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Houston Broadway Theatre Delivers a Stunning Production of Next to Normal at the Hobby Center

By D. L. Groover
Jul 28, 2024

The Houston Press wasn't going to review Houston Broadway Theatre's production of the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal because its run lasted only one weekend for four performances. A showcase that is so evanescent won't hit hard, as they say. But after seeing the Saturday evening show,...
Houston Texans 2024 Training Camp Report, Practice No. 8

By Sean Pendergast
Jul 27, 2024

There's always a point in every NFL training camp where the team has practiced several times, it's been lively, but you can sense that everyone — players, coaches, media — are getting antsy for some work against another team. More specifically, we're all ready for the Texans to take part...
Peso Pluma Delivers a Knockout Performance at Toyota Center

By Marco Torres
Jul 27, 2024

Peso Pluma Éxodo Tour Toyota Center July 26, 2024 According to Billboard Magazine, the fastest growing music genre in the U.S. is Latin music. And although much of that can be attributed to reggaeton artists such as Bad Bunny and Karol G, the driving forces behind this growth are Regional...
Houston Texans 2024 Training Camp Report, Practice No. 7

By Sean Pendergast
Jul 26, 2024

An entire NFL training camp consists of 21 total practices, so the Houston Texans hit the one third marker of the preseason amidst serious downpours of rain on Friday morning at the Methodist Training Center across the street from NRG Stadium. Thus, sloppiness and mistakes were, unfortunately, kind of a...
Six Days in at Houston Texans Training Camp — Four Things That Stand Out

By Sean Pendergast
Jul 26, 2024

When the Houston Texans were last seen on a practice field, they were mere moments removed from the first legitimate skirmish of this training camp, and if memory serves, it was the first dustup of this type at any DeMeco Ryans-;ed training camp practice, this year or last year. In...
Reviews For The Easily Distracted:
Deadpool & Wolverine

By Pete Vonder Haar
Jul 26, 2024

Title: Deadpool & Wolverine Describe This Movie In One Reality Bites Quote: VICKIE: Would the two of you just do it and get it over with? Brief Plot Synopsis: Merc with a mouth meets the best at what he does. Rating Using Random Objects Relevant To The Film: 3 Rob Liefeld Captain Americas...
Houston’s 5 Best Weekend Food Bets: A Pig Roast, Paella and Backyard BBQ

By Brooke Viggiano
Jul 26, 2024

Here's a look at this weekend's tasty food and drink happenings: 8th Annual Summer Beer Olympics at SpindleTap Brewery Saturday, 10 a.m. arrivals and registrations 10622 Hirsch Blending camaraderie and spirit with craft beer and competition, Spindletap’s 8th Annual Summer Beer Olympics kicks off the party games at 10:30 a.m...
Vice President Kamala Harris Rocks the American Federation of Teachers

By Dianna Wray
Jul 25, 2024

From the moment Vice President Kamala Harris swept onto stage in a cavernous hall at the George R. Brown Convention Center on Thursday morning, the audience was hers. Comprised of hundreds of members of the American Federation of Teachers, the crowd was on its feet, presenting the presumptive Democratic presidential...
The Marías Go Deep in Concert

By Jesse Sendejas Jr.
Jul 25, 2024

The Marías 713 Music Hall July 24, 2024 Memo to Houston area employers: if some of your staff is late to work today or perhaps not coming at all, please excuse them. The Marías were in town last night. For nearly two hours, the Los Angeles indie pop band shared...
And Then There Were None at the Alley Leaves You Guessing Till the Very End

By D. L. Groover
Jul 25, 2024

You might need to bring a sweater – a jumper, the British would say – to watch the Alley's quite bracing production of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. You will jump, for sure, and there are chills all through the night. Dame Agatha outdoes herself in murder mayhem...
Hotez Hopes For New COVID Vaccine Soon, Says to Resume Masking in Crowded Situations

By Margaret Downing
Jul 25, 2024

Amid another surge in COVID-19 in the Houston area and Texas in general, health experts tell us that the latest version of it called FLiRT is extremely tranmissible and that a new vaccine is on the way to if not save the day, at least make the symptoms not as...
Want a Gauge for Texans Talent Infusion? Follow the Microphone!

By Sean Pendergast
Jul 25, 2024

We are six practices into training camp for the 2024 Houston Texans, and you don't need to be a football savant to ascertain that this is a very, very talented football team. GM Nick Caserio and head coach DeMeco Ryans have done a phenomenal job collaborating on the construction of...
Upcoming Houston Food Events: A Summer Sushi Experience and American Cocktail Storytime

By Brooke Viggiano
Jul 25, 2024

Mark your calendars, because you don’t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings: Now through August 31, Roka Akor, 2929 Weslayan, will offer its Summer Sushi Experience for $49 per person, featuring a 12-piece sushi and sashimi chef selection with a variety of maki, nigiri and sashimi. Expect treats...
Best Bets: Jurassic Quest, Next to Normal and Batman ’89

By Natalie de la Garza
Jul 25, 2024

Today is Houston Day – not a celebration of the city, mind you, but the name. We will, however, take the opportunity to appreciate the city, especially the ever-active arts scene. Keep reading for this week’s picks for your best bets, which include dinosaurs for the kiddies, an incredibly quotable...
Houston Texans 2024 Training Camp Report, Practice No. 6

By Sean Pendergast
Jul 24, 2024

The sixth practice for the Houston Texans' 2024 training camp took place on Wednesday morning, and it looked and felt a whole lot like the practice the day before. Like Tuesday, the Texans were in full pads, and the fans filled all the bleacher seats. Like Tuesday, there was some...
Houston Texans Sell Out Season Tickets for First Time Since 2019

By Sean Pendergast
Jul 24, 2024

All 32 teams in the National Football League took the long trudge into the darkness of COVID back in the spring of 2020, not knowing what the near future held, but most of those teams knew that, once the pandemic was behind us, it would be business as usual. The...
Houston Restaurant Weeks: Menus Part Two

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jul 24, 2024

Last week, we took a sneak peek at some of the menus for Houston Restaurant weeks as the list of participating restaurants went live. This week, we have even more delicious menus to share for the event which runs August 1 though September 2. Founded by the late Cleverley Stone...
Sit Back and Put Your Brain to Work With Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None at Alley Theatre

By Margaret Downing
Jul 24, 2024

Decades before television began its Survivor reality competition, there was British author Agatha Christie, the prolific writer of detective novels and murder mystery plays whose works often featured isolated settings and ever increasing dead body counts. Alley Theatre has once more tapped into the almost endless wealth of material Christie...
Houston Concert Watch 7/24: Zach Bryan, Koe Wetzel and More

By Tom Richards
Jul 24, 2024

It’s not something that classic rock fans like to dwell on, but the members of our favorite bands are getting older and having to deal with scenarios where the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain is a case in point. After suffering partial...
More on Those Money-Saving New Bus Routes From HISD

By Margaret Downing
Jul 23, 2024

At a hastily called Zoom meeting Tuesday afternoon, Houston ISD Chief of Public Affairs and Communications Alexandra "Alex" Elizondo answered 15 minutes of questions from the media during which she assured those online that changing bus routes right before the start of school was normal. She expanded upon the late...
Houston Texans 2024 Training Camp Report, Practice No. 5

By Sean Pendergast
Jul 23, 2024

With fans waiting outside the gates as early as 3 a.m. Tuesday, and underneath another day of overcast skies and cool (for July) temperatures, the Houston Texans conducted their first padded practice of their 2024 training camp. As you can see from the video below, the enthusiasm level out at...
Koe Wetzel is Playing the Long Game

By Clint Hale
Jul 23, 2024

Koe Wetzel worked hard to build his career; he's not going to burn out now.