Instagrammer’s Dream Coming to MFAH Courtesy of Popular Artist Yayoi Kusama
Is Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama the most interesting woman in the world? Born in 1929, she influenced Andy Warhol, is considered a predecessor of Pop Art, sports a wicked carrot-colored pageboy, is the darling of the Instagram world, and tops the charts in artist popularity (based on museum attendance). She’s…
Big Tex Road Trip: The Don’t Bother Destinations
Houston Press’s Big Tex Road Trip catalogues hundreds of drop-dead rad music venues, outdoor happenings, food and drink, arts, historical sites, and roadside attractions. For whatever reason – too crowded, mega lame/sad, or way overhyped – these are the spots that don’t need to be dialed into a map app. …
Big Tex Road Trip: More Great Restaurants
It’s crazy how many good places there are to eat in Texas. We list some of our favorites in our Big Tex Road Trip, but we couldn’t fit every single drool-everywhere destination into the guide. Here are some more great eating spots around the Lone Star State. HOUSTON AREA Irma’s…
#NewHoustonRap: GT Garza Keeps the Machine Moving
At the beginning of his brand new album, MM3, GT Garza admits to taking anti-depressants and being lost, enjoying solitude in most cases because he doesn’t feel like being bothered half the time. It’s not a strike to highlight mental health as much as it is Garza narrating the checks…
Houston’s 5 Best Weekend Food Bets: $5 Burgers & Free Pizza
Here’s a look at this weekend’s best culinary happenings: National Burger Month @ Jerry Built Homegrown Burgers Friday – Monday 3501 West Holcombe; 1335 Lake Woodlands These homegrown burger shops will be celebrating National Hamburger with happy hour specials all day long during Memorial Day weekend. Take down $5 burgers,…
Upcoming Houston Food Events: Nosh on Late Night Nachos
Mark your calendars, because you don’t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary events: According to Chef Chris Shepherd, the best part of being a partner in a beer bar is being able to cook the food he wants to eat on his day off. The staples at Hay Merchant, 1600…
Sweet Home Alabama: A Trip to Hangout Fest 2016
THE JOURNEY We set out last Thursday evening towards Gulf Shores, Alabama. The scheduled eight-hour drive ultimately turned into nine-and-a-half-hour sloshed ride. We opened the moon roof for a reverse glass-bottom boat ride. The entire way was spent just at the front of the storm but never ahead of the downpour…
Openings & Closings in Houston: Best Greasy Spoon Diner Shutters Unexpectedly
Beloved Airline Drive diner Triple A Restaurant, 2526 Airline, suddenly closed this week, due in part to a failure to renegotiate the restaurant’s lease. The diner had many fans, including many restaurant critics, and was awarded last year’s Best Greasy Spoon designation in our Best of Houston awards. Houston’s first…
Jazz on Film: Hands-Down One of Houston’s Best Film Festivals
As time has continued its forward lurch, the heroes of jazz – of late, Ornette Coleman, Joe Sample, and Paul Bley – have fallen. Instead of posthumously worshipping the genre’s legends, Peter Lucas, curator of the highly regarded Jazz on Film festival, says the event is a way to normalize…
J.J. Watt’s Celebrity Ascension Continues, Co-Hosting CMT Awards With Erin Andrews
At this point, it’s undeniable that J.J. Watt long ago crossed over from being a celebrity within his sport to being a celebrity that transcends his sport. But if you’re wondering where the rise of J.J. Watt’s celebrity status is going to stop and settle in (because it’s late May,…
Houston Baptist Opts Out of Campus Carry
Houston Baptist University is the latest private university in Texas to opt out of the campus carry bill. “At this time, given the known and unknown aspects of the law, and the possible financial impact of its implementation, the University will retain its current policy restricting the carrying of firearms on campus…
8 Great Classic Films That Movie Critics Didn’t Love
Filmmakers and professional movie critics often have a strange, and sometimes adversarial relationship with one another. A few glowing reviews can drive audiences into cinemas to see a new film, but a bad review might doom a film to box office failure. It’s important to remember that reviews are just…
Knife Found Near Site of Josue Flores’s Murder
A knife was found Wednesday several blocks from the site where 11-year-old Josue Flores was murdered while walking home from Marshall Middle School last week. Police told reporters at the scene that a woman had spotted the knife in a storm drain on the corner of North Main and Henry…
Legendary NYC Punks Invade “Howston” for Velocityfest
Failed presidential candidate Ted Cruz would be an unlikely audience member at Velocityfest, the two-day punk, rock and metal festival that slams into Fitzgerald’s this weekend. As the self-appointed detractor of “New York values,” Cruz would be further discouraged from donning his leather and studs for the event, since its…
I’m Nervous About Getting Married Again. Help!
I DON’T WANT TO GET MARRIED AGAIN BUT I’M DOING IT ANYWAY Dear Willie D: So I met a beautiful girl back in September of 2015, and we are getting married. She is a great mother to my children (two boys) from a previous relationship. She and I get along…
Texas Sues Feds for Telling Schools Not to Discriminate Against Transgender Kids
Surprise! Texas is suing the Obama administration. Again. And taking a firm stand against equality in public bathrooms. Again. This afternoon, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called a press conference to say that Texas will refuse to follow directions from the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice, which say that, under…
Étoile’s Owners Are Opening a Second Restaurant in Downtown Houston
Fans of acclaimed French restaurant Étoile in Uptown Park in the Galleria area will be excited to hear that it’s been so successful that chef Philippe Veripand and his business partner and wife, Monica Bui, are opening a second location downtown. The new place will be called Brasserie du Parc…
Good-bye Nashville, a Series That Was Almost Always in Tune
Tonight ABC will air the final episode of Nashville, the soapy primetime drama set in the country-music capital. Nashville was never an especially high-rated show, nor did it draw much critical acclaim (except for maybe a few music critics), so in a way it’s a wonder that it held on…
Harris County’s Got a New Tool to Decide Who Should Go Home or Stay in Jail
There’s a good chance that one of the first things you will do if you get arrested in Harris County is sit down for an interview with Harris County Pretrial Services. They’ll ask you things like, who do you live with? Where do you work? What’s your landline telephone number?…
Residents Against Flooding, Memorial City Homeowners Sue City of Houston and TIRZ 17
Residents Against Flooding followed through on its threat by suing the City of Houston and Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 17. The suit, filed in the United States District Court, Southern District of Texas on Wednesday morning, alleges that careless decisions have caused “hundred of homes in the Memorial City area”…
Beautiful – The Carole King Musical Comes to the Hobby Center, So Get Ready to Go Up on the Roof
“It’s great when some of the songs start — “Natural Woman” or “It’s Too Late.” There’s a collective gasp; it’s really cool,” says Canadian actor Liam Tobin. He’s experienced this over and over as part of the national tour of Beautiful – The Carole King Musical coming to Broadway at the Hobby…
73-Win Golden State Warriors Pushed to the Brink by Oklahoma City
A couple weeks ago, on the TNT studio show after an Oklahoma City Thunder win over the San Antonio Spurs, soon-to-be former Rockets center Dwight Howard, who was a guest on the show, was asked by the panel for his analysis on what was then a hypothetical Western Conference Finals…
Ciao Bello’s New Chef Moved to Houston for the Best of Reasons
In an event at Ciao Bello last week with Tony Vallone and about 100 of his closest friends, the well-respected master of Italian dining in Houston introduced new chef, Corey Bowers. He fills the position vacated quite some time ago by Bobby Matos, who left to head up State of…
End of an Era: Triple A Restaurant Closes
Add Triple A Restaurant to the list of Houston restaurant icons that are no more. The past year or so seems like a mass exodus of dining institutions, many of which have served generation after generation. Texas Cafeteria closed in 2015 after 50 years in business. 59 Diner closed with lawsuits…
Why Some Montrose Residents Protested Those Chopped-Down Trees
When a drought hit Houston a couple years ago, there wasn’t a day that Kaye Moon Winters and her Montrose neighbors weren’t lugging buckets of water to the streets, trying to keep the neighborhood trees that lined them alive. Some were total strangers, Moon Winters said, who appreciated the massive,…
Baylor Reportedly Fires Ken Starr Over Sexual Assault Scandal, Meanwhile Art Briles Skates
Reports surfaced late yesterday morning that Baylor president Ken Starr had supposedly been fired by the Baylor Board of Regents. The firing was reportedly the result of an ongoing scandal involving numerous sexual assaults of Baylor coeds (and female Waco residents) committed over a period of numerous years by members…
Upcoming: The Faint, Gang of Four, Houston Open Air, Lyle Lovett, Mydolls, Okkervil River, P. Diddy, Sia, etc.
Note: Events in bold reflect highly recommended shows. #DayBreakHouston: Sat., May 28, noon, Free to $200. Discovery Green Conservancy, 1500 McKinney, Houston, 713-400-7336. 20Hertz: A World of Our Own: Mydolls and the Houston Punk Scene: Thu., July 28, 6:30 p.m., Free. Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, 5216 Montrose Blvd., Houston, 713-284-8250…
