Superbowl Sunday is right around the corner and if you have been wondering with whom you were going to watch the big game, wonder no more! The fabulous ladies of Houstone Roller Derby are hosting a par-tay, resplendant with food, games, prizes and drink specials at The Grab. Now, you can go hang out at your buddies house and try finding a good vantage point from which to stare at his big 19". Color TV,......

Spent all your cash on girlie drinks and shattered dreams again this weekend, didn't you? No worries - Thriftster gives you the lowdown on cheap stuff to do until Paycheck Friday. Monday: We are confused about the Sona play date, so let's try again shall we? The weather is awesome, as if you haven't noticed, so tonight you and your main squeeze should grab a blanket and hit the outdoors to watch the free screening......

HUGE Houston Roller Derby action this Sunday!! Come to the Verizon Theater for the Governor's Cup, where the Houston Roller Derby, Assassination City Roller Derby, Alamo City Roller Derby, Dallas Derby Devils and Texas Rollergirls will be battling for the title of Best League in the Lone Star State. Tickets for this big event are $20 each and are available at the Verizon Wireless Theater's box office. Doors open at 3:00 p.m. and the action......

Luau A Go-Go tomorrow! This kickass party will be brought to you by the Houston Roller Derby! You definitely should go-go - it's free, you get lei'd, you can "dunk a derby girl" (Hello? Boys? This is almost like a wet t-shirt contest) or hit a derby girl with a water balloon, unless you "throw like a girl", in which case - we are so, very sorry. There will be a beer pong tournament (hell......

Have what it takes to be a roller girl? Weeeelllll, here in HTown, we get our action two ways - flat track (which Houstonist loves and follows and has since the proverbial get-go) and, banked track. Calling all skater chicks and roller derby aficionados!!! The South Side Roller Derby, Houston's Banked Track league, is holding boot camp tonight from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Pearwood Skate Center. Late notice? Never fear, there will......

Beginning tomorrow, the ladies of the Houston Roller Derby will be busy, busy!!! Now, to keep the action moving, these ladies practice quite often (we think it's like three or four times per week, we are not certain - don't quote us on that!), but, they are gearing up to give Houston some love! Beginning tomorrow at 8:30 in the a.m. the ladies will be accepting donations/non-perishables at the Kroger at Buffalo Speedway and Westpark......

Happy Friday, Sports Fans! We are watching our Rice Owls kick off the NCAA College World Series. We are addicted to sports - local sports - all of them! Houston can be a sports heartbreak waiting to happen! Speaking of breaks (and we seriously, seriously hope there are none - we were there when Catazon suffered hers!) some flat track action is gonna bust out on Sunday at 6:00 p.m.! Come on out and get......

Houston Roller Derby's Burlesque Brawlers are throwing down a great time at a cool location to raise some funds for the team (we keep telling you how costly those fishnets and stuff are - and the ladies do play this sport entirely on their own dime and receive no revenues). Beginning at 5:00 p.m. and lasting until you holler uncle, or the bar closes - you can hang out with the Burlesque Brawlers at Hans......

Houston Roller Derby action kicks up this Sunday! Come out to "Mayhem" and see some serious flat track action! You can purchase $10 advance tickets today at their official website, otherwise, tickets are available via Ticketmaster in advance for $12 plus any applicable fees or $15 at the door. Seriously consider purchasing the balance of the season on a season ticket package - you get a calendar and a t-shirt! Doors open at 5:00 p.m.......

Saturday marks the "piece de resistance" of Art Car Weekend - The Art Car Parade! Houstonist is singing "I Love a Parade" in our very best Ethel Merman voice in celebration of this event (normally, we stick to "There's No Business Like Show Business"). The world's largest and oldest parade of its kind makes its way into downtown on Allen Parkway for the 20th year to an anticipated crowd of over 200,000 people. This year's......

This Saturday, from high noon until 7:00 p..m., Houston Roller Derby's Machete Betties are holding a fundraiser and mudbug bash at the West Alabama Ice House @ 1919 West Alabama. If you are a roller derby fan, or just want to see some hot chicks, while consuming even hotter crawfish and ice cold beer, then this is a great way for you to spend a Saturday afternoon! There will be some great live music for......

Slugs and Bruises!! Flat Track Action begins this Sunday with "Spring Fling" the first official bout! Houstonist is jazzed about the second season of roller derby! The exhibition bouts in the Verizon proved to us that the visibility is indeed very, very good. The action was even better, with the rookies looking very un-rookie-like and some having major talent (Rookie Savage Rose is a fantastic jammer - bodies just fly out of her path) and......

Houstonist is gearing you up for Houston Roller Derby! First, buy some Season Tickets. Second, head to RocBar tomorrow, say 6ish until 9ish and have a drink with the ladies of Houston Roller Derby. Yes, the Houston Roller Derby is having a Season Kick-Off Party. Bring your "A" game, cheesy suave pick-up lines, if you feel so compelled (good luck with that) and some folding money or really good plastic (the kind with available spending......

Houstonist has their season tickets for Roller Derby, do you? It's one of the best entertainment bangs for your buck, at $10/bout for 8 bouts the whole season is a mere $80 plus applicable fees. Here's where the fee part gets interesting, should you order your very own set of tickets (for the price, you need to have a "Derby Buddy", buy two - we did), order them directly from the Houston Roller Derby website......

Yep, we're laughing - a lot and loudly. Okay, so no well-heeled kitchen should really be without a stadium bundt pan - how do you tailgate without an appropriately shaped cake, after all. The horror! What would Martha say? Yo, don't forget the paper doilies, either! A good marketing campaign would have commemorative cake pans, designed to look exactly like the stadium hosting the Superbowl that year. At any rate, no party is complete without......

Superbowl Sunday is upon us! If you're still looking for a good spot to watch the game (besides your buddies sofa), Houstonist has a great suggestion for you! Watch the big game with the coolest (and toughest) girls in Houston at The Big Easy. The Houston Roller Derby is hosting a Superbowl Party from 5 p.m. until close with a Potluck and drink specials ($2.00 domestics/$5.00 pitchers of Lone Star and shot specials). Once the......

Tonight's the night!!!! Yes indeedy, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. the Houston Roller Derby girls will be in the 3700 block of Main Street at several of the very cool businesses, peddling, and signing, their calendars. It's like a treasure hunt - find the skater, get the autograph! So, it's almost but not quite, too late to get a really sweet gift, and have it autographed. Here's the official scoop from the website: Calendars......

The shot from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor Laanba. Just so you know, Laanba's co-worker Lisa will mess you up on the track. No, this isn't some kind of post-apocalyptic Sonic employee, this is one of the bitchin babes of the Houston Roller Derby League. Specifically, she's a member of the vivacious and vicious Machete Betties. Beware. If you've got a camera, and you love Houston, consider joining Houston's best photographers in the......

Houstonist digs roller derby — the Houston Roller Derby, to be specific. The final bout of the season will be held Sunday at the Arabia Shrine Temple, 2900 N. Braeswood. Doors will open at 6 p.m., with the action beginning at 7 p.m. Proceeds of this bout will benefit the Lupus Foundation of America-Texas Gulf Coast Chapter. The championship bout will be held in September; Houstonist will scoop you when the time is right. Lupus......

You work hard for your money (unless you're the city promoter), so treat yourself right this week: Friday, July 14 Good choral music is often hard to find for those on a budget, but tonight that changes at Episcopal High School's Benitez Chapel (4650 Bissonnet), where students from the American Federation of Arts Choral Festival will perform. They'll sing in all styles, so there should be something for everyone, and will be performing under......

For those old enough to remember skates with four wheels instead of just two, then you may want to check out the opening night for the Houston Roller Derby Sunday night at the Arabia Shrine Center. Yep, Arabia Shrine Center. Not the first place we expected to find a roller derby, either. If you don’t know how roller derby is played, you may want to read up on it. It consists of blockers and jammers.......