*HIPPIES.TV (ON CABLE & ONLINE)

*WITH VINCE BELL IN AUSTIN & WIMBERLY

*WESTERN BEAT – HOUSTON

*SOUTH BY DUE EAST 2006 – TWO WEEKS THIS YEAR

                                                    – NEEDS VOLUNTEERS & BANDS

*WEEKEND MUSIC CALENDAR

 

 

Wednesday

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I’m looking forward to a couple of days away from the humidity, as I accompany Vince Bell for dates in Wimberley and Austin this week. We’ll be at The Cypress Creek Café in Wimberly on Thursday night (w/guitarist Cam King!), and then at Jovita’s in Austin on Friday (w/ Bill Browder!).

 

My week has been taken by organizational stuff and the Astro’s. There have been several great ball games, and I am one hooked latecomer to this baseball season, but our Houston Astro’s look good.

 

Organizing-wise, I’ve spent time working on three events (SOUTH BY DUE EAST 2006 in March, BLUESGUY’S BIRTHDAY JAM in February, and the very first WESTERN BEAT – HOUSTON show, scheduled for December 2^nd at Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar, featuring auditions for the reality show, NASHVILLE STAR 4).

 

As I told you previously, I’ve been speaking with our former drummer and current Nashville music mogul and mavin, Billy Block, regarding auditions for NASHVILLE STAR 4. Billy set up several of these in various cities last year, something he was called to do because of his hot career as a music mover/shaker and professional host. Billy, and his WESTERN BEAT company, are the premiere purveyors of Americana music. He hosts a nationally syndicated radio program, his own weekly showcase in Nashville (Billy Block’s Western Beat), and has hosted at the Opry and on CMT. NASVILLE STAR is a successful country music talent search which airs nationally with host Lee Ann Rimes. Billy got us involved last year, and we will again be the hosts and house band this year.

 

So…

 

We decided today, that we will hold an inaugural WESTERN BEAT – HOUSTON after the NASHVILLE STAR 4 auditions on December 2nd, so it’s time to find the right talent for both. There are only a couple slots left for young country artists to compete for the NASHVILLE STAR show, and I’ve made a few calls regarding the WESTERN BEAT extravaganza. Nashville Star auditionees will feature a dozen young up & comers, including Allie Danielle and Rose & Ben (so far), and the Western Beat line-up is getting started with Jack Saunders, Rancho Bebop, The Zap Rhythm Band, and my own New Jack Hippies.

 

It’ll be a great show. It will be an early show, with the NASHVILLE STAR 4 auditions beginning at 7pm. And, it will be very cheap or free (we’re working on the free part, too)!

 

South By Due East will be two weekends long in 2006, so we need volunteers for everything. We do this film making live music event each year to promote the great music of this great city. MArlo Blue's Guerilla Marketing Experiment (my favorite name for SXDE) has successfully added two more opportunities for the bands and artists we have worked with. Because of our efforts, a dozen acts will receive exposure on episodes of TEXAS LIVE on a satellite TV channel called MAV-TV this fall, plus, we were able to get Ben & Rosalee a shot on the Nashville 4 auditions.

 

More as it happens…

 

Thursday

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Never finished this letter last night, but got hung up in the Astro’s game. It wasn’t the most exciting game of the post-season, but it was VERY satisfying! As part of my Bar Mitzvah festivities in 1965, my Dad arranged to take all of my relatives for a tour of the Astrodome while it was still under construction, so you can tell how long I’ve been an Astro’s fan. Now we go to the world series… finally! Congrats to the Astro’s (especially to the three on this list).

 

MArlo and I will leave for Wimberley in a few minutes, so I must cut this short, and get it out to you. We’ll stay at the Mountain View Lodge tonight. You know I’m a night owl, so those of you in the neighborhood should consider staying up with me after the gig at Cypress creek Café tonight. Tomorrow night, we’ll stay with Chelsea after the Austin gig at Jovita’s.

 

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HIPPIES.TV

Friday Night – Warner Cable Channel 17 – 10pm

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This week’s episode is a classic. It’s from 2000, when Roger and I visited Billy Block in Nashville, and brought Heath Spencer Philip to showcase at WESTERN BEAT at the Exit/In. Heath kicked butt that night – I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. It’s followed by a short, featuring J.B. Money & the New Experience.

 

HIPPIES.TV ONLINE

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Several episodes of our Hippies.TV show are no available online for broadband. Features for this month include some great artists and events, like Spoonfed Tribe, Little Joe Washington, Spin & Marty's Mobile Party, Vince Bell, Fred Eaglesmith, Guy Forsythe and many more...

 

Check them out at www.hippies.tv

 

 

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 WEEKEND MUSIC CALENDAR

Courtesy of The BluesHound and Colleen

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20th

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Anderson Fair - Songwriters Night hosted by Ken Gaines & Wayne Wilkerson

w/Colin Brooks & Hank Woji

Armadillo Palace – Jon Wolfe

B. Jiggers (Holiday Inn, Galveston) – Annette Metoyer & Natural Groove

Baker Street Pub (Rice Village) – BC & the Crisis

Baker Street Pub (Sugar Land) – A-Rival

Baker Street Pub (Willowbrook) – Jump the Shark

Balinese Room (The) (Galveston) – The Williams Quartet

Big Easy (The) – Luther & the Healers

Big Texas Dance Hall & Saloon (Webster) – Doug Moreland

Blanco’s – Luke Olsen

Bojangle’s (Seabrook) – Mambo Jazz Kings

Borski’s (Willis) – country jam (7 pm); Davin James’ Travelin’ Light Show

Bugle Boy (The) (LaGrange) – open mic (7-9 pm)

Cezanne’s – jazz jam (8 pm)

Chances – open mic

Cock Eyed Seagull (Clear Lake) – Tom Rogers

Cocktails (Galveston) – Becca Ryan (5:30-7:30 pm)

Continental Club (The) – Beetle (7 pm); Jolly Science (10:15 pm)

Cosmos – Medicine Show

Crawdaddy’s Bayou Grill (Kemah) – The Grateful Geezers

Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Houston Symphony (7:30 pm)

Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar – Carrie Ann Buchanan (acoustic; 7-9 pm);

      blues jam w/Teri Greene (9:30 pm)

Engine Room (The) - Spoonfed Tribe

Eureka Club – jam

Firehouse Saloon – Kim Carson’s Singer/Songwriter Night

Fitzpatrick’s – Irish music session

Helios – open mic

Hideaway (The) – jam w/2nd Wind

Java Me – acoustic open mic

Jones Hall – Jethro Tull (8 pm)

Katie’s Bar & Grill (Bacliff) – Benny Brasket w/Chris Ray & John Glossop

Last Concert Café (The) – The Hightailers (11 pm)

Lone Star Saloon (Richmond) – David Brake & That Damn Band

McGonigel’s Mucky Duck – Jeff Black (8 pm)

Meridian (The) – Keller Williams (7 pm)

Mezzanine Lounge (The) – Goodtrain Sessions Jam

Mo’s Place (Katy) – Zona Jones

Nate’s Steakhouse (Galveston) – Wilfred Chevis & the Southwest Louisiana

      Band (6-10 pm; ongoing)

19th Hole – jam

Ole’ Mouton and (Moulton, TX) – The Country Critters (6 pm)

Oz Bar (The) – Lounge 4407

Palmer Club (Texas City) – jam w/The Convertibles (8 pm)

Perry’s Grille & Steakhouse (The Woodlands) – Mark Towns Latin Jazz Duo

      w/Jerry Sanchez (6-10 pm; ongoing)

Remington Bar (St. Regis Hotel) – Bart (7:30-11:30 pm)

Rogue’s Pub – Guppies From Outer Space

Sam’s Concert Pub – Nervous Rex

Sambuca Restaurant – Norma Zenteno (7:30 pm)

Scout Bar (Clear Lake) – Faceplant/Alligator Dave/Lower Lifeform

Shakespeare’s Pub – Sonny Boy Terry

Sherlock’s Pub (Clear Lake) – Infinity’s Twin

Sherlock’s Pub (Westheimer) – Strippers Lie

Sidecar Pub (The) – Last Saints/Levi Smith/Nervewreck

Speakeasy (The) – open mic w/Love Gravy

St. Pete’s Dancing Marlin – Kosmic Latte

Super Happy Fun Land – The Constants/Blue House

T-Bone Tom’s (Kemah) – Bert Wills Band (7-9:30 pm)

Tut’s (Conroe) – open mic jam

21 (Galveston) – Willy Gonzalez & the Line Up

Vault (The) – Trudy Lynn & Faye Robinson (9 pm)

Vintage Bar (The) – Dave Elmon

Whisky’s All American Pub (Galveston) – Skip Devlin Band

Wunderbar (The) – Kyle Turner & Friends (ongoing)

Zydeco Louisiana Diner – Little Joe Washington (11:30 am; ongoing)

 

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21st

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Acadia Sports Bar – Lounge 4407

Anderson Fair – Allen Shamblin & Anna Egge

Armadillo Palace – Clay Farmer

Baker Street Pub (Rice Village) – Jump The Shark

Baker Street Pub (Sugar Land) – Shinolah

Baker Street Pub (Willowbrook) – A-Rival

Balinese Room (Galveston) – Sharp Dressed Men

Big Easy (The) – Rick Lee & the Night Owls

Blanco’s – Miss Leslie & Her Juke-Jointers

Bojangle’s (Seabrook) – El Vibes

Bossa – Mark Towns Salsa All-Stars (ongoing)

Brian O’Neill’s – The Trust

Bugle Boy (LaGrange) – Ken Gaines

Bungalo 8 – Lights Out

Cock-Eyed Seagull (Clear Lake) – Tony Vega Band

Cocktails (Galveston) - Becca Ryan (5:30-7:30 pm); Catfish & Friends (8 pm)

Continental Club (The) – Molly & the Ringwalds (7 pm); True Penny (10 pm);

      Vallejo (11 pm)

Cosmos – Norma Zenteno 

Cube Sports Bar – Powers That Be

Cypress Lounge – Matt Leddy & the Meatcutters

Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar – Susan Gibson/Lisa Novak

Einstein’s Pub – Company V

Emily’s – Eric Tatum

Engine Room (The) - Sean Reefer & the Resin Valley Boys/Horehound/30 Ft Fall/

      Hit By A Car

Fat Cats – Fatal Flying Guilloteens/DMBQ

Fenders (LaMarque) - Cheyenne

Firehouse Saloon – Mickey & the Motorcars

First Tee (The) – The McClanahans

Fitzgerald’s (down) – Makeshift/A Touch to Kill/History of our Presence

518 West Sports Bar – The Chevys

Forgetta’Bout It Too – Strong Within

Howling Coyote (The) – Ezra Charles & the Works

Jack’s For Cocktails – The Steve Downing Band

Java Jazz Coffee House – The Remedy/Andice/Starlit Summer/The Last Great

      Assault/Day Seven/Laden

Jones Hall – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pops featuring Linda Eder

Katie’s Bar & Grill (Bacliff) – Dave Nevling & the Blues Kats

KE Wine Bar (The) (4300 Town Center Place, Kingwood) – open mic

      w/Andy Rodriguez (7 pm)

Landry’s Seafood (The Woodlands) – Wilfred Chevis & the Southwest Louisiana

      Band (6-10 pm; ongoing)

Last Concert Café – South Austin Jug Band/The Ringers

Lone Star Saloon (Richmond) – The Stephen Chadwick Trio

Lying Larry’s (Crosby) – Jody Blankenbaker

Main Street Crossing – Andy Davis (7-8:30 pm); Blake & Fallon (8:30 pm)

Meridian (The) – Opeth/Pelican/Fireball Ministry (7 pm)

Mezzanine Lounge (The) - Laudanuan

Mo’s Place (Katy) – Zona Jones

Molly’s – Scott Sileo (9 pm)

Next Door Coffee House – open mic (7 pm)

19th Hole (The) – Hadden Sayers

Nutty Bar (The) – The Skylites

Ole’ Moulton Bank (Moulton, TX) – Mark Jungers & the Whistling Mules

Ovations – Ovations Cabaret w/Charles Swan

Oz Bar (The) – Fuzzy Side Up

Papa’s On The Lake – Mark May Band (8 pm)

Pennison’s (Copperfield) – Slap Dash

Pennison’s (Sugar Land) – Morgan Steep

Pig Pen (The) (LaMarque) – Wiseguy

Poor Michael’s on The Strand (Galveston) – Al Casey & the BB’s

Port City Java (The Woodlands) – open mic w/Gary Joe Cameron 

Pub Fiction – David Brake & That Damn Band

R & R Sports Bar (Friendswood) – Madigan

Red Cat Jazz Café – Dean James

Rowdy’s – Steve Garcia

Rudyard’s – Juan Louder

Sam’s Concert Pub – LcRocks

Sambuca Restaurant – Doppleganger

Scott Gertner’s Sky Bar – The Scott Gertner Band

Scout Bar (Clear Lake) – Seether

Shakespeare’s Pub – Paul Orta & the Blues Kingpins

Sherlock’s Pub (Clear Lake) – Strippers Lie

Sherlock’s Pub (Humble) – Cross Check

Sherlock’s Pub (West Gray) – The Reds

Sherlock’s Pub (Westheimer) – The Max

Sidecar Pub – Pushmonkey/Squint

Stags Head Pub (The) – El Orbits

Super Happy Fun Land – Million Dollar Marxists/Pink Swords

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21st (continued)

T-Bone Tom’s (Kemah) – Janet Z (6-10 pm)

Texas Tavern (Cypress) – Bucko Ruckus (8:30 pm)

21 (Galveston) – Gary Lee & Power Play

Vault (The) – Trudy Lynn & Faye Robinson (9 pm)

Verizon Wireless Theater – Robert Cray Band/Marcia Ball (7 pm)

Vintage Bar (The) – Buda Ka

Walter’s on Washington – Emperor X/Bo Jones/The Dying/Bring Back the Guns

 

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22nd 

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Acadia Sports Bar – Live Nude Chicks

Anderson Fair – Dana Cooper

Armadillo Palace – Rusty Weir

Baker Street Pub (Rice Village) – Bad Boyfriend

Baker Street Pub (Sugar Land) – Strange Love

Balinese Room (Galveston) – Archie Bell

Bareback Bar – Bucko Ruckus

Big Easy (The) – Mike Morgan & the Crawl

Bojangle’s (Seabrook) – CC Rider

Borski’s (Willis) – country jam (1-6 pm); James Hand

Brian O’Neill’s – The Ruse

Bugle Boy (LaGrange) – Abi Tapia & the Ginn Sisters

Bungalo 8 – Powerload

Cock-Eyed Seagull (The) (Clear Lake) – Chris Elliot & the James Brothers

Continental Club (The) – The Hollisters (10:30 pm)

Cosmos – Kenny Palyola

Crawdaddy’s Bayou Grill (Kemah) – Tommy Dardar

Cube Sports Bar – Marc Twyman’s Electric Blues Experience

Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar – Beans Barton & the Bi-Peds

Einstein’s Pub – Catfish

Emily’s (Seabrook) – Larry Taylor

Engine Room (The) – Anna Nalik

Fat Cats – Mai Shi

Fenders (LaMarque) – The Calvin Owens Orchestra

Firehouse Saloon – Patrick Murphy

Fitzgerald’s (down) - Caught Off Guard/Fox Force Five/Alligator Dave

Fitzgerald’s (up) - 30 Foot Fall/Middlefinger/Vatos Locos/Horehound/

      Hit By A Car/Over Sea Under Stone

518 West Sports Bar (League City) – Daddy Kats

Forgetta’Bout It – Damascus/Wide Open Throttle/Sevrin/Shining Force

Forgetta’Bout It Too – The Trust/Carson/Overlayden

Habitat House Concert Series – Buddy Mondlock (optional potluck dinner

      6:30 pm; concert 7:30 pm; for reservations call 281-772-7100)

Howling Coyote (The) – The Mark May Band

Jack’s For Cocktails – Trick Dog

Java Jazz Coffee House – Floorbound/Gates of Acheron/In the Market/

      Tomorrow Ends Today/Miss the Mark/Excruciation/Shy/Deep Above

      Surface 2

Jones Hall – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pops featuring Linda Eder (8 pm)

Junkyard (The) (Manvel) – Dave Nevling & the Blues Kats

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22nd (continued)

Katie’s Bar & Grill (Bacliff) – Kings Highway

Landolt Pavilion (5001 Nasa Parkway, Clear Lake) - Houston-Clear Lake Celtic

      Fest w/Needfire/Blaggards/Celtic Voyage/Constant Billy/Astronique/

      Clan Ceili/Lucy Fulton/Ken Valentino

Last Concert Café – Whiskey Sharks/Jacey Saucedo

Lone Star Saloon (Richmond) – The Hanshaws

Lying Larry’s (Crosby) – Captain Legendary Band

Main Street Crossing (Tomball) – open mic

McGonigel’s Mucky Duck – Sisters Morales (2 shows, 7:30 & 10 pm)

Mercury Room (The) – Skylites

Miller Outdoor Theater (Herman Park) – 26th Annual Asian American Festival

Minute Maid Park - Audioslave/Nickleback/Seether/Our Lady Peace/Cold/

      Fall Out Boy/Coheed & Cambria/Bloodhound Gang/Ten Years/Institute/

      30 Seconds to Mars/Hinder/Motion City Soundtrack/The Starting Line

      (11 am)

Mo’s Place (Katy) – Bad Landz

Naked Rib (Manvel) – Shotgun & the Bayou Dawgs (6 pm)

Neon Moon Saloon (LaPorte) – Airwaves

19th Hole (The) – Chrome 44/Dawn Over Zero/Salting Jobe/Sea Flea

Noah’s Ark (Bacliff) – Snit’s Dog & Pony Show

Old Heidelberg - Chameleon

Ole’ Moulton Bank (Moulton, TX) – Honeycreek

Ovations – Erin Stallings

Oxford Hall – HATDS Dance w/Subject To Change with Dorcas Hand

Oz Bar (The) – Convertibles

Papa’s on the Lake – Bitter Creek (8 pm)

Pennison’s (Copperfield) – Adrenaline

Pig Pen (The) (LaMarque) – Psycho Magnet

Pizza Roma – Rick Lee & the Night Owls (3-8 pm)

Poor Michael’s on The Strand (Galveston) – Double Ought

R & R Sports Bar (Friendswood) – Fidelity Maxx

Red Cat Jazz Café – Dean James

Rookie’s – Bad Boyfriend (acoustic)

Rudyard’s – ST 37/61 Cygni/Rotten Piece/Venison Whirled

Sam’s Concert Pub – ZZ Top Tribute Band

Sambuca Restaurant – Mark Dini

Scott Gertner’s Sky Bar – The Scott Gertner Band

Scout Bar (Clear Lake) – The Slags

Selia Qynn’s House Concert Series – Buddy Mondlock (7:30 pm;

      for reservations call 281-772-7100)

Shady’s Pub (Baytown) – Scott McGill & Old Dog Mac

Shakespeare’s Pub – Don Kesee & the Blues Masters

Sherlock’s Pub (Clear Lake) – The Reds

Sherlock’s Pub (Humble) – Nervous Rex

Sherlock’s Pub (West Gray) – Strippers Lie

Sherlock’s Pub (Westheimer) – The Max

Sidecar Pub (The) – Kissinger/Playing With Stars/House of Moist

Sports N More – Bionic Appendage

Stags Head Pub (The) – The Beat Cowboys

Super Happy Fun Land – Casiotone For the Painfully Alone/Dear Nora

T-Bone Tom’s (Kemah) – Hannah’s Reef (6-10 pm)

Time Out Sports Bar #1 (Fuqua) – 3 Peace

Time Out Sports Bar #3 – The Crisis

Tut’s (Conroe) – Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy

Uncle Albert’s – Citizen X

Vault (The) – Trudy Lynn & Faye Robinson (9 pm)

Verizon Wireless Theater – Billy Idol (Club V; 7 pm)

Vintage Bar (The) – Shelly & Julian

Walter’s on Washington – Little Compass/Outsmarting Simon/Eyes Like Lions/

      Radio Pioneer/One Way Letter

West Alabama Ice House – Miss Leslie & Her Juke-Jointers

Wortham Center (Cullen Theater) – Yamato-The Drummers of Japan (8 pm)

Zebo’s Coffee House – open mic w/Gary Joe Cameron (7:30 pm)

 

 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23rd 

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Balinese Room (The) (Galveston) – The TSU Jazz Band (11 am-2 pm)

Big Easy (The) – Leroy Thomas

Bojangle’s (Seabrook) – Gene Kelton & the Die Hards (4-8 pm)

Borski’s (Willis) – round table jam w/Donny Simmons (4 pm)

Cock-Eyed Seagull (Clear Lake) – Bourbon Street (3-7 pm; ongoing)

Continental Club (The) – Big E’s Rockabilly

Cosmos – Gypsies

Crawdaddy’s Bayou Grill (Kemah) – Ronnie Hall & Green Onions (4-8 pm)

Cruiser’s Ice House (Santa Fe) – blues jam w/Adam Burchfield (4-8 pm)

Dean’s Credit Clothing – Sunday Session (8-11 pm)

Diallo’s of Houston – Trudy Lynn/Faye Robinson (4-8 pm)

Etta’s - Grady Gaines & the Texas Upsetters

Fenders (LaMarque) - Houston Blues Society 22nd Annual International Blues

Challenge (1st Preliminary; 3 pm)

Jones Hall – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pops featuring Linda Eder (7:30 pm)

JP Hops House – NSAI open mic hosted by TC Smythe (6 pm)

Katie’s Bar & Grill (Bacliff) – jam w/The Amigos (6-10 pm)

Ken’s Club – open mic w/Blue Flash

Last Concert Café – Fahl & Folk w/Hank Woji (6 pm)

McGonigel’s Mucky Duck – P.C. Cowboys (7 pm)

Miller Outdoor Theater (Hermann Park) – 26th Annual Asian American Festival

Mr. Gino’s – I.J. Gosey (4-7 pm)

Mulligan’s & More – jam

Nautical’s – open mic w/The Groove Puppies

Neon Moon Saloon (LaPorte) – jam w/Chris Elliot & the James Brothers (4-8 pm)

Ole’ Moulton Bank (Moulton) – acoustic electric open mic (3 pm)

Papa’s on the Lake – Uncle Mojo (3 pm)

Ponderosa – O’Bear & the Las Vegas Band (8 pm; ongoing)

Poor Michael’s On The Strand (Galveston) – jam w/Gary Lee (8 pm)

Prego’s (Rice Village) – Mickey Mosley (6-9 pm; ongoing)

Proletariat (The) – Free As Pop

Ronnie’s Ice House (Dickinson) – jam w/Buddy Manchac & friends (5-9 pm)

Rowdy’s – open mic

Sam & Dave’s (LaPorte) – open mic hosted by Budaka (3-7 pm)

Sambuca Restaurant – Blue Monks

Seabrook Beach Club – David Schwope

Shakespeare’s Pub – blues jam w/Spare Time Murray

Shamrock Inn – open mic w/Patrick & Chad (7-10 pm)

Sherlock’s Pub (Humble) – 11th Hour

Sherlock’s Pub (West Gray) – The Reds (unplugged)

 Splash (Seabrook) – Magazine (unplugged) w/Shea (3:30-7:30 pm)

Steak & Ale (I-10 @ Wilcrest) – The Lonestar Bluegrass Band (7 pm)

Super Happy Fun Land – The Close

T-Bone Tom’s (Kemah) – The Pee Wee Bowen Band (6-10 pm)

Tavern (The) (West Gray) – Trey Clark (acoustic; 7-11 pm; ongoing)

10 Downing Street – The David Craig Band (8:30 pm)

Tommy’s (Westheimer) – Kermit Ruffin (5-8 pm)

Uncle Albert’s – open mic w/Ali & Mike

Verizon Wireless Theater – Aimee Mann/Teitur (Club V; 7 pm)

 

 

That’s about it for now! See you where the live music is.