BILLY BLOCK'S WESTERN BEAT
Friday, July 28th, 8:30pm
Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
1031 East 24th Street in the Houston Heights

Monthly Texas & Americana music celebration & gathering! Enjoy an early show and a live videotaping. All of the stars will perform before 11pm, and several will play again later. Houston’s version of Nashville's longest running artists showcase, and a fun hang with a real sense of community.

 

Your Host, Guy Schwartz welcomes -
DANNY EVERITT - Veteran Houston/Nashville singer/songwriter,
JEN RATHBUN - neuveau-caberet piano songstress/goddess,

THE MADISONS - Miss Lizzie swings
GUY SCHWARTZ & THE NEW JACK HIPPIES - chameleons of American music. House Band - The Western Beat Hippies. Cover charge is $5, but we give you a $6 show! For more Western Beat info click HERE.

 

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WEEKEND MUSIC

Courtesy of The Blues Hound & Baby Girl

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FRIDAY, JULY 28th
Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar – Fahl & Folk (7-9 pm); The Madisons/Danny Everitt/
      Z-Rocks/Jen Rathbun/Randy Soffar/Guy Schwartz & the New Jack Hippies
      (8:30 pm)
Acadia Sports Bar – The Skinz
Al’s Sports Bar #1 (Dairy Ashford) – Pocket Change
Armadillo Palace – Sean Reefer & the Resin Valley Boys
Baker Street Pub (Rice Village) – The Digglers
Baker Street Pub (Sugar Land) – Shinolah
Baker Street Pub (Willowbrook) – A-Rival
Balinese Room (Galveston) – Down To Earth Band (Showroom);
      Shark Attack/Eleven Fingered Charlie (Casinobar)
Big Daddy’s Texas Grill (Kemah) – Pee Wee Bowen Band (7 pm)
Big Easy (The) – Earl Gilliam
Blanco’s – Alvin Crow
Bojangle’s (Seabrook) – CC Rider
Bugle Boy (The) (LaGrange) – Shelia Marshall
Bungalo 8 – David Brake & That Damn Band
Cadillac Bar (Kemah) – 4-Barrel Ramblers
Captain’s Table (Galveston) – J.D. Richards
Cezanne Jazz – Woody Witt Quartet
Cheers – Double R
Cock-Eyed Seagull (Clear Lake) – Cruise Control
Coffee Oasis (Seabrook) – Dylan Williams
Concert Pub (The) – Pirate Radio
Continental Club (The) – Molly & the Ringwalds (7 pm); The Derailers (10 pm)
Corner Pub (The) (Conroe) – Marc Twyman’s Electric Blues Experience (8:30 pm)
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion -  Hootie & The Blowfish/Spin Doctors (7:30 pm)
      (bring a school supply item for schools in need; Hard Rock will match the
      total amount of school supplies donated by concertgoers)
Cypress Lounge – Uncle Mojo
Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar – Fahl & Folk (7-9 pm); The Madisons/Danny Everitt/
      Z-Rocks/Jen Rathbun/Randy Soffar/Guy Schwartz & the New Jack Hippies
      (8:30 pm)
East Harris County Activity Center (Pasadena) – Hometown Opry (5:30 pm)
Einstein’s Pub – The Reds
End Zone (The) – 2nd Wind
Engine Room (The) – We Landed On The Moon/Playing With Stars/Smile and
      Nod/Imperial Valley/Space Cadet
Firehouse Saloon – Ryan James/Billy Joe Shaver
First Tee (The) - Spiffingtons
Fitzgerald’s -  As Eden Burns/This is the Concierge/Mudd Spyder/Mammoth
      Grinder/The Jane Frequency/Black Box (down); Consumed (up)
518 West Sports Bar (League City) – The Chevys w/Sherri Sarno
Froggie’s Saloon – Victim
Gabby BBQ (North Shepherd) – Kalinek & Chambers (6:30 pm)
Gabby’s BBQ (Spencer Hwy) – The Hanshaws (6:30-9:30 pm)
Hickory Hollow (Heights) – Cypress Creek Bluegrass
Howling Coyote – Tommy Dardar
Jack’s For Cocktails – Exit Back
JP Hops House – Shake Russell
Juju’s (Galveston) – Reyna & Powerplay (9:30 pm)
Katie’s Bar & Grill (Bacliff) – Little Stanley & The Executives
KK’s Pub (Pasadena) – Brian Sacco & Drywater
Lance’s Turtle Club (Seabrook) – The Sharks
Last Concet Café – Fondue Monks
McGonigel’s Mucky Duck – The Heathens (8 pm)
Mike’s Place – Fab 5
Mike’s Ultimate Sports Bar – Ten Rivers
Mo’s Place (Katy) – The Emotions
Monkey Bar – Jack Tripper
My Bar – Mykawa Road
Nessler Park (Rotary Pavilion, Texas City) – Summer in the Park Concert
Series w/Avizo (7-10 pm)
Next Door Coffee House – open mic (7 pm)
Nutty Bar (The) – Mambo Jazz Kings
Old Quarter Acoustic Café (Galveston) – David Fahl Band
Ole Moulton Bank (Moulton) – Bill Pekar & the Rainey Brothers
Oz Bar – Hit N Run
Palmer Club (Texas City) – Wiseguy
Papa’s On The Lake (Lake Conroe) – Scott McGill & Old Dog Mac
Pub Fiction – The Crisis
R & R Sports Bar (Barker Cypress) – Hidden Agenda
R & R Sports Bar (Friendswood) – Hammersmith Band
Ringside @ Sullivan’s – What Is Hip
Rosenberg Downtown Park (300 Ave. G) - Ezra Charles & the Works (7-10 pm)
Rossetti’s Italian Restaurant (Kemah) - Alan Mosley (7-10 pm)
Sam Houston Race Park – Bellamy Brothers
Sambuca Restaurant – Gnappy
Sammi’s – Faye Robinson (10 pm)
Sandbar (The) (Clear Lake Shores) – Dave Nevling & the Blues Kats
Sansone’s – Dilana
Scott Gertner’s Sky Bar – The Scott Gertner Band
Scout Bar (Clear Lake) – The Slags
Shady’s Lounge (Baytown) – Mark May Band
Shakespeare Pub (The) – Roy Carrier & The Zydeco Night Rockers
Sherlock’s Pub (Clear Lake) – Bad Boyfriend
Sherlock’s Pub (Humble) – MK & The Reds
Sherlock’s Pub (West Gray) – Citizen X
Sherlock’s Pub (Westheimer) – The Max
Sidecar Pub – Matt Burns/Boyce Edwards/Blake & Fallon
Sports N More – Southern Accents
Spring Tavern (Spring) – Bourbon Street
Super Happy Fun Land – Kristi Rae/Raj Pickens/Obed-Edom/Dimas/Paige/
      Clock Hands Strangle
T-Bone Tom’s (Kemah) – Navigators (6-10 pm
Texas Tradition (Katy) – Mike Stroup/Joe Kirkpatrick (6 pm)
Tommy’s (Westheimer) – David Caceres (5-7:30 pm)
Uncle Albert’s – Love of Peace
Vintage Bar – Chris Collins
Walter’s on Washington – As Cities Burn
Warehouse Live – Pink/Matt Nathanson
Whisky’s All American Pub (Galveston) – Sonny Boy Terry
Woody’s Pub – 3 Peace

 
SATURDAY, JULY 29th
Acadia Sports Bar – John Evans Band/Truck/The Unknown Locals
Al’s Sports Bar #2 (Westheimer) – Synergy
Armadillo Palace – No Justice
B. Jiggers (Holiday Inn, Galveston) – Down To Earth Band
Baker Street Pub (Rice Village) – The Ruse
Baker Street Pub (Sugar Land) – The Digglers
Baker Street Pub (Willowbrook) – Shinolah
Balinese Room (Galveston) – Joe Valentino Show
Big Daddy’s Texas Grill (Kemah) – Little Stanley & The Executives (7 pm)
Big Easy (The) – Alan Haynes
Borski’s (Willis) – blues & rock jam w/Marie English & Ricky Jackson (3-6 pm);
      Miss Leslie & Her Juke-Jointers
Bugle Boy (The) (LaGrange) – Glover Gill
Bungalo 8 – Mindcrime
Cheers – Double R
Cock-Eyed Seagull (Clear Lake) – Shakedown
Coffee Oasis (Seabrook) – BB Aeroplane
Concert Pub (The) – The Doors Tribute Band
Continental Club (The) – The Gourds (10 pm); Big Smith (midnight)
Corner Pub (The) (Conroe) – The Ginn Sisters (9 pm)
Cruiser’s Ice House (Santa Fe) – Donny Taylor
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Kelly Clarkson/Rooney (8 pm)
Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar – Herschel Berry/Foreigner
Einstein’s Pub – Pirate Radio
Engine Room (The) - The N Crowd/Catalyst/Placid Blue
Firehouse Saloon – Rich O’Toole/Brandon Rhyder
Fitzgerald’s -  Simpleton/The Contingency/In the Midst of Battle (down);
      Salting Jobe/Flood (up)
Flash Back Coffeehouse – Ken Gaines (8-10:30 pm)
Froggie’s Saloon – The Longshots
Gabby’s (Telephone Road) – Kalinek & Chambers (6:30 pm)
Henry’s Hideout – Bill Bertrand
Hickory Hollow (Heights) – Pure Cajun
Hoppie’s Ice House (LaPorte) – The Sharks
Howling Coyote (The) – Mark May Band/Uncle Mojo/Sugarhouse/Marie English
Jack’s For Cocktails – Kenny Palyola Band
JP Hops House – Travis Mitchell Band
Katie’s Bar & Grill (Bacliff) – Dave Nevling & the Blues Kats
Kemah Boardwalk – Tommy Dardar (7-11 pm)
KK’s Pub (Pasadena) – Donice Morace
Lance’s Turtle Club (Seabrook) – Funksion
Last Concert Café – 20th Annual Watermelon Festival
League City Park (FM 518, League City) – Bluegrass in the Park (7 pm)
McGonigel’s Mucky Duck – Moodafaruka (7 pm)
Mike’s Ultimate Sports Bar – The Rockaholics
Mo’s Place (Katy) – Texas Unlimited Band
Mojo Risin’ Coffee House – Suzanna Choffel (8 pm); Raj (10:30 pm)
Monkey Bar – Bare Necessity
My Bar – Lost Boys
Old Quarter Acoustic Café (Galveston) – Wrecks Bell/Steve Fromholz
Old Town Spring (outside stage at 326 Noble) – The Gorilla Dance Band (4 pm)
Ole Moulton Bank (Moulton) – Bill Pekar & the Rainey Brothers
Ovations – Larry Slezak Hammond 3B Jazz Quartet (8 pm)
Oz Bar – Blue Sun
Palmer Club (Texas City) – Soulful Tears
Papa’s On The Lake (Lake Conroe) – Rag Top
Poor Michael’s on The Strand (Galveston) – Matt Leddy & the Meatcutters
Q Sports Bar & Billiards (Katy) – Willie B & Silver Wings
R & R Sports Bar (Friendswood) – Outboard Johnson
Red Cat Jazz Café – Mary Griffin
Ringside @ Sullivan’s – Love of Peace
Ronnie’s Ice House (Dickinson) – 2nd Wind
Rossetti’s Italian Restaurant (Kemah) - Alan Mosley (7-10 pm)
Rowdy Buck’s Saloon (Crosby) – Cody Kouba
Rudyard’s – Casino/Snit’s Dog & Pony Show
Sambuca Restaurant – Tommy Dardar
Sammi’s – Faye Robinson (10 pm)
Sandbar (The) (Clear Lake Shores) – Fuzzy Side Up
Sansone’s – Guy Forsyth
Scott Gertner’s Sky Bar – The Scott Gertner Band
Scout Bar (Clear Lake) – Downcry
Shady’s Lounge (Baytown) – Young Country
Shakespeare Pub (The) – Little Ray & the Blues Sonics
Shanahan’s – Charlie Parker Band
Shelly’s (Jamaica Beach) – J.D. Richards
Sherlock’s Pub (Clear Lake) – Torque
Sherlock’s Pub (Humble) – MK & The Reds
Sherlock’s Pub (West Gray) – BC & The Crisis
Sherlock’s Pub (Westheimer) – The Max
Sports N More – Skinz/Modoc
Stags Head Pub – Thunderpants
Stevo’s Down on Main Street (Baytown) – Texas Johnny Brown & The
      Quality Blues Band
St. Pete’s Dancing Marlin – Savage Evolution
Super Happy Fun Land – Girls Rise With Heat/Aier Sauft
T-Bone Tom’s (Kemah) – OGRE (6-10 pm)
Time Out Sports Bar #1 (Fuqua) – JJ Dynomite
Time Out Sports Bar #3 (Pasadena) – Shark Attack
Traders Village – The Posse (12-4 pm)
Tut’s (Conroe) – Jody Blankenbaker
Uncle Albert’s – Landshark
Vintage Bar – Eric Lambert
Warehouse Live – The Machos (The Studio)
Whisky’s All American Pub (Galveston) – The Skinnies
Zone 504 (Kemah) – 3 Peace (7-11 pm)

SUNDAY, JULY 30th
Big Daddy’s Sports Bar (Spring) – Wes Brown & Michael Brim (acoustic)
Boaka Bar – Houston Press Music Awards Showcase w/Tanya Nolan (4 pm);
      While You Were Gone (5 pm); The Jonx (6 pm); The Legendary KO
      (7 pm); Fondue Monks (8 pm); D.R.U.M. (9 pm)
Bojangle’s (Seabrook) – CC Rider (4-8 pm)
Borski’s (Willis) – classic rock band (4 pm)
Brewery Tap (The) – Houston Press Music Awards Showcase w/Whorehound
      (4pm); Vibe Committee (5 pm); A Pink Cloud (6 pm); Lisa Novak (7 pm);
      The Mighty Orq (8 pm); Fatal Flying Guilloteens (9 pm)
Captain’s Table (Galveston) – J.D. Richards
Casa Mexican Restaurant Cantina (The) – Rod Garcia Entertainment
      (6:30-9:30 pm)
Cosmos – Johnny Dyson’s Big Band
County Line Bar & Grill – open mic w/Josal (4 pm)
Crossroads Coffee – Keith Serpa (5 pm)
Cruiser’s Ice House (Santa Fe) – blues jam (4-8 pm)
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Dep Leppard/Journey (7:30 pm)
Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar – Rozz’s Fusion Jam (6-10 pm)
Diallo’s of Houston – Trudy Lynn/Faye Robinson (6 pm)
Etta’s – Don Kesee & the Blues Masters
Grasshopper – Houston Press Music Awards Showcase w/Plump (4 pm);
      Kemo for Emo (5 pm); Grit Boys (6 pm); Free Radicals (7 pm);
      Satin Hooks (8 pm); Spain Colored Orange (9 pm)
Gravity Bar (Galveston) – Marc Twyman’s Electric Blues Experience
Haak Vineyards & Winery (Santa Fe) – Bryan Lee Jazz Project (6:30-8:30 pm)
Jefe – Houston Press Music Awards Showcase w/Amanda Robinson (4 pm);
      DJ Red (5 pm); DJ Ceeplus & the House of Bad Knives (6 pm);
      Little Martin (7 pm); Sean Carnahan (8 pm); DJ Sun (9 pm)
JP Hops House – open mic hosted by T.C. Smythe (6 pm)
Katie’s Bar & Grill (Bacliff) – jam w/The Amigos (7-11 pm)
Ken’s Club – open mic jam w/Blue Flash (8 pm)
Last Concert Café – jam (12-5:30 pm); Fahl & Folk w/Carolyn Wallace (6 pm)
Live – Houston Press Music Awards Showcase w/Allen Oldies Band (4 pm);
      JW Americana (5 pm); Clouseaux (6 pm); Mark Townes (7 pm);
      Hayes Carll (8 pm); Miss Leslie & Her Juke-Jointers (9 pm)
M Bar – Houston Press Music Awards Showcase w/Casino (4 pm); Zipperneck
      (5 pm); Drop Trio (6 pm); Dune TX (7 pm); Opie Hendricks (8 pm);
      Chango Jackson (9 pm)
Magnolia Bar & Grill – The Stringbenders (6 pm)
Market Square Stage – Houston Press Music Awards Showcase w/Bojones
      (4 pm); Los Skarnales (5 pm); Tody Castillo (6 pm); Million Year Dance
      (7 pm); The Hunger (8 pm); The Hollisters (9 pm)
SUNDAY, JULY 30th (continued)
McGonigel’s Mucky Duck – The Ginn Sisters (7 pm)
Mercury Room – Houston Press Music Awards Showcase w/Lee Alexander
      (4 pm); Lanky (5 pm); Arthur Yoria (6 pm); The Blaggarts (7 pm);
      Southern Backtones (8 pm); The Handsomes (9 pm)
Meridian (The) – Sean Reefer & the Resin Valley Boys/Junior Brown
Monkey Bar – The Slags
Mr. Gino’s – Don Kesee (4 pm)
Neon Moon Saloon (LaPorte) – jam w/Chris Elliot & the James Brothers (6-9 pm)
Office (The) – Houston Press Music Awards Showcase w/God’s Temple of
      Family Deliverance (4 pm); Dizzy Pilot (5 pm); Rotten Piece (6 pm);
      SkyBlue 72 (7 pm); Davin James (8 pm); Deep Ella (9 pm)
Ovations – Dennis Welch Ensemble (7 pm)
Papa’s On The Lake (Lake Conroe) – Modoc
Ponderosa Club – I.J. Gosey & the Supreme Band (5-9 pm)
Poor Michael’s On The Strand (Galveston) – jam (8 pm)
Prego’s (Rice Village) – Mickey Mosley (6-9 pm)
Red Cat Jazz Café – Houston Press Music Awards Showcase w/Bright Men of
      Learning (4 pm); Cl’che (5 pm); El Orbits (6 pm); Medicine Show (7 pm);
      Luther & the Healers (8 pm); John Evans (9 pm)
Ronnie’s Ice House (Dickinson) – jam w/Buddy Manchac & friends (5-9 pm)
Rudyard’s – The Channel/Golden Bear/Listen Listen
Sambuca Restaurant – Blue Monks
Sansone’s – jam w/Flash (5-9 pm)
Scout Bar (Clear Lake) – South FM/Dine Alone/Sevrin
Shakespeare Pub (The) – blues jam w/Spare Time Murray
Sherlock’s Pub (Humble) – showcase
Sherlock’s Pub (West Gray) – The Jack Trippers
St. Pete’s Dancing Marlin – Houston Press Music Awards Showcase w/
      Riff Tiffs (4 pm); Flying Fish Sailors (5 pm); Snit’s Dog & Pony Show
      (6 pm); David Brake (7 pm); Molly & the Ringwalds (8 pm); Lonestar
      Pornstar (9 pm)
T-Bone Tom’s (Kemah) – Rythm Kings (5-9 pm)
Tavern (The) – Trey Clark (acoustic; 7-11 pm)
Texas House Concerts (623 West 12th St.) – Classical Grass (4 pm) (for info
      tedslaw@swbellnet or TexasHouseConcerts.com)
Tobin’s – Scott Sileo (4 pm)
Traders Village – Miss Leslie & Her Juke-Jointers (12-4 pm)
Uncle Albert’s – open mic

That's it for now!

 

See you at The Watwermelon Fest and The Houston Press Music Awards Showcase!