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Houston Texans Tout New Video Board Construction at Reliant Stadium

When Houston Texans fans return to Reliant Stadium in August for preseason action against the Minnesota Vikings, they will be looking at two brand-new video boards in the stadium, each 277 feet wide and 52 feet tall. Reliant Stadium will now have the largest in-stadium HD video displays in the wor ... More >>

The Best Concerts In Houston This Weekend: Blake Shelton, Tegan & Sara, etc.

Blake Shelton Reliant Stadium, March 15 After more than a decade of climbing country music's ranks to become one of its most successful and charismatic male vocalists, Blake Shelton found himself taking a little heat not long ago when comments he made about certain "old farts" clinging to country's ... More >>

Last Night: Pitbull at Reliant Stadium

Pitbull Reliant Stadium March 14, 2013 Pitbull, for those of you who don't know, used to be a rapper. In fact, he was a pretty good one. In the early 2000s, he even joined the Anger Management tour alongside Eminem and 50 Cent, performing crass hits like "Dammit Man," "Back Up" and "Culo" off his d ... More >>

Last Night: Go Tejano Day 2013 at Reliant Stadium

Go Tejano Day feat. Julion Alvarez, Los Invasores De Nuevo Leon, Mariachi Invitational Finalists Reliant Stadium March 10, 2013 I've said it once or twice, but I will say it again, and continue to do so until I am proven wrong. Tejano music is dead, at least at RodeoHouston. In its place is banda m ... More >>

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Friday Night: Train At Reliant Stadium

Train RodeoHouston, Reliant Stadium March 16, 2012 Halfway through their Friday night show at the Houston Rodeo Train decided to host a dance-off. It was, much like their booking as rodeo entertainment, a noble but unsuccessful experiment. A year ago, the idea of Train as rodeo entertainment would ... More >>

Last Night: Go Tejano Day At Reliant Stadium

Go Tejano Day feat. Duelo, La Original Banda El Limon, Mariachi Invitational Finalists RodeoHouston, Reliant Stadium March 11, 2012 The rain didn't dampen the mariachi spirit last night. Check out our slideshow from Go Tejano Day. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Tejano is dead. But tha ... More >>

The Hair Balls Super Bowl Live Blog: Remember To Piss

In some alternate universe, the streets of Houston are currently bathed in Miller Lite, Reliant Stadium and every bar in town is a watch party, with even the homeless folks are wearing soiled Texans jerseys. But alas, our Houston Texans only made it into the second round of the playoffs, and here we ... More >>

Aggies Defeat Northwestern and Reliant Stadium for a Bowl Game Win

You've seen those commercials during late night or during the middle of the day. Those commercials with some "attorney" droning on about your rights and asking if you've been exposed to asbestos or some other dangerous substance. Commercials giving you a 1-800 number and urging you to become part ... More >>

Mickey and Minnie’s Magical Journey

Comment of the Day: Rick Perry Lawsuit Stirs Debate

​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

Bush Intercontinental's Billion-Dollar Terminal Renovation: Things That Have Cost Less

Well, at least it looks odd​Mayor Annise Parker has announced a billion-with-a-friggin'-b expansion and renovation of Terminal B at Bush Intercontinental Airport. According to a release, the new Terminal B will feature: -- A wide connecting bridge to a modern central passenger lounge -- Spac ... More >>

True Grit

The Houston Rodeo's cowboys and cowgirls hang tough and keep on riding.

Last Night: Janet Jackson At RodeoHouston

Photos by Marco Torres​Janet Jackson Reliant Stadium March 4, 2011 Keep your shirt on. Janet did. Clad in a sleek silver catsuit so tight it was a miracle she could even breathe, let alone walk, let alone shimmy, let alone writhe on the stage during "Feedback," let alone pull of the kung-fu ... More >>

Upcoming: Dwight Yoakam, En Vogue, Kylie, OMD, Etc.

​Anders Osbourne: Fri., March 11. Last Concert Cafe. Anthony David: Sun., March 6. Numbers. Axwell: Fri., Feb. 4. Stereo Live. Bobby Long: Sun., April 10. Fitzgerald's. Civil Twlight, Mother/Father: Fri., Feb. 25. Warehouse Live. cEvin Key: Sat., April 16. Numbers. Chrisette Michele: Th ... More >>

Upcoming: Boz Scaggs, Genitorturers, Lucero, Etc.

​The Adicts: Wed., March 23. Warehouse Live. Al Stewart: Fri., April 29. Dosey Doe Coffee Company. Badfish (Sublime Tribute), Full Service: Fri., Jan. 28. House of Blues. Black Veil Brides, DRUGS, I See Stars, Versaemerge: Sun., March 20. Warehouse Live. Bob Schneider: Fri., March 11. Hou ... More >>

NFL Butts: The Texans' Best Asses, Revealed

Tired by the raw sexual objectification of cheerleaders, last week we sexually objectified football players.Houston Texan players, to be exact.We gave you a photo list of (what we were told were) the tightest, sweetest cheeks at Reliant Stadium, and asked you to guess the owner.As we found out when ... More >>

World Air Hockey Championships In Town This Weekend

Houston is, in many ways, an epicenter for air hockey, the bar staple. Students at UH took to the game in the early `70s and the town has never looked back, launching several world champions.You can watch the top players in the world in action this weekend at Reliant Stadium, where 70,000 crazed fan ... More >>

Disney on Ice: Let's Celebrate

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Distant Early Warning: Blue October, Felix Da Housecat, Hank III, Les Claypool, Megadeth and Roky Erickson Returns

​Blue October: Sat., May 15. The Showgrounds @ Sam Houston Race Park. "Choo-Choo Soul" With Genevieve: Sat., April 24. Verizon Wireless Theater. Cody Kouba: Thu., March 18. The Firehouse Saloon. Dale Watson: Wed., March 10. The Hideout @ Reliant Stadium. "Dirty Honey" With DJ Brett Koshkin, Ceepl ... More >>

2009 Concert Rewind, March: Erykah Badu, Britney, Billy Joel & Elton John, A Baybrook Beatdown and A Whole Lotta Rodeo

Mark C. Austin​ Rascal Flatts, Reliant Stadium, March 3: "It's almost devious how much these guys sweetened and tune their songs up, close to the point of an almost automaton-like perfection. Each song is custom-built like a souped-up hot rod, with almost no flourish or guitar vamp going to waste. ... More >>

Distant Early Warning: Al Di Meola, David Gray, Los Lonely Boys, Mike Doughty, Theory of a Deadman, Willie Nelson, etc.

​Al Di Meola: Sat., Feb. 13. Dosey Doe Coffee Company. Celtic Woman: Fri., April 30. Toyota Center. Citizen Cope: Sat., March 13. House of Blues. Cowboy Mouth: Tue., Feb. 16. House of Blues. David Gray: Thu., March 11. Verizon Wireless Theater. Dexter Romweber, Exene Cervenka: Wed., Jan. 27. The ... More >>

Distant Early Warning: Jay Reatard - If You Haven't Seen the "Piss" Video, Look No Further - Cafe Tacuba, Dax Riggs, etc.

Among this week's Distant Early Warnings comes Jay Reatard, who is set to hit Walter's "Possibly Still" On Washington December 8. The art-damaged garage-rocker recently pissed on (and pissed off) his backing band at Goner Fest 6 in Memphis. It's hard to tell exactly why the things happened in the v ... More >>

It's Brodeo Time! RodeoHouston Announces Jonas Brothers, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley and Brooks & Dunn for 2010

Daniel KramerThe Jonas Brothers at RodeoHouston 2009​ Monday morning, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo announced the first four entertainers next March's musical entertainment at Reliant Stadium. Jonas Brothers, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, and Brooks & Dunn have all been tapped to perform at ... More >>

You Spend A Billion Dollars And Still Get A Crappy New York Times Review

Courtesy Dallas Cowboys​You spend over a billion dollars on something, you want to at least get a good review out of it in The New York Times.Alas, Jerry Jones, you're out of luck. As a great philosopher once said....The Times's architectural critic (named, as any Times archiectural critic should ... More >>

High School Football Classic 2009

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Disney on Ice

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WrestleMania: The Slideshow!!!!!

Photo by Dan Kramer"Have you ever seen a one-legged dog making its way down the street? If you've ever seen a one-legged dog than you've seen me," Bruce Springsteen sings in the title song to The Wrestler.Well, we've never seen a one-legged dog, to be honest, but we could have seen Mickey Rourke if ... More >>

Lil Rustlers Have Big Time at Houston Rodeo

For the last 20 years, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has held a very special event for some very special kids. The Lil Rustlers' Rodeo, which took place the 4th, 5th and 11th  this month, is an event held each year to allow physically and mentally challenged children in on the fun."It's ... More >>

Could Alternative Country Work at the Rodeo?

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The Dome As Movie Studio -- Now On The Web

Ike Kicks Disney In His Frozen Head

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Amateurs looking to get a leg up in paint warfare can try their luck at this five-man team tournament

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Don't Forget the Coogs, the Owls, the Tigers and the Panthers

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What to do, what to do....

The Astrodome Speaks

The Astrodome Speaks

Cowboy Up

Catch the closing days of RodeoHouston

Ready for Some Fútbol?

Reliant Stadium gets worldly with the 2005 Gold Cup games

Pats and Cats Bring It Back

The biggest of them all returns to Houston

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J&J Seafood Market

Edifice Complex

Another new sports facility, another round of hype