H-Town Rock

For the Weekend of May 7th - 10th, 2009

Luckily, after a rather lackluster past few days, the live music scene in Houston promises to be rather active this weekend. Maybe that's as it should be, since more people do tend to go out more frequently on the weekend, but it's difficult to deny the quality and quantity of shows slated to be played around town. Thursday brings us another opportunity to see the exciting live act that is Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears, as the band opens for Lucero at Walter's. Friday looks to keep even the most dedicated concert-goer quite busy: Fat Tony will be performing at Mango's with When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth and Marry Me, Dave Wrangler will be creating booty-shaking beats over at Boondocks, and there looks to be a great slate of rock acts upstairs at Fitzgerald's (which is probably where you'll find our crazy roommate). Saturday might find you enjoying the music of Mechanical Boy at Mango's, but our money is on the Sneaker Pimps USA tour at Warehouse Live, as Scarface, Wale, and Tha Fucking Transmissions should certainly rock that stage with fervor.

Regarding Sunday, it appears that we actually have some decent choices for Mother's Day (not that your Mom will be out and about show-hopping that night). For our money, we're going to suggest watching Kevin Devine at Warehouse Live, as we've really enjoyed his new record, Brother's Blood. Besides, do you really want to make the trek to the 'burbs to see Korn, 311, and Papa Roach play another Buzzfest? We didn't think so.

Thursday, May 7th
Billy Harvey at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Black Queen Speaks at Rudyard's
Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie at Discovery Green
Los Skarnales, Zydepunks, and The Unzipped at Fitzgerald's
Lucero and Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears at Walter's on Washington
Mad Sin, Phantom Rockers, and Blackmarket Syndicate, and Born Anchor at The Meridian
Old Crow Medicine Show and Justin Townes Earle at Warehouse Live
Spin Alley at Gary's Spot

Friday, May 8th
American Fangs, Dremnt The End, The 71's, A Dream Asleep, and Female Demand at Fitzgerald's (Downstairs)
Bruce Robison at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Don't Fight It: featuring Dave Wrangler, Piss Heavy, and Young Squaddy at Boondocks
Dr. Know, The Chop Tops, Roots of Exile, and The Ghost Storys at Walter's on Washington
Drake at Warehouse Live (Main Room)
The Flamin' Hellcats at Rudyard's
Mother's Anthem, thelastplaceyoulook, The Vettes, betterLUCK, Another Run, Sleeping [with] Giants, and Adam Rodgers at Fitzgerald's (Upstairs)
Opposite Day, Full Service, and Three Fantastic at Dean's Credit Clothing
Robin Thicke and Jennifer Hudson at Reliant Arena
Spin Alley at Crazy Frog's
Springfield Riots and Black Black Gold with The Factory Party DJ sets by Glasnost, Ceeplus Bad Knives, and Mr. Castillo at The Mink
T-Bird and the Breaks and Greyhounds at Warehouse Live (Studio Room)
The Umoja Orchestra, Free Radicals, and The Grass Skirts at Super Happy Fun Land
When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth, Fat Tony, and Marry Me at Mango's

Saturday, May 9th
The Born Liars, 747, Secret Prostitutes, and Arcane Flowers at Rudyard's
Escape Family Resource Center Fundraiser: featuring The Electricks, Perfect Pants, Six Guns, Evak1, and Lewee Regal at Super Happy Fun Land
The Fox Derby CD Release Show: featuring Stoneside, Jacob Meador, and Letters To Voltron at Fitzgerald's (Upstairs)
Ghostland Observatory and The Watermarks at The Showgrounds at Sam Houston Race Park
Karina Nistal, Tara Craig, Beth Kille, and Soul Fixx at Bohemeo's
Keith Sweat, Faith Evansm, and Morris Day and The Time at Reliant Arena
The Live Lights and Shea Van Winkle at Dean's Credit Clothing
Mechanical Boy, Room 101, and Dirty N Nasty at Mango's
Oncoming Traffic at Walter's On Washington
Slaid Cleaves at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Sneaker Pimps USA: featuring Scarface, Wale, Young M.C., J Kapone, The Fucking Transmissions at Warehouse Live
Summerside Project, Jono Foley, Searching for Signal, Bows & Arrows, and The Handshake at Fitzgerald's (Downstairs)
Throb: featuring Fredster, DJ Cuba Gooding Jr., and Kiyoshi at Boondocks

Sunday, May 10th
Bloodsoaked, The Eternal, Urn, Dismembered, Diminished, Predominant Mortification, Erebus at Walter's On Washington
Buzzfest XXII: featuring 10 Years, 311, Anberlin, Aranda, Blue October, Electric Touch, Framing Hanley, Hoobastank, Korn, Papa Roach, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Shinedown, Theory of a Deadman, and Toadies at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
D.R.U.M. at Discovery Green
Dustin Welch, Mark Germino, and The Gougers at The Continental Club
Fight Pretty, FEED, and Leavers at The Mink
Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band, Sarah Jaffe, Miniature Tigers, and Brian Bonz at Warehouse Live
Trills, Nectarine, WretchedU, and Death To Electric at Super Happy Fun Land

The picture of Fat Tony comes from his Twitter account.