The Classic Rock Werewolves of L.A.
A fun read about a time when record budgets came with a line item expense just to pay the local coke dealer.
Meet the Houston Symphony’s Young New Composer-In-Residence
The Houston Symphony has named Jimmy Lopez as its newest composer-in-residence, and he’s bringing real promise for the future of the art.
Going Backwards: The Best of the Week
In case you hadn’t realized it, this week is stacked.
The Milligan Vaughan Project Offers a New Brand of Texas Blues
The Austin blues-rock veterans have some hefty lineage to uphold, but they’re up to the task.
Touche Amore Know Punk Rock Stunts Your Growth
The L.A. punks’ lead singer, Jeremy Bolm, discusses last year’s Stage Four album and being in the band for the past decade.
For Two of Houston’s Beard Award-Winning Chefs, Reinvention Is Imperative
Now more than ever, chefs and restaurateurs are changing gears in an effort to refresh their brand. Changes in restaurant concept, from menus to interior design are good for both the guest and the creative forces behind them. Not to say that we don’t appreciate the constantly delicious $4.95 banh…
Guilla Drops Trippy EP for Harvey Relief
It’s not hard to have your mind blown as the left-field Houston rapper helps raise money for hurricane-relief efforts.
This Week in Harvey Relief Efforts and Events: Grab a Free Denny’s Breakfast and More
La Table restaurant and Invest Hospitality have formed Hospitality for Houston, a central platform for hospitality professionals across the country who are looking for opportunities to contribute to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. To date, Hospitality for Houston has raised $200,000 which will benefit three local Houston organizations: the Houston Food Bank,…
What Was Your First Meal Out in Houston After Harvey?
It’s been three weeks since Hurricane Harvey unleashed its rains upon Houston, and for the residents of this great city, that means many different things. For restaurants, it’s the hope that folks will once again return to dining out like normal, bringing much needed sales after businesses had to close…
Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do”: Why This Song Sucks
Look, the world’s biggest pop star (arguably) was bound to experience a career misfire at some point.
Toronto Film Festival: Weep Over Chloe Zhao’s Exquisite Real-Life Western, The Rider
April Wolfe is reporting for us from the Toronto International Film Festival. I’d gone into the theater knowing nothing of the Chloe Zhao’s The Rider except that my colleague Bilge Ebiri adored it — and that I’d get to to witness some breathtaking cinematography capturing the dusky pastels streaking the…
Toronto Film Festival: The Death of Stalin is the Political Satire We Need Now
April Wolfe is reporting for us from the Toronto International Film Festival. Dictators are a certain kind of selfish, insecure insanity made manifest, and if you’re going to study them, Joseph Stalin is a good place to start. “Stalin” wasn’t even his real name. When he was 30, he changed…
NFL Football, Week 2: Texans 13, Bengals 9 — 4 Winners, 4 Losers
Two seasons ago, with their season circling the drain at 3-5, with multiple gargantuan blowout losses on their ledger, the Houston Texans went into Cincinnati to face an 8-0 Benagls team on a Monday night. The game was a hideous bloodbath, and in the end, the Texans harassed Andy Dalton…
Houston’s 5 Best Weekend Food Bets: Get a Sneak Peek of Feges BBQ
Here’s a look at this weekend’s best culinary happenings: Pearland International Festival at Pearland Town Center Friday, 5 to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. 11200 Broadway The fifth annual Pearland International Festival is bringing a brand new lineup of events to Pearland Town Center, rain or shine…
Upcoming Houston Food Events: Eat and Drink for #HarveyRelief
Mark your calendars, because you don’t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings: For the next two months, Hugo’s, 1600 Westheimer, Caracol, 2200 Post Oak, Backstreet Cafe, 1103 Shepherd, and Xochi, 1777 Walker, will be serving Houston Strong Margaritas, with $1 per each sold going towards #HarveyRelief. Helen Greek…
Houston Ballet Takes Its Premiere of Mayerling to the Hobby Center
Sex, violence, drugs, obsession and insanity – all set to the music of Franz Liszt.
Openings and Closings: Nola Transplant Merchant Opens Uptown
Merchant, a popular breakfast spot in New Orleans, opened a second location at 1707 Post Oak Boulevard (at San Felipe) on September 5, according to Eater Houston. With the tagline “coffee, crepes and grapes,” the cafe offers Illy coffee and specialty drinks like chicory lattes. It also serves sweet and…
Houston’s Best Bets This Weekend: Hispanic Heritage Month Has Landed
Hispanic Heritage Month is officially here with the official day kicking off this Saturday. Aside from El Grito that is well known and heard every 16th of September, celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the perfectly timed Texas Taco Music Fest and a trip to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston…
Texan Brian Cushing Suspended for 10 Games for PED Violation
Houston Texan fans who have been here for for a few years remember 2013. That was the worst Texan season in recent memory, a 2-14 debacle that began with a barrage of Matt Schaub pick-sixes and ended with head coach Gary Kubiak’s termination. (Actually, Kubiak was terminated after 13 games,…
CAMH’s Telepathic Improvisations Spotlights Legacy of Pauline Oliveros
Musicians are instructed to tune up, circle up and wait until they receive distinct sonic impressions from participating audience members, sent telepathically, before they strike up a tone.
City Council Agrees to Consider Mayor Turner’s Post-Harvey Tax Hike Plan
After a lengthy debate, Houston City Council voted to put a hefty property tax hike up for consideration in October as an emergency measure to assist the city in Hurricane Harvey relief. The tax hike currently on the table would increase property taxes by 8.9 percent for one year, changing…
It’s Last Call for Vendors at The Morning After: A Houston Press Brunch Event
On September 30, hundreds of brunch fans will descend upon the Bayou City Events Center Pavilion, 9401 Knight, for The Morning After: A Houston Press Brunch Event. From 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., some of the city’s top brunch restaurants will serve up bottomless bites alongside cocktail, wine and beer…
Symphony Brings Garrison Keillor’s Wobegon Tales to UH’s Cullen Hall
At Monday’s appearance, and all the children will be above average.
Tedeschi Trucks Band Keeps Rolling Through Heavy Weather
Susan Tedeschi talks about her mega-band, avoiding floods, and co-parenting rock and roll kids.
Urban Bricks Serves Free Pizza in Richmond on Saturday, September 16
The Richmond location of fast casual franchise, Urban Bricks Pizza, 5650 West Grand Parkway South in The Shops at Bella Terra, will serve up free pizza to guests starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday 16, until supplies runs out. Local residents, families, first responders and clean-up crews are encouraged to…
NFL Football, Week 2: Texans-Bengals — Four Things to Watch For
The Houston Texans play the Cincinnati Bengals Thursday night and, truth be told, the Bengals are about the closest thing the Texans will find to a divisional opponent outside of the AFC South. Since 2011, the Texans have played the Bengals in either the regular season or postseason (or, in…
Ten Things to Do in Houston for $10 or Less (Nine Free), September 14-20
Check out the Houston Press calendar for even more things to do.
Houston’s Fall Festival Forecast: Partly Cloudy, Chance of Joy
This fall is shaping up to be a strange time for Houston music fans.
J.J. Watt Raised $33 Million for Harvey Relief — But Where Will It Go?
If you’re one of thousands of Harvey-ravaged Houstonians who could use a handout from Houston Texan J.J. Watt’s hurricane relief fund, you’re going to have to wait a little longer. While the J.J. Watt Foundation raised a mindblowing $33 million in two weeks, a foundation spokesperson said there’s currently no…
A Handful of Stranded H-E-B Employees Powered Through Harvey Together
When you ask manager Ricardo Estrada what his job is at the H-E-B Buffalo Market, 5225 Buffalo Speedway, he’ll be the first to tell you that he’s a bit of an everyman. Upbeat and congenial, the lanky University of Houston graduate, whose wife also works for the company, is exactly…
Do Rappers Really Give Away Vehicles to Fans? Help!
What’s on your mind? What isn’t? Ask Willie D!
Shannon Miles Sentenced to Prison for Killing Deputy Goforth
Two years after gunning down Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Darren Goforth in a gas station parking lot, the killer, Shannon Miles, has pleaded guilty to capital murder and has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Miles was accused of the ambush-style killing in August 2015, when sheriff’s investigators…
Former Houston Press Editor, Missing After Harvey, Found Dead in Fort Bend County
Former Houston Press editor Jim Simmon, who went missing shortly after Hurricane Harvey brought unprecedented floods to the Texas Gulf Coast, was found dead on Tuesday in unincorporated Fort Bend County. He was 63. A man leasing property on Madden Road, northwest of Sugar Land, found Simmon’s body under a…
With Mosquito Threat Growing, Harris County Begins Aerial Sprays
With standing water and piles of debris from Hurricane Harvey creating breeding grounds for mosquitoes, the Harris County Public Health Department has authorized the aerial spraying of Dibrom, an EPA-approved pesticide, over 600,000 acres of the county starting Thursday. “About 10 to 14 days after a flood like this, you’re…
Harris County Attorney Warns Flooded-Out Homeowners About Predatory Contractors
The more than 100,000 Gulf Coast residents who are trying to repair the wind and flood damage to their homes caused by Hurricane Harvey do not need any additional challenges. But now Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan is warning homeowners to beware of contractors looking to scam them. “Unfortunately, with…
Houston Open Air, Index Fest Fall Victim to Harvey’s Aftermath
Some of the area’s biggest fall music festivals are not immune to the outbreak of arts-related cancellations across the area.
Houston TranStar Releases Projected Dates When West Houston Roads Will Reopen
The Houston traffic madness may soon be be ending, and good riddance. Houston TranStar released its projected openings for roads that have remained closed since Hurricane Harvey — closures that have turned freeways like 610 and I-10 into hot spots for road rage and impatience. The Sam Houston Tollway fully…
Harris County Seeks Millions in Funding to Buy Out 104 Flood-Prone Homes
Harris County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Tuesday to apply for millions in funding allowing the county to buy out more than 100 homes in Houston and Harris County that repeatedly flood. The commissioners’ approval gives the Harris County Flood Control District the green light to submit an application to the…
Get Ready to Be Immersed in Obsidian’s The Mystery of Edwin Drood
People have been guessing for years who Charles Dickens intended as the murderer; now’s your chance to join them.
NFL Football, Week 2 — This Weekend’s Best Bets
You know the old saying, kids —- gambling is a game of inches. So close, but yet so far away, and that was the story for us last weekend. Sure, we will take 4-2 every weekend, all season long. However, we were SO close to a clean sweep for the…
Hand in Hand Raised Some Serious Cash for Houston
It was sort of weird to have a concert for Houston/Florida relief without a single rap, R&B or Pitbull number.
Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen on Eldridge Reopens After Major Flooding
Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen,1140 Eldridge Parkway, has reopened its doors after extensive flooding caused after Harvey by the release of the Addicks and Barker reservoirs. “We have our full staff and menu,” Casares, who is also known by her nickname “The Enchilada Queen,” tells the Houston Press. Casares’ staff was mostly…
Hey Hollywood, Film Critics Aren’t Your Problem
What’s abundantly clear is that producers need to concentrate on making better movies.
Ezra Charles Will Boogie-Woogie Your Hurricane Blues Away
The longtime Houston keyboard master’s new revue offers an in-depth look at one of the most important musical styles the Gulf Coast ever produced.
Harvey Hit Your House: Should You Sell (Quickly) or Repair?
Mildew and opportunistic investors — those are two entities that absolutely love natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey, which leave homes ravaged and bend occupants over a barrel: is it better to sell, or rebuild? For perhaps the first time in their lives, a lot of Houstonians are probably pondering the…
Some Tomball Neighbors Tried a DIY Drainage Project to Stop Harvey’s Flooding
The detention pond was full. The nearby gully where excess water was supposed to be pumped was full, too. And neighbors in the Tomball neighborhood of Northern Point didn’t feel like sitting around to watch the water rise into their homes. A group of neighborhood handymen bought a batch of…
50+ Restaurant Patios to Enjoy in Houston Now
Yes, Houston is still recovering from the aftermath of Harvey, but the weather has been oddly mildly and pretty much downright delightful, strangely. So if it’s any consolation to get out and treat yourself right now to an easy evening with dinner al fresco or maybe just a glass of…
Houston Artist John Palmer Gets George H.W. Bush “On Board with Houston”
It took the Houston-based artist two days to create a painting a former President is helping him use to raise money for hurricane relief efforts.
The Far-Reaching Fallout of the 50 Cent/Kanye West Feud
Yes, there was a time when record sales were an actual thing.
SugarHill Studios Helping Houston’s Music Community Heal
The historic studios extends a helping hand to musicians, engineers and others affected by the hurricane.
As Fetid Post-Harvey Trash Piles Linger, So Do Health Risks
The pile of trash outside Mark Urbach’s home in Meyerland stands more than five feet high and covers nearly every inch of grass on his front lawn. It has the standard collection of debris seen on curbsides and lawns in thousands of homes in Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast…
Ripstein’s Bleakly Perfect Western Time to Die at Last Hits U.S. Screens
Spare and heartsick, Arturo Ripstein’s 1966 cycles-of-violence western parable Time to Die finds nothing romantic in showdowns and shootouts. It’s a swift slow burn of a film, the story of a man who once got pushed too far with terrible results now getting pushed too far again, with results that…
Yance Ford’s Wrenching Doc Strong Island Reclaims the Life of a Black Man Killed by a White Man
Strong Island premieres on Netflix on Sept. 15 The tragic truth remains that all it takes in America for a white person to get away with killing a black person is for the white person to convince the right people — a judge, a jury, a prosecutor — of his…
Wiseman’s Ex Libris is a Humane Epic Examining New York’s Public Library
We don’t actually see that many books in Ex Libris, Frederick Wiseman’s massive new film about the New York Public Library. “People think that [libraries are] just storage spaces for books,” one administrator observes, when in reality they’re “about people [who] want to get knowledge to them.” That’s a central…
Mayor Turner Proposes Emergency Property Tax Hike for One Year
To move along the city’s Harvey relief efforts, Mayor Sylvester Turner is seeking an 8.9 percent hike in property taxes for one year. The move would raise the tax rate from 58.64 cents per $100 to 63.87 cents per $100, resulting in an increase of about $118 in property taxes…
Downtown Jail Facility-Turned-Courtroom Without Running Water After Main Line Breaks
A Harris County Sheriff’s Office jail-turned-mini courtroom has had to be vacated after running water stopped working early this morning, sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Tom Gilliland told the Houston Press Tuesday. Gilliland said that something went wrong while the city was working on a main water line overnight, and the water…
Mary’z Lebanese Destroyed by Fire in Galleria, But Owners Promise to Rebuild
A Longtime Galleria hub for hookah and Middle Eastern feasting, Mary’z Lebanese Restaurant, 5825 Richmond, burned to the ground on Saturday, September 9. A concerned customer posted on the restaurant’s Facebook page, prompting the restaurant to announce its intention to rebuild: No one got hurt, and we will rebuild and…
How to Protect Yourself Online in the Wake of the Equifax Data Breach
In July, Equifax, one of big three credit tracking services in the United States, was hacked in a big way. According to reports, 143 million Americans may be vulnerable as a result of stolen data. That is most of the adult population of the country. And the data that was…
Lucero Toasts Houston Fans With Signature Grit, Much Booze
Pearl snaps, boots, cowboy hats and denim abounded.
Dozens Flock to Ghost-Town Greenspoint Mall for FEMA Help; 286,000 Applications Filed
Across from Paul’s Jewelry and a nail salon with neon signs, dozens of people are waiting in line to tell FEMA what they lost. It is, without a doubt, the most populated area of the ghost town that is Greenspoint Mall, the first FEMA assistance center to sprout up outside…
Houston Grand Opera is Going on, Just Not at the Wortham in October
The fall season will go ahead; call or email the HGO ticket office for details.
Lloyd Doggett Wants to Know What Happened at Beaumont’s Federal Prison During Harvey
Civil rights and prisoners’ groups say the decision by the Federal Bureau of Prisons not to evacuate inmates in its Beaumont facility as Hurricane Harvey approached left hundreds of prisoners stranded without food or water, which has also led to a whirlwind of rumors. Now those groups, which include U.S…
Houston Arts Community Planning Many Harvey Relief Efforts
The Houston arts community contributes to Harvey relief efforts with fundraisers and donation opportunities.
Top Houston Chefs Reunite for 17 Restaurant Harvey Relief Dinner
A slew of Houston’s most talented chefs will come together on October 1 for one night of incredible dining in the name of Harvey Relief efforts. Another thing these chefs have in common— they all came up through former eatery *17 Restaurant together. The restaurant was located in The Alden Hotel…
Houston Texans Fans Have Spoken — Pay Duane Brown!
As we’ve outlined here in the past 24 hours, the Houston Texans problems are many — too many to list all in one story, and chances are that very few of these issues get fixed this season. Very depressing. However, as an NFL team, it is your duty to season…
Upcoming: Azealia Banks, The Beach Boys, D.D.A., Jimmy Webb, Joyce Manor, Psychic Ills, Trudy Lynn, Whitechapel, etc.
A constantly updated guide to upcoming concerts in the Greater Houston area.
Houston Nonprofit Searches for Texans Who Vanished During Harvey
In the weeks since Hurricane Harvey’s record rainfall caused widespread flooding and destruction in Houston, the city has slowly but surely begun to recover. Streets in affected neighborhoods are lined with sodden carpet and furniture, while water is finally starting to drain from the last submerged streets. But even as…
Fat Tony Finds Perfection With MacGregor Park
Tony’s homage to the South Park Houston rap shrine makes all his points across and leaves little to be misunderstood.
Professional Cuddlers Fill a Growing Niche For Judgment-Free Friends
“You never need to explain to someone why you need a cuddle…It’s something everyone needs.”
Angelina Jolie’s First They Killed My Father is an Admirably Clear-Eyed Drama of Genocide
First They Killed My Father premieres on Netflix on Sept. 15 It would have been easy for Angelina Jolie’s adaptation of Cambodian genocide survivor Loung Ung’s 2000 memoir to go ruthlessly and repeatedly for the emotional jugular. First They Killed My Father is, after all, the story of a young…
Return of Top of the Lake is Only 2017’s Second-Best Wrenching Elisabeth Moss Drama
Top of the Lake: China Girl airs on SundanceTV Jane Campion’s initial plan for Top of the Lake, her SundanceTV drama about sexual violence in a rural New Zealand town, was for the story of haunted detective Robin Griffin (Elisabeth Moss) to come to a full stop at the end…
Rodents of Baltimore Stand in for Everything in Fascinating Rat Film
“It ain’t never been a rat problem in Baltimore,” says Harold Edmond, a garrulous veteran exterminator working for the Baltimore City rat removal program. “It’s always been a people problem.” Edmond, who emerges as one of the more engaging interviewees in Theo Anthony’s essay-documentary Rat Film, has been getting rid…
This Week in Houston Food Events: 55-Cent Po-Boys and Poke Fundraisers
Here’s a look at this week’s hottest culinary happenings: All week long 55-cent po’ boys at Antone’s Famous Po’ Boys Antone’s Famous Po’ Boys is celebrating its 55th anniversary by offering 55-cent po’ boys all week long. From 1 to 3 p.m. every day, guests can get Antone’s signature Original…
For Many in Houston Without Flood Insurance, SBA Loans Offer a Lifeline
For the victims of Hurricane Harvey without flood insurance, which experts have estimated is as much as 80 percent of Houston homeowners, long term relief will not come without a price. FEMA offers disaster assistance grants, but those mostly serve as short-term solutions to help victims quickly return to their…
Alley Theatre Set to Showcase Rajiv Joseph’s Latest, Describe the Night
Rajiv Joseph’s followup to his Pulitzer-nominated Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo is like “binge-watching a show that you like,” he says.
After Prosecutors Fled Flooding Courthouse With a Rope, Harris County Courts Finally (Sort of) Reopen
For the first time since Harvey dumped its relentless rains on Houston, the Harris County courts are back up and running Monday — albeit with judges, lawyers and various criminal justice agencies scattered around different buildings, having to share courtrooms and offices. Simply put, local criminal justice officials are about…
NFL Football, Week 1: Jaguars 29, Texans 7 — 4 Winners, 4 Losers
In a vacuum, the introduction of the Texans starting defense and, in particular, defensive end J.J. Watt was the poignant moment we all expected it would be. Each listed Texans player, one by one, twelve in all, jogging through a tunnel of humanity with either a Texas state flag or…
Shows of the Week: Salty Country-Punk From America’s Capital of Soul
The livest live music in the Bayou City for the second full week of September 2017.
Recalling the Jewish Meyerland All But Gone After Harvey
Growing up near South Braeswood, we never expected that Brays Bayou would do anything other than stay wet and catch rainwater.
UH Beats Arizona in Opener, 19-16
The Houston Cougars waited until the last minute release a depth chart. The Cougars waited until the very last minute to announce the starting quarterback. And the Cougars waited until just the very end to ensure the victory, eking out the 19-16 win over the Arizona Wildcats last night. It…
Janet Jackson Reminds Houston Why She’s an Icon
Miss Jackson was both nasty and revolutionary on her State of the World jaunt in Houston.
Disgraced Powerfully Tests Our Tolerance in a Thrilling Production
It’s hard to pick what feels the most, well, disgraceful, in Ayad Akhtar’s taut and disturbingly powerful 2013 Pulitzer Prize winning drama, Disgraced. Is it the fact that out of a mixture of self-hatred and a desperate desire to be accepted by white New York society and the Jewish-run law…
Metro Offering Free Rides to Students During September
Houston students can ride free on all Metro buses and trains for the month of September, the transportation agency announced in a press release Friday afternoon. Students in kindergarten through college, as well as students escorting students, can ride for free. Hurricane Harvey ruined tens of thousands of vehicles in…
Alley Theatre Shuffles Its Schedule, Has to Drop The Santaland Diaries for This Year
In a letter sent out to subscribers Friday, Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announced that because of flood damage to the building and props from Hurricane Harvey floodwaters, the resident company theater will not be able to proceed with its 2017-18 season as planned. As he outlined in a…
From Churches to the Cajun Navy, Here’s Where You Can Volunteer for Harvey Relief
Two weeks after Hurricane Harvey dumped one of the largest rainfalls ever recorded in U.S. history, relief efforts are still underway across the Houston area. We have already offered extensive lists on how you can donate, but for those who want to volunteer, here are some organizations in need of help…
Country Music Mourns “Gentle Giant” Don Williams
Born a Texan, the soft-spoken singer hit it big with “Tulsa Time,” “It Must Be Love,” and many others.
Body Recovered in West Houston Home Near Addicks Reservoir
The Houston Police Department dive team has recovered a body from a west Houston home behind the Buffalo Bayou and near the Addicks Reservoir, spokesman Victor Senties told the Houston Press. Friday marked the dive team’s third attempt to recover the unidentified man’s body from the Energy Corridor neighborhood residence…
Four Texas House Members Voted Against Harvey Relief…for Texas
Hurricane Harvey cut an impressive swath over the Texas Gulf Coast and left behind damage that it will take us years to get over, which is why Congress stepped up and kicked the state some disaster relief money this week. However, while Congress has approved a bill giving millions in…
One Fifth Romance Languages Opens: Here’s the Menu
Beard Award winning chef Chris Shepherd reopens One Fifth Romance Languages on September 8. The eatery will become five different restaurants over five years in the space, the former location of Houston fine dining icon Mark’s, and this is its second “concept.” After its initial run as One Fifth Steak,…
First Responders Lawsuit Tells Different Story About the Arkema Plant Explosions
Well that was quick. In the wake of the chemical explosion at the Arkema Inc. plant in Crosby, a handful of first responders who were exposed to noxious smoke have filed a lawsuit against the company in Harris County District Court. When it became clear that the organic peroxide stored…
“Keep Houston Rolling”: A Bike Donation Program for Those Who Lost Cars to Harvey
During Hurricane Harvey, an estimated 500,000 to one million cars sank in high water. And so as tow trucks carrying muddy, flooded-out vehicles join the long procession of traffic along Houston’s congested roads and freeways, and as thousands of people who lost everything try to get back to work, Houston…
50,000 People Are Staying in Texas Hotels Because of Harvey
Laurie Ebarb’s apartment in Spring, at first, managed to escape Hurricane Harvey untouched. But almost two weeks later, after avoiding any flooding or power outages, the water from Harvey that collected on her roof has the ceiling dripping and her worried it could fall any minute. “We’re going to have…
Life X 3: A Dinner Party Gone Terribly Wrong by Yasmina Reza at The MATCH
Contemporary French playwright Yasmina Reza creates intimate comic studies that should be in black-and-white, like sketches by print maker deluxe Daumier, who chronicled the follies of 19th century Parisians. Reza records our time with an equally precise pen. She colors them in with scabrous humor, a pitiless eye, and plenty…
If I Were Famous: Brandon Barger
The guitarist for The Cops and The Killer Hearts sits down to discuss a few of his wildest dreams.
DeVos Announces Re-evaluation of Sex Assault Rules for Colleges
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Thursday announced the Trump administration will reconsider guidelines issued under former president Barack Obama over how colleges and universities must handle allegations of sexual assault. In a speech, DeVos said the current rules, which require universities that receive federal funding to investigate and adjudicate…
Harvey Cancellations Continue to Hurt Houston’s Smaller Theater Companies
Though several companies escaped devastating physical damage to their spaces, the financial toll on their already-strained resources is just beginning.
Cougars Hope to Put Harvey Behind Them and Defeat Arizona
The Houston Cougars open up their football season Saturday night, and there’s not really much we know about the UH game plan. As for the game against the Arizona Wildcats, it kicks off in Tucson at 9:30 and will be broadcast on ESPNU. Houston Cougars head coach Major Applewhite has…
Clint Broussard’s Fascinating Musical Diary of Hurricane Harvey
A well-crafted collection of songs, film clips and reflections by the host, Broussard’s 80-minute storm journal tells a hell of a story.
More R&B, Please: iHeartMedia Adds 104.5 Kiss FM to Your Radio Dial
Majic 102.1 officially has competition.
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Inside Moldy, Largely Destroyed Houston Apartments, the Rent Is Due [UPDATED]
Arthuro Martinez is sleeping on a couch, without cushions, in the middle of his largely destroyed and musty apartment. Carlos Adolfo Rubio and his wife, Gloria, are sharing one mattress with their two children, after losing just about everything else. And Maria Soto says no matter what room she and…
It’s No Sin to Get Out and Enjoy Live Music Post-Harvey
The Bayou City’s music community is ready to help our wounded town get its groove back.
Houston ISD to Relocate Nine Schools Because of Harvey; Start at Others Delayed Further
After a two-week delay because of Hurricane Harvey, 202 of the 284 schools in the Houston Independent School District will begin the school year on Monday, HISD Superintendent Richard Carranza announced in a press conference on Thursday afternoon. The rest of the schools, including nine whose students will be relocated to…
Parts of Memorial Drive Reopen in Houston After Harvey
Memorial Drive inside the Loop reopened to traffic on Thursday morning as Houston continues its slow recovery after Hurricane Harvey. The low-lying road was closed on August 27 when Buffalo Bayou jumped its banks and submerged much of the roadway. The road, a critical connector between downtown and neighborhoods west…
Most of Houston’s City Parks, Attractions Have Reopened Since Harvey
Though Hurricane Harvey left the Houston area more than a week ago, the city is still dealing with flooding, full reservoirs and damaged roads. With a beautiful, mild weekend ahead, many Houstonians are eager to get outside and take a break from helping their friends, neighbors and complete strangers recover from…
Mayor Turner Tells Landlords Not to Evict Flood Victims in Response to Pastors’ Pleas
Landlords threatening out-of-work flood victims with eviction. Demanding rent for borderline uninhabitable apartments. Threatening to take away the deposit if tenants try to find a better place to live. These are the situations that pastors with The Metropolitan Organization told Houston City Council that their church members are finding themselves…
