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::Your Beat is Nice Tuesday::

A lighter week for concerts, but many home-state bred musicians are in town. Tomorrow night, we recommend San Antonio's Girl In A Coma, but if you prefer 90's rock, you might want to catch Dallas' The Toadies return to Verizon Wireless. Speaking of returns, Bandera's Robert Earl Keen brings his annual Christmas show to town Friday night. Saturday, Warehouse Live is hosting a few local bands, headlined by Million Year Dance. Not from Texas,...

::Double-Header Hump Day at Armadillo Palace:: Happy Hump Day, Houston! Where can you find the biggest hump in town? And no, we're not talking about down on Dowling Street. Why, the Armadillo Palace on Kirby! We're pretty sure it's the biggest "armadillah" west of the Mississippi. Join the American Advertising Federation of Houston & Ad2 Houston as they host thier monthly Networking & Social Mixer at Goode-Co.-Banquet Room-turned-rocking-beer-joint, Armadillo Palace (5015 Kirby Drive). The American...

We really wish Gomez was performing a headlining show here, but we have to settle with them just being an opening act for The Fray (along with Eisley) this Friday night in The Woodlands. However, Gomez is playing a stand-alone show Saturday night in Austin, if you're lucky enough to find tickets for it. Some veteran Houston acts play around town this week. Beaumont's Clay Walker will perform after the races at Sam Houston...

Here are some upcoming shows who's tickets recently went on sale: Seal - 5/29 @ Verizon Wireless Theater Beyonce - 7/14 @ Toyota Center Rush - 8/14 @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Great week of concerts for alternative and independent music lovers. Yo La Tengo, who's latest CD was one of our favorites last year (and our favorite album title), comes to Warehouse LIve on Friday. They have some competition that night, though: TV...

Universal Happy Hour Day Houstonist loves happy hour, and we especially love it on Thursdays, when it seems that everyone in the world loves happy hour. It is our early evening celebration of the approaching weekend. In honor of what we like to call "Happy Hour Day", here is a list of Thursday Happy Hours in and around the Houston area... enjoy! Amazon Grill 5114 Kirby Drive Houston, TX 77098 4pm-7pm $1 off wine Various...

It's official: The Police are coming to Houston (the Toyota Center, to be specific) on June 29th. Tickets go on sale this Saturday morning at 10 a.m. They'll go fast. Some big acts coming into town this week, starting with The Shins performance tonight at Verizon Wireless. For you pop.rock fans, you'll have to choose between Sheryl Crow's make-up rodeo performance and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers show at Toyota Center. G. Love &...

Armadillo Palace with Carrie Ann Buchanan So you feel obligated to do the rodeo this year, but: a) you don’t feel like dealing with the traffic b) you don’t want to spend $8 on a watered-down beer c) you think their entertainment line-up is lame Here’s a way you can still wear your boots and feel like a true Texan during rodeo season without stepping foot into Reliant Stadium: visit Armadillo Palace. Armadillo Palace is...

A lot of local and regional shows this week. Galveston’s Mardi Gras begins this weekend, with lots of local bands on tap. You’ll also find some good jazz at Brasil and Kelvin Arms tomorrow night, and with Orange is In at Notsuoh Saturday night. Evan Dando and The Lemonheads are finally touring again, arriving in Clear Lake Thursday night. Saxophonist Boney James plays downtown on Saturday. Did we miss something? Let us know. Here’s...

For non-local shows, our pick of the week has to be singer/songwriter Patty Griffin. Even though she now calls Austin home, she rarely (if ever) plays in Houston. Technically, she’s not playing in Houston, but Conroe’s Crighton Theatre (which looks like a great venue) is close enough. The Incubus show at Verizon Wireless should be good, too. Some other interesting shows include Jeff Daniels (yes, the actor) at the Duck. Yes, he sings and...

A good week in Houston for jazz lovers. The most popular young jazz trumpeter (and heartthrob, so we hear) Chris Botti visits the Verizon Wireless Theater tonight. You can also catch local jazz singer Kimberly Longstreth tonight at her weekly appearance at The Corkscrew. You can also catch local classic Ezra Charles at the Duck and the newer jazz outfit Skyblue72 at Sansone’s For those with kids, there’s Disney’s Doodlbops this weekend at Toyota...

Wednesday A new twist to the whole emo-rock craze: a female vocalist. Well, it’s about time. Rosematter hails from York, Penn., while their stage partners Mile High School is from Yorktown, Va. Coincidence? We think not. 8 p.m. at Super Happy Fun Land | tickets and info On L.A. rappers Jurassic 5’s (there are actually six of them) latest release, they team up with Dave Matthews Band. Not something you’d expect from a hip-hop...

Wednesday Aussies The Church will be remembered most in the states for their haunting hit song “Under the Milky Way,” though they’ve continued to have more success in their homeland. Rob Dickinson from Catherine Wheel (remember "Black Metallic"?) opens. 9 p.m. at the Meridian | tickets and info We love free concerts. But we were surprised to hear that Jesse Dayton (who usually plays at places like Continental Club and Armadillo Palace) was being...

Looking for something to do on a Thursday night that involves good food, philanthropy and twenty year olds fretting over the thought of disrupted crackberry service? Look no further than the Young Professionals’ Holiday Hurricane Toy Drive at The Armadillo Palace. The event is hosted by a collective of Houston’s YP groups including: Emerging Leaders, Bayou Buddies and those crazy mo-fos at the Urban Land Institute.

We heard a lot of hubbub about the Country Music Association awards show being held in New York City ("New York City?!") last week. Houstonist yawned at that news, knowing that it would be a showcase of corporate-generated pop music out of Nashville disguised as country. Fortunately, we still treasure the more traditional style of country music in our state (usually referred to as Americana), with many musicians from the Houston area that have been...