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Shell Eco-Challenge Marathon

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Young Magic: Body Doodles and the Sadness of the Sea

We don't know a whole lot about Young Magic. They were just another one of the bands we get press releases on every day. However, we're music-video obsessed, and when anybody, anywhere sends us a video we watch it. In this case, it was their song "Night in the Ocean" which drew us into their particu ... More >>

30 Seconds With Blackguard's Paul Ablaze

​We sat down with Paul Ablaze of Blackguard to see what we could learn about the vocalist for one hell of a metal act out of Quebec in 30 seconds. Rocks Off: What is the worst song in the world? Paul Ablaze: Right now I would say that stupid peacock song by Katy Perry. Talk about the worst a ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 3: Shiva Patel of the Queen Vic Pub and Kitchen

​In this week's chef chat, we caught up with Shiva Patel of the Queen Vic Pub and Kitchen (see our conversation here and here). I stopped in just in time for High Tea, a small meal-between-meals that traditionally consists of lighter fare -- sandwiches, scones, and the like. I've been keen to ... More >>

A Case of the Vapours

Islands' Nick Thorburn tries to keep track of his bandmates and their aliases.

Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #18 Tex-Cajun Poutine at BB's Cajun Cafe

​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 >>

Please, Kenny Rogers, Just Sing and Spare Us the Pictures of Your Kids

Photos by Eric Sauseda/ Click here for a slideshow​ Kenny Rogers is now 71 years old. And, as of a few years ago anyway, his boys can still swim. Aftermath knows this because we were treated to a slideshow of Rogers' twin five-year-old sons - even some shots from the delivery room - as he sang the ... More >>

SPECIAL, ANNUAL CANADIAN EDITION

Photos by Eric Sauseda/ Click here for a slideshow​ Kenny Rogers is now 71 years old. And, as of a few years ago anyway, his boys can still swim. Aftermath knows this because we were treated to a slideshow of Rogers' twin five-year-old sons - even some shots from the delivery room - as he sang the ... More >>

Aftermath: iFest in Downtown Houston

Photos by Chris Gray Quebec's Chic Gamine: a cappella gospel with percussion and soul.iFest needed a breezy, not-too-hot, sunny Sunday to get back on track after Saturday's torrential festival-cancelling rains. The festival got great weather; as I drove down Allen Parkway toward downtown, it ... More >>

Some Further Thoughts on iFest, and Festivals

Photos by Chris Gray Skyscrapers - something you won't see at Austin City Limits. Western Swing maidens the Quebe Sisters performed in the shadow of the Jesse H. Jones Library.Previously, Rocks Off's idea about what a "festival" should look like, and what to expect, came from his exper ... More >>

Tex-Cajun Cuisine at BB's Cajun Cafe

This is the new late-night place to be if you like poor boys, grits and gravy, and breakfast in the middle of the night.

Tex-Cajun Poutine

photo by Robb Walsh "The Tex-Cajun Virgin" at BB's Cajun Cafe is a plate of hot, crispy, shoestring French fries topped with thin roast beef slices, chile con queso and brown gravy. In this amazing triumph of Gulf Coast folk cuisine. BB's owner Brooks Bassler has concocted a Tex-Mex Cajun version o ... More >>

Fish Story: Arctic Char

There are lots of fishing camps in Nunavik, Quebec's arctic region, devoted to fly fishing for arctic char. There's even an annual arctic char fishing derby in Whale Cove, in case you want to try your luck. The highly prized freshwater game fish is a traditional food of the Inuit natives and its hig ... More >>

Wolf Parade: At Mount Zoomer

There are lots of fishing camps in Nunavik, Quebec's arctic region, devoted to fly fishing for arctic char. There's even an annual arctic char fishing derby in Whale Cove, in case you want to try your luck. The highly prized freshwater game fish is a traditional food of the Inuit natives and its hig ... More >>

Astros-Dodgers: Extra Innings Not Enough

There are lots of fishing camps in Nunavik, Quebec's arctic region, devoted to fly fishing for arctic char. There's even an annual arctic char fishing derby in Whale Cove, in case you want to try your luck. The highly prized freshwater game fish is a traditional food of the Inuit natives and its hig ... More >>

Aftermath: Islands at Walter's on Washington

There are lots of fishing camps in Nunavik, Quebec's arctic region, devoted to fly fishing for arctic char. There's even an annual arctic char fishing derby in Whale Cove, in case you want to try your luck. The highly prized freshwater game fish is a traditional food of the Inuit natives and its hig ... More >>

Supermarket Sweep in The Promotion

Male fulfillment and lack thereof

It’s All About Location

Male fulfillment and lack thereof

The Next Soccer Star?

Male fulfillment and lack thereof

Chromeo and the Cajun

Male fulfillment and lack thereof

Irie iFest

Finding the coolest runnings at this year's Jamaica-themed Houston International Festival

Horse Flesh

Texas struggles with what to do with its overabundance of Equus caballus, while Europeans wait with open mouths

Cold Play

Catch some future Stars at the Houston Aeros game

Hypocritical Oaths

An island town will do anything to seduce Dr. Lewis

Strings Attached

Operatic popster Rufus Wainwright exits "gay hell" and enters his most fertile period

Drinking Canada Dry

Ride the north wind down to see Kathleen Edwards

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Ride the north wind down to see Kathleen Edwards

Stupendous Human Tricks

Cirque du Soleil leaves behind the lions and tigers and bears

Supermodel Cuisine

Don't bring an appetite to hip new Ling and Javier. You may not be able to eat what you order.

Emma Goes to France

Amélie sends Jane Austen's best-loved heroine on a wild ride

Bless the Blockhead

How A Charlie Brown Christmas almost wasn't, then became a tradition

News of the Weird

How A Charlie Brown Christmas almost wasn't, then became a tradition

1998 Houston Press Music Awards Winners

How A Charlie Brown Christmas almost wasn't, then became a tradition

Prisoners of Bore

Bruce Beresford's Paradise Road ends up leading nowhere