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  • Music

    April 12, 2012

    Roar of the Panther

    Steel Panther singer Michael Starr talks scamming chicks backstage and hanging with Nickelback's Chad Kroeger.

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Top Chef: Texas Is Now Set in Canada, Because Why Not

    ​This week's episode of Top Chef: Texas has left Texas entirely, never to return (at least for this season). It has, instead, gone to almost literally the polar opposite of Texas: British Columbia, Canada. On Top Chef: Texas. Which was funded with $400,000 of our tax dollars (much more if you coun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Top 5 Guns N' Roses Riots

    More literal than metaphorical.​"The World's Most Dangerous Band." That was the tag applied to Guns N' Roses in their late '80s heyday, and though the smacked-out bad boys of Appetite for Destruction have largely mellowed into comfortable, safe middle age, Axl's crew can still lay a claim as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Disappointed at Dim Sum King

    Shrimp har gow at Dim Sum King​Whenever there are discussions about dim sum in Houston, I inevitably hear references to Dim Sum King, the tiny little restaurant tucked way in the hard-to-find corner behind a police station on Bellaire and Ranchester. I love eating dim sum, and while I've been ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Live Lobster Sashimi and New Menu Items Wow at Azuma Kirby

    Photos by Mai PhamYou get lobster claw soup at the end of your meal if you order the Live Lobster Sashimi at Azuma Kirby​It's been at least ten years since I've been to Azuma Kirby for anything, let alone sushi. Located in the upscale strip mall that also houses Crave Cupcakes, Azuma Kirby ha ... More >>

  • Music

    June 2, 2011

    Bear Hug

    Life is sweet for Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears.

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Dynamo Light Up the Scoreboard Against Vancouver

    Will Bruin got his first MLS goal​Goals were plentiful for the Houston Dynamo on Sunday night, as they opened up their home stand with 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Most of the night's goals came in a span of five minutes -- for both teams. Dynamo forward Cam Weaver got the par ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Last Night: The Black Angels And Black Mountain At Warehouse Live

    Photos by Marc BrubakerSee more photos from Wednesday's fever dream in our slideshow.​The Black Angels, Black Mountain Warehouse Live November 17, 2010 Some music is so evocative and overwhelming it can cause you to flash back to before you were even born. Not all of it - when a Mozart sympho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    She's Got Rhythm: Jazz-Pop Upstart Nikki Yanofsky, 16 And Swingin'

    myspace.com/nikkiyanofsky​Nikki Yanofsky has been "singing since I could talk, basically." And doing it well: When her dad asked the Montreal native to sing a few songs with his garage band at a charity event, it was a little different than practicing in the garage. In the audience was the fou ... More >>

  • News

    July 15, 2010

    Welcome to Mi Pueblito, Washington

    The small-town, family-farm lifestyle that we love to celebrate is being preserved — thanks to Mexican immigrants.

  • News

    April 29, 2010

    The Crucifixion of Juarez

    On the front line of the U.S. war on drugs, a Mexican city bleeds to death.

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    If You're Online, You Can Be In Vancouver, Too

    ​The unbridled passion. The raw emotion. The shattered dreams. The unlikely victory despite injury. The unexpected heroes. The unexplained delays in award ceremonies and ensuing bitchy commentary. The desperate tears shed after tragic, untimely crashes during downhill practice runs. The attempted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Aftermath: Metric's New Wave Coming-Out Party at Warehouse Live

    [Ed note: Yes, we stayed for the entire show this time, but then... oh, never mind.] Photos by Marc Brubaker​ When Aftermath first walked into Warehouse Live Monday night, we figured there must be some sort of secret Canada-to-Houston information pipeline we'd never heard about. We didn't think To ... More >>

  • Music

    October 22, 2009

    Blind Luck

    Bicycle enthusiasts Blind Pilot step out of fellow Portlanders the Decemberists' shadow.

  • Music

    August 27, 2009

    The Sun Also Rises

    San Francisco's Sleepy Sun is the newest star in the psych-rock constellation.

  • News

    May 7, 2009

    Car Trouble

    Readers respond to "Wild Ride"

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2008
  • Music

    June 5, 2008
  • Blogs

    May 23, 2008
  • Music

    February 14, 2008

    Tired of the Hype, But That's All There Is

    Next month, Houston gets to be a cool kid. But only for a week.

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2007

    Coach Kevin Constantine Explains the Difference Between a Good Fight and a Bad Fight in Hockey

    Next month, Houston gets to be a cool kid. But only for a week.

  • Music

    February 1, 2007

    Nobody Gets Out of Here Alive

    The Houston rock scene and the cultural cringe

  • Music

    July 6, 2006

    Ships Ahoy

    Danielson sets course for indie paradise

  • Music

    February 9, 2006

    Drugged and Disorderly

    The Hold Steady keeps it cinematic

  • News

    April 21, 2005

    Lowering the Boom

    Not all Houstonians revel in our God-given right to be loudly obnoxious

  • Music

    September 23, 2004

    San Francisco Treat

    Catching up with League City's Greg Ashley in that other city by the bay

  • Music

    August 19, 2004

    Blackbird Fly

    Jolie Holland returns to her old hometown with the Tom Waits seal of approval

  • Music

    July 15, 2004

    Playbill

    Jolie Holland returns to her old hometown with the Tom Waits seal of approval

  • Dining

    March 25, 2004

    Sex, Death and Oysters

    Beneath the muddy waters of Galveston Bay lies one of the greatest seafood treasure troves on earth

  • Calendar

    May 29, 2003

    Break Out the Beads

    A Chicago sing-along kicks off the Gay and Lesbian Film Fest

  • Music

    May 22, 2003

    Rock Around the Cock

    The Datsuns zoom out of New Zealand with Zeppelinesque flair

  • Film

    February 27, 2003

    Rockin' the Cradle

    DMX and Jet Li get down 2 Grave business

  • Music

    January 4, 2001

    Staying Alive

    Reborn, rejuvenated or retooled, live music venues learn to survive the changing times

  • News

    January 4, 2001

    Plugged In

    Like little Energizer bunnies, electric-car proponents keep going and going and going

  • Dining

    November 2, 2000

    The Best Dim Sum in Guangzhouston

    A new champion is crowned

  • News

    July 27, 2000

    How Green Is My Building?

    UT's "environmentally sustainable" project just kept outgrowing its budget

  • News

    July 27, 2000

    Weary of the Wows

    A Houston junket and the jaded of Hollywood

  • Music

    April 6, 2000

    Global Domination

    As in the past, sleepers will steal this year's International Festival

  • Music

    July 22, 1999

    North and South

    Tranquil Canada flavors San Antonian Doug Sahm's rustic music

  • Music

    July 15, 1999

    Mo' Better Blues

    Art imitates life in the music of Keb' Mo'

  • News

    March 11, 1999

    Blowing Away the Competition

    Bringing you the scoop on the Lewinsky interview

  • Film

    December 10, 1998

    Punk Put-On

    Hard Core Logo takes a mock-documentary lookat musicians lost

  • Music

    October 1, 1998

    Rotation

    Hard Core Logo takes a mock-documentary lookat musicians lost

  • Calendar

    July 23, 1998

    Eats of Eden

    Hard Core Logo takes a mock-documentary lookat musicians lost

  • Music

    August 21, 1997

    Static

    Hard Core Logo takes a mock-documentary lookat musicians lost

  • Music

    June 12, 1997

    No Frills Allowed

    Hard Core Logo takes a mock-documentary lookat musicians lost

  • News

    August 15, 1996

    Letters

    Hard Core Logo takes a mock-documentary lookat musicians lost

  • News

    September 14, 1995

    Pagodas on the Prairie

    Why are 8,000 Chinese soldiers standing guard outside of Katy? Ask Mr. Poon.

  • News

    October 13, 1994

    CondoMania

    The FDIC steps in to unload the Huntingdon, federally subsidized home of the rich

  • News

    December 30, 1993

    Bring On the Dancing Girls...

    In this age of the voyeur and non-contact sex, a leading Houston export may be its strip-joint fantasies

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