H-Town Rock

For the Weekend of June 18th-21st, 2009

Well if the shows were thin during the first half of the week, there's an over-abundance of shows going on this weekend, and it certainly seems to be a quantity-over-quality situation. Fear not, dear concert-goer, H-Town Rock is here to guide you through the labyrinth and help you defeat the minotaur of weekend boredom.

Tonight is simple: avoid the disenfranchised teenagers at the rock shows and slum it with the cool kids at our favorite dive in town, Walter's on Washington, for what appears to be a pretty good math-rock show. If it were a different Friday, we might head to Rudyard's for the Born Liars/Welfare Mothers/Balaclavas show, but we simply cannot pass on Papermoons and Buxton at The Mink. It's always nice to see Matt and Daniel back in town, and we missed them last time around.

Saturday offers a few options for those of you who enjoy larger acts. We're certain the majority of Houston's 'bro' population will be present at Toyota Center to watch Dane Cook, that there will be a significant collection of the flock attending Reverend Horton Heat at House of Blues, and the hip-hop heads will trek over to Warehouse Live to watch Bun B and Friends. You won't find us downtown though, as we'll be at either 2502 LaBranch or Super Happy Fun Land.

We're gonna keep Sunday family friendly by steering clear of the "Blood, Sweat, and Beers" concert/bike show at Gary's Spot [although we're curious as to how a 'bike and pole dancing competition' works] and once again brave the hipster masses to catch Ear Pwr's electro-pop madness at Mango's.

Where will you be, Houston? If we missed something just let us know in the comments.

Thursday, June 18th
Goodtrain Sessions at Charlie’s Big Top
Goot, Floral Terrace, The In Crowd, We Monumental, Here’s the Story at JavaJazz
Lizzy D. at McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Houston Symphony plays Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 at Miller Outdoor Theatre
Lillian Axe, Tame Fury, Stagger at Warehouse Live
Lower Life Form, Hero & Rad with Hueman, The Summerside Project, D.J. Nine at Fitzgerald’s [downstairs]
The Paper Chase, Muhammad Ali, sIngs at Walter’s on Washington
Paula Nelson, Thunderado at Discovery Green
Rebel Crew at Avant Garden
The Veronicas, The Pretty Reckless, Love Willows at Meridian
Three Bad Jacks, The DollyRockers at The Continental Club
Xavier Rudd, Jeremy Fisher at House of Blues

Friday, June 19th
Born Liars, Welfare Mothers, Balaclavas at Rudyard’s
Cain Was Able, Temple of Wrath, Sever the Silence, Descent Into Madness at Walter’s on Washington
Carl Hayn & The HoldOuts, Ramey O’Brien at Fitzgerald’s [downstairs]
Carrie Elkin, Karen Mal at Anderson Fair
Chase Hamblin [CD Release], Craig Kinsey at The Continental Club
The Daily Beat, TATE at Notsuoh
Josh Hoge with Nathan Angelo, Tim Brantley, Mickey Wax at Dean’s Credit Clothing
The Hightailers, Bob Showdown, Sons of the Silent Age at Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar
Necrophagist, Suffocation, Darkest Hour, Winds of Plague, Dying Fetus, Born of Osiris, Origin, Beneath the Massacre, After the Burial, Blackguard at JavaJazz
Indie Artists Music Festival II, with Sunni Patterson, De’Andre Wright, Blue Light Traffic, and more at Meridian
Jimmie Vaughn, Gary Clark Jr. at Warehouse Live
Michael Schenker Group, Metavenge at House of Blues
Nightmare River Band, Jesse Bonanno, Gnaugahyde, The Small Sounds at Super Happy Fun Land
Papermoons, Buxton, Airon Paul Dugas & The Religion at The Mink
Royal Bangs, Alkari, The Live Lights at Mango’s
Skindred at Scout Bar
Scott Miller at McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Sunset Rubdown at House of Blues
Superpancho Combo at Avant Garden [upstairs]
Tab Benoit, The Blue Threads at Fitzgerald’s [upstairs]

Saturday, June 20th
The Allen Oldies Band at Charlie’s Big Top
The Banch, Mean Peace, Kidd the Great Hollywood, Floss and the Fabulous Pine Cones, A Perfect Flome, Bitter Half at Fitzgerald’s [downstairs]
Black Queen Speaks at Rudyard’s
Black Transmission at Avant Garden [upstairs]
Bun B & Friends at Warehouse Live
Cellcyst, Chrome 44, Trancend, Inura at Fitzgerald’s [upstairs]
The Cocker Spaniels, Math the Band, Joe Mathlete, Ghormeh Sabzi at Super Happy Fun Land
Dane Cook at Toyota Center
Greg Klyma, Mark Beets at Bohemeo’s
Guitars, Nervous Habits at The Mink
Guitar Shorty, We the People at Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar
Imprecation, Thornspawn, Father Befouled, Uncleansed, Hod, Golgotha, Flesh Eater at Numbers
Krayolas, Yokomono at Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar [day show]
Leg Sweeper, sings, B L A C K I E, Muhammid Ali, DJ Meshak at The Mansion (2502 LaBranch; 3PM)
Monster Metal Showcase with Necrofaith, Brotehrhood, Daylight Coma, Ethreal, Made In Vain, Burn the Boats, Zone of Inhibition, and Sol 34 at Meridian [ballroom]
Notable Notes at Avant Garden [downstairs]
Paris Falls [CD Release], Airon Paul Dugas, The McKenzies at Mango’s
Pimpadelic, LeftBroken, 3Hour Shower, Platypus Angst at Notsuoh
Reverend Horton Heat at House of Blues
Rekliner at Dean’s Credit Clothing
The Small Sounds, Elkhart, The Literary Greats at Walter’s on Washington
The Stone River Boys at The Continental Club
Shake Russell Trio at Anderson Fair
Sisters Morales at McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Unlikely Heroes, Blindfolded Robbery, Always Guilty, Until We Got Caught, Three 60 at JavaJazz

Sunday, June 21st
Ear Pwr, Adventure at Mango’s
Eminent Hero, Electric Courage Machine, The Greatest View, Starkiller at Super Happy Fun Land
Eyes Like Oceans, Fatal Desire, Antarctica, Riot For Charlie, V Fathoms, Flawlessly Inadequate at Numbers
Glass Intrepid, Soulbound, Epic, The Last Place You Look, Floorbound, The X-Pats, Fairchild at Gary’s Spot
The Gypsies at Discovery Green
Isitgettingbetter at Notsuoh
Dine Alone at Scout Bar
Maxwell & His Demons, TBA at The Mink
Urban Animals, The Natives at Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar

Photos: Papermoons MySpace and flickr user Click. Wind. Repeat.