H-Town Rock

For the Week of June 22nd-24th, 2009

Phew! Did you survive the weekend? We barely did, so we are sort of glad this week starts with a slow night. It appears that on Monday only the "coolest block in Houston" is having shows. You'll find us at The Mink for a free show curated by Super Happy Fun Land - let's face it, we spent too much this weekend, so we've got to be frugal.

On Tuesday we won't judge you for going to catch the talented Talib Kweli at The Meridian, but we will be forced to if you show up at the Toyota Center instead. Again, we're trying to be thrifty, so you'll find us nearby at Super Happy Fun Land for what promises to be a good punk offering including local loveables Muhammad Ali and Baltimore's Double Dagger.

Which brings us to Wednesday - we'd love to hear your reports from The Mink and Mango's, or if you're planning to reminisce, the Clapton-Winwood extravaganza at Toyota Center [remember this one time in '76, at tha Gaa'den, there was this drunk chick and we toh-tally made out?]. Seriously, let us know how that goes. We're planning on hauling out a couple shekels to see one of our favorite red-headed songstresses, Jenny Lewis, at Warehouse Live with Ohio's Heartless Bastards.

As always, let us know in the comments where you'll be and what we missed.

Monday, June 22nd
The Annoysters, Loveable Old James, Thou Shalt Not Kill… Except at The Mink
The Octanes, Glover Gill at The Continental Club

Tuesday, June 23rd
Double Dagger, Black Congress, Muhammad Ali at Super Happy Fun Land
Il Divo at Toyota Center
Jambolism, Cosmic Steel, Jon Hogan at Last Concert Cafe
Leftover Crack, The Casualties, Trash Talk, Molotov Compromise at JavaJazz
Little Joe Washington at Boondocks
Peter & James at Charlie’s Big Top
The Redgraves at Bohemeo’s
Roky Erickson, Grandfather Child at The Continental Club
Sundowners at Mango’s
Talib Kweli at The Meridian
This Day Forever, Soulbound, The Train Woodburns at Gary’s Spot
Thunder From Down Under at House of Blues
Trish Murphy at McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
The Umbrella Man at The Continental Club

Wednesday, June 24th
Blue Static, Jody Seabody & The Whirls, The Drafted, Dead Leslies at Super Happy Fun Land
Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood at Toyota Center
Giant Battle Monster, Comrade, ?///, Barkus Sly & The Golden Egg, Monoceros, BEARS! at The Mink
Jenny Lewis, Heartless Bastards at Warehouse Live
Spooktober, Giant Princess, Submarine Spaceship, Elmut Schwartz at Mango’s

Photos: jennylewis.com, Double Dagger MySpace.