AltWeeklies Wire
Eccentric and Dynamicnew
This disc is an apparent gene-splice of Tom Waits with Lou Reed, as backed up by members of the Band and Lambchop.
Houston Press |
Scott Faingold |
02-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Sam Winch, The Lullabadeer
Revisiting a Legendnew
Snooks Eaglin somehow fits an entire jazz band into his guitar.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
02-14-2006 |
Reviews
Drugged and Disorderlynew
The Hold Steady keeps it cinematic.
Houston Press |
Scott Faingold |
02-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Hold Steady
Shortchangednew
Immigrants who flock to post-Katrina New Orleans for work can get all the jobs they want, but getting paid is a lot harder.
Houston Press |
Keith Plocek |
02-14-2006 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
That's the Way They Get Bynew
Spoon's Britt Daniel turns his camera on.
Houston Press |
Scott Faingold |
02-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Spoon
Costly Advancesnew
Payday lenders take care of you till your check comes in, and for a long time after.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
01-31-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
La Morditanew
Check cashers and furniture rental companies take a big chunk out of post-hurricane FEMA checks.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
01-31-2006 |
Economy
Eaten Alivenew
Rent-to-own stores, pawnshops, payday lenders -- it's hope for sale, with interest.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
01-31-2006 |
Economy
Throw Them Horns Upnew
The University of Texas' national championship and the rise of Texas rap -- coincidence or symbiosis?
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
01-24-2006 |
Music
Seventies Glam-Disco Partynew
Of Montreal proves there's life, funk and creativity after Elephant 6.
Houston Press |
Scott Faingold |
01-24-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Of Montreal, The Sunlandic Twins
Bunnyface Killahsnew
A veteran Liverpudlian rock band and a kung-fu-obsessed Staten Island MC have more in common than you think.
Houston Press |
Brian McManus |
01-17-2006 |
Music
Roller Grrrlsnew
The women of roller derby are tough, fast and back on track.
Houston Press |
Keith Plocek |
01-17-2006 |
Sports
Slick Dancehall Monotonynew
Former water polo star Sean Henriques reinvented himself as Sean Paul and became dancehall's urban-crossover poster child, but success may have gone to his head.
Houston Press |
Eric K. Arnold |
01-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Sean Paul, The Trinity
Music to Cover Your Eyes Tonew
Houston's Nick DiFonzo has one of the world's finest collections of bad album covers.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
01-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Don't Ask, Don't Benew
A Houston-area man leads the fight against the ban on gays in the military.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
01-09-2006 |
LGBT
