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  Sweating It Out at the 44th Annual Greek Festival
  Epic crowds flooded the grounds of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral complex this past weekend in search of freshly made baklava, plates piled high with tiropita and their very own olive trees to take home. PHOTOS BY GROOVEHOUSE
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  Electric: The Cult at House of Blues
  The Cult sold out House of Blues on Friday night, packing the hall with yes, hot female fans, and yes, rabid male fans. Astbury and the only member of band left from their golden age, guitarist Billy Duffy, reeled out the hits, some career nuggets, and some new work from a gestating album....
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  ACL Fest In Pictures, Day 2
  Day 2 of the 2010 Austin City Limits Music Festival brought on the heat and brought off the clothes, as the crowd stripped down to the bare essentials to watch M.I.A., LCD Soundsystem, Gaslight Anthem, Ozomatli, Black Lips and more. Follow Rocks Off's continuing coverage here. MOST PHOTOS BY...
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  Destination: Bayou City -- 2010 Best of Houston Launch Party (NSFW)
  Best of Houston winners and revelers gathered at Lucky's Pub for good eats, great music and entertainment provided Zydeco Dots, Los Skarnales, Robert Ellis & The Boys, Hollywood FLOSS, Ceeplus Bad Knives and PoleLaTeaz pole dancers (some images slightly NSFW). Nibbles were provided by the...
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  ACL Fest In Pictures, Day 1
  The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, Black Keys, Beach House, Those Darlins and Blues Traveler - yep, they're still around - were on the musical menu Friday at the 2010 Austin City Limits Music Festival, but there was just as much action in the crowd. Follow Rocks Off's continuing coverage all weekend...
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  Caffe Bello
  It's the ultimate odd pair: the man who brought Houston the upper-crusty Tony's and the neighborhood that brought Houston the anarchistic West Fest street festival, coming together in a building that long represented the queer community in Montrose. And somehow, it all works. PHOTOS BY TROY FIELDS
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  Action Movies Don’t Have to Suck
  A lament for lost carnage -- and coherence -- of action movies. Read more: Action Movies Don't Have to Suck by Vern. Vern's website: The Life and Art of Vern
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  Rockets vs. Spurs: Preseason Victory at the Toyota Center
  Kevin Martin scored an impressive 21 points for the Rockets in their preseason win over the San Antonio Spurs last night, with a final score of 90-87. Yao Ming played only 13 minutes, but scored five points during his brief time on the court. PHOTOS BY GROOVEHOUSE
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  Lone Star Bash at the Brewery
  We were lucky, or crazy, enough to hop a ride on a party bus to the Lone Star Bash at The Brewery in San Antonio. Our stomach, liver, and brain were on a twelve-hour thrill ride of free Lone Star beer, barbecue, tacos, and all the Texas music we could handle. Some of the bands on hand for the...
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  In the Glow: Neon Indian at Groundhall
  In-the-know scenesters amassed Wednesday night as Texas' indie darling Alan Palomo performed to a half-full Groundhall, although many local vets still refer to the warehouse-like downtown venue as the Engine Room. PHOTOS BY JIM BRICKER
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  ZZ Top: True to Texas in The Woodlands
  If you were raised in Texas, correctly, ZZ Top runs in your blood. Let's put it this way: If you don't own Eliminator, Tres Hombres, or at least a greatest-hits compilation and are currently carrying a Texas drivers license, we have little to no use for you. You need help. Why do you hate...
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  Tom Petty Breaks Hearts in The Woodlands
  In a catalog studded with them, one of the saddest songs Tom Petty ever wrote is also one of the most revealing. As far as we know, it's never seen the light of stage since the tour for its parent album, 1999's Echo, but "Room At the Top" described the scene at The Woodlands Friday night to the...
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