Red Sea

The Best of iFest's First Weekend: The Wailers, Fatoumata Diarawa, etc.

Forro In the Dark Fans expecting to hear gentle renditions of the lilting folk melodies of northeastern Brazil from Forro In the Dark were probably initially shocked, but ultimately awed, by the New York City quintet's high energy and relentlessly rhythmic live set. The group played both days of th ... More >>

The Devil You Know: The Real Meanings Behind Demonic Band Names

I'm here to do two things, talk about band names and further the cause of Satan. And I'm all out of... Oh, wait, no. I've got plenty of both. Awesome! Let's get started. Lots of bands, mostly metallic but not always, decide that they're going to up the edge factor on their existence by adopting the ... More >>

Friday Night: Bury the Crown, Skeleton Dick and More at Fitzgerald's

Gathering the tribes of Houston's local punk, metal and hardcore fans together for one wild night is no easy task, particularly on a busy weekend of live music. Throwing a free extravaganza of loud, aggressive sounds at Fitzgerald's is a good way to start, however. Ten bands unleashed a wide varie ... More >>

The Meaning of Matzoh

The Jewish holiday of Passover starts tonight. Passover celebrates the Jews escaping Egypt and God smiting the cruel pharaoh in the process. Passover is also called "The Festival of Unleavened Bread." According to the Torah, God sent ten plagues, punishing the pharaoh for not listening to Moses a ... More >>

Brinson's "Tebowin'" Puts Christianity Under Center

Rocks Off is fascinated by Tim Tebow for the simple fact that he is one of the most divisive figures we have seen in the last decade. He parts the Red Sea of public opinion, like Obama does the U.S. House of Representatives.  One doesn't need to live in Denver to understand this. Simply, scro ... More >>

Chicken and Religion at the House of Blues

​When the House of Blues rolled out their World Famous Gospel Brunch buffet shortly after they opened in downtown Houston, I was eager to try it. Then I heard about massive lines and long food waits, and I was scared off. But when I got the opportunity to go this past weekend, I figured the hy ... More >>

Mayalino And Chingo Bling Square Off On Twitter

"Fuck it. If they want to use this shit against me in trial, I don't give a fuck, nigga. As long as the nigga got his head blown off, I'm happy." - Mayalino, "187" ​"Deporting All WetWacks" (Houston Press, May 27, 2010) turned out to be a controversial piece of work, to say the least. The fal ... More >>

Chris Johnson: Time To Move Him Up From Round Rock

A mistke...admit it. ADMIT IT​Before I go further, I first want to congratulate Houston Astros GM Ed Wade for ignoring Pat Burrell.Burrell was recently released by the Tampa Bay Rays, and over the weekend he signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants. I want to congratulate Wade ... More >>

Jo Koy

The joke's on him

Mexican Birth Control and Undocumented College Students

Desplechin's A Christmas Tale is the Gift This Season Needs

Holiday Feast, Extra Stuffing

Wretched Excess

Sludge, spread across the land, makes some people vomit and others very rich

Outside the Box

In keeping with the Halloween spirit, we bring you the tale of George Russell, who buries people in cardboard on his property. Welcome to his neighborhood.

Big Fat Greek Bloodletting

Brad's ripped and The Iliad's shredded in the scintillating spectacle Troy

Power Play

Jim Carrey goes from physical to metaphysical comedy in Bruce Almighty

Mud Boy

Chris Robinson decides to Crowe it alone with an earthy new band

The Thais That Bind

A culinary trip down the Mekong

God Only Knows

Dismembered bodies. Gold booty and an ex-con's grudge. A trial rips into the mysteries of the disappearance of atheist icon Madalyn Murray O'Hair.

Exodus Lost

Prince of Egypt goes wrong with Good Book rewrites

Bad-News Bistro

Les's Turn

A Cultural Question

Jewish Worlds is back after two years. It should have waited a third.