February 4, 2012
- Well, folks, I am firmly stuck in the midst of February Birthday Madness (this is what happens when your wife and daughter have birthdays within a week of one another), so I've got to keep this pretty brief... Which is a shame, because tonight (Sat., February 4th) is looking pretty awesome...
February 3, 2012
- Holy Fiction is a rare kind of band -- they've got influences, to be sure, but at the end of the day, they sound like nobody but themselves. They're the sort of band other bands get compared to; they've managed to craft a sound that rides the line...
Dinners
*Tuesday Feb. 7: Winter Wine Dinner at Vincent’s, 2701 W. Dallas. 6 p.m. $95 plus tax and gratuity. 713 529-2420 or events@ninos-vincents.com.
*Tuesday, Feb. 7: Macauley wine dinner at Sorrel Urban Bistro, 2202 West Alabama. 7 p.m. $120. 713 677-0391.
* Wednesday, Feb. 8: Revana Wine Dinner at Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House, 5061 Westheimer. 6:30 p.m. $165 plus tax and gratuity. 713 355-2600....
Joseph Palmore, left, and Broderick Jones, right: Photo by Melissa PhillipThe Ballad of Emmett Till brings its title character to vivid life as a real person — a bright, spirited youth going about his...
- Pleasure Pier, eh? Isn't that where all those kids turned into donkeys in Pinocchio?Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we've decided to take up veganism and bowh
- I've got a crazy, crazy weekend ahead of me -- not involving music, but involving multiple family birthdays -- so I've got to keep this brief for now, but never fear, there's a huge pile of good stuff going on this weekend, starting tonight, Fri., February 3rd...
- photo by Jay LeeFleetwood Mac is perhaps the most distinct and musically diverse bands around. What started out as a British blues band headed by drummer Mick Fleetwood and lead singer/guitaris
Soprano Andrea Carroll has won the 1st Place prize of $10,000 in Houston Grand Opera’s annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. Carroll also was voted the Audience Choice Award with its $1,000 prize.
Carroll, 22, is a native of Bethesda, Md., now in her final year of undergraduate studies at the Manhattan School of Music.
Soprano Natalya Romaniw, 24, won 2nd Place ($5,000.) Born in Swansea, South Wales, she recently completed her opera studies at the Guildhall...
- Photo By Faith SilvaAdam Lambert at the Hobby Center in September 2010No shit, right? Can we all agree that American Idol alum and modern glam-popper Adam Lambert is the best choice to front Qu
