Tonight: Catch Khruangbin's Hometown Show Before Their Global Tour

FOUNDED IN HOUSTON in 2010 by guitarist Mark Speer, bassist Laura Lee, and drummer Donald “DJ” Johnson, Khruangbin is a rock band Miles Davis would have loved to have played with, for space is the key to their interlocking, antiphonal ambience. It’s (mostly) instrumental music you can listen to alone, or enjoy with a few thousand of your closest friends.

Top Chefs Serve Up Food Frenzy at Four Seasons, Support Camp for Kids Touched by Cancer

Jeff Gremillion

SOME OF HOUSTON'S most noted chefs gathered in one of the city’s grandest hotels to raise about $85,000 for children touched by cancer.

Pop and Pour! New Cali Food and Wine Festival Ropes in Texas Celeb Chefs, Spotlights Sonoma

Robin Barr Sussman

READY FOR A long weekend of Northern California sunshine, fine wine, and epic natural beauty? It’s well worth the 3.5-hour flight for Houstonians to attend the Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience (May 20-22) and stay a few extra days to explore the glorious region.
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Here's How to 'Feel Good' at The Ion’s New Outdoor Market

The Ion

HELLO, SEPTEMBER! THERE’S a new outdoor market in town the first Thursday night of the month through November that might get you thinking about, um, holiday shopping. But the Feel Good Market at The Ion multi-use development in Midtown is not just about shopping, so put away the Christmas lists. It’s also about eating and drinking, socializing, and enjoying live music.

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Mid Main Doles Out ‘Cowbell Rock,’ Provocative Prints and Plenty of Drinks at Fun Block Party

DJ Hot Rocks at Sig's Lagoon (photo by David DeHoyos)

NEXT THURSDAY, SEPT. 1, businesses on Main Street near Alabama team up to present the Mid Main First Thursday Block Party, featuring a variety of unique vendors, live bands and DJs, and exhibitions by some of Houston’s coolest visual artists. A $10 donation gives you wristband access to the entire party — including the Mid Main Courtyard, where revelers will enjoy drink specials and beverages compliments of Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Frankly Vodka and William Price Distilling Co. Proceeds from this month’s block party will benefit the Buffalo Bayou Partnership.

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