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BestFest Adds Los Skarnales, The Last Place You Look, Umbrella Man & Honky Tonk Blood Trio
September 07, 2011 in Rocks Off
Saturday Night: Wild Men Of Rock At The Continental Club
September 06, 2011 in Rocks Off
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Mink Changes Owners, Management Nearly Overnight
September 04, 2011 in Rocks Off
Allison WagonerHouston's The Energy at The Mink, July 2011White Mystery wasn't just the name of the band playing The Mink on Saturday night. There was a palpable feeling of tension...
Rocks Off Working It Out On Labor Day
September 02, 2011 in Rocks Off
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10 Awesome, Awful & Odd "Hey Jude" Covers
September 02, 2011 in Rocks Off
This week in 1968, The Beatles inaugurated their Apple Records label in a most auspicious fashion, releasing "Hey Jude" as a 45. The B-side was "Revolution." Written by Paul McCartney...
Texas Johnny Brown A Star In Mississippi Too
September 02, 2011 in Rocks Off
What A Houston Blues "Walk Of Fame" Could Look Like
September 01, 2011 in Rocks Off
BestFest Adds Toadies, Wild Moccasins, Little Joe Washington
August 31, 2011 in Rocks Off
Houston Astros, Meet Reggaeton... Not "Reg Action"
August 31, 2011 in Rocks Off
More BestFest Adds Tomorrow; Early Bird Ends Thursday
August 30, 2011 in Rocks Off
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Saturday Night: The Go-Go's At House Of Blues
August 29, 2011 in Rocks Off
Photos by GroovehouseThe Go-Go's, Girl In a Coma House of Blues August 27, 2011 See more of these five beauties and their big beat in our slideshow. With bands like the Go-Go's, it's not...
Kinky Friedman Endorses Former Rival Rick Perry
August 25, 2011 in Rocks Off
Queens Post-Rock Duo Takes Lakewood Church To Court
August 25, 2011 in Rocks Off
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BestFest Adds Hayes Carll, Carolyn Wonderland, Slim Thug & Against Me!
August 24, 2011 in Rocks Off
Jason WolterHayes Carll at Warehouse Live, shortly before KMAG YOYO went nuclear.Who loves you, Houston? Rocks Off does, silly. We are proud to welcome these four artists to BestFest, September 24...
Four More BestFest Acts Revealed Tomorrow
August 23, 2011 in Rocks Off
Reports: Scarface Released From Jail
August 22, 2011 in Rocks Off
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Soul Train's 10 Most Popular Videos Of All Time
August 19, 2011 in Rocks Off
This week in 1970, a television show debuted that became a ritual for some, an aspiration for others. Long before Saturday Night Live, Midnight Special (which also had its debut...
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Chamillionaire Comes Aboard BestFest Lineup
August 17, 2011 in Rocks Off
Marco TorresChamillionaire at House of Blues, April 2010Remember that announcement Rocks Off promised you about another addition to next month's Best of Houston BestFest lineup lo those many years months...
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Top Five Cannibal Country Songs
August 17, 2011 in Rocks Off
Songs about singers and other songs has long been one of Rocks Off's favorite fields of study within the wide-ranging curriculum of popular music. Off the very tippy-top of our...
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35 Bands You Should Never, Ever Search On Google Images
August 17, 2011 in Rocks Off
dedica.laOnce unprintable in "family" newspapers, today the Butthole Surfers barely even rate on our list. You'll see why.Here at Rocks Off, we take our blog ideas where we can get...
Major BestFest Lineup Announcement Coming Wednesday
August 16, 2011 in Rocks Off
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Crusty Texan Bounces Watch The Throne From Amazon's Top MP3 Album Spot
August 16, 2011 in Rocks Off
Now Kanye has something else to cry about.Proving once again that old age and treachery beats youth and skill every time, grizzled Texas singer-songwriter emeritus Guy Clark has knocked Jay-Z...
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10 Odd Things Left At Elvis Presley's Grave
August 16, 2011 in Rocks Off
Chris GrayAs close as Rocks Off has ever come personally to Elvis' grave. Graceland was already closing for the day by the time we got there in April.Today is the...
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Saturday Night: Stevie Nicks At The Woodlands
August 15, 2011 in Rocks Off
Photos by Jay Lee"Anybody seen my wand?"Stevie Nicks Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion August 13, 2011 Aftermath can't help but wonder if the people who think Stevie Nicks is some kind of wand-waving white-witch...
Last Night: Ian Moore Band At The Continental Club
August 12, 2011 in Rocks Off
