Ameerrrrrrrriiicaaaaa! Fuck Yeah! The Fourth of July is once again upon us Houston and its time to celebrate the freedoms that signify this great nation that we all love and fight for. For me, beyond the historical significance of this holiday, the July 4th holiday means three things: (1) Watching the Independence Day movie marathon… […]
Powered By Rice, The Rice Box Truck
June 14, 2012 by 1 Comment
I too, am powered by rice! A. Lot. Of rice. In my mind, there are three types of Chinese food — buffet Chinese food, westernized, chain Chinese food, and authentic, traditional Chinese food. They’re all completely different from each other and my stomach craves them all separately. Then I heard about The Rice Box Truck. A food […]
Houston Beer Fest 2012
June 11, 2012 by 1 Comment
The Second Annual Houston Beer Fest brought over 70 unique breweries, including all of the local breweries (Yes there are breweries not named Saint Arnold here in Houston), out to the streets surrounding City Hall Saturday afternoon. Check out some highlights from this year’s Beer Fest! Did you find your picture? Keep an out for […]
Every Day I’m Wafflin’ With The Waffle Bus
June 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
“MyHoustonLife, this is Tommy.” “Hi Tommy. I’m with the Cooking Channel’s Eat St. We will be in Houston this weekend filming The Waffle Bus and would like to invite MyHoustonLife to join other Houston food bloggers on our set.” “Wait. What? I’m going to be on TV?” “Maybe. There will be a lot of people […]
MHL@FPSF 2012: Looking Back, And Looking Ahead
June 4, 2012 by 1 Comment
The tan has stuck around, and it’s mostly stopped burning when I shower. So I have that going for me. But, man oh man, it was worth it. Free Press Summer Fest came and went this weekend, and it was every bit the spectacle that we were promised. We expected amazing performances from artists mainstream […]
Free Press Summer Fest Gallery – Day 2
June 4, 2012 by 3 Comments
Texas area acts such as The Tontons, UME and Electric Touch rocked energetic sets on various side stages on day two of Free Press Summer Fest. Check out the pictures from their performances Eleanor Tinsley Park on day two of FPSF! Missed out on our coverage from day one at Free Press Summer Fest? See […]
Free Press Summer Fest Gallery – Day 1
June 2, 2012 by 3 Comments
Day one of Free Press Summer Fest saw Houston’s “King of the Ghetto” rapper, Z-Ro, rock the main stage, festival goers sliding down paint slides and climbing trees, and plenty of Free Hugs. Check out some of the acts and people we caught at Eleanor Tinsley Park on day one of FPSF! Don’t miss out […]
Free Press Summer Fest Is Coming, And Here’s Why I Can’t Wait
May 31, 2012 by 1 Comment
Houston needs a Free Press Summer Fest. Houston deserves a Free Press Summer Fest. Sure, at its most basic event description, FPSF is a really, really big concert. Myriad bands playing on hella stages, thousands upon thousands in attendance, sound coming from everywhere, all of that. And that’s not necessarily an inaccurate description. Certainly all of those […]