Gang of Four’s Blistering Message Scalds Tiny Crowd
Gang of Four Warehouse Live March 17, 2015 “They sound like the Killers, except less whiny,” was one of the many comments overheard during Gang of Four’s first stop in Houston since 2006. Irony reared its ugly head as the band who could claim parentage to the many illegitimate post-punk…
Stop Calling Houston a “Sanctuary City”
On Monday Sen. Charles Perry, a Republican from Lubbock, went before a senate border security subcommittee to promote his bill reviving a measure that, like a zombie, seems to come back from the dead every time the Lege comes to town. Perry’s Senate Bill 185 would ban so-called “sanctuary cities,”…
Fighting, Drinking & Skanking at Griff’s St. Paddy’s Bash
The Dead Rabbits, 30footFALL, the Velostacks Griff’s Irish Pub March 17, 2015 St. Patrick’s Day can be a tough gig — especially on a Tuesday. No matter how energized and well-rehearsed your band shows up, you’re still always going to be playing second fiddle to sheer drunken revelry. If you…
The Perils and Promises of Revolving Doors
I’ve watched The Walking Dead since it debuted, because a) I have been an unabashed zombie fan since the first time I snuck out of my bedroom to watch Dawn of the Dead on cable while my parents slept, and b) I am a glutton for punishment. AMC’s most famous…
Greatness Wails at Walters in Screaming Females Form
Screaming Females, Public Service Broadcasting, Black Kite Walters Downtown March 17, 2015 Tuesday night, a couple hundred miles to the west, people from all over were in Austin hoping to see the next great rock guitarist. Too bad for them, she was right here in Houston. Her name is Marissa…
Ariana Grande’s Rodeo Debut Is Just Plain Weird
Ariana Grande NRG Stadium March 17, 2015 Ariana Grande has a great voice. Add to that some well-produced pop songs with some talented collaborators, and it’s not exactly a mystery as to why she’s so popular. Judging by the crowd at NRG Stadium Tuesday night, people freaking love Ariana Grande…
Where Are AstroWorld’s Roller Coasters Now?
Last week I ran across a seller on eBay hawking some of the larger and more memorable aspects of the long-lost but not forgotten AstroWorld. In the course of researching that article I found that many of the coasters we loved so much are still in active service across the…
Chef Chat, Part 1: Fernando Echeverria of Fernando’s
Even when you’ve lived in Houston most of your life, it’s easy to drive up and down the same freeways regularly and still completely miss a good restaurant sitting right next to the feeder road. If you don’t know about Fernando’s, just off of Highway 59 in Sugar Land, you…
Beaumont State Rep Files Oyster Reef “Land Grab” Bill
Last week, just before the filing deadline, state Rep. Joe Deshotel filed House Bill 3335, a bill innocously described as “relating to the regulation of oyster resources.” However, there’s a lot more to HB 3335 than that. With this bill, the lease for a controversial project, viewed by supporters as…
David Keck Launches New Wine Class Series at Camerata
Pinot Noir. It’s not just a grape anymore. It’s a brand. Ever since the 2004 buddy film Sideways, grape variety-obsessed American wine consumers have found comfort in ordering their “Pinot” by grape name. And when they say “Pinot,” they don’t mean Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, or Pinot Grigio (which is…
March Madness 2015: Five Teams That Can Beat Kentucky
As of this typing, we are getting close to the 24 hour countdown to the beginning of the NCAA basketball tournament (the real beginning, not the phony baloney First Four they plunk down in Dayton for two days every year), so it’s about to fill out your brackets. The tournament…
Try These 5 Seriously Awesome Takes on Fried Chicken & Waffles in Houston
Classic fried chicken & waffles are good. But these takes on the classic — loaded with things like housemade hot sauce, ancho-chile honey, and spicy bourbon-soaked pickles — are better. Here are 5 Seriously Awesome Takes on Fried Chicken & Waffles: See also: Try These 5 Outrageously Awesome Chicken Wings…
The Roar Trailer is the Best Trailer You’ll See This Year
As long as humans see themselves as the dominant species on this floating ball of dirt and water, they’ll will attempt to prove their might by taming nature. They’ll build golf courses in the desert. They’ll put homes on hills that have mudslides. They’ll tame savage beasts. Due to our…
UH Suspends Frat After Hazing Allegations
On Tuesday afternoon, University of Houston President Renu Khator announced that officials have suspended the school’s chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity after what she called “disturbing allegations of hazing within the fraternity” surfaced. “I am shocked, dismayed and deeply disappointed that allegations of this nature have arisen on our…
Canada’s Whitehorse: “It’s Just Roots Music to Us”
Melissa McClelland, one half of the Toronto-based marital duo Whitehorse, has a little bone to pick with this Americana thing. She and husband Luke Doucet operated as two independent solo acts before joining forces in Whitehorse. The duo picked the name Whitehorse, the capitol of Canada’s Yukon Territory, for its…
Confidant’s Janis Joplin Memoir Is One of the Best Yet
On the Road with Janis Joplin By John Byrne Cooke Berkley, 432 pp., $26.95. Popular conception of Janis Joplin is that of the bluesy, boozy, hey-lawdy-mama who was a fireball onstage in a swirl of hair, sequins, fringe, and Southern Comfort. And with a raw, raspy voice that could take…
Texas Senate Passes Open Carry, Second Amendment Buffs Shrug
We learned pretty early on this session that a so-called open carry bill, one that lets concealed handgun license holders openly display their pistols, wouldn’t be enough to sate die-hard pockets of the state’s gun rights crowd…
USW Locals Are Still in Negotiations to End the Oil Refinery Strike
Even though representatives from the national arm of the United Steelworkers and Royal Dutch Shell reached a tentative deal last Thursday, the strike is still dragging on. Why? Well, because the national deal brokered by USW, negotiating on behalf of about 30,000 oil refinery workers, and Shell, working on behalf…
Flying Saucer Brings Alpine Beer Company to Texas, and More
This week, the Flying Saucer (705 Main St., 713-228-9472), a rare downtown institution amidst the construction and revitalization, became the first bar in Houston to have Alpine Beer Company on tap. The San Diego-based microbrewery has been partnered with Green Flash Brewing for some time, and although Green Flash has…
A Different Side of SXSW: Fighting Cancer
Music, film, technology — the three engines that drive SXSW each year all have something in common: each thrives on collaboration. What keeps the week-long festival going and growing is not the individual performances or gadgets on display, but the exchange of ideas. When people who might have otherwise never…
Local Lawmaker Wants More Funding for “Crisis Pregnancy Centers”
As abortion clinics become an endangered species in the state of Texas, a Houston-area lawmaker wants to double down on the state’s Alternatives to Abortion program, the primary vehicle for funding the state’s dubious crisis pregnancy centers. Last week, Friendswood Republican state Rep. Greg Bonnen managed to pass a budget…
Pre-Sale Tickets for the 4th Annual Houston Press BrewFest on Sale Right Now
Craft beers. Food trucks. Live music. All things good on their own, but even better when you can take in all three at the same time. Well, get excited people, because Houston Press BrewFest, held in conjunction with Lucky’s Pub, has all three of these things and is happening on…
Love Him or Hate Him, Chris Brown Is a Star
Between The Sheets Tour feat. Chris Brown & Tyga Toyota Center March 16, 2015 Chris Brown, love him or hate him, is a star. I once tried to argue this with a few people, but ultimately settled with facts. He’s truly the last of a dying breed, a child dance…
Vince Wilfork Signs With the Houston Texans
Teams go through the NFL offseason working their plan, which ultimately means some combination of signing their own free agents, pilfering a few free agents from other teams, and managing the salary cap with restructures and releases. They do their best, looking for any sign that they can that things…
Prohibition Supperclub & Bar Evokes a Sense of Creole-style Luxury
Every time we’ve visited at lunchtime, there are only a few occupied tables at Prohibition Supperclub & Bar, and that’s just criminal. At a time when the rest of the city is fried-chicken-crazy, Houstonians are missing out on one of the best renditions: a smoked fried chicken with a thin,…
Puppeteer Receives Grant to Tell Houston Stories
Camella Clements, one of the talented puppeteers at Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theatre, has received a $10,000 grants from the Houston Art Alliance to stage a triptych of unique plays showcasing Houston history. “I’ve done a lot of shows about what I call the pedagogy of place,” says Clements. “It’s the study…
Ted Cruz Might Actually Be Good for Johnson Space Center
With his fancy new chairmanship, Sen. Ted Cruz is basically in charge of NASA. Shockingly enough, that might actually be a good thing for the Johnson Space Center. We admit we had some reservations when we learned that Cruz had become chairman of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Space, Science…
This Week In Houston Food Blogs: Step Up Your Egg Game
Dalida of Brunch & Conversation went to Dosi to try out a tasting menu. She has a full report, including photos of everything she tried. Some dishes were hits and others weren’t to her tastes but all were interesting. The soju was good, too…
The Joys and Sorrows of a 19th-Century Brazilian Coffee Plantation
Become instantly transported into the lives of Brazilian coffee plantation workers at portrait artist Chell Vassallo’s Terroir: The Taste of a Place exhibit at Galeria Regina. Hailing from Brazil, where her grandfather worked the coffee fields, Vassallo has sketched in charcoal the faces of people she has met or photographs…
A.J. Hinch’s Second Chance With the Astros Comes at a Great Time
It was an off day in early July 2010, ironically a day after a win, that A.J. Hinch found out he was being relieved of his duties as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The team was 31-48 at the time, going nowhere. The Diamondbacks were only a little more than…
Max Landis Perfectly Explains Why Professional Wrestling Is Amazing
Why do we fall in love with the things that we do? Why do we not fall in love with the things that other people have fallen in love with? I ask myself this every time I go see a musical or watch a softball game or hear the blues…
Upcoming: Frontier Fiesta, Iggy Azalea, Kinky, Merle Haggard, Ministry, Save Mango’s, etc.
20 Sided Records SXSW Spillover: With Couches, H.Grimace, Ruiners, Mother Ghost, Edin. Fri., March 20, 7 p.m., $5. Notsuoh, 314 Main, Houston, 713-409-4750. Alan Haynes: Sat., March 28, 9 p.m., $5. The Big Easy Social and Pleasure Club, 5731 Kirby, Houston, 713-523-9999. Alejandro Escovedo: Fri., April 3, 7 & 9:30…
To Protect Other Patients, Some Doctors Are Showing Those Who Refuse to Vaccinate the Door
An oncologist is screaming bloody murder at another doctor in a white-hot rage over a prescribed course of treatment. No, it’s not about an untested experimental cancer drug but the best-proven disease-fighting technique that America has ever employed: vaccinations. The oncologist cannot believe that he is being told to start…
Super-Helpful Spring Break Listening Advice
That golden orb hovering over Houston this past weekend was the sun. Like an absent friend who returns just in time for the spring break fun, it was a welcomed guest at the ninth installment of For the Community. The brighter the sun shone, the more we thought of spring…
J. Geils Band Throws a Raucous German Haus Party
The J. Geils Band House Party Live in Germany Eagle Rock Entertainment (CD/DVD), 68 mins. $19.98 They are likely best known — and came into most general music fans’ consciousness — via their ’80s MTV-era hits “Come Back,” “Love Stinks,” “Freeze Frame” and of course the No. 1 smash “Centerfold.”…
Go Tejano Day 2015 Is Another Rodeo Record-Breaker
Go Tejano Day Feat. La Maquinaria Norteña, La Arrolladora Banda El Limón NRG Stadium March 15th, 2015 Go Tejano Day at RodeoHouston will always hold a special place in my heart. Growing up, my mom would always save just enough money to buy us tickets to the rodeo every year…
Do Menu of Menus Bigger Than Ever With This VIP Table Voice Daily Deal
Where does the time go? It’s hard to believe that this year’s Menu of Menus will be the 13th annual installment of the extravaganza. We’re looking forward to hanging out with all of you and tasting some of the best food in Houston. As you know, tickets have been on…
Free Agent Wide Receiver Cecil Shorts III Is Visiting the Texans
For a 9-7 team where the arrow is presumably pointed up and the feelings are (mostly) warm and fuzzy, the Texans have a fairly lengthy shopping list. Even after re-signing most of their prominent free agents and filling an important need by upgrading the safety position last week, there are…
TV On the Radio Shakes Off First-Night Hiccups to Enthrall HOB Crowd
TV On the Radio House of Blues March 15, 2015 “This is our first show this year inside a closed room. I am so glad everybody has had a good time tonight,” TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe announced to a packed house at the House of Blues Sunday night…
Lumberjacks Storm Through Katy, Return to NCAA Tournament
Stephen F. Austin head coach Brad Underwood set a simple goal for his basketball team this season: dream bigger. Dream of more than just winning the Southland Conference. Dream of bigger things than just advancing to the NCAA Tournament, of winning just one game at the tournament. Dream big. Dream…
Rodeo Goes Worldwide With Pitbull in Charge
Pitbull NRG Stadium March 13, 2015 “All my white people make some noise!” — scattered applause) “All my black folks make some noise!” — somewhat louder) “LA-TI-NOS!!!” — earth-shaking eruption of cheers that could surely be heard all the way to Miami) If there’s one thing Pitbull knows, it is…
Robert “I Only Chopped Up My Neighbor, I Didn’t Murder Him” Durst Charged in 2000 L.A. Killing
Eccentric millionaire-cum-candy-aisle-display-urinator Robert Durst has been charged with the 2000 murder of a woman in Los Angeles. Durst was arrested in New Orleans March 7, a day before the finale of the HBO series about his legal travails — including the 1982 disappearance of his first wife — in which…
HISD Trips Once Again on a $35 Million Shopping Spree
Google the words “HISD” or “Houston ISD” coupled with the words “procurement” and “audit” and you won’t just find stories from last week. History has a tendency to repeat certain moments and not always in a glorious way. So it was sad news last week that once again HISD has…
Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer Marks Its Introduction in Houston
Last week was Crabbie’s Week in Houston. I’d never heard of Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer until recently, but I was invited to the media event recently at the Railyard (4206 San Felipe; 713-621-4000) and thought I’d try it out and report back what I found. First, some background info: Crabbie’s…
Houston Texans Safety Swap: Rahim Moore In, Kendrick Lewis Gone
For the Houston Texans, the 2015 free agency period has largely been about taking care of their own, making sure that they keep foundational pieces in place to continue building toward “something.” Kareem Jackson got his deal done (4 years, $34 million, $20 million guaranteed). Derek Newton got his deal…
Dish of the Week: Colcannon for St. Patrick’s Day
From classic comfort foods to regional standouts and desserts, we’ll be sharing a new recipe with you each week. Find other dishes of the week here. This week, we’re celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with an Irish classic, colcannon. Colcannon is a traditional Irish dish consisting of mashed potatoes mixed with…
Marfa Ghost Lights Spotted at Hiram Butler Gallery
In his new Paintings exhibit at Hiram Butler Gallery, acrylic artist Brooke Stroud calls upon both the known and unknown, producing rectangular nature-inspired abstracts with saturated gradations of hue, punctuated by blocks of color. Two of his strongest pieces, 2015’s Blue Standard and last year’s Star Nursery, are perhaps ghostly…
This Week In Houston Food Events: Go Irish, Scottish and French
Monday, March 16 Paul Goerg Wine Dinner At Museum Park Cafe Mario Rinaldi, brand ambassador of Paul Goerg, is visiting Museum Park Cafe for a wine dinner. The Champagne producer is located in the Côte des Blancs vineyards, an area known for some of the world’s great Chardonnay grapes. The…
Big Pieces of AstroWorld for Sale on eBay
Do you still feel a little ache in your soul when you drive by the empty field across from NRG Park and the Astrodome? Maybe down in the pit of your stomach where you used to get the butterflies on Greased Lightning? Well, if you do and you have some…
5 More Crazy Bills Filed in the Texas Legislature
We always look forward to the biennial Texas legislative session with a mix of gut-gnawing fear and giddy anticipation. This year was no exception and so far, based on the bills filed by the 84th Texas Legislature, the stars of the best political reality TV show this side of D.C…
Bush Fights Nostalgia-Act Tag as Hard as a Band Can
Bush, Theory of a Deadman Bayou Music Center March 13, 2015 Who among us knew that Bush released a new album last year? It’s true: Man on the Run came out October and peaked at No. 33 on the charts. You probably didn’t hear about it because it wasn’t the…
The Five Best Concerts in Houston This Week: Ariana Grande, Gang of Four, Whitehorse, etc.
Ariana Grande NRG Stadium, March 17 Little Cat Valentine is all grown up, figuratively speaking. Ariana Grande, the former Nickelodeon TV star turned pop diva, is still all of 5 feet tall, but she’s becoming an increasingly big figure in the pop-music landscape, while only courting some of the tabloid…
Zac Brown Band Chicken-Fries Up Rodeo Fun
Zac Brown Band NRG Stadium March 12, 2015 In the decade since they first surfaced in the country-music mainstream with 2005’s “Chicken Fried,” as down-home a finger-lickin’ tune as you can download, the Zac Brown Band has now played the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo five times. Actually make that…
[VIDEO] Scenes From the Longhorn Showdown
Nico and Bella Rodriguez gasped when the longhorn stopped in front of the man and his horse. “Don’t kill him!” they cried. The longhorn took a long look, shook his head and continued to gallop around the arena…
Houston Ballet Shines in 2015 Modern Masters Program
The Setup: Houston Ballet’s spring mixed rep, Modern Masters, is an annual program that sees the company perform seminal works by the best choreographers of the 20th Century and today. This year saw Houston Ballet shine in works by George Balanchine, Nacho Duato, and Harald Lander…
Gotham Cast Members on Their Way to Comicpalooza
Our annual mega-celebration of all things geek just snagged a rare and wonderful opportunity for DC fans. Five stars from Gotham will be attending the convention to meet fans and host panels. Included on the guest list are Sean Pertwee (Alfred Pennyworth), Camren Bicondova (Selina Kyle, later Catwoman), Donal Logue…
Whole Foods in The Woodlands Is Opening Soon
Rapidly expanding grocery store chain Whole Foods is set to open its tenth store in The Woodlands at 1925 Hughes Landing on March 18 at 8 a.m. It’s the first one in that area. It has several of the same features as Whole Foods’ most recently opened stores, including a…
The Five Best Food Bets in Houston This Weekend: Get Your Irish On
St. Patrick’s Weekend @ Kenneally’s Irish Pub Friday & Saturday 2111 South Shepherd On Friday, practice for the weekend’s festivities at the club’s “Party Under the Tent.” On Saturday, the bar opens at noon and the revelry — complete with live music, Irish booze, corned beef sandwiches, Guinness bread and…
In Honor of Andre Johnson, Five Great Wrestling Heel Turns (All Involving Hulk Hogan)
You can’t blame Andre Johnson for leaving Houston, primarily because he was basically asked to leave. Sure, the team described a diminished role for him in 2015 under which he could have remained a Texan (likely at a lower wage), but the man has pride. Being some 40 catch slap…
10 Best Five Nights at Freddy’s Items on Etsy
I can honestly say I’ve never seen anything like the Five Night’s at Freddy’s series of games. The horror survival games are ridiculously simple and yet murderously difficult. A minimalist approach to storytelling has left a trail of amazing theories about the mythology in its wake. That’s not to mention…
Another Sign Ted Cruz Is Running in 2016
We’ve all known for a while now that a presidential run was almost inevitably in Sen. Ted Cruz’s near future. After all, it was hard to miss the signs — the trips to Iowa, the habit of giving a speech or making a filibuster whenever anything that even smelled like…
Upcoming Houston Food Events: Rodeo Specials & Wine Tastings
Kenny & Ziggy’s, 2327 Post Oak, is getting in on the St. Patrick’s Day action this Tuesday, March 17. All day, the popular deli will be serving up its corned beef & cabbage dinner (which includes 2 sides and a house salad) and a bottle of ale for $21.95. Talk…
Houston’s 5 Best Weekend Events: Tango Buenos Aires, With Wild Abandon, Modern Masters & More
Eva Perón, Argentina’s beloved and wildly famous former First Lady, has inspired generations of her compatriots with her rags-to-riches life. Evita, the Broadway show and subsequent movie based on her life, tells her story through music. With The Song of Eva Perón, Tango Buenos Aires tells her story through dance…
Out in Katy, Southland Conference Teams Aim for the NCAA Tournament
Stephen F. Austin. Sam Houston State. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Northwestern State. Remember those schools. Come late tomorrow night, one of these four teams will have earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament starting next Tuesday. The odds of one of these teams winning it all are large, but that’s why…
Openings & Closings: Construction Woes Take Down 60 Degrees Mastercrafted
60 Degrees Mastercrafted served its last meal on Sunday, March 8. This falls in the “damn shame” category of restaurant closings. Road construction has plagued restaurants and other businesses in the area on Westheimer as well as on Shepherd. Helmed by chef Friz Gitschner , it earned an overall positive…
Smaller Fests in Marfa and McAllen Offer Easy SXSW Alternatives
This weekend marks the start of SXSW in Austin, where thousands of bands come to Austin, Texas from around the world to play in industry showcases. For music lovers, it’s an enticing experience, but also overwhelming. Most hotels are booked months in advance, traffic around the events is worse than…
Houston’s 10 Most Unusual Venues
Toyota Center, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Bayou Music Center and other major venues in Greater Houston that book prominent national touring musicians have their place and play an important role in bringing music and other entertainment to the people in our fair city. The venues on this list, however, play…
$tereo Type$ Seals Doeman’s Future-Star Status
With so much news to that flies by in the Houston rap scene, luckily we’re here to sit back and deal with it all. Welcome to our own version of March Madness, where every workday we’re delivering stories to keep you occupied with the ins and outs of the Houston…
The 10 Best Concerts in Houston This Weekend: Fuzz a Rama, TV On the Radio, etc.
Fuzz a Rama Beat Stomp Continental Club & Big Top Lounge, March 14 If this afternoon/evening garage, psych, surf, soul and go-go blowout gets any more ’60s, someone is going to have to start passing out draft cards to burn. With go-go dancers on hand to shake and DJs from…
In Geezer Shoot-’em-Up Run All Night, Liam Neeson Gets Us Hooked on His Misery
Jaume Collet-Serra’s Run All Night, a shoot-’em-up about an out-to-pasture hit man desperate to keep his boss and best friend from whacking his son, is humid with testosterone. It’s the sort of film where a woman accidentally caught by the camera practically apologizes and scurries away from the lens. When…
MFAH Film Special Presentation:Reflections of a New World: Japanese Protest and Art on Film – Funeral Parade of Roses (“Bara no sôretsu”)
Japan’s most famous experimental filmmaker Toshio Matsumoto didn’t stray far from his experimental roots when he directed his first feature, Funeral Parade of Roses (1969). The avant-garde look into Tokyo’s gay subculture is replete with every film trick in the book: solarization, jump cuts, documentary interviews, undercranking for sped-up action,…
Also Like Life: The Films of Hou Hsiao-Hsien: Flowers of Shanghai
If you were a wealthy customer who frequented one of the many “flower houses” in late 19th century Shanghai, you were well served. In the period perfect Flowers of Shanghai (1998) the tony johns consume bounteous noodles and ham congee, drink copious amounts of fine wine, play an Asian game…
Tango Buenos Aires: The Song of Eva Perón
Eva Perón, Argentina’s beloved and wildly famous former First Lady, has inspired generations of her compatriots with her rags-to-riches life. Evita, the Broadway show and subsequent movie based on her life, tells her story through music. With The Song of Eva Perón, Tango Buenos Aires tells her story through dance…
Anjelah Johnson
Comedian Anjelah Johnson is going on tour this coming summer. Nothing unusual about that, right? Well, actually it won’t be Johnson onstage and she won’t be doing comedy; it’ll be her alter ego Bon Qui Qui, a hip-hop queen with attitude and style to spare, and she’ll be singing. “It’s…
Houston Symphony: Copland and Dvorák
Swedish clarinetist Martin Fröst makes his Houston Symphony debut with Copland and Dvorák, a program that features Aaron Copland’s Clarinet Concerto and Dvorák’s Symphony No. 7. Also on the program are Charles Ives’s Symphony No. 1 and Goran Fröst’s (Martin’s brother) Klezmer Dances for Clarinet and Strings. Copland and Dvorák…
New American Voices Play Reading Series
The Landing Theatre Company presents the fourth annual New American Voices Play Reading Series, a weekend of onstage readings. “We had almost 400 submissions,” said Troy Loftin, literary associate for LTC. This year’s winners include California-based playwright Jake Arky’s My Friend Dahmer, based on a graphic novel of the same…
No Label Brewing Company Presents The Evil Dead Trilogy
Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead redefined the horror genre with its low-budget, gory “teens go into the woods and are possessed by ancient demons” plot. It’s terrifying and creative, and because of its cheesy effects (think flying eyeballs) and gratuitous violence (chainsaw havoc abounds), it’s often hailed as the quintessential…
C.J. Box
Bestselling novelist C.J. Box should feel right at home during his visit to Murder by the Book. “I think this will be my 19th time at Murder by the Book,” says Box, who has appeared at the mystery bookstore with the release of each of his titles over his 20-plus-year…
“Pablo Gimenez-Zapiola: Praxis 2”
Pablo Gimenez-Zapiola trained as an architect, not as an artist. His understanding of form and space have served him well in his career as an artist. In his new exhibit, “Pablo Gimenez-Zapiola: Praxis 2,” Gimenez-Zapiola shows video projections and photograph installations from five of his previous series. Meaning in Motion,…
The New Cinderella Is a Straight, No-Chaser Fairy Story
There’s no empowerment message embedded in Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella, no “Girls can do anything!” cheerleader vibe. That’s why it’s wonderful. This is a straight, no-chaser fairy story, a picture to be downed with pleasure. It worries little about sending the wrong message and instead trusts us to decode its politics,…
The Fascinating and Fun Red Army Showcases the Height of Soviet Hockey
Sport is a natural metaphor for war. Two sides in two colors face each other on a field, each with its pride and its physical safety at risk. Their leaders scheme plans of attack, drawing arrows toward the enemy’s flank. And backing the teams in the stands — or, more…
Capsule Art Reviews: March 12, 2015
“Mel Chin: Rematch” For the next few months, Houston-born and raised Mel Chin will be taking up practically the whole art atmosphere of the city with his 40-year retrospective. It’s a progressive art feast so big that it takes four museums to hold it all. And as a special treat…
Capsule Stage Review: March 12, 2015
The Skin of Our Teeth How much poorer would the American theater be without the riches of Thornton Wilder? A world without Our Town or The Matchmaker is unthinkable. A place without The Skin of Our Teeth (1942) would be darker still. Wilder called Skin — the flip side to…
