Malibu

Get Lit: First Assistant, Second Assistant

The Scent of Sunscreen

Birraporetti's Malibu Bay Breeze

Houston's Working Class Gets Bumped by the Crashing Economy: Hardcore Homeless

Recycling in and out of shelters and programs, they always seem to land back on the streets.

THE JET LOUNGE'S MALIBU & 151 PUNCH

Recycling in and out of shelters and programs, they always seem to land back on the streets.

Blunt Force

BMC plays ragga jungle at NoDo's Underground Lounge

Night Owls

The Proletariat's Mai Tai

Fire on the Strings Bluegrass Festival, featuring The Claire Lynch Band

The Proletariat's Mai Tai

T-BONE TOM'S SUNSET SHOT

The Proletariat's Mai Tai

"Vivid Vernacular" at the Menil Collection

This show may be small in scale, but it's worth some time

American Gladiators, Religion, HAR Elections

This show may be small in scale, but it's worth some time

THE BISTRO MODERNE'S MANGO MOJITO

This show may be small in scale, but it's worth some time

Yaga's

Goombay Smash

Frank McComb at the Breakfast Klub

Funky soul jazz comes to Midtown

LZ Pub

Jaylene's Pineapple Martini

BAKER STREET PUB & GRILL'S

MONICA LEWINSKY

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

DRINK HOUSTON

BLUE HAWAIIAN

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Alien Secretion

The Proletariat

Special Martini

Buddha Lounge

Malibu Punch

The Gallant Knight

Righteous Party

Get some Easter Salvation at the Jungle 13 weekend

Whitey on the Mike

The all-time greatest white-boy rhymes

Oscar Wild

Roam the red carpet at the HGLFF's Academy Awards party

Best Putt-Putt

Roam the red carpet at the HGLFF's Academy Awards party

Blue Ball

Come to -- but not at -- the Gatsby

Down Low

Sex, sex and more sex at Reggae Bodega

On the Rocks

Get ready for a cliffhanger

A Worlds View

Artist Russell Crotty puts a face on infinity in his sketches of the universe

To Beer or Not to Beer

The Montrose Beer and Gun Club plays coy

Hula Hunt

The Boatyard's Green Hawaiian

Mommy's Little Monster: Songs To Remind You That Children are Inherently Evil

​Like you, as Rocks Off grows older we have to come to terms with the fact that many of our friends are having children. Usually we can just scroll quickly past the offspring-related Facebook updates or send those 12-MB emails containing brood photos into the Trash folder unread. No harm, no foul. ... More >>

Songs for Naughty Children

As Rocks Off grows older we have to come to terms with the fact that many of our friends are having children. Usually we can just scroll quickly past the offspring-related Facebook updates or send those 12 MB emails containing brood photos into the Trash folder unread. No harm, no foul. But the hol ... More >>

SXSW Aftermath: A Night Of Ecstatic Peace, White Mice And Courtney Love Singing The Blues

Photos by Craig HlavatyBlack Helicopter​Rocks Off Jr.'s fourth night of SXSW frolicking starting off groggily as we woke from a well-needed nap after what has seemed like a month now pounding the pavements of Austin, seeking out new music from club to club like soldiers kicking in doors in Iraq lo ... More >>

Clinton Tod Harwell: Fake Oil Millionaire Convicted Of Felony Theft In California Court

Bad dealings, and porn actresses who are anal-sex specialists​Clinton Tod Harwell might have run his last scam for a while. The long-time Houstonian -- well-known as a defendant in the civil and criminal courthouses here -- moved to California a while back, and that's where he came to grief.And a ... More >>

Aging Disgracefully

Sex and the City 2 struggles against nature to stay forever young.

Stirred and Shaken: Orange's Orange Kaipiriña

Photo by Troy Fields​The World Cup is inspiring because it focuses global consciousness in a way usually reserved for natural disasters and war. It's also inspiring because it often takes place several time zones away and therefore makes it all right for those of us who aren't nurses, cops or ... More >>

Orange's Orange Kapiriña

Photo by Troy Fields​The World Cup is inspiring because it focuses global consciousness in a way usually reserved for natural disasters and war. It's also inspiring because it often takes place several time zones away and therefore makes it all right for those of us who aren't nurses, cops or ... More >>

Recipe: Mojitos

​Rum and I recently made nice, after a long period of not speaking, following some bad experiences in younger days with the unfortunate combination of Malibu and pineapple juice in excess. Ah, youth. It didn't seem fair to write off a type of alcohol forever, so a quick trip to Spec's saw me ... More >>

Bartender Chat: Geronimo Villalobos of Etro Lounge

​Geronimo Villalobos is not only one of the coolest bartenders at Etro Lounge (1424 Westheimer ) - he's also the owner. And we love the fact that this doesn't stop him from pouring some of the best drinks in town. Villalobos had been bartending for 12 years, two of those at Etro, when he took ... More >>

Stirred & Shaken: The Dubliner's Strawberry Pamcake

Troy Fields ​If you go out on St. Patty's Day or New Year's Eve, you'll encounter hordes of unseasoned drinkers. They're an irritating but forgivable element of the high-drinking holidays. But what possesses a lightweight to push it past the point of no dignity before 10 p.m. on an August Tues ... More >>

The Dubliner's Strawberry Pamcake

Troy Fields ​If you go out on St. Patty's Day or New Year's Eve, you'll encounter hordes of unseasoned drinkers. They're an irritating but forgivable element of the high-drinking holidays. But what possesses a lightweight to push it past the point of no dignity before 10 p.m. on an August Tues ... More >>

Lindsay Lohan & Demi Lovato: Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Pop Stars

You said it, Demi.​If you're a parent, one day you'll inevitably come to the sobering realization that your child's ultimate happiness is out of your hands. Naturally you're going to avoid feeding them Red Bull and Cheetos for lunch (that's a man's meal) or letting them juggle steak knives, bu ... More >>

Bartender Chat: Ashley Vasquez of Junction Bar & Grill

​Ashley Vasquez, who's been in the bartending business for ten years now, says most of her hours spent slinging whiskey have been at sports bars. She originally hails from El Paso, but moved to Kingwood when she was six years old. She ended up going to Lamar High School and chose to stay in ... More >>

Bartender Chat: Kallie Weyland of Byzantio

​After braving the icy winds this week in search of a worthy Bartender Chat candidate, I was very pleased to meet Kallie Weyland at Byzantio. Not only was the place warmly lit and inviting, she also had some great stories to share over samples of her signature Ginger Pomegranate Martini.

Tasting Malibu Black

​I'm known as the "rum girl" around these parts, so when the Houston Press got a bottle of Malibu Rum's new Malibu Black, I was the one chosen to test it. I'll say this about flavored rums. I don't hate them. I just don't like them. But I'll sometimes keep a bottle in the house for things lik ... More >>

Oh Jesus! Rock's Top 5 Religious Conversions

allmusic.comJesus was always a knockin' for the Reverend Little Richard.​Rocks Off understands the need for a good detox now and then, as most of our evening antics often leave us feeling less than bright-eyed and bushy-tailed come morning. We also imagine the damage inflicted by lifetime of h ... More >>

The X Factor: Rain Delay and Judges' Houses

Photo by FOXJust wait until the "Judges' moms' houses" round!​First, this recap was delayed because the Wednesday night baseball playoff game was rain delayed, canceling that night's X Factor episode--yet another reason for me to hate baseball. Second, naming the latest round of competition "t ... More >>

Is J Lo the Calmest Driver Ever?: Five Questions About Current TV Ads

We got some questions.​Given the confluence of football season and the World Series, we're watching a lot of TV these days. Unfortunately, there's often not something to switch to during commercial breaks, so we're seeing more ads than usual. They've left us with a few questions we hope the w ... More >>

Liquor Treat: Using Leftover Halloween Sweets for Six Candy Cocktails

Photo by terren in VirginiaCandy overload. Must. Make. Cocktails.​Once Halloween has come and gone, I'm always left with a giant pile of Halloween candy. I have eaten it, tortured people by bringing it in to work, and baked it into all kinds of cakes and desserts. But this year, I plan on tryi ... More >>