Tonight (Wednesday, 7.18.07), David Vandervelde and Blitzen Trapper play at Walter’s on Washington. Also, The Format, The Honorary Title, Limbeck, and Steel Train play at The Meridian.

On Friday, there’s lots of local magic. Jana Hunter plays with Kable and Hearts of Animals at DiverseWorks. At The Mink’s Backroom, the line-up includes Spain Colored Orange, Heist at Hand, Antarctica Starts Here, and DJ Ceeplus Bad Knives. At The Meridian’s Red Room, Pale and The Watermarks open for People Noise.

Saturday night is Orange Is In’s CD release show at Rudyards, with Arthur Yoria and Tody Castillo rounding out the bill.

On Sunday, Motion Turns It On plays with Worlds Most Dangerous and Rustler at Rudyard’s.

Other shows this week include:

Wednesday, 7.18.07

Commune Music, featuring PLID @ The Proletariat
Flaigen Blues Trio @ The Continental Club
Stadium @ Java Junction (Cypress)
W.A.S.P./L.A. Guns @ The Scout Bar (Clear Lake) — did I just go back in time?

Thursday, 7.19.07

Get Him Eat Him @ The Proletariat (happy hour show)
Mermaid Police/Somnambulists @ Super Happy Fun Land
The Gougers @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Graham Wilkinson & The Underground Township @ The Continental Club
L.L. Cooper/Big Swifty @ Rudyard’s
Adema @ The Scout Bar (Clear Lake)

Friday, 7.20.07

Jana Hunter/Kable/Hearts of Animals @ DiverseWorks
Spain Colored Orange/Heist at Hand/Antarctica Starts Here/DJ Ceeplus Bad Knives @ The Backroom (The Mink)
People Noise/Pale/The Watermarks @ The Meridian (Red Room)
Absolute Pistol/Slivered/Alkari @ Rudyard’s
Fiesta De Brootal Dos @ The Meltdown
The Flamin’ Hellcats @ The Continental Club
Carcen/Roofy Snow/Kemo for Emo/Unappreciated/Revelations of the Unspoken @ Engine Room
Midnight Circus/Sound Breaking Ground/Mercury Down/Halo Down @ The Meridian
Ray Wylie Hubbard @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Spoonfed Tribe (CD release) @ Fitzgerald’s
Lilu Dalls/Stray From The Path @ The Meltdown
Roger Creager @ Sam Houston Race Park
Pretty Little Flower @ Southmore House

Saturday, 7.21.07

Pretty Little Flower @ The Southmore House
Fitzgerald’s 30th Anniversary Party, featuring Brave Combo @ Fitzgerald’s
The Valley Arena/We Versus the Shark/The Riff Tiffs/B. @ Notsuoh
Jon Dee Graham/The Umbrella Man @ The Continental Club
Benni Hemm Hemm/Loxsly @ The Proletariat
Plid/Moothart/Nail The Casket/Honor Bed @ Super Happy Fun Land
Austin Lounge Lizards @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Summer Sinfest @ The Meridian
Carnafunk @ Warehouse Live
Crime In Stereo/Attitude @ Walter’s on Washington
Chris Cagle @ Sam Houston Race Park
The Intrusive/An Irony Massacre @ Java Junction

Sunday, 7.22.07

Pete Mayes @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Yellow Crystal Star @ Super Happy Fun Land

Have a great week.