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Something Fierce, Impulse International, Muhammadali The Mink |
Mon., August 17, 8:00pm |
Montrose |
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 With a helluva live show and already garnering a devoted following, Muhammadali is knocking ‘em dead left and right. Ok, we had to get the boxing reference out of the way, because as much as we tried to sidestep it, we couldn’t resist. Since releasing a split cassette with party boys... More >> |
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Davila 666, Giant Princess Mango's |
Mon., August 17, 9:00pm |
Montrose |
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 Davila 666 is Puerto Rico's answer to the Black Lips and my answer to the question: When will a new band seriously brainwash me on its music? Since picking up Davila's debut disc, I've refused to put it back down. These delirious rockers possess their Atlanta brethren's ability to come off like... More >> |
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Linwood Barclay: Fear the Worst Murder by the Book |
Mon., August 17, 6:30pm |
Kirby-West U |
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 Tim Blake was having an ordinary day when his daughter disappeared in Linwood Barclay's novel Fear the Worst. He made her breakfast and she went off to work. At least that's what he thought. When she didn't come home, Tim went looking for her. The hotel where she worked was the most logical... More >> |
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“La Cosa Nostra” Khon's |
Daily from Thu., July 30 until Sun., August 30 |
Montrose |
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 Saying something new about an iconic piece of art is nearly impossible, but Tierney Malone succeeds in the Godfather-inspired exhibit “La Cosa Nostra.” Malone, who’s been a serious fan of the first two parts of the saga for 20 years, began to pay attention to the signs —... More >> |
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ArtHouston 2009 Gremillion & Co. Fine Art Inc. |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., July 11 until Sun., August 30 |
Kirby-West U |
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 Summers are usually slow for art dealers, so for the past 30 years, the Houston Art Dealers Association has hosted ArtHouston 2009, a citywide event meant to get people into local galleries. This year, of course, dealers are also coping with the recession, so they’re seeking strength in... More >> |
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"Detritus" - paintings and sculptures by Angela Beloian and Jessica Moon Bernstein Art League Houston |
Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., July 17 until Fri., August 28 |
Montrose |
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 Who says artists don't have a sense of humor? Jessica Moon Bernstein, one of the artists with work in "Detritus," certainly does. "Two of her pieces are made from recycled bicycle inner tubes and they’re very phallic," says Sarah Schellenberg, program coordinator for Art League Houston.... More >> |
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The Andrews Brothers Stages Repertory Theatre |
Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., July 30 until Sun., August 30 |
River Oaks |
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 You’ve heard of the Andrews Sisters? Now meet The Andrews Brothers, four brothers working as stagehands for a USO show in the South Pacific during WWII. When the Andrews Sisters are quarantined with chicken pox, the boys don wigs and high heels and take their place. It’s a... More >> |
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Mitch Jacobs Band Blanco's Bar & Grill |
Thu., August 20, 8:00pm |
Greenway Plaza |
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 Former Romeo Dogs front man Mitch Jacobs put out one of Houston’s best roots-rock albums last year, Jukebox Music. It brought Jacobs kudos from as far away as England and, as with many Americana/roots releases, more European radio play than in the U.S. Nonetheless, no record fully captures... More >> |
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"Camaro" With DJ Mr. Castillo Boondocks |
Thu., August 20, 9:00pm |
Montrose |
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 Dan Castillo is one of Houston’s most prolific and rock and roll poster artists, illustrating shows for most every venue in town, but most often Warehouse Live, Meridian and Boondocks. Last fall, under the paper-thin DJ guise of “Mr. Castillo,” he began a Thursday-night residency... More >> |
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"Mink Rock & Roll Movie Night" The Mink |
Thu., August 20, 8:00pm
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Montrose |
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 Just over a month old, this weekly movie night is slowly picking up steam. Upstairs in the space usually reserved for dance nights and indie-rock barn burners, a makeshift screen is set up every Tuesday night to show a different rock-related flick. The first week in July was dedicated to "The... More >> |
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Andrew Jackson Jihad, O' Pioneers!!!, Molotov Compromise Mango's |
Thu., August 20, 8:00pm |
Montrose |
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 "Folk-punk" has become a four-letter word recently, with every two-bit hack thinking that picking up a poorly tuned acoustic and ceasing to bathe equals talent. While that doesn't work for most, Arizona beard farmers Andrew Jackson Jihad have harnessed the spontaneity of folk-punk and fused it... More >> |
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Josh Neufeld Domy Books |
Thu., August 20, 8:30pm |
Montrose |
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 In A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge, artist Josh Neufeld shows how a graphic novel can tackle serious, real-life events - in this case, a city in the wake of a natural disaster. His poignant work follows the lives of seven Crescent City citizens who are forced to choose between staying in... More >> |
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Katie Stuckey Armadillo Palace |
Fri., August 21, 8:00pm |
Lower Shepherd-Kirby |
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 2007 HPMA Best Female Vocalist Katie Stuckey has all the chops to be an alt-country diva and, were it not for her day job, she’d probably be playing more gigs and gaining a wider following. With her band the Swagger, Stuckey finds her grooves partly in modern country and partly in... More >> |
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4th Annual Italian Retrospective Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
Fri., August 21, 7:00pm |
Kirby-West U |
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 Film critic Gerhard Midding described the heroine in director Antonio Pietrangeli's 1965 film I Knew Her Well as a "lusty Mediterranean Holly Golightly." Sounds like a fine way to kick off the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's 4th Annual Italian Retrospective, which focuses on the leading ladies... More >> |
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The Tamarie Cooper Show Stages Repertory Theatre |
Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., July 30 until Sat., August 29, 8:00pm
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River Oaks |
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 Be happy, Houston - our lady of the beautiful red hair has risen once again and she's bigger (as in, very pregnant) and better than ever. That's Tamarie Cooper, for those poor souls who've never seen one of the grande dame's grand musicals. They always happen in the summer, and they're always... More >> |
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"Body in Fragments" The Menil Collection |
Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., August 21 until Sun., February 28, 11:00am-7:00pm |
Montrose |
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 Given the national obsession with the "Body Worlds" exhibition - in which real bodies are plasticized and opened up so we can all look inside ourselves - the Menil Collection's new "Body in Fragments" exhibition should be popular. But it should also appeal to those who'd like to have a more... More >> |
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Scriabin and Kandinksy: Hearing Color, Seeing Sound Wade Wilson Art |
Fri., August 21, 7:00pm
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Montrose |
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 At Scriabin and Kandinksy: Hearing Color, Seeing Sound, pianist Jade Simmons will explore the link between the visual and the auditory. While it's possible to achieve this with certain classic rock albums and illegal drugs, all Simmons needs is a score and some slides Ñ the Houston... More >> |
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Starship Troopers Landmark River Oaks Theatre |
Fri., August 21, 11:55pm
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River Oaks |
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 Don't pass up the chance to see Denise It's Complicated Richards, Neil Patrick How I Met Your Mother Harris and Rue The Golden Girls McClanahan in the 1997 Starship Troopers. The futuristic Dutch-American film, about a young soldier who is fighting against giant arachnoids, was nominated for an... More >> |
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Fastball Cactus Music and Video |
Sat., August 22, 2:00pm |
Lower Shepherd-Kirby |
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 Before they head over to the House Of Blues to open for the (thankfully) one and only Sugar Ray, Austin's Fastball will be taking the stage for a quick set over at Cactus Music. The solid-hitting pop rock band hit the radio waves in the summer of 1998 with "The Way" off that year's All The Pain... More >> |
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John Evans, Cody Kouba, Sean Reefer & The Resin Valley Boys, Opie Hendrix Blanco's Bar & Grill |
Sat., August 22, 5:00pm |
Greenway Plaza |
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 With a grit that betrays his youth, Cody Kouba is an aberration in the increasingly polished world of Texas Country. Kouba’s lyrical content is more Earle and Merle than Pat and Cory. The year 2001 saw Kouba leaving his old band Lost Cause and finally hitting it big solo in 2003 with a new... More >> |
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Donkey Punch, Whorehound, Poor Dumb Bastards, Dollyrockers Rudyard's |
Sat., August 22, 9:00pm |
Montrose |
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 Sweet mother, Whorehound is loud as hell. For a trio the Whores really bring the proverbial pain. Made up of scene veterans including cheel Boondocks bartender Jon Black, these guys have been punishing eardrums for the past four years. Our favorite song is "Sour Mash Salvation", for the line... More >> |
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Adult Wink Houston Zoo |
Sat., August 22, 6:00pm |
Kirby-West U |
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 Have a sleepover with lions, bears, and great apes at the Houston Zoo's Adult Wink. After dinner, you'll get behind-the-scene tours, meet some touchable animals and see the zoo residents as very few do - in the moonlight. Sleep on the zoo grounds (tents are provided), then wake up to breakfast... More >> |
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"Rudyard's 31st Anniversary Show" With Something Fierce, Spain Colored Orange, Caddywhompus Rudyard's |
Sun., August 23, 8:00pm |
Montrose |
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 Now and forever “Montrose’s Living Room,” Rudyard’s has been serving up beer, bands and burgers to Houston’s bohemian set longer than a lot of people who inhabit the cozy pub night after night these days have been alive. If your friends aren’t already there,... More >> |
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Pamela Walker & Linda Walsh Brazos Bookstore |
Sun., August 23, 4:00pm |
Kirby-West U |
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 Pamela Walker wants you to know you are where what you eat grows. Her book, Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas, chronicles 11 Lone Star State farmers and ranchers through interviews and photographs by Linda Walsh (no relation to Press food critic Robb Walsh). The two will sign and discuss the... More >> |
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"Rock Steady Mondays" With DJ Sun The Flat |
Every week Monday, 10:00pm |
Montrose |
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 Monday can be a hard night of the week to head out to the bar. Most people are still licking their wounds from their weekend adventures, let alone considering going toe to toe with a couple drinks and a healthy dose of music. But when you have a guy like seven time Houston Press Best DJ award... More >> |
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