Happy St. Patrick's Day: Where to Celebrate!
Rock Talk, Vol. XXII
Here are some recently announced concerts. Tickets will go on sale this weekend:
The Format (7/18 @ Meridian)
Marilyn Manson/Slayer (8/31 @ Reliant Arena)
The Killers (9/15 @ Reliant Arena) – win tickets from us in advance!
This week, we think the show to see is The Hold Steady at Walter’s on Thursday night. Sure, their new stuff resembles some of early Springsteen’s best work, but it’s damn good. Legendary Scottish folk singer (you didn’t know there was such a thing, did you?) Bert Jansch will be playing a special set at The Orange Show Friday night. Saturday, you can hear all the best Houston has to offer in local pop/rock music with Proletariat’s Feel Good Hits of the Summer Fest. Finally, if you want to get the question “is the music really that funny without the videos?” answered, then check out Weird Al Yankovic at the Verizon Wireless Theater tomorrow night.
Did we miss something? Let us know. Here’s the full week line-up. Local bands are noted by an asterisk (*):
Tuesday
• Fergie/Rooney – pop | 7:30 p.m.at Verizon Wireless
• Ozma/Eastern Conference Champions/The Actual/Without a Face – rock | 8 p.m. at Warehouse Live
• Chinese Stars/Make Your Own Maps/Cop Warmth/Stove Blow – alternative/rock | 8 p.m at the Proletariat
• Another Holiday/*Hear You Me/*Commentary - alternative | 8 p.m. at Super Happy Fun Land
Wednesday
• Weird Al Yankovic – pop/parody | 7:30 p.m.at Verizon Wireless
• Miss Leslie & Her Juke Jointers – country | 8 p.m at the Proletariat
• The Pack/Huey/Lil' Mama/Sunny Valentine – hip-hop | 8 p.m. at Warehouse Live
• Soil/Necrofaith/Soul on Fire – metal | 9 p.m. at the Meridian
• Redbear/Super Famicom/Kristi Rae/Clock Hands Strangle - acoustic | 8 p.m. at Super Happy Fun Land
Thursday
• The Hold Steady/Illinois/Blitzen Trapper – rock | 8 p.m. at Walter's on Washington
• Sage Francis/Buck 65/Alias/Buddy Wakefield – alternative | 8 p.m. at Warehouse Live
• The She He He's/The Modern Kicks/Daniel Craig/Josh Abbott/MK Ultra - alternative | 8 p.m. at Super Happy Fun Land
• Max Stalling – country | 8 p.m. at Mucky Duck
• Tyrone Vaughan – rock | 10 p.m.at Continental Club
• Chris Garneau/*Arthur Yoria – pop/rock | 6 p.m. at the Proletariat
• The Hourly Radio/*Flowers to Hide @ The Mink – pop/rock | 8 p.m.at The Mink
Friday
• Bert Jansch/*Jana Hunter – folk | 8 p.m. at The Orange Show
• Calvin Johnson/Julie Doiron – alternative | 8 p.m. at the Aurora Picture Show
• Necrophagist/Decapitated/Cephalic Carnage/Cattle Decapitation/The Faceless/As Blood Runs Black/Ion Dissonance/Arsis/Beneath the Massacre – metal | 8 p.m. at the Meridian
• AR Rahman – world | 8 p.m. at Reliant Arena
• Gordy Quist – country | 7:30 & 10 p.m. at Mucky Duck
• *All In Your Head/*Cuervo/*Karina Nistal/*Boombasta – various | 8 p.m. at Warehouse Live
• Vietnam/*Greg Ashley/*The Dimes/*Studemont Project – alternative | 8 p.m.at The Mink
• Death is not a joyride/Consider the Source/A Pink Cloud/Scale the Summit – alternative | 9 p.m. at Notsouh
• *Earnie Banks/*Piano Vines/*The Brud – alternative | 8 p.m. at Super Happy Fun Land
• *Bring Back The Guns/*Target Market/*Something Fierce – punk/rock | 6 p.m at the Proletariat
• *Amplified Heat/*The Mighty Orq/*Prodigal Sons – pop/rock | 8 p.m. at Jake's Bar
• Flood/*Since the Ashes/*Exit 380 – rock/metal | 8 p.m at Fitzgerald's
Saturday
• Feel Good Hits of the Summer Fest, featuring *Spain Colored Orange/*Paris Falls/*The Kimonos/*Tody Castillo/*The Western Civilization/*The Watermarks/*Arthur Yoria/*Bright Men of Learning/*Dizzy Pilot/*Program – pop/rock | 3 p.m at the Proletariat
• Dan Crump/Sarah Dinan – country | 7:30 & 10 p.m. at Mucky Duck
• Voltaire/Ex-Voto/Ardour of Angels – alternative | 8 p.m. at Numbers
• *The Handsomes – pop/rock | 8 p.m. at Warehouse Live
Pictured L to R: Fergie; The Hold Steady; Calvin Johnson
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Tell me you're hitting the Hold Steady, Eric Wilson. I'm sure you remember what happened to your cred the last time you missed the Hold Steady.
I don't, Will. Do tell!
Wow, Will, you just can't stop making friends, can you?
Will, stop holding grudges just because no contributors picked The Hold Steady for top album of the year last year. They're a good band anyway.
Ah, I was just teasing you. My goodness.
My sarcasm doesn't come out to well on here. ;-)
Seriously, buy me a ticket, and I'll be there.