Inquiring Minds Like the heroine in her 1994 hit song "Independence Day," Martina McBride also has been known to light up the sky. The country-pop star also known for "Wild Angels," "A Broken... More >>
James Red can't stand still. The tall, bespectacled Born Again Virgins singer, whose hair matches his (assumed) last name, is pacing the upstairs landing of Rudyard's back stairway, waiting to... More >>
ONLY IN HOUSTON House party or house show...which are you at? There's a difference, just as there's a difference between the Grand Canyon and a chuckhole. One inspires awe, creativity and a... More >>
Paul Wall has a new gig. Houston's undisputed king of the parking lot takes his new role as seriously as those icy grills he touts. In addition to rapper, producer and premier grillmaker, he can... More >>
Only in Houston My family and I have been Houston Texans season ticketholders since Game 1, that celebrated and gratifying franchise opener (Texans 19, Cowboys 10), and we've always taken... More >>
By day four of a recent "staycation," my family and I had little to do and less money to do it with. My daughter suggested an afternoon of bargain-hunting in the thrift stores. Everyone piled... More >>
HPMA Without fail, the Houston Press Music Awards sneak up on us. Last year, when the HPMAs returned to the dog days of summer after a one-year Thanksgiving holiday, only a few short months fell... More >>
On the Road Maybe the band should have expected strange things to happen when they headed out on tour with Hollywood Undead. Considering their own name, American Fangs, this couldn't have come... More >>
In an industry littered with tragic stories of bad luck and poor decisions, the True Believers' tale ranks right at the top. The band's brief rise toward the heights of fame and fortune, coupled... More >>
Live Shots There was a moment about a minute and a half or so into last Thursday night's concert where Taylor Swift stopped, looked straight into one of the many cameras filming her show and... More >>
Festival Experience So Ashton Kutcher allegedly got in a fight at the Stagecoach Music Festival last month, staying true to his douche-roots and brawling with a security guard over a chick. I... More >>
"To destroy is always the first step in any creation," wrote the late American poet e.e. cummings. For Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan, destruction and creation are a way of life. "A... More >>
Only in Houston Think about your favorite musician for a minute. Do you remember the first time you heard his or her voice? Can you relate each album or song to a different stage or major... More >>
'Nothing ever stays the same," sings Yo La Tengo front man Ira Kaplan on "Ohm," the opening track from the band's thirteenth and latest release, Fade. "The higher we go, the longer we fly." Yo... More >>
ONLY IN HOUSTON James Minor's workday begins a lot like yours. He arrives at a work station, checks his materials, puts on a smile and readies for another day of being the face of his... More >>
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