New York City

New York City as a Barbecue Capital? According to the Village Voice, It Is

There's no denying that New York City has a slate of truly terrific barbecue joints -- moreso, certainly than Houston itself -- including spots such as Mighty Quinn's from Texan pitmaster Hugh Mangum and Hill Country Barbecue Market, which seeks to emulate Central Texas-style brisket and ribs as clo ... More >>

Leftover Crack

The Best & Weirdest PR Email Subject Lines of 2012

Rocks Off gets at least 6,000 emails a week. Aight, it's more like 30 a day, I guess, more if it's SXSW season or the holidays, or if my co-workers get into a rousing conversation about chicks in our one of nightlife slideshows. Out of all those emails, we may gleefully respond to a dozen, and d ... More >>

SXSW Releases First Batch of 2013 Performers

Here go hell come, SXSW has just released the first batch of names for the 2013 festival. I know, only a week after Fun Fun Fun Fest and a month since ACL. Did you see the FPSF blog from earlier today? Yeah, time is moving too fast. The big names on the list so far include the Zombies, Alt-J, Akro ... More >>

A Summer Fest Blind Taste Test

As part of our Free Press Summer Fest coverage, Rocks Off asked our writers to investigate an artist they'd never playing this weekend and report back on the results. In hindsight, the assignment was a little confusing, but Cory Garcia came through. The Eastern Sea: There's a certain type of a sing ... More >>

Van Halen Set To Hit Houston's Toyota Center June 24

blabbermouth.netDavid Lee Roth and Wolfgang Van Halen on Thursday night at NYC's Cafe Wha​Just minutes after pictures from Van Halen's Cafe Wha? club show in New York City hit rock blog Blabbermouth, industry site Pollstar added a June 24 date at the Toyota Center for the band. Kool & The Gang ... More >>

Some Actual Sex-Trafficking Numbers, Instead of Myths

​There has been much discussion of sex trafficking, and much doling out of federal dollars to groups pledged to fight it. What there hasn't been a lot of is a close determination of the actual extent of the phenomenon, as opposed to widely accepted tales of countless girls coerced into prosti ... More >>

Where Are We Eating?

Earlier this week, I mentioned that it was difficult to justify $3.50 for two macarons, except when they're as good as the ones at this little bakery. I was quickly inundated with responses along the lines of, "$3.50 for two macarons is a bargain!" And indeed it is. Except that -- in the larger sch ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 1: Jeramie Robison of Restaurant Cinq at La Colombe d'Or

Jeramie Robison, Executive Chef of Restaurant Cinq at La Colombe d'Or, Photo Courtesy of Restaurant Cinq​Last year, Chef Jeramie Robison had his bags packed. He was leaving the Houston area, and along with it, a bumpy road during his stint at Tesar's in the Woodlands, when he received a call f ... More >>

The Top 15 Bands To Come Out Of CBGB

​Today is the 35th anniversary of the Ramones' first gig at New York City club CBGB. The Bowery venue would be an integral part of punk-rock history, with the bands who played there nightly in its musty confines becoming the legends that would pave the way for millions of bands to come. CBGB ... More >>

This Week in Deliciousness

That's the tidiest enchilada combo I've ever seen! When did the military start serving Tex-Mex?​Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where our Tears For Fears-themed food truck Sowing the Seeds of Lunch isn't taking off nearly as well as we'd hoped. If we can't think up ... More >>

Neon Trees

Houston: Better than Los Angeles, Berlin and Tokyo (and All but Ten Cities in the World)

The only Texas city to make the list.​Hey now, it's another one of those sprawling studies ranking the best cities in the world. This time around, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the Partnership for New York City have ranked the world's urban agglomerations according to their importance and power ... More >>

Songs for April

New York - Songs for April

Pop Rocks: By the Dumb's Early Light

Apu chose an alternate path to citizenship​There's a scene in The American President -- Aaron Sorkin's pre-West Wing exercise in wishful liberalism -- when President Shepherd (Michael Douglas) describes America as "advanced citizenship." It's a nice thought, especially in the fantastical conte ... More >>

Wine of the Week: Bastianich 2008 Rosato Refosco

​Maybe it was the atmosphere, perhaps it was the good company, and maybe it even had a little something to do with the fact that I was on vacation - no husband, no kiddo, no worries - but I had a glass of what could be a contender for one of the best wines I've ever tasted. To set the scene, ... More >>

Arthur Yoria Following His Heart To New York City

​Longtime Houston pop-rock scenester Arthur Yoria is moving to New York City in December. And for all the right reasons. "There's a gal involved," Yoria chuckled when we spoke by phone this week. Yoria noted he's likely to take a pay cut along with his move to the Big Apple. "I've actual ... More >>

SPECIAL DREAM EDITION

Always Hungry Hits Houston

Photo courtesy of Always Hungry​When Jeff Zalaznick came up with the name for his blog-cum-restaurant search engine, he christened it the fitting "Always Hungry." The New York City-based website aggregates the best that the city's restaurants have to offer, culminating in useful sections like ... More >>

(Don't) Book 'Em, Dano: 42 Artists Who Have Absolutely No Business Touring Together

​ When Rocks Off received word last week that indie duo The Big Pink was embarking on a 2010 tour with NYC's A Place to Bury Strangers, our initial thought was, "Cool," followed closely by, "Ew." For once, there's a promo poster we really have no desire to see. But then our next thought was, "Coul ... More >>

White Lies, Black Sheep

James Spooner's latest reveals more insights into hanging with the white crowd

They're Still Arresting People Who Curse In Galveston County, Gosh Darn It

Photo by Joe ShlabotnikLast year Kristi Fridge garnered nationwide publicity after being arrested in a La Marque Wal-Mart for cursing. Reasonable people thought that if a vengeful God had somehow decided to mess with you enough to place you in a Wal-Mart in LaMarque, then cursing would be a viable r ... More >>

Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks: Back Road Diner

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Slideshow: 42 Statues of Liberty for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Northern State, with American Princes

Whodini, Big Daddy Kane, Kool Moe Dee, Willie D

“Perspectives 159: Superconscious, Automatisms Now”

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston lets the mind roam freely

“Frogs: The Sequel”

The Houston Museum of Natural Science keeps a good thing going

Cred Sheet

Stuff you need to know to avoid musical ostracism

Capsule Reviews

ENCORE

Gentle Rain

Rock and Roll and Rather Exhilarating

The best band in the universe does its Brecht thing with hooks

Rub-a-Dub

Giving Moore

Eels

Eels With Strings, Live at Town Hall

Legendary Beats

Get a heady dose of drum 'n' bass at Planet of the Drums

Dish-cotheque

HUSH's "Silver Studio" party gets Deep

Women of the Street

Shake it with the horned-up East Coast ladies of Avenue D

Beastie Boys

To the 5 Boroughs (Capitol)

People Person

Bob Knox's work comments on the world we live in

The Star Spangles, with the Datsuns

Tuesday, May 27

Don't Call the Cops!

William Pope.L's "eRacism" crawls into town

The Rogers Sisters

Purely Evil (Troubleman Unlimited)

The Strokes

Is This It? (RCA)

Best Billboard

Tony's signage on the Southwest Freeway at Kirby

News of the Weird

News of the Weird

Lives in Song

Stages gives Kander and Ebb the brilliant turn they deserve