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Madagascar Birthmarks at French Riviera Bakery
This fabulous little French Bakery is one of the coolest hangouts in the Galleria
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County Attorney Candidate Vince Ryan Sues Linebarger Goggan
Saying he deserves a bigger piece of the pie, the former city councilman serves up cherry information to his current political opponent
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Hippie Cops and Loan Sharks
No beards allowed at HPD
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The Not Terrible Hulk
In the shadow of Iron Man, the latest from Marvel can't live up to its billing
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Capsule Stage Reviews: bare, Big Range Dance Festival, Electile Dysfunction, La Sylphide and A Doll's House, Present Laughter, The Splasher
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The DREAM Act Might Be Dead, But These Kids' Hopes Are Not (17)
They are American in everything but name. They can go to college in Texas and improve themselves. Doesn't matter. At the end of the day, they're just illegal immigrants without social security numbers or futures.
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Ten Things I Love About the Houston Music Scene (6)
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Houston Has a Bad Reputation with Touring Indie Bands (5)
They'd just as soon give us a miss.
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Machinist and Truck Drivers (5)
The College Question
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Temples of Tex-Mex: A Diner's Guide to the State's Oldest Mexican Restaurants (5)
We took a pilgrimage in search of old-fashioned tamales, chili con carne and cheese enchiladas
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God, Texas and Tom Waits
Tom Waits may not come from around here, but a good chunk of his favorite music does
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The 2008 Vans Warped Tour, with Angels & Airwaves
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Juneteenth Revisited
Two arts organizations attempt a new spin on an old event
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Precisely 88 mph at Etro Lounge
Montrose Throwback
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What Do Shepard Smith and Soulja Boy have in common?
Wack's here to tell you: more than you might expect
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Houstoned Is Not Long for This World
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Texans Electric Touch Top Amazon's MP3 Chart
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Twelve Best Sports Books of All Time
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Be It Ever So at Humble Cafe
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National Features
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Broward-Palm Beach New Times
Sexual Healing
For Florida's sole remaining sex surrogate, love is a many splintered thing.
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City Pages
Your Friendly Neighborhood War Profiteer
It's not just giant companies cashing in on America's defense industry.
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The Pitch
Supersizing Sonic
How a throwaway idea at the Barkley ad agency became the "Sonic Guys."
By Justin Kendall
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The Warlocks succumb to narcolepsy on Heavy Deavy Skull Lover.
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Subject(s): Walter's on Washington, Heavy Deavy Skull Lover , Warlocks
It's hard to imagine doing anything while listening to Heavy Deavy Skull Lover except lying on the couch in a substance-induced stupor — cough syrup, hydro, opium, take your pick — so it's probably not a good idea to dial this up on your iPod while operating heavy equipment or even crossing the street. Even stone cold sober, it's the sort of record that causes you to lose all track of time five minutes after pressing "play." Or was that an hour? Actually, it was the tenth minute of second song "Moving Mountains." Not quite as apocalyptic as the Black Angels and nowhere near as mercurial as Brian Jonestown Massacre — though all three bands share a heavy debt to the Velvet Underground's narcotic fever dreams — the bulk of Heavy Deavy is closer to a more recent psychedelic mutation, the warm feedback baths of Ride and My Bloody Valentine. ("Slip Beneath" and "Dreamless Days" are especially amniotic.) Aided by some tribal-like drums that could almost be Jane's Addiction (almost), "Zombie Like Lovers" works up to a pretty good clip, but elsewhere listeners will do well to avoid nodding off. If it's any consolation, though, it sounds like the Warlocks aren't faring a whole lot better.
