Songs Get a Second Chance at Life with Cover Versions
Cover Me: The Stories Behind the Greatest Cover Songs of All Time By Ray Padgett 240 pp. Sterling Publishing $22.95 They are some of the best-known songs of the past 60 years: “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley; “Twist and Shout” by the Beatles; “Respect” by Aretha Franklin; “All Along the…
Art Garfunkel’s Baffling Memoir Is Unique, If Not Useful
Far from a conventional music-industry memoir.
Trading in an Accounting Career for a Which Wich in Pasadena
Shannon McCain had been eating at the Which Wich in Pasadena since she first started dating her husband , her then-boyfriend, back in 2011. While the couple obsessed over the sandwiches there— “I was a pretty basic turkey person,” McCain says, with a “Buffalo Chicken guy.”— they never thought they’d…
The 10 Best Horror Movie Food Scenes
It seems like it would be an easy task, but no, whittling down the numerous gross and mesmerizing horror film food scenes is a relatively difficult task. There are classics, of course, that most horror fans will immediately point to: Dinner scenes from Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Alien, Eraserhead or Alfred…
After Harvey, a Few Places to Turn for Financially Strained Houston Restaurants
Six weeks out from Harvey and questions about the fate of Houston’s restaurant industry still loom. Will we start seeing more restaurants closing in the coming months? There’s no telling just how many restaurants are hanging on by a thread. Jonathan Horowitz, Greater Houston Restaurant Association president and partner of Max’s…
Lady Wood: The Best of the Week
A selective guide to Houston’s best shows from October 11 through October 17.
21 Best Things to Do in Houston This Week: A Battle of the Sexes and Italian Fest Fun
Check out the Houston Press calendar for even more things to do.
YouTube Ranting Makes a Peculiar Form of Hypnosis
Humans actually give off the sort of brain waves that makes them susceptible to hypnosis several times a day.
This Week in Houston Food Events: Cuban Cocktails and Japanese Oktoberfest
Here’s a look at this week’s hottest culinary happenings: Monday October 9 National Moldy Cheese at Bistro Provence Bistro Provence, 13616 Memorial, will be celebrating stinky cheese with blackboard specials feauring traditional moldy vartieties, from cheese boards with Fourme d’Ambert, Kunik and Petit Agour to a roasted pork loin made…
Leash Your Dog, I Don’t Care If It’s “Friendly”
I live in a very pet-friendly apartment complex. There are poop stations all around the perimeter, and even a little private dog park for the residents to use. It’s dinky, I’ll admit, but it’s big enough for a fair game of fetch. Plus, you can sit down on a bench…
Houston’s 5 Best Weekend Food Bets: Baklava, Brats and Bacon
Here’s a look at this weekend’s best culinary happenings: The Original Greek Festival at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. 3511 Yoakum Say “opa!” as you celebrate all things Greek…
Upcoming Houston Food Events: Killen’s STQ Lauches Lunch
Mark your calendars, because you don’t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings: Killen’s STQ, 2231 South Voss, has launched lunch service, now offered Thursdays through Saturdays, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A few signature items from the dinner menu will crossover to lunch, including the chicken-fried wagyu…
Houston’s Best Bets This Weekend: Battle of the Music Genres
Tim McGraw, Faith Hilll, Action Bronson and Oscar de la Renta, well maybe not Oscar himself, but the fashions in lieu of his presence will certainly suffice for this star studded weekend. Pick your poison between a country concert that packs two of country music’s most beloved performers and the…
R&B Ingenue Damaria Celebrates a Year of Breakthroughs
“Even though I sing R&B, I still like my beats to knock.”
Openings and Closings: Theodore Rex Opens in Former Oxheart Space
Theodore Rex, the much anticipated new restaurant from chef Justin Yu, opened October 5 with a completely-filled reservations list. Yu, the 2016 James Beard Award winner for Best Chef: Southwest, was set to open the restaurant in August, but Hurricane Harvey wreaked its havoc and flooded the building, located at…
NFL Football, Week 5: Chiefs-Texans — Four Things to Watch For
On the calendar, Week 5 of the NFL season may be just a four-week difference from the season opener, but in Houston, they feel like a lifetime apart. Here is the reality of what the Texans are looking at on Sunday: They enter the weekend in a three-way tie with…
The Strange Case of Ryan Adams, Changeling Pop Genius
Please, please don’t call him ‘Bryan.’
Justin Yu’s Highly Anticipated Theodore Rex Opens October 6
After taking on water during Hurricane Harvey, and having to delay its anticipated opening, Justin’s Yu’s new restaurant Theodore Rex officially opens its doors tomorrow, October 6, at 5 p.m. While reservations are nearly impossible to come by, the 28-seat eatery, which was renovated with a light-hearted touch by Garrison…
After Walloping the Red Sox Last Week, the Astros Are Hoping for an Encore
This time it counts. Not that the Houston Astros tearing apart the Boston Red Sox in the last week of the regular season did not count — the Astros outscored Boston 22-13 in winning three of four games. But this time, the series winner advances and the loser goes home…
Arkema Released Thousands of Pounds of Chemicals in Air and Water, New Lawsuit Says
Shannon Wheeler lives about three miles from the Arkema Inc. chemical plant in Crosby. The explosions that erupted from the plant during and shortly after Hurricane Harvey — due to more than 500,000 gallons of unrefrigerated organic peroxide, a chemical that degrades and eventually ignites as it heats up —…
MDC and Texas Punk in the Age of Trump
Punk rock’s poster children of persistence and resilience, of rebellion remade nightly.
Three Harris County Sheriff’s Office Employees Accused of Beating Suspects
In unrelated incidents occurring months or years apart, three Harris County Sheriff’s Office employees have been indicted for allegedly beating up suspects in a variety of different ways, the sheriff’s office and Harris County District Attorney’s Office revealed on Wednesday. In the first case, Sergeant Marco Carrizales, 37, is charged…
McDonald’s Gives Away Rick and Morty Szechuan Sauce on Saturday
And now the answer to your most common fast food query: Is everyone in this McDonald’s line stoned? The truth shall be revealed on Saturday, October 7, at 2 p.m. as five area McDonald’s hand out free, extremely limited edition dipping cups of “Rick & Morty” themed Szechuan Sauce to…
Texas Music Festivals Wary in the Wake of Route 91 Massacre
“It is not a check a box and be done situation.”
5 Affordable New Spots for the Weekend
The weekend is here, and unless you already have a reservation for the hottest seat in town, Justin Yu’s new eatery Theodore Rex, you won’t be getting in. Or maybe don’t have the dough to shell out a place like that right. Well, here are a few great options for…
NFL Football, Week 5 — This Weekend’s Best Bets
OK, before we get started, a quick homage to one of the all-time great GambleCast moments on Monday Night Football this week. In case you missed it, here’s the situation — the Redskins trailed the Chiefs 23-20 with four seconds to go in the game, with the Chiefs kicking off…
Five Things Not to Say to Parents With Only One Kid
People get…weird about single-child families.
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Margin Walker’s Graham Williams Goes Full D&D at Sound On Sound Fest [UPDATED]
The Founder of Sound On Sound Festival and Margin Walker Presents sheds light on the festival and what it’s like booking shows in Texas for more than 20 years.
The Meyerland H-E-B Is Officially Closed for Good
The H-E-B store at 5417 South Braeswood at Chimney Rock, which sustained significant damage from the floods following Hurricane Harvey. The grocery announced late yesterday afternoon that after a comprehensive review and careful consideration, they determined it’s just not feasible to repair and reopen the store. “We regret any inconvenience…
Harvey Flooding Messed Up Various Polling Locations Across Harris County
As with virtually all types of infrastructure across Houston, polling places weren’t exempt from Harvey’s wrath — meaning, as the November election approaches, you’ll probably want to double check your usual polling location before heading out to vote. Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart said at a press conference Wednesday that…
Ten Things to Do in Houston for $10 or Less (Nine Free), October 5-11
Check out the Houston Press calendar for even more things to do.
I Unfriended My Trump-Supporting Friends. Help!
What’s on your mind? What isn’t? Ask Willie D!
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Are Uniforms and a Bat Joke Really the Basis for Sending Principal Bertie Simmons Home, HISD? [UPDATED]
Dr. Bertie Simmons, the longtime and much acclaimed principal of Furr High School in the Houston Independent School District, has been sent home – apparently in large part as a result of a disagreement she had with higher-ups over the use of school uniforms. Karen Taylor, a friend of the…
The Houston Food Bank Needs Distribution Sites in Katy, Dickinson and More Areas
The Houston Food Bank needs help with distribution, and is seeking partners such as nonprofits or churches to help set up temporary sites in areas heavily affected by Harvey’s devastation. These areas include Katy, Humble, Kingwood and Sheldon Lake, Dickinson or Galveston County in general, and Brazoria, Fort Bend, Liberty…
SZA Sets a New Standard For Female Artists at Houston ‘CTRL’ Stop
Ctrl is one of those albums to me that you wake up to, fall asleep to and pick out a new favorite every time.
Murderer Duane Buck Escapes Texas Death Row With New Sentence
Duane Buck has long argued that a Harris County jury sentenced him to death by lethal injection partly because of racial prejudice after a psychologist called by his own attorney testified that Buck was more likely to commit more violent crimes because he is black. Earlier this year the U.S…
After All the Terribleness, Here’s Four Great Films From Fantastic Fest
Some of the best films I saw at Fantastic Fest were nearly unclassifiable, ranging from allegorical religious retellings in the streets of Budapest to paeans of pride for a profession that possibly should have gone by the wayside. What they all have in common is a sympathy for the outsider…
Fifth Circuit Judges Question Harris County’s Bail System — and Prior Ruling
Arguing a case that could permanently change the money bail system in Harris County and beyond, civil rights attorneys squared off against county lawyers during oral arguments in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, where the lawsuit accusing Harris County of detaining poor people just because they can’t afford…
First Round of Grants from Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund Issued to 28 Nonprofits
After collecting about $79 million from more than 100,0000 donors, Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Ed Emmett have started disbursing grant money from the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund to nonprofits across the region as thousands are still recovering. Twenty-eight organizations ranging from the Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation…
Suit Claims Homes Near Lake Conroe Were Intentionally Flooded During Harvey
As Hurricane Harvey stalled over Harris County in late August, residents living near the Lake Conroe Dam and Lake Conroe Reservoir saw water rising in Lake Conroe and realized that their homes were going to flood, yet again. This wasn’t the first time, by any means, that people living near…
Ex-CEO of “Discount” Healthcare Company Charged With Fraud in Florida
The CEO behind a “healthcare discount” card company the Houston Press investigated in 2009 has been charged in Florida with fraud, with federal prosecutors accusing him of running a 12-year scheme that defrauded 150 investors out of $19 million. As Broward County’s Sun-Sentinel reported September 25, a judge called Daniel…
Tom Cruise Is Back…If He Wants to Be
The A-list movie star who could open any movie via his sheer presence is no more, replaced by a damn fine actor.
The Houston Press Mixtape: Pumpkin Spice Edition
With the weather getting better and the ACL runoff blessing us for a solid two weeks, this might be the best month to venture out a show.
Why the Downtown Aquarium Beats the One at Moody Gardens
No one ever goes to an aquarium and skips the sharks.
First Look at Evo Taco
I’d been lurking over a paper menu at the counter of Evo Taco, 12637 Westheimer, Suite 140, when the guy at the register politely asked me, “Do you like chicken fried steak?” I do. I also like the thought of comfort food after a day like Monday, day of the Las…
Five Burning Houston Texan Questions At The Season’s Quarter Mark
When you take into account the range of opinions on this team over the past three weeks, the cleanliness of this being the one quarter point of the season is really the ONLY reason it makes sense to do any measured assessing of the Texans at this point. Three weeks…
Upstart Producers The Millennials Aim to Build a Totally New Houston Sound
The up-and-coming production duo shaping the sounds of Guilla, FlygerWoods, Genesis Blu and many others aren’t afraid to crash on the studio couch if they have to.
Houston Police Use Reddit, Facebook to Catch Pair They Say Posted Shooting on Snapchat
You’d think that if you were going to commit a crime, the goal would be to get away with it, mostly by being discreet. But for some people, the itch to show off their don’t-give-a-hoot-about-my-bad-reputation life mantra in a campaign for cool points from social-media peers is apparently too irresistible…
The Oddest, Wackiest Homes on Houston’s Weird Homes Tour
This year’s lineup is a wonderland of visual delights.
Why Are Harvey Debris Crews Dumping Rancid Refrigerators on Front Lawns?
A Houston couple doesn’t know why Hurricane Harvey debris removal crews – either working for the city or as private contractors – are dumping refrigerators, washers and other heavy appliances on the front lawn of their gutted home, but they know the smell is unbearable. “It’s nasty because the damn…
Agnes Varda and JR’s Faces Places Is an Irresistible Art-Creation Buddy Comedy
Something of a prank, a farewell, an art project, a buddy comedy, a vox populi tour of the French countryside, and an inquiry into memory and images and what it means to reveal our eyes to the world, Faces Places is a joyous lulu. It finds the great documentarian and…
Lucky Offers a Rare Gift for Fans of Harry Dean Stanton: His Presence
Still trudging through the blasted desertscape of the mind 33 years after Paris, Texas, Harry Dean Stanton hoofs along beneath the opening titles of Lucky, his richly aimless swan song, past cacti and scrub brush, the sparseness of the landscape suggesting something of the lead’s drift of mind. Stanton’s Lucky,…
Christmas gets Ruined Earlier Than Ever This Year in the Ace Horror Film Better Watch Out
The recipe for a perfect Christmas horror film — think the 1974 classic Black Christmas or 2010’s more arty, Finnish offering Rare Exports — calls for dark humor, at least one scene of bright red blood on snow, some kind of creepy Christmas toy or ornament, and a healthy dollop…
HBO’s Spielberg Finds the World’s Most Famous Director Agreeing With His Critics
Spielberg premieres Oct. 7 on HBO. While the studios accuse critics and Rotten Tomatoes of killing the movie business, Steven Spielberg is happy to look right into the camera and say that Pauline Kael had his number. “She was right,” says the world’s most profitable director deep into Spielberg, Susan…
Walking Out is a Beautiful Film About What Can Go Wrong
“This year we hunt big game. This year you get your first kill.” So says seasoned hunter Cal (Matt Bomer) to his teenage son David (Josh Wiggins), who’s arrived in rural Montana for his annual visit, and even those going in unfamiliar with the premise of Alex and Andrew Smith’s…
Houston Has Set a New Annual Rainfall Record. There Are 89 Days Left This Year.
As of Tuesday morning, Houston had received more rainfall than any other year on record — with nearly three months left in 2017 to add to that total. George Bush Intercontinental Airport received 1.46 inches of rain overnight, the Houston/Galveston branch of the National Weather Service announced, pushing its annual…
Pokéworks Opens In The Heights With Poke and Sushi Burritos
Houston has a new poke restaurant. Pokéworks, one of the fastest growing poké concepts in the country, with eleven stores nationwide and an aim to operate 70 locations by 2020 (we’ll just be hiding under this safety blanket until then), opened at 213 Heights on October 2. This is the…
Houston’s New Harvey by the Numbers Site Tracks Cleanup Progress
The amount of debris collected from Hurricane Harvey in Houston — more than 900,000 cubic yards — could fill 278 Olympic-size swimming pools or 6,816 buses. That is just a sampling of data included in Houston’s Harvey by the Numbers website, an online map that tracks Harvey damage, debris removal,…
In Houston’s Fifth Ward, Harvey Aid Arrives From Unlikely Place
As Houston’s Fifth Ward continues to reel from Hurricane Harvey, some unlikely volunteers are pitching in with much-needed supplies. On Monday morning, a convoy arrived from Thornton Township, Illinois, with blankets, clothing, 16 pallets of water and other necessities. Thornton raised goods for Harvey victims throughout September, according to Ernst…
A Talented Cast Makes The Mystery of Edwin Drood Great Fun
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (book and music by Rupert Holmes) may sell itself as a saucy interactive murder mystery musical where (fun fun) the audience gets to choose the killer each evening. But about three quarters of the way through the show, it becomes apparent this marketing hook is…
Red Tape Is Stalling Houston Debris Pickup for Residents on Private Streets
At Memorial Drive Townhouses, a collection of single-family homes off Memorial in west Houston, debris pickup from Hurricane Harvey has been a slow, but steady process. The trash that littered the front lawns of homes, caused by water leaked from the Addicks and Barker reservoirs, has mostly vanished, with debris…
For Football Reasons, The Texans Should Sign Colin Kaepernick
So on Monday in my “4 Winners, 4 Losers” for the Houston Texans’ 57-14 beatdown of the Tennessee Titans, I dipped my toe in the water with what I thought was a fairly innocuous FOOTBALL observation — the ever-growing playbook designed for Deshaun Watson (and all the glorious mobility that…
Unsurprisingly, the San Jacinto Waste Pits Started Leaking During Harvey
Remember when we pointed out that it seemed highly likely that the incredibly toxic, remarkably prone to leaking San Jacinto Waste Pits had indeed leaked during Hurricane Harvey? It turns out that was a fairly safe bet, because that’s exactly what happened, according to the federal Environmental Protection Agency. The…
Upcoming: 21 Savage, Dale Watson, Game of Thrones Live, L7, Lana Del Rey, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, etc.
A constantly updated guide to upcoming concerts in the Greater Houston area.
Showtime Revives Peak Prince With Sign O’ the Times Concert Film
As concerts go, this is Prince’s tour de force.
Get a Great Deal on Tacolandia Tickets With the Fiesta With Your Friends 4 Pack
Love tacos and a great deal? Yeah, you do. Well, the Houston Press is but a mere two weeks away from hosting the ultimate barbacoa, al pastor, and queso realness that is Tacolandia and to celebrate, we’re launching a special Fiesta With Your Friends 4 Pack sale tomorrow, October 4, on National…
Houston’s 10 Best Concerts In October
It’s spooky how many great shows will be in town this month.
Royal Caribbean’s Failure to Cancel Cruise Trapped Canadians in Houston During Harvey
Around the same time that Harvey slammed into the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane on Friday, August 25 at 10 p.m., Royal Caribbean’s customer service office was closing, and Nikki McIntosh was trying to squeeze in one final phone call. She and her family were slated to board…
Turkey Legs, Pirates and Other Mysteries of the Texas Renaissance Festival
The “Renaissance” part of the name is more of a suggestion than anything else.
Cà Phê Convenience: Copper Cow Teases an Easy Office Pick-Me-Up
My wife bought me a phin for Christmas a few years back. Two of them, actually. For a while, I kept one at home and one at work, the better to send my body and mind rocketing to a world of jittery euphoria anytime the mood struck. A phin is the…
Debriefing Harvey: How Houston Is Recovering One Month Later
It doesn’t feel like Harvey was just over one month ago, because when you drive down neighborhood streets, piles of debris still line the curbs as reliably as flags on the Fourth of July. Because large pumps with blue and yellow tubes are still sucking water out of parking garages…
21 Best Things to Do in Houston This Week: Wacky Homes and Museum-Fit Fashion
Check out the Houston Press calendar for even more things to do.
Houston’s 10 Best Bars to Watch the Astros’ Playoff Run
Root, root, root for the home team in style.
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Tom Petty, One of America’s Last Great Rock Stars, Is Gone at Age 66 [Updated]
For music fans, today couldn’t get much worse.
Long Lost Horror Film The Old Dark House Stands as One of the Great Universal Fright Flicks
Even if it hadn’t been essentially lost, James Whale’s The Old Dark House (1932) wouldn’t ever have fit, exactly, on the Mount Rushmore of Universal’s horror greats: Frankenstein, that ol’ corpse’s wife, the Wolfman, Dracula and — since actually you can’t see him we can get away with five faces…
Sean Baker’s The Florida Project Finds Bright, Lively Beauty in Growing Up Broke
Filmmaking is not a poor man’s game. Even as digital cameras get cheaper, making a film worthy of release still requires dough to get off the ground, which means the folks who tell stories through cinema tend to come from backgrounds of privilege. That breeds movies aimed at middle- to…
Sean Baker and Willem Dafoe Team Up to Present Real-Life Hardship in Joyous The Florida Project
Sean Baker’s The Florida Project, the follow-up to the breakout indie comic drama Tangerine, sparkles with joy and hope even as it tells a not-so-hopeful story. In the film, little Moonee (Brooklynn Prince) and her mother Halley (Bria Vinaite) reside in Kissimmee, Fla., in a rundown motel that’s as colorful as…
Kate Winslet and Idris Elba Suffer Fetchingly in an Effective Survival Thriller
With its cast of Kate Winslet and Idris Elba, its original non-franchise source material, its adult concerns and utter lack of superheroics, Hany Abu-Assad’s The Mountain Between Us stands as the kind of movie that grown-ups I know often say they wish the studios would make — and then tend…
Rooney Mara Confronts a Predator From the Past in the Troubling Una
The labyrinthine nature of memory, trauma and guilt is made concrete in Benedict Andrews’s Una, a film that intermittently sends its characters wandering around what looks like an actual maze. In the title role, Rooney Mara puts her perpetually haunted gaze to good use as a melancholy woman whiling her…
Here’s All the TV That Shouldn’t be Missed in October, the Month You Learn to Love (TV) Again
It’s October, which means it’s time to retire from outdoor life (well, maybe not in Texas) and fully settle into the fall premiere schedule. And because it’s 2017, that means there are about a bazillion new and returning shows, so I sorted through the deluge to bring you the most…
Breakfast Favorite Snooze Opens in Katy on October 25
Breakfast and brunch hub Snooze, an A.M. Eatery, will open its newest location inside LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch on Wednesday, October 25. This is the Denver-based restaurant’s third location in the Houston area, and if you’ve ever driven by the 3217 Montrose outpost on a weekend, you know just how…
Blade Runner 2049 Summons Up a Bleakly Gorgeous Tomorrow — But Is it Enough?
The story goes that the stretch of snowy landscape at the end of the original cut of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner was actually B-roll from Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, slapped on by Scott at the last minute to help deliver the more upbeat ending his studio requested. Those final moments…
Deadly Shooting at Vegas Country-Music Festival Hits Close to Home
“Beyond horrific,” Route 91 Harvest headliner Jason Aldean said.
Robots, Plastic Horses, Bowie… Just Another Flaming Lips Show
Those robots though…
Houston Is a Great Place to Go “Benching” — Hunting Railroad Graffiti
Tales from the Rails, some more legal than others.
This Week in Houston Food Events: Steaks, $1 Tacos and Oktoberfest Biers
Here’s a look at this week’s hottest culinary happenings: All month long “Then & Now” Anniversary Specials at Smith & Wollensky In honor of its 40th anniversary, the team at Smith & Wollensky, 4007 Westheimer, will take guests on a journey with a special “Then & Now” presentation of a…
Ogle Red Carpet Couture in MFAH’s Oh-So-Fab Oscar de la Renta Exhibit
Expect at least one piece from Lynn Wyatt’s fabulous closet at a season-long smorgasbord of high fashion.
The War On Drugs Entrances a Packed White Oak Crowd
The War On Drugs stunned a sold-out White Oak Music Hall with two hours of expansive, breathtaking rock.
Holley’s Seafood Restaurant & Oyster Bar Shutters in Midtown
This is a mighty sad one. Beloved chef-driven seafood restaurant and oyster bar Holley’s, 3201 Louisiana, announced its permanent closure via Facebook on Sunday evening, telling its huge fanbase the following: Holley’s Seafood Restaurant and Oyster Bar is now permanently closed. We sincerely appreciate all of our fans, customers, family and…
NFL Football, Week 4: Texans 57, Titans 14 — 4 Winners, 4 Losers
With each passing week of Houston Texans football, the legend of Deshaun Watson grows, and the whole concept of Tom Savage as the Texans starter to begin the season becomes stranger, but thankfully less relevant. Because in the end, by removing Savage at halftime of Week 1, Texans head coach…
Shows of the Week: The Gentlemen From Texas Will Now Jam For You
The livest live music in the Bayou City for the first week of October 2017. Go Astros!
Top-Tier Texas Acts Boost Party on the Plaza’s Profile Even Further
The kind of free, top-tier concert series usually experienced by citizens of cities like New York, Nashville and Austin.
UH Cougars Get 20-13 Win Over Temple, Improve to 3-1
The Houston Cougars (3-1) defeated Temple (2-3) 20-13 on Saturday afternoon. It was a pretty ugly win for the Cougars, one made even uglier by the fact that the team’s best player, Ed Oliver, injured his knee in the first half and missed most of the game. But after last…
After a $50 Million Gift from Abbott, Mayor Turner Drops Property Tax Hike Proposal
In a borderline about-face, Governor Greg Abbott has changed his mind and will now agree to immediately assist Houston with Harvey relief funds — meaning, in keeping his promise, Mayor Sylvester Turner will no longer seek a property-tax hike for 2018. Abbott handed Turner a $50 million check on Friday…
HISD Won’t Stop Students From Protesting (Or Not Protesting) National Anthem
If students in the Houston Independent School District want to kneel during the national anthem, the district will not stop them. HISD released a statement on Thursday that while “it has been a tradition” at sporting events for athletes and fans to stand during the national anthem, the district will…
Fantastic Fest: Aliens Invade and Get Existential in Kurosawa’s Before We Vanish
iIf there’s one thing the Japanese genre filmmakers whose work turns up at U.S. festivals tend to nail, it’s masterfully creating a sense of inescapable existentialist dread. At this year’s Fantastic Fest, two films bummed me out beautifully — a nice distraction from the ugly bum-out of the all the…
After Deadly Shooting, Harris County Shuts Down Unlicensed Houston Club
The Harris County Attorney’s Office has persuaded a judge to sign off on shutting down an unlicensed nightclub on Richmond in Houston after a man was shot and killed at the address over the weekend. Vince Ryan, the county attorney, secured a temporary restraining order against ALAA, which has also…
Time to Prepare Ye Gullets for the Annual Texas RenFest Turkey Leg
The Texas Renaissance Festival’s once again brings nearly 1,000 types of food, including the ubiquitous turkey leg and beloved mead, to its 55-acre 16th-century English township, for its 43rd year in action starting this weekend. Last year alone, there were 101,642 turkey legs sold. The festival actually hosted a turkey…
A Month Into Season, Texas College Football Teams Mediocre, Save for Woeful Baylor
Time flies when you’re dealing with the aftereffects of a hurricane, watching the Astros destroy the Texas Rangers and trying to turn away from the disaster that is the Houston Texans. A month of the college football season has passed during this time, so here’s a brief update on some…
Out-of-State Contractors Flock to Houston to Help With Harvey Debris Cleanup
At the temporary dump site for Hurricane Harvey debris in northwest Houston, trucks roll in every few minutes and unload trash in one of three piles that each stand more than 20 feet tall. The abandoned landfill, one of Harris County’s debris management sites, has been in operation for about…
Texas Billboards Could Skyrocket in Height Because of Loophole
A proposed rule change by the Texas Department of Transportation, which critics argue is needlessly vague, would allow the height of billboards in Texas to double. The proposal currently is in a public-comment period and would go into effect no sooner than October 16, but some advocacy groups are pushing…
Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett, the Twitter Judge, Tapped for Fifth Circuit
It’s official. Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett, the Twitter judge, is finally getting nominated to take a seat on the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. President Donald Trump hasn’t exactly been in a hurry to fill the many vacancies on the federal bench since taking office in January,…
How Hugh Hefner Changed My Life
Life without Hef. Can you even imagine?
Springsteen’s Houston 1978 Affirms His Lasting Connection to the City
The 12-minute version of “She’s the One” is only the beginning…
Houston Faith Leaders Call out the Red Cross for Denying Needy Families Cash
After her Fifth Ward home was filled with more than three feet of water, Helen Mott and her husband and grandson were evacuated by boat. Returning before repairs could be done was out of the question, and so Mott and her family shacked up with relatives who gave them a…
Man Accused of Hitting Houston Policeman While Driving Drunk Arraigned
A 79-year-old man who Houston police say struck an officer while driving drunk on Wednesday morning has been arraigned on a single charge of intoxication assault, a felony. Police say Robert Zimmerman was driving south on U.S. 59 around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday when he hit Officer Nestor Garcia, 24. The…
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Lawsuit Says Downtown Aquarium Tigers Held in Violation of Endangered Species Act [UPDATED]
The four tigers at Houston’s Downtown Aquarium live in poor conditions that violate the Endangered Species Act, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Houston this week by a Montgomery County animal welfare advocate. Cheryl Conley had sent Landry’s a notice to sue in late 2016, prompting Landry’s to sue…
Three Superb Works of Fairy-Tale Revisionism From Women Directors at Fantastic Fest
Out of the eighty-two feature films at Fantastic Fest this year, eleven were directed by women, and four of those were co-directed by a man. For the slow in math, that means women directed only about 13 percent, which is pretty dismal, though on par with Cannes and 8 percent…
Nas and Ms. Lauryn Hill Do the Classics Their Way In Sugar Land
Lauryn Hill and Nas do things in their own way, including performing classic hip-hop.
