CLUB REVIEW | march 2010
Absolve Wine Lounge | The wonders of wine country in the concrete jungle
920 studemont st., houston, tx 77007 | 281.501.1788 | www.absolvewinelounge.com
ABSOLVE WINE LOUNGE
The wonders of wine country in the concrete jungle
920 studemont st., houston, tx 77007 | 281.501.1788 | www.absolvewinelounge.com
I begged them not to do it. I pleaded, cajoled, wheedled and whined, but they still [...]
CLUB REVIEW | february 2010
CLUB + LOUNGE REVIEW
COMMUNITY BAR | GETTING BACK TO BASICS; GETTING BACK TO HOUSTON
2703 smith st., houston, tx 77006 | 713.526.1576
Sometimes you just want a bar that reflects you. Not the you after a two-hour grooming session, cramming your toes into expensive loafers and making sure you’ve stuffed your wallet enough to appease the flashlight [...]
CLUB REVIEW | january 2010
THE RED ROOM
2736 virgina st., houston, tx 77098 | 713.520.5666 | www.redroomhouston.com
I’ve always considered myself a dive bar man. Something about their character and charisma, carefully cultivated over years burrowing into their respective neighborhoods, makes me overlook myriad stains, sporadic lighting and air conditioning and that weird guy named Ed who always sits in the [...]
CLUB REVIEW | december 2009
MERCER | UPPER KIRBY CURES THE COMMON EVENT
3302 mercer st., houston, tx 77027 | 713.627.1132 | www.mercerhouston.com
I could be the Jeff Foxworthy of “You Might Be a Poser” zings. If you think hanging velour drapes in the back corner of a square room makes a VIP lounge…If you think flashing lights and speakers loud enough [...]
CLUB REVIEW | november 2009
REBEL’S HONKY TONK | SEXY COUNTRY COME TO TOWN
5002 washington avenue, houston, tx 77007 | 713.807.7040 | www.rebelshonkytonk.com
I grew up in a small Texas town with a Wal-Mart (an original, mind you–not a Super), a McDonald’s and a Mexican restaurant named something über-typical along the lines of Mamacita’s or Tio’s. We had one bar, a [...]
CLUB REVIEW | october 2009
PETE’S DUELING PIANO BAR
1201 fannin st. #310, houston, tx 77002 [houston pavilions] | 713.337.7383 | www.petesduelingpianobar.com
By Travis Jones
Photography by Daniel Ortiz
TICKLING THE IVORIES LIKE NO OTHER
After hours of exhausting research and extensive field studies, a panel of my colleagues and I recently released our conclusions that there is a direct, positive correlation between the number [...]
