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New Zealand

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    El Salvador vs. New Zealand: BBVA's First International Match Ends In A 2-2 draw

    So what do you get when you cross FIFA's 49th-ranked team against its 130th? You get BBVA Compass Stadium's first international soccer match featuring El Salvador and New Zealand. And it didn't disappoint. The 2-2 draw had more goals than either of the Dynamo's first two games at BBVA. A relativel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Friday Night: Mt. Eden At Rich's

    Mt. Eden Rich's April 20, 2012 Friday, Mt. Eden, a music duo from New Zealand that is not Flight of the Concords, played a show at Rich's. And they were very good. At least, I suspect that they were, and that's the probably closest anyone can get to conclusively arguing an opinion one way or the ot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Wine Time: A Favorite Wine for Easter Lamb

    When it comes to pairing wine with food, we live by two maxims at our house. 1. If it grows with it, it goes with it. (Motto attributed to the great New York restaurateur Danny Meyer.) Look to traditional pairings as rules-of-thumb. For example, the inhabitants of the western coast of France famo ... More >>

  • Music

    March 22, 2012

    The Naked and Famous

    When it comes to pairing wine with food, we live by two maxims at our house. 1. If it grows with it, it goes with it. (Motto attributed to the great New York restaurateur Danny Meyer.) Look to traditional pairings as rules-of-thumb. For example, the inhabitants of the western coast of France famo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Odd Pair: What Wine Do You Pair With Salad?

    Anyone who's ever traveled to Italy or France knows that the romance Europeans eat their salad after the main course. In the French and Italian view, fresh lettuces, bitter chicory (like radicchio veronese), delicate white endive, and vinegar-based dressings are intended to cleanse the palate afte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    The Tyranny of Choice: Top 5 Single-Dish Restaurants I Want to See in 2012

    I was happy to read Katharine's Shilcutt's piece on the single-dish restaurant trend for several reasons. First, I generally love the idea of specialty shops and sometimes long for the days when grocery shopping meant going to the butcher, then the cheese-monger, then the bakery, etc., etc., rather ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    He's Alive! Top 9 Musician Death Hoaxes of 2011

    It seems like 2011 was the year of the celebrity death hoax which involved many musicians. We use that term loosely for the sake of this blog. Death is never a joking matter but you can't help but chuckle at the thousands of folk who got punked over fake death reports. Let's run through the most m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Ben & Jerry Whip Out Their Schweddy Balls: Five Other Pervy Food Names

    sheknows.com​Neat. Good times. Ben & Jerry have exposed their newest, limited-batch flavor "Schweddy Balls" based on the mock-NPR SNL sketch starring Alec Baldwin because "It's never too early to start celebrating the holiday season." (Wasn't it just Labor Day?) According to the company sit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Wine of the Week: Cat Piss in Your Wine? No, That's Jalapeño

    ​Of all the "aromatic" white grapes in the world, there is probably none more distinctive than Sauvignon Blanc. In France, it can be steely and intensely fragrant, as in Sancerre where it often takes on a cat piss (more properly called "tom cat") note on the nose. In Bordeaux, Sauvignon Blan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Apollo 13: The Theater Show

    This is a trailer for Apollo 13: Mission Control, posted on NASA's Buzzroom blog today. The show is not a NASA production, it's an interactive theater piece that, as far as we can tell, is done in New Zealand and Australia. The show's website says: To transport you to Houston, Texas, the theatre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Today Is National Pancake Day. Plain Old Pancake Day is NEXT Tuesday.

    ​Whether you prefer buttermilk, wheat, blueberry, or banana nut, few things compare with the simple satisfaction of a fresh, hot stack of enthusiastically buttered pancakes, dripping with maple syrup. Variations of the dish can be found in almost every culture the world over -- from the French ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Wine of the Week: Chasing Venus 2010 Malborough Appellation Sauvignon Blanc

    ​With the recent burst of spring-like weather earlier this week, it just felt wrong to open up another heavy red, so instead, I picked a tingly New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc from a selection of samples I've received lately. It was a nice change up from all the red wine I've been drinking latel ... More >>

  • News

    November 18, 2010

    Shock the Junkie

    Is ibogaine really an addict cure-all?

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #30 Elysian Fields Lamb and Mushy Peas at Tony's

    ​Over the course of the next few months, I'm counting down 100 of my favorite Houston dishes. I chose some because they are such quintessential Houston creations, others for their cultural or historical significance, and others because they are just so damn tasty. Share your own nominations in ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 6, 2010

    Mother’s Day Brunch at Tokyo One

    Taste the goodness of Japan at this celebration for mom

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Odd Pair: Venison Jerky and Pinot Noir

    ​We love deer hunting season - venison sausage, venison chili and venison jerky. Everything just tastes better with venison. Yes, we know there are people out there cursing our name for promoting the hunting of Bambi. But we can't help it. And in honor of our obsession, this week's Odd Pair fe ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2010

    An Evening of Thrills: How Science and History Make Great Thrillers

    Steve Berry and James Rollins explain how they blend the real world with fiction (and have a good time along the way)

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2009

    Lohengrin

    This is opera worth getting out early for

  • Music

    September 10, 2009

    The Brunettes

    This is opera worth getting out early for

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    Aftermath: Flight of the Conchords at Jones Hall

    Photos by Craig HlavatyThe thing about musical comedians is that if the humor is there but the tuneage is not, you can pretty much cash your chips in and give up and steal some of Louis CK's jokes and start selling out basketball arenas. New Zealand's Flight of the Conchords almost has too much musi ... More >>

  • Music

    April 30, 2009

    Flight of the Conchords

    Photos by Craig HlavatyThe thing about musical comedians is that if the humor is there but the tuneage is not, you can pretty much cash your chips in and give up and steal some of Louis CK's jokes and start selling out basketball arenas. New Zealand's Flight of the Conchords almost has too much musi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Artist of the Week: Caretta Bell

    Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com. Photos courtesy of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2009

    Blue Willow Bookshop: Linda Olsson

    Web exclusive!

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Mail Call: Post-AC/DC Edition

    AC/DC may be gone (sniff), although the ringing in several of Rocks Off's friends' ears (and his own) lingers on, but the mail goes on... Waylon Jennings & the .357s (Littlefield/Nashville, R.I.P.), Waylon Forever (by request): "'I'd been playing my dad the music I was inspired by at the tim ... More >>

  • Music

    October 9, 2008

    Paul Winstanley & Nameless Sound

    AC/DC may be gone (sniff), although the ringing in several of Rocks Off's friends' ears (and his own) lingers on, but the mail goes on... Waylon Jennings & the .357s (Littlefield/Nashville, R.I.P.), Waylon Forever (by request): "'I'd been playing my dad the music I was inspired by at the tim ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 21, 2008

    Death Proof

    Quentin Tarantino puts a crazy stunt driver into his B-movie homage

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2008

    Drenched in Blog: It's Bjorkin' Time!

    Quentin Tarantino puts a crazy stunt driver into his B-movie homage

  • Dining

    October 4, 2007

    5 Wines That'll Blow Your Mind

    Quentin Tarantino puts a crazy stunt driver into his B-movie homage

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2007

    Houston's Weather Has Always Been Mercurial, and Now We've Got Real Mercury to Deal With?

    Quentin Tarantino puts a crazy stunt driver into his B-movie homage

  • Film

    August 9, 2007

    Black Sheep

    Ewe better watch out (and other puns)

  • Music

    March 8, 2007

    Trans Am

    Sex Change

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2006

    We Like Patrice Pike

    Sex Change

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2006

    We Like Patrice Pike

    Sex Change

  • Calendar

    March 16, 2006

    South By Fun Land

    Sex Change

  • Calendar

    July 28, 2005

    He's So Klute

    Tom Withers drops his drum 'n' bass on Clark's

  • Calendar

    March 10, 2005

    More than Music

    Hollywood goes Texan at the South By Southwest Film Festival and Conference

  • Culture

    February 24, 2005

    In Place

    Jane and Louise Wilson explore empty spaces in "Erewhon"

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Expense-Account Restaurant

    Jane and Louise Wilson explore empty spaces in "Erewhon"

  • Culture

    March 18, 2004

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    November 6, 2003

    Image-Free Art

    Julian Dashper gives us audio but no visuals in his recordings of the museum exhibit environment

  • Music

    May 22, 2003

    Rock Around the Cock

    The Datsuns zoom out of New Zealand with Zeppelinesque flair

  • Music

    October 3, 2002

    30footFALL

    The Doppler Effect (Opposite Day)

  • Dining

    June 7, 2001

    A Matter of Grape Concern

    Ibiza makes for a pleasant escape

  • Dining

    November 16, 2000

    It's All in the Game

    Speaking off the toque: Francis Walters

  • News

    August 26, 1999

    Maori Madness

    A Houston sculptor replicates preserved tribal heads and offends New Zealand

  • Music

    October 2, 1997

    Groove United

    A Houston sculptor replicates preserved tribal heads and offends New Zealand

  • Music

    August 7, 1997

    Hip-Hop Down Under

    A Houston sculptor replicates preserved tribal heads and offends New Zealand

  • Music

    February 1, 1996

    Moon Men

    Luna may be vague about what it wants to say, but it's memorable in how it says it

  • Film

    March 23, 1995

    Battle Scars

    Luna may be vague about what it wants to say, but it's memorable in how it says it

  • Film

    December 1, 1994

    Friends and Fantasy

    Adolescent girls, murder, a kingdom of dreams: these are the ties that bind

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