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The Rocks Off 100: Chris Gerhardt, Mastermind of Giant Battle Monster

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? Giant Battle Monster, we're fairly cer ... More >>

Radioactive Duo

Classic-rock station 93.7 The Arrow yanks controversial morning DJs Walton and Johnson off the air.

RIP Ravi Shankar, Sitar Pioneer And Beatles Buddy

One of the greatest musicians of all-time has died. Ravi Shankar, sitar legend and easily one of India's most revered cultural ambassadors, passed away Tuesday afternoon at the age 92 in San Diego. According to ZeeNews, he had been having trouble breathing and was admitted into the hospital last w ... More >>

Radiohead's King Of Limbs Unfocused, Fleeting

​This morning, Rocks Off unwrapped Radiohead's newest release, The King of Limbs, an album whose existence was just announced this past Monday. In the old-school music industry, a record would be announced and you would suffer through months of interviews, video premieres, and reading reviews ... More >>

Strike a Pose

Tom Ford's A Single Man: It's better to look good than to be good.

Aftermath: David Byrne at Jones Hall

Photos by Craig Hlavaty David Byrne knows about living in the moment. The white-haired former Talking Heads frontman and unofficial U.S. ambassador for Third World pop, whose hair was as white as his (and his band's) wardrobe, was a genial host at Jones Hall Monday night. "It's nice to be in Mr. Jes ... More >>

Good Manners

Passion Pit's improbable journey from laptop love notes to live band.

Eyeballin': Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

A shy and awkward Iowan prairie boy sits down in front of the camera somewhere in late 1970s New York, and out comes one of the most enigmatic and genre-confounding voices of our time. Recently released DVD Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell is less of a documentary and more of a dee ... More >>

The Art Guys, "Cloud Cuckoo Land"

The Art Guys share 25 years of "drawings, proposals, failed schemes and pipe dreams"

Blood Business

Why We Fight probes America's passion for war

Green Achers

Undertow relishes the pain and beauty of a reclusive Southern family

Tot Rock

Former Del Fuego Dan Zanes unites parents and kids with his unique take on children's music

Rationality Will Not Save Us

In the latest documentary from Errol Morris, Robert McNamara considers the lessons of war

Close Collaboration

Chuck Close creates "heads" with souls

Houston Music Map

Queen Norah reigns, Josh Groban pains, and lots of Natalie Maines

A Lavender Christmas

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Houston sings out for Santa Claus and the baby Jesus

International Festival

Well Executed

Mr. Death comes alive in a disturbing documentary by Errol Morris

Rotation

Press Picks

Hello, Dalai

In Kundun, Martin Scorsese meets Tibetan Buddhism

Three-Ring Museum