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The Best Concerts In Houston This Week: The Airborne Toxic Event, Paul Van Dyk, etc.

The Airborne Toxic Event House of Blues, April 29 What happens when you layer dynamic, symphonic arrangements, painfully guttural vocals, and a wicked viola player? You wind up with The Airborne Toxic Event, the L.A.-bred indie-rock band known for its rich, lyrically moody folk-rock. Driven by nove ... More >>

No Ho-Hummery With This Flummery!

Part of my motivation for wanting to work my way through Felicity's Cookbook was the chance to make, but more importantly, to say, the word flummery, multiple times. A few weeks ago, I tried my hand at making a flummery at the end of one unusually hot afternoon and quickly learned the a goofy name ... More >>

Last Night: The Adolescents & Youth Brigade at Fitzgerald's

The Adolescents, Youth Brigade, The American Heist Fitzgerald's December 30, 2012 To end 2012 on a note of anti-apocalypse, in which the forces of vitality outmaneuver destruction and oblivion, Willow Villarreal of Hatetank Productions -- who has survived through the thick and thin of a fickle Hous ... More >>

8 Musical Activities That Should Be Olympic Sports

After years of preparation, unprecedented security, and a Mitt Romney gaffe or two, the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London get underway about 3 p.m. Houston time. At the same time, multitudes will gather in nearby Hyde Park for a free concert with Duran Duran, Snow Patrol, ... More >>

Victoria Laurie: What a Ghoul Wants

The Joy Formidable

Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust Pizza: UK Edition

Well, damn, I should have waited to blog about five British food traditions to embrace, because clearly a front-runner has emerged. Eh, perhaps not. For some inscrutable reason, Pizza Hut has chosen to offer its new Pizza Hut hot dog-stuffed crust pizza exclusively in the UK. Aren't British people ... More >>

Top 5 Mullet-Rock Bands You Might Not Expect

Last Sunday, HBO aired the Season 3 finale of Eastbound & Down, the series about down-on-his-luck minor-league relief pitcher and morally bankrupt human being Kenny Powers. Besides a certain unvarnished wisdom ("death is for pussies") and a peculiar way with the ladies, Powers has one of the most sp ... More >>

Los Campesinos!

Brew Blog: Deschutes Jubelale

I would like to specifically point out that this edition of Brew Blog was not, in fact, inspired by Bruce R's comment on my recent post about Brooklyn Winter Ale. Just kidding, Bruce. Not really. What? The truth is, I probably would have tried Jubelale on Bruce's recommendation, but I didn't. When ... More >>

Ingredient of the Week: Leeks

What is it? Part of the onion and garlic family, leeks are large green stalks that resemble scallions or green onions on steroids. The flavor is described as falling somewhere between a mild onion and a cucumber, similar to the shallot but sweeter. Unlike scallions, leeks are not pungent or bitte ... More >>

Happy Birthday Joseph Merrick: An Elephant Man's Playlist

​Today would be the the Elephant Man's 149th birthday. Born Joseph Merrick (sometimes erroneously listed as John Merrick), the Elephant Man suffered from an illness that, although still inconclusively proven, caused enlargement of various parts of his body. His grotesque appearance led to his ... More >>

Top Five Clint Eastwood Soundtracks

pasoroblesfilmfestival.comDr. John, Clint Eastwood and producer/director Bruce Ricker in a publicity photo for "Piano Blues," Eastwood's installment of PBS' 2003 series The Blues.​Today the one and only Clint Eastwood turns 81 years old, and he can still kick your ass. According to the Interne ... More >>

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 >>

Lluther: Inside The Mystery Of The Extra "L"

It's a well-known fact that most band names are essentially gobbledygook, but here at Rocks Off we're trying hard to find meaning in the oddest monikers. ​Rock is dead, but every once in a while Rocks Off likes to diddle the corpse. The subject of our latest necrophilia is an alternative-rock ... More >>

Tax The Wolf Agrees: Velvet Underground > The Strokes

Michelle Tovar/ Tax the Wolf on Facebook​For the night before Thanksgiving, there is a lot going on in Houston tomorrow. But with all due respect to Robert Ellis & the Boys at Fitzgerald's and the LAX/Young Girls show at Groundhall - not to mention, on an entirely different scale, both Bruno M ... More >>

Cage Match: Werewolf Of London Vs. Purple People Eater

​Ladies and gentlemen, it's been a while since we had a Cage Match. Our apologies, we couldn't find a band willing to take on Nickelback - really. Be that as it may, get yourselves ready for a special Halloween edition as two of the greatest monsters in song take on each other. You gotta ask ... More >>

Hyperbubble Heat Up Hot Fuzz On "Chop Shop Cop"

myspace.com/hyperbubble​Sooooooo... Hyperbubble. We've mentioned them a couple of times in the past referencing the fact that they are pretty much the best electronic act in Texas that doesn't involve those bondage pants and stompy boots that Korg sends bands like CTRL when they buy keyboards. ... More >>

Masters of the Universe

Two artists explore pop culture and space imagery at Art Palace.

In Honor Of David Beckham's Houston Debut, 10 Of His Not-So-Great Moments

​On Sunday, October 18, the Los Angeles Galaxy make their annual trip to the Bayou City to take on the Dynamo. Finally joining the traveling circus that is the Galaxy is English International David Beckham.Beckham is a world-wide icon; he is to soccer what Michael Jordan was to basketball. He's kn ... More >>

The Young and the Restless

Welsh indie-pop scamps Los Campesinos! live for the moment.

Los Campesinos!

Massive Improv

A team of actors, one word, go!

Christian Bale

What won't the best actor of his generation do for a role? Not much.

The Hype of March

Who will be the band of 2006, and why you shouldn’t care

Hanging the Lawn

Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey make pictures with grass

Super Furry Animals

Wednesday, September 24

Did She or Didn't She?

The Alley opens Summer Chills with a play that will keep you guessing till the very end

People Who Died

Firewater's Todd A. lost two friends to suicide in two years. It saved his life.

First Out of the Gate

Now that he's got Mayor Lee Brown's attention, can Chris Bell win your support?

Strange Fruit

People pay lots more for organic produce, but are they getting their money's worth?

One Nation Under a Groove

Director Greg Harrison depicts a rave generation looking for love and truth in a warehouse

Serious as Hell

Deadly somber Gladiator needs every ounce of earnestness to prevent it from lapsing into parody

News of the Weird

1999 Houston Press Music Award Winners

News of the Weird

Celebrate the Celts

One Little, Two Little, 40 Little Indies

Worldfest-Houston offers movies you won't otherwise see

Static

In Gourds' Country

First, There Was a Mountain

Brash and bashful, Hugh Grant stars in yet another fey English tale, this one with a twist