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  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Houston: More Hipster-Friendly than Salt Lake City and Dallas, At Least

    Earlier this month Travel and Leisure asked their readers to rank 35 American cities on the quantity and quality of their live music scenes, coffeehouses, microbrews, and independent boutiques. They also asked their readers to quantify more ineffable qualities such as the quirkiness of a city and h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Forget Blue-Eyed Butcher: Casting Lifetime Movies About Felicia Moon, Victoria Osteen & 3 Others

    Blue-Eyed Butcher was Lifetime's take on the Susan Wright case. It certainly wasn't the first TV movie to be based on a Houston case, and it won't be the last. In fact there are plenty of Houston stories just begging to be made into Lifetime movies. Like these five: 5. Trail Ridin' Dirty: The Feli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Comment of the Day: The Much Maligned Strip Mall

    ​Here on Eating Our Words, the commenters absolutely make the blog, and our Comment of the Day honors the best of the bunch. Every day, we read you guys and pick the commenter, or commenters, who made us laugh, cry, salivate over something delicious, or think about things in a new way. In re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    What "Exhaustion" & Other Cancellation Excuses REALLY Mean

    zazzle.com​Shit happens. It's a fact of life. We're willing to bet that every single person reading this blog has at one time taken a sick day or left work unexpectedly due to an emergency of some kind. And while we may see them as rock gods, musicians are people too, susceptible to the same h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Skarnales, Escovedo, Gaines Make Rockin' Nightlife Tour

    Photos by Lisa RosatoLos Skarnales​Friday was one of those nights when Rocks Off wished we operated one of those "show you the nightlife" tour buses filled with people from Omaha, Chicago, Des Moines, and Berlin. When's the last time Houston had a gentle north wind cooling the evening in mid-M ... More >>

  • Music

    February 24, 2011

    Mojo Working

    Shock-rocker Nixon foresees baby-making future for his music.

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    FAIR-y Tales: Whose Dole Is It, Anyway?

    Shock-rocker Nixon foresees baby-making future for his music.

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    Valley Sheriffs Want To Search Southbound Cars, Too

    Be careful headin' south​Be careful if you're driving south with your guns and life savings. If some sheriffs have their way, county cops could take it all away.Late last week, sheriffs from Cameron County and El Paso County announced that they would love it if deputies started inspecting every ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Food Network's The Great Food Truck Race

    ​, Food Network, as we all know, has edged away from actual cooking shows and toward entertaining shows having something to do with food--Iron Chef America, Cupcake Wars, Chopped and, now, The Great Food Truck Race. GFTRwhich premiered Sunday night, seems promisingly unique in two ways: It bui ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Pedicab Drivers Pedal The Lawless Downtown Frontier

    Photos by Brittanie Shey Space City Bike Cabs has the largest fleet of pedicabs in the Houston area.​Pedicab driving is a job for shisters. That much became clear to Rocks Off after just a 10-minute conversation with a driver. And during our two-hour ride along with Houston bike cabs workin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    BRWN BFLO Is Ballsy; Preemo's Concrete Dreams Passes the Time

    "Illegal aliens come from all over the world, not just from the hole in the fence in San Diego." - George Lopez, "Corazon," on BRWN BFLO's self-titled album. ​Rocks Off gets lots of thank-you notes from readers showing their appreciation for giving Latino hip-hop a voice, though we find it odd. W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Salt and Pepper Chocolate at Central Market

    ​I tried some of the chile pepper chocolates from Central Market yesterday. The Spicy Maya bar is made by Chuao Chocolatier in San Diego. The label said it was infused with pasilla, cayenne pepper and cinnamon. It was the hottest of the chile pepper chocolates I tried, but a lot of the heat re ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 7, 2010

    International House of Sandwiches

    Juan Mon's youthful swagger is endearingly silly, and his sandwiches are very tasty.

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2010

    A Gift from You to You

    ​This year for Christmas we flew home and got socks, undershirts, and a fridge full of gift-beers from around the country. We thought we'd share a few, in case you want to pull one of those after-Christmas "from [self] to [self]" deals. The best offering we sampled was a 2007 bottle-conditi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    Giant Watermelon Radishes

    ​Here's a radish that you could snack on for a few days. It's called a watermelon radish. The first time I recall seeing one was at Soma, the upscale sushi restaurant on Washington. Here's what I said about it in the review: "The salad came on a glass plate with one cobalt-blue edge. It was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    Pop Rocks: The Hype Machine Is In Overdrive For Paranormal Activity

    It's October, so let's stay on the scary-movie theme and talk about another horror flick coming out this month: Paranormal Activity.Shot entirely with hand-held camera (in the style of recent flicks like Cloverfield and [REC]), it's the story of a San Diego couple who have been experiencing some st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Things to Do This Weekend If You're (Almost) Broke: "Thriller" at Midnight at Numbers, Free Tickets and More

    What's the best thing about going to see live music? Frickin' air conditioning, because even the dingiest dive will be pumping out some sort cooled air to calm down all you crybabies who forgot sometime after Ms. Pelz's tenth-grade IPC class that we live in a humid-as-shit subtropical climate ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Now It's Even A Bigger Deal To Win A Tommy Tune Award

    The ceremony for Houston's Tommy Tune awards has become a high point on the local high-school drama calendar, as productions from all over the area enjoy their own version of the Tonys.Now the nominees have even more reason to get incredibly tense as the winners are announced: at stake may be a ... More >>

  • Music

    June 11, 2009

    Crocodiles: Summer of Hate

    The ceremony for Houston's Tommy Tune awards has become a high point on the local high-school drama calendar, as productions from all over the area enjoy their own version of the Tonys.Now the nominees have even more reason to get incredibly tense as the winners are announced: at stake may be a ... More >>

  • Music

    April 16, 2009

    Crash Into Me: Predicting the Economy's Impact on the Music Biz

    GWAR more important than you might expect.

  • Dining

    March 12, 2009

    COMMUNITY BAR'S F.M.B.

    GWAR more important than you might expect.

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    Houston Architectural Firm Gets In Trouble Near San Antonio

    People here expend lots of energy bitching about how HISD implements a bond program -- and with good reason, god knows -- but they should see how things are done in the school district of Judson near San Antonio.A Houston architectural firm is in the middle of a messy battle because the district ess ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 8, 2009

    Capsule Stage Reviews: Black Comedy, A Fertle Holiday

    People here expend lots of energy bitching about how HISD implements a bond program -- and with good reason, god knows -- but they should see how things are done in the school district of Judson near San Antonio.A Houston architectural firm is in the middle of a messy battle because the district ess ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2008

    The Five Least Significant Deaths In Houston This Year

    We've already noted the five biggest local deaths in 2008; now it's time to look at the five deaths that leave the smallest amounts of sympathy or significance.5. The Playoff Chances of the Texans and Astros. Insignificant because really, did anyone expect anything different? The teams blew when the ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 25, 2008

    Capsule Stage Reviews: A Christmas Carol, A Fertle Holiday, The Nutcracker, Panto Cinderella, Santaland Diaries, Twelve Ways of Christmas

    We've already noted the five biggest local deaths in 2008; now it's time to look at the five deaths that leave the smallest amounts of sympathy or significance.5. The Playoff Chances of the Texans and Astros. Insignificant because really, did anyone expect anything different? The teams blew when the ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 18, 2008

    Capsule Stage Reviews: But Not Goodbye, A Fertle Holiday, The Gifts of Christmas, The Nutcracker, Panto Cinderella, Santaland Diaries, Spirits to Enforce, Twelve Ways of Christmas

    We've already noted the five biggest local deaths in 2008; now it's time to look at the five deaths that leave the smallest amounts of sympathy or significance.5. The Playoff Chances of the Texans and Astros. Insignificant because really, did anyone expect anything different? The teams blew when the ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 11, 2008

    Capsule Stage Reviews: But Not Goodbye, A Fertle Holiday, The Nutcracker, The Receptionist, Sunshine Boys

    We've already noted the five biggest local deaths in 2008; now it's time to look at the five deaths that leave the smallest amounts of sympathy or significance.5. The Playoff Chances of the Texans and Astros. Insignificant because really, did anyone expect anything different? The teams blew when the ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 4, 2008

    Capsule Stage Reviews: Beauty and the Beast, A Fertle Holiday, The Nutcracker, Sunshine Boys

    We've already noted the five biggest local deaths in 2008; now it's time to look at the five deaths that leave the smallest amounts of sympathy or significance.5. The Playoff Chances of the Texans and Astros. Insignificant because really, did anyone expect anything different? The teams blew when the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2008

    A Classic-Rock-Free Morning

    We've already noted the five biggest local deaths in 2008; now it's time to look at the five deaths that leave the smallest amounts of sympathy or significance.5. The Playoff Chances of the Texans and Astros. Insignificant because really, did anyone expect anything different? The teams blew when the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2008

    John Royal’s Mid-Season MLB Progress Report and Predictions

    We've already noted the five biggest local deaths in 2008; now it's time to look at the five deaths that leave the smallest amounts of sympathy or significance.5. The Playoff Chances of the Texans and Astros. Insignificant because really, did anyone expect anything different? The teams blew when the ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 10, 2008

    Que Huong

    Is this humble Asian diner on Wilcrest one of the best family-style Vietnamese joints in the country?

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2007

    Your Weekend, Planned

    Is this humble Asian diner on Wilcrest one of the best family-style Vietnamese joints in the country?

  • Music

    July 20, 2006

    The Black Heart Procession, with The Castanets and Devics

    Tuesday, July 25, at Walter's on Washington, 4215 Washington, 713-862-2513

  • Music

    June 29, 2006

    Tristan Prettyman

    Friday, June 30, at Walter's on Washington, 4215 Washington Avenue, 713-862-2513

  • News

    June 23, 2005

    High Times

    How to throw a no-hitter on acid, and other lessons from the career of baseball legend Dock Ellis

  • News

    May 19, 2005

    Getting Our Props

    Houston Press writers do well in national and state contests

  • Music

    May 6, 2004

    The Paladins, with the Weary Boys and Molly and the Ringwalds

    Friday, May 7

  • Music

    March 18, 2004

    GoGoGo Airheart

    Monday, March 22

  • Calendar

    April 10, 2003

    First and Ten (Months to Go)

    Block party kicks off Super Bowl countdown

  • Calendar

    March 20, 2003

    Fight Club

    Houston badasses pummel each other

  • News

    February 13, 2003

    Super Bowl Shuffle

    Better have NFL stroke if you want quality rooms for the big event

  • News

    January 16, 2003

    Roller Derby

    Wheelchair basketball is for wussies. And park your pity at the door. Welcome to quad rugby, where quadriplegics slam their opponents into the hardwood.

  • Music

    June 20, 2002

    Carnie Death Explosion

    If the Phantom Limbs were a boy band, they'd all be the greasy one in rehab

  • Music

    August 16, 2001

    Prodigal Sons

    The Man in Black claims his Bastards

  • News

    June 21, 2001

    The Bored Patrol

    Border Patrol agents in South Texas contend they are getting paid to stay put as illegal immigrants go around them. Is this how the much-hyped crackdown along the Rio Grande is supposed to work?

  • Dining

    March 29, 2001

    Side Order of Worms?

    You like fresh salmon? So do marine parasites.

  • News

    January 13, 2000

    News Hostage

    Revenge of theChronicle

  • Music

    April 1, 1999

    Rolling on the River

    H-town ain't no Tinseltown for the native Houstonians of River Fenix

  • Dining

    August 20, 1998

    Dish

    H-town ain't no Tinseltown for the native Houstonians of River Fenix

  • Music

    March 7, 1996

    Hippie Chic

    Jewel is a one-name folkie with a multifaceted spirit

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