H-Town Rock

For the Weekend of June 11th - 14th, 2009

The great part about this weekend is that, not only is there a fairly solid amount of music about town, but we're not too conflicted about what shows we'll be attending. Usually, there are a couple of decent events each night vying desperately for our attention. Not this time - we know exactly where we'll be (and we'd love it for you to join us).

On Thursday night, we'll happily brave the swarms of skinny jeans, dorky sunglasses, and fixed-gear bicycles over at Mango's for the Wild Moccasins tour kick-off show: besides being in love with that band's tasty pop jams, it's always a joy to see B L A C K I E work his magic. When Friday night rolls around, we will count ourselves privileged to enjoy the sights and sounds of Bolt, Benjamin Wesley, and the illustrious Cornbreadd, though something tells us that the benefit concert over at The Orange Show might be a decent event to attend. As the weekend rolls along, we'd love the chance to remember the music of our middle school days (ya know, back when MTV actually played music videos) over at the Arena Theater, but we'll be at The Mink on Saturday night for Something Fierce and Fat Tony. And while our pseudo-kicker little brother will be reveling in the outlaw country of David Allen Coe at the House Of Blues, we're going to trek out to OTB for mewithoutYou.

Notable acts of unintentional comedy for this weekend include: Yanni performing at Toyota Center (he really sells that many tickets?!?) and the unholy abomination that will be the Rascal Flatts and Darius Rucker show up at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Darius Rucker attempting reinventing himself as a country act is akin to the guys in Third Eye Blind trying to find fresh live as a speed-metal act.

Thursday, June 11th
Ariel Abshire and The Cold Hard Facts Of Life at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Gaelic Storm at Warehouse Live
Holy Rolling Empire, 10th Grade Cutie, Six Guns, Jody Seabody and the Whirls, and Behind Buildings at Super Happy Fun Land
Life Long Endavora, For Your Mothers Bennett, KnightMare, Youthful Information, and Atrocity Of Zylem at Fitzgerald's (Downstairs)
Moira Scar and Apathy Ensues at Notsuoh
SPEAKERBOXX with DJs Squincy Jones and Dayta at The Mink
Steven Reynolds Band and Beetle at The Continental Club
Super Pancho Combo at Rudyard's
Susan Cowsill and Chase Hamblin at Discovery Green
The Wild Moccasins Tour Kick-Off Show: featuring Caddywhompus, B L A C K I E, and Urbane Guerrilla Sound System at Mango's

Friday, June 12th
30 Foot Fall, Al Shire, and Battle Riffle at Fitzgerald's (Upstairs)
Alpha Rev and Pale at Warehouse Live
Cornbreadd, Benjamin Wesley, and Bolt at Dean's Credit Clothing
Craig Hlavaty Benefit: featuring Room 101, 10th Grade Cutie, Benjamin Wesley, and Muhammid Ali at The Mink
Deleted Scenes, Young Mammals, and Flowers to Hide at Mango's
Detox Fridays: One Year Anniversary, featuring DJ Youngstreetz, DJ Motivation, DJ HI-C, MC Cash Capone, and MC Rai at Warehouse Live (Ballroom)
Hell City Kings, New Disaster, and Born Anchor at Rudyard's
Holy Fuck, Crocodiles, and Limb at Walter's on Washington
The Last Starfighter, American Fangs, Legacy Fails, Eldridge, and Floor Bound at Fitzgerald's (Downstairs)
Loretta Kovocic and the Ludewiggs at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Lost Bayou Ramblers and Molly and the Ringwalds at The Continental Club
My Empty Phantom, Chin Xaou Ti Won, The They, Light as Ether, and Modulation Hertz at Super Happy Fun Land
Nelo, Odis, The Jud Johnson Band, and Marin Morris at House of Blues
Shack Attack at Notsuoh

Saturday, June 13th
Anarchitects, Paul Sprawl, The Rock Banned, and Quasar Abode at Super Happy Fun Land
Blaggards at The Continental Club
Danseparc at Numbers
Heartworn Highways (Benefit for Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe in Galveston) featuring Robert Ellis, John Hogan, Matt Harlan, John Evans, and Carey Wolf at The Orange Show
Kristy Krueger, Quiet Morning & the Calamity, and In The Cool of the Day at Rudyard's
Language Room and Soulbound at The Meridian
Miniature Tigers, listenlisten, and Forests at Walter's on Washington
Monte Montgomery at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Mr. White, Devyn C, Damon Allen, and Dayta at Boondocks
The Red Line, Black Queen Speaks, My Own I, and The Southern Kill at Fitzgerald's (Downstairs)
Something Fierce, Be My Doppelganger, Fat Tony, and American Sharks at The Mink
Springfield Riots EP Release Show at Cactus Records
The Tontons, Mystery Flavor, and Focusyn at Mango's
Under the Sun, Roots of Exile, Ballistics, Molotov Compromise, and Always Guilty at Notsuoh
Yanni at Toyota Center
Yo! MTV Rap Fest: featuring Naughty By Nature, 2 Live Crew, Big Daddy Kane, Tone Loc, and Rob Base (hosted by Ed Lover) at Arena Theatre

Sunday, June 14th
David Allan Coe and Resin Valley Boys at House of Blues
Hamilton Loomis at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Hilary York at Notsuoh
Keyshia Cole at Reliant Arena
mewithoutYou, The Dear Hunter, and Bear Colony at Javajazz
Rascal Flatts and Darius Rucker at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Revolution Mother, Trian Woodburns, The Scandal, and Rats In The Attic at Walter's on Washington
Swap And Bop: featuring Chango Man, Opie Hendrix and the Texas Tallboys, Carrie Ann and the Apocalyptics, and Carl Piano Smith at The Continental Club

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Photos: Wild Moccasins MySpace (by Molly Rodriguez) and Something Fierce MySpace