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February 17, 1994
The Celluloid of the President
A winning documentary about the Clinton campaign's inner circle
News
March 10, 1994
Death of a Comic
Bill Hicks wasn't Houston's most famous funnyman, just the most important
Blogs
December 29, 2008
Aftermath: Robert Earl Keen at House of Blues; Dash Rip Rock at the Continental Club; Hayes Carll at Warehouse Live
Photos: Hayes Carll/ Craig Hlavaty; Dash Rip Rock, Robert Earl Keen/ Chris Gray On their 1996 self-titled debut LP, Hee Haw-loving Nashville ironists BR5-49 cut a song called "Little Ramona (Gone Hillbilly Nuts)." Anyone who has read either the paper or this site in the past few weeks wi ... More >>
Culture
April 14, 1994
Return to Bali Ha'i
Photos: Hayes Carll/ Craig Hlavaty; Dash Rip Rock, Robert Earl Keen/ Chris Gray On their 1996 self-titled debut LP, Hee Haw-loving Nashville ironists BR5-49 cut a song called "Little Ramona (Gone Hillbilly Nuts)." Anyone who has read either the paper or this site in the past few weeks wi ... More >>
Blogs
December 31, 2008
Shuck U: The Right Tool
The big brute of the oyster-shucking world is called a "Galveston knife" (on the left). It's an eight-inch knife with a stout four-inch blade designed for opening large oysters like the five-inch Espiritu Santo Bay oyster shown beside it. (Espritu Santo Bay is down around Port O'Connor.) The knife s ... More >>
News
June 30, 1994
Food Fight
The Landrys came to Houston with good food and good ideas. But a good family squabble let Tilman Fertitta step in and carve himself an empire.
Calendar
December 5, 1996
Press Picks
The Landrys came to Houston with good food and good ideas. But a good family squabble let Tilman Fertitta step in and carve himself an empire.
News
June 19, 1997
Letters
The Landrys came to Houston with good food and good ideas. But a good family squabble let Tilman Fertitta step in and carve himself an empire.
Music
March 26, 1998
Conference Kudos and Crud
The Landrys came to Houston with good food and good ideas. But a good family squabble let Tilman Fertitta step in and carve himself an empire.
Calendar
July 30, 1998
Nasty Girl
The Landrys came to Houston with good food and good ideas. But a good family squabble let Tilman Fertitta step in and carve himself an empire.
Blogs
March 6, 2009
Houston Ranks Second in All-Important Commando Cilantro Index
Photo by babyparentingguideDamn, guys, what's up with Houston only being the 39th manliest city in the land? We're only one spot above Seattle, and we all know what kind of dudes hang out there. Not very manly dudes, that's who. In all seriousness, this is easily one of the lamest surveys ever. ... More >>
Blogs
March 6, 2009
Life On The Rodeo Road: The Road Was My Home
Photo by Paul KnightScotty Drennan Rodeo cowboys basically live on the road, traveling with a herd of men and women crazy enough to ride, rope and wrestle live animals for a paycheck. Each day, Hair Balls is asking a different cowboy to tell us a little bit about himself and his wildest story from a ... More >>
Music
December 10, 1998
The Master Interpreter
Photo by Paul KnightScotty Drennan Rodeo cowboys basically live on the road, traveling with a herd of men and women crazy enough to ride, rope and wrestle live animals for a paycheck. Each day, Hair Balls is asking a different cowboy to tell us a little bit about himself and his wildest story from a ... More >>
News
December 24, 1998
To Bloom Again
Quiet, intellectual John Bloom transformed himself through his alter ego, Joe Bob Briggs, into a drive-in-movie critic on TV. Now a new character is emerging: John Bloom himself.
News
April 29, 1999
News of the Weird
Quiet, intellectual John Bloom transformed himself through his alter ego, Joe Bob Briggs, into a drive-in-movie critic on TV. Now a new character is emerging: John Bloom himself.
Music
January 1, 2009
2008 in Texas Albums and Local EPs
Quiet, intellectual John Bloom transformed himself through his alter ego, Joe Bob Briggs, into a drive-in-movie critic on TV. Now a new character is emerging: John Bloom himself.
News
May 5, 1994
A Bad Place to Die
Robbie Bayley's life led straight to his death. Only nobody could see where he was going.
Music
November 29, 2007
Local Motion
Robbie Bayley's life led straight to his death. Only nobody could see where he was going.
News
June 8, 2006
The Plane Truth
Houston minister Dr. K.A. Paul flies around the globe using Jesus to pull in worldwide donations -- unfortunately spending more money on jet fuel than orphans
Music
March 16, 2006
Shawn Camp
Fireball
Calendar
November 10, 2005
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Fireball
Music
July 21, 2005
One More for the Road
Local musicians regale us with more tales of woe, joy and debauchery
Culture
May 26, 2005
Booking It
These travel narratives are as much about the teller as the terrain
Music
April 7, 2005
The Bolivar Kid Strikes Again
Hayes Carll continues H-town's hot streak with Little Rock
Culture
December 23, 2004
O Little Town of West Texas
Lee Friedlander goes to homes for the holidays
Music
November 11, 2004
Playbill
Lee Friedlander goes to homes for the holidays
News
June 17, 2004
Strings Attached
Will Linden move on to become a music mecca or fall beneath the weight of a racist past?
News
December 18, 2003
You Better Watch Out
These Saint Nicks can be real pricks
Calendar
May 8, 2003
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
These Saint Nicks can be real pricks
Music
August 29, 2002
Barnyard Boogie
Former Houstonian Kev Russell talks about Snoop Dogg and Cow Fish Fowl or Pig
Culture
September 27, 2001
Image Versus Reality
MFA exhibits shatter two things that America loves: Its myths and its marketing
News
March 2, 2000
See George Educate
A Texas journalist gives George W. Bush his due
Blogs
August 5, 2009
Lonesome Onry and Mean: My Son, the Guitar-Slinger
William Michael SmithLance Smith (left) and Mike Stinson LOM grew up in the oil patch, made a good living in it, saw the world because of it. So it made sense to want our son, Lance, to grow up to be a petroleum engineer. Alas, it was not to be. Now he's a guitar player. Two years into the petrol ... More >>
Blogs
September 14, 2009
The 100 Best Bars in America: None For You!
Hey, Esquire, stick to covering topics like this and we'll all be happy.The venerated Esquire has released its list of the Best Bars in America, compiled after what we imagine was some serious and excessive binge-drinking that had either mind-erasing or mind-altering effects on the editors ... More >>
Blogs
November 10, 2009
Chef Chat: Kay Soodjai of Khun Kay Thai Café
Kay Soodjai and her sister-in-law Supatra Yooto opened the Golden Room in Montrose 27 years ago. Last year they replaced the venerable Golden Room with Khun (Madame) Kay Thai Café (1209 Montrose), with a fast-casual concept and less expensive meals. Supatra, who describes herself as more of ... More >>
Blogs
December 14, 2009
The Chicken or the Egg?
Wabash Feed Store (5701 Washington Avenue) is a trip to the country in the middle of the city. There are fresh free-range eggs for three dollars a dozen behind the front counter. Of course, if you want really fresh eggs, the store also sells chickens. Hens start at $12, roosters are $13, but ... More >>
Music
December 24, 2009
Hayes Carll
Wabash Feed Store (5701 Washington Avenue) is a trip to the country in the middle of the city. There are fresh free-range eggs for three dollars a dozen behind the front counter. Of course, if you want really fresh eggs, the store also sells chickens. Hens start at $12, roosters are $13, but ... More >>
Music
June 17, 2010
Concrete Dreams
Preemo paints his masterpiece, but who will wake up to listen?
Blogs
June 21, 2010
Game Time: Tennessee Whiskey -- Jack Daniel vs Willie Wonka
caption goes hereHaving just returned from vacation literally about eight minutes ago, today's pearls of wisdom will not be sports-related (sports resumes in this space tomorrow). In my best efforts to derive some sort of synergy out of the 18-hour odyssey I just endured (Elkhart, IN to Houst ... More >>
Blogs
July 6, 2010
Going Platinum: Artists We'd Pay $10,000 To See - And When
It started one night on the patio of Big Star Bar in the Heights; over Lone Star and cigarettes, a handful of Houston music wags debated the shows they would pay top dollar to see from lartists, iving or dead. We argued the aspects of an At the Drive-In reformation, seeing Sam Cooke in 1963, ... More >>
Blogs
December 29, 2010
Last Night: Hayes Carll At Warehouse Live
Photos by Jason WolterHayes Carll Warehouse Live December 28, 2010 It was almost New Year's Eve, just not cold as hell for Houston. For the third year in a row, Woodlands native Hayes Carll shambled back from Austin for his post-Christmas show at Warehouse Live, which might explain why the ... More >>
Blogs
March 18, 2011
NCAA Day One -- Winners and Losers
Need some downtime for the NCAA tourney? Try a vasectomy.Yes, you read that headline correctly -- yesterday was "Day One" of the NCAA Tournament. Not Tuesday! Despite what the NCAA propaganda machine will tell you, the greatest single two-week period of sports during the calendar year is not ... More >>
Blogs
May 30, 2011
The Best Local & Texas Albums Of 2011 (So Far)
Chris Gray: My pick is a dead heat between a pair of Lost Highway albums by a couple of artists who just happen to be appearing at Summer Fest this weekend, Hayes Carll's KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories) and Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears' Scandalous. Though he's been one of my favorit ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2011
Top 10 On-Air Gaffes: A List Inspired by Pattie Shieh
This current Houstonian locks down the top spot.As an ode to the "spit" blast uttered last night by Pattie Shieh of Fox 26, Hair Balls looks back at the top 10 on-air fuc_, uh, mess-ups of all-time.
Blogs
September 12, 2011
Friday Night: Sideshow Tramps CD Release At Fitzgerald's
Photos by Jason WolterHayes Carll (left) and Craig Kinsey go down the road.Sideshow Tramps Fitzgerald's September 9, 2011 If Aftermath doesn't have to be at the office first thing in the morning, sometimes we let our personal hygiene slide a little. Some days stretch well into the afternoon ... More >>
Blogs
November 28, 2011
Coogs Whip Tulsa, Now One Game Away from the BCS
It's the same story that's been written six other times about the Cougars this season. Team goes on the road. Struggles in the first half. Explodes in the third quarter. Buries opposition in the fourth quarter. It's the same story, but this time it's different. This time the Cougars w ... More >>
Blogs
December 19, 2011
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: The Year Just Past In Cougar Sports
John RoyalCase Keenum was the Man of the Year for the CougarsYes, it's that time of year. That time of year when I take a look back at the year just past. On Friday, I looked back at the sports year for the Rice Owls. Today, let's take a look at the top 25 events, in no particular order, f ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2012
Union Protest at Comcast Friday Over Low-Income Kids Internet Program
Comcast says: Yes, we do care! Back in September, Comcast made a deal with the Federal Communications Commission as part of its takeover of NBC and Universal Studios, that it would provide low-cost Internet services and a cheaply priced computer to low-income families -- but that hasn't happe ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2012
Owls and Coogs Disappointing Basketball Fans, Dammit
These guys are turrible!The Rice Owls (11-8, 2-2) lost a basketball game they should have won on Wednesday night. The Houston Cougars (9-9, 1-4) were blown out yet again. It's turning into another disappointing men's basketball season in Houston, Texas. It's not supposed to have been this ... More >>
Calendar
January 12, 2012
Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock
These guys are turrible!The Rice Owls (11-8, 2-2) lost a basketball game they should have won on Wednesday night. The Houston Cougars (9-9, 1-4) were blown out yet again. It's turning into another disappointing men's basketball season in Houston, Texas. It's not supposed to have been this ... More >>
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