H-Town Rock

For the Weekend of May 28th - 31st, 2009

Could someone please tell us what happened to the first five months of the year? Is it really almost June? Granted, this explains why it's so hot and humid outside - summer has finally arrived in Houston. For H-Town Rock, this means that venues aren't afraid to host events outside and the festival season can truly begin in earnest. If you haven't ever enjoyed the music of your favorite acts in front of a huge outdoor stage amidst a throng of sweating strangers, then you haven't really lived yet.

This weekend might not bring any festivals through town, but there is plenty of great music to enjoy. Mango's should be packed to the gills on Thursday evening with the Elaine Greer CD Release Show, though I wouldn't be surprised if Walter's had a decent crowd for the Manchester Orchestra set. Friday brings the inimitable B. B. King to the Arena Theater, but even the most hipster-averse amongst you would and should enjoy getting your groove on to the sounds of Dave Wrangler at Boondocks (complete with appearances by Cornbreadd, Fat Tony, and more). While our crazy roommate will most likely be at Walter's for Fired For Walking on Saturday night, we're split between rocking out at The Meridian with King's X and Low Man's Joe or digging the experimental electronic sounds of The Juan McLean, The Field, and Ceeplus Bad Knives at Numbers.

What live show are you most interested in going to see this weekend?

Thursday, May 28th
Anthony Hamilton, Musiq Soulchild and Chrisette Michelle at Reliant Arena
The Belleville Outfit at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Darwin's Finches, Big Rocket, and Maywood Park at Super Happy Fun Land
Elaine Greer CD Release Show: featuring One Hundred Flowers and News On The March at Mango's
Manchester Orchestra, Fun, Audrye Sessions, and Winston Audio at Walter's on Washington
Mando Saenz at The Continental Club
Monty Are I, Last Two Weeks, Eyes Like Oceans, Fallen Adoration, and Await The Day at Javajazz
Southern Backtones at Cafe Brasil
The Virgins, Lissy Trullie, and Anya Marina at Rudyard's

Friday, May 29th
B.B. King at Arena Theatre
Cordero at Cactus Music
Deep Ella, Deadbeat Darling (CD Release Show), Distant Light, and The 71's at Fitzgerald's (Upstairs)
Ditchwater Records Record Release Show: featuring Dead Roses and The Wrong Ones at Rudyard's
Emory Quinn, Texas Renegade, and Casey Berry and the Live Texas Mosquitoes at House of Blues
Fake Believe EP Release Show: featuring Peekaboo Theory, Mothertone, and Alkari at Walter's on Washington
Jeff Boortz Band CD Release Show: featuring The Rafters at Dean's Credit Clothing
Jimmy LaFave at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Kate Voegele, Angel Taylor, and Amy Kuney at Warehouse Live
The Lotus Effect, Charmed I'm Sure, Arcane Alchemy, and Makeout Party at Notsuoh
My Name is John Michael and The Riff Tiffs at Mango's
Raging Apathy, Mean Peace, NE Plus Ultra, Last Man, and In Harms Way at Fitzgerald's (Downstairs)
Two Tons of Steel at The Continental Club
Tyka Nelson and Dez Dickerson at The Meridian
Zip Zap Rap with DJ Dave Wrangler: featuring Cornbreadd, Shina Rae, You(Genious), A. Hughes, Fat Tony, and Everyday People at Boondocks

Saturday, May 30th
Caprolites, Trainwreck Albania, Dead Leslies, Light, and The Silent Zombies at Super Happy Fun Land
Come See My Dead Person at Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
The Detroit Cobras and Dexter Romweber at Rudyard's
Downfall2012, Leaf, SOA, Harem Festival, and Imagenes Ocultas at Fitzgerald's (Upstairs)
Electric Attitude CD Release Show: featuring Satin Hooks and Female Demand at The Mink
Fired for Walking, Good Times Crisis Band, and The Distracted at Walter's on Washington
Flametrick Subs and Sea Reefer and the Resin Valley Boys at The Continental Club
Folsom, Lionheart, Your Mistake, Grave Robbers, and Killer Ape at Fitzgerald's (Downstairs)
Glass Intrepid, The Southern Kill, My Own I, and SoulBound at Gary's Spot
Guy Forsyth at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Hat Talk, Theater Fire, listenlisten, Sew What, and Robert Ellis at Mango's
The Juan MacLean, The Field, and Ceeplus Bad Knives at Numbers
Kevin Fowler and Mark McKinney at Sam Houston Race Park
King's X and Low Man's Joe at The Meridian
Mr. Lif, Grieves, Willie Evans Jr., and Nosaprise at Warehouse Live
Motion Turns It On at Notsuoh
Special Lady Friend, Yoko Mono, Bows And Arrows, and Archaic 3 at Super Happy Fun Land
Super Happy Saturday Afternoon Matinee Show: featuring 10th Grade Cutie, The The Top Notch: featuring Sober, Dayta, Tate La Rock, and King Elroy Boogie at Boondocks

Sunday, May 31st
Andy Bilinski, Super Pancho Combo, and Sever at Super Happy Fun Land
Danny Everitt at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Dax Riggs and Michael Kingcaid at Rudyard's
D-Numbers at Notsuoh
Miss Leslie & Her Juke-Jointers at Discovery Green
No Doubt, Paramore, and The Sounds at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Stallone!!!, The Footsies, Gretchen Schmaltz, and Brutally Normal at The Mink

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Photo: B. B. King Website