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The 2010 Houston Roller Derby season has almost come to an end, but you still have time to see some of the last bouts of the year. The Bayou City Bosses are taking on the Spindletop Roller Girls in the first bout, and the Brawlers are going up against the Psych Ward Sirens to finish out the program. 7 p.m. Kicks Indoor Soccer, 611 Shepherd. For information, visit www.houstonrollerderby.com.... More >>
Paula Poundstone could be called the comeback kid, though it’s a nickname we’re not sure the comedian would appreciate. After a fairly successful career in standup, Poundstone’s reputation as a comic was overshadowed by her career as a criminal. Not that she went out and robbed banks or anything. In 2001, she was arrested on felony warrants for three counts of committing a lewd... More >>
Some acts you take your girlfriend to see, and some acts you don’t. Chase Hamblin gets filed firmly away in the latter category. Why? He’s a nimble-fingered, satin-voiced, dreamy-eyed eccentric, for one. Plus, he’s idealistic, which means he sings about idealistic subjects, and girls love that. Also, he wears scarves and top hats and looks like a way cooler Beck, and grew up... More >>
Just how crazy is Andre Williams? The Houston Press asked someone who ought to know: Allen Hill, whose Allen Oldies Band will be backing up the notorious “Black Godfather” Friday in Austin and Saturday at the Continental Club. “He’s crazier than all the stories you hear, and the stories are pretty crazy,” laughs Hill. Co-author of Ike & Tina Turner’s classic... More >>
For all their proggy pedigree, coming from the ashes of first-wave Yes and Emerson Lake & Palmer, Asia sure doesn't pack a punch. That's unless you think "Heat Of The Moment" is your "Blitzkrieg Bop" or something. Even still they command large crowds to this day yearning for their synth magic. The band is perhaps best-known to younger audiences as the one group that Steve Carrell's character... More >>
The biggest obstacle facing Out of My Hands, the sophomore release and major-label debut from Fort Worth's Green River Ordinance, is that it's impossible to listen to the album without immediately being reminded of the glut of similar-sounding alternative acts from the late '90s: Third Eye Blind, Matchbox 20, Goo Goo Dolls, etc. The similarities are especially egregious on the song "Different... More >>
Sorry kids, but summer is over, and it’s time to go back to school. And Time to Hit the Books: Back to School Bash WonderWeek is ready to help you be your best for the first day of school. Dress up your pencils, design cool book covers, redesign a school bus with bright, happy colors, and don’t forget to make time for Project Fashionista: Back to School Edition, which lets you... More >>
Time travel, a classic monster and its creator all make their way into Frankenstein Unbound. In the 1990 film adaptation of the Brian Aldiss book, Dr. Joe Buchanan (John Hurt) is transported from modern times to 1817. Now stranded in early 19th-century Switzerland, he finds Dr. Victor Frankenstein (Raul Julia) in the middle of a murder trial. Bridget Fonda co-stars. 8:30 p.m. Domy Books 1709... More >>
This past spring, sIngs debuted their new EP, Hells, to glowing reviewing all over town. The project was initially a one-man deal, with lead singer Brett Taylor concocting all the sounds until he decided to recruit friends from various bands around town, like the three members of Buxton he hijacked to help out him out live and in the studio. Hells is a quick ride, but the trip is heartbreaking... More >>
Originally based in Phoenix, Arizona, Miniature Tigers relocated to Brooklyn in the past couple of years. The band's charmingly confessional debut full-length, Tell It to the Volcano, is full of catchy pop songs clearly influenced by post-"White Album" Beatles and the Beach Boys. On the outfit's latest release, Fortress, the Tigers incorporate thicker atmospheres, almost as a metaphor for the... More >>
Longtime Houston artist Vanessa Estrada brings her whimsical exhibit “Just Kiddin’ Around” to Koelsch Gallery, which shows kids engaging in the everyday pleasures of childhood. One shows a boy in shorts and cowboy boots with his hands on his hips, standing next to a rocking horse. Another depicts a young girl rather unsuccessfully blowing bubbles with her gum. And another shows... More >>
The past year has been a heady one for Runaway Sun and lead singer Andrew Karnavas. The band released a new LP, The Bridge, last fall to citywide acclaim and played some dates on East Coast, including an in-store gig at a Best Buy in Manhattan. Meanwhile, Karnavas turned in the solo set Film Noir in April, with help from Geoffrey Muller and Nick Gaitan. The band is now tweaking new material... More >>
Bob Livingston is a living legend. He was part of the original Lubbock music mafia and, in a timely move, became a key player in the Dallas folk scene that produced Ray Wylie Hubbard, B.W. Stevenson and Michael Martin Murphey. Also an integral part of the musical explosion in Austin during the early ‘70s, Livingston collaborated with Murphey and Jerry Jeff Walker in jump-starting what... More >>
Large or small, and however great the music, most benefit shows are born out of extremely bad news. This one is no different: Houston disco-rock demons Electric Attitude lead singer Blake Shepard’s sister Mareshah was hit by a suspected drunk driver while crossing Washington Avenue outside Pearl Bar the night of July 23 and remains in critical condition. Hoping to raise awareness of the... More >>
Jennifer West has some interesting editing techniques. The filmmaker/multimedia artist’s movies are stepped on, skated over and sprayed with everything from whiskey to hardboiled eggs before seeing screen time. But these beatings random -- West carefully chooses her torturous methods to match her subject matter. For Shred the Gnar Full Moon Film Noir, which will be included in... More >>
A dream Asleep is a hardcore band that combines punk, metal, and jazz influences with Southern and indie rock to put on for heart-pounding, high-energy performances that might be the heaviest shows of any local band. Just as happy playing Fitzgerald’s as a friend’s living room, A Dream Asleep hasn’t done much touring, and has no intentions of ever relocating. Houston should... More >>
Don't be fooled by Dead Confederate's Civil War moniker and Georgia roots — this atmospheric rawk quintet is the furthest thing from a Lynyrd Skynyrd rehash. Although the five-piece explores stoner rock in the psychedelic "Wrecking Ball," this dynamic quintet prefers to dish out thunderous guitar riffs and gut-wrenching growls. Lead vocalist Hardy Morris' gravelly delivery is startlingly... More >>
