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 &...
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This week is your last chance to check out the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, so dig out those old Wranglers and boots and get a move on to Reliant Park. Monday: • Carnival: 2 p.m. to midnight • Rodeo Houston featuring LeAnn Rimes: begins 6:45 p.m. at Reliant Stadium • The Hideout featuring Big Al White: begins 10:15 p.m. at Reliant Astrodome Tuesday: • Carnival: 2 p.m. to midnight • Rodeo Houston featuring Larry...
The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo has announced the entertainment line-up for this year’s rodeo at Reliant Stadium. Basically, it’s the usual suspects, with something for everyone some people: Traditional Country: George Strait, Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn New Country/Nashville crap: Gretchen Wilson, Lonestar Texas Country: Pat Green, Robert Earl Keen, Cory Morrow Black Heritage Day: Maze, Raven Go Tejano Day: Ramon Ayala, Jay Perez Pop/Rock: Sheryl Armstrong Crow, Maroon 5 Kids: Hillary...
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...

Missed Connections: Gefilte Fish...and "Chain Connections"