For the weekend of March 4th - 7th, 2010
Glory be! There's a sweet ton o' music in this here town this weekend. No seriously, just look at that calendar down there. Houstonist can spot a few things each day that we'd attend, so allow us to offer up a few recommendations.
Tonight: if you can hang with it, stop by the Indie Houston house for B L A C K I E's tour kickoff show. Fair warning - it will be intense and neither B L A C K I E nor Rapeworm are for the faint of heart, but both are very good. Also of note is a free Born Liars/No Talk show at Röcbar. Yes, that Röcbar, and we hear they've been treating local bands quite well. Portugal The Man stops by Warehouse Live tonight as well.
Houstonist made our decision regarding Friday over a month ago - Roky Moon & Bolt are playing The Mink, and it'll be the first show for the latest local band with an impressive pedigree, Weird Party. Just because we picked early does not mean there's a lack of other good shows, however - Limb brings their chaotic dance party to Mango's, Jason Boesel of Rilo Kiley will swing through Rudyard's, and apparently Kevin Smith will roll himself into the House of Blues. No word on whether he's flying Southwest to get here, though.
Saturday is another big night - we're certain to be laughing as our friend live-tweets the John Mayer show, and Spain Colored Orange heads up a sweet lineup at Continental Club. Strangers Family Band and Passengers have a free show at the Pachinko Hut [walk through Charlie's Big Top to find it], and The Jonx will make their annual spring training resurgence on the bill at a free show at Rudyard's. Houstonist plans to hit the Sweat Free Houston Benefit at Mango's - several good local acts are putting on this $5 show to help a coalition of labor, religious, and other civic organizations that want the City of Houston to pass a sweat free ordinance. For daytime activites, don't miss Stephen Kellogg at Cactus Music or the Quaker Peace Festival [with listenlisten!] at 1318 West 26th.
Wowzers. All that and we've still got Sunday left, and we'll start with an early show at the Mekong Skyline [aka the rooftop above Khon's] with three excellent female singer-songwriters. This is no ordinary Sunday, either - it's time for the annual Little Joe Washington Birthday Bash, which kicks off at 3 pm at the Continental Club. We'll be there because there's no telling who else will show up to play. It's over at seven, though, so we'll head up the street to The Husk and catch the latest Resonant Interval show before heading over to Walter's for... is that Elaine Greer and some punkers? Yup, and that's just too weird to miss.
Thursday, March 4th
B L A C K I E [tour kickoff], Rapeworm, Wife at 1816 Calumet [8 pm, $5]
Born Liars, No Talk at Röcbar
Chelsea Hotel, The Bad Ones, Dead Roses at Mango's
Dark Star Orchestra at House of Blues
Davey Graves at Charlie's Big Top
Inner Lights, Smoke & Feathers at Rudyard's
Larry Dry, Willie B, The Reverend Dr. Otis Futhermucker at Bohemeo's
Portugal. The Man, Port O'Brien, The Dig at Warehouse Live
Quadrophonic at Continental Club
The Trishas at Mucky Duck
Friday, March 5th
Common Grey, She Craves at Bohemeo's
Dawes at Cactus Music [5 pm]
Dawes, Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons, Jason Boesel at Rudyard's
Houston Lights featuring: The Last Place You Look, Nothing More, From Guts to Glory, Streetcar Scandal, Another Run, Dreaming of June at Warehouse Live
Kevin Smith at House of Blues
Limb, Eat Grapes, CJ Boyd at Mango's
Lizzy D, Twilight Broadcast at Mucky Duck
Matt the Electrician & Southpaw Jones at Anderson Fair
Opie Hendrix at Last Concert Cafe
Overeasy, Zwee at Dan Electro's
The Phantom Rockers, Ghost Story, Dykes On Bykes, Gunsmoke at Fitzgerald's [downstairs]
Ray Prim [CD Release] at Avant Garden
Roky Moon & Bolt [tour kickoff], Grandfather Child, Weird Party [first show], Future Feature at The Mink
Skyrocket! at Continental Club
Tyrone Wells at House of Blues [Bronze Peacock]
The Vehement Burn, Adamantium, Good Job Underground, Adelaine at Fitzgerald's
Saturday, March 6th
Always Guilty, Desconocidos, The Failed Attempt, Dun Bin Had, Skaretas, Ska Bones at Dan Electro's
Carrie Elkin at Anderson Fair
Clockpole, Darwin's FInches at Super Happy Fun Land
Corey Chisell at Cactus Music [1 pm]
Dustin Welch at Charlie's Big Top
Eyes Burn Electric [CD Release], Uprise of the Fallen, The Vettes, Mothers Anthem, The Canvas Waiting at Fitzgerald's
Failure To Notice, Equal People, Tin-Can Phone, Legion Of Air, Champagne with Friends at Fitzgerald's [downstairs]
Fired for Walking, The Jonx, The Bottom Four at Rudyard's
George Porter Jr. & Runnin Pardners, C-Hines, Mojofromopolis at Wired Live
John Mayer at Toyota Center
Mobley, The Watermarks, Corners, Smoky Mountain at The Mink
Needtobreathe, Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers, Graham Colton at Warehouse Live
Peace Festival, with: Electric Attitude, listenlisten, Spain Colored Orange, Much Love, Tyagaraja, Zachary Ford, Macy McKinzie, Meghan Miller, Jordan Cervantez, Micah Lamb at Live Oak Friends Meeting, 1318 W. 26th Street [1 pm]
Peoplefood, The Hats at Avant Garden
Skylab2000 at Wired Live [Club Wired]
Sisters Morales at Mucky Duck
Spain Colored Orange, The Sour Notes, Chase Hamblin at Continental Club
Spoonfed Tribe, Subroutine, Wounded Rabbit at Last Concert Cafe
Stephen Kellogg at Cactus Music [3 pm]
Strangers Family Band, Passengers at The Pachinko Hut [behind Charlie's Big Top
Sweat Free Houston Benefit featuring: Muhammid Ali, Giant Princess, Ghormeh Sabzi, Cop Warmth, Rapeworm, Bambara at Mango's
Third Ear Caravan, Staci's Edge at Bohemeo's
Wendy Colonna at NiaMoves
Sunday, March 7th
Burns Sisters at Mucky Duck
Great Big Sea at House of Blues
Gretchen Schmaltz, Elaine Greer, Clory Martin at Mekong Skyline [2808 Milam, 3 pm]
Little Joe Washington's Birthday Bash, with many guests at Continental Club [3 pm]
One Big Owl, Music for Young Adults, Sephra, Alex Gordon, Harbingers of Happiness at Super Happy Fun Land
Rock For Layla Benefit, featuring: Marzi & Heavy As Texas, Dimitri's Rail, Murder Plot, StraitUp, The Canvas Waiting, Tejas Heat, Damascus, Los Guerroros de la Musica, Sarah Alexandar at Wired Live [2:30 pm]
Six Strings That Divine Water, Josiah Gabriel at The Husk [7:45 pm]
Tim Barry, Ninja Gun, Mama Tried, Elaine Greer at Walter's
Twiztid, Potluck, Kung Fu Vampire at Warehouse Live
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