There are a lot of good shows in the Houston area this weekend. I have listed a few bands that I recommend checking out.
Tonight (Friday, 2.11.05), check out Arthur Yoria [website] (w/ band) at Helio’s around 9:30 (Lazlo and Elman are also on the bill). You could also go downtown to see Tody Castillo [website] play at St. Pete’s Dancing Marlin. For those wanting a bit more rock, I suggest catching The Jonx (with Dead Roses, God’s Temple of Family Deliverance, and Dum Dum Crew) at Rudyard’s.
On Saturday, it again depends on your mood. The Methods [website] are playing at Helios. If you haven’t seen these guys, you’re missing out. Very Radiohead-y, but a bit more upbeat. Also, MeoWcifer [website] is playing with Rogue Wave [website] and Two Gallants [website] at Fat Cat’s. I am not sure if you’ve heard Rogue Wave’s cover of U2’s “Seconds” yet, but it’s a great tune. I came across it on iTunes — definitely worth the dollar.
Also on Saturday, The John Sparrow [website] plays at Rudyard’s with Sean Reefer and the Resin Valley Boys and The Slurpees. This will also be a great show.
Your call…
Here are a few of the other shows in Houston this weekend:
Friday, 2.11.05
Southmore House 5th B-Day, featuring Amish Acid Dealer & Nothus Tex @ The Southmore House
Pushmonkey (CD release)/PM Theory/Trace Element @ The Engine Room
Incisor/Morgue City/808 @ Fitzdown
Patty Larkin @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Pranxter/Mekka/South Bound @ Walter’s on Washington
Felix Madison & The Goodtrain Sessions/House of Moist (CD release)/Paris Green/Big Green Machine @ Rhythm Room
Decybel/Prognosis/Chrome 44/1000 Mile Stare @ Fitzgerald’s
Howard Hewett/Vesta @ Red Cat Jazz Cafe
ESE/Stuck-out @ Fat Cat’s
Red Stick Ramblers/The Weary Boys/Molly & the Ringwalds @ The Continental Club
Relient K @ The Meridian
Saturday, 2.12.05
The Octopus Project/Peelander-Z/Animals of the Bible/The House of Bad Knives @ Rhythm Room
Jon Dee Graham/Los Skarnales @ The Continental Club
Southmore House 5th B-Day, featuring Otherwise Orange, Space City Disco, DJ Uturn, & Nothin w/Sometimes G @ The Southmore House
Pepper/Authority Zero/Shark Attack @ The Engine Room
14ER/Mopey’s Big Day/A Perfect Opportunity @ Fitzgerald’s
Satin Hooks/The Wiggins/The Zom Zoms/The Icicles @ The Proletariat
Well of Souls/Dark Quiet/Six Minute Century @ Forgetta ‘Bout It
Kevin Eskowitz/At the Window/Memory Lane @ Fitzdown
Sat., February 12 – Allen Shamblin/Back at the Ranch @ Anderson Fair
Sunday, 2.13.05
Sugarcult/The Early November/Hawthorne Heights/Head Automatica/Maxeen @ The Engine Room
The Finalist @ Fat Cat’s
Sunday Sessions, featuring Bob Wall @ Dean’s Credit Clothing
Southmore House 5th B-Day, featuring Organ Failure, Muzak, Man’s Red Fire, & Carrie Anne Buchanan and the Apocolyptics @ The Southmore House
Pinche Gringos @ Fitzdown
If your band is not on this list, send me an email and let me know when your band is playing.
Have you heard about The Skyline Network? [website] I just came across it today. Kind of like The Onion of Houston. Be sure to check out the controversy on the site’s message board.
Remember to mark your calendars for Saturday, February 26th — Tody Castillo CD release show at Rudyard’s. Scattered Pages opens the show. This will be a good show. More information on Castillo’s new CD coming soon.
Now Playing in My iPod: Ani DiFranco — Knuckle Down
