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December always brings some good mini-festivals, and this week is a good example. It starts tonight with the KILT 10-Man Jam, featuring many popular country radio stars. Tomorrow night, the husband/wife team of Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis come into town for their annual Christmas show. Saturday, Chron.com showcases some of the best local talent in their concert at Warehouse Live. Finally, KRBE's annual Jingle Jam brings pop radio's favorite to the Toyota Center... more ›

So many good shows this week, that we don’t have enough space to highlight all of them. Tonight, our pick is the pure pop sounds of Office tonight at The Mink (congratulations to Cynthia for winning tickets through us!). Singer/songwriter fans will have a touch choice Thursday night – Ryan Adams makes a rare Houston appearance at Verizon Wireless and former Toad the Wet Sprocket front man Glen Phillips plays two shows at the... more ›

Tonight, rock fans will enjoy the Godsmack show at Verizon Wireless, but if you want something different, check out the eclectic Moodafaruka at the Mucky Duck. Tomorrow night, we highly recommend indie-pop/rock band The Format at The Meridian. The Proletariat is hosting a happy hour show with Get Him Eat Him. Saturday night gives you many Texas country/folk choices – Roger Creager after the horse races, Ray Wylie Hubbard at the Mucky Duck, and... more ›

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... more ›

Concerts are abundant this week, so you have no excuse for not getting out and seeing a show. If you're a fan of Texas country, you may want to take the drive out to Bolivar Peninsula this weekend for their first Stingaree Music Festival, featuring Hayes Carll, Todd Snider, Adam Carroll, and much more. One sometimes Texas alt.country band will not be there, but will be playing at the Meridian Thursday night -- the... more ›

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 &... more ›

Musicians need more time to recover from the holidays than us regular folks, hence the short music calendar this week. Still, some good regional favorites will be in town, including Soulhat, Vallejo, Austin Lounge Lizards, and The Weary Boys. Here's the complete line-up for the week. Want to add your band to the calendar? E-mail us! (Local bands are noted with *) Wednesday Boston Chinks/*Something Fierce @ Rudyard's – punk/rock | 9 p.m. at... more ›

We thought we’d try a different approach to our music calendar – giving you a few of our picks and a listing of other concerts for the week. If you have a concert suggestion (especially local bands), please e-mail us. The biggest shows of the week belong to The Who and The Pretenders, back in Houston after a long absence. Aerosmith and Motley Crue come to town this weekend, too, but those bands seem... more ›