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The Best Concerts In Houston This Week: Muse, Major Lazer, Pitbull, etc.

Muse Toyota Center, March 12 The prospect of a new Muse album (The 2nd Law) was overshadowed by the band's dalliance with dubstep, which was a shame, but not surprising in the current musical climate. When one of the world's biggest stadium-rock bands' tinkering with electronics becomes a dealbreak ... More >>

Finally, a Treat with Fun Size

The teen comedy that's not bad for you.

Can Silver Snakes Beat Indiana Jones' Ass?

It's a well-known fact that most band names are essentially gobbledygook, but here at Rocks Off we're trying hard to find meaning in the oddest monikers. There's an underlying animal theme to this column you may or may not have noticed. I'm always interested when bands attach themselves to lions, t ... More >>

15th Annual Extremely Shorts Film Festival

Houston Children's Festival

Lawndale's Stellar Studio Show

Three resident artists put on a strong group show.

Houston Children's Festival 2012

This Week in Deliciousness

Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where springtime is here again, which can only mean one thing: any day now we're going to start seeing the annual news reports coming in from the Valley of yokels who claim to have shot a "chupacabra." SPOILER ALERT: They're always coyotes ... More >>

Why The Monkees Should Be In The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

The death of Davy Jones Wednesday isn't just the end of one man's life. For fans of the Monkees, it means the end of a lot of things. It means no more reunions. It means no more movie and TV cameo appearances. It means no more new music It means no performance to celebrate the Monkees' induction ... More >>

RIP Davy Jones, Monkees Singer And Pop Idol

Davy Jones, lead singer of '60s pop sensations and television band The Monkees has died at the age of 66 in his hometown of Indiantown, Florida, according to the Martin County medical examiner's office. He suffered a heart attack. The Monkees were created initially to be a sort of "safe" Beatles b ... More >>

Rounding It Up

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo brings a stellar 2012 lineup.

Swagometer: Brawling Strippers & Fat Tony's Filthy New Band Name

Despite what you may have heard, swag isn't dead yet; at least not in Houston. Have any swagged-out projects or general ideas? E-mail alliswagoner@gmail.com. Ryan GrimesBest. Photo. Ever.​Aside from working every day at Girls Rock Camp Houston, this week provided Rocks Off with its usually co ... More >>

Six People Who Should Have Never Tried To Rap

The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place -lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good- so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them to explain things. Have something you always wanted to ask a rapper? Email sheaserrano@gmail.com. ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Five Fictional Inanimate Objects More Deserving of a Reality Show Than Bristol Palin

You'd be smiling, too.​It's tough to get a reality show. As you know, TV networks are always looking out for our best interests. And to this point they've been diligent about only distributing these precious program slots to those individuals and groups most likely to make society a better p ... More >>

Happy Birthday Iggy Pop: His Top 10 Solo Cuts

Paul McAlpine/Wikipedia ​Today Iggy Pop turns 64, and the current and former James Newell Osterberg, Jr. is still making people a fraction of his age look and sound like croaking senior citizens. Blessed with a tolerance of life that probably rivals only that of Lemmy and Keith Richards, the ... More >>

Shake Weight Olympics: Not for the Faint of Heart

Marc BrubakerThe early field of contestants at Swaye Bar's Shake Weight Olympics.​To see photos of the Shake Weight Games, check out our slideshow. There are scads of ways to get people to come to a bar, and in our experience cheap drinks, entertainment, free food, bands, etc. all work pretty ... More >>

Lee Alexander Recording Zappa-Inspired Children's Album

Austin Miller​Lee Alexander remains one of Houston's most celebrated musicians. He is currently the best male vocalist in the city, but the list of accolades he has acquired over the years goes far beyond mere singing talent. After years composing and performing adult-oriented music, Alexander ... More >>

Yo Gabba Gabba!'s Greatest Hits

​A year ago, in honor of Sesame Street's 40th birthday, Rocks Off brought you a list of the beloved television program's 10 Best Musical Appearances. But 41 years ago, Nickelodeon didn't exist. Now the network is known for its retro-cool vibe, thanks to bringing back shows from the golden age ... More >>

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: Puppet Wing

Photos via WikipediaTMBG​Ladies and gentlemen, Rocks Off is pleased as rum punch to announce that The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has (not) added an official puppet wing to that fine institution. What's even better, they have (not) given us the opportunity to nominate some of the finest felt fe ... More >>

Silly Me

The childish, funny, 3-D delights of Despicable Me.

When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong: Pop Princess Edition

MB Pictures/ Rex Features​Dave Chapelle teaches us that the art of "keeping it real" may sometimes go awry. According to urbandictionary.com, this occurs when "in the act of keeping it real, the outcome is unexpected and usually has a negative effect on the individual who decided to keep it re ... More >>

He Said She Said: "Dear Penis" And Other Country Comedy Classics

​ Aside from all the epic cheating, drinking and fighting songs country music has given us, one of the best things it does is make us laugh. Apart from all the crying and cussing, there is a whole deal of laughing going on. This year at RodeoHouston, there aren't many performers on the humorous si ... More >>

Sexy Halloween Costume Challenge For the Ladies

Halloween is coming, and that means many, many costuming mistakes will be made by normally sane adults. To help stop this scourge, each Thursday we will be offering tips and analysis of what to avoid, or possibly what to do. While we don't know when or where we'll black out/get sick this Halloween, ... More >>

He Said She Said: Ten Artists We Would Go Gay For

​It always happens: you and your friends toss back a few beers and the talk turns to what celebrities and models you find attractive. At first it starts out innocent enough, arguing the merits of Angelina Jolie, Megan Fox, Marissa Miller or Paula Deen. Well that last name is actually just our ... More >>

Travis Elementary -- A/K/A Swine Flu Central -- Reopens

Travis Elementary's swine-flu heyday came just as the topic was losing its national cachet, but the school made the most of it -- closing completely after days of frantic parents keeping their kids home, leaving the school a ghost town.At first HISD said a weekend scrub-down would be enough to set t ... More >>

Houston Children’s Festival

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Car Stereo (Wars), Voxtrot, The Mathletes

Easter in the Gardens

Kids have a date with the big Bunny

Way Out of Sync

The Sounds, with Morningwood

Monday, April 3, Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, 713-225-5483

Nuts to You

She's the Man fills the bill for teenage drag-king fans

Retro Fits

Roll Bounce skates on its '70s vibe

Food for Thought

Broadcast-news veteran Linda Ellerbee wants you to Take Big Bites

Hip to Be SquarePants

There's nothing absurd about the appeal of SpongeBob's first movie

Look Back in Anger

A short-film series plumbs a dark cultural data bank

Nice Pussy

A killer cat steals a wonderful movie

Teenage Scribeland

Young local playwrights see their works on the big stage

My Way

Stanley Jordan plays his own kind of jazz

Adorable Dora

A Latina heroine comes to town

Beat It

Only band fans need stand in the Drumline

Small Screen, Big Step

DEJ Productions tries to give "direct-to-video" a good name

Remembrance of Eggs Past

Maybe nutrition isn't a one-size-fits-all proposition

Without a Blue Clue

Blue's Clues Live

Those Crazy Kids

A talented cast transcends Drive Me Crazy's cheesy formula

Dumb or Dumber?

Space cadets of Man or Astro-man? go to great depths to maintain a gimmick

Rugrats Roll In

Peace and Lite

In Box of Moonlight, John Turturro finds himself ... in a too-precious movie

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

Violence, TV and Demagoguery

Congressional attempts to ax TV violence may put the First Amendment under the gun