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Houstonist plunked down some cash for a general admission ticket to see Kings of Leon Tuesday night in Houston. We braved event security, throngs of people and downtown parking to bring you these photos from last night's show!

Most of the late-night talk shows are back with new shows this year, proving that scripted comedians can actually be kinda funny on their own! This week, electronic rockers MGMT [pictured] are scheduled to perform on Letterman. Like what you hear? Be sure to catch the duo when they come to town to play at Walter's on Sunday, January 20.

Mary J. Blige is set to appear on The View this week. We're still reeling from her fierce performance at the AMAs. Monday -CBS, 10:35pm: The Late Show with David Letterman, Third Eye Blind -NBC, 10:35pm: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Liz Phair -ABC, 11:05pm: Jimmy Kimmel Live, Rilo Kiley Wednesday -NBC, 10:35pm: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Kings of Leon Thursday -ABC, 10pm: The View, Mary J. Blige Saturday -PBS, 10pm: Austin...

If you're keeping up with us lately, you've probably noticed our keen affection for photography over the last few weeks. With last weekend's opening party of our current Photo Show exhibit at M2 Gallery, and today's DirtyFeet introspective, we can't seem to get enough of these snap happy shutterbugs.

Kings of Leon is a family affair. The Tennessee band consist of three brothers and a cousin. Formed in 2000, the Followill boys didn't take long to make an impression: their 2003 debut album was on many critic's year-end favorites and the band was asked to open up for U2 and others. In the late 90's, the only touring they did was to various religious tent revivals with their father, a Pentecostal preacher.

Some good acts are in town this week. We have free tickets for one in particular -- Charlie Robison. You must send us an e-mail with your name, e-mail address and phone number to contest (at) gmail (dot) com by noon tomorrow to win. There's so many good shows Saturday night, it's hard to decide which one to hit. Kings of Leon will probably win out. The Tennessee indie rock band plays Warehouse Live...

It’s that time again: Our chance to share some of our favorite music with you on our monthly Houstonist iMix. This month spans 20 years – from “Dirty Diana” to “Earth Intruders.” The latter, Bjork’s latest single, is definitive Bjork. Other new music includes Southern-indie darlings Kings of Leon, a great album cut from the latest Modest Mouse CD, and multi-talented instrumentalist/vocalist/songwriter Andrew Bird, and alt-pop musician Khaela Maricich, who, for some reason, calls herself...

Tuesday Catch some power-pop tonight from Seattle’s The Long Winters. From Austin, What Made Milwaukee Famous offers similar pop, and overtly catchy songs. May indie-pop live! 8 p.m. at Walter’s on Washington | tickets and info Raw rock and roll, even a touch of southern rock, is what you get with The Kings of Leon. Opening for the band is The Stills, whose growing following over the past few years landed them a major...