Netherlands

Reaching Critical Mass

Suddenly fashionable Houston shows off its contemporary arts scene along Main Street in and around the Isabella Court building.

5 Bands Studies Show Make You a Bad Person

We've been hearing for years that rock music makes us bad people. We've heard it from our parents, from teachers, from those goody-goody kids at school. AC/DC has probably written at least 100 songs about the subject. But what if I told you that scientists in the Netherlands have proved definitively ... More >>

Visitor's Guide: 7 Things We Don't Want You to See When You Come to Houston

Last week, many were surprised -- some even perplexed -- to see our beloved city on the annual New York Times list of places to visit in 2013. Houston was number seven on a list of 46 that included Rio, Amsterdam, Singapore, Hawaii's Big Island, Oslo, Bangkok and Paris. Yes, we were on a "must visit ... More >>

''Tre Impasto: Hans de Bruijn, Justin Garcia and Tomas Glass''

Ridley Pearson: Choke Point

“Cartography of the Spirit: Virgil Grotfeldt’s Explorations on the Mystical, the Magical, and the Sublime”

Mosquitoes: A Tiny, Highly Annoying Musical History

​The Texans are in first place (for now), the Texas Rangers may become the Lone Star State's first-ever World Series champions tomorrow (ouch), and early voting for the November 8 mayoral/City Council election started Monday. The Houston Press Music Awards showcase is less than three weeks awa ... More >>

Ana Popovic

Wild Moccasins Ready For Whataburger-Free Euro Tour

Molly Joon​Saturday night, newly minted New West signees Wild Moccasins play their last show in the States until April, as they prepare to embark on their first European tour. Sharing the Fitzgerald's bill are Young Mammals and Wicked Poseur. The Moccasins' maiden Old World trek is an extensi ... More >>

Paul Oakenfold, Calvin Harris, Kenneth Thomas

ACL Day 3 Recap: Eagles, Norah Jones, Wayne Coyne's Diet

Ed. Note: Updated at 1:42 p.m. to include information on Don Henley's medical condition we received from Eagles manager Irving Azoff. Photos by Marco Torres​It's just a few hours after the Eagles left the stage at this year's Austin City Limits Festival, closing out the weekend. Rocks Off mad ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 2: Catherine Duwez of The Broken Spoke

​Yesterday we spoke with The Broken Spoke's (1809 Washington Avenue) chef and owner, Catherine Duwez, about her culinary background. Today we continue our conversation. Eating Our Words: We hear you make some amazing homemade mayonnaise. That must make you pretty popular with diners. Catheri ... More >>

Daniel Silva: The Rembrandt Affair

Former intelligence agent Gabriel Allon is drawn back into the spy game once again

The World Cup Soccer Final: Netherlands vs. Spain

Check out our World Cup Soccer Bars Directory for a place to catch all the action

Buena Vista Social Club Screens At Domy Tonight

Greetings from Florida. By the time you read this, Hollywood Shuffle will be well entrenched in the Sunshine State on our annual pilgrimage to visit family, douse ourselves in cuba libres and eat our body weight in Cuban pulled-pork sandwiched and plantains. It's long been a dream of HWS's to visit ... More >>

Windpower Woodstock: George W. Bush, Limitless Swag & A Burgeoning Success Story

Windmills in Texas -- as romantic-looking as in Holland​We used to love when oxymoronic news broke because a former editor would always exclaim, "Dogs are sleeping with cats! Film at 11!" Canines definitely hooked up with felines at Windpower 2010 this week in Dallas, where former President George ... More >>

Treme: Getting The Tribe Back Together

Hamsterdam: Treme gets a few Wire shoutouts.​This was the most Wire-heavy episode of Treme yet. We've already got Wendell Pierce and Clarke Peters in major roles, but this ep was packed with shout-outs to David Simon's former series. One of Sonny's buddies mispronounced Amsterdam as "Hamsterda ... More >>

Treme: Getting The Tribe Back Together

Hamsterdam: Treme gets a few Wire shoutouts.​This was the most Wire-heavy episode of Treme yet. We've already got Wendell Pierce and Clarke Peters in major roles, but this ep was packed with shout-outs to David Simon's former series. One of Sonny's buddies mispronounced Amsterdam as "Hamsterda ... More >>

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 >>

Chef Chat: Jonathan Jones of Beaver's

Former chef for Max's Wine Dive and head honcho at Beaver's (2310 Decatur Street), Jonathan Jones is a gastropub's irreverent dream and tweet-a-holic who wants you to "get your tails to the Beaver." How do you feel about being associated with comfort food? I'm fine with being known for grass root ... More >>

The Refugees

Capsule Art Reviews: "Disturbance of Distance," "Hedwige Jacobs — New Drawings," Hot and Grounded, "Michael Guidry: How soon is now?," "Perspectives 164: Stephanie Syjuco: Total Fabrications"

Capsule Art Reviews: "Hedwige Jacobs — New Drawings," Hot and Grounded, "Michael Guidry: How soon is now?," "Museum of Unnatural History," "Perspectives 164: Stephanie Syjuco: Total Fabrications"

Capsule Art Reviews: Hedwige Jacobs — New Drawings, Hot and Grounded, Neva Mikulicz: Recent Work, Perspectives 164: Stephanie Syjuco: Total Fabrications, Susan Chen: Butterflies Shift North

Death and Destruction Reign at "END GAME"

Body Count

Holy Dirt

Talento Bilingüe de Houston plays host to a one-man show about life in small-town America

Reverberations: Garage Rock Downloads on MySpace

Capsule Art Reviews: "Chantal Akerman: Moving Through Time and Space," "Death and Shit Like That," "Tony Berlant," "A Visceral Valentine," " Perspectives 159: Superconscious, Automatisms Now"

Be of Good (Blue) Cheer

Capsule Art Reviews: "A Visceral Valentine," "Death and Shit Like That," "Perspectives 159: Superconscious, Automatisms Now," "Tony Berlant"

Joe Ely, Ryan Bingham

Donnell Rawlings

Chappelle Show‘s Ashy Larry stops at The Improv

Jan Baldee and Jan Brady. Both Enigmas.

Back In The USSR

Welcome back, Rock Star

Dilana comes home to the reality after reality TV

A Step Beyond

This rep program only looks Simple

Ships Ahoy

Danielson sets course for indie paradise

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Tiësto

Just Be (Nettwerk)

Dutch Treat

Armin van Buuren is an international sensation

Reprogram Your Life

An omnivorous three-headed DJ monster wants to rewrite your old musical code with hip-hop vibes

Festivus Maximus

The Austin City Limits Music Festival's got a roster that won't quit

Perfecto Night Out

Paul Oakenfold takes the DJ booth at M Bar

Minibill

Flaco Jimenez

Still Life with Mouse

Martha Burgess's interactive art drags (and clicks) an old genre into the modern era

Life and Death

Cat Stats

A Real Girl

Dutch Treat

Marital Bliss, Monkish Miss