This Tuesday night (1.25.05) is a benefit for the Star of Hope mission. The show features Billy Joe Shaver, The Weary Boys, and Carolyn Wonderland at Last Concert Cafe.
Wednesday night marks the return of MeoWcifer [website]at Rudyard’s, with local musician Tody Castillo [website], and NYC’s Blank Stares. The show starts around 10 p.m.
Tody Castillo, whose new album will be available in February, also plays Friday night downtown at St. Pete’s Dancing Marlin [website]. There is no cover for this show, which starts at 10 p.m. If you haven’t yet checked out Tody Castillo’s music, you’re missing out. Be sure to check out his shows.
Drop Trio [website] is playing a free show out at Port City Java in The Woodlands (3091 College Park Drive) on Friday. The band also plays Saturday night at Helio’s.
Knowing my affinity for Operation:Mindcrime, I was notifed of Mindcrime [website], a Queensryche tribute band, playing on Saturday night at the Forgetaboutit Club (Jones Rd. @ Grant Rd.). Victim is also on the bill.
Also playing this week:
Tuesday, 1.25.05
Suffocation/Behemoth/Cattle Decapitation/Braced for Nails @ Fat Cat’s
Wednesday, 1.26.05
Studemont Project/All in Your Head/Kozmonix @ The Proletariat
Keane/The Redwalls/The Zutons @ The Meridian
Original Booty Burglars @ Super Happy Fun Land
Southern Fly @ The Continental Club
Thursday, 1.27.05
CEX/Aloha/Weather @ Fat Cat’s
Scattered Pages @ Brasil (Westheimer)
Mando Saenz (CD release)/Beetle @ The Continental Club
Letter Kills/Shutterfly/Next Best Thing/Hot Like A Robot/Rose Hill Drive @ The Engine Room
HairyApesBMX @ Rhythm Room
The Phlegmatics (CD release)/Permanent Daylight/8:08 @ Fitzgerald’s
Jim Lauderdale @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Marc Broussard/Citizen Cope/Toby Lightman @ The Meridian
Friday, 1.28.05
Burden Brothers w/ Dune.Tx @ The Meridian
Fondue Monks @ Uncle Albert’s (6172 Barker Cypress, between Keith Harrow and W. Little York)
Dereistic/Deep 6/Nothing @ The Engine Room
Fallen Line/Swellbone/Fault @ Fitzgerald’s
Overlayden/The Charlize/Hijacking Paris/The Last @ Fat Cat’s
Reckless Kelly/Hayes Carll @ The Continental Club
The Trolls (CD release)/Del Rey @ Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar
Hop Sing/Bo Jones/Carousel Shy/Alligator Dave @ Fitzdown
Severed Head of State @ Walter’s on Washington
Slapshifter/Sky Blue 72/Stacy Steger and the Satellites @ Rudyard’s
Saturday, 1.29.05
Gorch Forker/The Jonx/The Slurpees/Knottwork @ The Proletariat
Fondue Monks @ Uncle Albert’s (6172 Barker Cypress, between Keith Harrow and W. Little York)
Machine Gun Romantics/Pretty Little Flower/Race Against Time/Insect Warfare @ Bill Hicks Resurrection Laboratory (2915 Delafield)
Beligerous/Fox Force Five/Seraphin/The Clints/Alaska Is For Players @ Fitzdown
Diecast/Hoods/Sinai Beach/Winter Solstice @ Fat Cat’s
Lisa Novak/Orange Is In @ Rudyard’s
Papa Grows Funk @ The Continental Club
Irene (video premiere)/Black Box Originals/Rhinosaurs/Deep 6 @ Fitzgerald’s
The Pirates @ Speakeasy Lounge (110 Main, downtown)
Reckless Kelly @ The SideCar Pub
Angelique Kidjo/The Neville Brothers @ H-Town’s Arena Theatre
Sunday, 1.30.05
Eisley w/ The Colour/The Elected @ The Meridian
Southern Backtones @ Mardi Gras Galveston (Houston Press stage) from 2-3:45
If I missed your band, please email me and let me know when and where you’re playing.
Those fortunate enough to get into the Earlimart/Pedro the Lion show Sunday at Fat Cat’s were treated to excellent sets by both bands. Earlimart was exceptional live (as I knew they would be), and Pedro the Lion was much better than the last time I saw them live.
Hopefully both bands will be back in Houston soon.
Now Playing in My iPod: Something For Rockets [website]
