For the Weekend of October 15th - 18th, 2009
Well well well, look who's back to check on a weekend full of shows! We've got everything you need to know about the weekend in Houston music right here for you, dear reader. Here's the lowdown on what we'll be seeing this weekend.
If there's a standout obvious choice for tonight, it is certainly the free Something Fierce show at The Continental Club. That's right, we said free. There is also the free outdoor gig at Discovery Green, and for those who love the rock [we salute you] we highly recommend attending the gig at Rudyard's to witness some melting faces.
Friday's list is significant as well, and you can start with a free show [and beers] at Cactus Music, and move to another free show at Rice [Female Demand and Cosmic Sound, shaweet] before selecting where you'll spend the rest of the evening. If you're feeling folk-y, we'd suggest hitting Walter's, for dirty hometown rock head to Super Happy Fun Land, and if you're in the mood for some punk then make sure to drop in on The Meridian.
We normally wouldn't list a small venue out in the boonies, but Colin Hay is playing Dosey Doe on Saturday, and that's significant enough for us. If you're already out that direction and don't feel like shelling out for the Allman Brothers, be sure to check out our favorite man at work. For those of you in town: Walter's has the black metal, NiaMoves hosts the poppy songwriter, and 2005 will make an appearance at The Meridian. We suggest hitting up Mango's for a fantastic indie rock set, or if you are so inclined, Warehouse Live for local prog-rockers Scale The Summit, who are playing their first gig since being on tour with Dream Theater.
Finally, kick-start your Sunday with a free Wild Moccasins show at Discovery Green before selecting your final music destination. We'll throw a vote in for blues master Buddy Guy at House of Blues.
The calendar, as always, is below the jump. Let us know where you'll be, Houston.
Thursday, October 15th
BettySoo at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Ian McLagan & the Bump Band, Sideshow Tramps at Discovery Green [6:30 pm]
Jeru the Damaja, Hafaza, Lower Life Form, Elliot Ness at Warehouse Live
Otenki, Pathway To Providence, Lannen Fall, Last Two Weeks at Fitzgerald's
Ryan Scroggins & The Trenchtown Texans, Dead to the World, Vatos Locos at Röcbar
Sad Gorilla, David Fife at Mango's
Something Fierce at The Continental Club
Tim Qualls, Shellee Coley, James Caronna at Bohemeo's
Valient Thorr, Early Man, Golden Axe, Hell City Kings at Rudyard's
Friday, October 16th
Bombasta, Chango Man, El Tlazho, The Most Beautiful Losers at Fitzgerald's [downstairs]
Chase Hamblin, Robert Ellis, The Small Sounds, The Nightmare River Band at Walter's
The Creepshow, The Ghost Storys, Los Desconocidos, No Inbetween, 13 Black Coffins at The Meridian
Dawn of the Immortals, American Fangs at Röcbar
Death Before Dishonor, Steel Nation, Bottom Feeder, Killer Ape, Cast Away at Warehouse Live [Red Room]
Deep Ella, Eye's Burn Electric, Floor Bound, Five Dollar Friend at Fitzgerald's
Eliza Gilkyson, Ben Mallot at NiaMoves
The Factory Party at Cactus Music [5:30 pm]
Gary Allan at House of Blues
George Ensle, Matt Harlan at Anderson Fair
Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, Guitar Shorty at Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
Limb, Female Demand, Cosmic Sound at Ray Courtyard [Rice University, 7pm]
Lotus Effect, Peekaboo Theory, MacAdams at Rudyard's
Matt Rawlz, Hobo at The Mink
Melissa Savcic at CoffeeGroundz
Michelle Shocked at Warehouse Live
Monoceros, Giant Battle Monster, The Mermaids of Judaism, Ellypseas, Evolucid at Super Happy Fun Land
Skyrocket!, Molly & The Ringwalds at The Continental Club
Soja, The Movement at Last Concert Cafe
Terri Hendrix at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds at Dean's Credit Clothing
Saturday, October 17th
A Dream Asleep, Deadbeat Darlin, Cold 43, The Live Lights at Fitzgerald's [downstairs]
The Allman Brothers, Widespread Panic at Cynthia Woods Pavilion
Carl Hayn & the Holdouts, Tom Callins Project at Rudyard's
Colin Hay at Dosey Doe [Woodlands]
Fever Tree Rising at Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
Guy Forsyth at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Har Mar Superstar, Ghost Mountain, Components of the Modern Age at Super Happy Fun Land
Helstar, Militia, Ronny Munroe, 10 Ton Hammer, Audio Photograph, Crimson Offering at Fitzgerald's
John Evans, Jubal Lee Young at Cactus Music [1 pm]
Infernal Butchery, Demoniac Vengeance, Brutally Mutilated, Severance, Ninth Kingdom at Walter's
Lao Tzu, BombaChica at Bohemeo's
Mark Stuart & Stacey Earle at Anderson Fair
Needtobreathe, Serena Ryder, Matthew Mayfield at Warehouse Live [studio]
Rockin' Lloyd Tripp, Mack Stevens, The Octanes at The Continental Club
Scale the Summit, Another Run, Golden Axe, The Pant Factory at Warehouse Live
Thee Oh Sees, Young Mammals, Woozy Helmet at Mango's
Thursday, The Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter, Touche Amore at The Meridian
Tody Castillo, John Egan at NiaMoves
Sunday, October 18th
Barkus Sly & The Golden Egg, Touche Amore, Giant Battle Monster at Super Happy Fun Land
The Boy & His Machine, Same as Sunday at Bohemeo's [2 pm]
Buddy Guy, Moreland, Arbuckle at House of Blues
Danny O'Flaherty at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Finch, Bless The Fall, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Vanna, Let's Get It at The Meridian
Gardening, Not Architecture, Gavin Castleton at Avant Garden
Imagination Movers at Verizon Wireless
Kenny Cordray at Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
Michelle Yom, Lance & The Pants at 2808 Milam [7:30 pm]
Miss Leslie & Her Juke Jointers, Mark Hlata at The Continental Club
The Redgraves, Syrene, Jennifer O'Brien, The Shine, Southerland, Clifford & The Big Red Band at Numbers
Wild Moccasins at Discovery Green [3 pm]
Photos: Valerie Tamburri [Something Fierce], Steven Gilmore [Scale the Summit]
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