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Heard of "Screwmbia"? Royal Highness Will Show You at Bombón

In the world of Latin rhythms, a new duo is making noise with a combination of cumbia and various electronic dance genres. Royal Highness consists of youngster Svani Quintanilla and veteran turntablist Luis Espada. Svani is from Corpus Christi, and is the nephew of the late Queen of Tejano music, S ... More >>

Rocks Off's Something Wicked Mini-Guide: Shadow Field

Cooler temperatures? Check. Loud music? Check. Crazy outfits? Check. If my scientific calculations are correct, those three things are a recipe for a great fall day. And while the pubs will be crawling and the houses will be haunted the best place to get all three of those this weekend is going to b ... More >>

Santa Muerte: Patron Saint of the Drug War

Need help killing someone? Or cementing a drug deal? This may be the saint for you.

White Linen Fight

As event grew, so did promises, expectations and disappointments.

Top Five Fantasy Lunch Mates

Driving home from work the other day, I found myself making a mental list. I wondered: Who would I have lunch with if time, money and social standing got thrown out the window? Would I pick an actor, singer, artist, politician? I established a few rules: 1- It can be anyone in history (no fictio ... More >>

The Frito Pie Is Not from Texas: Commence Pearl-Clutching...Now

Jalapeños are a popular Frito pie topping in Texas...if you're not a weenie.​There I was in Half-Price Books this weekend, poring over the alarmingly titled 500 Things To Eat Before It's Too Late (fearmongering listicles: they're not just for food blogs), when I saw it: a section on our belov ... More >>

Site Scavenging

Internet content is the "found object" of the 21st century.

Top Ten Latin Music Albums of 2008

Americans who still think of Latin music as mariachi bands and gyrating Ricky Martins and Shakiras might want to lend a closer ear to the genre. This country's Hispanic population isn't just growing, it's growing more diverse. More and more unique musical styles are being gobbled up, and that should ... More >>

The Man Who Loved Women

Gynocentric director returns with a lighthearted ghost story

2006 Houston Press Music Awards Supplement

Top of the World

You've never heard of him, but Mike Willcox is one of the best on the planet at what he does

Low-Tech Industry

Jesús-Rafael Soto's works come alive -- on your retinas

Playbill

Ship Wrecked

A Houston firm certified the oil tanker Prestige as good to go. It broke apart in the Atlantic, causing the worst environmental disaster in Spanish history.

Cry Uncle

For Uncle Tupelo fans, there's No Depression in reissue heaven

No Cash Back

Some Tasca investors are nervous about the money. So was the state of Texas.

Rejected

Thousands of inmates rely annually on a capricious parole board for their freedom. Most, like George Dismukes, return to their cells without ever knowing why they were denied.

Tsk, Tsk, Tasca

Tasca Kitchen and Wine Bar

Light Touch

MFA's Beck building stands like a fortress but caresses sunlight like a doting mother

The One and Only

A fiddler gets a leg up on the competition

Sympathy for the Angel

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and the scourge of great art

Shtick Figure

In Barbara Kopple's documentary, Woody Allen plays Woody Allen

The Pain in Spain

At Tio Pepe, dinner nearly atones for all life's disappointments

The Country of Rock and Roll

From the ashes of Uncle Tupelo springs Wilco, genreless and great

Lady of Spain