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    May 17, 2012

    Girls, Girls, Girls At 25: Anatomy Of A Strip-Club Classic

    Mötley Crüe, those depraved kings of '80s sleaze, took a major step toward strip-club immortality 25 years ago this week when the band released its fourth album, Girls, Girls, Girls.. Glossy, debauched heavy metal ruled the charts in the summer of 1987 -- Whitesnake, Ozzy, Bon Jovi and Poison all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Louisiana Senate Votes to Beg Roger Goodell to Unsuspend Saints Players and Coaches

    Let me preface what I am about to say by noting that I love the State of Louisiana. I don't think I've ever had a bad trip to the state. It's one of my favorite places to visit, complete with otherworldly cuisine, ultra-accessible alcohol and gambling, and unintentional comedy galore. In short, I a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Robert and Deedra Grubbs: Middle-Aged Montgomery County Couple's Crime Wave Over

    A middle-aged Montgomery County couple is now behind bars after a brutal home invasion in The Woodlands followed by a horrific triple shooting in deep East Texas. Shelby County authorities believe that Bobby Dewayne Grubbs and Deedra Michelle Grubbs arrived there after Wednesday morning's assault ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Deontay Greenberry: A Texans-Related Grain Of Salt For College Football National Signing Day

    There was a time not too long ago when the last-minute defection of wide receiver Deontay Greenberry from my alma mater Notre Dame to the University of Houston would have sent me into a mental funk that would have taken me a week from which to recover. After all, Greenberry is a dynamic "four star ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Galen Wallace: Accused of Chemical Drain Cleaner Attack

    Police are still seeking a man they say burned the faces of two rural East Texans early Monday morning. Harrison County sheriffs say that 39-year-old Galen Granger Wallace hurled liquid drain cleaner at a man and a woman inside a home north of Marshall. The victims told police that Wallace had bee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    ATF, Military Called Out To Defuse East Texas Sparkler Bomb

    San Augustine County JailHeather Horn: Desperate terrorist​Two young East Texas women -- 25-year-old Candice Harris and 29-year-old Heather Horn, both of Bronson, Texas -- are charged with felonies after authorities caught them earlier this week with what they are branding as dangerous incendi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Top 10 Louisiana Bands Of All Time

    ​Pardon the geographical pun, but besides Texas, our neighbor to the east may be the most musical state in these United States. And in terms of per capita, Louisiana, which ranks 25th in population to Texas' second, is probably second to none. Outside Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, the program m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Lesbian Teen Sues Kilgore School District For Outing, Harassing Her

    Another gay student is allegedly bullied, this time at the hands of an East Texas softball coach. ​If two high school coaches lead a girl into an empty locker room and lock the door behind them, something bad can happen, and at Kilgore High School, according to a new lawsuit filed by the Texas Civ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Visiting One of America's Top Ten New Restaurants

    Shrimp toast.​As a longtime subscriber to Bon Appetit magazine, I am generally disappointed year after year when Houston's illustrious restaurant scene is completely neglected in the magazine's annual restaurant issue. Sadly, this year was no different, but I was at least able to take a bit o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Memorial Day Road Trip Food

    ​Memorial Day Weekend is the start of the grand summer road-trip season -- long, sweaty drives to see family, attend weddings, visit a new city, or just get away. Heat is no deterrent; in fact, part of our distinctly American pleasure is that feeling of freedom which comes on a long stretch of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Suck On It, New York!! Houston Has Direct Flights To Branson, Missouri!!

    ​In case you've been experiencing the typical Houstonian's self-doubt about whether or not we're really a sophisticated metropolis, you can relax.Houston is now one of only five American cities with direct flights to Branson, Missouri. On real planes, too!You didn't think he would do "Moon River," ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Texas Traveler: Historic Hamburgers in Jefferson

    ​The two-thirds-of-a-pound hamburger at the Historic Hamburger Store in Jefferson turned out to be two one-third-pound patties on top of each other. The regular price was six bucks, but by the time I had added bacon, Swiss cheese and jalapeños, it came to almost ten dollars. The meat pattie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2009

    The Incredible Truth: The Best Southern Rap Albums (and Mixtapes) of 2009, Part 2

    5. Z-Ro Cocaine (Rap-A-Lot) ​With Z-Ro's long-awaited album Heroin delayed, Cocaine ended up as the appropriately named followup to 2008's Crack. Though Cocaine was originally intended to be a mixtape put out by little-known producer DJ Drama Queen, it more than holds its own as a proper album. Fu ... More >>

  • Music

    December 24, 2009

    Somewhere Trouble Don't Go

    The best Texas albums of 2009...or what we could squeeze in.

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    2009 Concert Rewind, January: Scott Weiland Is Still a Jackass, and More

    [Ed. Note: For the next two weeks, Rocks Off will be looking back at the many, many, many shows we reviewed this year. Trust us, we've long since lost count. We'll start with this past January, as ever a slow month on the live-music front, but things picked up soon enough... trust us. Enjoy.] Chris ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2009

    Lost Tuneage: "The Singing Fisherman," Honky-Tonk Man Johnny Horton

    Other than Buck Owens, no artist had a bigger effect on Dwight Yoakam than "The Singing Fisherman," Johnny Horton. This East Texas rockabilly cool cat grabbed Rocks Off's attention every time his name was mentioned or a song of his came on the radio. We suspect it was the same for Yoakam, who chann ... More >>

  • News

    May 21, 2009

    Defending Bob Dylan and the Mac Guy

    Other than Buck Owens, no artist had a bigger effect on Dwight Yoakam than "The Singing Fisherman," Johnny Horton. This East Texas rockabilly cool cat grabbed Rocks Off's attention every time his name was mentioned or a song of his came on the radio. We suspect it was the same for Yoakam, who chann ... More >>

  • Culture

    May 21, 2009

    Road Trip!

    Break the summer monotony at one of these out-of-the-way destinations.

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Tonight: Original Sin Burlesque at House of Blues

    Poster by Uncle Charlie What's the secret of a good burlesque dance? Well, choreography, costumes, agility, flexibility and old-fashioned seductiveness all have their place, of course, but it would be a poor burlesque show indeed without the proper strip-worthy tunes. Perhaps you can pick up a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    The Country Soul of R. Kelly's "Feelin' on Yo Booty"

    The Gourds didn't invent the idea of a ragtag roots-rock band spicing up its set with hip-hop and R&B covers, but thanks to their cover of Snoop Dogg's "Gin and Juice" (endorsed by the Doggfather himself), everybody probably thinks they did. But Gourds co-frontman Kevin Russell, playing&nb ... More >>

  • News

    December 25, 2008
  • News

    December 18, 2008

    Drive-Thru Prayer

    Jesus is a convenient guy

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    Local Film Commissions Hoping To Catch up To Louisiana

    The legislative session is only a month away, and Rick Ferguson knows exactly what he wants out of it -- a plan to help Texas, and Houston especially, catch up to the movie-making boom going on in Louisiana.Texas has fallen behind states like Louisiana and Michigan when it comes to offering financia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2008

    At Least Someone Wants To Come To The Texas Bowl

    Okay, so Notre Dame somehow preferred the Hawaii Bowl to the Texas Bowl. Some people just prefer Honolulu to Houston, we guess.But ND's replacement, Western Michigan University, is pleased as punch to be coming here.That can happen when you live in Kalamazoo (Motto: No, We Are An Actual City).The an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2008

    Top Five Failed Houston Sports Franchises

    Okay, so Notre Dame somehow preferred the Hawaii Bowl to the Texas Bowl. Some people just prefer Honolulu to Houston, we guess.But ND's replacement, Western Michigan University, is pleased as punch to be coming here.That can happen when you live in Kalamazoo (Motto: No, We Are An Actual City).The an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2008

    A Modest Proposal: Train the Homeless to Be Better at Being Homeless

    Okay, so Notre Dame somehow preferred the Hawaii Bowl to the Texas Bowl. Some people just prefer Honolulu to Houston, we guess.But ND's replacement, Western Michigan University, is pleased as punch to be coming here.That can happen when you live in Kalamazoo (Motto: No, We Are An Actual City).The an ... More >>

  • News

    January 17, 2008

    Back from Iraq with Plenty of Problems

    Paul Miles returned from Iraq needing help with the death in his head. He got prison.

  • Music

    August 16, 2007

    Dirtfoot

    concert preview

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    July 12, 2007
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    July 12, 2007
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    June 18, 2007

    Sweat Science

    concert preview

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    June 1, 2007
  • Music

    May 3, 2007

    Houston Mixtape Volume III

    More local anthems

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2006

    Meet the Tunesmith

    More local anthems

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2006
  • Music

    September 7, 2006

    Hard Rock Pawty

    Even Hurricane Katrina couldn't stop Suplecs

  • Music

    March 23, 2006

    South By So Huge

    Austin's little music festival is all grown up

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2006

    South By Southwest

    Austin's little music festival is all grown up

  • News

    November 24, 2005

    Turkeys of the Year

    Just stuff 'em

  • Music

    February 6, 2003

    The Great Gatekeeper

    Wasi Townsend hopes to open the door to your heart with his new band, Snowshoe 'n' Lewis

  • Calendar

    August 15, 2002

    Increasing the Flock

    Aurora Picture Show goes on tour in its hometown

  • Music

    January 3, 2002

    Mountain Mohawks

    Ex-punkers of Starlings, TN space out with dulcimers and other American originals

  • Music

    March 29, 2001

    Meet the New Boss

    John Nova Lomax

  • Calendar

    August 24, 2000

    Down But Not Out

    Browning Boxing

  • Culture

    August 3, 2000

    Saturday Night Special

    Annabelle Weenick's latest play provides enough East Texas high jinks to overcome its stereotypes

  • News

    June 8, 2000

    Remembering a Victim

    Railcar killing news overlooked Leafie. Her neighbors didn't.

  • Music

    April 13, 2000

    St. Boss

    Railcar killing news overlooked Leafie. Her neighbors didn't.

  • Music

    February 26, 1998

    Alone Together

    For songwriters Victoria Williams and Mark Olson, the fast lane ends in Joshua Tree

  • News

    June 19, 1997

    Letters

    For songwriters Victoria Williams and Mark Olson, the fast lane ends in Joshua Tree

  • Music

    October 24, 1996

    In Gourds' Country

    For songwriters Victoria Williams and Mark Olson, the fast lane ends in Joshua Tree

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