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Sweden

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Refused Are Not Fucking Dead, Playing Coachella

    Photo via officialrefused.com​Holyshitholyshitholyshit. As if the news of the At The Drive In reunion wasn't enough, Refused is back. The trailblazing hardcore band that called it quits in 1998 have reassembled and in a statement on their site, confirmed that they're playing Coachella as well ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    A Cooler Coke: Grandpa Lundquist Christmas Soda - Scandinavian Julmust

    Photo by Nicholas L. HallA Jul-Tide Must!​Other people's Christmas Traditions are weird. I mean, let's be honest, here. Nobody thinks that Catalonia's Caga Tió - an anthropomorphic, candy-shitting take on the yule-log - is normal. The same can probably be said for the Dutch Zwarte Piet, whose ... More >>

  • Film

    December 22, 2011

    New Girl in Town

    Rooney Mara takes control of the Stieg Larsson juggernaut in Dragon Tattoo.

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Eight Businesses We Expect Will Be Getting Custom Texas License Plates Soon

    ​We recently wrote about a new crop of Texas license plates with a variety of themes, most of them sports related. One of the designs, however, was for the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain that isn't even based in the Lone Star State. We certainly understand the passion of a sports fan, but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Peter, Bjorn & John Giving Away Free Food At 4 p.m.

    PB&J: Live from the ribeye.​If there's anything Houston is known for more than live music, it's food trucks. So leave it to Swedish trio Peter, Bjorn & John to combine the two. What else would you expect from a band named after a popular sandwich? Seriously, it's hard to find decent food on t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Your Musical Word of the Day: Calenture

    John Oxley LibraryClipper Ship Blackadder​Definition: A fever, specifically a fever that was supposed to affect sailors on long sea voyages to the tropics. The fever caused hallucinations that the ocean was actually a green field, and sailors would attempt to jump down to it only to drown. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Houston Is an International "City of Opportunity"

    There's opportunity in them thar skyscrapers.​A big new report by PwC, which used to be PriceWaterhouseCoopers, says Houston is one of 26 "Cities of Opportunity" in the world today. The only other American cities: New York, LA, Chicago and San Francisco. Pretty classy company. We came in 11 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    Guitarist Brian Robertson Loves Thin Lizzy, Texas Women

    ​As one half of Thin Lizzy's legendary "twin guitar" classic lineup in the mid- to late '70s, Scottish guitarist Brian "Robbo" Robertson started to make an impact on classic-rock history while still a teenager. That's him shredding on the legendary break in Lizzy's most popular (and, alas, al ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2010

    Let the Right One In

    Swedish vampires in love - betcha haven't seen this story

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2010

    Let the Right One In

    Swedish vampires in love - betcha haven't seen this story

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    A Royal ABBA Salute And Other Scandinavian Musical Delights

    Photos by Brittanie SheyThe Royal Band outside Stockholm Palace​Välkommen from Scandinavia! More specifically, Gothenburg, Sweden, the country's "second city" and home to some of Rocks Off's favorite bands from recent years, including El Perro Del Mar, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives and The Knif ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Cheer Up, Houston: Your Traffic Pain Is Way Better Than Moscow Or Madrid

    There's an accident "in the clearing stage" somewhere​When IBM puts out a survey that features bar graphs and big circles somehow illustrating results, you can rest assured it is beyond reproach.So know this, Houston: Among 20 top international cities, your "traffic pain" is about as low as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Bun B Hurt At Gumball 3000 Rally Concert

    Careful there, Bun.​Bun B jumps onstage at Houston-area hip-hop concerts so often that the idea of the II Trill rapper getting hurt under the lights is almost inconceivable. But apparently that's what has happened. Allhiphop.com is reporting that Bun, whose presence will no doubt be missed at toni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    For San Jacinto Day: Five Victories More Lopsided Than The Texas Army's

    ​I probably didn't need to remind you that today is the 174th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto, where Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory over the forces of General Antonio López de Santa Anna. The battle brought an end to the bloody Texas Revolution, and made siestas unfashiona ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Feast Your Eyes: A Summerfest Poster Gallery By 14 Top-Notch Local Artists

    Shane Hillman​Rocks Off may have mentioned it before, but we're of the opinion that Houston has some of the finest poster artists working anywhere today, and that we're in the middle of a concert-poster renaissance. Now we know for sure. Besides Shane Hillman's main poster above, which we've alrea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Inquiring Minds: Simon Balthazar of UK Indie-Pop Tarts Fanfarlo

    www.fanfarlo.com​ ​Reservoir, the debut album from London's Fanfarlo, is the kind of album that immediately grabs your attention with its unique and joyful spirit. From the stumbling, heartfelt swoon of songs like "I Am a Pilot" to the droll and upbeat wit of songs like "Harold T. Wilkins, Or Ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    Friday Night Noise: Dangerous Live Tracks from Richard Ramirez and Dead Machines

    Richard Ramirez, "Removal Off...(Live)" ​Now this is the sort of noise that plasters a big dumb 'ol smile on Friday Night Noise's normally dour mug. How can you hate this sort of stuff, this all-over-the-place, sliding-around-in-oil roar where the crud flies here and there with absolutely no s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2009

    3 Short Films by the Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble

    Movement, movies and music capture a moment in the MBDE's evolution

  • Music

    April 16, 2009

    Amon Amarth

    Movement, movies and music capture a moment in the MBDE's evolution

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2009

    Dance Salad Festival

    Believe the hype (not the name)

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    Tonight: Masshysteri (Early Show) at the Mink

    America's long love affair with all things garage and punk from the frozen, liberal land of Sweden has gone unabated for years, even replacing our tongue-wagging brouhaha for fresh British "iconoclasts" soon to be collecting dust in used bins. Masshysteri proves that such Scandinavian fetishes a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 5, 2009

    Casseroles and Cocktails: A 1950s Themed Aurora House Party

    Web exclusive!

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    MySpaced Out: Finland Twangs!

    Frida Hyvönen We all know Helsinki rocks; that's a given. But to pigeonhole the Finnish music scene as nothing but one huge population of Laika and the Cosmonauts headbangers would be a mistake. While Finland certainly stands shoulder to shoulder with Sweden and Denmark when it comes to steroidal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    Another Root Cellar Romp: Parsnips and Rutabagas

    Swedes are larger and denser than turnips. No, it's not an ethnic joke--swedes are what they call rutabagas in England. The rutabaga, or Swedish turnip, is often sold with a wax coating to protect the skin from discoloration. Rutabaga comes from the Swedish word rotabagge. Swedes are best roasted or ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 25, 2008

    The United Nations of Food at Phoenicia Specialty Foods

    Swedes are larger and denser than turnips. No, it's not an ethnic joke--swedes are what they call rutabagas in England. The rutabaga, or Swedish turnip, is often sold with a wax coating to protect the skin from discoloration. Rutabaga comes from the Swedish word rotabagge. Swedes are best roasted or ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 31, 2008

    USA vs. Mexico Soccer

    Mexico tries to win its first game against the US on American soil

  • Music

    January 17, 2008

    MySpaced Out

    Our social-network scout sizes up some all-female Scandinavian bands

  • Calendar

    November 8, 2007

    UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra

    Conductor Charles Dutoit and pianist Martha Argerich join the international youth orchestra for a world tour

  • Culture

    October 25, 2007

    Sylvia, A Masked Ball

    Despite some leg humping, A. R. Gurney's fable gets best in show

  • Music

    April 26, 2007

    Stupid Baby Names

    Metallica Jones

  • Culture

    October 19, 2006

    Whistling Mexicans

    Metallica Jones

  • Calendar

    April 13, 2006

    A Heavy Salad

    Metallica Jones

  • Music

    March 16, 2006

    The Hellacopters, with Nebula, Illuminati

    Thursday, March 16, the Meridian, 1503 Chartres, 713-225-1717

  • Calendar

    February 2, 2006

    They're Burning Up

    Thursday, March 16, the Meridian, 1503 Chartres, 713-225-1717

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2006

    Sun and Skin

    Thursday, March 16, the Meridian, 1503 Chartres, 713-225-1717

  • Calendar

    December 23, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Thursday, March 16, the Meridian, 1503 Chartres, 713-225-1717

  • Culture

    September 30, 2004

    Polar Flair

    Sigrid Sandström brings arctic splendor to Inman Gallery

  • Music

    June 17, 2004

    Fringe Characters

    This summer the PC Cowboys trade KILT for kilts

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2004

    Salad Barre

    A buffet of dance troupes comes to town

  • Music

    June 19, 2003

    Matt Minor & Shot Glass

    Train to Catch (Self-released)

  • Music

    October 3, 2002

    Nicolai Dunger

    Soul Rush (Lakeshore)

  • Culture

    August 8, 2002

    She Knows Where She's Going

    Sigrid Sandstrom's work follows the fantastical landscapes of the mind

  • Music

    May 30, 2002

    The Hives

    Veni Vidi Vicious (Epitaph/Burning Heart)

  • Calendar

    March 28, 2002

    Mixing It Up

    International dance fans can get their fill with Dance Salad

  • Music

    March 2, 2000

    Amplified

    Back in Black

  • Film

    December 2, 1999

    Into the Line of Fire

    Swede Lasse Hallström steps into America's abortion controversy with The Cider House Rules

  • Music

    February 13, 1997

    Shiny Happy People?

    Sweden's Cardigans aren't as warm and fuzzy as they let on

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