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San Francisco Bay Area

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Chinese-Style Barbecue at Willie's

    Years ago, when I was consulting in the Bay Area, I would drive to this street called Castro in Mountain View whenever I got the craving for traditional Hong Kong-style barbecue. I'm talking small diners with char-siu barbecue pork and roast duck hanging in the window. If you've ever been to a China ... More >>

  • News

    November 3, 2011

    Lost Boys

    New research demolishes the stereotype of the underage sex worker — and sparks an outbreak of denial among child-sex-trafficking alarmists nationwide.

  • Music

    October 27, 2011

    Soul Power

    Still sportsmen after all these years, Huey Lewis & the News settle into some of their favorite Stax grooves.

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Bartender Chat: Chelsea Drummond of The Dubliner

    ​It's halfway to St. Patrick's Day (truth), so we popped into The Dubliner earlier this week to...celebrate? Sure, why not? While sipping a Guinness, we started talking to Chelsea, a California native who's been living in Houston for three years. Her friends thought she was nuts for leaving th ... More >>

  • News

    August 25, 2011

    Bad Business

    After Ryan Sumstad was charged with murdering his wife, his secrets were exposed.

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2011

    Tower of Power

    After Ryan Sumstad was charged with murdering his wife, his secrets were exposed.

  • Music

    February 24, 2011

    The Pomplamoose Revolution

    How a band with no CDs or record deal is changing the music industry

  • Music

    February 17, 2011

    Silk Degrees of Separation

    Boz Scaggs turns to jazz, knows his Lightnin' Hopkins.

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Houston: Least-Generous City (When it Comes to Free Stuff on Craigslist)

    These kids are obviously not from Houston​Houston is many things, but one thing it apparently isn't is one of those hippie, commune-type places where people dig the vibe of being generous with things they no longer want. In short, we are not Portland or Seattle. Or Detroit, for that matter. ... More >>

  • Music

    January 13, 2011

    Too $hort

    These kids are obviously not from Houston​Houston is many things, but one thing it apparently isn't is one of those hippie, commune-type places where people dig the vibe of being generous with things they no longer want. In short, we are not Portland or Seattle. Or Detroit, for that matter. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Music Sales Down 2.5 Percent In 2010

    ​Nielsen SoundScan released its annual report on music sales Monday, and the results were less than surprising. Physical sales continued to decline, digital sales continued to rise, and crap pop continues to reign supreme both at the cash register and on the airwaves. During the period of Jan ... More >>

  • Culture

    May 13, 2010

    Special Regional Anti-Mexican Slur Edition

    ​Nielsen SoundScan released its annual report on music sales Monday, and the results were less than surprising. Physical sales continued to decline, digital sales continued to rise, and crap pop continues to reign supreme both at the cash register and on the airwaves. During the period of Jan ... More >>

  • News

    April 22, 2010

    Cry for Yelp

    The popular Web site has buckled to pressure, but it isn't enough.

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    World Music At iFest, From Galveston To Colombia, West Africa And Oklahoma(?!)

    Over the next two weeks, Rocks Off will be previewing acts performing at this year's Houston International Festival Saturday and Sunday and April 24-25 broken down by genre (loosely, anyway) and with a guest pick from a true insider: iFest Director of Performing Arts Rick Mitchell. We begin with tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    Anna Garza Reports Back From The Girls Rock Camp Alliance Annual Conference

    ​Last fall, Rocks Off's Gina Miller interviewed Anna Maria Garza, founder of Girls Rock Camp Houston, about what it took to get the local chapter of the organization, which organizes a weeklong camp teaching girls the ins and outs of rock and roll - from playing their instruments to silk-screening ... More >>

  • Music

    March 18, 2010

    Long Way Down

    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's Beat the Devil's Tattoo is the reverb-heavy rockers' most cohesive LP yet.

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    StubHub: Houston Is More "Rockin'" Than Vegas, Less So Than Hartford and Milwaukee

    Craig HlavatyThe Phish of the Southwest and king of Houston's summer concert hill: George Strait​Online ticket broker StubHub.com released its annual list of America's Top 20 "Most Rockin' Cities" Friday, with Houston holding steady at No. 17 for the second year in a row. We probably would have be ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 25, 2009

    Brooklyn Gumbo

    A chef from New York City is knocking them dead in Piney Point at Jonathan's The Rub.

  • Music

    March 5, 2009
  • News

    July 24, 2008

    Homeland Security Won't Let a Former IRA Man Out of Prison

    After living in the U.S. for 25 years, Pól Brennan is now stuck on the Texas-Mexico border

  • Music

    July 10, 2008
  • Calendar

    November 1, 2007

    “Mary Heilman: To Be Someone”

    The leading lady of abstract expressionism shows at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

  • Music

    March 22, 2007

    Mims & "This Is Why I'm Hot"

    New York rapper's hit single

  • Culture

    April 20, 2006

    Black Like Who?

    David Levinthal records racist kitsch at the Menil

  • Music

    February 16, 2006

    Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy

    Meat Beat Manifesto knows how to hit you where it hurts

  • Music

    November 17, 2005

    On Da Lingo, Part II

    Confused by what all our hometown rappers are talking about? We’re here to help.

  • Music

    August 4, 2005

    The Voodoo Chile's Slight Return

    Greg Ashley resurrects the Mirrors for a summer tour; also: beware of Zipperneck

  • Music

    February 10, 2005

    Deep in The Throes

    Tired of guitar-and-drums blues duos? You haven't heard Two Gallants yet.

  • Music

    October 28, 2004

    Smooth Landing

    House DJ Mark Farina finally has an album. And no, that's not a bad thing.

  • Music

    April 22, 2004

    Murs

    Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition (Def Jux)

  • Music

    February 5, 2004

    Die Like an Eagle

    Michael Franti and friends fight the hawks with hits

  • Music

    January 1, 2004

    Rock Death in 2003

    Exhuming and scoring last year's pop-music demises

  • Music

    November 20, 2003

    Greg Ashley

    Friday, November 21

  • Music

    November 13, 2003

    Andy Caldwell

    Saturday, November 15

  • Music

    June 6, 2002

    Soul Mates

    Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel enjoy a State of love and trust

  • News

    March 28, 2002

    Half-Baked Notions?

    Plus: Driving Them Crazy, Oyster Crabbing

  • Music

    November 15, 2001

    Second Banana Blues

    Scott Kannberg shows the world how to win fans and lose friends

  • Dining

    August 9, 2001

    Waiting for a Train

    Saba Blue Water Cafe

  • Dining

    February 8, 2001

    Junk-Food Journalism

    A new book detailing the "dark side of the all-American meal" could use a little more beef itself

  • Music

    August 19, 1999

    Return to Metal

    Testament recruits heavy talent for new record

  • Music

    July 22, 1999

    North and South

    Tranquil Canada flavors San Antonian Doug Sahm's rustic music

  • Calendar

    March 25, 1999

    Night & Day

    March 25 - 31, 1999

  • Music

    March 4, 1999

    Sorry, Charlie

    March 25 - 31, 1999

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