Drive-By Truckers Will Never Surrender Under Protest
The veteran Southern rockers recently released their most potent and political album to date.
Ten Things to Do in Houston for $10 or Less (Eight Free), March 30-April 5
Even better, eight of them are free.
From Greece, Suntan Takes on the Madness of Old Schlubs Pursuing Young Beauties
Argyris Papadimitropoulos’ Suntan begins in such grim, static, deadpan fashion that you might be forgiven for assuming you’ve traveled back in time to an international film festival circa 2002. All sharp angles and stony faces and oblique interactions, the movie opens with glum, portly middle-aged doctor Kostis (Makis Papadimitriou) arriving…
First Look at Krisp Bird & Batter
Tucked away in a small strip mall that includes a beauty salon and Burger King, a new small but mighty fast food eatery is starting to make a name for itself. It’s called Krisp Bird & Batter and its fried chicken sandwiches and tenders made from non-GMO, non-hormone pasture-raised poultry, are…
21 Best Things to Do This Week: 2001: A Space Odyssey and Shell Houston Open
A look at the best things to do in town this week, including Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi classic and an Instagram scavenger hunt.
John Oates Tells His Side of the Story
Much more than just a mustache.
This Week in Houston Food Events: Support Pups and Celebrate Whiskey
Here’s a look at this week’s hottest culinary happenings: Monday, March 27 National World Whisky Day at Izakaya Beginning at 5 p.m. and offered through closing, Izakaya, 318 Gray, will be hosting an evening of fun, games and all kinds of whisky joy. Specials include a $5 beer and shot…
MFAH’s Five Funny French Films Brings On the Blasphemy…and Cows
The goal is to bring new and new-ish French cinema to Houston audiences, specifically French comedy.
Houston’s 5 Best Weekend Food Bets: A Taste of Louisiana
From a Saturday a.m. bake to a taste of Louisiana, here’s a look at this weekend’s best culinary happenings: Saturday Morning Bake Sale at Fluff Bake Bar Saturday, 10 a.m. 314 Gray Wakey bakey! Fluff Bake Bar’s next Saturday Morning Bake Sale will feature PJ and Apple Stoops, the husband-and-wife…
Upcoming Houston Food Events: A Big, Meaty 12-Course Feast
Mark your calendars, because you don’t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings, from 11 courses of meat to blue plate specials: B&B Butchers & Restaurant, 1814 Washington, is giving meat lovers a way to experience the ultimate meat-centric dinner party. Available for advance reservations Monday through Friday after…
Reviews For The Easily Distracted: Life
The filmmakers were so preoccupied with whether or not they could rehash a space-horror classic, they didn’t stop to think if they should.
Openings & Closings: Farewell to Oxheart, Here Comes King’s Bierhaus!
After five successful years, Oxheart served its final dinner at 1302 Nance on March 15, the anniversary of its opening. News of the closure arrived early last December when Alison Cook tweeted the “big news” that nationally acclaimed James Beard Award recipient Justin Yu would be closing his beloved restaurant…
The Five Best Things to Do in Houston This Weekend: Drag Ballerinas and Disc Dogs
Houston Press‘s top five best bets for your weekend this week include drag ballerinas, disc dogs for our canine lovers and spring architecture. Get a look at innovative designs that have our city in mind right here in downtown Houston.
Black Restaurant Week Returns in April With Tons of Great Deals
Mark those calendars. Houston Black Restaurant Week, is back for its second annual year, with even more events and dining steals for Bayou City food lovers. In fact, the event was such a success last year, that this year’s festivities will actually run for two weeks, from April 17-30. “Last…
Duran Duran Are a Truly Great Band, Even Now
It is very easy to see today why Duran Duran were so popular 30 years ago, because they are largely still those things.
Cheech Marin Picks ’59 Caddy to Lead Houston Art Car Parade
“It sounds like a lot of fun, waving to people.”
A Zapruder Analysis of J.J. Watt’s Snowball Fight With Wisconsin Kids
J.J. Watt turned 28 yesterday, which is relevant on a couple of levels — physical and emotional. Physically, the hope is that Watt’s body is in the shape of a normal, football playing 28-year-old come July, after two back surgeries within about eight weeks between July and September of last…
The General Public Offers Cheap Oysters By the Dozen, Every Wednesday in April
The General Public at 797 Sorella Court in City Centre, wants to celebrate every Wednesday in the month of April with an Oyster Special. From open to close, The General Public will offer freshly shucked gulf oysters for just $4.95 per dozen. What a great deal to help us get…
Former HISD Employee Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges
A former Houston Independent School District employee has been charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14 years old, HISD announced yesterday. Mauricio Mendoza, who worked at Hartman Middle School, was arrested Wednesday on the charges and posted $50,000 bond. He had been fired from HISD since December,…
Four Ways Gaming Was More Difficult in the ’70s and ’80s
I’ve been playing video games most of my life going back to the late 1970s, when new amusements like Space Invaders and Asteroids began to make waves in arcades across the country. It wasn’t long before video games captured the imaginations of the young and young at heart, becoming a…
Crawfish Cafe vs. Crawfish & Noodles: Eight Pounds of Mudbugs. Whose Crawfish Reigned Supreme?
It’s no secret that many of the Vietnamese Cajun crawfish spots are located close to one another. In fact, two of the current best are literally across the street from each other—walking distance if you want to burn off some calories, and just a quick hop in the car if…
City Council Finally Passes the Houston Bike Plan
More than a year after it was first unveiled, Houston City Council has finally given the Houston Bike Plan a green light. The sweeping biking blueprint is the largest — and the only — bike plan on the books in Houston since the early 1990s, and is poised to provide…
Days N Daze Cook Up One Fun, Messy Party With New Crustfall
Local punk-folk outfit discusses music, 11th-hour album release.
Houston Bucket List 2017: Buc-ee’s, Blue Margaritas and Bingo!
Our first installment of the 2017 Houston Bucket List included marathons, mega churches and two stepping. Our second took us to Galveston for the first time and late night grocery shopping. On Wednesday, we dug into diversity and birds. Today, it’s a mixed bag of road trips, Houston history and world class art.
Mark C. Austin, Houston Music’s Biggest Fan, Looks at 40
Mark C. Austin celebrates his 40th birthday by throwing a benefit bash for Donate Life Texas, celebrating music and telling us about his favorite Houston street tacos.
Tell Me Some Good Relationship Hacks. Help!
What’s on your mind? What isn’t? Ask Willie D!
ExxonMobil Gets Proposed Petrochemical Plant Tax Breaks, Despite Local Opposition
The vote happened so fast, you almost might have missed it. After months of fierce, contentious debate over whether or not to grant tax breaks to two companies aiming to build a petrochemical plant within about a mile of the local high school, the Gregory-Portland Independent School District board voted…
Sex Assault Survivor Sues RodeoHouston and Los Vaqueros Trail Ride More Than 4 Years After Rape
A woman who was sexually assaulted at a 2012 trail ride event is seeking a total of $10 million from the men who assaulted her, the Los Vaqueros Rio Grande Trail Ride Association and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Brie Ana Williams, who was 19 when she was raped…
All Their Anger!: The Brontës Rise Brilliantly Above Their Station in a Rousing Masterpiece
To Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters airs March 26, PBS Some of us can never have too much of the Brontës. But I understand if your response to another dose of costume drama on the moors is “Shoot me now.” Reader, be strong! If you were dead, you’d be deprived…
State Rep. Chris Turner Fed Up With Inaction on Foster Care Reform
More than a year has passed since U.S. District Court Judge Janis Jack ordered Texas officials to fix the state’s broken foster care system, writing that she would “not tolerate the systemic willingness to put children in mortal harm’s way.” In a blistering 260-page ruling, Jack found that the Texas…
Mike Rhoades Returns to VCU, But Leaves the Rice Owls in Great Shape
Rice men’s basketball coach Mike Rhoades accepted the head coaching job at Virginia Commonwealth University on Tuesday after three seasons in Houston, just a day after the Owls lost to Utah Valley in the College Basketball Invitational to end their season. He leaves the Owls in much better shape than…
Sugar Land Wine and Food Affair Brings Four Days of Epic Events in April
On April 6, the Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair returns for its fourteenth year with four days of dinners, events, seminars, a Grand Tasting and a two day Sip & Stroll with loads of notable chefs from around the country already on board. Some of the big names heading…
Grand Concourse Seeks Forgiveness in a Soup-Kitchen Setting
Heidi Schreck’s soup-kitchen drama enjoys its regional premiere at Main Street Theater next month.
Trump Signs NASA Bill Aimed at Landing on Mars, but Is Still Unimpressed By Space
As President Donald Trump went through the formalities on Tuesday of signing an authorization bill that will give NASA $19.5 billion in funding, it became clear the president, who had only the vaguest idea of a space policy when he was running for president, still isn’t terribly interested in exploring…
We Want You to Write About Food
Do you obsess over food nonstop? Do you line up at the door of the newest restaurants in town or know about all sorts of hidden gems that never get covered or have a particular fondness for Belgian Farmhouse Ales that you wish you could share with others? If so, we…
The Houston Press Seeks Arts Freelancers
We’re hiring new contributors to our Arts section.
First Look at Osso & Kristalla
At Osso & Kristalla, light pours through the floor-to-ceiling windows surrounding the bar, providing an airy dining space that’s almost reminiscent of an atrium. At the head of the restaurant, the thick slab of marble and slatted beams ascending towards the ceiling draws the eye towards the bar—where, ironically, there…
ZZ Top’s Delicious Home Cooking Delights Rodeo Crowd
Tuesday, the bearded ones balanced heavy blues with blockbuster riffs and beloved characters.
How a Man and His Turtles Took Over Midtown
Little Woodrow’s weekly Turtle Races have become a Houston institution.
Bills That Could Have Prevented Sandra Bland’s Arrest Get Hearing
Bills that some legislators say could possibly have prevented the arrest of Sandra Bland are making headway in the Legislature this week. On Tuesday, the House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety heard public testimony on both HB567 and HB574, two bills that would eliminate the authority of police…
We Tasted the Rodeo’s Deep Fried Bacon Nutella Pickle So You Don’t Have To
If you find yourself lurking around the Carnival at Rodeo Houston, you might be asking yourself, “What the hell is a bacon nutella fried pickle and what does it actually taste like?” In fact, while I had already tried some of the rodeo’s new foods at this year’s Gold Buckle…
Clutch Gives Sports Bars a Washington Avenue Twist
Clutch has potential, once it figures out what it wants to be.
Houston Bucket List 2017: Rowdies, Birdies and Mariachis
Our first installment included marathons, mega churches and two stepping. Our second took us to Galveston for the first time and late night grocery shopping. Next up, we go deep into some of Houston’s most interesting and diverse opportunities, from rowdies to birdies to mariachis.
Duran Duran Will Never Go Out of Style
If a Duran Duran musical ever comes to pass, you might have the Bayou City to blame.
Is Houston a Good Place to Be a Music Fan?
A frank discussion of the many faults and assets surrounding being a music fan in Houston.
Witty and Beautiful, Bokeh Finds Americans Making a Vacation of the End Times
One of the sly jokes underpinning this striking indie apocalypse: If everyone on Earth vanished while you were vacationing in Iceland, how long before you would notice? Geoffrey Orthwein and Andrew Sullivan’s subtly comic drama, shot with a gliding camera and a pleasing minimalist style, proceeds from that premise, stranding…
Gina Prince-Bythewood on Shots Fired and Bringing to TV an America TV Usually Ignores
Gina Prince-Bythewood has directed two of the most devastatingly romantic films of this millennium — Love & Basketball (2000) and Beyond the Lights (2014) — so it might seem odd at first to see her at the helm of a TV show about police violence, unsolved murders, and race relations…
Paul Wall, Baby Bash Cleared of Drug Charges
Houston rappers Paul Wall and Baby Bash caught a break on felony drug possession charges after a Harris County grand jury on Tuesday declined to indict them. Paul “Paul Wall” Slayton and Ronald “Baby Bash” Bryant were arrested and charged with engaging in organized criminal activity after police raided Paradise…
BrewFest Pre-Sale Tickets Are On Sale Now
Mark those calendars, beer lovers. Saturday, May 20, the Houston Press, Whole Foods Market and Lucky’s Pub present the 6th Annual BrewFest, an indoor/outdoor beer-sampling event and festival at Silver Street Station from 3 to 7 p.m. with 150+ craft beers, local food trucks and live music. Please keep in mind,…
Houston Man Suspected of Sexually Assaulting Girls Walking Home from School
Houston police have arrested a man they believe is responsible for as many as ten sexual assaults — including against girls as young as seven. Carlos Jose Ayala has been charged with four counts of felony indecency with a child after police began surveillance of Ayala’s vehicle and stopped him…
Melissa Leo Rages Beautifully Through Netflix’s The Most Hated Woman in America
The antagonistic atheist Madalyn Murray O’Hair relished it when Life magazine called her “The Most Hated Woman in America” in the 1964 profile that only heightened her notoriety. That designation followed the 1963 Supreme Court ruling on Murray v. Curlett (and another lawsuit) that ended Bible-reading in public schools. Director…
March Madness 2017: Rating the Four NCAA Men’s Basketball Regionals
Striking a balancing act between the things that we love about March Madness can be difficult to do. We love the Cinderellas and the upsets, but come Sweet Sixteen time, we like to see the heavyweights and blue bloods battle it out. It’s tough to have both. A rash of…
Chuck Wagon Driver Injured After Falling During RodeoHouston Race
A chuckwagon racer was taken to the hospital Monday night after falling out of his wagon while rounding a curve at RodeoHouston. The driver of the Baylor College of Medicine wagon laid in the dirt, unable to get up, while rodeo staff attempted to divert the three horse-drawn chuckwagons away…
It Appears We Are in Fact Stuck With Florida Georgia Line
Florida Georgia Line really understand the mechanics of playing the Rodeo.
Wokker (TX Ranger) Is Setting Up Shop in Craft Beer Cellar
Social media fan favorite food truck Wokker TX Ranger is now just Wokker and it isn’t just doing the food truck thing come March 31. Co-owner Tony Nguyen told the Houston Press that the two-and-a-half-year old mobile food unit has signed a year-long partnership with Craft Beer Cellar at 907…
Nola West: Finding the Heart of Creole Where You Least Expect It, in Houston
Houston is a city that loves it some gumbo, po-boys, charbroiled oysters and Hurricanes. That’s obvious. But how much do Houstonians actually know about New Orleans cuisine? While Cajun traditions run deep here, Creole also seems to have a softer, quieter presence in the Bayou City — it’s one element…
Eloise Nichols Grill & Liquors Is a Hot Spot of Comfort and American Food in Tony River Oaks
“I love the nuts on this chocolate cake,” my dinner companion remarked as we were enjoying the sweet ending to our very comfortable, laid-back dinner at Eloise Nichols Grill & Liquors. “They’re hazelnuts,” I said as I cut into the moist, frosted, deep-brown rectangle of baked goodness, alternating between bites…
Protesters Give John Culberson a Taste of What to Expect at Upcoming Town Hall
Constituents in U.S. Congressman John Culberson’s district gave their representative a little taste of the complaints he might expect to field at his upcoming town hall in Houston. Gathering outside his Houston headquarters Monday afternoon, the constituents held a protest aimed at the GOP-sponsored healthcare bill, criticizing Culberson, a Republican,…
Court Denies Craig Washington’s Appeal to Reinstate Law License
Former Texas Congressman Craig Washington will not get a new trial over his suspended law license, the Third District Texas Court of Appeals has recently ruled, because he did such a bad job of representing one of his clients that there’s no way to argue otherwise. To his credit, Washington…
Upcoming: Ab-Soul, Jandek, Kirko Bangz, Melissa Etheridge, Soundgarden, Steve Krase, Taj Mo, TLC, Webb Wilder, X, etc.
A constantly updated guide to upcoming concerts in the Greater Houston area.
Devin the Dude Defies Mental Gravity On Acoustic Levitation
A loverman regardless of any situation, the Dude remains H-Town’s No. 1 everyman.
Which Houston Acts Passed the SXSW Sniff Test?
We took a playlist of 50 local acts to SXSW and asked its musicians for their opinions of Houston’s best. Here’s what they had to say.
William Powell, Author of The Anarchist Cookbook, Faces his Past in American Anarchist
Since every cell of you dies and sloughs away so many times in your life, can you be said to be the same you at 65 that you were at 20? Such questions power this frustrating doc about William Powell, the humanist adult who happens once to have been the…
Alice Lowe on Making Her Inimitable Pregnancy Horror Thriller Prevenge While Pregnant Herself
Alice Lowe’s baby Della whacks two knives on the table as Lowe describes for me the nightmare she had before she knew she was pregnant: A horde of shadow selves in ninja gear were trying to kill her, and she had to battle Lowe after Lowe to survive. Lowe looks…
Donnie Darko Returns But Remains Out of Time
Having now reached the age of its wayward protagonist, Donnie Darko is once again being tasked with forestalling the end of the world. Richard Kelly’s sleeper first opened almost two years after screening at Sundance, and a month after 9/11, becoming an early example of a trend that scarcely exists…
Tragic Lee: Celebrating a Jazzman, I Called Him Morgan Ventures in Search of Lost Time
It’s fitting that one of the great films about jazz centers on the re-creation of a moment. Kasper Collin’s exquisitely haunted meditation I Called Him Morgan, about the life and untimely death of hard bop trumpeter Lee Morgan, employs all the techniques you would expect from a documentary study of…
The InfoWars Hit Austin: Alex Jones in Richard Linklater’s Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly
Mainstream awareness of Breitbart, Infowars and other unsavory conservative “news” outlets has skyrocketed, as millions suddenly found themselves needing to know who Steve Bannon et al. were. For me, none of these outlets or talking points were news: I’m Texas born-and-raised — there, free-floating libertarian paranoia is a standard component…
State AG Paxton Claims Texas School’s Prayer Room Is for Muslims Only (It’s Not)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton criticized a north Texas school district for providing a prayer space only for Muslim students — but the district says it accommodates students of all faiths, and the attorney general would know that if he had bothered to call the superintendent. Since 2007 Muslim students…
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Houston Coppers Solve the Great Brady Jersey Caper [UPDATED]
After at least five law-enforcement agencies lent their resources to the hunt, Tom Brady is finally getting back his stolen Super Bowl jersey. It was a long way from home. The NFL announced Monday morning that investigators with the Houston Police Department Major Offenders Division, the FBI and Mexican authorities…
Go Tejano Day 2017 Is Another One for Rodeo’s Record Books
Go Tejano Day is one of the best and most energetic shows of rodeo season, and this year was no different.
TSU Tigers Come Nowhere Close to Beating North Carolina
Texas Southern never stood a chance. Not as a No. 16 seed playing a No. 1 seed, because never in the history of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has a No. 16 won a game. It certainly didn’t help that TSU’s opponent was North Carolina, one of college basketball’s historic…
Dish of The Week: Rice Pudding
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 sharing a dish that has made its way around the globe: rice pudding. Rice pudding is made of rice— usually white…
Game of Thrones Concert Experience Is Sufficiently Bombastic
Spoiler Alert: Here be many portentous tones.
Broken Taillight Leads to Undocumented Texan’s Deportation
How Gerardo Martinez ended up deported to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico on Friday, begins with foot pain. Martinez had made a doctor’s appointment to get the injury checked out, and he was driving in Dickinson in Galveston County around noon March 10 when the flashing lights showed up in his rear-view…
This Week in Houston Food Events: Last Chance to Dine For Democracy
From movie-themed dinners to a rosé garden party, here’s a look at this week’s hottest culinary happenings: Monday though Wednesday Dining for Democracy Don’t miss your chance to dine for a cause; Dining for Democracy—benefiting American Civil Liberties Union of Texas to honor its work on behalf of immigrants—is still…
DIY Braces Are a Real Thing, and Texas Orthodontists Are Raising Alarm
The kid on one Youtube instruction video on how to create your own braces — one of hundreds of videos posted online offering steps to essentially be your own orthodontist — makes it look so easy as she snaps some old earring backs onto a paper clip she’s bent into…
Riddle: When Is It Okay to Take Your Family to the Pub?
When it’s St. Paddy’s Day at the Mucky Duck, of course.
Romo Watch 2017: Is Jerry Jones Scared of the Houston Texans?
Congratulations to the Houston Texans, who as of Sunday evening, were still the only team in the NFL to have not signed a free agent that was with another team at the end of last season. Meanwhile, they’ve watched half their starting secondary (A.J. Bouye, Quintin Demps), a starting outside…
Shows of the Week: Florida Georgia Line Hopes to Plant Deep Roots at Rodeo
The livest live music in the bayou City for the third full week of March 2017.
Remembering Chuck Berry, Rock’s Unruly Founding Father
The irascible and prototypical rocker leaves behind a long list of admirers and memorable gigs.
Willie Nelson Treats Rodeo Crowd to Something Special
Saturday night, it was awful hard to shake the feeling that something truly special had just happened.
Catch Up on the Music You Missed at the Rodeo
The Houston LIvestock Show And Rodeo booked an ambitious 20 nights of musical performances, which will wrap up March 26 with the Zac Brown Band. We’ve reviewed many of the shows, so here’s the best concerts the rodeo has offered, in case you missed (or want to relive) them. We’re…
Got Dietary Restrictions?
Perhaps you’re just trying to eat healthy these days or maybe you’re looking for a great spot for Fish Friday during Lent. Either way, here are a few great ways to dine for those with dietary restrictions in mind. The Best Fish Sandwiches in Houston Hope you pigged out on…
Finding A Few Bright Spots in an Otherwise Careless Production of Antony and Cleopatra
Would set designer/director Sam Martinez please tell me why the Corinthian columns, which ring Obsidian Theater’s small stage for its production of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, are upside down? Is this intentional? Is this symbolic of the power struggle between ancient Rome and even-older Egypt? If the columns were broken…
U Mad Bro? Wilson rages against nothing of note
The beginning marks the beginning of the end: A middle-aged man rouses from sleep, about to face another day of accosting and insulting strangers. He hates people but needs them, too. His voice-over kicks in, a peroration that opens with a bid for camaraderie (“Remember when we were kids and…
Tea Partier Steve Stockman Accused of Using Charity Cash For Campaign
Former Texas Congressman Steve Stockman is now facing federal felony charges for allegedly funneling money meant for charity into his own campaign coffers. Stockman, a controversial Tea Party conservative, represented Texas in the U.S. House for two terms before losing his bid for the Senate to John Cornyn in the…
Egyptian Cat Statues, Comedy and Seriously Bare-Chested Men in Skirts in Houston Ballet’s Mixed Rep
As statues of Egyptian cats watched their every move, artists of the Houston Ballet performed Jiri Kylián’s Stepping Stones, inspired by watching Australian aboriginal dancers and talking to them about the importance of their traditions. It was opening night at the Wortham for Director’s Choice: Legends and Prodigy and in addition to…
Even on an Off Night, Luke Bryan Is the King of RodeoHouston
Maybe they should just officially make Spring Break Thursday “Luke Bryan Day” at the Rodeo.
Rice Advances, UH Loses, But the College Hoops Future is Bright in Houston
For the University of Houston Cougars, it was another early exit from the conference tournament and a first-round loss in the NIT, but another 20-win season. For the Rice Owls, it’s a rare 20-win campaign. The Owls got a win in the first round of the CBI and will likely…
RodeoHouston’s Chuckwagon Racers Balance Safety with Danger
“Nobody panic,” the RodeoHouston announcer told the crowd on opening night of RodeoHouston 2016. It was moments after Gary Sandstead flew out of his chuckwagon as it rounded a curve, sending him tumbling into the dirt. He wasn’t getting up. The jazzy tunes stopped immediately. The crowd swapped cheering for…
At the Drive-In: Anatomy of a SXSW Pop-Up Show
We’ve always heard about surprise sets at SXSW, and have now attended one.
Warbeast’s Bruce Corbitt Defies Death to Thrash Again
Atrial fibrillation nearly sidelined the Warbeast singer permanently, but he’s fighting his way back.
Ritesh Batra’s Humane Touch Trumps the Mysteries of The Sense of an Ending
To understand how Ritesh Batra’s The Sense of an Ending might disappoint you if you’ve read the suspenseful, tear-jerking Julian Barnes novel on which it’s based, you should think back to Batra’s much-lauded debut feature The Lunchbox (2013). In that humanistic film, a young woman trapped in her marriage falls…
Garth Brooks Set to Open and Close RodeoHouston 2018
Start making plans now with your friends in low places.
MTV2’s World Star TV Makes Black America Look as Bad as the President Thinks it Is
Somehow, MTV2, the channel that was launched 21 years ago to show all the music videos MTV wasn’t, has essentially turned into BET — or TV One or Centric or whatever black programming-filled channel you know about. The evidence is all there — before it jumped back to its original…
Police Arrest Man, Now Say Gun May Have Been Fired At RodeoHouston
Backtracking from the department’s Wednesday night statement that there was no evidence of a shooting at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Houston police shortly after noon on Thursday announced officers had foud one shell casing near the rodeo carnival and have arrested on suspect. Police said they discovered the…
Gunfire Scare Rattles RodeoHouston Attendees Wednesday Night
Reports of gunfire rang in about 9:37 last night on the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo grounds, but police could find no evidence any shots were fired. Those inside NRG Stadium were placed on lockdown just as the Thomas Rhett show was ending, people inside the arena said. They were…
