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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 ›

Houstonist loves good music, and has often complained about the mediocrity found on local radio. According to the Associated Press, there may be break in crappy local radio, due to two new deals that the major radio conglomerates have reached with the government and independent record labels. more ›

Thousands of Hannah Montana and Cheetah Girls fans left the two acts' Rodeo show Sunday disappointed: After the fourth song, a breaker blew in Reliant Stadium, leaving about 35 percent of the 73,000 people in attendance hearing distorted music. Officials got the system back up and running for most of the stadium by the time Montana was finished singing, but around 7 percent of the crowd — just over 5,000 people — still couldn't hear.... more ›

Before we get into this week's calendar, here are some upcoming concerts recently added that you may want to snag tickets for in advance: The Shins – 3/6 @ Verizon Wireless (on sale today @ 5 p.m.) The Toadies – 3/14 @ Verizon Wireless (reunion show) My Chemical Romance – 4/14 @ Reliant Arena Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – 4/26 @ Warehouse Live As for this week: if you want some Willie on... more ›

Houstonist contributors are an opinionated bunch when it comes to music. When we get together, we’re always talking about recent concerts we’ve seen, new bands we’ve heard on satellite or Internet radio, etc. We don’t always agree on what’s good, but it keeps things interesting. So, we decided to put together a collection of songs that we are listening to now and create our first iMix. To create an iMix, the song has to be... more ›

It’s been almost three and a half years since The Shins released their last album Chutes Too Narrow. Since that time, their popularity has soared – mainly thanks to Zach Braff for showcasing two songs from 2001’s Oh, Inverted World in the movie and soundtrack Garden State. In that movie, the lead female character explains to Braff that The Shins will "change your life." They may or may not change your life, but they just... more ›

Since the Austin City Limits Music Festival is this weekend, we thought we’d play a video from one of the bands were most excited to see live. To make it even more special, we thought we’d play a performance from an actual Austin City Limits series airing. more ›

Tuesday NYC’s The Walkmen bring their Bob Dylan, U2, and Pogues influences to the stage tonight, performing songs from their new CD that Billboard says takes the group from “rousing, sharply focused, late-night pleas and barroom romp” Music: "Louisiana" 8 p.m. at Walter’s on Washington | tickets and info John Hiatt has written many hits for others, but no one delivers those songs like him. North Mississippi Allstars open. 8 p.m. at Verizon Wireless... more ›

Finally, the concert scene is picking up for 2006, and it will only get better: Wednesday You could see Ricky Martin shake his bon-bon at Verizon Wireless tonight, but we recommend saving a few bucks and listening to Peter Hook spinning records at 1415. Hook was the bass player for Joy Division and currently, New Order. OK, it’s not “live” music, but it’ll still be a treat. He’s known to throw in some rare... more ›