Last night’s BRMC show at The Meridian was, as expected, well-attended and two hours of great music. Rumor has it that Peter Hayes from BRMC and members of The Morning After Girls played acoustic sets at The Proletariat after the show. Sorry to have missed that…

Since the music portion of South By Southwest in Austin starts next Wednesday, Houston is already starting to reap the musical rewards.

Here’s a list of some of the stuff going on in Houston this week:

Tuesday, 3.7.06

Rodeo Houston, featuring John Fogerty @ Reliant Stadium
Johnny Boy/Milton Hopkins @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck

Wednesday, 3.8.06

Rick Monroe/Miss Leslie and Her Juke Jointers @ The Continental Club
Calhoun/The Follow/Krista Vossler @ Super Happy Fun Land
The Bled/As Cities Burn/Since By Man/Protest the Hero @ Java Jazz Coffeehouse (Spring)

Thursday, 3.9.06

Mates of State/Sound Team/Spain Colored Orange @ The Engine Room
Free Radicals @ Rudyard’s
Dropkick Murphys/Sick Of It All/Horrorpops/The Tossers @ Warehouse Live
Motion City Soundtrack/OK Go/Plain White T’s/Spill Canvas @ The Meridian
Nebakanezzah/Jon Crocker/I Want To Kill Every Human/Enloom/Seraphim/Architect @ Super Happy Fun Land
Midnight to Twelve/Windsor Drive/Imperial Valley @ Fitzgerald’s
Full Release @ Fitzdown
David Gray @ Verizon Wireless Theater
Stillframe/Addavoy/Rhenium/Cellcyst @ The Scout Bar (Clear Lake)

Friday, 3.10.06

Southern Backtones @ Helios
Tzar Bomba @ Java Jazz
The Handsomes/Beetle @ The Continental Club
Alan Licht/Loren Connors @ Live Oak Friends Meeting House (1318 West 26th St.; 8PM)
dUNETX/The Terms @ The Continental Club
Poor Dumb Bastards/Yuppie Pricks/Something Fierce @ Rudyard’s
30 Seconds To Mars @ The Engine Room
Throwdown/The Black Dahlia Murder/The Red Chord/The Agony Scene @ The Meridian
All in your Head/Million Year Dance/Desmond Zavalla/DJ Suma/DJ Simiyu/Show Me The Pink @ Super Happy Fun Land
Texas Music Festival, featuring Peelander-Z, Honchie & Hit By A Car @ Fitzgerald’s
Reckless Kelly @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Rodeo Houston, featuring Pat Green @ Reliant Stadium

Saturday, 3.11.06

Eyeagainst/Hoods/Pale Horse/Folsom/Will to Live @ Walter’s on Washington
The Cult @ Warehouse Live (sold out)
Playing with Stars (CD release)/Liviya Compean/Primary @ Rudyard’s
Texas Music Festival, featuring The Hanks, Exit 380, Furthest From The Stap, & The Sass @ Fitzgerald’s
Felix da Housecat @ The Meridian
2006 Spring Break Party, featuring Mindflow, Iambik, Echolost, Hidrolyx, & DJ XTC @ Last Concert Cafe
Rodeo Houston, featuring Lee Ann Womack @ Reliant Stadium
Melovine/Saturate/Machina/Channel/Rowe @ The Engine Room
Mo Pair @ The Curve (1417 Westheimer)
Hayes Carll @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
The Shim Shams/Vegan Chef Joshua Ploeg/G Styles @ Super Happy Fun Land

Sunday, 3.12.06

Matisyahu/Balkan Beat Box @ Warehouse Live
Matt Pond PA/Youth Group @ Walter’s on Washington
Morningside Drive/The Finalist/Meriwether/Makeshifte/The Last Place You Look @ Fitzgerald’s
Pimpadelic/57 State/Schlong Daddy/Lust Charm/MeanPeace @ The Engine Room
The Teeth/National Eye/Tzar Bomba @ Super Happy Fun Land
Rodeo Houston, featuring Ramon Ayala and Jay Perez @ Reliant Stadium
Kelly Lancaster/Vladimir Kotsiouraba @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
The Starting Line/Copeland/Gatsby’s American Dream/Cartel @ The Meridian
Jonezetta/Ocean’s Firing/Type Nine/Playground @ Java Jazz

Remember to get your tickets for Mogwai, who play at Numbers on Tuesday, March 14th.

Now Playing: David Gilmour — On An Island (wow!)