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February 17, 2012
Your 33 Black Angels Pick 10 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
Sunday night, Notsuoh plays host to Your 33 Black Angels, a manic garage-psych group from Brooklyn, N. Y. The band sometimes boasts eight members, and reminds us of a less-pretentious Brian Jonestown Massacre or trance-driven Black Lips. And there's the "96 Tears" organ that chimes in here a ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
SOPA & GoDaddy Explained
Sunday night, Notsuoh plays host to Your 33 Black Angels, a manic garage-psych group from Brooklyn, N. Y. The band sometimes boasts eight members, and reminds us of a less-pretentious Brian Jonestown Massacre or trance-driven Black Lips. And there's the "96 Tears" organ that chimes in here a ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
The Addams Family Resurrected in Gleeful Fun
The set-up: Don't ever bury the body before checking the pulse. After the savaging The Addams Family suffered in New York after its premiere in April 2010, who knew there was life left anywhere in it? But there is, and the touring production, after a major reworking, is like seeing Frankenstein sin ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Yet Another List of Funny (Accused) Criminal Names: Hello, Mega Matahari!
Hush, little Mega Matahari.Every so often we furnish you with a list of some of the strangest, funniest and most awesome names we find in our daily trollings of Harris County records. Usually, we do this roughly once a quarter, but this month has been fertile, so much so that we are now bring ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
9 Notable Texas Deaths of 2011: Football, Gay Rights & Fodder for JFK Conspiracists
Texas gives to the world, and eventually the people who do the giving die. Such was the case in 2011, when at least nine notable Texans joined the Choir Invisible, the Great Majority, the dead. Without them, there would no Weed-Eaters, and perhaps the greatest college football/politician scandal ev ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
West Side Story's 50th Anniversary
Texas gives to the world, and eventually the people who do the giving die. Such was the case in 2011, when at least nine notable Texans joined the Choir Invisible, the Great Majority, the dead. Without them, there would no Weed-Eaters, and perhaps the greatest college football/politician scandal ev ... More >>
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March 1, 2011
Vintage Houston Restaurant Postcards: The Days of Wine and Roses
Brennan's has long been the cock of the walk in Houston.Although a good handful of Houston restaurants have been around at least as long as my grandparents, the general rule of thumb in this city is that restaurants live fast and die young. And although you rarely find postcards of current r ... More >>
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October 1, 2010
Vintage Cocktails: Tiki Drinks
Brittanie SheyBig Bamboo, served in vintage tall glasses.Say "tiki drink" to someone unfamiliar with the cocktail style, and they'll often imagine a frozen daiquiri with an umbrella served at some bar where Jimmy Buffett is on repeat and all the patrons wear Tommy Bahama. But the truth is th ... More >>
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March 12, 2010
Hollywood Shuffle: Thunder Soul Director Mark Landsman On His Kashmere Stage Band Documentary
Last week, Hollywood Shuffle told you about a new documentary, Thunder Soul, featuring Houston's legendary late-'60s/early-'70s funky high schoolers, the Kashmere Stage Band. The director, Mark Landsman, is currently in Austin prepping for the world premier of the movie at SXSW Film. A couple of ... More >>
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January 14, 2010
Pat Robertson: Has The Man Ever Been Wrong?
The dust had barely settled in Port-au-Prince following Tuesday's 7.0 magnitude earthquake before opportunistic Jesus-bot Pat Robertson offered his take on the tragedy. Surely a prominent religious figure like Roberts could be counted on to offer words of comfort and solace for the thousands of vict ... More >>
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August 13, 2009
Maybe Miley Would Be Better Off Dead Like Selena, Kurt and These Others...
In case you missed it - and if you value your immortal soul, we're sure you did - Hannah Montana star/future tell-all memoir author Miley Cyrus unveiled a newer, more "mature" look last weekend at the only venue appropriate for such things: the Teen Choice Awards. Nothing says "successful transitio ... More >>
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July 30, 2009
The Andrews Brothers
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Culture
July 30, 2009
Capsule Stage Reviews: Andrews Brothers, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Phantom of the Opera, Ps and Qs: the ABCs of Manners
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Blogs
June 26, 2009
Hey, Houston!! Show Off Your Fat Ass For British TV!!
Photo by Mykl RoventineDrangonfly Productions is a London company that makes documentaries. They are working one one now about morbid obesity.They're filming in Mexico, Europe, the South Pacific Islands, Africa....and Houston."We are looking for some of the world's heaviest families -- where more th ... More >>
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May 7, 2009
Brazoswood High's Troy Neel Pleads Guilty To Being Deadbeat Dad
Last year we told about Troy Neel, the pride of Brazoswood High, who went on to become not only an Oakland A but, later in life, Texas' biggest deadbeat-dad fugitive. (Wonder which accomplishment leads his resume.)Neel was arrested in December at LAX as he arrived from his private South Pacific isla ... More >>
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December 12, 2008
From The Oakland A's To Texas' Biggest Deadbeat Dad -- The Pride of Brazoswood High
Troy Neel, of Brazoswood High, had one good year in the majors: as an Oakland A, he batted .290 in 1993.So he was never an All-Star. Today he earned a new title: The newly arrested Biggest Deadbeat Dad in Texas.Attorney General Greg Abbott's office announced that Neel was arrested yesterday at LA In ... More >>
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March 27, 2008
Tosca
Ta’u Pupu’a goes from football star to opera singer — quite a leap
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January 24, 2008
Adriana Lecouvreur
Opera in the Heights mounts a production of romance and revenge
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August 16, 2007
South Pacific
Summer never sounded so sweet
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August 9, 2007
Reefer Madness
Musical sings of the dangers of the wacky tobaccy
Blogs
August 7, 2007
Houston Press Podcast: Reefer Madness
Musical sings of the dangers of the wacky tobaccy
Calendar
May 25, 2006
Pacific in the Gulf
Musical sings of the dangers of the wacky tobaccy
Culture
July 14, 2005
Capsule Reviews
Our critic weighs in on local theater
Film
July 29, 2004
Thunder Rolls
A '60s British TV series gets an extreme makeover
Culture
January 29, 2004
Oh, Brother
Two siblings named Lincoln and Booth battle it out in Topdog/Underdog
Calendar
December 4, 2003
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Two siblings named Lincoln and Booth battle it out in Topdog/Underdog
Culture
October 17, 2002
String Beings
Bobbindoctrin's savage wit returns in The Crime
News
April 11, 2002
Les Pass�
A tap-dancing Tony Curtis? Yet another My Fair Lady? The shows may be aging and tired, but TUTS remains Young at heart.
Culture
August 9, 2001
Dust to Dust
Once more, a man calls upon the troops to save The Alamo, before it's gone forever
Culture
April 26, 2001
Island in the Fun
Puppets of The Mauist make a zany pursuit toward their gods
Culture
February 22, 2001
Climb Ev'ry Mountain Man
Tom Orr satirizes the gay life with his witty and wry Dirty Little Showtunes
News
February 1, 2001
Goodnight, Miss Moonlight
Maxine Mesinger departs for the big swankienda in the sky
Film
December 21, 2000
Special Delivery
With Cast Away, Robert Zemeckis unearths the part of Tom Hanks we've been hoping to find: His brittle humanity
Film
January 14, 1999
Unconventional Conflict
War films get redefined by the complex Thin Red Line
Culture
January 7, 1999
Swingin' Back
Two plays reach for that old-time musical magic
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December 26, 1996
Alison Cook looks back at 1996: Year of the Rat
Two plays reach for that old-time musical magic
Music
July 25, 1996
Sound Check
Two plays reach for that old-time musical magic
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May 23, 1996
Beat the Heat!
1996 Summer Guide
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April 25, 1996
Press Picks
1996 Summer Guide
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August 3, 1995
Hold Me, Kiss Me, Thrill Me - Kill Me?
How a Montrose romance turned into memories of the CIA, things that go bump in the night ... and an eternal commitment.
Culture
July 27, 1995
Vietnam, via Broadway
Despite its obvious flaws, Miss Saigon remains a must-see
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April 14, 1994
Return to Bali Ha'i
Despite its obvious flaws, Miss Saigon remains a must-see

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