Podcast: Danny Trejo in Machete Kills is Pure Charm and Scar Tissue
© 2013 – Troublemaker StudiosTrejo in Machete Kills.In this week’s Voice Film Club podcast, our critics discuss Captain Phillips and Machete Kills, both out on Friday, October 11…
Reality Bites: Infested!
Nature, in case you’re just not figuring it out, hates you and wants you to die. We in Houston have it relatively easy, believe it or not (compared to Australia, I mean). Yet even here, the summer breeze carries wave after wave of bloodsucking parasites, our lawns conceals sting-crazy ants,…
This Week’s Cafe Review: Nothing Squirrelly About Cottonwood
When I was younger, my family had pet squirrels. They fell out of a tree as babies, so we brought them into our home, bottle-fed them and raised them as one might an orphaned puppy or kitten. They’d sit on our shoulders while we walked around the house, and eventually…
Cover Story: Stanton Welch Celebrates Ten Years With Houston Ballet
Stanton Welch is the son of famed Australian dancers Garth Welch and Marilyn Jones. His brother Damien danced. So, of course, Stanton Welch would go into the family trade automatically right? Not exactly, as writer Adam Castenada explains in this week’s cover story about the ten years Welch has spent…
Best of Houston® 2013: Why Houston Is Tops
These days Houston regularly makes the list of top cities. We’ve got jobs. We’re a place young professionals can build careers. We’ve got top-rated restaurants, a medical center that attracts people from around the world, and an ever improving dedication to setting aside green space. This is the 25th year…
Say Goodbye to Hurricanes (Say Goodbye My Baby)
With apologies to Billy Joel, I doubt anyone along the Texas coastline is as sad to see hurricane season go as he was to part with Los Angeles, but for several weeks now, hurricane season for our neck of the woods has been done. And while hurricane season officially runs…
Person Of Interest: “Sorry Girls, My System Only Runs On Diesel”
You know what was a great show? Charlie’s Angels. Honestly, I have no clear recollection if it was good or not. All I know is the very first carbonating of my hormones can be traced to two women: Lynda Carter in Wonder Woman, and Jaclyn Smith in Angels. It should…
Now Bring Us Some Fig Pie Cocktails, and Bring Some Out Here!
Good tidings we bring for you and your kin We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. (And a Happy Halloween.) Now bring us some figgy pudding Now bring us some figgy pudding Now bring us some figgy pudding and bring some out here. Winter, sixteenth-century England…
Lack of Accountability Plaguing the Houston Texans Organization
Photo by Marco TorresCould both emerge un-fired from this debacle? Probably.In his weekly press conference on Monday, Texans coach Gary Kubiak bristled at the notion that there is no accountability with his team. “I can promise you there is accountability,” he said. “If I think, on our football team, that…
Get Outta Town: Foodie Reasons to Venture Outside the Beltway
Houston is no doubt a killer place to get your eat on. From the Heights to Midtown, from Rice Village to the Galleria, there are more foodie fun spots than you can shake a stick at. But what do you get when you move away from the hustle and bustle?…
Reviews for the Lazy Gamer: Beyond: Two Souls
Game: Beyond: Two Souls Platform: PS3 Publisher/Developer: Sony/Quantic Dream Genre: Interactive Adventure Describe This Game in Three Words: Beautifully, Deeply Unsettling Plot: Jodie Holmes was born linked to a mysterious and invisible entity named Aiden who can telekinetically manipulate the environment and possess people. He’s just barely under the control…
From Bad to Worse: Psychotic Fans Torment Matt Schaub at His Home
On the Houston sports landscape, there exists a rarified stratum of supreme Houston “sports hate” which has been reserved over the years for the likes of Derek Bell, Matt Maloney and David Carr. In more recent years, you can add Carlos Lee, Kevin Martin and Tracy McGrady to the list…
An Exhibition Dedicated to the “SPRAWL”-ing City of Houston
Standing in the doorway to the opening of “SPRAWL,” Houston Center for Contemporary Craft’s newest group exhibition, is no different than standing at the opening of a toystore, only here you’re more likely to find a tool box filled with woodchips than a toy box full of Barbie dolls. Enter…
This Week in Food Blogs: Thank You, Houston — and the Czechs — for Kolaches
NYT: The New York Times featured Morgan Weber and Ryan Pera of Revival Market and their sweet and savory kolaches. We sure do love kolaches in Houston, especially ones from an inventive baker like Pera, who creates them with satsuma oranges, strawberries and ricotta cheese, and sausages poached in local…
Man Plans to Run 24 Hours for LINC Houston
You can always put your money where your mouth is, but then there’s the put-your-feet-there option. Mark Junkans, executive director of LINC Houston, is getting literal about the feet thing. On Saturday, Junkans plans to run 24 hours straight to raise $100,000 for LINC Houston programs and the communities LINC…
A Houstonian Abroad: Oktoberfest 2013, Y’all (Part 1)
The last time I was in Munich, Germany was 20 years ago. My father and I visited Dachau concentration camp, and in a subsequent fit of bummed out-ness made a high speed burn to the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen on the Austrian border, where we numbed ourselves to the horrors we…
Five Houston Desserts We’re Falling For
The recent cold front is making it feel as if fall has officially hit our glorious city. Whether it stays or not is yet to be determined, but we’re gonna eat like the air is crisp anyway. And what better place to start than with the sweet stuff? Here are…
Conservative vs. Liberal Parenting: Helping Parents Help Themselves
Probably Not Helpful, But This MightThere is perpetual talk of parenting and its effect on children, and, of course, society as a whole. Conservatives talk of family values, liberals talk of funding more social programs. Well, three researchers have some tough words for both sides. Here is the heart of…
100 Creatives 2013: Sara Gaston, Stage and Screen Star
What She Does: You may or may not have seen much of Sara Gaston yet, but she has roles in more then ten films and web series that are scheduled to come out in the next two years. Some of them are very big local deals with the cream of…
Top 10 Drinks for Your Halloween Party
Last week was all about planning comestibles for your Halloween Party. This week, let’s move to potables. To those who scoff, “Halloween — yet another excuse for feckless Americans to get their drink on,” I reply, “You are not invited to my party.” Besides, while Halloween certainly presents ample opportunities…
Woodlands Pharmacy Wants Lethal Injection Drugs Back
It’s one thing to be the people that make the drugs used in lethal injections, but it’s a horse of a different color for other people to know about it. At least that’s what Hair Balls gathers from the reaction of the head of the Woodlands Compounding Pharmacy after it…
Ten Houston Dudes You’ve Probably Dated
Let’s be perfectly honest here. Sometimes dating sucks. And you know what pushes it to the maximum level of suck? Dating one of these guys. These are the guys you’ve dated, perhaps seriously, perhaps casually — let’s hope for your sake casually — who have, at points, pushed you to…
Houston Snubbed on Esquire’s List of Best New Restaurants
Remember back in August, when Bon Appétit magazine named The Pass & Provisions the sixth-best new restaurant in America? Boy, were we proud of our homeboys Seth Siegel-Gardner and Terrence Gallivan. On Monday, Esquire magazine came out with its own list of the best new restaurant in 2013, and you…
Tales of an Instagram Nothing: Surviving a fun. Concert With Teenage Girls
If one were to ever ask me what was the joy of being a personal driver for others, it’s dealing with people. Particularly teenagers. You see, teenagers are pretty much the greatest middle ground you have in pop culture. Either they like something or they don’t, and their observations on…
Vote or Die: The Last VJ’s Top Five Music Videos of the Week
Hey, internet, and welcome back to The Last VJ. Here we’ll be presenting five of the best music videos released in the week and allow you, the audience, to vote on which shall sip sweet win-nectar from the chalice of victory and which ones will lick fail from the bucket…
Grand Prix Godfrey: Houston Musician Dodges Serious Injury In IndyCar Wreck
When Houston musician Ben Godfrey headed to the Grand Prix of Houston at Reliant Park this past Sunday, he wasn’t aware that he would go from simply watching the action to being a part of it. Godfrey, best known around town for his role in local acts listenlisten and B.E…
Upcoming: A$AP Ferg, Disclosure, Lupe Fiasco, Maxwell, Pixies, The Wanted, etc.
A$AP Ferg: Sat., November 23, 9 p.m., $20. Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, Houston, 713-225-5483. August Alsina: Thu., November 14, 8 p.m., $30. Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, Houston, 713-225-5483. Carnage: With 3LAU., Sat., December 14, 9 p.m., $15 to $25. Stereo Live, 6400 Richmond, Houston, 832-251-9600…
The 10 Worst Metal Bands of the ’80s
Look, the ’80s are back in style in every way, and that’s totally cool with me. I love it, actually, because it means pop music is more bearable than it’s been in a long time. For someone who grew up on 106.9 The Point, this is a wonderful gift that…
