Houston’s Best Late Night: Braving the Line for YoYo’s Hot Dog
Dash of Pepper, warm cream cheese, spicy mustard, curry ketchup, griddled onions, crunchy fried onions, honey mayonnaise and a touch of sriracha sauce. These are the toppings on one of Houston’s best late night bites, YoYo’s Hot Dog, 5555 Morningside, which as the name suggests, serves just one glorious thing:…
Houston’s 10 Best Coffee Shop Snacks
With some offices still closed due to flood damage from Harvey, more people than usual may be flocking to local coffee shops—laptops in tow—in search of caffeinated productivity. Proper brain fuel is obviously important for maximum productivity no matter where you are, so let’s discuss some of the more interesting…
Houston Ballet Announces New Dates For Mixed Rep “Poetry in Motion”
Houston Ballet Principal Sara Webb discusses the season-opening program of Carousel (A Dance) and George Balanchine’s Symphony in C.
Houston’s 5 Best Weekend Food Bets: Eat Pancakes for Hurricane Harvey Relief
Here’s a look at this weekend’s best culinary happenings: Dine for Relief at Snooze an A.M. Eatery Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 3217 Montrose With morning favorites from pancakes to eggs benny, Snooze will be donating 10 percent of its nation-wide sales to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund. Established by Houston…
Upcoming Houston Food Events: Savor the Flavors of Puebla
Mark your calendars, because you don’t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings: Three of Houston’s most highly-respected Mexican chefs are honoring Mexico’s Independence Day by offering the dishes that they feel best represent the state of Puebla, and they’re doing it all month long. Arnaldo Richards, executive chef…
MF Sushi: Still a Standout Among Houston’s Top-Tier Sushi Scene
I’m a little bit more in love with sushi chef Chris Kinjo after learning that the MF in his restaurant MF Sushi stands for “magic fingers,” or perhaps even something else. After experiencing his omakase multi-course tasting menu three years ago in a divey strip center off Westheimer, I was…
This Week In Houston Food Events: Dim Sum For a Cause at Yauatcha and More
Mark your calendars, because you don’t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings for a good cause, Hurricane Harvey relief: From now until October 1, all Yauatcha locations around the world will come together to help the Houston community by donating a portion of revenue from a special selection…
Disgraced: A Diverse Play Perfect for a City Like Houston
The most produced play of the 2015-16 season comes to Spring Street Studios.
Houston’s Best Weekend Food Bets: Eat Kolaches, Help With Harvey Relief
Here’s a look at this weekend’s best culinary happenings: Harvey Donations At Del Frisco Friday through Monday, opening hours Various locations Texas-based Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, operators of some 53 restaurants including Double Eagle Steak House in the Galleria, Del Frisco’s Grille on West Avenue and in The Woodlands, will…
Robert Kuhn Changes Course on Watery Maria the Gun
Houston native Robert Kuhn has a rich history and a second album he is promoting now.
Crown Heights Tells a Compelling True Story with Jarring Impatience
In adapting for the screen the long, hard story of Colin Warner — a Trinidadian native who, as a Brooklyn teenager in 1980, was wrongfully convicted of murder and sent to prison for more than 20 years — Matt Ruskin’s Crown Heights moves along in a counterproductive hurry. Scenes rich…
Human Connection is No Illusion in Rohmer’s The Green Ray
Eric Rohmer’s 1986 film The Green Ray (Le Rayon Vert) explores a certain kind of loneliness — unfulfilled, despondent, naive — that flourishes in young adulthood. Parisian secretary Delphine (Marie Riviere, a collaborator on the film) is surrounded by happily coupled friends while she recovers from a two-year-old breakup. Lost,…
21 Best Things to Do in Houston This Week: A Soaked City Searches For Amusements
Check out the Houston Press calendar for even more things to do — then make sure these events are still happening.
This Week in Houston Food Events: A Breakfast Debut Worth Relishing
Here’s a look at this week’s hottest culinary happenings: All week long Houston Restaurant Weeks Time is running out to enjoy Houston Restaurant Weeks, which is running through Labor Day, Monday, September 4. Throughout the fundraising event, which raised a record-breaking $2,015,157.77 for the Houston Food Bank last year, diners…
Reviews For The Easily Distracted: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Don’t blame this film (entirely) for Guns N’ Roses’ Use Your Illusion set.
Houston’s 5 Best Weekend Food Bets: A Kick-Off to Oktoberfest
Here’s a look at this weekend’s best culinary happenings: Margarita Fest at El Big Bad Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. 419 Travis El Big Bad will be throwing down with this all-day margarita festival and competition in partnership with Avion Tequila. Festival goers can sample five different margaritas, each crafted…
Library Storytime Adds Tambourines, Cowbell, Drag Queens (POSTPONED)
The Houston Public Library’s Drag Queen Storytime starts Saturday, August 26 and runs every last Saturday of the month through January 27 at the Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library, 4100 Montrose.
Upcoming Houston Food Events: BRC Favorites are Back
Mark your calendars, because you don’t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings: Save the date: Tickets are on sale now for the Morning After, a Houston Press Brunch Event, held on Saturday, September 30 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Bayou City Events Center Pavilion, 9401…
NFL Preseason Week 3: Texans-Saints — Four Things To Watch For
Not all that long ago, the NFL’s preseason was a lot more formulaic. The first stringers would play a couple series in the first preseason game, they’d play nearly a half in the second preseason game, they’d play practically three quarters in the third preseason game, and they would all…
9th Sage Has Seen the World, Now He Wants More
A unique opportunity for the Houston DJ and photographer led to a handful of gigs on the other side of the world.
Houston’s Best Bets This Weekend: Mary J. Blige Takes the Stage
This weekend is filled with bite, strength and reflection, we’re talking about more than headliner Mary J. Blige, even though she does admittedly embody it all. We’re talking about Houston’s Feeding Frenzy at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, a Mayweather vs. McGregor watch party at Little Woodrow’s and Life…
Openings & Closings: Oxbow 7 Lands Downtown And Superica Heads To The Heights
Renowned Houston chef Bryan Caswell and his wife, Jennifer, plan to open the doors to their new restaurant, Oxbow 7, on August 29, in the historic downtown Le Meridien Hotel, 1121 Walker, according to the Houston CultureMap. The restaurant will serve “elevated bayou cuisine,” and the Caswells have assembled a…
Coldplay Lost the Plot Somewhere On the Way to Stadiums
Coldplay can’t be blamed for the band they’ve become. They’re just not that interesting anymore.
How To Feed Yourself (And Others) When The Power Goes Out
After Hurricane Ike rolled through Texas in 2008, Spring Branch resident Eric Moen found himself without power, along with all his neighbors on Kimberley Street. Together, they rigged up charcoal and propane grills in his driveway and pooled the remnants of their refrigerators together, eating everything from chicken dinners to…
Browns Now Trying To Trade Former Texans QB Brock Osweiler
Back in March, when the Houston Texans traded Brock Osweiler to Cleveland WITH a second round pick (not FOR a second round pick… WITH a second round pick, that’s how horrific Osweiler was in 2016), the draft pick was given front billing on the press release, almost as if it…
As Harvey Churns Toward Texas, Houstonians Fear Another Allison
As expected, Tropical Depression Harvey became a tropical storm overnight, and forecasters believe it will reach hurricane strength before striking Texas late Friday or early Saturday. As Harvey trudges through the Gulf of Mexico, forecasters have been dancing around the “A” word — Allison. As in Tropical Storm Allison, the…
Office Space Is Mike Judge’s Still-Underrated Masterpiece
Mike Judge’s 1999 cult classic is so hilarious, in part, because it’s so damn sad.
Harris County Wins Suit Against Bishop of Bleach-Drinking “Church”
An air conditioner repairman and self-described bishop is barred from hawking industrial bleach as a drinkable cure-all, a Harris County District Judge ruled August 10. The order was issued more than a year after the Harris County Attorney’s Office had sought an injunction against Shane Hawkins of Angleton, for selling…
Turns Out America’s Meat Is Relatively Affordable Compared To Other Countries
If you’re wondering how the cost of America’s beef, poultry, pork and more meaty items compares to other countries around the world, something called the 2017 Meat Price Index has just been released with findings that show what the world pays to play carnivore. Turns out America is pretty middle…
Tropical Storm Coverage Is the New Pornography
It’s hard to heed the storm crows when the storms keep veering off into Louisiana or Corpus Christi.
Houston Will Remember Chris LaForge All Weekend Long
Organized by the beloved guitarist’s friends, the fundraiser will cover multiple venues and stages, featuring more than a dozen bands.
Precinct 4 Constable Fires Deputy Over Failing to Report Police Chase
Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman has fired one of his deputies after the officer failed to tell supervisors of his or her involvement in a fatal accident on Saturday night. “As a result of our investigation, the deputy has been terminated,” Herman wrote in a news release. His office has…
5 Bars and Breweries We’re Looking Forward To in Houston This Fall
We’re deep in the throes of summer, but just beyond the horizon, as early as next weekend to be exact, some of the best new bars and breweries of fall (which, yes, we know doesn’t technically begin until a month from now) will start opening in Houston for you to…
Houston City Council Expands Civility Ordinance in Near Northside
Houston City Council passed another civility ordinance on Wednesday, expanding the locations in Houston where people cannot sit, lie or sleep on the sidewalk for 16 hours of each day. The ordinance creates the second area within Near Northside since October subject to the civility ordinance, which will now extend east of…
Houston’s Concert Scene Could Be In For a Wild Weekend
For now, the shows will go on.
Ten Things to Do in Houston for $10 or Less (Nine Free), August 24-30
Check out the Houston Press calendar for even more things to do.
Hook Me Up With a Job. Help!
What’s on your mind? What isn’t? Ask Willie D!
Harvey Now Likely To Become Hurricane, Abbott Declares Disaster for 30 Counties
The National Hurricane Center now expects Tropical Depression Harvey to strengthen into a hurricane before slamming into Texas on Friday, prompting Governor Greg Abbott to declare a state of disaster for 30 counties in southeast Texas. “Harvey is likely to bring multiple hazards, including heavy rainfall, storm surge and possible…
Houston Under Tropical Storm Watch as Soon-To-Be Harvey Gathers Strength
The National Weather Service shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday issued a Tropical Storm Watch and Storm Surge Watch for the Texas coast, as forecasters predict a “100% chance” the low pressure system churning through the Gulf of Mexico will re-form as Tropical Storm Harvey. Brazoria, Matagorda and Jackson counties are…
Why You Probably Shouldn’t Watch the Mayweather-McGregor Fight
It’s like something out of Rocky III, except real.
Federal Judge Blocks Houston From Enforcing Anti-Encampment Ordinance
A federal judge has blocked the city of Houston from enforcing a controversial anti-encampment ordinance that targets the homeless. U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order against the city, saying that Houston cannot issue citations or arrest people for sleeping in tents, boxes or…
20 Houston Restaurants We’re Looking Forward To This Fall
This fall, Houston will welcome a number of diverse new dining options around the city, from smoking hot barbecue outposts to exciting new chef-driven bistros to the resurrection of a lunchtime institution. Here’s what we’re looking forward to most in the coming months. And if these aren’t enough to get…
Character Survival Odds For Game of Thrones’ Season 7 Finale
Valar morghulis, bitches.
Houston Roots Help A Giant Dog Climb the Indie-Rock Pile
A conversation with the raucous Austin punk band in advance of their thrilling new album, Toy.
Bill O’Brien Confirms Tom Savage Is The Starting Texans Quarterback
For as much time as Houston Texan fans have had to spend watching semi-infuriating quarterback competitions during the Bill O’Brien Era, the 2017 preseason is probably the one time that those fans would have welcomed a true competition. With Tom Savage and his two career starts named the incumbent by…
10 Best Cheap Eats in Houston’s Bay Area
This time of year, with new routines and new schedules in place for most families, things can get pretty hectic. Sometimes cooking just isn’t an option. Good news. It’s possible to save a little time, dine out, and not break your budget. The Houston Press has done a little research…
Texas Anti-Abortion Family Planning Provider to Lose Millions in State Funds
After falling significantly short of its goals to offer low-income families family planning healthcare services, the Heidi Group is losing millions in state funding. Headed by longtime anti-abortion activist and speaker Carol Everett, the Heidi Group switched focus away from counseling pregnant women about alternatives to abortion last year to…
Allen Hill Pits Hefty Knowledge of The Who Against New Interview Tome
“The greatest artists never stop trying,” says Allen Hill on the UK rock legends.
Fandemic Tour Promises to Put Fans First
John Macaluso’s Fandemic Tour, his first solo con since resigning from Wizard World, comes to Houston’s NRG Center in September, bringing celebrities, vendors and the best of pop culture to the Bayou City.
Houston Rising as Hub of Urban Latino Music
Colombian singer-songwriter Maluma and young Banda crooner Jonatán Sánchez headlined a recent show that
Soon-To-Be Tropical Storm Could Bring 15 Inches of Rain to Parts of Texas Coast
A slow-moving low pressure system is trudging through the Gulf of Mexico to the Texas coast, and could bring more than 15 inches of rain to certain areas. Forecasters with the National Weather Service expect the storm will hit between Corpus Christi and Houston on Friday night or Saturday morning…
Former Treadsack Compound In Heights To Become Upscale Tex Mex Eatery
The Heights property that used to house troubled Treadsackian eateries Bernadine’s and Hunky Dory will be home to an upscale Tex Mex eatery and an adjacent fried chicken annex from State of Grace restaurateur Ford Fry come 2018. Fry, a Texas native turned Atlanta-based restaurant maven, plans to open Superica,…
Lemon Squeezes the Hipster-Antihero Thing Hard, but Not Much Good Comes Out
A grating protagonist alone does not a bad film make, but the episodic, unsatisfying Lemon revels in purposeful nails-on-a-chalkboard unlikability. Isaac (Brett Gelman), a struggling actor and stage director, spins out of control after his girlfriend, Ramona (Judy Greer), leaves him. Another film would make the ensuing tale a mope-fest,…
The Villainess Offers Gruesome Thrills but Double-Crosses Itself
Destined to be known as “the one with the three-way motorcycle sword fight” — or, perhaps, “the one with the single-take, first-person massacre” — Jung Byung-gil’s The Villainess is a film of major action jolts tempered by diminishing narrative returns. Redeeming a dumb or incoherent plot with exciting fights is…
In Missouri City and Sugar Land, Wine Bars Are Booming
As the city of Houston continues to grow at breakneck speed, so does its fine wine scene. Our wine writer recently visited five different wine bars and wine-centric restaurants in the Missouri City and Sugar Land area. And he was impressed by how many options there are for wine lovers…
Time’s Running Out to Get “The Morning After” Brunch Tickets at Early Bird Prices
It’s no big secret that Houston loves brunch and the Houston Press is right there with you. On Saturday, September 30, “The Morning After, A Houston Press Brunch Event,” brings some of the city’s top brunch destinations to the Bayou City Events Center Pavilion, 9401 Knight. From 11:30 a.m. to…
Upcoming: Carly Rae Jepsen, GWAR, Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie, Lizzo, Macklemore, Shania Twain, etc.
A constantly updated guide to upcoming concerts in the Greater Houston area.
The Montrose Location of Yucatan Taco Stand Is No More
Folks looking for a taco or outdoor hang session at Yucatan Taco Stand at 3407 Montrose (at Hawthorne) are out of luck. The eatery closed up for good last week with the following message posted on its door: The Houston Press reached out to the owner and is awaiting word as…
Heavy-Metal Evangelist Eddie Trunk Holds Court In Houston
“I just hate talking about it in the past tense,” says Eddie Trunk of his VH1 forum of all things metal, which ended in 2015.
Houston Texans: Way-Too-Early 53-Man Roster Prediction, Version 3.0
For the Houston Texans, the agenda for the next couple weeks is pretty simple: 1. Keep as many guys, especially front line players, as healthy as possible to build toward the regular season opener on September 10. This is numero uno, top of the heap, great googily moogily priority number…
Linkin Park Mattered More Than You Might Expect
To many rock fans, Linkin Park was the band of their youth, and Bennington was their voice.
The Houston Firefighters Union Is Really, Really Mad at Mayor Turner
Despite weeks of outcry, the push by Houston firefighters put equal pay with police officers on the November ballot will not be coming to fruition, as the deadline for City Hall to validate the petition has elapsed. The Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association had collected roughly 52,000 signatures in nine…
Announcing the 2017 Houston Theater Awards
As usual, the season was filled with more than ample highlights — performers and performances that made Houston the place to be for theater.
A Boy’s Double Life Threatens to Blow Up in Beach Rats
In Eliza Hittman’s debut feature, It Felt Like Love, a young girl tests the waters of adult sexuality, offering her body up to the statuesque bros who live in her Eastern Seaboard beach town. She tries her hardest to mimic the women in pornos, the ones all the boys want,…
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Returns, Retrofitted for New Cinema Tech — and New Nuclear Threat
Say what you will about James Cameron, but the man commits. Stories of the director’s perfectionism, his control-freak mania and his sheer drive are legion, but I’m talking about something more fundamental to the work itself. Whereas most action filmmakers are content to let emotion and morality take a backseat…
Despite Breakout Role, Noomi Rapace is a Star Hiding in Plain Sight
In one of two new action films Noomi Rapace leads this summer, she plays seven different women — sisters — in a dystopian future in which single-child policies are stringently and violently enforced because of food-and-resource shortages (let’s be honest: global warming). This is Netflix’s What Happened to Monday. In…
Straits Is Closing in City Centre
Straits Restaurant, the Singapore and pan-Asian eatery from San Francisco, which opened in 2010 in City Centre, is closing next week. “We just found out on Thursday,” manager Inri Diaz confirmed with the Houston Press by phone. “We’re the third location to close.” As for why? Not much is known…
Cyclone Anaya’s Now Has New Owners
Cyclone Anaya’s Mexican Kitchen, the family-run Tex-Mex staple that started in an ice house on Shepherd more than 50 years ago and today boasts six Houston locations, has just been sold to Heritage Restaurant Group, operators of soup and sandwich franchise La Madeleine and part of the family-operated Dhanani Group…
Houston Man Caught at Confederate Statue With Bomb Parts, Police Say
A Houston man has been taken into federal custody and charged in a plot to destroy a Confederate statue in Hermann Park, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Monday morning. Andrew Cecil Schneck, 25, has been charged with “attempting to maliciously damage or destroy property receiving federal financial assistance” after a…
Hoaxers “Texas Antifa” Threaten to Dox Houston Black Lives Matter Activist
The anonymous racist trolls calling themselves “Texas Antifa” have threatened to post the home address of Houston Black Lives Matter founder Ashton Woods. In a Sunday post, the group — responsible for a hoax about a June protest over the Sam Houston monument in Hermann Park — wrote, “By the…
With the Texas Bathroom Bill Dead, Sports Leagues are Rejoicing
The so-called Texas bathroom bill, a legislative priority of Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, is dead. It had the support of Governor Greg Abbott, who included the bathroom bill on his special session to-do list, as well as the state’s social conservatives, one of the largest voting blocs in Texas. But…
Ed Sheeran’s Houston Takeover Was a Crushing Success
Let’s just hope future Sheeran doesn’t decide humanity is superfluous to his plans for world domination.
Hundreds Gather in Downtown Houston to Demand Removal of Confederate Statue
Standing in solidarity against racism, upwards of 300 people marched and gathered Saturday afternoon outside Sam Houston Park to demand the removal of a Confederate statue. The diverse crowd marched from City Hall to the sidewalk outside the park, across from the “Spirit of the Confederacy” statue of a naked,…
CANCELLED: Theater District Open House Is a Performing-Arts Paradise
The 24th annual TransCanada Theater District Open House marks the most festive day of the year to purchase special ticket packages to some of the best performing arts acts of the 2017-2018 season.
Alice Cooper’s Dark Theatrics Dominate Deep Purple’s Space Truckin’
Deep Purple, Alice Cooper Band, The Edgar Winter Band Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion August 18, 2017 Here’s another tri-pronged classic-rock bill that celebrated a bit of the heavier, darker side of the genre. And the lineup was certainly a study in contrast — not to mention that 66.6 percent of the…
Avett Brothers Bring the Folk, Get Heroic at Smart Financial Centre
Overproduced new album notwithstanding, the popular Americana-folk trio put on a strong set Friday night.
Houston, the Best Place to See the Solar Eclipse Without the Hassle
The time has come and the total eclipse is finally upon us. That’s right, the solar eclipse that people have been buzzing about for more than a year is happening as the moon blocks the light of the sun from about 11:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. CST Monday in a…
Shows of the Week: The Reggae-Pop Group Who Parties With a Purpose
The livest music in the Bayou City for the third week of August 2017.
Removing Confederate Monuments From Public Areas Does Not “Erase History”
We’re at a point in history when white guys probably need to shut up and listen.
Tila’s Restaurante Was Doomed By Endless Road Work, Says Owner, But Will Relocate
For two and a half years construction along Shepherd blocked the driveway of Tila’s Restaurante and Bar. Forty foot-deep wells were dug in the eatery’s parking lot. Dust and sand destroyed the building’s air conditioning vents. People stopped driving on Shepherd altogether. All of which, restaurateur Tila Hidalgo tells the…
Todd Rundgren: Your White Knight Against the Tin Foil Hatters
“Rock and roll essentially died when Elvis got back from the army and started singing with choirs and stuff.”
J. Cole Is the Hip-Hop Artist We Need Right Now
Are we even interested in a pop star with something to say? (Hint: yes.)
Sidestepping Second Special Session, Texas Appeals Voting Rights Order to Supreme Court
After a panel of federal judges ruled on Tuesday that two of Texas’s congressional voting districts violate the Voting Rights Act based on illegal racial gerrymandering, the judges gave Texas three days to decide how it wanted to redraw the maps. Was the Texas Legislature going to convene for a…
Bronze Christopher Columbus in Montrose Park Vandalized With Paint
Apparently no statues are safe. Not even one of original slaver Christopher Columbus. Concerned citizens called the Houston Police Department around 10:30 Thursday night to report that Christopher Columbus, in Bell Park on Montrose Boulevard, had been vandalized, said spokesman Victor Senties said. Bright red paint was splattered from the…
Rowdy Girl Sanctuary Gives Lawsuit Another Go
Two weeks after their defamation lawsuit against critics was dismissed by a Harris County District Judge, the owners of the Rowdy Girl animal sanctuary in Angleton are asking a judge to allow them take their case to trial. Anuj Shah, attorney for Renee King-Sonnen and her husband, Tommy Sonnen, filed…
Mayor Turner Seals Commitment to Houston-Dallas Bullet Train
The Houston-to-Dallas bullet train just got one more step closer to becoming a reality. Mayor Sylvester Turner and Texas Central President Tim Keith signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), signaling Houston’s commitment to the bullet train with Texas Central as its developer. The memo kicks off what Turner called “the…
Tightn’ Up! Leading a Tasty Houston Funk Revival
“Come funk with us.”
Big Moe Finally Gets His Own Day
The late rapper, who died a decade ago at age 33, helped define Houston as Syrup City.
Reviews For The Easily Distracted: The Hitman’s Bodyguard
Just enough mayhem to merit a recommendation.
HCC Board Member Hires Consultant, Attorney to Investigate His Own Board
Houston Community College Trustee Dave Wilson is personally footing the bill for an investigation into his own board, Wilson and his attorney announced yesterday. Amid a bribery scandal involving Trustee Chis Oliver that HCC’s board of trustees say has blemished the college’s reputation, Wilson has hired former KTRK investigative reporter…
If You’re Going to Make America Rock Again, at Least Do It Right
Expecting people to pay upwards of $50 to see Scott Stapp and Drowning Pool is pure lunacy.
Likely NASA Administrator Has Big Space Ambitions — But Trump May Hinder Them
An Oklahoma Congressman is President Donald Trump’s choice to be the next NASA administrator, according to reports, but his plans for space may be pulled back to Earth by the man who hired him. NASA Watch, a niche news organization that focuses on the space industry, reported Wednesday that Rep…
