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With a holiday in the middle of the week, celebrations of the musical variety are happening all over the city. Houston’s official Independence Day celebration, the 2007 Chevy's Freedom Over Texas with Fireworks Presented by Shell (yes that is really the full name of it) takes place in Eleanor Tinsley Park from 4pm – 10pm with headliner Montgomery Gentry. However, if you are like us and don’t enjoy pushing your way through the expected 100,000 soggy people, not to worry there are plenty of other acts around town this week for your entertainment.
Later in the week one of Houstonist’s most commented – Clay Aiken performs with the Houston Symphony (we'll keep our opinions to ourselves this time). And on Sunday Matisyahu opens for 311 out at the Woodlands.
Did we miss something? Let us know. Here's the full week line-up. Local bands are noted by an asterisk (*):
Tuesday
• *John Evans – rock | 8 p.m. at Mucky Duck
• The 69 Eyes/Wednesday 13/Fair to Midland – rock | 8 p.m. at the Meridian
• *The Last Place You Look/Stereoside/Consider the Source – punk/rock | 10 p.m. at Scout Bar (Clear Lake)
• Dustin & The Furniture/A Drum & An Open Window/A Main Street Marvel/Matt Turner/Geisert 8 - alternative | 8 p.m. at Super Happy Fun Land
Wednesday
• Freedom Over Texas Celebration – Various Artists & Genres –| 4 - 10 p.m. at Eleanor Tinsley Park
• Novox/Linus Pauling Quartet – rock | 10 p.m. at Rudyard’s
• Nelo/The Arc Angels/Lez Zeppelin – pop/rock | 9 p.m. at Warehouse Live
The rest of the weeks musical acts, plus upcoming shows after the jump…
Thursday
• Keith Urban/The Wreckers – country | 7:30 p.m. at the Toyota Center
• Burning Brides/The Strange Boys/Lions – rock | 9 p.m. at Warehouse Live
• Kelly Willis (CD release party) – country | 7:30 p.m. at Mucky Duck
• *Beetle/*Opie Hendrix – beetles cover/ country | 10 p.m.at Continental Club
• Ask Not/The Arkanes/*Parts Per Million – indie/punk/alternative | 8 p.m. at Super Happy Fun Land
Friday
• Clay Aiken w/ The Houston Symphony – pop | 7:30 p.m. at Jones Hall
• Breaking Benjamin/Sick Puppies/ Red – rock | 8 p.m. at the Verizon Wireless Theater
• Eliza Gilkyson – Folk | 8 p.m. at the Mucky Duck
• *Moses Guest/*Three Fantastic – rock | 10 p.m. at Warehouse Live
• The Ends/*The Modern Kicks/*Something Fierce – punk | 9 p.m. at Rudyard’s
• Blacklisted/Annihilation Time/Iron Age/Bitter End/Reason of Insanity – various | 7:30 p.m. at Walter's on Washington
• Black Math Experiment/Remote Junkies – alternative/rock | 8 p.m at Fitzgerald's
Saturday
• Poison – rock | 8 p.m. at Sam Houston Race Park
• 500 Megatons of Boogie/The Jonx/Dizzy Pilot – various | 9 p.m. at Rudyard’s
• Drawback/The Allicat Project/Born to Nothing Junkies – alternative/rock | 8 p.m at Fitzgerald's
• Joe Clay/High School Caesar/Hotrod Hillbillies/The Octanes/Turbo 350/The U-Joints – various | 10 p.m.at Continental Club
• Ahleuchatistas/Black Magic Marker/9inchNeal/others– alternative | 8 p.m. at Super Happy Fun Land
• Diabolic/Condemned/Funeral Rites/other - alternative - 8 p.m. at Walter's on Washington
Sunday
• 311/Matisyahu/Particle - alternative | 7:30 p.m. at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
• Sound of the Underground/Gwar/Shadows fall - rock | 2 p.m. at the Verizon Wireless Theater
• St. Vincent - indie - 8 p.m. at Walter's on Washington
Tickets on Sale this week
Although we are in the middle of the summer concert season, there are plenty of other shows coming up later in the year. Here is a brief run-down of upcoming shows that go on sale this week.
Average White Band – Sun. 9/23/07 @ Merdian (tickets)
Doobie Brothers – Wed. 10/24/07 @ Verizon Wireless Theater (tickets)
Nickelback with Puddle of Mudd – Thurs. 8/16/07 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion (tickets)
The Rentals – Sun. 9/9/07 @ Warehouse Live (tickets)
Martin Sexton – Fri. 10/19/07 @ Warehouse Live (tickets)
Pictured L to R: Kelly Willis; Matisyahu, Montgomery Gentry
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Thanks for keeping your opinions to yourself. Refreshing!
Don't need opinions...just the facts please.
It is so nice and refreshing yes to finally have someone in the media refrain from comments. After all many of us are thrilled. We all have different taste in music. Fine, thankfully i feel you made a great decision to keep your personal thoughts to yourself.
How clever you must think you are. You managed to get your snide little dig in by calling attention to the fact that you weren't going to comment. I suggest you interview members of The Houston Symphony after the concert, if you have the guts to do so. I'm sure their opinion of Clay Aiken will be vastly different from yours.