Tijuana

Make the Cut: We Have a Winner!

Kickin' K.A.

Re: KA Paul Charged with Being a Really Sketchy Dude

Free Waffle Fries

Free Waffle Fries

Drenched in Blog: Top Five Videos of 2007

On Location with Boy Rifkin

The director of The Chase considers Houston and Keaton

Static

The director of The Chase considers Houston and Keaton

Nuevo Voss

Escalante's: south of the border, west of the Loop, high on profile and middling on menu... so far

Striped Donkeys, Hep Pachucos and Defensive Driving

Escalante's: south of the border, west of the Loop, high on profile and middling on menu... so far

Lightsabers and Tits Don't Quite Hide Soul Calibur IV's Lack of Ideas

A Bit Force-ed

Racism at Work and Tijuana Bibles

A Bit Force-ed

Murcof, Cosmos

CD Review

Black Lips

Concert preview

The Small Stars

Small Stars perform Friday, February 2, at the Continental Club, 3700 Main Street, 713-529-9899. Scott Biram also performs.

Communication Breakdown

Storytelling gimmicks can't save this vapid, globally conscious puzzle-film

Rants About Stuff

A Bevy of Bad News

What Have You Got Against "Hispanic"?

The Mexican replies

Nortec Collective

Tijuana Sessions Vol. 3

Swallow Your Pride

A big dose of dance parties and concerts is coming your way

Ely Guerra

Sweet & Sour, Hot y Spicy (Higher Octave)

Marinara Monopoly

Has Amerigo's been resting on its "best restaurant in The Woodlands" laurels too long?

Novel Approach

Michael Patrick Welch is a happy jack-of-all-trades

Letters

Michael Patrick Welch is a happy jack-of-all-trades

Terry Allen

Juarez (Sugar Hill Records)

Pepper-Spraying José

A "Bubba Mexican" polices the border in Buford Gomez

H-Town Goes Cowtown

It's rodeo time in the city

He Ain't Heavy, He's a Boxer

Lighter fighters keep it real at Reliant

The Fringes of Twang

Calexico and Clem Snide stretch alt-country to the breaking point

Science Made Easy

How to avoid bacteria this summer? Don't eat shit.

Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash

Walk Alone (Ultimatum Music)

¿Quieres Chingar?

amd other suave ways of getting in her chonis

Sonidos Y Mas: Mariachi Real de San Diego's Mariachi Classics

Mariachi Real de San Diego Mariachi Classics www.mariachi4u.com/usa/Real_de_San_Diego.htmMariachi music has been present in American culture as long as I can remember - I recall watching old Hollywood films set in Mexico or Southern California, where the inevitable trio would come out for a song o ... More >>

Mexicans in the Movies

Mariachi Real de San Diego Mariachi Classics www.mariachi4u.com/usa/Real_de_San_Diego.htmMariachi music has been present in American culture as long as I can remember - I recall watching old Hollywood films set in Mexico or Southern California, where the inevitable trio would come out for a song o ... More >>

Immigrant vs. Immigrant

Mariachi Real de San Diego Mariachi Classics www.mariachi4u.com/usa/Real_de_San_Diego.htmMariachi music has been present in American culture as long as I can remember - I recall watching old Hollywood films set in Mexico or Southern California, where the inevitable trio would come out for a song o ... More >>

Lonesome Onry and Mean: Tremoloco Headed Back Under the Volcano

Doug Sahm is probably up in heaven with a bottle of Big Red in his hand and a huge smile on his face and bending God's ear about Tremoloco. Lonesome, On'ry and Mean has received an early warning that Tremoloco is returning to Under the Volcano July 22, after a 13-month absence. Composed of Los Lobo ... More >>

Aftermath: Archgoat, Blaspherian and Thorn Spawn at Walter's on Washington

Photos by Craig Hlavaty This week has been one of many firsts for Aftermath. Sunday night, we attended our first drunken Tejano show at an icehouse in Pearland while visiting the parents. It was an eye-opening experience, full of balls-out accordion breakdowns and Freddy Fender covers that reminded ... More >>

Lonesome Onry and Mean: Joey Harris & the Mentals

​From the first bars of ripping blaster "Little Boy," Joey Harris and his Mentals explode like Elvis's heart after a fried banana sandwich. The Mentals don't even bother with a title for this one. It's clear from the Rolling-Stones-in-a-barroom stomp of the opening track that the ethic and spirit ... More >>

All Things Mexican!

​From the first bars of ripping blaster "Little Boy," Joey Harris and his Mentals explode like Elvis's heart after a fried banana sandwich. The Mentals don't even bother with a title for this one. It's clear from the Rolling-Stones-in-a-barroom stomp of the opening track that the ethic and spirit ... More >>

Top 7 Couples' Costumes for Halloween

Halloween is coming, and that means many, many costuming mistakes will be made by normally sane adults. To help stop this scourge, each Thursday we will be offering tips and analysis of what to avoid, or possibly what to do. Check out past entries here, here and here. There's one thing -- or should ... More >>

App Your Way Through The Big Easy

​Every modern metropolis needs one. An urban playground within weekend driving distance, that is. Where what happens within the city limits stays within the city limits for all eternity. Well, except for the gift that keeps on giving. But it's not a jaunt of any consequence if you don't re ... More >>

Ask a Mexican: "Cheddar" and the Doors

​Every modern metropolis needs one. An urban playground within weekend driving distance, that is. Where what happens within the city limits stays within the city limits for all eternity. Well, except for the gift that keeps on giving. But it's not a jaunt of any consequence if you don't re ... More >>

Brujeria: Dammit, We Should Have Paid More Attention In Spanish Class

www.myspace.com/brujeriaA rare piece of Brujeria artwork that does not involve a severed head.​ Have you ever noticed how extreme music with vocals in another language sound way more menacing than they do in boring old English? The English version of Rammstein's single "Du Hast" pales compared to ... More >>

Special Regional Anti-Mexican Slur Edition

www.myspace.com/brujeriaA rare piece of Brujeria artwork that does not involve a severed head.​ Have you ever noticed how extreme music with vocals in another language sound way more menacing than they do in boring old English? The English version of Rammstein's single "Du Hast" pales compared to ... More >>

The worst of times? Take a hike!

www.myspace.com/brujeriaA rare piece of Brujeria artwork that does not involve a severed head.​ Have you ever noticed how extreme music with vocals in another language sound way more menacing than they do in boring old English? The English version of Rammstein's single "Du Hast" pales compared to ... More >>

Cage Match: Bare Wires Vs. Adam Lambert

Bare Bare Wires' new LP Seeking Love is out now on Castle Face Records.​Ladies and gentlemen, tonight a battle for your musical soul will be waged here in Houston. In this corner, wearing the failure-colored trunks and sporting a haircut worthy of a wedgie, Adam Lambert at the Hobby Center. A ... More >>

Shock the Junkie

Is ibogaine really an addict cure-all?

Cloaked Brutality

The feds bury border patrol abuses of immigrants, but what’s been unearthed reveals a culture of cruelty.

Special Navidad Edition

The feds bury border patrol abuses of immigrants, but what’s been unearthed reveals a culture of cruelty.

Julieta Venegas

The feds bury border patrol abuses of immigrants, but what’s been unearthed reveals a culture of cruelty.