That Matters"

    Is the Dome worthy of a click?​The National Trust for Historic Preservation is running the 2011 edition of its "This Place Matters" competition, where voters support local sites worthy of saving. Getting a big push this time around is the Astrodome, thanks to the folks at Houston Mod, which c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Last Night: Bruno Mars & Janelle Monae At Reliant Arena

    Photos by Marc Brubaker​Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae Reliant Arena May 18, 2011 See Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae and their fans, just the way they are, in our slideshow. Somewhere, Michael Jackson is smiling again. At last. The King of Pop may be gone, but he was very much there in spirit Wednesd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Lions And Tigers And Bearfighters, Oh My!

    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. ​If Rocks Off had a nickel for every time we were compared to Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz we would definitely be wondering how we went ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    5 Songs That Will Make Us Beat You Up

    ​Today is the late Judy Garland's birthday, and the embattled drug-addicted star of The Wizard Of Oz (plus a whole trove of movies we have never seen), would have been 88 years old. She was one of the first well-documented victims of drug abuse, at least in hushed tones. She was famous for rou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    Lonesome Onry and Mean: A Brief History of "Danny Boy" - Evergreen But Not Exactly Irish

    ​The Pogues are only one week away, so no time like the present to reflect on Irish music. For many Americans, no song epitomizes Irish music like "Danny Boy." Lonesome Onry and Mean was gently prodding my Irish and European friends at the boozer recently regarding their opinions about the top rec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Last Call For Art: Nudity And Explicit Language Or Meet Me In St. Louis

    You only have a few more chances to catch the stage plays Red Light Winter, Southern Rapture, and Meet Me in St. Louis.Southern Rapture, currently closing at Stages Repertory Theatre on Sunday, is a comedy based on a true story.When the Charlotte Repertory Theatre staged Tony Kushner's Angels in ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 8, 2009

    Rent Me

    This musical from TUTS doesn't live up to the classic film.

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    Anneliese van der Pol In Meet Me in St. Louis And The Runaway House

    Photo courtesy of Theatre Under The Stars, photo by Bruce Bennett Photography​Anneliese van der Pol was a big star on You're So Raven. If, unlike my teenage daughter but like me, you never watched that particular Disney Channel TV sitcom, the news is something of a so-what. Stage musicals and play ... More >>

  • Film

    August 27, 2009

    Ruining Woodstock

    Who knew three days of peace & music would oppress us for 40 years? (Plus: this movie)

  • Calendar

    July 30, 2009

    Last Easter

    Four friends, one diagnosis of cancer - it's not what you think

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Recession Or Not, Pasadena's Getting Some New Theater

    Byron Hagan and Marshall Hainley​Nobody told the Red Door Theater Company there was a recession going on. The plucky theater troupe launched their group earlier this year in, of all theater-starved places, Pasadena. With true Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney/"Let's Put on a Show" spunk, Artistic ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 27, 2008
  • Calendar

    September 18, 2008

    The Wizard of Oz sing-a-long

    Belt out “Over the Rainbow” and “We’re Off to See the Wizard”

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2007

    Big Daddy

    Belt out “Over the Rainbow” and “We’re Off to See the Wizard”

  • Culture

    December 28, 2006

    Bottle Rockettes

    A bleached, Botoxed, nipped/tucked Christmas Spectacular

  • Film

    December 15, 2005

    Oh, Joy

    The Family Stone is hard to like, harder still to hate

  • Calendar

    October 27, 2005

    Witch Way Is Up

    Something Wicked this way comes

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2005

    Hey, Jade

    Meet Sappho, Wilde and even Ellen in the one-man show ICONS

  • Music

    November 4, 2004

    Blizzard of Oz

    Dubya, Ashlee and Bill O'Reilly have spun Racket's mind into the twilight zone; also, two local retro-cool institutions bite the dust

  • Culture

    November 27, 2003

    Incest Is Wrong

    The MFAH shamelessly hops in bed with the Houston Texans

  • Calendar

    September 18, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    The MFAH shamelessly hops in bed with the Houston Texans

  • Culture

    August 14, 2003

    Trivial Pursuit

    Real drama needs more than Judy and Marilyn memories

  • Calendar

    July 24, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Real drama needs more than Judy and Marilyn memories

  • Calendar

    June 5, 2003

    ArrowFest

    You'll laugh and cry at this rock tragicomedy

  • Dining

    May 8, 2003

    Watching the Market

    Can a new farmers market support itself, and revitalize Westbury Square?

  • Culture

    December 12, 2002

    There's No Place Like Hollywood

    TUTS's Wizard gets by on fond memories of the film

  • Culture

    May 16, 2002

    A Classic Mistake

    Dated doesn't mean feted at Main Street Theater

  • News

    February 1, 2001

    Goodnight, Miss Moonlight

    Maxine Mesinger departs for the big swankienda in the sky

  • Culture

    December 28, 2000

    Blow Up the Box

    TV managed to suck and blow in 2000, but still, we watched...and watched

  • Calendar

    September 21, 2000

    Best Chanteuse

    Linda Eder

  • Film

    April 6, 2000
  • Culture

    March 30, 2000

    Retro Virus

    Terrence McNally's ten-year-old Love! Valour! Compassion! shows signs of aging poorly

  • News

    January 27, 2000

    Good-bye Yellow Brick Road

    Houstonian James Doyle helps reclaim a neglected Broadway version of The Wizard of Oz that predates the MGM musical by 37 years

  • Calendar

    June 24, 1999

    Not in Kansas Anymore

    Houstonian James Doyle helps reclaim a neglected Broadway version of The Wizard of Oz that predates the MGM musical by 37 years

  • Film

    December 3, 1998

    Singing Praises

    Little Voice lights up the soul with humor and pathos

  • Music

    November 26, 1998

    Jazzed Up

    Little Voice lights up the soul with humor and pathos

  • Calendar

    April 9, 1998

    Night & Day

    April 9 - 15, 1998

  • Film

    May 22, 1997

    Warm! Fuzzy! Gay!

    The Houston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival opens with a movie even breeders can love

  • Music

    February 13, 1997

    The Reason of Rimes

    LeAnn Rimes has taken country music by storm. She's only 14. And that's the rub.

  • Calendar

    July 18, 1996

    Press Picks

    LeAnn Rimes has taken country music by storm. She's only 14. And that's the rub.

  • Calendar

    January 4, 1996

    Press Picks

    LeAnn Rimes has taken country music by storm. She's only 14. And that's the rub.

  • News

    May 4, 1995

    Springtime for Bob

    Lanier worship reaches an apogee at the mayor's million-dollar bash

  • Film

    January 12, 1995

    Singin' on the Screen

    Lanier worship reaches an apogee at the mayor's million-dollar bash

  • Culture

    November 3, 1994

    No Punchin Judy

    Lanier worship reaches an apogee at the mayor's million-dollar bash

  • Film

    July 14, 1994

    Gotta Dance

    Lanier worship reaches an apogee at the mayor's million-dollar bash

  • Music

    February 17, 1994

    The Mausoleum Museum

    A wide-eyed tour of Houston's memorial to grateful dead heads

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