H-Town Rock

For the Week of March 16th - 18th, 2009

Holy Weekday Batman! Houston hasn't seen the first three days of its week filled with this much great music in awhile. Tuesday's lineup, what with The Antlers, Beach House, Jana Hunter, Deer Tick, Wintersleep, and Tricky all playing shows around town, looks especially difficult for the average person to decide where they should be for the evening. The simple answer is that SXSW is this week, and a great many bands will be playing our fair city on their way to play even more shows in Austin, TX. H-Town Rock isn't sure which other Texas city Houstonians revile more: Dallas and its moneyed snobs or Austin and its hippies (but our bet's on Dallas). Nevertheless, who cares where these bands are headed after Houston - it's our job to show these musicians that we are a great music city and that they should return to play here often. Moreover, it is our obligation as music-loving residents of Houston, TX to dispel any rumors that might exist about the status of music and music venues in our town. Let's get out there and show these bands a great time!

Monday, March 16th
Astronautalis, Satin Hooks, and Bleubird at Boondocks
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone at The Mink
Dark Dark Dark, listenlisten, Vandaveer, and Robert Ellis at 6524 Minola
Hugo at Cactus Music
Rodeo Houston: featuring Darius Rucker at Reliant Arena
Thee Ohsees, Fresh and Only, Young Mammals, and The Wild Moccasins at Notsuoh
Willy's Picnic & Concert: featuring Ben Kweller and Achachay! at Rice University Central Quad

Tuesday, March 17th

The Antlers, Spain Colored Orange, and Reuben's Accomplice at Boondocks
Beach House and Jana Hunter at The Orange Show
The Boy Bathing, Willie Heath Neal, and Charlie McCalister at Notsuoh
Brown Shoe, Attack in Black, Shotgun Jimmie, Silence Amongst Chaos, and Laura Goldhammer and the Silver Nail at Super Happy Fun Land
Deer Tick at Cactus Music
Pterodactyl and The Coat Hangers at The Mink
Rodeo Houston: featuring Keith Urban at Reliant Arena
Stardeath & White Dwarfs, Deer Tick, Wintersleep, and Tigercity at Rudyard's
Sugar & Gold, Bart Davenport, The Botticellis, and Grandfather Child at Walter's on Washington
Tricky and Natelie Stewart at Warehouse Live

Wednesday, March 18th
Afuche, Intercept, Amo Joy, and The Lonely H at Super Happy Fun Land
Airborne Toxic Event and Alberta Cross at The Meridian
Crystal Stilts, Women, and Chase Hamblin @ Rudyard's
The Devil Wears Prada, A Day To Remember, Sky Eats Airplane, Emarosa, and Novista at Javajazz
HED pe, Another Black Day, Anew Revolution, and Stereoside at The Scout Bar
The Ignorant and The Frontier Needs Heroes at Notsuoh
Kevin Seconds and Kepi Ghoulie at The Mink
Rocco Deluca & the Burden and honeyhoney at House of Blues
Rodeo Houston: featuring Gary Allan at Reliant Arena
Sew What, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and Samuel Doores at Sedition Books