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    September 7, 2011

    RIP Mydolls Guitarist Kathy Johnston

    Photos by David EnsmingerThe Mydolls' Dianna Ray and Kathy Johnston at Rudyard's, July 2011​Sometimes people come into our lives with the force, elegance and nimbleness of water. Musician, photographer, and patient advocate Kathy Johnston, the Mydolls guitarist and percussionist who passed awa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Wine of the Week: Bogle Vineyards Petite Sirah

    ​While the history of how Petite Sirah came to be known as Petite Sirah is completely confusing, we do know that it is a varietal that originated in the 1880s and was soon after introduced to California. The other name for this grape is Durif, whose namesake is Dr. Francois Durif, the French g ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2010

    A Thousand Words

    Six playwrights consider the importance of photography

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    Dream of Life Offers An Intimate Look At The Newly Widowed Patti Smith

    ​Dream of Life, the 2008 documentary about Patti Smith, opens with Smith's own narration of the many loved ones she's outlived over the years. Among those names are her husband, MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith; her brother Todd; and controversial photographer and close friend Robert Mapplethorpe. ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2009
  • Music

    May 14, 2009

    Creep Show

    O Pioneers!!! turns growing up into unrelenting punk rock.

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2009

    “Perspectives 166: Torsten Slama”

    Is 166 the creepy factor?

  • Calendar

    March 26, 2009
  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    Artist of the Week: O Pioneers!!!

    Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com. If we were forced by thr ... More >>

  • News

    November 20, 2008

    The Collector: Mack McCormick's Huge Archive of Culture and Lore

    A great American folklorist has spent a life squirreling away bits and pieces of Texas culture. Now time is running out on him and his inventory.

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2006

    Re: The Adventures of John Lomax and the Walk Down Westheimer

    A great American folklorist has spent a life squirreling away bits and pieces of Texas culture. Now time is running out on him and his inventory.

  • News

    November 3, 2005

    Against All Odds

    A group of unsupervised mental patients running from Katrina made it from New Orleans to Houston. Victor Fruge led the way.

  • Music

    June 19, 2003

    Cheating the Reaper

    Vic Chesnutt died 20 years ago. Catch him live this week.

  • Culture

    December 26, 2002

    The Critical Craftsman

    H.C. Westermann was the quintessential American artist

  • Film

    December 19, 2002

    Mean Streets

    Martin Scorsese looks at the roots of New York's violence, with mixed results

  • Music

    November 30, 2000

    Picking Away at History

    Singer-songwriter Tom Russell explores his past to understand his present

  • News

    August 31, 2000

    Booked Up

    Selling his novel on the streets of Houston got Abram Himelstein in trouble. He's ready to give as good as he got.

  • Music

    July 8, 1999

    Son of Jack

    Kerouac-inspired, Austin-based Guy Forsyth trips out in Americana dream

  • News

    April 15, 1999

    Letters

    Kerouac-inspired, Austin-based Guy Forsyth trips out in Americana dream

  • News

    April 8, 1999

    Letters

    Kerouac-inspired, Austin-based Guy Forsyth trips out in Americana dream

  • Music

    April 1, 1999

    Wylie Coyote

    Kerouac-inspired, Austin-based Guy Forsyth trips out in Americana dream

  • News

    April 1, 1999

    Letters

    Kerouac-inspired, Austin-based Guy Forsyth trips out in Americana dream

  • Music

    January 14, 1999

    Blowing His Own Horn

    Kerouac-inspired, Austin-based Guy Forsyth trips out in Americana dream

  • Culture

    September 24, 1998

    A Winning War

    Alley production richly captures spirit of the strife

  • Film

    April 10, 1997

    Hard, Round and Full of Seamen

    The ultimate man's movie is back -- and longer than ever

  • News

    February 10, 1994

    The Voices of Los Rockets

    At home and (sort of) away, Radio 1320's Gonzalez and Rojas bring the basketball action to Houston's international audience

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