Music

• Barack Obama and Me

  It was the year 2000 and I was a young hungry reporter in Chicago covering a young hungry state legislator

• Mescaline on the Mexican Border

  Texas is the only state in the country where peyote is sold legally. Really.

• A Prison Cover-up During Hurricane Rita

  For days after the storm, inmates in Beaumont lived without A/C, electricity or hot meals. Press releases kept saying everything inside was fine. Guards and prisoners agree — that was nothing but B.S.

• Little Bitty Burger Barn

  "It's okay to be little bitty in the big city" is an apt slogan for this new burger joint, where sliders rule

• Ghost Town CFS: Carriage House Cafe

  Step back in time — to a spooky old carriage barn with a monster chicken-fried steak

Recent Articles By Daniel Mee

• Rotten Piece

  Rotten Piece performs Thursday, June 28, at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, 5216 Montrose, 713-284-8250. TEF, Crawling Iris, Carlos Pozo and Werewolf Jerusalem also perform.

• Radio Birdman

  Radio Birdman performs Tuesday, June 26, at the Meridian, 1503 Chartres, 713-225-1717.

• Jerry's Kids

  Jerry's Kids perform Friday, June 22, at Walter's on Washington, 4215 Washington, 713-862-2513.

• Necrophagist

  Necrophagist performs Friday, June 8, at the Meridian, 1503 Chartres, 713-225-1717. Arsis, As Blood Runs Black, Beneath the Massacre, Cattle Decapitation, Cephalic, Daath, Faceless and Ion Dissonance also perform.

• Dan Deacon

  Dan Deacon performs Sunday, June 10, at the Mink, 3718 Main, 713-522-9985. Video Hippos, Wicked Poseur and the Wiggins also perform.