There’s a lot going on around town this weekend.

Tonight is the CD release party for John Evans Band at The Meridian. The Mighty Orq and Hell City Kings round out the bill. Cover $10. Doors at 9 p.m.

Also, Tody Castillo, Arthur Yoria, and Reading Days play at The Continental Club. Molly & The Ringwalds play from 7-9:30 p.m. Enjoy this great line-up.

Prince’s latest muse, Tamar, plays at Warehouse Live with the man himself, Prince.

Also on Friday:

Nina Hagen/The TunaHelpers/SiNDADDY/The Black Math Experiment/Hyperbubble @ The Engine Room
Jimmy LaFave @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Rodeo Houston, featuring Maze, Frankie Beverly, & Raven @ Reliant Stadium
The Guns of Detroit @ Super Happy Fun Land
Soul Infuzion @ The Dutchman (834 Wakefield)
Clay Walker @ Armadillo Palace

Saturday night, Dynamite Club comes back to Houston. Dynamite Club’s experimental jazz-punk, whatever-it-is, is sure to wow fans. The band performs at Super Happy Fun Land with the amazing From Postcards To Letters, Calbakes, The Hard Luck Heroes, and Brains for Dinner.

Also on Saturday is the Texas Metal Fest at The Meridian. This line-up features Obituary, PinHed, Anguish in Exile, Assimilation, Bloodvoid, Burnt Face Jack, Cinema Of Fear, Deep 6, Blast Masters, Four, Flesh Hook, Immortal Remains, Hatred, Ill Logik, Impathy, Insidious Decrepancy, SufferStream, As We Speak, Tranquil Torment, Neopocracy, Juggernaut, Necro Faith, Sever The Silence, To Scale The Throne, Deep Above Surface, Split Eye, Trepination, All Severed, Condemned, Cerebral Rot, Lycophile, Punishment Due, Apoth, Brutally Mutilated, Braced For Nails, Clown, Fierce Allegiance, As Long As People Die, Work Shop 11, Demonic Domain, Lao Tzu, The Final Plague, & Full Circle.

Also on Saturday:

Alison Krause & Union Station/Jerry Douglas @ Verizon Wireless Theater
Rodeo Houston, featuring Martina McBride @ Reliant Stadium
skyblue72 @ Chances
The Wendy Miller Hard Show, featuring LoneStar PornStar, Full Service, Free Bleeder, & Mudsoc @ Forgetta ‘Bout It
Relient K/The Rocket Summer/Maxeen @ Warehouse Live
Chris Hillman/Chris Pederson @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Reggie and the Full Effect/Common Denominator/Fluxation @ Java Jazz Coffeehouse (Spring)

Sunday night, Buckethead plays The Meridian with Kid Beyond. Feel free to read my preview of the show in this week’s Houston Press.

Also on Sunday:

Rodeo Houston, featuring Clay Walker @ Reliant Stadium
Bonnie Bishop/Wayne Hubbard @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck

Don’t forget that on Monday (3.6.06), Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Elefant, and The Morning After Girls will be at The Meridian. This will be an excellent show!

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