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Unexpectedly Exciting Shiraz From Messina Hof

Messina Hof winery in Bryan is the second-most visited tourist attraction in Brazos County. The winery has a restaurant, bed-and-breakfast and an annual guest tally of more than 250,000 eager oenophiles Messina Hof is said to be the most award-winning Texas winery in national and international competitions, yet I feel...
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Lebanon: A Claustrophobic Look at War’s Horrors.

Lebanon, written and directed by Samuel Maoz, is not just the year's most impressive first feature but also the strongest new movie of any kind I've seen in 2010. Actually, Lebanon—which won the Golden Lion at Venice, after being rejected by Berlin and Cannes—hardly seems like a debut, perhaps because...
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Watch: Kanye West — “Power”

The above 102-second clip from Kanye West, touting the sometimes-controversial, but generally all-kinds-of-awesome rapper's new Symbolyc One-produced single made its debut on MTV last night--to massive results, blowing up all over the Internet within moments of its airing and spilling over quite nicely into conversational pieces this morning.It's a "moving...
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The Hope Trust Have High Hopes

It's been three years since The Hope Trust released their debut LP, The Incurable Want. Some time, some lineup changes and the birth of a couple of babies later, and they've now recorded their second LP, an 11-track release entitled Light Can't Escape. The band's main songwriter, vocalist and guitarist,...
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Cowboys’ Defense: Tough, But No Turnovers

Hard to be persnickety about a defense that didn't allow a touchdown in the season opener, but at some point the Dallas Cowboys' pressure has to translate into points. Right? Continuing a troubling trend from 2009, the Cowboys harassed Washington quarterback Donovan McNabb and generally suffocated the the Redskins last...
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The Old 97’s Get Back On Track.

Let's get this right out of the way from the jump: The new album from the Old 97's, The Grand Theatre, Volume One, is the best thing the band has done in years—since the '90s, even. When you consider that the band's been around for coming up on two decades...
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Without Hamilton the Texas Rangers are Just Joshin’

Rangers lose. A's win. Rangers win. A's lose. Magic number this and first-round playoff match-up that. It's all about as meaningless as David Buehler's too-little-too-late 47-yard field goal if the Texas Rangers have to play October baseball without Josh Hamilton. Right? Hamilton is the Rangers' best player. He's having a Mickey...
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The Heisman Trophy: Style Over Substance

Reggie Bush gave back his Heisman Trophy. To which I respond: Big friggin' deal. I know the Heisman is one of the most hyped awards, but - let's be honest - it's also the most meaningless sports trophy this side of the Governor's Cup, Golden Boot and the Iron Skillet...
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Q&A + Giveaway: The Morning Benders’ Chris Chu Explains His Band’s Ever-Changing Sound, How To Eat Healthy On The Road And Why He’s Jealous of Bon Iver

Earlier this week, in advance of the Morning Benders's upcoming performance at the Kessler Theatre on Saturday night, we caught up with the Northern California-based band's frontman Chris Chu. His band had just returned from the European leg of their tour, and was preparing to travel the US in support...
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GAME 4 – Rays 5, Rangers 2: My Top 10 Observations

10. After a wasted weekend in Arlington we know this: Derek Holland isn't ready to be a playoff pitcher. Saturday he allowed a single and a walk to ignite Tampa's game-tying rally and in today's Game 4 loss he served up a two-run homer to Evan Longoria that broke the...
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Survey Says: Texas Teachers Very Dissatisfied

The headline reads "4 in 10 Texas teachers moonlight to make ends meet." But based upon the results of a survey of Texas teachers by Sam Houston State University, commissioned and released today by the Texas State Teachers Association, it could just as likely read, "Only 28.8 percent of Texas...