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David Rozycki

Lifelong Houstonian David Rozycki has been contributing to the Houston Press since 2014. He is a longtime fan of metal, punk, and all rock genres featuring loud guitars, and in more recent decades has become obsessed with the music catalogs of Neil Young and Bob Dylan.

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Houston’s 10 Best New Bars of 2015

By David Rozycki
Dec 18, 2015

If you cover the Houston bar scene like we do you come to realize that the sheer number of bars in and around Houston that are always opening and closing is pretty staggering; the good ones stick around, of course, and help create some beautiful memories for their loyal patrons...
Houston's 10 Best Bars Even Designated Drivers Will Enjoy

By David Rozycki
Dec 11, 2015

Drinking and driving is definitely not cool, so if you don’t feel like paying for a ride home after a night out on the town via a cab or Uber, always assign a designated driver who will remain sober and get you home safe. But designated drivers want to have...
Houston's 10 Best Bars For the Wintertime

By David Rozycki
Dec 4, 2015

The weather in Houston is bi-polar, as the cashier at Academy told me the other day as I was doing some holiday shopping. He was referring to the up and down swings of the temperature in our fair city. Yet despite the unseasonably warm days we have experienced in November,...
Houston’s 10 Best Bars Open Around Thanksgiving

By David Rozycki
Nov 24, 2015

Contrary to popular belief, not every bar in Houston is open on Thanksgiving Day, so we present you with this list of the best bars open on Turkey Day; these places are all open on Wednesday as well, for those of you who need to de-stress a little bit the...
Houston's 10 Best Bars Near Holiday Shopping

By David Rozycki
Nov 20, 2015

With the Holiday Season fast approaching, many of us will be heading out to local shopping centers and malls to purchase Christmas presents for friends and family in addition to or instead of buying stuff on the Internet; sometimes these shopping experiences can be fun, other times they can leave...
Houston's 10 Best Bars For Friday the 13th

By David Rozycki
Nov 13, 2015

When we think of Friday the 13th, we not only think of the superstitious fears associated with the date but also the popular slasher movie series featuring the character of Jason Voorhees as the hockey mask-wearing killer of camp counselors; taking over from his mother after the first film, of...
Houston’s 10 Best Bars for a Rainy Day

By David Rozycki
Nov 6, 2015

Between Houston's recent stormy weather and more precipitation forecast for this weekend, it’s time to consider the city's best rainy-day bars to visit Sure, staying home and watching TV during the rain or curling up with a good book is fine, but sometimes you just need to get out of...
Houston's 10 Best Bars to Watch UH Football

By David Rozycki
Oct 30, 2015

With the Houston Texans' hopes of a winning season crashing down before our eyes, it’s time to start appreciating a football team in town that is actually doing well — the University of Houston Cougars. The Coogs are undefeated at 7-0 and are currently ranked No. 18 in the AP...
Houston's 10 Most Haunted Bars

By David Rozycki
Oct 23, 2015

With Halloween fast approaching, it’s the time of year to visit these reportedly haunted bars in and near Houston. Of course, even if you don’t believe in ghosts, these places are fun to visit; if you do seriously believe in this stuff, take comfort in the fact that there are...
Houston Bars With the 10 Heaviest Pours

By David Rozycki
Oct 16, 2015

Sometimes we all need a break from the rat race and just need to go out and get a nice stiff drink; these Houston bars have got you covered in that department, no doubt about it. As always, please drink responsibly and even more so when consuming heavily poured drinks;...
10 Houston Bars Everyone Should Visit at Least Once

By David Rozycki
Oct 9, 2015

When you publish a list like this it is bound to create discussions, both from those who agree and disagree with it; we do feel confident that these are essential bars in Houston for everyone to visit at least once, as the title states. Anyone going to these bars for...
10 Bars Still Worth Going to on Washington Avenue

By David Rozycki
Oct 2, 2015

Washington Avenue has one of Houston's worst reputations for nightlife; the line is that many of its bars are often infested with sloppy-drunk bro-dudes wearing Ed Hardy T-shirts out looking to score with the vapid young females who also inhabit said bars. There is truth in the stereotype; however, there...
David Lee Roth Delivers for Van Halen...Mostly

By David Rozycki
Sep 28, 2015

Van Halen Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion September 25, 2015 In a provocative article published by Billboard magazine back in June, Eddie Van Halen is quoted as saying of David Lee Roth, “He does not want to be my friend,” and went on to explain that he thinks that Roth should...
Midtown's 10 Least Douchey Bars

By David Rozycki
Sep 25, 2015

Houston’s Midtown district has not always had the best reputation for nightlife, and the recent allegations of discriminatory practices by the nightclub Gaslamp and the subsequent video statement from its lawyer have angered many and turned them off further from the scene; there are, however, some cool bars and clubs...
Houston's 10 Best Bars and Clubs in Upper Kirby

By David Rozycki
Sep 18, 2015

Continuing our tour of the best bars in Houston neighborhoods, this week we focus on the best places to grab some drinks in Upper Kirby, yet another area of town that seems to be ever-growing with an influx of new residents and businesses, along with economic development and redevelopment. (Note:...
Houston's 10 Best Bars & Clubs Near the Galleria

By David Rozycki
Sep 11, 2015

The Houston Galleria opened for business in November of 1970 and is the biggest mall in the state of Texas; in case you’re new in town or have been living under a rock, it's known for its high-end boutiques and department stores that sell expensive items. The Galleria is such...
Houston's 10 Best Bars & Clubs in Montrose

By David Rozycki
Sep 4, 2015

Established in 1911, Montrose became the Bohemian home of Houston counterculture in the '60s and '70s; the neighborhood became the home of Houston’s gay and lesbian community in the '70s as well, and remains the center of the Houston LGBT community today. There has been concern in recent years that...
Houston's 11 Best Bars and Clubs in the East End

By David Rozycki
Aug 28, 2015

The East End — including EaDo, aka East Downtown — is one part of Houston that is undergoing a resurgence. New restaurants, bars, art galleries and other businesses are opening up in the area, attracting new residents. Some of the spots on this list are new while others have been...
Houston's 10 Best Bars & Clubs In The Heights

By David Rozycki
Aug 21, 2015

The original Heights neighborhood northwest of downtown dates back to 1891 and was actually a small town with its own government until the city of Houston annexed it in 1919; since then Houstonians have come to refer to several neighborhoods bordering the original Heights as being part of The Heights...
Houston's 10 Best Bars Where You Can Relax

By David Rozycki
Aug 14, 2015

This Saturday, August 15, is National Relaxation Day, so we present to you this list of the best bars in Houston to relax at; if you just can’t get to one of these bars on Saturday, keep them in mind for a future relaxing night out, as must of us...
Houston's 10 Coldest Air-Conditioned Bars

By David Rozycki
Aug 7, 2015

As is usual for this time of the year in Houston, it is hot outside. Sometimes when you are in the mood for a drink during the summer here, you just want to go somewhere where everybody knows your name and the air conditioner is cranked up with a low temperature setting. Now,...
Houston's 10 Best Icehouses

By David Rozycki
Jul 31, 2015

The historical ice houses in Houston lived up to their name; these were places that sold primarily ice in the days before every household got its own “icebox,” as refrigerators were known as back then. Today most of the ice houses in our city still sell ice, though beer sales...

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