A lot of jokes are made at the expense of the boy-girl synth and vocal duo. Granted, it has become a recipe in the D.I.Y. music scene. And sure, the charming and attractive female singer and the quietly reserved guy on the keys being relatively easy to come by, but Portland's Glass Candy is anything but formulaic. So polish those dancing shoes because these heralds of the newly revived Italo disco movement are coming back......

Flip the Script: The Devil Made Me Do It In conjunciton with the Houston Grand Opera's (HGO)Gounod´s famous opera Faust, the Museum of Fine Arts features a lecture tonight in Brown Auditorium discussing films that share the same theme as the German-based, French-sung, English-subtitled opera: Selling your soul to the Devil. (Houstonist wonder's if Weingarten Realty Investors will serve as sponsors for the performance) Many film writers are inspired by classical stories. Join us as......

Each week Houstonist does our best to pull together -ist approved events happening right here in the Bayou City. Talk about service. Geesh! Seriously, what WOULD you do without us? Monday, Jan 15 MLK Day Activities MLK Grande Parade, Downtown, 10am Black Heritage Society Parade, Downtown, 2pm Houston Calling Happy Hour Showcase Featuring Arthur Yoria, Mansion, and Blades The Proletariat 7-10pm NOTE: This event has been rescheduled for Monday, January 22nd. Same Bands. Same......

In case you missed it, "Don't Mess With Texas" got some national props last week: The 20-year-old slogan won the third annual Advertising Week Walk of Fame competition, making it (officially) one of the country's best advertising catch phrases. A variety of famous slogans were contenders in the Walk of Fame competition, including "Good to the Last Drop" from Maxwell House, "Got Milk?" from the California Milk Processors Board and "Just Do It" from Nike.......