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Tales of the City

Art+Culture Views: 103

In his acclaimed debut, young author Bryan Washington introduces the world to a sometimes messy, always vibrant new Houston. ...
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music
Music Makes the People Come Together

Art+Culture Views: 427

In an era of tribalism, these emerging artists create an engaging, eclectic soundtrack for the most diverse city in America. ...
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Human Nature

Art+Culture Views: 28

Lanecia Rouse Tinsley channels inimitable grief in brilliant new works inspired by nature and ‘life amidst death.’ ...
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books
Murder, He Wrote

Art+Culture Views: 115

With years of experience as a Death Row advocate, Houston attorney and TED Talk phenom David Dow pens a provocative new novel in which things aren’t always as they seem. ...
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Leaders & Legends 2019

Art+Culture Views: 1913

In this second annual portrait series by photographer Steve Visneau, find Houston’s towering legends in business, the arts, advocacy and more — women and men whose vision and commitment helped make the city great....
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music
Shiny Keys

Art+Culture Views: 74

Audaciously paying homage to iconic piano men, Robert Ellis reinvents himself....
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Music
United State

Art+Culture Views: 45

As his sixth album hits, Hayes Carll takes on political tribalism –– and what it means to be a good Texan. ...
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Music
The Outsiders

Art+Culture Views: 23

A documentary in the making poses the provocative question: Why does Houston’s music scene still play second fiddle to Austin? ...
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Hot Topic

Art+Culture Views: 263

An HGO heartthrob returns, shining a spotlight on today’s complex socio-political issues....
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art
Latin Spring

Art+Culture Views: 571

The biennial Latino Art Now! conference arrives in Houston, delivering timely and transformative art exhibits across the city. ...
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Artistic Interpretation

Art+Culture Views: 577

Artist and menswear designer Preston Douglas, 24, has a message for Houston art collectors: “There is better art happening in your backyard than in Basel,” he says, referring to Art Basel, the mother of all...
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Discovery Green Unplugs!

Art+Culture, Dispatches Views: 341

Given Houston’s unseasonably cold weather lately, it may be hard to imagine yourself spread out on the Discovery Green lawn jamming to acoustic music. But with a forecast of 75-and-sunny for Sunday, it’s actually...
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Music
Band Together

Art+Culture Views: 462

For the members of dream-pop trio Astragal, friendship comes first....
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art
Meet the Master

Art+Culture Views: 1951

An exclusive new MFAH exhibit reveals the evolution of the often-perceived tortured artist Vinent Van Gogh....
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Big Idea
‘The Pill’ 2.0

Art+Culture Views: 690

Houston researchers may be closing in on a major game-changer in reproductive health and sex: a birth control pill for men. ...
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Wet Paint: New Exhibits at Archway

Art+Culture, Dispatches Views: 293

Archway Gallery’s latest exhibit, Spill, which opens Saturday, is actually a three-in-one experience. Abstract artist Donna Perkins’ paintings are the central component to Spill, and themselves fall under two...
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culture
Living Color

Art+Culture Views: 703

The zany, zigzagging aesthetic of legendary British punk fashion designer Zandra Rhodes takes center stage at HGO. The company presents Bizet’s Pearl Fishers (Jan. 25-Feb. 8) with colorful, bejeweled costumes and sets...
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Books
Heavy Stuff

Art+Culture Views: 1134

Author Chris Cander, a former bodybuilder, weighs in on the discipline of writing....
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Art
Back in Black

Art+Culture Views: 929

Prolific artist Robert Hodge returns, with a new body of work exploring the spectrum and subtext of the color black. ...
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Culture
The Shape of Sound

Art+Culture Views: 782

In Loop38’s new concert series, art and music intersect in ways never before heard. ...
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Books
Writing Back

Art+Culture Views: 606

In ‘The Reckonings,’ rape survivor Lacy Johnson wrestles with justice — and healing. ...
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Design
Remaking History

Art+Culture Views: 941

In its bold new post-Harvey style, the 92-year-old Lancaster Hotel combines meticulously restored ’20s architecture with an eclectic explosion of contemporary art....
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Music
Child’s Play

Art+Culture Views: 767

At the heart of Space Kiddettes’ new candy-coated pop music is a substantial lyrical message. ...
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Avenue Gets to the Art of the Matter

Art+Culture Views: 640

Local nonprofit Avenue is kicking off the holiday shopping season in artful style with its 22nd annual Art on the Avenue event, this weekend at Winter Street Studios. It’s Houston’s largest silent art auction, with...
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Culture
A Day in the Life of the Arts

Art+Culture Views: 1998

In H-Town, culture never takes a day off. From a black-tie dinner at which patrons rub elbows with a superstar, well into the wee hours of a new day, to a drag queen putting on her face ’round midnight....
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Culture
Round Deux

Art+Culture Views: 905

The Ballet’s new principal is prettily poised to make a comeback after a nearly career-ending injury. ...
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Art Doing Good

Art+Culture Views: 828

Houston may have one of the most generous artist communities anywhere. And, tomorrow night, many of that community’s leaders are coming together to fight a terrible blight at The Art of Stopping Human Trafficking....
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Art
Sax Appeal

Art+Culture Views: 820

Blues-singing, sax-playing Latina Evelyn Rubio is breaking barriers. ...
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culture
Paper Back

Art+Culture Views: 1207

Who says print is dead? The popular Zine Fest returns, channeling the punk spirit of its eccentric late founder. ...
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Art
Devil May Care

Art+Culture Views: 1357

Shayne Murphy revisits history’s grandest angels and demons in a series of new works. ...
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two truths and a lie
Cast Away

Art+Culture Views: 791

One could say curiosity got the best of Yuri Xavier. The Brazil native and recovering actor, who co-owns Ligne Group, a Houston-based firm specializing in high-end interior-design brand development, recently launched...
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Duos
Better 2gether

Art+Culture Views: 5111

These power pairs — from hot husbands and wives to standout siblings — are making their marks on Houston now. In fact, they’re making it a double....
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music
Punk Princes

Art+Culture Views: 1173

The ever-evolving Ruiners reemerge with a new record — and a music video some bunny may find a little odd. ...
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Art
Mourning Glory

Art+Culture Views: 1088

In his new show, sometimes controversial oil painter Vincent Valdez enters a fearlessly funereal world. ...
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Music
Boys to Men

Art+Culture Views: 1512

Finding inspiration in the morning-after regrets of one party too many, Deep Cuts’ jazz-flecked indie rock comes of age....
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interview
Doing It Write

Art+Culture Views: 1262

As her first book since Enron hits shelves, celebrated scribe Mimi Swartz reflects on her fascinating journey from young paralegal to Houston’s first lady of letters. ...
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Staying Strong: Vivalda Dula’s Inspiring New Album

Art+Culture Views: 1485

For a few seconds, there is only the sound of a falling rain, and a chord played on classical guitar. Then suddenly, a crash of thunder, and the mood is set for “Monandengue,” the first track on singer Vivalda...
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Art
Active Voice

Art+Culture Views: 1353

CAMH documents its little known past as a hub for live performance....
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art
Painting From Memory

Art+Culture Views: 5609

In two must-see shows, acclaimed artist Francesca Fuchs finds both dreamlike joy and pointed pain in ordinary objects from her past. ...
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Hawke’s ‘Blaze’ Hits Houston

Art+Culture Views: 840

Texas outlaw country crooner Blaze Foley, who penned classic and frequently covered outlaw staples like “If I Could Only Fly,” was a musician’s musician. Although the unsung songwriting legend, who counted folky...
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Two for a Show? A Groundbreaking New Gallery Opens Saturday

Art+Culture Views: 2165

This Saturday, kicking off what promises to be an exciting arts season, a new collaborative venture by two of Houston’s most innovative curators takes flight. Having built their reputations showing young, often...
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Hurricane Harvey
Into the Flood

Art+Culture Views: 1761

Late last summer Hurricane Harvey relentlessly terrorized Houston for days. Scores endured harrowing danger and loss, and thousands more rose to rescue them and help them recover. Nearly a year later, some untold...
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Art
‘Barn’ Burner

Art+Culture Views: 2177

In the midst of a divorce, both parties often find themselves subjected not only to accusations, but also paperwork. Lots of legal paperwork. In choreographer Travis Prokop’s “Paper Trail,” which shows at...
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Music
Woman ‘Made’

Art+Culture Views: 5194

On the most searing track off 25-year-old Madeline Edward’s self-produced album Made, which drops in July, she sings of a man who destroyed her with one move: I watch you walk away as you set fire to my home / Then...
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Culture
In Praise of Young Poets

Art+Culture Views: 5047

As the city hosts a national youth poetry competition, Houston’s local all-stars prepare for battle — although their real challenge is to learn from each other’s life journeys, and their own....
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Noise Maker

Art+Culture Views: 1386

The composer Morton Feldman once wrote, “Sound is all our dreams of music. Noise is music’s dream of us.” “Noise” — be it the low, ubiquitous hum of Houston’s freeways, or the sometimes dreamy,...
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Art
Tidal Rave

Art+Culture Views: 1708

With new work that recalls the tragic ‘beauty’ of plastic debris afloat in the ocean, young Felipe Lopez makes a splash. ...
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‘Wild’ Summer

Art+Culture Views: 1734

Inside a nondescript warehouse, 29-year-old singer Zahira Gutierrez of Wild Moccasins is bouncing around her bandmates with total abandon while delivering the clarion call chorus of “Longtime Listener,” the insanely...
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Heart of the Matter

Art+Culture Views: 1542

Methodist Hospital. Houston, Texas. 1963. 23-year-old heart surgeon-in-training O.H. "Bud" Frazier, a former football star from small town Stephenville, is attempting to save the life of a teenage boy whose heart,...
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music
Sound Check

Art+Culture Views: 2313

Meet the diverse rising stars of the most fascinating music city in America today....
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Art
Big Man on Campus

Art+Culture Views: 2920

At a moment of excitement and expansion for MFAH’s famous Glassell School, Director Joseph Havel sees an institution spiraling into the future. ...
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Two Truths and
Keyed Up

Art+Culture Views: 1496

1. He was inspired to begin playing jazz after hearing Vince Guaraldi’s music for the television special A Charlie Brown Christmas. 2. Henderson’s hometown of Oneonta (population 13,955) is home to one of the...
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Art
Stroke of Genius

Art+Culture Views: 1498

Using a cool online personality test and ‘starter packs,’ a next-gen art consultancy targets novice yo-pro art collectors....
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Q&A
Tape Measure

Art+Culture Views: 950

At her quirky new record company, Jessica Baldauf hits rewind on music nostalgia....
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Giving Back
Soul Provider

Art+Culture, Wellness+Giving Back Views: 1478

The legacy of iconic Houston band director Conrad O. Johnson lives on, in a tribute band and educational outreach. ...
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Inside the Music Issue Bash

Art+Culture, Party People Views: 1830

On a decidedly warm Tuesday evening, Houston CityBook hosted an al fresco party celebrating its second annual Music Issue, and the photogenic musicians featured within. Guests were pleasantly surprised when they stepped...
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Raquel Cepeda, Bossa Nova Babe

Art+Culture Views: 1590

It’s safe to say when Venezuelan-born singer Raquel Cepeda enters a room, people notice — well before she’s even sung a note. Dressed in a lime green dress fit for Houston humidity, a flower in her jet-black...
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Portrait Collection
BBVA Compass Presents Leaders & Legends

Art+Culture Views: 7764

Houston is a city of wildcatters, of men and women who for decades have found fame and fortune by discovering something new, by building something of their own, by invention and reinvention. Houston is a city where...
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Music
The Cat’s Meow

Art+Culture Views: 1172

They might be politically outspoken and unafraid of spilled milk, but mostly Giant Kitty just wants you to have fun. ...
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books
‘Vision’ Quest

Art+Culture Views: 966

A decade in the making, William Middleton’s sweeping de Menil bio dives deep into the lives and passions of Houston’s most famous art patrons. ...
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