Vodi Sink Their Hooks In Deep On Powerful Debut LP
Probably one of the strongest local releases to drop this year.
Love U Better: The Best of the Week
A rundown of seven days’ worth of what to dos in and around Houston music.
A Midnight Clear: A Musical Story of Christmas: Finding Hope in a Snowstorm
Christmas and the holiday season, as anyone knows, can be a mixed blessing.
This Week in Harvey Relief: A Lucky Asian Feast and Brennan’s Jams
On October 27, the Houston LUCKYRICE Feast, gathers together the city’s best Asian-inspired restaurants and chefs for a fun event at the Astorian, 2500 Summer STreet, from 8 to 10 p.m. Participating restaurants include Underbelly, Mala Sichuan Bistro, and Ramen Tatsu-Ya and Izakaya. Tickets are $88 for General Admission or…
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Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley: A Comic Sequel to Pride and Prejudice [UPDATED]
A comedy that plays with the basic human ability to make a mess of most things.
Houston’s 5 Best Weekend Food Bets: Get Ready for Tacolandia
Here’s a look at this weekend’s best culinary happenings: King’s Oktoberfest at King’s BierHaus Friday, 5 p.m. to midnight; Saturday, noon to midnight; Sunday, noon to 9 p.m. 2044 East T.C. Jester The sixth annual King’s Oktoberfest continues as King’s BierHaus makes its debut. Guests can expect a variety of…
The Stopwatch Keeps Ticking For 60 Minutes
Neatly encapsulating 50 years of aggressive and eye-opening television journalism.
2017 College Football Playoff: Assessing the Contenders, Part 1
The old saying in sports that decide their championships via a multi-game series, like Major League Baseball or NBA hoops, is that a series doesn’t begin until the road team wins a game. Football, especially college football, doesn’t lend itself to deciding anything with a series of games between two…
Upcoming Houston Food Events: Tis the Season for Chicken Pot Pie
Mark your calendars, because you don’t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings: With the cooler weather arriving, a seasonal favorite – the chicken pot pie –returns to Kenny & Ziggy’s New York Delicatessen Restaurants, 2327 Post Oak and 5172 Buffalo Speedway. In true Kenny & Ziggy’s fashion, the…
My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade Already a Forgotten Classic
What happens when an album intended to mark a band’s demise becomes a blockbuster.
Houston’s Best Bets This Weekend: Taco Heaven at Water Works, it’s Tacolandia
Home of the tacos and land of the salsa. It’s Tacolandia and it’s back this year with a lineup that plans to give last year’s a run for its money. Pick from delicious knockouts like Fadi’s Mediterranean Gerardo’s and Luna y Sol, and no judgment if you go back for seconds…
Getting Personal With Har Mar Superstar
Keeping up a certain live intensity even while showing off less skin.
Why Are People So Excited About Daniel Caesar?
If this were 2008, whoever hipped you to the Toronto-based singer would become No. 2 on your MySpace Top 8
Openings and Closings: Goodbye SaltAir, Hello Dish Society No. 3
Dish Society, 12525 Memorial, began its soft opening October 9 and, as of this week, is now in full swing. The restaurant sources many of its ingredients from local suppliers, such as Atkinson Farms, Black Hill Ranch and Slow Dough Bread. There is counter service for breakfast and lunch and…
Mayor Turner Votes Against Staying Within Revenue Cap for Next Year
The statement seemed unambiguous to City Controller Chris Brown, as he listened to Mayor Sylvester Turner thank Governor Greg Abbott for the $50 million check that ended Turner’s bid to raise taxes last month. The mayor told Abbott, “Because of what you have given today, let me say there will…
Space City Haunts: The 2017 Houston Press Halloween Guide
Here’s how to get your Houston spook on this Halloween.
Fast-Moving Life of a Highway Queen Brings Nikki Lane Back to Houston
“Sometimes I feel like I’m outnumbered because I’ve always got six boys in there, but they’re not holding me back.”
Apparently Geostorm Is Too Traumatic For Advance Houston Screenings
Too soon from Harvey or just sweeping one under the rug?
NFL Football, Week 7 — This Weekend’s Best Bets
It’s strange territory for me this season now, having gone two straight weeks without making money on these picks, with a 3-3 week last week. At least I had a better week than the Green Bay Packers, though, who lost Aaron Rodgers for the season with a broken collarbone, which…
Five New Cheap Eats For The Weekend
The weekend is here and if you’re not up to breaking the bank, here are five great new spots that won’t set you back very much, whether you’re in the mood for poke, soul food, Italian, pho or maybe even a sweet treat of the Vegan nature. From Chinatown to…
Ten Things to Do in Houston for $10 or Less (All Free), October 19-25
Check out the Houston Press calendar for even more things to do.
Astros Lose to New York 5-0, Face ALCS Elimination
The Astros were nine outs away from shutting down the New York Yankees on Tuesday and taking the 3-1 American League Championship Series lead. The Yankees came from behind to win that game 6-4, and on Wednesday, the Yankees took the early lead and never looked back, winning 5-0 and…
I’ve Got a Lot of Questions About the Las Vegas Shooting. Help!
What’s on your mind? What isn’t? Ask Willie D!
Getting Smothered At Mikki’s Cafe, Now Open in Greenspoint
There comes a time every year when the weather dips, the sweater still feels abrasive against the skin, still flush with the dew of summer’s humidity, and the sting of life’s harsh realities come fast approaching — the holidays are on the horizon, just past Halloween, and soon somebody will…
SaltAir Seafood Kitchen is Closing on October 27
Pretty big shutter news from Clark Cooper Concepts today. The restaurant group, which includes eateries Ibiza, Brasserie 19, Coppa Osteria, Punk’s and The Dunlavy, has just announced that its elegant restaurant Salt Air Seafood Kitchen, 3029 Kirby, will close on October 27. A representative for the restaurant sent an email this evening…
Video Shows Gunmen Carjack Aunt, Infant After Houston Shooting
Houston police are still searching for three of four suspects who they say committed a drive-by shooting in south Houston and then carjacked an aunt and her infant niece before fleeing. Police said a blue Mazda sedan with four armed men inside pulled up to 6833 London on Monday afternoon…
Olympic Gymnast McKayla Maroney Says She Was Molested At Karolyi Ranch
As the Harvey Weinstein sex scandal continues to unfold, a former Olympic gymnast took to Twitter on Wednesday to remind everyone that the reality of powerful men taking advantage of girls and women is also true outside of Hollywood. It’s old news at this point that former USA Gymnastics team…
The Weeknd’s Dance-Friendly Darkness Enlightens Toyota Center
Fans outstretched their arms, hoping to catch a high five or a quality Snapchat.
Rating The Upcoming Returns Of Houston Texan Players
It’s Week 7 of the NFL season, and with most of the league having played six games, this is about as parity-ridden as the league has ever been. In the AFC alone, 14 of the 16 teams have either two, three or four wins. Only Kansas City at 5-1 and…
Rockets Beat Defending Champion Warriors in Opening Night Thriller
For several seasons now, the Houston Rockets have been on the cutting edge of NBA advanced analytics, an incubator of the theory that to win with the rules currently in place, teams must score fast and easy, taking three pointers over midrange jumpers, getting to the free throw line as…
No Further Punishment for The Woodlands Student Who Sent Racist Snapchat
After a student at The Woodlands High School told a fellow classmate, an African-American girl, that all black people should have been lynched a long time ago, it turns out the boy who sent the message won’t face any legitimate discipline after all, an attorney representing the girl’s parents said…
Nothing Compares to Yu: A First Look at Theodore Rex
The vibe is established even before you arrive at Theodore Rex, evoking a feeling of whimsy and playfulness, which is exactly what Chef Justin Yu was aiming for when he named his latest restaurant after his nephew, Teddy. Family is the reason Yu always knew he wanted to cook. After experiencing…
Julius Caesar, the Opera, Moves to the 1930s and the George R. Brown
Triumphal marches cast as the triumph of good over evil.
The Best Foods at Texas RenFest’s $10,000 Royal Chef Showdown
If you love hot yeast rolls topped with crunchy salt and stuffed with spicy Italian sausage, ground beef, onion, cabbage and garlic, you are going to love the Texas Renaissance Festival’s newest food item, the Bierock, which won the event’s Royal Chef Showdown Tuesday afternoon. Four judges including the former…
Event Spotlights Houston’s Key Role In the Rise of Chicano Soul
It’s a labor of love for these DJs and musicians who love soul and R&B to alert Houstonians of the music’s local heritage.
Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose: Why Friday Night Lights Still Shines Bright
Calling this a football show would be like calling Breaking Bad a meth show.
Ogg Outlines Plans for “More Diversion, Less Jail” for Small-Time Offenders
Flanked by dozens of members of her transition team, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg laid out plans for what she described as “more diversion, less jail” for people who need help rather than the book thrown at them, such as those who are mentally ill or struggle with addiction…
First Look at Over the Moon
For all its glorious food diversity, one area in which Houston lacks is a wealth of options for quality vegan fare. Would it be too cheesy to say I’m over the moon about the new vegan ice cream shop that recently opened in the Heights? Over the Moon is an…
Fashion and Irony Both Rich at MFAH’s Oscar De La Renta Show
Sometimes these days it’s hard to remember that museums aren’t fashion houses,
Astros Bullpen Implodes as Houston Blows Game Against Yankees
The New York Yankees were on the ropes, one punch away from being down for the count. The Astros were up 4-0 going to the bottom of the seventh inning and Lance McCullers Jr. was pitching a gem. Nine more outs and the Astros would be up 3-1 in the…
Jordan Klepper and The Opposition Struggle to Fight Parody With Parody
The Opposition airs weeknights on Comedy Central In the first episode of Comedy Central’s new nightly satirical late-night series The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, the host explains why he jumped ship from The Daily Show, where he’d been a correspondent since 2015. The Jordan Klepper who cocked his eyebrow through…
Netflix’s One of Us Reveals the Fight of Hasidic Jews to Break From the Sect
One of Us premieres Oct. 20 on Netflix New Yorkers will immediately recognize the opening shots of One of Us, the new documentary from Jesus Camp filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady: ultra-Orthodox Jewish families roaming the big city, the women and girls in skirts and tights, the men and…
How is This Movie About a Satirically Fascist Slovenian Art-Rock Band Playing North Korea So Dull?
The prankish promise of Ugis Olte and Morten Traavik’s new doc Liberation Day – the film revealing what happened behind the scenes when the winkingly militarist Slovenian dance-rock growl band Laibach got invited last year to perform a concert in Kim Jong-un’s North Korea — futzes out like the ’50s-era…
Montgomery County Deputy Kills Man After Police Chase in Kingwood
A deputy shot and killed a man Monday after a motorcycle chase and a struggle in Kingwood. At around 1:30 p.m., police said, a Montgomery County Precinct 4 deputy stationed near Humble ran the license plate of a passing motorcyclist. The license plate came back invalid but the driver didn’t…
Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play Prepares Us For a Future After a Pandemic
Rebuilding a post-nuclear society, one Simpsons episode at a time.
Yankees Deliver 8-1 Stomping of the Astros and Charlie Morton
The final score of Game Three of the ALCS was 8-1 in favor of the New York Yankees. But that score lies in that the game was never that close. The Astros were done in by awful starting pitching from Charlie Morton and excellent starting pitching from CC Sabathia. The…
Upcoming: Afrojack, Dead Kennedys, Foamhenge, Garth Brooks, Jhene Aiko, Los Texmaniacs, Sleigh Bells, The Wiggins
A constantly updated guide to upcoming concerts in the Greater Houston area.
Trump Picks Former TCEQ Head and Climate Change Denier for White House Post
President Donald Trump has tapped Kathleen Hartnett White, the former head of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, to be the chairwoman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, an entity charged with forming the Trump administration’s environment and energy policies. If you aren’t alarmed by this news, it’s…
Opera With Porta Potties — Don’t Say Houston Grand Opera Isn’t Creative
Hoping a temporary venue offers a more intimate experience.
Poke Wars: Laki Fish and Wiki Poki Both Just Opened in Dun Huang Plaza
There is much to love about the new poke spot, Laki Fish, from restaurateur Mike Tran, the mastermind behind Chinatown favorites Tiger Den (its direct neighbor), Mein, Night Market and Ohn Korean. It’s actually in its soft opening phase, as they say, and will have its grand opening next week,…
NBA Opening Night: Five Season Win Total Bets For 2017-2018
It’s amazing to think about where we are as Houston sports fans these days, and perhaps the best way to put it in perspective is to examine where we were just before the NFL Draft. Back in April, here was the state of the union for the three biggest teams…
Bless Macklemore’s Heart; He’s Trying
Less DeShaun Watson and more Brock Osweiler.
Seven Talented Young Houston Actors to Watch
A talented batch of young Houston actors are seizing the spotlight on local stages.
Houston Bombs in Rankings for Cities Most Ripe for Amazon Headquarters
Depending on how much Jeff Bezos and the folks at Amazon care about the opinion of Moody’s Analytics, Houston is apparently not even close to being in the running for the new Amazon headquarters. In rankings Moody’s Analytics recently released, the country’s fourth-largest city ranks an embarrassing, somewhat puzzling 49…
First look at The Pho Spot
“I’m headed to The Pho Spot. It’s brand new — still in soft opening in Conservatory. They use a family recipe and it’s really good. I’ve been there three days in a row already, wanna come try?” my friend Jimmy said. That was last Friday evening. I had just finished…
Black Voices, White Ears: Music Festivals’ Great Divide
What happens to the musical experience when festivals can’t attract diverse listeners?
Build-A-Bowl: Seaside Poke Elevates Its Menu With a Chipotle-Style Bar
A couple of years ago, I remember paying a visit to Lincoln Bar on Washington Avenue with a friend in search of a poke pop-up advertised on Facebook. After a few minutes, it became clear from the crowds (swarming both the dine-in seating and the to-go window) and the haphazard…
Maigret Sets a Trap Finds Truffaut’s Greatest Enemy Scoring a Hit With Paris’ Greatest Detective
Few critics have laid waste to an artist’s reputation as definitively as Francois Truffaut laid waste to the director Jean Delannoy’s. Firebrand Truffaut, in his early-to-mid 20s in the early-to-mid ’50s, often called upon the readers of Cahiers du Cinema to rise up against French cinema, and he assailed Delannoy,…
Only the Brave Is One Big, Manly, Beautiful Ugly-Cry
In the opening shot of Only the Brave, a flaming bear — not just a bear that happens to be burning but one that looks as if it had been created entirely from fire — lunges at the camera in the middle of a blazing forest. The image returns a…
Deeply Moving BPM Finds AIDS Activists Fighting and Dancing Through the Epidemic
One year, back in the early 1990s, an uncle of mine didn’t show up to our family Christmas. I was only 10 and didn’t understand his sudden departure and why nobody would speak of it. A year later, I was at his funeral. He was a playwright and actor in…
Like Its Villain, Lanthimos’ Wicked The Killing of a Sacred Deer Spins Out of Control
Imagine a remake of Cape Fear shot like Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, with Max Cady recast as a child, and you’ll have some idea of the strangeness of Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer. It was one of the most divisive titles at this year’s Cannes festival, thanks…
Todd Haynes’ Out-of-Time City Symphony Wonderstruck Fully Lives Up to Its Name
For all his reputation as a capital-A Auteur, Todd Haynes has always demonstrated impressive stylistic versatility. The Sirkian pastiche of Far from Heaven is a far cry from the lo-fi expressionism of Poison, and the music video wonderland of Velvet Goldmine has relatively little in common with the fractured minimalism…
Top 5 Houston Dining Deals For Astros Fans
This week all eyes are on the Houston Astros as they take on the Yankees in the 2017 American League Championship Series, and with that in mind let’s talk game day food steals, shall we? Here are five Houston restaurants with some of the best food deals for Astro Fans. Don’t…
Houston Firefighters Rescue Homeless Man Who Got Stuck in Manhole for Days
A homeless man was rescued from a manhole early Sunday morning after somehow getting stuck underground for days, the Houston Fire Department said Monday morning. Around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, a construction company doing repairs near Sam Houston Parkway and Dover Road discovered the man and called 911. HFD arrived and…
How Jane Goodall Came to Love Jane, that Stellar New Documentary of Her Life
Jane arrives in theaters on October 20 On Sept. 11, 2001, renowned primatologist and environmental advocate Jane Goodall was in New York on business. She had planned to catch a flight out to visit a high school to give a talk on how we can find a reason to hope…
Everything Hits at Once: A Night With Spoon
All talented musicians, they’ve truly come into their own as a cohesive unit.
This Week in Houston Food Events: Tacos, BBQ and Southern Smoke
Here’s a look at this week’s hottest culinary happenings: All month long 50 Year Anniversary Specials at Pappas Bar-B-Q To celebrate 50 years in business, all locations of Pappas Bar-B-Q will be thanking its customers with daily specials all month long. On Mondays, get half-price beef and turkey plates with…
This Week in Harvey Relief: The “I’ll Have What She’s Having” Pop-Up Heats Up This Fall
I’ll Have What She’s Having, an all-female organization of chefs,restaurateurs, hospitality professionals and physicians bringing awareness (and funds) to women’s health issues after Harvey via a series of monthly pop-ups, has raised more than $5,000 and a wealth of feminine hygiene products for women in Greater Northeast Houston affected by…
Harris County Jury Duty Is Back After Harvey — Albeit with “Portable Bathrooms”
After weeks of delayed justice since Hurricane Harvey plummeted the Harris County court system into chaos, hundreds of jurors are set to descend on the downtown court complex Monday so defendants pleading not guilty can finally start having their days in court. Jury duty was cancelled during Harvey and after…
Women Painting Women Movement Touches Down in College Station
Powerful paintings that delve beyond the beauty of the female form to show women in all stages of life.
NFL Football, Week 6: Texans 33, Browns 17 — 4 Winners, 4 Losers
If you’ve never been to a controlled football scrimmage before, where teams run plays just to kind of see how they work and the stress level of who wins and who loses is fairly low, then you’re not missing much. If you were at Sunday’s 33-17 Texans win over the…
Shows of the Week: Pop’s Starboy Is Back For Another Round of Dark R&B Flights
The livest live music in the Bayou City for the third week of October 2016.
Rock’s 10 Creepiest Bands Ever
Never mind that Halloween party, these bands will make you sleep with the lights on.
Tom of Finland Gives a Boldly Gay Artist the Too-Polite Movie Treatment
When same-sex marriage became legal in Finland this past March, the government celebrated by releasing an official emjoi — a leather-clad man with a drooping mustache and a police-style cap emblazoned with the word “Tom.” No explanation was necessary, for “Tom” was clearly a nod to Tom of Finland —…
UH Cougars Embarrassed by Tulsa in 45-17 Loss
The Houston Cougars kicked off as a 13-point favorite against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Saturday afternoon. And as with just about every other game in which the Cougars kicked off as a double-digit favorite, Houston was defeated in embarrassing fashion. This time the Cougars (4-2) lost by a 45-17…
Verlander Dominant in Complete-Game Gem As Astros Beat Yankees 2-1
The Astros stunned the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon, getting the 2-1 win on Carlos Correa’s game-ending double that scored Jose Altuve from first base for the winning run. It was another thrilling contest that saw the Astros take the early lead. It featured some fantastic defensive plays, great…
Balls at Stages Serves Up Grand Slam Conceptual Theater
Balls. Balls, balls, balls, balls, balls. Ok, kids, have you got the snickering out of your system yet? Honestly, I haven’t heard this much juvenile tee-heeing about the name of a show since Mike Bartlett’s, 2009 love triangle play, Cock. But perhaps in the case of Balls (by Kevin Armento…
Dallas Keuchel Shuts Down the Yankees as Astros Take 1-0 ALCS Lead
The Astros and Yankees played a thriller Friday night with the Astros getting the 2-0 win to take a 1-0 ALCS lead. The Astros runs came in the fourth inning thanks to Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Yuli Gurriel. The lone Yankee run came on a two-out ninth inning home…
Buc-ee’s Tried to Take Back $68K It Paid a Former Employee. Texas Judges Said No.
After years of courtroom battles with Buc-ee’s, a Texas appeals court finally told Kelly Rieves what she has maintained all along. Her money is her money. A year after a trial court ordered that Rieves pay her former employer, the popular Texas convenience store chain, close to $100,000 for breaching…
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Renowned Houston Tattoo Artist Lana Gooding Dead at 36 [UPDATED]
Beloved Houston tattoo artist Lana Gooding, named best in her field in the 2016 Houston Press Best of Houston issue, died Wednesday at age 36, leaving behind two young sons. The preliminary findings suggest she died of a heart attack, her brother, Nash Wingo, told the Press Friday morning. The…
Astros vs. Yankees in the ALCS: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The American League Championship Series starts on Friday night with the Houston Astros hosting the New York Yankees in the first game of a best of seven contest. The good news is that since its the Yankees, most of the games will be in primetime, meaning that fans will not…
The Secret Garden Offers Beautiful Voices Swathed in a Predictable Plot
Grammy-winning composer Lucy Simon may be the elder sister of pop/folk icon Carly Simon, but in her Broadway debut, The Secret Garden (1991), she’s under the heavy musical influence of European theatrical powerhouses Claude-Michel Schönberg and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. Although swathed in wisps of English country airs with a…
Mike Frost Will Share His Vast Houston Hip-Hop Visual Knowledge at Rice
Back in the day, every major Houston rapper on the come-up did a project with him.
ACL Fest Sensation Mondo Cozmo Gives Houston Some “Shine”
“The songs on this record saved me and took me out of the dark and into the light.”
Supporters of Bertie Simmons Protest Second Probe Launched by HISD
The investigation into Furr High School Principal Dr. Bertie Simmons over whether she “threatened” students with a baseball bat for not adhering to dress code in the early part of the school year is old news. Houston Independent School District has instead moved on to a new, separate investigation into…
Don’t Sweat It: Houston Will Finally Get Some Chilly Weather Next Week
It’s October and it’s still hot outside. This is the complaint every year in Houston. It is usually preceded by some sort of tease of fall weather. Just after Hurricane Harvey, we had an unseasonable blast of cool air to help us dry out. We all wanted to believe fall…
Armageddon Will Not Be Upon Us This Sunday, NASA Maintains
The beginning of the end of all days was supposed to start last month, but now the word goes that the end of the world will actually kick off this Sunday. As we’ve noted before, this whole the-end-is-nigh business started with a four-minute video by the evangelical Christian publication Unsealed…
Texas Takeover Gathers the Best Offbeat Rappers From Across the State
Doesn’t matter if the out-the-trunk CD game died somewhere around a decade ago, live shows are always better.
U.S.-Turkey Relations Deteriorate as NASA Scientist Remains Jailed
The ties between Turkey and the United States are growing increasingly strained. And in the middle of all of this, Serkan Golge — the 37-year-old NASA scientist and U.S. citizen who has been held in a Turkish jail for more than a year on charges of being involved in an…
Texas Music Festivals Enter Uncertain Era After Loss of Sound On Sound
The market for outdoor music events is far from the sure bet it may have been just two years ago.
Z-Ro Now Faces Misdemeanor Charge in Just Brittany Case
Indictment was dismissed, but DA’s office had other ideas.
Houston Press Van Full of Tacolandia Supplies Stolen, Used in Smash-and-Grab
Our delivery guy came looking for our white Ford van in the Houston Press parking lot Tuesday afternoon, intent on picking up a load of Tacolandia supplies to bring to our warehouse, ahead of the taco event next weekend. It was full of cups, plates, drinking games and a corn…
