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Def Leppard, Cheap Trick, Poison Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
Wed., August 19, 6:00pm |
Outside Houston |
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 With big hooks, roaring guitars and coy humor, Cheap Trick were America’s answer to AC/DC, a catchy, hard-rocking act boasting arena-size heft. They crashed Big Star into Thin Lizzy producing three end-of-the-‘70s albums – Cheap Trick, In Color and Heaven Tonight – that... More >> |
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Mos Def, Jay Electronica House of Blues |
Wed., August 19, 8:00pm |
Downtown/ Midtown |
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 It's very likely there are Houstonians who are pleased as punch (please forgive us for using that expression) that Mos Def is coming back to Houston for another show. Some of you may remember the show he did at the Arena Theatre in April, where he, Bilal, Ledisi and Mint Condition's Stokley... More >> |
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The Andrews Brothers Stages Repertory Theatre |
Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., July 30 until Sun., August 30 |
River Oaks |
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 You’ve heard of the Andrews Sisters? Now meet The Andrews Brothers, four brothers working as stagehands for a USO show in the South Pacific during WWII. When the Andrews Sisters are quarantined with chicken pox, the boys don wigs and high heels and take their place. It’s a... More >> |
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Mitch Jacobs Band Blanco's Bar & Grill |
Thu., August 20, 8:00pm |
Greenway Plaza |
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 Former Romeo Dogs front man Mitch Jacobs put out one of Houston’s best roots-rock albums last year, Jukebox Music. It brought Jacobs kudos from as far away as England and, as with many Americana/roots releases, more European radio play than in the U.S. Nonetheless, no record fully captures... More >> |
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"Camaro" With DJ Mr. Castillo Boondocks |
Thu., August 20, 9:00pm |
Montrose |
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 Dan Castillo is one of Houston’s most prolific and rock and roll poster artists, illustrating shows for most every venue in town, but most often Warehouse Live, Meridian and Boondocks. Last fall, under the paper-thin DJ guise of “Mr. Castillo,” he began a Thursday-night residency... More >> |
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"Mink Rock & Roll Movie Night" The Mink |
Thu., August 20, 8:00pm
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Montrose |
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 Just over a month old, this weekly movie night is slowly picking up steam. Upstairs in the space usually reserved for dance nights and indie-rock barn burners, a makeshift screen is set up every Tuesday night to show a different rock-related flick. The first week in July was dedicated to "The... More >> |
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Andrew Jackson Jihad, O' Pioneers!!!, Molotov Compromise Mango's |
Thu., August 20, 8:00pm |
Montrose |
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 "Folk-punk" has become a four-letter word recently, with every two-bit hack thinking that picking up a poorly tuned acoustic and ceasing to bathe equals talent. While that doesn't work for most, Arizona beard farmers Andrew Jackson Jihad have harnessed the spontaneity of folk-punk and fused it... More >> |
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Incubus, The Delta Spirit Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
Fri., August 21, 6:00pm |
Outside Houston |
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 Few modern rock bands in the past decade have been as soulful and eclectic as Incubus. They started out as little more than a Chili Pepper-biting teen act, soon moving on to more textured heights as they grew older. Albums like Make Yourself and Morning View earned the band a dedicated and... More >> |
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The Last Place You Look, Project H, Envy The Return Scout Bar Clear Lake |
Fri., August 21, 8:00pm |
Clear Lake |
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 It doesn't matter whether you call them indie-core, modern rock, or "Buzz" rock, The Last Place You Look still knows their way around a hook and power chord. Buoyed by the barrel-chested Justin Nava, LPYL has corned the market on heavy-ass riffs and soaring basstastic vocals. They were supposed... More >> |
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Katie Stuckey Armadillo Palace |
Fri., August 21, 8:00pm |
Lower Shepherd-Kirby |
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 2007 HPMA Best Female Vocalist Katie Stuckey has all the chops to be an alt-country diva and, were it not for her day job, she’d probably be playing more gigs and gaining a wider following. With her band the Swagger, Stuckey finds her grooves partly in modern country and partly in... More >> |
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While You Have Time Acres Homes Multi-Service Center |
Fri., August 21, 7:00pm |
Outer Loop - NW |
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 The gospel play While You Have Time has a simple message: repent before it's too late. The uplifting production follows a woman and her brother as they struggle with personal failings, compounded by a lack of faith, before finally finding redemption. 7 p.m. Acres Homes Multi-Service Center,... More >> |
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Hello Seahorse, La Catrin Dean's Credit Clothing |
Fri., August 21, 9:00pm |
Galleria |
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 Straight outta Mexico City comes Hello Seahorse, the toast of the Mexican capitol's gestating indie world. HS is also Pitchfork-approved, pretty strong sauce for a band from way down south, earning a 7.1 rating out of 10 on the venerable blogster site for their latest full-length Bestia. The... More >> |
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Scriabin and Kandinksy: Hearing Color, Seeing Sound Wade Wilson Art |
Fri., August 21, 7:00pm
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Montrose |
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 At Scriabin and Kandinksy: Hearing Color, Seeing Sound, pianist Jade Simmons will explore the link between the visual and the auditory. While it's possible to achieve this with certain classic rock albums and illegal drugs, all Simmons needs is a score and some slides Ñ the Houston... More >> |
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Fastball Cactus Music and Video |
Sat., August 22, 2:00pm |
Lower Shepherd-Kirby |
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 Before they head over to the House Of Blues to open for the (thankfully) one and only Sugar Ray, Austin's Fastball will be taking the stage for a quick set over at Cactus Music. The solid-hitting pop rock band hit the radio waves in the summer of 1998 with "The Way" off that year's All The Pain... More >> |
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John Evans, Cody Kouba, Sean Reefer & The Resin Valley Boys, Opie Hendrix Blanco's Bar & Grill |
Sat., August 22, 5:00pm |
Greenway Plaza |
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 With a grit that betrays his youth, Cody Kouba is an aberration in the increasingly polished world of Texas Country. Kouba’s lyrical content is more Earle and Merle than Pat and Cory. The year 2001 saw Kouba leaving his old band Lost Cause and finally hitting it big solo in 2003 with a new... More >> |
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Sugar Ray, Fastball, Green River Ordinance House of Blues |
Sat., August 22, 8:00pm |
Downtown/ Midtown |
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 Since forming in the late '80s, the band Sugar Ray has given us a number of beautiful delights. The cover of their first album Lemonade And Brownies had a sweet picture of a nude Nicole Eggert, the Baywatch actress. For some reason two years later, the band was featured in the Robin... More >> |
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Pasadena Napalm Division, Last Rosary, H.R.A., Burn The Boats Fitzgerald's |
Sat., August 22, 8:00pm |
Heights |
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 This blast from the past is likely to singe the hairs on your mohawk. Stitched together from three of the most legendary names in Houston's hardcore/metal annals, Pasadena Napalm Division — the most excellent name the five members chose after debuting as Krud Krudder last fall at Meridian... More >> |
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Hot Club Of Cowtown, Eric Keyes Continental Club |
Sat., August 22, 8:00pm |
Downtown/ Midtown |
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 It’s been over a decade since Hot Club of Cowtown formed and became an instant hit with fans of country and swing. Since forming in 1997, Hot Club has been one of the most consistent and reliable acts in the broad pantheon of Texas music, although they did go their separate ways for almost... More >> |
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Donkey Punch, Whorehound, Poor Dumb Bastards, Dollyrockers Rudyard's |
Sat., August 22, 9:00pm |
Montrose |
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 Sweet mother, Whorehound is loud as hell. For a trio the Whores really bring the proverbial pain. Made up of scene veterans including cheel Boondocks bartender Jon Black, these guys have been punishing eardrums for the past four years. Our favorite song is "Sour Mash Salvation", for the line... More >> |
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The Music of the Night Crighton Theater |
Sat., August 22, 8:00pm |
Conroe |
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 If you love Broadway but hate to fly, you can drive over to Conroe tonight to catch a bona fide star of the Great White Way, as the Crighton Theatre welcomes David Gaschen, a Texas native son, back to the Lone Star State to perform in The Music of the Night. In the concert-style performance,... More >> |
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"Rudyard's 31st Anniversary Show" With Something Fierce, Spain Colored Orange, Caddywhompus Rudyard's |
Sun., August 23, 8:00pm |
Montrose |
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 Now and forever “Montrose’s Living Room,” Rudyard’s has been serving up beer, bands and burgers to Houston’s bohemian set longer than a lot of people who inhabit the cozy pub night after night these days have been alive. If your friends aren’t already there,... More >> |
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"Rock Steady Mondays" With DJ Sun The Flat |
Every week Monday, 10:00pm |
Montrose |
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 Monday can be a hard night of the week to head out to the bar. Most people are still licking their wounds from their weekend adventures, let alone considering going toe to toe with a couple drinks and a healthy dose of music. But when you have a guy like seven time Houston Press Best DJ award... More >> |
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Little Joe Washington Boondocks |
Every week Tuesday, 9:00pm |
Montrose |
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 On his second album for Austin's Dialtone Records (following 2003's Houston Guitar Blues), the blues flows so effortlessly out of Little Joe Washington's guitar it's hard to believe any of these 14 songs needed more than one take. Washington's feverish runs and penetrating leads - which fly by... More >> |
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"Toxic Noise" With DJ Bakka Boondocks |
First Wednesday of every month, 9:00pm |
Montrose |
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 Come get smashed at Boondocks (not a hard feat) while listening to DJ Bakka spins some of the best hard rock and metal ever created by the Devil himself. When Bakka is not spinning the hell out of the likes of Metallica and Motorhead, he also plays guitar in Houston death-punk act Hell City... More >> |
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"Classic Numbers" With DJ Wes Wallace Numbers |
Every week Friday |
Montrose |
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