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The Rocks Off 100: Kimberly McCarver, Missouri City's Meadowlark

Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're in there too. See the entire Rocks Off 100 at this link. Who? Sometimes a hunch will pay off. Kimber ... More >>

Music's Biggest Douchebags: 2012 Edition

The music world is bound to have a lot of douchebags. It's just an inevitability, considering that it's essentially a profession for man-children. Peter Pan syndrome? No problem in the music business. That's why you see so many rock stars going through growing pains sometime in their mid-forties. Re ... More >>

Because It's Friday: 10 Great Photos Of Obama With Kids

The presidential campaigns are ramping up, even though the heavy action doesn't come until after the conventions and Labor Day. But while we still have time, perhaps it's best to take one last look at White House activity that doesn't include attack ads, policy positions or focus-group polling. Le ... More >>

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Jimmy Buffett Chilling At The Woodlands June 2

Jimmy Buffett: Come for the bottomless margaritas, stay for the beach-country classics that make Kenny Chesney sound like Bob Dylan. Or something like that. Live Nation announced Thursday morning that the Parrothead In Chief, leader of one of the most bizarre (but laid-back and benign) cults of per ... More >>

Seeing Red

Facsimile Mark Rothko paintings — not dialogue — pulse with life at the Alley.

Poster Boy

Rock art legend Uncle Charlie will not be denied.

The Houston Press Underground Rap Awards, Vol. 3

We are 75 percent of the way through with 2011, and somehow it is still unclear: a) Which underground rapper is having the best year; b) Which is the best underground rap song of the year; c) Which underground rapper has had the best verse of the year; d) Which underground rapper will land atop the ... More >>

The Top Ten Greatest Gays of Texas

Here in Texas, we lay claim to some of the most interesting and influential GLBT men and women of our time. Admittedly, they generally get out as fast as they can, but to us, they'll always be Texans. Here are ten GLBT men and women we're proudest to call Texans, especially during this season of Pri ... More >>

Last Night: Jimmy Buffett At Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Photos by Jay Lee​Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefer Band Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion May 5, 2011 See more changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes in our slideshow. Blowing through the jasmine of our mind, Aftermath once got it in our head somehow that Jimmy Buffett wrote "Margaritavill ... More >>

Punching a Wall

Jessica Lea Mayfield goes from a bluegrass childhood to buzzworthy "goth-blues drama queen."

Pre-Bieber, Five Memorable Musician Interview Gaffes

​Remember in the days before "Bi-winning," when Twitter was all up in arms about Justin Beiber's interview with Rolling Stone? Was it really a surprise that some of the pop star's opinions, as told to the magazine last month, would be half-baked and maybe even a bit ignorant? Put aside for a ... More >>

The Adolescents: Still Punk Rock Kids From The Black Hole

"We were little pricks, but bored out of our minds..." The Adolescents on the 2007 Warped Tour​For 30 years, seminal Orange County punk band the Adolescents has unleashed anthemic teen angst, since mutated into wise adult aggravation, in intermittent bursts. Sure, members come and go at revol ... More >>

Wu-Tang Clan's Best Pop-Culture References

​Rocks Off can't rightfully remember the last time the whole Wu-Tang Clan was ever in Houston, if they ever have been. For some reason, we keep wanting to think they came once with Rage Against The Machine around 1997. In 2007, they came to Dallas on the Rock The Bells summer tour with Nas, Ta ... More >>

Alley Theatre's Artistic Director Gregory Boyd Goes Down the Rabbit Hole With Alice

Photos courtesy of the Alley TheatreNikki Snelson plays the Mad Hatter​Alice is a children's book writer who's estranged from her husband and not doing well at all with her daughter. Worst of all, to Hair Balls's way of thinking, she has writer's block. So she goes to the strange and crazy pl ... More >>

Local Businessman Pleads Guilty To Ripping Off Uncle Sam And The Troops, Through Peanut Butter

Chalk up some more victories in the U.S. Attorney's fight against Houstonians who were scamming Uncle Sam as they shipped food to the troops in Iraq.We already told you about Stephen Day, president of a company called LGI, who pled guilty in April to conspiring to defraud the government.Yesterday th ... More >>

Staggering Something

Have screenplay, will travel: Dave Eggers makes his film writing debut with Away We Go.

Cyberchondriacs

Generation DIY turns to self-diagnosing to save money.

Tommy Tune Award Nominees Announced; St. Agnes Kicks Ass

Logo courtesy TUTSTUTS' Tommy Tune Awards have become a big deal -- they're the Tonys for high-school musicals.Which may sound lame, but the ceremony is actually pretty nice and the productions some of these schools put on are impressive.As always, they're not to be confused with these high-school T ... More >>

NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams

NiGHTS's second coming feels more like a first draft

Stage Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Stage Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

And Just Where Was Tinker Bell In All This?

Capsule Reviews

ENCORE

Muchos Luchadores

Mexican wrestlers take the ring in Angel Rodriguez-Diaz's new exhibit

Broadway Baby

Somehow, Odessa will be Woodstock this summer for Sondheim lovers

Great Balls of Fire

The Arcade Fire's vast, spastic music will have you confused, thrilled and begging for more

Fahrenheit 2004

Remembering the movies that heated up cinemas this year

Candy Caine

Jude Law's Alfie puts a pretty face on what was an ugly story

Soul Doubt

Louis Schwartzberg aims for America's Heart, but mostly sticks to the surface

Hang in There

The second act of Squeeze Plays redeems the evening

Hail to the Freak

Interesting times call for an interesting man of the year. We nominate Michael Jackson.

Lestat's Ba-ack

Anne Rice offers a final tale from her precious vampire's lips

A Rippin' Rep

Houston Ballet's Welch starts with a winner

Go with the Floetry

Love floats this London duo's boat

Bearly Necessary

Jungle fever fails to catch hold again in this routine sequel

Ouch!

E.T. returns to heal our cynical hearts

Forever On His Toes

Ben Stevenson has built Houston Ballet into one of the biggest companies in the country. So why does his job often seem in jeopardy?

Tension and Release

Mark Bradford built the world's biggest, coolest catapult. But could the unlucky artist make it work?

No Sissies Allowed

They'll run. They'll catch. They'll tackle. Women's professional football ramps up (again) in Houston.

Dude Raunch

All-girl quartet Kittie has more balls than the rest of Ozzfest 2000

Arresting Development

When Mommy goes away, Buck just wants to play. And Chuck rues the day he ever met the fay.

Peter Pan Cuisine

When you believe in a place like Tony's, everything tastes better

Night & Day

December 31, 1998 - January 6, 1999

Not-so Funny Girl

Fresh angles are few in this Stages revival

Rotation

Spielberg's Lost

The Jurassic Park sequel isn't nearly nasty enough