Something Wicked Reveals Full 2013 Lineup, With Wolfgang Gartner, Cookie Monsta, More
Something Wicked already teased Tiesto as a 2013 headliner to make up for last year’s injury-related cancellation. Today promoters Nightculture and Disco Donnie Presents announced the remainder of the lineup for the local electronic-music festival’s encore year, scheduled for October 26 at Sam Houston Race Park. Topping the bill at…
Cover Story: Announcing the 2013 Houston Theater Awards Winners
Long before streaming video, television, film, or still photography, there was theater. For thousands of years humans have flocked to venues to take in live performance, as they will for the next few thousands of years. As we say in this week’s cover story, “…nothing can, nor ever will, replace…
Reality Bites: The Man With The 132-Lb Scrotum
There are a million reality shows on the naked television. We’re going to watch them all, one at a time. The easy option for a column like this, and honestly the approach I almost took, was to construct it entirely from John Bender’s dialogue in The Breakfast Club: Bender: Claire,…
This Week’s Cafe Review: I’m Moving into Adair Kitchen
I kind of want to live at Adair Kitchen. The interior is exactly how I would decorate my living space if I had the money and the time and decided I was old enough to outgrow my all-thrift-store-finds-are-great-décor phase. It’s chic and classy without being unwelcomingly fancy or upscale. It’s…
Perry Hates Obamacare, But He Still Wants Obamacare Money
Gov. Rick Perry has a hatred for the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare) that comes as natural as breathing to him, but it seems hate only goes so far when there’s $100 million in federal funding on the table. When U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius came to…
Sweating Out Big Sean’s Swampy Cricket Wireless Block Party
What do you get when you mix a mad amount of humidity, random thundershowers, and a rapper who shows up two hours late for his own event? Big Sean’s Block Party Thursday at the Cricket Wireless store near 290 and Mangum, that’s what. The Detroit-based rapper has been celebrating the…
Chef Chat, Part 1: Philippe Verpiand of Etoile, on Growing Up in a Family of Butchers and Placing Fifth in a National French Cooking Competition at Age 18
This is the first part of a three-part chef chat series. Check back with us for Parts 2 and 3 of this chat, which will run in this same space Thursday and Friday. Since it opened approximately one year ago, Etoile (which means “star” in French) has gained a growing…
Galveston Cuts Constable Districts in Half After Voting Rights Act Ruling
Well, that didn’t take long. In a move that had previously been struck down by the federal government as unconstitutional and discriminatory, Galveston County moved this week to eliminate four of the eight county constable districts according to a report from the Houston Chronicle (requires subscription). Republicans own four of…
Sex, Alcohol, and the Tweet Dr. Phil Doesn’t Want You to See
I’ve never really had an opinion on Phil “Dr. Phil” McGraw. For me he will always be that bald guy I ignored waiting for Oprah to come on, and now that she’s gone I pretty much never see the guy. While I’m sure there are people who do care about…
At Age 15, Watching 50 Cent Upstage Jay Z In Houston
When I went back to Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion last month, escorting two women to see Kid Rock, nostalgia had begun to set in. I work as a chauffeur, and have driven plenty of driving people to concerts over the years; taking kids to see Ke$ha felt like I was…
Minor League Ballpark Wins Jumbotron with Costanza Graphic
Several weeks ago, I wrote a cover story for the print edition of the Houston Press that focused on the marketing-centric, “color outside the lines” culture of Minor League Baseball. In a world that is as much, if not more, about the events and effects surrounding the game as it…
5 Reasons Working in a Movie Theater Was My Favorite Job
Not a day goes by that I don’t read Cracked.com. It’s a wonderful source of inspiration and bizarre trivia that has led to hundreds of articles I’ve written, in addition to the fact that the site is just all around amazingly funny. That said, I got a little sad when…
School Is Back in Session: Ten Easy (and Healthy) Back-to-School Snacks
Summer is over and the kids are going back to school, which means parents are going to need some tasty treats to serve their kids after school. I know when I was in elementary, middle and high school I was ALWAYS hungry when 3:00 came around. It is easy for…
New Runaways Bio Digs Deeper, Rocks Harder Than Hollywood’s Version
Queens of Noise: The Real Story of the Runaways By Evelyn McDonnell Da Capo Press, 342 pp., $25.99. Anyone who has seen either the Hollywood film The Runaways or the documentary Edgeplay may think they know the story of this band of five teenage girls who provided one of the…
Dear Chron: How Not to Write a Mean-Spirited Article
This Houston Chronicle slideshow from back in January was passed around quite a bit yesterday across Houston social media — funny how that delayed reaction happens sometimes, isn’t it? Full disclosure: I was one of the people passing it around, but I wasn’t the first to post it by far…
“Impressions | Abstractions” at Sicardi Gallery Displays Distinct Differences in Printmaking
PrintHouston is the local art community’s yearly love letter to the printmaking medium. For an entire summer, PrintMatters, a group made up of printmaking artists, hosts special exhibitions, lectures and events dedicated to the art of printmaking in multiple galleries.Though put on by the artist’s group, PrintHouston’s invitation extends to…
Can I Kick It? Rap Stars We Have Known, Sorta
Here’s a thing that could happen: Maybe you are in a restaurant ordering dinner when suddenly there’s a flurry of activity among the waitstaff and a buzz among the patrons. You just came in for a bowl of pho…and so did Jay-Z. (Guess who’s getting his meal first.) In all…
This Week in Food Blogs: Sweet Treats and Meat Debates
Patty and David Said…: Well, Patty and David beat me to it. I’ve been wanting to get over to Bite Macarons since I first heard of its opening to check it out and maybe do a quick write-up of what it has to offer. But Patty and David did it…
It Just Got Real: The Three-Ball Swimming Pool Alley Oop
Different things resonate with different people. Years from now, some of you will look back upon the summer of 2013 and remember it as the summer that we all found out exactly how deplorable a sociopath Aaron Hernandez really is. Some of you will smile and fondly think of Johnny…
100 Creatives 2013: Gin Martini, Fashion for Rock Stars
What She Does: Fond as I am of the Houston rock scene it’s not exactly a leading fashion center for the city. The guys have beards, the girls wear the bare minimum to escape the heat, and Tyagaraja has that whole Jedi thing going on. But when you want to…
Benjy’s on Washington Ups the Ante on the Classic Chicken & Waffles
Fried chicken and waffles is smart. Fried chicken and monkey bread? Effing genius. And you can find that genius in action during weekend brunch at Benjy’s on Washington. The restaurant’s fried chicken is fantastic; Nut-crusted and with a hint of spice, the plump filet is juicy on the inside with…
HPD vs. Hippies: The Day San Francisco Acid-Rock Stormed the Sam Houston Coliseum
Imagine a bill where California country-rockers the Byrds are the opener on a four-band bill. On October 5, 1969 at the Sam Houston Coliseum, Roger McGuinn and company twanged and pounded their way through a set that included most of their hits including “You Ain’t Going Nowhere,” “Mr. Tambourine Man,”…
Lawsuit: Pharmacy Screwed Up Prescription, Killed Child
A Houston pharmacy accidentally dispensed a morphine prescription for a child ten times higher than what was actually prescribed, resulting in the girl’s death, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Harris County District Court. Cullen Care Pharmacy is accused of preparing 150 mg of morphine sulfate instead of the…
Equality in Gaming Means More Female Enemies
Stick with me here, because I promise there’s a real point to this. Don’t just head to the comments and call me names. Hell, for all you know, there’s not only a worthy discussion on video game culture but a damned treasure map in the middle of the article. I…
Top Five Reasons Nine Inch Nails’ New Track Sucks
Ladies and gentlemen, I am a massive Nine Inch Nails fan. As an emo teenager, that was my band. Trent Reznor’s angsty lyrics might fall short of the standards of an adult seeking intelligent explorations of the human psyche via pop lyrics, but no one seemed to understand my pain…
The 10 Worst People in Houston Restaurants
Houstonians love food. Dining out is one of our favorite pastimes, and we embrace it like it’s the official sport of Houston. We are a city of “foodies,” and thanks to us, the restaurant industry is thriving. Unfortunately, this insane love of food has also spawned a culture of restaurant…
