Pennywise

Upcoming: Tomahawk, GWAR, 2 Chainz, Matt & Kim, OFF!, Yanni, T.S.O.L., Etc.

2 Chainz: Wed., Sept. 26, 8 p.m., $25-$150. House of Blues, 1204 Caroline, Houston. A$AP Rocky, Schoolboy Q, Danny Brown: Sun., Nov. 4, 8 p.m., $27.00. Bayou Music Center, 520 Texas Ave., Houston. All American Rejects, Boys Like Girls: Tue., Oct. 2, 6 p.m., $27.50. House of Blues, 1204 Caroline, H ... More >>

Upcoming: Ghostland Observatory, Tyga, Minus the Bear, Ben Nichols, Sarah Jaffe, Etc.

Ben Nichols, Buxton: Sat., Sept. 8, 8 p.m., TBA. Walter's, 1120 Naylor St., Houston. Big Business: Mon., Oct. 8, 8 p.m., $12. Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, Houston. Big Drunk & The Runaway Scrape, The Electric Dollhouse Groove Buggy: Sat., July 28, 8 p.m., Free. Khon's Wine Darts Coffee Art, 28 ... More >>

Veals on Wheels: Rejected Food Truck Names

Photo illustrations by Monica FuentesScream louder; the clown says your parents will never hear you.​Last week, assistant music editor Craig Hlavaty amused the entire office by forwarding a link to Filmdrunk's recent post, "Ideas for Movie-Themed Food Trucks." On the front page was the Photosh ... More >>

Agent Orange

Remember Bushwick Bill's Phantom of the Rapra?

Houston's history is dotted with albums that, fairly or un, have been swept aside. We'll examine them here. Have an album that you think nobody knows about but should? Email sheaserrano@gmail.com. ​At the peak of his insanity, Bushwick Bill was the most ferocious of the Geto Boys. He was never a ... More >>

Buyer Beware: Bands With Different Lead Singers Are Almost Never Up to the Original Standards

A few Saturdays ago, Rocks Off was in the grocery store a few blocks from our house, slumming around Oak Forest wearing sandals and an old Misfits T-shirt when a group of junior-high punk rockers approached and applauded us for our good taste. We got to talking about the band, and they remarked tha ... More >>

Capsule Stage Reviews: Beauty Queen of Leenane, Big Range Dance Festival, Complete Works of William Shakespeare...Abridged, Urinetown

Rodeo Clowns, Rejoice: You're Not Among The Five Scariest Clowns Ever

Nobody likes clowns.Oh sure, maybe people tolerated them in generations past, when the horrors of real life were such that ghoulish monstrosities actually could be considered entertaining. I guess anything's funny compared to bread lines and the Holocaust.Today, only rodeo clowns get a pass, and th ... More >>

Pennywise and Strung Out, with Authority Zero

Local Punks Something Fierce Try to Act Their Age

We Were the Young Americans

American Idols Live

Which megatour is really more punk rock?

Triple Time

You only live once, but not in Life (x) 3

Messing with Texas

Rockers bash Bush, with varying results

Talk the Night Away

Leave your boogie shoes at home when you visit Level 1 Lounge and U Bar

Pennywise

From the Ashes (Epitaph)

X Marks the Spot

Legendary L.A. punks survey the scene they helped spawn 25 years ago

Mount Coy

South Park Mexican carves out his place in history with the 2001 Music Awards

Pennywisdom

"The kids" benefit from Pennywise's punkish golden rules

Rules of the Road

The Latchkey Kids learn that even in rock and roll, it pays to call ahead

Critic's Choice

The Hard Way