The big show this week, of course, is the reunion of The Police. But if you don’t feel like paying $100 to see Sting sing songs he sings at his solo concerts too (OK, yes, it’s different since Summers and Copeland are with him, but is it that different?), then you can opt for some other good shows Friday night: singer/songwriter Radney Foster (now writing hits for other people) plays two shows at the Duck; lots of local acts on stage at Walter’s on Washington (a “benefit” show to help a musician buy back some equipment that was stolen); or, a good solid local double-bill at Rudyard’s with Southern Backtones and Tody Castillo.
What? Already have plans Friday night? Well, then check out local jazz/funk band Drop Trio and Houston’s ultra-ecentric chamber music outfit Two Star Symphony at Avant Garden (the old Helios). Also, Louisiana's blues/rock/pop artist Marc Broussard comes back to Houston (Warehouse Live) Saturday night.
Did we miss something? Let us know. Here’s the full week line-up. Local bands are noted by an asterisk (*):
Tuesday
• Austin Collins – country | 8 p.m. at Mucky Duck
• Radio Birdman/Awesome Color/The Kimonos – rock | 9 p.m. at the Meridian
• I Am Wolf/Loser Life/*Cop Warmth – punk/rock | 9 p.m. at Notsouh
• imadethismistake/The Rudyments/Forty Lashes/Fat Pat's Water Rats/Boogdish - alternative | 8 p.m. at Super Happy Fun Land
Wednesday
• *The Contingency/*The Girlfriend Experience – alternative | 9 p.m. at Rudyard's
• Parts Per Million/*Tha Fucking Transmissions – rock | 9 p.m. at the Proletariat
Thursday
• *Morningside Drive/*The Last Great Assault/*Novista/*Dorian Grey/Enter the Collector/*Glass Intrepid/Memphis May Fire – various | 7 p.m. at Warehouse Live
• *Drop Trio/*Two Star Symphony – jazz/classical | 8 p.m. at Avant Garden
• *Rotten Piece/*TEF/*Crawling Iris/*Carlos Pozo/*Werewolf Jerusalem – various | 8 p.m. at the Contemporary Arts Museum
• *Satin Hooks/*Bullets on Broadway/American Sharks/The Low Endz – rock | 8 p.m. at Walter's on Washington
• Idgy Vaughn – Americana | 8 p.m. at Mucky Duck
• Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band – rock/country/blues | 10 p.m.at Continental Club
• The Lotto Ball Show/The Wiggins/A Pink Cloud/Rapeworm – alternative | 8 p.m. at Super Happy Fun Land
Friday
• The Police – rock | 8 p.m. at the Toyota Center
• Jesse Malin/The Wildbirds – rock | 8 p.m. at the Meridian
• Radney Foster – country/singer-songwriter | 7:30 & 10 p.m. at Mucky Duck
• Little Brother/Orgone/DJ Haul – hip-hop | 8 p.m. at Warehouse Live
• The Last Gasp – alternative | 9 p.m. at Notsouh
• *Southern Backtones/*Tody Castillo – rock/pop | 9 p.m. at Rudyard's
• *The Western Civilization/*Buxton/*Peekaboo Theory/*Subject Optional/*Gretchen Schmaltz – various | 8 p.m. at Walter's on Washington
• *July Alive/*Placid Blue/*Kemo For Emo/*The Ride Home/*Useful Information – emo/rock | 8 p.m at Fitzgerald's
• Flametrick Subs/Sean Reefer & the Resin Valley Boys – rockabilly | 10 p.m.at Continental Club
Saturday
• Marc Broussard's Soul Revue/Shannon McNally – pop/rock/blues | 8 p.m. at Warehouse Live
• *Sisters Morales – folk | 7:30 & 10 p.m. at Mucky Duck
• Voxtrot/Tacks the Boy Disaster/Palomar/Brazos – alt/pop | 6 p.m at the Proletariat
• The Weary Boys/Mother Truckers – country/bluegrass | 10 p.m.at Continental Club
• The Dead Science/Implied Violence–
• *Vicarious Me/*The Mechanical Boy/Mothers Anthem – rock | 9 p.m. at the Proletariat
Pictured L to R: Radney Foster; The Police; Marc Broussard
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