H-Town Rock

For the Weekend of February 19th - 22nd, 2009

Here at H-Town Rock, we labor more over this little introductory paragraph than we do over the words that accompany a certain night's lineup. "Why is this?" you might ask. We don't have an answer really. Most of the time we just look over who'll be playing in Houston this weekend and spout off whatever enters our heads first. With any luck, we'll say something vaguely interesting that might actually spark one of our eleven readers to leave a comment, but we're not going to hold our breath. We just want you to know that there is a great deal of quality music rolling through our fair city over the next few days. Why don't you get out there and do something about it?

Thursday, February 19th
Bleeding Through, The Acacia Strain, As Blood Runs Black, Impending Doom, and Before...There Was Rosalyn at Javajazz Coffee House
The Born Liars Record Release Show: featuring Welfare Mothers at Sound Exchange
Brownout! and JJ Lopez at Lambert's
Clandestine at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Matt Wertz and Alternate Routes at Warehouse Live
Missy Higgins, Justin Nozuka, and Lenka at House of Blues
Skeleton Dick, Jumping Stray, A Dream Asleep, and The Monocles at Rudyard's

Friday, February 20th

Let's be clear about this - the primary show that you should be attending this weekend is the Trail Of Dead show over at Walter's. Granted, if you prefer to see the band perform at Cactus Music around 5:30pm in the early evening before hitting another show later that night, we will understand. The Goods typically put on a great set of music, so The Mink makes for a palatable alternative (if you can ignore the cool kids trying to impress you with their disinterest). Furthermore, Dave Wrangler is spinning tonight at Boondocks, making this the sole weekend night that you might dare to brave the throngs of youngsters that populate that establishment. All of that aside, we will be at Walter's and we hope to see you there as well.

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead at Cactus Music
...And You Will Know Us by The Trail Of Dead, Funeral Party, and Midnight Masses at Walter's on Washington
Austin Lounge Lizards at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Bayou Monster, Little Brother Project, The Blue Threads, Soulever Lift, The Red Devil Line, House of Orange, and Woodpecker at Fitzgerald's
Electric Attitude, The Goods, The Wonderland Avenue, and Alkari at The Mink
Heads Up Houston Launch Party: featuring Dave Wrangler and more at Boondocks
Hell's Engine, Shit City High, Blower, and The Wrong Ones at Rudyard's
Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk at House of Blues
Killing Moth at Notsuoh
KTRU Battle of the Bands: featuring a variety of Rice-based folk bands at Lovett Undergrounds
Paula Nelson at Firehouse Saloon
The Suspects at The Continental Club

Saturday, February 21st

This actually isn't very fair - Loretta Lynn and Lucinda Williams playing in Houston on the same night and they're not sharing the stage. Why do the deities in charge of decent country music hate us so much? Seriously - there had to have been some way to align the stars properly so that these two iconic women, two of the top talents in their respective generations of country music, could have toured together so that people aren't forced to choose between these two legendary voices. If compelled to make a decision, we'd go old-school with Loretta and sing along with all of the blue-haired old ladies who will in attendance, but that doesn't mean we love Lucinda any less.

D.R.U.M. at Onion Creek Coffeehouse
Enrique Bunbury at House of Blues
The Failed Attempt at The White Swan
Flametrick Subs at The Continental Club
Glam Slam Disco: featuring Damon Allen, DJ Keoki, DJ Whisperwish, and Fetish Dolly, at The Meridian
Loretta Lynn at Arena Theatre
Lucinda Williams and Buick 6 at Warehouse Live (Ballroom)
Scale The Summit Record Release Show at Warehouse Live (Studio)
Shea Van Winkle, Beryl Grady, and The Danimals at Rudyard's
Sisters Morales at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Spin Alley at Gary's Spot

Sunday, February 22nd
Brennen Leigh at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Earshot at The Meridian

The photo of ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead comes from the band's MySpace page.