H-Town Rock

For the Weekend of April 23rd-26th, 2009

Maybe we're showing our musical, geographical, and culinary roots a bit too distinctly here, but the lineup for the Texas Crawfish Festival up on Old Town Spring looks ridiculously stellar. Texas Country meets with zydeco, rock, and popular (and local!) retro-cool acts like Buxton and listenlisten to create a three-day affair that live music lovers really shouldn't miss. Then again, with Lamb Of God and As I Lay Dying playing Verizon Wireless, Mos Def at Arena, and Randy Rogers at the House of Blues (all on Friday night!), we will understand if you stay inside the loop for that evening.

And remember, the Houston International Festival continues this weekend, sprawling over parts of greater downtown Houston. For your viewing pleasure, here are links to the schedules for Saturday, April 25th and Sunday, April 26th.

Thursday, April 23rd
The Cave Reverend, Espantapajaros, and The Bottom Four at Super Happy Fun Land
Iris DeMent at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Jason Webley at Notsuoh
John Lee Hooker, Jr. at House of Blues
Robert Ellis and Phillip Foshée at Mango's
Seth Walker (In-Store Appearance) at Cactus Music
Seth Walker at The Continental Club

Friday, April 24th

American Fangs, The Manichean, and Heptic Skeptic at Mango's
Angry Samoans, Molotov Compromise, Rats In The Attic, and The X-Pats at Walter's on Washington
Darden Smith at NiaMoves
Heavy at The Mink
Jimmy LaFave at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Kids At The Bar and Grrrl Parts at Boondocks
Lamb of God, As I Lay Dying, Children of Bodom, Municipal Waste, and God Forbid at Verizon Wireless Theater
Mos Def, Ledisi, Bilal, and Stokley at Arena Theatre
Paul Minor (In-Store Appearance) at Cactus Music
Paul Minor at The Big Top
Randy Rogers, Rodney Parker, and 50 Peso Reward at House of Blues
Ryan Scroggins and the Trenchtown Texans and Al Shire and the Henchmen at The Continental Club
Steel Lounge Underground: featuring The Mathletes and Ceeplus Bad Knives at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Texas Crawfish Festival: featuring Cory Morrow, Destroyer (KISS tribute), Glass Intrepid, Josh Ward, Leaf, Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners, LT Roberts & the Zydeco Mob, Project H, and Right to Refuse at Old Town Spring
Wild Sweet Orange at The Meridian

Saturday, April 25th
Caddywhompus and Elaine Greer at Mango's
Etta James and the Roots Band and Wanda King at House of Blues
Final Javajazz Show (at Current Location): featuring The Brilliance of Suffering, The Clints, The Courage, Furthest From The Star, The Kill Artist (Reunion Show), and The Last Starfighter at Javajazz
Gritsy at The Meridian
James Morrison and Diane Birch at Warehouse Live
Kills & Thrills and Cavernous at The Mink
Randy Weeks at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Ronnie Milsap at Arena Theatre
Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings at The Meridian
Seal and Peter Cincotti at Verizon Wireless Theater
Shawn Pander ar NiaMoves
Surf Party: featuring Sober, Select, Nature, and Dayta at Boondocks
Texas Crawfish Festival: featuring Brad Randell & the Zydeco Ballers, Brian Jack & the Zydeco Gamblers, Buxton, Fred Rusk & the Zydeco Hi-Steppers, Giant Princess, Grand Mullet, Heptic Skeptic, John Evans, Kozmic Pearl (Janis Joplin tribute), listenlisten, Max Stalling, Miss Leslie & Her Juke-Jointers, Pauline Reese, Right to Refuse, and Roger Creager at Old Town Spring
Tody Castillo, Teresa Kolo, and Lance Smith at Rudyard's
The Tontons and Tyagaraja at Dean's Credit Clothing

Sunday, April 26th
Cheryl Wheeler at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Mae, Person L, Barcelona, and Toyko at Walter's on Washington
South Memphis String Band at The Continental Club
Texas Crawfish Festival: featuring Bon Ton Mickey & the Zydeco HotSteppers, Brandon Rhyder, Right to Refuse, Scooter Brown, Studemont Project, Sun Salutation, and Tyagaraja at Old Town Spring