Houston FM Country Powerhouse KILT Rebrands Itself “The Bull”
“Less twang, more bang” Another Houston FM radio station has experienced a shift in direction as KILT (100.3 FM) has morphed into The Bull, promising “less twang, more bang” for their mainstream country listeners. Our source at CBS Radio confirmed the switch minutes before the station itself made the change…
D’AHHHHH: Largest Donation of Pet Food in Houston History Set for Today
The husband-and-wife team behind local pet store chain Natural Pawz are set to donate 100,000 pounds of pet food to the Houston Humane Society today at their new Almeda Road location. Biff Picone and his wife, Nadine Jolie-Coeur, collected the lion’s share of the food from vendors they work with,…
Locals Grandfather Child, Le$, Tontons, Killa Kyleon Added to SXSW 2013 Roster
Houston acts Grandfather Child, The Tontons, DJ Buddha, Beat King, Hoodstar Chantz, Slim Thug, Z-Ro, Killa Kyleon, Branzil, Le$, and Lucky Luciano were among the artists added to the SXSW 2013 lineup today. Previously announced were Young Von, Dat Boi T, and The Linus Pauling Quartet. As it stands now,…
Alfredo Leija: Pours Gas on Ex’s Car, Torches Her House and Dog
“I just lit a cigarette,” claimed Santa Rosa man Alfredo Leija on Sunday night as his ex-girlfriend’s car, house and dog succumbed to the inferno. He failed to mention that he had saturated his ex’s vehicle with a bunch of gasoline, Officer Julian Villalobos of the Santa Rosa Police Department…
Worst of “The Worst”: Free Press Doesn’t Know How Vegan Works
Note: As Omar Afra reminded us on Twitter today, “Worst of” entries are public submissions and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Free Press Houston. Carry on. This week, Free Press Houston released its always-scathing, usually quite hilarious “Worst of Houston List.” Other than the usual passing…
22 Coots and Codgers Making the Rest of Us Look Bad
While the rest of the music business has been slow to awaken from its holiday slumbers, the biggest shows in Houston this weekend come from two artists who have been up a long, long time — 87 years, to be exact: Bluesman B.B. King and country crooner Ray Price. (Actually,…
Man Shot Dead After Going Berserk and Trying to Choke Roommate’s Dog
Reading the police blotter is a daily adventure. From meth addicts to bank robbers to perverts and everything in between, there is always some strange story that’s enough to make anyone shake his head in wonder. Today is yet another one of those days. According to police, a man is…
Blood Clams on the Menu Tonight at Cove
In case this week’s restaurant review wasn’t enough to get you in to try Cove for the first time, maybe the subtle threat of danger will be more convincing. The cockle you see above is called a blood clam. It’s very rare for these to show up Houston, as importing…
Oscar Nominations Are In, Not Many Surprises
Check out our slideshow of the 2013 Best Picture Oscar Nominees. Oscar season has officially begun and now the blogs can’t stop postulating over who will be nominated and start the fun game of speculating who will win. This morning, the 85th Academy Awards nominations were announced and while there…
Helena Brown: One of Houston’s Fifty Most Influential Women?
We had a major WTF moment when we saw that Houston Woman Magazine had named conspiracy theorist/elected leader Helena Brown as one of the city’s “50 Most Influential Women” of 2012. According to a statement by publisher Beverly Denver, “Influential people are often charismatic individuals with a vast network of…
Free for All: Wade Wilson’s New Show, Prize Poets and the Chevron Houston Marathon
There’s an opening reception for the new show at the Wade Wilson Gallery on Friday. The “The Illusion of the Precise” features work by a trio of artist, Robert Ryman, Mark Williams and Todd Williamson. The show takes its title from the idea that while at first glance the works…
Singer Syd the Man Hurts On a Cellular Level
Last we saw Syd the Man, we were falling all over ourselves in 2011 to praise his debut album, Singin’, Rappin’ & Cussin’. A bit of it: It is an emotional, markedly poignant, periodically poetic bundle of songs. A few spare parts feel loose and unnecessary, but they are relatively…
SMiShing: Like Phishing, but on Cell Phones. That’s a Thing?
As quickly as technology changes, there are scammers poised to take advantage of it. For years, that simply meant tossing out junk mail. When the Internet came along, it was a combination of e-mail scams and fake Web sites. Eventually, the scams got more sophisticated and tricky. If you are…
Burger King Menu Chock-Full of New Items
Burger King is starting the new year off right with a huge selection of new menu items, from appetizers to sandwiches to desserts. They have brought back the Italian Chicken sandwich, and added a new Philly Chicken sandwich as well; in sides/appetizer category, we have “Cheesy Tots” that promise a…
Down Singer Philip Anselmo Kicks Off Busy 2013
From Pantera to Down to Superjoint Ritual and half a dozen more side projects, one band has never been enough to contain all of the musical ideas rattling around inside the shaven, tattooed head of legendary metal vocalist Philip Anselmo. This year, fans will get to experience the purest strain…
Houston Kickstarter Round-Up: January: Robots, Stephen King, and German Food on the Go
Once a month we’ll be bringing you a look at some of the best local Kickstarter campaigns in order to let you know what’s getting ready to be unleashed through the help of small investors. Sasquatch Robot Controller powered by Arduino I have a lot of friends that think they…
Jonathan Singleton, Top Astros Prospect, Suspended 50 Games for Smoking Weed
Yesterday, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America left two former Astros off the Hall of Fame ballot, at least one in Jeff Bagwell because of suspicions he may have used steroids thanks to the era in which he played and former teammates like Ken Caminiti and Luis Gonzalez. For one…
5 Fictional Foods That I Wish Were Real
As a child, I dreamed of diving head first into Roald Dahl’s famous chocolate river. As an adult, I still do. Every. Single. Day. Here are five other Fictional Foods That I Wish Were Real (in no particular order because truly, I want them all):…
Match the Anticipated Crowds For Selected RodeoHouston Concerts
This week’s RodeoHouston lineup announcement officially kicked off 2013 for Houston’s party people and rodeo fans. The lineup is dependable as always, with your standard country acts, classic-rockers, kiddie-pop acts, R&B, and norteño offerings making up the month of music. Sadly, once again this wasn’t Slayer or Skrillex’s year. There…
Pop Rocks: Just In Time For The Oscar Noms, Here Are The Worst Movies of 2012
Check out our slideshow of the 2013 Best Picture Oscar Nominees. The timing of this column prevents me from commenting on the 2013 Academy Award nominations, which were announced this morning (bold predictions: Les Miserables scores more than 12 nominations, Matthew McConaughey is snubbed for Magic Mike). Of greater relevance…
Five Reasons Why the Patriots Will Beat the Texans
I’ve already explained why the Texans will beat the Patriots. So, how could I possibly explain then how the Patriots will beat the Texans. Let’s just say while my rooting interests lie with the Texans, I am enough of a sports fan to see both sides. I certainly don’t WANT…
Fried Chicken and Waffles at 30 Below
We started planning Christmas Eve dinner back in August. My husband had gone to Alaska for a business trip, and I met him at the tail end to spend a couple of weeks with our Alaska family in Fairbanks. Around several campfires, Josh and his other wife (my best friend…
The Rocks Off 100: Coline Creuzot, Soulful Pop/R&B Singer
Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community — a lot more than just musicians, but of course they’re in there too. Who? Singer Coline Creuzot came onto our radar when her management team suggested that…
American Horror Story: Asylum: Free to the End of Your Rope
Do you know why Texas Chainsaw Massacre is brilliant, and why House of 1,000 Corpses is an underrated gem? It has nothing to do with the violence, the horror of cannibalism, or the nature of the kills. It’s not even the presence of inhumanity within man. No, both master the…
Five Reasons Why the Texans Will Beat the Patriots
Buck up there, Texans fans. I know all week all you’ve heard is how the Patriots are going to slaughter the Texans just like they did a few short weeks ago. And, yes, instead of facing the Patriots at Reliant Stadium after having had to go through the Broncos in…
Where the Chefs Eat: Christine Ha and Alvin Schultz
This week, our Where The Chefs Eat series turns to two amateur chefs turned television reality stars: Christine Ha and Alvin Schultz. Both living in Houston and Vietnamese by descent, they each snagged a spot on the TV reality show MasterChef. Schultz, who was featured on Season 2, is known…
5 Stories We Should Be Talking About Instead of Kimye’s Unborn Child
Future generations may eventually read the words “watercooler moment” and have no idea what the phrase means. Why wait to talk to your coworkers when you’ll already be friends with them on a social network and can share your comments on news as it happens? If you have Twitter you…
Texans-Patriots: PLAYOFF BATTLE-DRINK Bingo Drinking Game Card, “Schaub’s Revenge”
As all of you Battle-Drinkers know, the Battle-Drink Bingo Drinking Game board this season has consisted of several potential in-game events tied to (obviously) the Texans and whoever their opponent is that particular week. The pattern on the board can best be described as “organized randomness,” with certain events occupying…
10 Movies Where Dancing Saves Lives (Metaphorically Speaking)
Today, January 10, the 1980s romance that made young girls everywhere want to learn the cha-cha, Dirty Dancing, will screen at Alamo Draft House in Mason Park. When DD came out in 1987, I was forbidden to watch it by my mother (but Poltergeist was cool) so when it was…
20 Terrific Houston Restaurants for Eating Healthy While Staying Social
For me — and, I imagine, for a lot of people — the toughest part about dieting is when you’re confronted with eating out. Unless you’re dining in a chain restaurant, it’s tough to count calories or know what the sodium or fat content of any given dish is. And…
Now Houston Baseball Fans Know What It’s Like to Hate the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Before I became enamored of rock stars, rock journalists, punk rockers, metal mavens, or DJs, the first idols in my life were Houston Astros players, namely Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell and the late Ken Caminiti. So on Wednesday, when the Baseball Hall of Fame failed to induct Biggio or Bagwell,…
