H-Town Rock

For the week of February 1st - 3rd, 2010

Well, the old concert calendar is a bit light for the next few days, and Houstonist is just thankful that our pickings will be a bit easier for a few nights. We were getting a tad overwhelmed after all the shows this week. Hah! As if that were ever true.

Fewer shows in town just means that our picks will be more precise. Tonight, Oakland's Stress Ape will bring their noisy grind-drone to Mango's, joining Somosuno and the talented Lucas Gorham's Sad Gorilla on stage. We're more excited about seeing Austin's No Mas Bodas over at Super Happy Fun Land. The show is determined to test some of the more delicate ears, featuring local avant-garde act Trills and soundscape-layering Colores en Espiral, but it's worth it.

You'd better believe that we'll be at Timbaland on Tuesday. If the twenty-five dollar price tag scares you off, however, "The Coolest Block In Town" has two free shows for your thrifty pockets.

Houstonist is pretty excited to see another good local act come out of hibernation/hiatus status, so we'll be heading to Notsuoh on Wednesday for an early show [8 pm, we're told] and watching our friends Lazlo. That'll also give us plenty of time to head back to the 'Trose and catch some free tunes courtesy of Robert Ellis & The Boys or Free Radicals. Heck, they're next door to each other, so it'll probably be both. For all the reggae fans out there, we recommend dropping by Warehouse Live for Groundation.

As usual, go see some shows! Feel free to report back to us, as well.

Monday, February 1st
No Mas Bodas, Trills, Colores in Espiral at Super Happy Fun Land
The Octanes, Glover Gill at Continental Club
Stress Ape, Sad Gorilla at Mango's

Tuesday, February 2nd
The Hustlers Brass Band at Charlie's Big Top
Timbaland, Down With Webster, Kady Malloy at House of Blues
The Umbrella Man at Continental Club

Wednesday, February 3rd
Dang We're On Fire, Floral Terrace, Starluck at The Mink
Free Radicals at Avant Garden
Groundation, DJ SupaNeil, Idiginis at Warehouse Live
Lazlo, One Wolf at Notsuoh
Peter & James at Charlie's Big Top
Robert Ellis & The Boys at Mango's
Whiskey Boat, Dead End Cowboys, Babydoll Betties at Continental Club

Photos: Lazlo MySpace, No Mas Bodas MySpace