H-Town Rock

For the Weekend of March 12th - 15th, 2009

First things first: H-Town Rock wants to congratulate Super Happy Fun Land for taking care of business and making a fantastic return to the scene. SHFL has always been one of the prime places in Houston to see all manner of crazy, insane, artistic, and musical wackiness, so we're glad to see it back and stronger than ever. All in all, we are excited for this weekend, as there's a host of great shows around town, starting with the Papermoons show on Thursday at Walter's, continuing through the excellent acts playing at The Mink on Friday, progressing onto T.I.'s set at Arena Theater on Saturday, and concluding with Football, etc.'s performance at SHFL on Sunday. Hooray for Houston music!

Thursday, March 12th
Agartha and Football, etc. at Rudyard's
Ginslingers and The Wrong Ones at Super Happy Fun Land
Papermoons, News on the March, and Phillip Foshée at Walter's on Washington
Rodeo Houston: featuring Brad Paisley at Reliant Arena
Sorry=Ok-Yes, The Witz, Riot Up Front, Brutally Normal, and K-O at Notsuoh

Friday, March 13th
B-side at Super Happy Fun Land
Black Dog (Led Zeppelin tribute band) and Tomorrow's Dreams (Black Sabbath tribute band) at Fitzgerald's
Forests, Co-Pilot, Robert Ellis, and Golden Cities at The Mink
Gilberto Santa Rosa and Victor Manuelle at Arena Theatre
Ian McLagan and Ragged Hearts at The Continental Club
Jimmy LaFave at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Jonathan Coulton and Paul and Storm at House of Blues
Out Of Reach, Irene, The Mind's Eye, Skittle Crew, and Opia at Fitzdown
Rebirth Brass Band at Warehouse Live
Riverboat Gamblers and Fired For Walking at Rudyard's
Rodeo Houston: featuring Clint Black at Reliant Arena
Vicarious Me at Notsuoh

Saturday, March 14th

This looks to be the best day of the entire weekend. To begin the day, (as in, around Noon or so) there's The Center for the Study of Human Party Virus Annual Symposium/Fundraiser over at Last Concert Café, complete with performances from some of our favorite local Houston acts. After a decent dinner, we have a few choices in front of us: we can get our metal on with our crazy roommate at Fitzgerald's, head over to the Mucky Duck to watch some of our lady friends fawn over Bob Schneider, or make our way to the House Of Blues to figure out exactly what Billy Bob Thornton is doing with a touring rock back. However, despite all of those prime options for musical merriment, nothing should compare to the show that T.I. will put on at Arena Theater.

Adele at Warehouse Live
Billy Bob Thornton with The Boxmasters at House of Blues
Bob Schneider Band at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
The Center for the Study of Human Party Virus Annual Symposium/Fundraiser: featuring The Always Already, American Sharks, Buxton, Benjamin Wesley, David Israel, Elaine Greer, Giant Princess, Hollywood Black, Jay, Joe Mathlete, The Mayapples, Moth!Fight!, Tambersauro, and more at Last Concert Cafe
Death From Afar, Zike, Brutally Normal, and Mugrero at The White Swan
Flawless Escape, Low Man's Joe, The Courtesy Clerks, and Shoot The Messenger at Fitzdown
Heartworn Highways Benefit for Old Quarter Acoustic Café: featuring Carey Wolf, John Evans, John Hogan, Matt Harlan, and Robert Ellis at The Orange Show
Metal Mayhem '09: featuring Blind Sanctity, Bloodvoid (CD Release Show), The Brilliance of Suffering, Brotherhood, CainWasAble, Carry The Storm, and Supremacy at Fitzgerald's
Rodeo Houston: featuring Josh Turner at Reliant Arena
T.I. at Arena Theatre
Treasure Mammal, Organ Failure, and Poopy Lungstuffing at Super Happy Fun Land

Sunday, March 15th
Beloved Binge and Football, etc. at Super Happy Fun Land
Enter Shikari at Walter's on Washington
The Game at Warehouse Live
Lisa Hannigan and Low Anthem at House of Blues
Rodeo Houston: featuring Ramon Ayala and Alacranes Musical at Reliant Arena

The picture of T.I. comes from his MySpace page.