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King's X at Scout Bar, 5/18/2013
May 20, 2013 in Rocks Off
Photos by Nicholas ZaludKing's X Scout Bar May 18, 2013 When I spotted a poster advertising Saturday's King's X gig at Scout Bar a few weeks back, it was kind of a relief....
Kylesa and Blood Ceremony at Walters, 5/16/2013
May 17, 2013 in Rocks Off
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Cannibal Corpse and Napalm Death at Fitzgerald's, 5/10/2013
May 13, 2013 in Rocks Off
Photos by GroovehouseCannibal CorpseCannibal Corpse, Napalm Death, Immolation Fitzgerald's May 10, 2013 By the time the clock struck 9 p.m. at Fitzgerald's on Friday night, it didn't appear possible to cram another black...
Napalm Death's Barney Greenway on Thatcher, Nostalgia and the Pursuit of Happiness
May 10, 2013 in Rocks Off
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The Rocks Off 100: D.R.I's Kurt Brecht, Thrash Zone Supervisor
May 09, 2013 in Rocks Off
Brecht, right, with Pasadena Napalm DivisionWho? Kurt Brecht is the iron-lunged front man of D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles), the ridiculously speedy hardcore punk band that got its start bashing out...
Last Night: Suicidal Tendencies and Sick of it All at House of Blues
May 07, 2013 in Rocks Off
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The 10 Worst Films Scored by John Williams
May 07, 2013 in Art Attack
Rebel scum. News broke last week that John Williams, the prolific film score composer who's one of maybe three film score composers you've ever heard of, will almost definitely lend his...
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Kris Kross and DJ Screw: The Lost Connection
May 07, 2013 in Rocks Off
Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly, left, with Kris KrossWhen Chris Kelly, one-half of the teen-rap duo Kris Kross, was found dead of an apparent drug overdose last week, it was a...
Rex Brown's Official Truth: Pantera's Literary Autopsy
March 29, 2013 in Rocks Off
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10 Fun Facts Only Floyd Freaks Know About Dark Side of the Moon
March 25, 2013 in Rocks Off
Own this.Pink Floyd's rock and roll masterpiece, The Dark Side of the Moon, turned 40 years old this weekend. If you don't already own a copy or three, consider checking...
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Last Night: Riff Raff at Fitzgerald's
March 22, 2013 in Rocks Off
Photos by Marco TorresRiff Raff, Fat Tony, D-Risha etc. Fitzgerald's March 21, 2013 Thursday night at Fitzgerald's was Riff Raff's homecoming show. Sort of. Sure, he's originally from Houston. The story goes that...
Last Night: Bad Religion at House of Blues
March 14, 2013 in Rocks Off
Bad Religion's Brian Baker: "Rage Is a Powerful Tool"
March 13, 2013 in Rocks Off
How Many Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Can You Name?
March 07, 2013 in Rocks Off
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The Rocks Off 100: K-Rino, South Park Coalition's Southside Maven
March 05, 2013 in Rocks Off
Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but...
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10 Music Films at SXSW That You Don't Wanna Miss
March 04, 2013 in Rocks Off
Rob Zombie's Lords of SalemWell, it's SXSW time again, friends, and you know what that means: dashing around Austin all day, drinking until our eyebrows fall out and doing our...
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Saturday Night: Coheed and Cambria at Bayou Music Center
March 04, 2013 in Rocks Off
Photos by GroovehouseCoheed and Cambria, Between the Buried and Me, Russian Circles Bayou Music Center March 2, 2013 The last time Coheed and Cambria came through town, they were opening for Iron Maiden...
Friday Night: Every Time I Die and the Acacia Strain at Warehouse Live
February 25, 2013 in Rocks Off
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Thrash Supergroup Pasadena Napalm Division Musters Debut Album
February 21, 2013 in Rocks Off
Welcome to Stinkadena! Hold on to your flip-brim hats: New music by Pasadena Napalm Division, the local thrash-metal supergroup featuring members of D.R.I. and deadhorse, is on the way. The band...
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Revisiting Robertson Stadium's Forgotten Concert History
February 20, 2013 in Rocks Off
Photos courtesy of RockinHouston.comAlice Cooper onstage at Robertson Stadium, 1980 After years of dreaming, planning and even a little begging, the University of Houston broke ground on a new on-campus...
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Five Things We Learned from That Beyonc Documentary on HBO
February 19, 2013 in Rocks Off
Life is But a Dream, the HBO documentary about Beyonc that was directed and produced by Beyonc, premiered over the weekend. Did you watch it? Of course not, you're much...
Last Night: All-Star Weekend Kick-Off Celebration at Warehouse Live
February 15, 2013 in Rocks Off
P.L.F. Stays On Its Grind With New Devious Persecution
February 13, 2013 in Rocks Off
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10 Controversial Artists I Want to See on the New Arsenio
February 13, 2013 in Rocks Off
Arsenio Hall and Snoop Doggy Dogg in 1994Woof woof woof woof woof. Get used to that, 'cause Arsenio is back. Nearly two decades after The Arsenio Hall Show disappeared from TV's...
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Last Night: Testament and Overkill at House of Blues
February 07, 2013 in Rocks Off
Photos by Amanda J. CainTestament, Overkill, Flotsam and Jetsam House of Blues February 6, 2013 When it comes to '80s thrash metal, there are the Big Four -- Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax...
