A Candid Chat With Outlaw Houston Rapper Maxo Kream
The Alief rapper whose name sounds like a porn star is instead the personification of the trap.
Houston’s Loire Fest: Where to Drink in the French Wine This Month
Now returning for its third year in Houston, Loire Fest brings a month of tastings, seminars and more events to town. Created by mastermind and Master Somm, David Keck— formerly of Camerata and with a new Montrose bar Goodnight Charlies, and more projects that are still under wraps, on the…
21 Best Things to Do in Houston This Week: Space Vixens and Video Game Music
Astros, Skeeters, Prince, Video Games Live and 17 more calendar-stuffers.
This Week in Houston Food Events: Tongue-Cut Sparrow Goes Tiki
Here’s a look at this week’s hottest culinary happenings: Tuesday, July 11 Summerfest at the Rice University Farmers Market Hit the Rice Farmers Market, 6100 Main, for special summer celebration from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Market goers can expect farmers market vendors, refreshments from local breweries, activities for kids, live…
Houston’s 5 Best Weekend Food Bets: Brats and Brews
Here’s a look at this weekend’s best culinary happenings: July Champagne Tasting at Bosta Kitchen Friday, 7 to 10 p.m. 1801 Binz Bubbly fans can enjoy a tasting of Moët & Chandon, Dom Pérignon and light bites alongside a Champagne discussion with specialist Janie Higgins. The tastes include Moët &…
Upcoming Houston Food Events: National French Fry Day at Saint Arnold
Mark your calendars, because you don’t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings: On Thursday, July 13, fry lovers can celebrate National French Fry Day at Saint Arnold Brewing Company, 2000 Lyons. The brewery will be serving up handcut frites alongside a topping bar — featuring awesomeness like Santo…
The Five Best Things to Do in Houston This Weekend: Choose Your Own Pub
Dodge the summer heat and take cover in one of Houston’s favorite downtown pubs while on the annual Saint Arnold Downtown Pub Crawl.
Openings & Closings: Welcome Peli Peli to Cinco Ranch
The wait is near over for Peli Peli fans who live in Cinco Ranch. Co-founder Thomas Nguyen told the Houston Press that we can expect a July 24 opening date. It’s been in the making for over a year; the group secured a lease in the former Kenzo Sushi Bistro…
Classic Rocker Don Felder Prefers “Pros” to ProTools
Summer in the sheds, with “no hissy-fits, drama, or egos.”
Recent La Porte Firefighter of the Year Arrested After Crashing into Kid’s Bedroom
A La Porte volunteer firefighter has said he plans to resign from the fire department after crashing into a kid’s bedroom and then getting arrested. Blake Andrew Stevens, who had been voted firefighter of the year in 2016, was on his way to a reported fire on the Fourth of…
United Airlines Faces Allegations of Mistreatment in Houston, Again
United Airlines hasn’t had an easy time lately — especially in Houston. Shirley Yamauchi was traveling from Hawaii to Boston with her young son when she stopped in Bush Intercontinental Airport for a layover on June 29. When she got on her United Airlines flight to Boston, airline employees allegedly…
Houston’s Best New Restaurants for the Weekend
The weekend is here, and in Houston that means even more brand-new eateries for your busy dining schedule. With the start of July comes a couple of highly-anticipated openings in H-Town. But there’s more in the way of debut brunches and tech-driven fast food as well. Here are the hottest…
George Michael, Sharon Jones Join Dead Rockstars Sing-A-Long Club
Don’t expect a curated karaoke night.
Johnson Space Center Scientist Denied Bail in Turkey
Serkan Golge, a 37-year-old American scientist employed at the Johnson Space Center who has made his home in Houston the past three years, got a hearing on Tuesday, but once again the judges denied his request to be released on bail. Golge has been held in Turkey since last summer…
Get Caught Up With Game of Thrones in Just a Few Minutes
Your timelines and daily conversations are about to be interrupted with a lot of talk about White Walkers, revenge, and a guy named Littlefinger.
Rocky Mountain High: Paul Simon at Red Rocks Is Worth Traveling For
A depressing tradition of bands bypassing Houston for friendlier (in summer) environs…but a nice view.
His Possible Endings: The Anger and Hope of Roger Waters
The new album by one of rock’s ultimate cynics feels like catching up with an old friend right where you left off.
Galveston Jail Medical Staff Treated an Ill Man With Ibuprofen. He Died of Lung Failure Weeks Later.
Jackie Burlingame knew her father’s illness was serious when other inmates at the Galveston County Jail started calling her, telling her her he was in trouble. Her dad, 58-year-old Jorge Cortez, could not get out of bed, they told her. He was barely eating. He could barely talk. And he…
My Neighbors Are Too Friendly. Help!
What’s on your mind? What isn’t? Ask Willie D!
Some Monster Shot and Killed a Houston Firefighter’s Dog on Wednesday
In what surely qualifies as an express-lane to hell, a man shot and killed a Houston firefighter’s dog in the Heights early Wednesday morning. Dennis Nielsen told The Houston Press that a neighbor only got a brief glimpse of the man he believes was the shooter, who wore black clothes…
Mario Bava’s Kill, Baby, Kill Remains a Superb Psych-Gothic Freakout
A new restoration brightens the corners of Mario Bava’s superb gothic 1966 freakout, crisply rendering each open grave, rotting skull, Limeade cobweb and tendril of swirling mist. As always in the films of the Italian horror master, death grooves in Day-Glo moodscapes, with Bava’s restless camera snaking through crypts and…
Ted Cruz Heckled During July 4 Visit to McAllen
Senator Ted Cruz is nothing if not optimistic. There’s really no other explanation for why the junior senator from Texas opted to spend Fourth of July in McAllen, a reliably Democratic section of the state where his visit was met with protesters eager to give a Cruz a talking-to about…
Joey Chestnut Sets New Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Record
Regardless of where you personally think competitive eating (events sanctioned by the Major League Eating organization) fall on the scale of “sport,” just know that the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest draws around nine million viewers to ESPN’s various outlets every July 4 and packs the streets of Coney Island…
At 85°C Bakery Cafe: Long Lines and Cheap, Delicious Pastries
85°C Bakery Cafe officially opens this Friday, July 7, at 9750 Bellaire. But as you’ve probably already detected from Instagram, Facebook, Yelp and some early news reports, the cafe has actually quietly opened already, ushering in an onslaught of pastry and coffee fiends in need of a brioche and boba tea…
So How Is Texas Responding to Feds’ Request for Massive Voter Data Dump?
When the federal government last week reached out to all 50 states and asked for extensive personal information about voters to investigate voter fraud, more than 25 states balked at the request and several outright refused. And the Mississippi secretary of state, a Republican, told the Trump administration to go…
Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps Takes Another Cross-Country Tour at the Alley
The master of suspense’s comedy-thriller kicks off another season of Summer Chills.
How Might Climate Change Affect Harris County’s Economy? A New Study Has an Answer.
A new county-by-county climate-change study, which predicts which parts of the United States can expect to see the worst economic effects of rising temperatures, was not released in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord. But it might as well have been. Published…
The Houston Press Mixtape: July Edition
Whatever you do, sweat it out and go see a show.
Fried Chicken Deals to Gobble Up in Houston This Week
It seems like with the barbecue, pie and beer consumed on Independence Day, most people would be wise to ride out the rest of the week in one big dietary-restricted fashion. But such is not the case in America. For hark, some glorious PR type out there — perhaps a…
NASA Is Going Nuclear for Mars
NASA is moving forward with plans to land on Mars by the 2030s, so they’re also working out how to keep people alive once they actually get there. And thus, for the first time since the 1960s, NASA is zeroing in on nuclear fission. One idea that is gaining some…
Texas Drops Its Knife Restrictions. Prepare to Carry a Sword!
In September, Texas will definitely become a sharper, more edgy place.
Marijuana Reform Is Still a Long Way Off for Texas
Marijuana reform is headed for Texas, but it probably won’t get here anytime soon. During the 85th Texas legislative session, which ended in May, two cannabis reform bills made it further than pretty much any similar efforts have before. Although both laws had an apparent majority in the Texas House…
Punk Rockers De Nalgas Share the Struggles of Mexico
The Mexican four-piece attacks the establishment with vulgar lyrics and driving guitar riffs.
Houston’s 10 Best Concerts In July
The hottest month of the year, in more ways than one.
Santana Provides a Spiritual Experience at Smart Financial Centre
The veteran guitar guru is an almost cartoonish character based on love, good vibes, and peace.
Joey Chestnut Goes for Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating World Record
Rarely, if ever, do I talk about myself in this space, and I’m not sure if I’ve ever bragged here (although I am guilty of bragging in many, many other places), but here goes — I have one point on the professional eating circuit. It’s true! Back in 2007, I…
Running With the Alligators and Other July 4 State Park Adventures
It’s July 4 and really there’s nothing much to do before the nighttime fireworks. Other than eat a lot. So you can either just lay back and crack open another bottle of beer or work off some of that lard butt by going on a hike or something else semi-strenuous…
Apparently Houston Is Very Nontraditional When It Comes to July 4th Food
Houston residents aren’t really concerned with All-American food on Independence Day, according to a recent study by grocery delivery service Instacart, anyway. According to the company, which compiled data on American shoppers leading up to the Fourth of July, Houston ranks among the bottom five in its first-ever “All American…
If You Don’t Know Esquites, Now’s the Time to Learn
Summer is potluck season. If you’re like me, potlucks are stressful. “What should I bring? Will they like it? What if someone else brings it? What should I bring?” The questions ping around like ten-year-olds playing Marco Polo, and there is no home base. Over the years, I’ve adopted many…
Houston Veterinarians Are Busy Enough on the Fourth — So Be Careful With Your Pup
Celebrating the independence of our nation offers a wonderful excuse for people to get trashed and detonate colorful combustibles — but what of our four-legged companions? They may enjoy the barbecue, no matter that your Uncle Sal insists on preparing hot dogs on a Foreman Grill, but too much food,…
Jay Z’s 4:44 Is an Album-Length Therapy Session
Not since The Black Album have there been this many “run and tell your friend” one-liners on a Jay Z album.
Direct From Queens, Spider-Man Finally Gets a Movie Worth Cheering
Most hero stories dating back to Achilles are fantasies of power, of the world made right through violence. What sets Spider-Man apart, outside his joyous bouncing through New York City, is that his stories are also fantasies of responsibility. Rather than just kick bad-guy ass, Spider-Man must forever fight to…
Crack Drama Snowfall Can’t Get its Game on Track
Snowfall airs Wednesdays on FX Days before the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me premiered, the news hit that John Singleton’s original script for the project opened the rapper’s story with Tupac being raped in prison. Singleton had left the ill-fated film twice before Benny Boom stepped in to…
Tamarie’s Merry Evening of Mistakes and Regrets Is Not So Merry
As continuing revues, only the Folies Bergére and the Ziegfeld Follies have had longer showbiz runs, but Catastrophic Theatre’s annual summer revue, created by Tamarie Cooper (“and friends”), a Houston institution, now celebrates its 20th anniversary. This is a milestone, of sorts, but, please, no fireworks. If anything, this current…
Houston Rockets Sign Forward P.J. Tucker, Miss on Iguodala
For those who celebrate Christmas, in not sure how things worked in your house, but when I was growing up, my parents always had us open our gifts in ascending order of magnitude and significance (and, let’s be real, expense). Along not those lines, the Houston Rockets delivered a Bizarro…
Meatless Mondays: How to Make (and Shop For) Nopales
Houston is a mosaic of cultures, and its cuisine reflects that. With that in mind (and in honor of Meatless Monday), each week we’ll explore a new globally-inspired vegetarian or vegan dish, and take a look at where to find its ingredients in Houston; Discover other Meatless Mondays here. This…
Epic Fireworks Fails in the Houston Area
When fireworks are done right, it’s a beautiful thing. Timing, choreography and safety are key in pyrotechnics, but sometimes things go horribly wrong. Here’s our look at some epic fireworks fails in the Houston area. Kids, don’t try this at home. Bad idea #1: Using a backyard grill as a…
Forget 1998. Forget 2005. Altuve and the Gang Are the Best Astros Ever.
It’s Saturday night. The Houston Astros are up 7-6 over the New York Yankees. It’s the top of the ninth inning. There are two outs. Ken Giles is in trying to nail down the final out. Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner singles to the gap in left center field. Josh Reddick…
Finding Their Feet: Presidio Has a Great Vibe, but the Kitchen Is Sorting Itself Out
It’s just past 7 o’clock on a Thursday evening at Presidio in the Heights. On the patio out back, two guys in jeans and button-downs sit center stage, alternating turns as they play ’70s, ’80s and ’90s rock ballads like Bruce Springsteen’s “Hungry Heart” on acoustic guitar. A slight breeze…
5 Things Men Do That Are an Embarrassment to Our Gender
Sometimes I think men just aren’t working out for the species, you know? I’ve spent a fair amount of pixels, ink and the Houston Press’ money discussing the big problems with patriarchy in the world. How we fail pregnant female veterans, how men use geek spaces to perpetuate rape culture,…
MFAH Realizes Great Expectations With “Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism”
Sometimes great expectations are realized. Not as often as we’d like, perhaps, but often enough to keep hope alive. Recently I went to see “Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism, 1910-1950” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, expecting to be blown away by it, and I was. Tropical Storm Cindy,…
When Your Doc Is Not a Doc: Should Nurse Practitioners Be Autonomous?
Standing in the neurologist’s office alongside her mother’s wheelchair, Ann Livy goes over the symptoms once again in her head. Livy (not her real name) is a doctor herself — she works as a pathologist in a hospital near their home in Central Texas and asked that she remain anonymous…
The Five Best Apple Pies in Houston
What’s more American than apple pi—okay you get it. When you’re getting ready to fire up the grill this Independence Day, don’t miss out on this opportunity to indulge in one of America’s greatest dessert traditions. Check out the following five spots for excellent options when it comes to classic…
Las Palmas Latest Houston Club Shuttered by County Attorney’s Crusade
Club Life. Avani Lounge. Insomnia Lounge. The list of illegal Houston-area bars that have been shuttered this year keeps on growing. And it gained a new member Thursday as Harris County Judge Elaine Palmer issued a temporary restraining order closing down the Las Palmas bar in Southeast Houston. Las Palmas,…
Texas Monthly Top 10 Barbecue Joint Truth BBQ Is Opening in the Loop
Hold on to your hats, barbecue fanatics. Truth BBQ, the popular and critically-acclaimed Brenham-based barbecue spot from 29-year-old Houston native Leonard Botello IV, is opening a second location in Houston. The eatery, which is currently ranked number 10 on Texas Monthly’s Top 50 Barbecue Joints, announced today that it will bring its…
Beer Nation Shuttered for Missed Rent
In a move that should surprise exactly zero people, Beer Nation has been closed for non-payment of rent, three weeks after workers first told KPRC about bounced paychecks, and two months after it opened. It’s bad news for anyone wanting a crisp, refreshing Bud Light or Michelob Ultra — two…
Texas Supreme Court Declines to Extend Marriage Benefits to Gay Couples — For Now
Another state trial court is going to be reviewing whether the City of Houston has the right to extend city-employee benefits to the spouses of same-sex couples, thanks to the latest decision from the Texas Supreme Court. Sure, we just celebrated the second anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S…
Former Houston Texan Tim Carter Sued Over Loans to His Troubled Foster Homes
Two former NFL players are suing former Houston Texan Timothy Carter, saying he failed to repay loans they gave him for a group foster home Carter runs in Richmond — a home that has repeatedly been cited by state inspectors for abuse and other violations. In separate lawsuits filed in…
Texas AG Paxton Now Wants to End DACA, Threatens Legal Action Against U.S.
To Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, it doesn’t matter that the young adults now benefiting from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program were brought to the United States as small children. Or that, thanks to DACA, they can now work legally in this country and go to college without…
The Astrodome, With a New Construction Manager, May Yet Live
The stadium that will not die appears to have finally been taken off of life support and moved to a regular patient room. Harris County Commissioners voted this week to seek a construction manager-at-risk for the Astrodome renovation project. It was just earlier this year that funding efforts to revitalize…
One of the Country’s Best Pastry Chefs Pops Up at Fluff Bake Bar Saturday
Kelly Fields, a 2017 finalist for the James Beard Outstanding Chef and founder of New Orleans bakery/Southern eatery Willa Jean, will be in town on Saturday, July 1, and if you have half the sense of a Hostess Ding Dong, you’ll be at Fluff Bake Bar to check out her…
35 Bay Area and Beach Restaurants Worth a Drive From Houston This Weekend
With the fourth of July falling on a Tuesday, many folks will be taking an extended weekend starting… well… probably right now. If you’re staying home, but looking for a quick day or overnight trip to the coast, or maybe are just in search of a spot to chill on…
Tommy Shaw and Styx Take Interplanetary “Mission” on Summer Tour
The music of Styx has often been otherworldly, situated in a comfortable place between Prog Rock and Arena Rock, with plenty of chart makers along the way since their 1972 debut. But with their new album, The Mission, they literally want to take listeners on a journey to other planets…
Texas Prison Pigs Get Cool Climate, Inmates Get Unbearably Hot, TDCJ Gets Money
Larry McCollum, 58, lasted just one week in prison before suffering a fatal heatstroke on his bed in the middle of the night. He arrived at the Hutchins Unit on July 15, 2011, amid one of Texas’s hottest summers on record, and was to serve 11 months for the crime…
