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P.O.D. Bring Their Full Circle Tour to Warehouse Live P.O.D. (Payable on Death) will be bringing their Full Circle Tour to Warehouse Live this month. The show on Sunday, November 25th will also feature special guests nonpoint, and Islander.

P.O.D. (Payable on Death) formed in San Diego, CA, in 1992, and have since charted their own course with worldwide sales exceeding 10 million, hugely successful international tours, and a series of chart-topping radio hits. Over the span of two decades they have released eight studio albums of original songs – including the triple-platinum Satellite – seen chart success with more than a dozen Rock radio hits, including “Southtown,” “Alive,” “Youth of the Nation,” and “Boom,” the Active Rock hit “Beautiful” and their No. 1 single, “Lost In Forever,” received three GRAMMY Award® nominations, and racked up four No. 1 music videos. The band has also contributed songs to numerous major motion picture soundtracks. P.O.D. is Sonny Sandoval (vocals), Marcos Curiel (guitar), Traa Daniels (bass) and Wuv Bernardo (drums). The members of P.O.D. are also active members of a tight-knit music community, collaborating on their own records as well as others’, including Katy Perry, H.R. (Bad Brains), Mike Muir (Suicidal Tendencies), Sen Dog (Cypress Hill), and more. P.O.D. released their ninth studio album, The Awakening (T-Boy/UMe), on August 21, 2015.

While they play around with the infectious grooves of reggae and Latin music as well as the heavy deliverance of hip-hop and rock, San Diego’s hard rock four-piece P.O.D. have defined a universal message. They’re born-again Christians and their faith takes a central place in their music.

In the SoCal neighborhood of San Ysidro, Marcos (guitar) and Wuv (drums) relished the music they grew up on. San Ysidro or “Southtown” was a multicultural area and working class. While Marcos and Wuv were fond of their jazz and reggae roots, they were young punks in the making. Both loved the gnarl of grunge and took a liking to Green Day, Pennywise, Bad Brains, and the Vandals. In 1992 they got a band together, P.O.D. (short for “Payable on Death”), with Wuv’s hip-hop MC cousin, Sonny, and aimed for something real. Cleveland native Traa joined in 1993 and P.O.D. were on the map.

Throughout the ’90s, P.O.D. played countless shows across the nation and sold more than 40,000 copies of their three homemade EPs – Brown, Snuff the Punk, and P.O.D. Live — on their own Rescue Records. Atlantic Records was intrigued by the group’s hardworking ethic and passion for music, inking a deal with P.O.D. in 1998. The Warriors EP preceded the major-label debut of P.O.D.’s

1999 release, The Fundamental Elements of Southtown. “Southtown” and “Rock the Party (Off the Hook)” were powerful singles, pushing the album to go platinum. P.O.D. earned top honors for Best Hard Rock or Metal Group, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year for “Rock the Party (Off the Hook)” at the 1999 San Diego Music Awards as well.

A year later and with the buzz still going, P.O.D. hit the road with Ozzfest 2000 and shared dates with Crazy Town and Staind for the MTV Campus Invasion tour. They also ventured into films, contributing several songs to various soundtracks. “School of Hard Knocks” proved successful in the Adam Sandler comedy Little Nicky in 2001, whereas additional tracks featured in the Al Pacino sports thriller Any Given Sunday and Ready to Rumble maintained P.O.D.’s growing status. A second album for Atlantic, Satellite, was recorded with Howard Benson in spring 2001.

Benson captured the magic once again, and P.O.D.’s stature exploded later that year, hot on the heels of the spiritual chaos of debut single “Alive.” “Youth of the Nation” scored again for P.O.D., as its positive mix of hiphop, reggae, and hardcore punk defined a different kind of rock next to the likes of Kid Rock, Limp Bizkit, and Korn.

Controversy hit the P.O.D. camp in 2003 when founding guitarist Marcos left the band.

However, P.O.D. were soon back on track, tapping ex-Living Sacrifice guitarist Jason Truby as a replacement and recording the Satellite follow-up Payable on Death. Heavy touring followed, and stretched all the way into late 2004. Early the next year, P.O.D. reconvened in the studio, this time with Glen Ballard behind the board, and the Top Ten hit Testify appeared in early 2006.

The year 2006 proved to be another transitional year for P.O.D. as the bandmembers announced they were leaving longtime record label Atlantic. Soon after, they released the Rhino compilation Greatest Hits: The Atlantic Years. Also that year, guitarist Jason Truby left the band — purportedly on the same day that original guitarist Marcos Curiel asked to rejoin. The band’s seventh studio album, When Angels and Serpents Dance, followed in 2008.

In 2012 P.O.D. released their eighth studio album, Murdered Love, featuring production from Howard Benson, who had worked with the band on Satellite. Benson was once again on board for the group’s 2015 studio effort, Awakening, which also featured a guest appearances from In This Moment frontwoman Maria Brink and Sick of It All’s Lou Koller.

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ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons Releases “The Big Bad Blues” -Performs at Revention Music Center November 9thZZ Top legend Billy F Gibbons’ will be returning to Houston for a show at Revention Music Center on November 9th. He is touring in support of his second-ever solo release, The Big Bad Blues, which was released just last month on September 21, 2018. This is the follow-up to his acclaimed 2015 Afro-Cuban-flavored solo album Perfectamundo.

The Big Bad Blues, as the title suggests, focuses on Gibbons’ lifelong love of the blues and rock & roll, showcasing the blues-influenced vocals and guitar licks that have together served as the foundation for his numerous hits over the past five decades. The album features 11 tracks balancing some classic covers like “Rollin’ and Tumblin’” and “Standing Around Crying,” along with some of Billy’s signature new blues originals.

“We successfully made our way through those uncharted waters with the Cubano flavor of Perfectamundo and completed the journey,” says Gibbons in distinguishing The Big Bad Blues from its predecessor. “The shift back to the blues is a natural. It’s something which our followers can enjoy with the satisfaction of experiencing the roots tradition and, at the same time, feeling the richness of stretching the art form.”

Gibbons, of course, has long been one of the most important and influential artists to emerge from the blues traditions, carrying it forward in a career honored by his 2004 induction, with ZZ Top, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As he notes, he was blues-influenced “right from the beginning—and it’s never let up.”

“There’s something very primordial within the art form,” he says. “Nobody gets away from the infectious allure of those straight-ahead licks!”

He notes it would take many hours just to scratch the surface surrounding this enduring love affair: “I suspect Jimmy Reed did me in early on. The inventiveness of that high and lonesome sound remains solid and stridently strong to this day. We could go on to mention the lineup of usual suspects, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy, all three Kings [B.B., Albert and Freddie]. The lengthy list of champions are forever carved in stone.”

After the success of Perfectamundo, Concord Records president John Burk expressed his intent on following up with another artistic offering with a more familiar, bluesy kind of content. “Billy has an incredibly deep knowledge of the great blues tradition and has carried that tradition forward in his music throughout his incredible career. Therefore, it seemed natural to do a project that centered on his musical roots, and the music that so inspired him from the very beginning.”

Gibbons remarked, “We were delighted to follow suit: It’s steeped in the tradition of ‘BFG meets blues giants’ with an adventurous expression to keep it fresh.”

BFG and Burk met in an underground parking garage of a favorite Hollywood bistro from the comforts of JB’s top-down ride, playing some tracks, LOUD, with the music bouncing off the walls beneath a couple floors of raw concrete.”… Gibbons got the nod. He and his “greasy” gang of unbridled players were delivering the goods.

“From deep in the heart of Texas, our Hammond organ specialist, Mr. Mike Flanigin, stepped forward and accepted the invitation to step from the B3 bench to take on the task of pounding the ivory 88’s,” says Gibbons, adding, “Great piano stuff from Mike ‘The Drifter’ Flanigin.

“Master of the Fender Bass-guitar, Joe Hardy lent his low-down sound with his fearless funkiness, SO fine!

“Also, in the mash-up mix, the man-withthe-backbeat-plan, Greg Morrow. G keeps the skins alive and kickin’. And while we’re on that backbeat thang…

“Matt Sorum steps forward with his super-syncopation, thrashing the skins like no buddies business.

“Alabama–come-California soulster Austin Hanks, roughs up the riffs with his left-handed six-string electric. Have mercy!”

Gibbons himself shares the harmonica chops with James Harman who has appeared over the years doin’ that Mississippi-sounding thing.

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“James is the fastidiously fierce follower of the real deal when it comes to blowing’ the harp.

“As for the album content, check it out…

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“Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue,” he says. “It’s no secret there are several favorites from the wayback starting with not one, but two, from the Bo Diddley catalog [‘Bring It to Jerome’ and ‘Crackin’ Up’]. We dusted off an old Gretsch Duo-Jet guitar which put it squarely with that infamous Bo Diddley sound.

Once covered, we made way into another side—a much earlier number from Muddy Waters, ‘Standing Around Crying.’

The ragged edges with the meanness of James’ bad self on harp seemed to fit the bill to enter the lineup.”

As for favorites, Gibbons notes, “‘Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’ is a gift from Miz Gibbons. She knows what girls want and laid it out cold. And ‘Second Line’ is a definite throwback to many good days and nights down New Orleans way.

“Other tracks on The Big Bad Blues are

easy pickin’, sayin’ it all. It’s a street affair.”

With his signature beard and African headgear, Billy F Gibbons is instantly recognizable.

He’s best known as the centerpiece and one third of ZZ Top, the band that came together in 1969 and has stayed part of the American musical landscape ever since – the longest running major rock band still composed of its original members.

Billy and band mates Dusty Hill and Frank Beard were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, most appropriately by Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, a longtime friend of Billy’s.

His singular look notwithstanding, Billy’s even more notable for having been recognized as one of the most inventive and dexterous guitarists of the rock era. Gibbons is widely regarded as one of the world’s finest guitarists working in the blues-rock idiom. ZZ Top’s sound owes much to his uncanny knack to squeeze unheard of sounds out of the electric guitar that resonate with the blues, pop, r&b, country, gospel, western, hillbilly and West African influences that coalesced

when rock ‘n roll was born. His almost subconscious awareness of this heritage makes his an approach that is, at once, innovative and authentic. As a vocalist, his down ‘n dirty growl is unmistakable; he sounds ominous and mirthful at the same time, as listeners to such hits as “La Grange,” “Sharp Dressed Man” and “Cheap Sunglasses” can attest.

Before ZZ Top, who would go on to become a living symbol of the State of Texas, Billy fronted several bands during his formative years growing up in Houston, and soon became a local phenomenon. The Moving Sidewalks was his psychedelic pre-ZZ Top group and had occasion to open for Jimi Hendrix, who was so taken with young Gibbons’ fretwork that he called it to the attention of Dick Cavett on national TV. Now, as then, Billy Gibbons is much more than an iconic guitar slinger with a monumental length of chin whiskers. He’s an internationally recognized collector of guitars and cars, a fact chronicled in the best-selling book he wrote about his collecting obsessions, Rock + Roll Gearhead (MBI Publishing).

His guitar collection today numbers more than 800 instruments and includes the famous “Furry One,” as seen in the “Legs” video, and his most cherished guitar – “Pearly Gates,” a Gibson Les Paul that he values above all others.

Years ago, when Gibbons visited the childhood home of Muddy Waters on Mississippi’s Stovall Plantation, he noted that a massive cypress timber that had been part of the shotgun shack’s roof had fallen. He was gifted with the huge piece of lumber and commissioned a guitar to be made out of it in tribute to Waters, a longtime hero of Billy’s. Thus was born the “Muddywood” guitar that was soon donated to the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale where it is on display to this day.

The cars he’s built over the years have become stars in their own right: Eliminator, CadZZilla, Kopperhead, Whiskey Runner and others have been major attractions on the car show circuit and have been seen in numerous videos. They are works of art – literal museum pieces. Eliminator has been on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, and CadZZilla, Coupe de Grace, Slampla and HogZZilla were part of the Petersen Automotive Museum’s Cars & Guitars of Rock ‘n Roll exhibition in Los Angeles, for which he served as Creative Consultant. Beyond guitars and cars, Gibbons has a renowned collection of African art, and an abiding interest in both the paranormal and cutting-edge technology.

Apart from his work with ZZ Top, he’s recorded with such notable artists as B.B. King, Les Paul, Queens of the Stone Age, Shemekia Copeland, Kid Rock, Alice Cooper, Johnny Winter, John Mayall, Sue Foley and others.

In 2015, Concord Records released Billy’s debut solo album, the Afro-Cuban flavored Perfectamundo, which was followed by performances at the Havana Jazz Festival. Now, its follow-up, also from Concord, comes The Big Bad Blues, out in the fall of 2018. Co-produced

by Gibbons and Joe Hardy, it is just as the title suggests – a return to Gibbons’ blues roots. The Big Bad Blues contains BFG-ified renditions of songs associated with some of his heroes – “Standing Around Crying” and “Rollin’ & Tumblin’” by Muddy Waters, and “Crackin’ Up” and “Bring It To Jerome” from the Bo Diddley canon. These are joined by nine originals, including one written by Gilligan Gibbons, a/k/a Mrs. Billy Gibbons. Recorded in his hometown of Houston at Foam Box Recordings, the album features Hardy on bass, drums by Guns N’ Roses/ Velvet Revolver/The Cult veteran Matt Sorum as well as Nashville session great Greg Morrow, and Austin stalwart Mike ‘The Drifter’ Flanigin on keyboards. Blues harp (harmonica) duties were handled by James Harmon as well as Billy who, of course, is the album’s vocalist and guitar slinger nonpareil.

A musician’s musician, Billy F Gibbons is a wellspring of what he likes to refer to as the “three T’s”: tone, taste and tenacity. His transcendent creativity in a broad variety of artistic and intellectual endeavors has stood him in good stead over the years underscoring his undisputed status as music’s most highly regarded Renaissance man.

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Silverstein Perform at White Oak Music Hall Silverstein are beginning their 15th Anniversary Tour this month, celebrating their landmark debut album When Broken Is Easily Fixed. The additional leg takes place in early 2019.

The first leg kicks off November 9 in Detroit and runs through December 16 in Toronto in the band’s native Canada. The tour will touchdown this month at the White Oak Music Hall on November 27th.

Silverstein will also perform two sets on this run. One set will feature the band performing When Broken Is Easily Fixed in full, followed by a second set of “greatest hits.”

Special guests on both legs are Hawthorne Heights, As Cities Burn, and Capstan. ”As hard as we work on pushing forward with our new music, it’s fun to reminisce and I think important to give some love and respect to the music that started it all for us and the fans who have supported us since the beginning,” said singer Shane Told previously said about the anniversary tour. “We’ve never been a band to tear down or insult our older material, and I’ve always said we will always show it the respect it deserves. This tour is doing exactly that.”

Told continued, “It’s going to be an emotional ride for sure. But I know we’ll all have smiles on our faces the whole time. It brings us back to an era of innocence and excitement, getting into our beat up van with the heat permanently stuck on, and driving all over America for the first time.”

He finished, “We’re going to be able to do things, production-wise, we simply couldn’t have done 15 years ago because we didn’t have the budget — and in some cases the technology wasn’t there yet. This is going to be the best you’ve seen our band — we’re pulling

out all the stops.”

Longevity is a rare feat for any band, especially one rooted in a foundation of punk and hardcore. Aggressive music is often fueled by youthful fire, and sustaining a career without completely abandoning that urgent sound is almost impossible for most bands.

But what’s possible for “most bands” has never been a concern for post-hardcore pioneers Silverstein. Throughout the course of their 17year career, from Ontario basement shows to touring the world and selling over a million records, Silverstein has always managed to be completely comfortable in their own skin while never being afraid to challenge themselves. This perfect balance marks the band’s eighth full-length, Dead Reflection—an album that proves Silverstein still has plenty of fire left.

Silverstein have released an album every odd year since their 2003 debut, When Broken Is Easily Fixed, and that drive is paramount to why the band remains one of posthardcore’s most relevant and influential acts.

This consistency shows an uncommonly clear path of growth from album to album as the band honed the aggressive-to-melodic contrast that became their signature sound. Dead Reflection marks a sharp jump in that evolution: the band pushed themselves harder than ever before, resulting in an album the takes all of Silverstein’s strengths—pummeling riffs, explosive dynamic shifts, and huge, anthemic choruses—and ramps up the intensity. Guitarist Paul Marc Rousseau co-produced Dead Reflection with Derek Hoffman, leading to a level of collaboration with which band had never experimented before. After years of creating and touring, the members of Silverstein have each become accomplished musicians in their

own right while still summoning the same unbridled ferocity that marked the band’s early days, and it’s this fusion that makes Dead Reflection feel so vital.

Vocalist Shane Told has always been a master of taking his darkest times and channeling them into compelling songwriting, and Dead Reflection ups the ante as the singer documents his most troubled year. The tumultuous end of a long relationship sent Told into a self-destructive spiral that left him isolated and forced to confront who he truly was with everything stripped away. All of the positivity that had previously come so easily suddenly felt put-on, like a costume that never quite fit, and as the people closest to him were all entering new phases of life with new responsibilities, the singer found himself feeling more alone and nihilistic than ever. In the end it was Silverstein, the one constant in Told’s life, that brought him back from the brink. With the prospect of writing a new album on the hori-

zon, he thew himself into the process, fully exploring the bleak narrative he was living out.

Dead Reflection became a sort of “What-if?” version of Told’s life, a cautionary tale urging listeners to find out what really matters and challenge their own masks before it’s too late.

Writing proved to be as cathartic as it was harrowing, and slowly Told began to feel the weight of the past year lifting; Silverstein had been there for him just when he needed it most.

Dead Reflection is an album that couldn’t exist without everything that’s come before it, a culmination not just of Silverstein’s sonic growth, but also the personal journeys entangled in the band’s career. Longevity was never the objective, but that drive to deliver their absolute best, no matter what the cost, is exactly why the band remains at the top of their game after almost two decades.

For Silverstein there is no settling, no stopping, and they give nothing less than everything.

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Puddle Of Mudd Rocks The BFE Rock Bar Imperial Vapor Co. presents Puddle of Mudd, Saturday December 1st, 2018 at the BFE Rock Club. Puddle of Mudd is an American rock band formed in 1991. To date, the band has sold over seven million albums and has had a string of No. 1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Their major-label debut Come Clean has sold over five million copies. They have released two independent and four major label albums, with their latest being Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate in December 2009, and their most recent compilation album being re:(disc)overed, released in August 2011.

Puddle of Mudd was formed on September 13, 1991, in Kansas City by Wes Scantlin (lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Jimmy Allen (lead guitar), Sean Sammon (bass), and Kenny Burkitt (drums). According to Scantlin, the band name was inspired by practicing next to the Missouri river levee, which always inundated the band’s practice space, but never ruined their equipment since they were on the second floor. In order to get to their practice space, the band “had to walk through a pile of shit.” The group’s first album, Stuck, was released in 1994 on V&R Records. The album was produced by the band and E.J. Rose, and was recorded at Red House Studio in Lawrence, Kansas. It spawned two radio singles (the first was “You Don’t Know”, the second “Drift and Die”).

Minus Jimmy Allen, the group released a second album, Abrasive, in 1997 on Hardknocks Records. It had eleven tracks, all written by the band, three of which would eventually make it on to Puddle of Mudd’s first major label release. Differences of opinion and other factors led to the break-up of the original Puddle of Mudd by early 1999, leaving Scantlin as the only original member. Kenny

and Sean were still in the band, and Wes had gone out as a DJ for his girlfriend.

Scantlin’s big break in the music business came after a copy of his demo tape was delivered to Fred Durst. Durst contacted Scantlin, and after hearing that his band had broken up, decided to bring him to California to attempt to put a new band together.

One of the first people Scantlin met upon arriving in California was Doug Ardito, an intern at Interscope Records. When Scantlin found out about Ardito’s bass playing, they decided to work together. They were still in need of a guitarist and drummer. Fred Durst decided to contact a guitarist he knew from his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida, Paul Phillips, who had formerly played in a local band there called Happy Hour. After getting the call from Durst, Paul decided to try out for Puddle of Mudd and was accepted, choosing to leave college in order to join. The band held auditions for a new drummer and selected Greg Upchurch, who was an ex-member of Eleven and had also toured with Chris Cornell.

Puddle of Mudd released its major-label debut album Come Clean on August 28, 2001. The lead single from the album, “Control” was successful. It was also the theme song for WWE’s Survivor Series 2001, which was critically acclaimed. The second single off the album, “Blurry”, co-written with Sean Sammon, Kenny Burkitt, Jimmy Allen and Doug Ardito, turned out to be Puddle of Mudd’s most successful single, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart, and also winning an ASCAP song of the year award for Ardito, Allen and Scantlin. The song was also used in the game Ace Combat 5, published by Namco.

“Drift & Die” co-written by Jimmy Allen was also released as a single spending six weeks

at the No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Chart.

The fourth single, “She Hates Me” co-written

by Jimmy Allen was released in late 2002, and reached the No. 1 spot on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, as well as No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. Allen and Scantlin won the ASCAP award for most played rock song of the year.

The group then embarked on a European and American tour as the opening act for Godsmack and Deftones, and were also a part of the Family Values 2001 tour, alongside Linkin Park, Stone Temple Pilots, and Staind.

The album was certified triple platinum in the U.S. by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 31, 2003, and as of late 2006, total sales worldwide were in excess of five million copies.

On October 9, 2007, the band released their third major label record, Famous. The first single, “Famous”, was leaked through the band’s Myspace page and radio in July before the CD was released. Another track, “Merry Go Round”, was released through iTunes before the official release. The following single, “Psycho”, topped both the Mainstream Rock Tracks and Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts for nine weeks. “Livin’ on Borrowed Time” and “We Don’t Have To Look Back Now” were the final singles released.

In the spring of 2007, the band went on tour supporting Hinder and Papa Roach on the Door to Dorm tour.

Their song “Famous” was the WWE One Night Stand 2007 official theme song and was also featured in the video game WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008, as well as UFC 2009 Undisputed.

In 2009, former guitarist Paul Phillips rejoined the band after replacement Christian Stone was let go on good terms. Around this time the band recruited Famous producer Brian Howes to begin recording a new record in Vancouver. Prior to the new album’s release, band members said the album’s name would be called ‘Jacket on the Rack’. However, it was changed to Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate. Released on December 8, it

has gone on to sell around 100,000 copies. The first single, “Spaceship”, was released in October 2009.

On February 10, 2010, a new song, “Shook Up the World”, was released. The song was written for Team USA for use in the 2010 Winter Olympics. All proceeds from the song went to Team USA. Although intended for release during the Olympics, the deadline was missed.

The band released a cover album titled re:(disc)overed on August 30. The release featured covers of songs originally by The Rolling Stones, Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, AC/ DC and others. According to original bassist Sean Sammon, it was confirmed that the band’s first two albums, “Stuck” and “Abrasive”, would be re-released sometime in late 2011. Ardito rejoined the band in 2011 and proceeded to tour with them. Ryan Yerdon was also replaced by Shannon Boone. The band posted several online updates during 2012 suggesting that they were writing and recording a new album. Wes Scantlin was interviewed about his latest arrest for vandalism on July 2013, where he was quoted as saying “We have tons and tons of new hit songs. I write every single night, and we record all the time.

We’re getting ready to go in and do the record, tour a little bit for the summer, and then do the full production and get back on the scene.”

On May 17, 2016 the band announced that they will be taking part the Make America Rock Again super tour throughout the summer and fall 2016. The tour will feature other artist who had success throughout the 2000s including Trapt, Saving Abel, Alien Ant Farm, Crazy Town, 12 Stones, Tantric, Drowning Pool, P.O.D. and Fuel.

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Smile Empty Soul Returns To Houston Smile Empty Soul will be performing this month at The Concert Pub North on November 23rd and at the Scout Bar on November 24th. The band is touring in support of their new album, “Oblivion.” Already the band has released two singles off the album. The first two singles from “Oblivion” are “Stars,” and “Sides.”

Oblivion was released on May 25th (15 years almost to the day after their Gold selling debut).

Smile Empty Soul has become known for their constant touring and never wavering, honest sound and lyrics. Now, with their new album Oblivion, and a calendar full of tour dates, the band seem to have established themselves as one of the defining underground rock groups of their generation.

Originating out of Los Angeles in the late 1990’s, the band has stayed true to their brand of “no bullshit”, “real as it gets” hard rock to this day.

Smile Empty Soul is a heavy alternative trio, formed while its three members were still in Santa Clarita, California high schools in 1998. Led by singer/guitarist Sean Danielson, the band also included drummer Derek Gledhill and bassist Ryan Martin.

After honing their sound with numerous hometown gigs, Smile Empty Soul began venturing to the Sunset Strip, and eventually passed a demo to Todd Parker of the Los Angeles indie label ThroBack Records.

That exposure led to a deal with Jason Flom’s Lava imprint, which was expanding in the wake of early signee Kid Rock’s white-hot success. The trio hooked up with producer John Lewis Parker, who was at the helm for their self-titled debut, issued by Lava in May 2003. With its screeching guitars and Danielson’s rage-filled vocals, the album was indebted to the alternative sounds of the early ’90s. As the band recorded their follow-up in 2005, Gledhill parted ways with the band and Dominic Weir temporarily filled his position before he was subsequently replaced by Jake Kilmer. They also recruited guitarist Mike Booth (Cold). Anxiety was scheduled for release in 2005, but a split with Lava kept the album from seeing the light of day. Their de facto sophomore LP, the freshly recorded Vultures, was released in 2006. After promotional touring for the album, Booth amicably parted ways with the band. In 2009, Anxiety was finally

released through their own MRAfia Records label (along with a bonus DVD version, More Anxiety). The band also released their fourth full-length, Consciousness. In 2012, Smile Empty Soul released a fifth album, the sharply polished 3’s, on eOne Records.

It was quickly followed by Chemicals (Two Disciples/Pavement). In early 2016, they released the Shapeshifter EP, which was split between re-recordings of hits from their debut, as well as three new songs.

In October 2016, the band stated via their Facebook page that in early 2017, they planned to release a compilation album consisting of 13 rare and unreleased tracks. On 10 December 2016 the compilation album was announced as Rarities as well as artwork and some track names.

In September 2017, the ensemble announced via their Facebook page that Kilmer and Martin would be parting ways with Smile Empty Soul, leaving Danielsen as the only remaining original band member. Mark Young, originally from Hed PE and Victor Ribas, originally from HURT, then joined the band as both touring and recording musicians on bass and drums/percussion/vocals respectively.

In May 2018, Young announced his departure from the ensemble.

On May 25, 2018, the band released their new album, Oblivion.

Music News is looking for some new writers to cover the cool new clubs inside the 610 Loop, as well as the Galveston County area, The Woodlands, and all about the Houston area. If you think you’ve got what it takes to write for Music News, email us at musicnew@airmail.net with your contact info and samples of your work.

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ROCK CENTER BAND REHEARSAL STUDIO FORGET THE REST - PLAY AT THE BEST Loaded Barrels Saloon is one of the newest places on the North side! Found at 9558 FM 1960 West, they are pleasing new customers with the new renovations (used to be Oz Bar), and new friendly staff. Great casual place with a large selection of beers, bar games, and last but not least, live music!

Fridays and Saturdays enjoy a cold one and shows like John Barraza Project Fri. Nov. 9th, Morgan McKay Fri. Nov. 16th, and Texas TNT Sat. Nov. 24th. Hope to see ya soon at Loaded Barrels and tell ‘em Music News sent ya!

Live Nation is the number one site for tickets for all the best shows. Here’s the lineup for this month: Revention Music Center has Houston’s own Billy F. Gibbons featuring Matt Sorum & Austin Hanks Fri. Nov. 9th. Hard rockers Daughtry play on Wed. Nov. 28th. Blues artist Gary Clark, Jr. is Fri. Nov. 30th.

At Smart Financial Centre, some of the upcoming shows are: country group Lady Antebellum with special guest Danielle Bradbery Sat. Nov. 3rd. Willie Nelson & Family is in concert Sun. Nov. 25th. The Rock of Ages 10th anniversary tour is Fri. Nov. 30th-Sun. Dec. 2nd.

Toyota Center has pop sensation Nicki Minaj and Future on Fri. Nov. 2nd. Pop/rock group Twenty-one Pilots will be there Tues.

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At The Arena Theater: you can see R&B artist R. Kelly Sat. Nov. 3rd, pop singer Ashanti Fri. Nov. 23rd, and a country show, with Travis Tritt & The Charlie Daniels Band Thurs. Nov. 29th.

You can find tickets for these shows and a whole lot more at www.livenation.com!

Treasures Estate Sales & More says, “We work for you”! covering from Houston to Galveston and the surrounding areas. They handle all types of Estate Sales from a simple downsizing project to a major liquidation sale.

No job is too small. They offer a free no obligation meeting and are here to help take care of the worries of liquidating your family’s treasures and do the best for YOU. Estate sales will be advertised on the Web, Facebook, Estatesale.com, Estatesales.net, Estatesales.org, and more. You get: Nothing up front, you’re only charged 30%, and get 70%. You’re paid 5-7 days after the sale. You also get a free visit to your residence for prep work. They will set up your estate sale, promote it, provide supplies that are needed, and clean up. Hours are from 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week. Call 832-671-3793 to make your appointment, or go to www.treasureestatesales&more.

Scout Bar is the most popular live music venue in the Clear Lake area. Nationwide and even globally known acts perform here, as well as local ones! Some upcoming bands are: everyone’s favorite metal cover band, Metal Shop on Fri. Nov. 9th, then Bone-ThugsN-Harmony Mon. Nov. 19th, Hoobastank with The Reason 15th anniversary tour on Fri. Nov. 23rd, and King’s X Fri. Nov. 30th. Scout Bar is at 28307 Egret Bay Blvd. For all the latest, go to www.scoutbar.com.

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The pub upstairs and adjacent from Scout Bar is Pub Level Grill & Lounge. They have 53 draft beers, great food, a huge video wall, and is also your headquarters for all things sports on their dozens of TV’s around the bar, including Texans and Rockets! Fridays have DJ Altruist. Saturday nights have entertainment, like this month, The Slags Sat. Nov. 10th, then Jonathan Mitchell Sat. Nov. 17th and a 90’s throwback party Sat. Nov. 24th.

Come hang out at Pub Level!

Heights Guitar Tech is celebrating 4 years serving Houston musicians! They have stringed instrument repair, and now amplifier repair and service! Their high-quality service has a 5 star rating from Yelp and Google. They have the fastest turnaround with most jobs finished in 24 hours at no extra charge! They have the friendliest techs around, and satisfaction is always their number one goal. Heights Gui-

tar Tech is conveniently located in the Heights at 742 W. 20th St. (between Shepherd & Durham) and is open Tues.-Fri. 11am-7pm and Sat. 10am-5pm. To schedule an appointment, call 713-426-1888.

Acadia Live rocks the Northside!

Bringing you the best in live music, entertainment and food. Each night has something going on, whether it’s Monday night pool and poker league, then poker league Tuesday night, an open jam Wednesday with street tacos for sale or Thursday night with live local and touring bands hosted by North West Houston Entertainment, YouTube broadcasts, plus Ladies’ Night! There are live, local, and regional and national touring bands on Fridays and Saturdays. Sunday is 11 Below Brewing Company Sunday Nights, also with live bands. Some shows coming up this month continued on next page

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Journey Tribute Escape Perform at The Concert Pub North for their ‘Songs For A Cause’ Festival and Fundraiser We dropped by the Concert Pub North for their annual “Songs For A Cause” Music Festival and Fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness and the place was packed. The turnout for the show was fantastic. We’re not sure how much money they raised, but we’re told it was a good amount. The Festival and Fundraiser featured many venders, giveaways, auctions and many bands. When we got there, Houston’s premiere Journey Tribute, Escape, was on stage. It was great seeing all the folks there sing along with the band and really get into the show and the occasion. If you haven’t seen Escape yet, make sure you do. Although we have a couple of videos for you to watch from this night, nothing takes the place of seeing Escape live. The band is filled with seasoned pros that really know how to entertain a crowd. Make sure you put this on your ‘must do’ list. In the meantime you can start watching our videos on HMNTV - Houston Music News Television now! We’ve included a couple of pictures from this event to share with you. Of course, the big picture is Escape and from left to right: Some of the auction items, one of the booths there, Sherree B. and Donna Connors - Sherree’s friend and the visionary for this event, and Sherree’s son Julian with some friends outside selling art to help raise money. Our congratulations goes out to J.D., Sherree B., The Concert Pub North, and all the people that helped participate to making “Songs For a Cause” a big success in the fight against Breast Cancer.

MUSIC NEWS Kiss Alike Performs at The Concert Pub North One of our favorite Houston Tribute Bands is the KISS Tribute, KISS ALIKE. These guys try real hard to recreate the actual KISS experience, and they do a damn good job at it. We caught up with them at The Concert Pub North this night for a little of that KISS experience and the band was jamming to a full house. It looks like we weren’t the only ones there to relive KISS. Seasoned musicians make up this hot new Houston based tribute band, and they are dedicated to making it sound and look as authentic as possible to give you, the fans, an unforgettable KISS experience!

You’ll really like their 7" leather heels, and going to all of their shows! They perform in professional replica costume and makeup; and a full stage set that includes a wall of speakers, lighted KISS sign, and Pyrotechnics! This accurate tribute to the hottest band in the land, KISS, covers all of their best loved hits. They portray a very realistic Destroyer and Love Gun look, from the classic 70’s. KISS ALIKE has up to 2 hours of all the classic KISS songs in each performance. The friendly band members will meet with KISS fans after every show for photo ops and autographs.

We’ve got two videos from this night’s performance to share with you right now on HMNTV Houston Music News Television, so start watching now!

include a FREE show with Morais, Manifestive, Secrete of Boris, A.O.K. & Lex King Sat. Nov. 10th, then Rendered Heartless, Chamber of Ascension, and Carter Fri. Nov. 23rd. Dimphonic, Page 9, Wyatt Martin play on Thurs. Nov. 29th. Acadia is at 3939 FM 1960 W. The best hard rock on the Northside is at Acadia Live!

Jailhouse Saloon actually was an old jail in Spring that is now turned into a bar!

Here’s what they have on tap this month: Black Velvet Band Sat. Nov. 10th, The Weeds

Fri. Nov. 16th, then check out North Houston Bike Night with Troublemaker Sat. Nov. 17th. Heated Frenzy plays on Fri. Nov. 30th.

The open jam Sunday with John Wilson and Friends, and Steak Night Wednesday with Lectric Ed and Friends. The commissary is open Monday thru Sunday if you get hungry.

Come do some time at Jailhouse Saloon tonight!

KMP stands for Kendall Mason Photography, and they are here to meet all your personal and professional needs! Call 832883-0853 to make an appointment. Support your local music scene! Also, if you need any home repairs done, give Kendall Mason’s handyman a call. Call 832-883-0853 for an

Welcome to Acadia Live! Every week bringing you some of the best events, live music, and different food!

Monday night- Pool league and poker league.

Tuesday night- Poker League Wednesday night- All new Open Jam, and different freshly made street tacos by our bartender Jeremy for sale. $2 tube shots Thursday night- Live local and touring bands, hosted by North West Houston entertainment, YouTube broadcasts, ladies 21 and up get in for FREE (except for big tour shows, will be noted) $2 tube shots Friday and Saturday- Live, local, regional, and national touring bands. $2 tube shots, $6.25 Deadpool Cold Cock Whiskey shots Sunday- 11 BELOW BREWING COMPANY SUNDAY NIGHTS! Live bands, $1.50 11 Below pints from 7pm-2am, also sponsored by Magik Recording Studio, and AdVantage Point Video! $2 tube shots

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BAR HOURS: 12:00PM - 2:00AM DAILY • HAPPY HOUR @ MON. - FRI. 12PM - 7PM CHECK US OUT ON acadiabarandgrill.com & https://www.facebook.com/acadiabar1960/ Thursday, November 1 - Brainstorm for Tuesday, 54 Reasons, American Psychos Friday, November 2 - Michelle Manry Wedding Show Saturday, November 3 - The Trouble Notes, Karim K., Burning Pages Sunday, November 4 - German Mesa Show Wednesday, November 7 - Fantazzmo, Ryatt, Cymblem, Shelter the Orphan Thursday, November 8 - The Hostile Redemption, Lip Service, Vanessa McGrew Friday, November 9 - Runescarred, Dawn of Dissolution, All Roads to Rome, Knocturnal Maddness Saturday, November 10 - FREE SHOW - Morals, Manifestive, Secrrete of Boris, A.O.K. & Lex King Sunday, November 11 - FREE SHOW - Justin Guy, Colour Noise, Janelle Walker Wednesday, November 14 - Open Mic Thursday, November 15 - Pressive, Memories in Broken Glass, Sensitser, Shoreline Friday, November 16 - Process of Illumination, A.O. River, 3 Eye Raven, The Young Jaguars, Broken String Theory Saturday, November 17 - The Legacy Unwritten, Somewhere To Call Home, Khan, Black Helix, Deteriorated Wednesday, November 21 - Open Mic Friday, November 23 - Rendered Heartless, Chamber of Ascension, Carter Saturday, November 24 - Limp Bizkit, Deftones, Killswitch Engage Tributes Sunday, November 25 - Eminence, In Our Dying Hour, Surrender Stella, Blackfire Syndicate Wednesday, November 28 - Open Mic Thursday, November 29 - Dimphonic, Page 9, Wyatt Martin Friday, November 30 - Three33, Break My Fall, Down for Days, Low Mans Joe, Carranza, Cassidy Sheffield Saturday, December 1 - Toys For Today Harbor For Children Show with Dreadhammer, Blunt, The Stuff, Toykyo Gas Attack, Putrid Womb Sunday, December 2 - German Mesa Show

Kitchen Open Daily Find us on facebook at AcadiaBarandGrill for more events and drink specials

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MUSIC NEWS Th HipWaders Perform at Cruiser’s Ice House

Slayterica Perform at The 19th Hole

Tonight we saw a tribute act at the 19th Hole that literally blew us away.

They are called Slayterica and they are a tribute to Pantera, Slayer, and Metallica. Talk about covering all the bases, these guys really packed a power performance into one set that just was fantastic. Slayterica is based out of Austin, Texas.

The band is comprised of Derek Halfman (Killa Maul, Black Thorn Halo) - guitars ,Keith Ploeger (Snake Skin Prison) – Vocals / Bass , Eric Anthony (Powderburn) - guitars, and Marc Coronado (The Crowned) - Drums/ Vocals. These guys really captured the essence of all three bands they perform a tribute too.

Performing three tributes at one time can be a bit tricky, but let me tell you, nobody got bored at this show. They bounced back and forth from Pantera, Metallica, and Slayer, giving you a great taste of each band and keeping the sound very authentic from one band to the next. If you’re into something a bit heavier, then you really need to check these guys out. In the meantime you’re just going to have to settle with the videos we took of them performing this night until they come back to the Houston area. You can start watching Slayterica, the world’s ONLY Pantera / Slayer / Metallica Tribute right now on HMNTV - Houston Music News Television at http://www.houstonmusicnews.net

estimate. No job too big or small, and tell ‘em Music News Magazine sent ya!

Last Concert Cafe has live music EVERY night of the week in addition to their healthy and delicious Tex-Mex cuisine served fresh every day! The weekly lineup is as follows: Sundays have the Sunday School jam from 11am-3pm. The band Shared Space plays on Monday nights from 7pm-2am. Tuesday nights have Tom Turner Band from 5pm-

7pm, followed by open mic night from 7pm9pm, then The Sidemen from 10pm-midnight.

Wednesday nights have Hellinabucket, the band PotRoast, and then midnight drum circle.

Dinner music Friday nights are hosted by Jimmy Lee Dean. Thursday-Sunday more live music includes CBDB with Mojo Thurs. Nov. 8th, Be Someone Sat. Nov. 24th, and Sol Y Motion Fri. Nov. 30th. The Last Concert Cafe and can be found at 1403 Nance St. If you haven’t been to this unique concert experience, you should check it out!

Katie’s in Bacliff has some of the greatest live music in the Bay Area! They offer it 5 out of 7 days a week- Wednesday through Sunday. Here is just some of the live entertainment you can see here this month: Ulrich Ellison and Tribe Fri. Nov. 9th, Freddie Pate

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202 Sawdust Rd. (The Woodlands) • 281-363-2574 • www.19th.cc TUESDAYS - KARAOKE by Overtime Productions

One of our favorite Blues bands was performing over at Cruiser ’s Ice House in Santa Fe, so we headed over there to see The Hipwaders Flying Circus. We always have a lot of fun with these guys. In fact, we’ve known some of them for a very long time. Bassist Art Elder has been one of our friends since High School. And we’ve known Saxophonist / Harpist Clint Boyd for more years than we can remember. I don’t know who has more fun at their shows.... The Hipwaders, or the audience. It’s a toss up. At any rate, everybody has a great time at a Hipwaders Flying Circus show. Guitarist Dennis Clapp was hot tonight as he ran the fretboard on his guitar. This guy knows how to play the blues. You really need to check them out the next time they play there. In the meantime, just sit back and start watching them on HMNTV - Houston Music News Television.

We’ve got two videos from this night’s show to share with you and I think you’ll like them

Wed. Nov. 21st, and Jay Hooks Sat. Nov. 24th.

Katie’s Blues jam is every Sunday, from 4pm8pm. All musicians welcome, and there are different hosts, like this month, respectively.

Katie’s is located at 315 Grand Ave. in the old Bacliff post office. Have a blast at Katie’s!

Cruise over to Cruiser’s Ice House for an awesome time! Ben Herrington hosts the Blues Jam on Sunday from 4pm-8pm. Monday is free pool night, and check out the Friday Acoustic Jam hosted by Starr Jernigan & Steve Shannon Fri. 8pm-midnight. Bands never have a cover and play Saturday nights.

Bands like Snit’s Dog & Pony Show Sat. Nov. 10th. Starr Jernigan Sat. Nov. 17th, and John A. Miller Sat. Nov. 24th. Happy Hour Mon.Fri. from 11am to 6pm. To find out more, go to www.cruisersTX.com.

Texas Guitar Hospital does guitar repair & modifications in Houston. Not only do

Everyday - $3.50 Wells @ 11 - 5pm Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday $7.75 Pitchers @ 9-11pm Monday - $3 Jager from 8:00 to 11:00pm 1/2 Price Long Island Teas Or Long Beach @ All Day Tuesday - $2.75 Wells @ 11-5pm, $3.75 Cuervo All Day & Night, $3 Wells @ 8-10pm Wednesday - $3.25 Wells @ 11-5pm, $4 Wells & Fartfuckers,Washington Apples @ 9-11pm Thursday - $3.25 Wells @ 11-5pm, $1 Dom. Mugs @ 8-10pm, 50¢ Wings @ 7-11 (Dine In Only) Friday - $3.25 Wells @ 11-5pm, $3.75 Rumpleminze and All McCormick Vodkas @ 7-11pm, $3 Cuervos All Night Saturday - $3.25 Wells @ 11-5pm, $3.75 Fireballs All Day & Night $2 Kamikazee’s & $3 Goldschlager @ 7-10pm Sunday - $3.25 Bloody Mary’s & Wells @ 11-5pm, $3.25 Sweet Tea Vodka @ 7-11pm

Tuesday - Karaoke w/Mary @ 9-12am • Wednesday - Free Bingo @9-12am Thursday - Live Music • $7.99 Friday Steak Lunch Special @ 11-5pm

www.19th.cc Live Bands Every Weekend!

Maximum Force, Slaterica, Process of Illumination, LaRochele & Pride, To Whom It May, Another Pearl Harbor, 2 Cold, The Hostile Redemption, Element of One (Killswitch Engage Tribute), Space Rhino, In The Aftermath, Sciotheory, Dead Set Red, The Unled, Such Marvelous Creatures, Something Else, Jeremy Carswell, madSons, Shade, Pretty Dreadful, Contagious, The Guillotines, Screech Of Death, Texas Massacre, Unknown Brothers, 3 Exits To Hattiesburg, RAE, Silvertouch, Carter, Another Pearl Harbor, Artie V & Texxas Heat, The Kaleidoscope Project, People Of The Sun, Vermillion Whiskey Vehement Burn, Konkerute, Cake Rangers, Dead Set Red, Anchor Babies, Witness To The Fallen, 50 Shades of Green Day, Westfield, The Smashed Idols, FFT, Texas MOD Crushers, Lounge Fly, Polyelectric, Razor Doves

Hosted Open Mike Every Thursday Funkin’ Jorts, TreynWrek, Earnest Leonard, Big E & Lowdown, The Kid Ray Project, Tribe Hill, Superna, Blue Tick, New Clear Weapon, Justin Pena, No Rehearsal, Cosmic Bug Loaf, Grand Antler Teeth, Channing Sall,

The 19th Hole Grill & Bar is celebrating our 26th Year Anniversary of being a live music venue BUZZTIME TRIVIA WITH POKER / FREE Wii ON THE BIG SCREEN Take I-45 to the Rayford/Sawdust exit in Spring • Go west on Rayford/Sawdust • Make a right turn at the first red light We’re at the end of the strip center on your left!

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they have a super fast turnaround, but they have over 40 years experience in design, building, fixing, and making modifications to guitars. They are at 3526 East T.C. Jester Blvd. in Houston. Call 713-957-0470 or go to the website at www.texasguitarhospital.com. Check out their awesome facility today!

The Americana is a cafe/bar/gallery, concieved by Houston songwriter, musician, sound engineer and event/media host Mark Zeus featuring live original American music and food like tacos, pizza, and the famous Chicago dog! Every Tuesday night it’s the Bayou City Showcase Songwriters Night.

This is an acoustic format with all-original material, and sign-up starts at 7pm. Then every Wednesday it’s the Americana BIG open jam! This is open to all genres and musicians looking to audition for bands, and hosted by Chuck Collins from 8pm-midnight. Some artists to be seen this month are: Angie Goeke Sat. Nov. 3rd, Catherine Michelle Fri. Nov. 9th, and Paper Moon Shiners and Charles Bryant and Randy Soffar Sat. Nov. 17th. The Americana is at 2957 Bingle Rd. in Houston.

Learn more about their mission at www.theamericanahouston.com.

Rock Center Band Rehearsal Studio is a Houston-area studio that has a sound engineer with nearly 3 decades in the business.

They have secure rooms, monthly rates, and hourly rooms with P.A./ backline sound system.

For more info, go to www.rockcenterhouston.com, or call 713981-6555 and ask for David. Forget the rest, play with the best!

The Big Easy is Houston’s “house of mixology”! Here’s the latest weekly entertainment schedule: Zydeco on Sunday, John Egan every Monday, James Wilhite every Tuesday, and The Big & Easy Blues Jam on Wednesdays, then The Healers on Thursdays. Here’s some other dates to remember: Keeshea Pratt Band Sat. Nov. 3rd, Bourbon Street Fri. Nov. 16th, and Dry Johnson Fri. Nov. 30th. This month, the National Zydeco Foundation Jam is on Sun. Nov. 25th, and the Houston Blues Society Jam is Thurs. Nov. 29th. The Big Easy is at 5731 Kirby Dr. in Houston. Yeah you right!!

Stereo Live is a large music venue located at 6400 Richmond Ave. in Houston.

Specializing in electronic, dance, DJ and hiphop music, they’re great for enjoying a big party. There’s a main room for the entertainment, and they also have a big outdoor terrace and signature loft upstairs, for more intimate gatherings. This month some of the entertainment booked is: Infected Mushroom Sat. Nov. 10th, John Digweed Sun. Nov. 18th, and Herobust WTF tour Fri. Nov. 23rd. For these acts and more go to www.stereolivehouston.com. If you want to book your next event here, call 832-251-9600. continued on page 23

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King’s X Perform at the Scout Bar November 30 Kings X have announced their upcoming new tour dates and they will be kicking off this leg of their this month with a special intimate performance at the Scout Bar in Webster on November 30th. King’s X that combines progressive metal, funk and soul with vocal arrangements influenced by gospel, blues, and British Invasion rock groups. The band’s lyrics are largely based on the members’ struggles with religion and self-acceptance. King’s X was ranked No. 83 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. Since being signed to Megaforce Records in 1987, King’s X has released twelve studio albums, two official live albums, and several independent releases. The band’s most recent studio album, XV, was released in 2008 on the InsideOut Music label. Since leaving Atlantic Records, following the release of Ear Candy in 1996, King’s X has released albums through Metal Blade Records, InsideOut Music and independently. Each member of the group has recorded several solo albums and have made numerous guest appearances on other artists’ albums, as well as participated in numerous compilation projects. Doug Pinnick and Ty Tabor also have many albums released with side bands in which they participate.

Few hard rock bands are as widely respected yet criminally overlooked as King’s X. The trio (bassist/vocalist Doug Pinnick, guitarist/vocalist Ty Tabor, and drummer/vocalist Jerry Gaskill) seemed destined for the big time with their irresistible blend of melodic Beatlesque harmonies, metallic riffing, and prog rock detours, yet for reasons unknown, never truly broke through to a mainstream audience. Pinnick first met Gaskill when the duo was touring with the Christian rock outfit Petra, and soon after, met up-and-coming guitarist Tabor. The trio joined forces in 1980 with the Top 40 cover band the Edge and thoroughly played the Missouri bar scene. By 1983, the band had changed its name to Sneak Preview and was now completely focusing on original compositions — resulting in an obscure and very hard to find self-titled debut album released around this time.

Sneak Preview were offered a recording contract in 1985 if they relocated to Houston, TX, which they did, but the deal failed to materialize. Undeterred, the trio continued on and perfected its sound and songwriting further, catching a break when ZZ Top video producer Sam Taylor took the group under his wing, helping it secure a recording contract with New York’s Megaforce label in 1987, and suggesting that the band change its name to King’s X (the name of a local outfit that Taylor was an admirer of back in his high-school days).

In 1988, King’s X released their debut album, Out of the Silent Planet. Despite praise among critics, the public didn’t know exactly what to make of the group’s original and multiple genre-encompassing style, and the album sank without a trace. But with the band’s sophomore release, 1989’s classic Gretchen Goes to Nebraska, a buzz began to develop around King’s X in the metal community, as members of Anthrax and Living Colour praised them in the press, and MTV granted a few airings of their anthemic track “Over My Head.” The stage was set for the group’s big breakthrough, and things appeared to be going according to plan when the band’s third release, Faith Hope Love, surfaced in late 1990.

The album just missed the U.S. Top 30 and nearly reached gold certification, due to landing a lengthy spot opening on AC/DC’s sold-out arena tour in both the States and Europe, while the Beatlesque “It’s Love” received major air time on MTV. It appeared as though the change had refueled the group’s musical desire once again, as evidenced by the Brendan O’Brien-produced stellar 1994 release, Dogman, which performed respectfully on the charts. This success resulted in the band opening shows for Pearl Jam and a show-stopping performance on the opening night of the mammoth Woodstock ’94 festival. Atlantic Records began putting pressure on the trio to deliver a breakthrough hit but when Ear Candy failed to live up to expectations, King’s X left the label (Atlantic would issue one more release from the band a year later, The Best Of, which

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featured 13 fan favorites, as well as three unreleased compositions and a live track).

In 1998 the group signed to the Metal Blade label, as both Pinnick and Tabor issued their first solo albums (Tabor with Moonflower Lane and Pinnick with Massive Grooves, the latter issued under the alias Poundhound), followed by the group’s seventh studio release overall, Tape Head. Now free to issue albums at their own pace, the group issued two more albums only a year apart – 2000s Please Come Home...Mr. Bulbous and 2001’s Manic Moonlight. Pinnick continued his solo career in conjunction with King’s X, issuing Poundhound’s second release, Pineappleskunk, the same year (as well as forming a side project with former members of Trouble, dubbed Supershine), while Tabor issued two albums with the prog metal supergroup Platypus — 1998’s When Pus Comes to Shove and 2000s Ice Cycles. Around the same time,

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King’s X received a pleasant accolade from their peers when they were voted as one of the “100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock” on a VH1 TV special. In 2003, they released Black Like Sunday, a collection of re-recorded songs from early in their career that had previously only existed

as demos or bootlegs. Their first concert album, Live All Over the Place, arrived the following year, followed by their 11th studio recording, Ogre Tones, in 2005. King’s X released XV on the InsideOut label in 2008.

Your Guide To Great Food and Entertainment Inside The 610 Loop The Hellcat Cafe Welcome back to one of our old advertisers, The Hellcat Cafe, who are back in the magazine! Magnolia Park’s only Rock and Roll Pub is an intimate cafe which offers classic and 80’s music ‘round the clock.

Here are some of the weekly specials that can be found here. Thursday it’s Taco Thursday from 5:30pm to 12:00am with beer bucket specials starting at $13. Tejano Fridays and Disco music from 5:30pm-12am featuring 80’s favorites and more $13 domestic buckets. Rock and roll Saturdays have happy hour from 5pm-7pm with more bucket specials and live entertainment like Epic Blaze on Sat. Nov. 3rd and Kiss Alike Sat. Nov. 17th! Sunday Funday is kids and pets day. Bucket specials plus $5 hot dogs and fries, and games like beer pong, cornhole tournaments, pinatas, and candy bags and cake. The Hellcat Cafe is at 306 7nd St. in Houston. Call 713-483-8275 for more info!

Proof Rooftop Lounge

venue in the heart of Midtown’s happening scene continues to book concerts like Great White and Kix Thurs. Nov. 1st, and L.A. Guns Thurs. Nov. 29th. Get tickets for these shows now at www.proofrooftoplounge.com. Party on the roof at Proof!

Fitzgerald’s Fitzgerald’s has been one of Houston’s historic music venues since 1977.

Many a live music event happens there every month. They also have an upstairs and a downstairs to fit as many bands in as possible. This month, it all starts with Grunge Album Night Sat. Nov. 3rd. Featured will be Rusted Cage, a Soundgarden tribute, Lemon Yellow Sun, a Pearl Jam tribute, and The Vatican Music Shop, a Stone Temple Pilots Experience. Then more tributes on Sat. Nov. 17th with Scorpions tribute Savage Amusement, and Perfect Strangers, a Deep Purple tribute. Then Fri. Nov. 30th has Jennifer Hartswick & Nick Cassarino Duo. Fitzgerald’s is at 2706 White Oak Dr. in Houston. For more info, go to www.fitzlive.com.

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www.lastconcert.com 1403 Nance St. 713.226.8563

Healthy Tex Mex Cuisine Made From Scratch Vegan & Vegetarian Options We leave no environmental footprint - we recycle everything

Live Music 7 nights A Week, Dinner Bands - No Cover Til 9:30 PM* Sundays - Sunday School Jam 11am to 3pm Monday Nights - Shared Space 7pm to 2am Tuesday Nights - Tom Turner Band 5 to 7, Open Mic Night 7 to 9, The Sidemen 10 to midnight Wednesday Nights - Hellinabucket, PotRoast and the Midnight Drum Circle Dinner Music Friday Nights with Jimmy Lee Dean

This Month at The Last Concert Cafe Thursday, November 1 - The Russ Liquid Test Friday, November 2 - Liberated Soul Saturday, November 3 - Mike Dillon Band Thursday, November 8 - CBDB with Mojo Friday, November 9 - Groove and Vibe Concert Saturday, November 10 - Groove and Vibe Concert Sunday, November 11 - Passion Poetry & Purpose presents Ancestors Closer Please Concert Wednesday, November 14 - Sandra Love and The Reason Thursday, November 15 - Kyle Holingsworth Friday, November 16 - Groove and Vibe Concert Saturday, November 17 - Art Crawl Friday, November 23 - Lucas Eason Saturday, November 24 - Be Someone Friday, November 30 - Sol Y Motion Tuesday, December 4 - Spoonfed Tribe with Kairos Theos

Last Concert Cafe Last Concert Cafe has live music EVERY night of the week in addition to their healthy and delicious Tex-Mex cuisine served fresh every day! The weekly lineup is as follows: Sundays have the SunLittle Screamin Dog Band Perform at day School jam from 11am-3pm. The band Rudyard’s British Pub Shared Space plays on When we heard that Little Screamin’ Kenny was doing a special project Monday nights from over at Rudyard’s, we hightailed it over there to see the show. Tonight it was billed as Little Screamin’ Dog Band and besides Kenny, we saw 7pm-2am. Tuesday another familiar face on stage it was Alan “Dogman” Miller. Me thinks nights have Tom Turner that maybe this is how they came up with the name of the band for this Band from 5pm-7pm, show. This gig tonight was one of our favorite shows of the weekend. followed by open mic The show was steeped in a bit of the old roots / rock style of music that we really get into, so it was definitely a blast for us. We could go on and night from 7pm-9pm, on about what a great show this was, but the best thing we can do is get then The Sidemen from you to watch the videos that we filmed at the show. I’m sure that after 1 0 p m - m i d n i g h t . you see these, you’ll be looking for this band to make an appearance Wednesday nights have soon. You can start watching them at HMNTV - Houston Music News Television at http://www.houstonmusicnews.net.

Hellinabucket, the band PotRoast, and then midnight drum circle. live music includes CBDB with Mojo Thurs.

Dinner music Friday nights are hosted by Nov. 8th, Be Someone Sat. Nov. 24th, and Jimmy Lee Dean. Thursday-Sunday more continued on next page

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Your Guide To Great Food and Entertainment Inside The 610 Loop Sol Y Motion Fri. Nov. 30th. The Last Concert Cafe and can be found at 1403 Nance St. If you haven’t been to this unique concert experience, you should check it out!

2706 White Oak Dr. • 713-862-3838

Warehouse Live Some of the best concerts in Houston are featured at Warehouse Live! With its three rooms to serve you, the Studio, Ballroom, and Green Room, they’ve got plenty of room to suit your needs, and entertain you! Billy Strings plays in The Studio Fri. Nov. 9th, The Afton Live Showcase, which caters to breaking out bands and helping them break into the industry is back, on Thurs. Nov. 15th, in the Greenroom.

Then national band P.O.D. is there in the Ballroom Sun. Nov. 25th. For more info and upcoming concert dates, go to www.warehouselive.com.

Rudyard’s British Pub Saturday, November 17

Savage Amusement (Scorpions Tribute) with Perfect Strangers (Deep Purple Tribute)

Swamp Hippies Rock Fitzgerald’s Tonight we dropped by Fitzgerald’s for their Rock Showcase that featured local rockers both upstairs and downstairs. Pictured above is Houston rockers, the Swamp Hippies. If they look familiar to you, we’re not surprised. The members of this band have been performing around Houston for years now. The Swamp Hippies are Maston Walker (guitar), Jeff Clifton (bass), and Randy St. John (drums). The Swamp Hippies put on a great show and packed the downstairs as they rocked their audinece into oblivion.

HogLeg Perform at Fitzgerald’s Taking command of the upstairs stage at Fitzgerald’s this same night was HogLeg. HogLeg is comprised of members of Slim, Dixie Waste, Poor Dumb Bastards, Hells Engine, Red Hawk, and Dead Man’s Hand.

These guys really put on a great show. They’re definitely one band you need to check out sometime. Yeah folks, that’s Trey Gadler on vocals from Dead Man’s Hand. That guy can really sing. He always puts on a good show.

An established spot in the Montrose area with a lot of original live music, Rudyard’s has music upstairs for a cover, but never a cover downstairs in the area with darts, pool, big screen TV, and a full bar with 18 taps! Their flame grill also downstairs is open 7 days a week at 11:30am. Here’s what’s happening there: Weekly events like Hot Jazz Sundays at 6pm downstairs, then A Couple of Stand Up Guys- comedy open Mondays, and Tuesday is Industry and Karaoke Night. Wednesday is the Houston Reddit Board Game Meet

Up, and Thursday night it’s the dart tournament. Bands for the month include Book of Wyrms, Merkava, Fiddle Witch and the Demons of Doom Sun. Nov. 11th. Then a benefit show for Alexis Kidd Medical Expenses Fundraiser with The Hates, Texas Mod Crushers, and The Genzales Fri. Nov. 16th. Then Ominous Necro, In the Low, and The Flag Company Thurs. Nov. 29th. For booking info, call 713-521-0521 from 1pm to 3:00pm. Life’s fun at Rudz! continued on next page

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Sat. November 10 Trisha Paytas

Monday, Nov. 12

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Jennifer Hartswick & Nick Cassarino Duo

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THURSDAYS @ 5:30 - 12:00 AM TACO THURSDAY - BILLBOARD TOP 50 $13.00 Domestic Buckets - All Day $16 Import Buckets - All Day FRIDAYS @ 5:30 - 12:00 AM Tejano Fridays & Disco Music - 80s Favorites Happy Hour 5:00 - 7:00 pm featuring $13.00 Domestic & $16 Import Buckets SATURDAYS @ 5:30 - 1:00 AM Rock and Roll Saturdays Happy Hour 5:00 - 7:00 pm featuring $13.00 Domestic & $16 Import Buckets Live Entertainment November 3 - Epic Blaze November 17 - Kiss Alike SUNDAYS @ 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Sunday Funday - Kids & Pets Day $13.00 Domestic & $16 Import Buckets - All Day Beer Pong • Cornhole Tournaments Pinatas For The Kids - Candy Bags & Cake Hot Dogs & Fries - $5.00

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Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar is the most happening place in The Heights! Check out these weekly happenings: Monday happy hour all day and free pool, then Tuesday trivia with John King 8pm w/ free hot dog bar! Daniel The Jauntee Perform at the Last Concert Cafe Lee performs Wednes- Tonight we’ve made it over to The Last Concert Cafe to check out a new act for us. They’re called The Jauntee. This was our first encounter day, starting at 8pm. with this band, but they made quite an impression on us. It was a really Thursday is “Beef and good show filled with a bit of experimentation and extended jams. The Blues” from 7pm-11pm Jauntee has fostered a musical community based on a breadth of original with steaks grilled by material that engages fans through nightly exploration and risk taking.

Averaging over one hundred shows a year, with each containing a unique Brian “The Meat Mojo” set list and their own special improvisational moments, the band is Hawes plus free Blues constantly expanding upon what defines them and their live jam with Jonn Del Toro performances. The Jauntee pays tribute to music’s ability to transcend Richardson and Eric simple entertainment and cultivate a truly distinctive experience. The Jauntee makes each night an exciting prospect of a new shared Demmer. Saturday has a experience with bust-outs, fresh jamming, poignant covers, and free acoustic show with accessible songwriting. Check out the cool video we have on HMNTV Guitar Bill from 4pm- - Houston Music News Television to see just what The Jauntee are all 6pm, and Sunday is about. I think you’re going to like what you see and hear here.

“Bloodys and Burgers” from 3pm-7pm (The best cure for your hangover!) Other events include the Houston singer/songwiter revue Sun. Nov. 4th from 3pm8pm featuring Robert Kuhn, Tom Turner, Charles Bryant, Girl Friday, and Audrey Bryant and supporting ElectroLuv 2019/A KPFT benefit. Dan Small Chair Performs at Electro’s Guitar Bar is at Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar 1031 E. 24th St. in the Small Chair opened the Rose Ette Album Release show this past month Heights. You can also to an enthusiatic crowd at Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar. Just this year see Corey Stevenson, Small Chair also released a of new song of their own, titled “Just A Sparky Parker Band, and Boy.” By the response of the crowd there, we can sure tell they like the band. They have quite a few really good originals and put on a really Jordan Young Fri. Nov. good set.

16th. Then Mighty Orq and Opie Hendrix Fri. Nov. 30th. For all updates, go to www.danelectrosbar.com or find The Big Easy is Houston’s “house of them on Facebook. mixology”! Here’s the latest weekly entertainment schedule: Zydeco on Sunday, John Egan every Monday, James Wilhite every The Continental Club is the sister club Tuesday, and The Big & Easy Blues Jam on to the original location, which opened up in Wednesdays, then The Healers on ThursAustin in 1955. Located at 3700 Main St. days. Here’s some other dates to remember: in Houston, it has become a coveted place Keeshea Pratt Band Sat. Nov. 3rd, Bourbon for local musicians to play. Also, Shoeshine Street Fri. Nov. 16th, and Dry Johnson Fri. Charley’s Big Top Lounge just around the Nov. 30th. This month, the National Zydeco corner (at 3714 Main St.) and Natachee’s Foundation Jam is on Sun. Nov. 25th, and Supper N Punch (at 3622 Main St.) serving the Houston Blues Society Jam is Thurs. food as well. This month at The Continen- Nov. 29th. The Big Easy is at 5731 Kirby tal Club, you can see Doyle Bramhall II with Dr. in Houston. Yeah you right!!

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Emily Gimble Sat. Nov. 3rd, Jake7 Thurs.

Nov. 15th. Don’t miss a great show with Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore Fri. Nov. 30th. Glover Gill Tango plays the first three Mondays at 7pm. Also you have Beetle Happy Hour (Beatles tribute) at 7pm Thursdays this month For more info, go to www.continentalclub.com. continued on next page November 2018

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Rockefellers Do you remember a live music venue in Houston called Rockefeller’s? Well it’s back! Some of the upcoming events are: Ian Moore with Little Outfit Sat. Nov. 10th, then The Dustbown Revival, and Lindi Ortega Mon. Nov. 12th. Kinky Friedman, Mike Stinson, and Charles Bryant are there Fri. Nov. 23rd. Tickets are for shows are available at ticketfly.com.

Rockefeller’s is at 3620 Washington Ave. There’s also free parking. Book your private events now by calling 713-862-4070. Check out more online at www.rockefellershouston.com!

The Heights Theater The Heights Theater is the restored early1900’s movie theater available for private events. Musical entertainment is now being booked there too! Don’t miss an evening with Billy Joe Shaver Sun. Nov. 11th, then, The Band of Heathens with their album release Fri. Nov. 23rd. Reckless Kelly closes out the month on Fri. Nov. 30th.

The Heights Theater is at 339 W. 19th St. in Houston. Check them out at www.theheightstheater.com.

Ozz Performs at The Hellcat Cafe After seeing Ozzy’s farewell concert at The Woodlands, we still had a hunger for more Ozzy, so we headed over to the Hellcat Cafe to see the next best thing, Ozz. Ozz is one of the best Ozzy tribute acts we’ve ever seen. Lead singer Iggy does a better job sounding like Ozzy than Ozzy does, and the performances that the band delivers is definitely first class.

We got there just in time to see the entire Ozz set and let me tell you, they put on a helluva show. Performing outdoors on the Hellcat Cafe patio under the stars was the perfect place to view their performance this night. Guitarist Todd Bishop was incendiary on the guitar, nailing all the Zakk Wylde and Randy Rhoads parts perfectly, but adding his own touch to them. Bassist Scot Whiplash Burmeister along with Paul Sander formed a great rhythm section that even Ozzy would have been impressed with. The back patio of the Hellcat Cafe was packed this night, as we expected it would be and everybody there was just having the best time of their lives. Great things happen at The Hellcat Cafe and tonight was just another one of them. Great Show! Great Band!

Great Club! We’re happy to say that we have about 30 minutes on film from this show to share with you, so you can start watching it now on HMNTV - Houston Music News Television at http:// www.houstonmusicnews.net. ROCK ON!!

Skyrocket Takes Off At Rockefeller’s Well, it was definitely a party night at Rockefeller’s this night as Austin party rockers Skyrocket took to the stage. The place was so packed you could hardly walk through there. As always, the band sounded fantastic and rocked the crowd with everything from Rock to Disco. From Dire Straits’ “Sultans Of Swing” to The Beatles “Nowhere Man” to Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” they kept the party rockin’ all night. They even threw in a bit of “Knock On Wood” Skyrocket is one of the most creative and inimitable cover bands ever to emerge from Austin. They resurrect the hits from many different decades and styles, fearlessly making the songs matter again. When you get a chance, make sure you see this band sometime.

White Oak Music Hall

Social And Pleasure Club “House Of Mixology”

Rest In Peace Tony Joe White 5731 KIRBY • HOUSTON, TEXAS • 713-523-9999 Page 16 - September November 2018

White Oak Music Hall is quickly becoming the newest spot in Houston for the best live touring acts in town to play at!

Located in the mid-town area on 5 acres it is adjacent to The Raven Tower. They have an upstairs and a downstairs to fit twice as much music in. Some shows that are coming this month are Lissie on Tues. Nov. 13th upstairs, then Iceage with Black Lips Sun. Nov. 18th downstairs. The Kooks are there also downstairs, Sat. Nov. 24th. White Oak Music Hall is at 2915 N Main St. To find out more, go to www.whiteoakmusichall.com.

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Vinyl Records Wanted Attention music collectors: Cash paid for vinyl records! Large and small collections wanted in the genres of hard rock, progressive, rock, r&b, funk, heavy metal, psychedelic, grunge, new wave, indie, counAlisha Patillo Performs at The Big Easy try, and more. Call 281We dropped by The Big Easy tonight to see saxophone player Alisha 650-1953.

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Pattillo. Alisha is one fine saxophonist. Every time we’ve seen her she put on a fine show. For tonight’s performance at The Big Easy, Alisha Pattillo assembled a great group of musicians. On stage we spotted guitarist extraordinaire James Wilhite. James was also handling lead vocals for this gig as well. Also up there was keyboardist Barry Seelen.

Barry has performed with so many groups around town, it’s hard to keep up with it. He’s another fine performer. Handling the drums was one of houston’s finest, Richard Cholakian. Alisha is a half-Australian half-English raised in Singapore saxophonist. She has traveled the world performing at Music Festivals and clubs in major cities such as Singapore, Brisbane, Ho Chi Minh City, Austin, Houston, Dallas, and many more. She now resides in Houston. Her current projects include her own Jazz group, “Alisha’s Quartet,” and her own Funk & Blues Project, the “H-Town Collective.” Tonight’s show was definitely a blast and Alisha and the band kept the dance floor packed all night long.

We’ve got another one of those treats for you again. Right now on HMNTV - Houston Music News Television we’ve got part of one of her sets for you to check out. You can check it out right now at http:// www.houstonmusicnews.net

Frank’s Pizza is “downtown and downright good”! Try the best pizza in the downtown area. You can pick it up, or have it delivered if you live downtown, as Frank’s is at 427 Travis @ Prairie Street. Just call 713-22-PIZZA. Also, now you can get $2.00 St. Arnold’s beer. See magician John Star Fri. & Sat. from 7pm-10pm. Come on out and see why Frank’s Pizza has been voted

#1 in pizza in the downtown area!

832538-1635 832-538-1635 WEEKLY EVENTS AT DAN ELECTRO’S GUITAR BAR Monday: Happy Hour All Day and All Night Tuesday: Trivia with John King 8:00 PM with Free Hot Dog Bar Wednesday: Daniel Lee @ 8:00pm Thursday: Beef and Blues 7:00 PM - 11 PM with steaks by Brian “The Meat Mojo” Hawes and a free blues jam with Jonn Del Toro Richardson,and Eric Demmer Saturday: Free Acoustic Show with Guitar Bill 4-6 PM Sunday: Bloodys and Burgers. 3-7 PM. The best cure for your hangover.

Friday, November 2

Saturday, November 3

Monte Luna Whorehound Quinn the Brain

Slow Future Hammer Party Bask

Sunday, November 4 @ 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm Houston Singer Songwriter Review feat.: Robert Kuhn, Charles Bryant, Tom Turner, Roger Dawson, Jes Schneider, Everett Milsaps,Girl Friday, Maryann Sokol, Audrey Bryant Supporting ElectroLuv 2019/ A KPFT Benefit

HipWaders Flying Circus, Jake Schaffer

Saturday, November 10 Forward (Japan), Crituras (ATX), Obstruction (ATX), HHA (Hell), Deep Web (HTX)

Friday, November 16

Saturday, November 17

Friday, November 9

Corey Stevenson Humungus, UYUS, Sparky Parker Band Fancy (ATX) Jordan Young FTP (San Antonio) Sunday, November 18

Another ElectroLuv Event

Wednesday, Nov. 21 Thanksgiving Eve: When Particles Collide, Britewire, Grifters & Shills

Friday, November 23

Saturday, November 24

Little Outfit presents Brad Boyer w/ Applehead

Hogan & Moss

Sunday, November 25

Friday, November 30

Trish Cramblet And The Sweet Persuaders

Mighty Orq Opie Hendrix

Thursday, November 28 @ 8:00 PM Doomstress (HTX), Backwoods Payback (Phil. PA), Red Beard Wall (Plainveiw, TX), Mr. Plow (HTX)

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MUSIC NEWS Thursday, November 1 The Healers (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Thievery Corporation- “Treasures from the Temple” tour w/Julian Marley (concert hall); “Sessions & Cigars” featuring Stephen Richard w/The Righteous Vibe (foundation room) (House of Blues) She Wants Revenge w/Tessa Rae, & The Radio Broadcast (Scout Bar) Palaye Royale w/Bones, Dead Posey, The Haunt: Anastasiamax (studio); “Metal Alliance” tour 20128 w/Goatwhore, The Casualties, Black Tusk, Great American Ghost, & Morthereon (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Christina Aguilera- “The Liberation” tour 2018 (Smart Financial Centre) Beetle Happy Hour; Tino and Jose- the Rock’n Roll Mariachi (Continental Club) Charlie and The Regrets (Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top @ Continental Club) Jaykode (Stereo Live) Noah Kahan w/Corey Harper (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Raven Mobile Deathcamp w/Beefcake the Mighty (Concert Pub/North) Great White & Kix (Proof Rooftop Lounge) Open Mic (Ashford Pub) Trevor Hall w/Will Evans (The Heights Theatre) “Radar Talk”- intimate live podcast w/Catastrophic Theater (Rudyard’s) The Russ Liquid Test (Last Concert Café) “Beef and Blues” with steaks by Brian “The Meat Mojo” Hawes; free blues jam hosted by Jonn Del Toro Richardson & Eric Demmer (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) th Open Mic (19 Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Open Jam w/Inward Reflexion (Vollie Rays Circus) Brainstorm for Tuesday w/54 Reasons, & American Psychos hosted by Northwest Houston Entertainment, & YouTube broadcasts (Acadia Live) Donnie Simmons (Katie’s) Karaoke (Shenanigans) Karaoke w/Double Down Joe (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon)

Angel Davanport (studio); Phora- “Love is Hell” tour 2018 (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Picture Book Happy Hour; Fox Parlor w/Sam Turner and The Cactus Cats, & Vinyl Ranch (Continental Club) The Allen Oldies Band (Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top @ Continental Club) Klingande (Stereo Live) Magician John Star (Frank’s Pizza) All them Witches w/Ganesha (upstairs); The Record Company w/Madisen Ward, & Mama Bear (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Faux Collins (Phil Collins/Genesis tribute) w/ Synchronicity III (The Police tribute) (Concert Pub/ North) Bodeans w/Tolan Shaw (The Heights Theatre) Generation Landslide w/61Ghosts, & The TC5 (Rudyard’s) Liberated Soul (Last Concert Café) DJ Altruist (Pub Level) Acoustic Jam hosted by Starr Jernigan & Steve Shannon (Cruiser’s) Monte Luna w/Whorehound, & Quinn the Brain (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) th Live Music (19 Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Matt Harlan (The Americana Houston) Karaoke w/Stony (Vollie Rays Circus) Michelle Manry Wedding Show (Acadia Live) Van Wilkes (Katie’s) Peterbilt (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon)

Friday, November 2 Bluestown Shakedown (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Steven Marshall (Loaded Barrels) Tejano Friday’s and Disco Music- 80’s favorites (The Hellcat Café) SiriusXM- “Hair Nation” tour 2018 hosted by Eddie Trunk w/Jack Russell’s Great White, Bulletboys, & Enuff Znuff (concert hall); Devin the Dude (bronze peacock room); “Be Someone” featuring The Lost Boys (foundation room) (House of Blues) The Throwback Party (Scout Bar) Nicki Minaj & Future (Toyota Center) Four Fists (P.O.S.X. Astronautalis) w/Shiftee, &

Saturday, November 3 Keeshea Pratt Band (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Heather Rayleen (Loaded Barrels) Rock and Roll Saturday’s w/Epic Blaze (The Hellcat Café) Amanda Miguel & Diego Verdaguer- “Siempre Juntos” US tour (concert hall); Bombon Cumple OCHO (bronze peacock room) (House of Blues) Seattle Rising- A tribute to Grunge Alt Rock (Scout Bar) Grunge Album Night featuring Rusted Cage (Soundgarden tribute) w/Lemon Yellow Sun (Pearl Jam tribute), & The Vatican Music Shop (STP

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experience) (Fitzgerald’s) “Jam Fest”- featuring Carolyn Rodriguez (greenroom); G Herbo- “Swervo” tour 2018 w/Southside, Queen Key, Lil’ James, & Q Money (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) R Kelly (Arena Theatre) Lady Antebellum w/Danielle Bradbery (Smart Financial Centre) Doyle Bramhall II w/Emily Gimble (Continental Club) Basil Trio (Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top @ Continental Club) “Legends of Hip Hop” featuring Bun B w/Juvenile, Scarface, 8 Ball & MJG, Too Short, & DJ Quik (NRG Arena) Electric Foam (Stereo Live) Shallou w/Japanese Wallpaper (upstairs); Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Private party w/The Chromatics (Concert Pub/North) Joshua Hedley w/Kelsey Waldon (The Heights Theatre) Bob Log III w/Kosmo, & Grifters & Shills (Rudyard’s) Mike Dillion Band (Last Concert Café) Mister Kicks (Cruiser’s) 5th Annual Brew-B-Que” benefiting ‘The Alief Scholarship fund for The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’ (charity event with raffles) (Ashford Pub) Free acoustic show w/Guitar Bill (4pm-6pm); Slow Future w/Hammer Party, & Bask (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) To Whom it May (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Angie Goeke (The Americana Houston) Luna Lunacy (Vollie Rays Circus) The Trouble Notes w/Karim K, & Burning Pages (Acadia Live) Tony Vega (Katie’s) Shenanagans ( Peterbilt) Armadillo Road (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Sunday, November 4 “Zydeco Party” hosted by LaLa Tonight w/L.T. & The Zydeco Mob (8pm-midnight) (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club)

Simple Minds- “Walk between Worlds” tour (Revention Music Center) Jonny Lang w/The Last Bandoleros (concert hall); CJSE presents: Punchline Comedy Lounge w/Derrick Keener, Blame the Comic, & Terry Grossman (bronze peacock room) (House of Blues) Real Friends w/Boston Manor, Grayscale, & Eat your Heart Out (Scout Bar) Masego- “Lady Lady” North American tour 2018 (studio) (Warehouse Live) Avi Buffalo w/Haunted Summer, & Velveteen Echo (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Dawes- “Passwords” tour 2018 (The Heights Theatre) Hot Jazz Sundays (downstairs) (Rudyard’s) Sunday School Jam (11am-3pm) (Last Concert Café) Blues Jam hosted by Ben Herrington (Cruiser’s) ”Houston Singer Songwriter Review”: supporting ElectroLuv 2019/A KPFT Benefit featuring Robert Kuhn, Charles Bryant, Tom Turner, Roger Dawson, Jes Schneider, Everette Milsaps, Girl Friday, Maryann Sokol, & Audrey Bryant (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) “11 Below Brewing Company Sunday Nights” sponsored by Magik Recording Studios, and AdVantage Point Video w/German Mesa Show (Acadia Live) Katie’s Jam hosted by Paul Rameriz (Katie’s) Open Jam w/John Wilson and Friends (Jailhouse Saloon) Monday, November 5 John Egan (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Blac Youngsta (bronze peacock room) (House of Blues) Glover Gill Tango (Continental Club) Days n Daze w/Bridge City Sinners (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Shared Space (7pm-2am) (Last Concert Café) Darnell & Aspinwall (The Americana Houston) Open Jam w/Kevin Childress (Vollie Rays Circus) Customer Appreciation Night (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Tuesday, November 6 James Wilhite (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Open Mic Night (restaurant event) (House of Blues) Twenty One Pilots w/Awolnation, & Max Frost (Toyota Center) Dermot Kennedy w/The O’My’S (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Space Kiddettes w/Lyta, Stoo, & Pearl Crush (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Industry/Karaoke Night (Rudyard’s) Tom Turner Band (5pm-7pm); Open Mic (7pm-9pm); The Sidemen (10pm-midnight) (Last Concert Café) The Bayou City Showcase & Songwriters Night hosted by Mark Zues (The Americana Houston) ‘Invite Only’ Open Jam w/Premium Blend (Vollie Rays Circus)

MUSIC NEWS Wednesday, November 7 Big & Easy Blues Jam (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Tech N9NE w/Futuristic, & Dizzy Wright (concert hall); Larkin Poe (bronze peacock room); Jon Pattie (EP release party) (foundation room) (House of Blues) Major- “Better with you in it” tour 2018 w/Joistarr (studio) (Warehouse Live) Chief Keef w/TBA (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Houston Reddit Board Game meet-up (Rudyard’s) Hellinabucket w/PotRoast, & The Midnight Drum Circle (Last Concert Café) Daniel Lee (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) The Americana Big Open Jam hosted by Chuck Collins (The Americana Houston) Karaoke w/Stony (Vollie Rays Circus) Fantazzmo w/Ryatt, Cymblem, & Shelter the Orphan (Acadia Live) Live Mojo (Katie’s) LectricEd & Friends (Jailhouse Saloon)

Pub/North) Del Castillo w/Lisa Morales (The Heights Theatre) Ian Moore w/Little Outfit (Rockefellers) Two Byrds Productions presents: “Winter Weekender” day 2 featuring Kill your Idols w/SSSP, Liberty and Justice, Hooligan 45, The Booked, & No Resistance (Rudyard’s) Groove and The Vibe Fest (Last Concert Café) The Slags (Pub Level) Snit’s Dog & Pony Show (Cruiser’s) Free acoustic show w/Guitar Bill (4pm-6pm); Forward (Japan) w/Crituras (ATX), Obstruction (ATX), HHA (Hell), & Deep Web (HTX) (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) th Live Music (19 Hole Grill & Sports Bar) John Egan (The Americana Houston) Premium Blend (Vollie Rays Circus) Free Show- Morals w/Manisfestive, Secrrete of Boris, A.O.K, & Lex King (Acadia Live) The Healers (Katie’s) Black Velvet (Jailhouse Saloon) Pee Wee Bowen (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon)

Thursday, November 8 The Healers (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Kyle (concert hall) (House of Blues) Mickey Avalon w/ Dirt Nasty, Knurd, & Nyge Zephyr (Scout Bar) Loumuzik Live (studio); Blockhead (Ninjatune), w/ Yppah (Ninjatune), Arms and Sleepers, Perseph One, Atari Matt, & DJ Anarchy (greenroom) (Warehouse Live) Beetle Happy Hour (Continental Club) Jayceeoh (Stereo Live) Azizi Gibson- “Backward Books 2” tour 2018 w/Jez Dior, & Y2 (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Open Mic (Ashford Pub) Paul Cauthen w/Chris Shiflett (The Heights Theatre) Pegstar presents: King Buffalo (Rudyard’s) CBDB w/Mojo (Last Concert Café) Open Mic (Ashford Pub) “Beef and Blues” with steaks by Brian “The Meat Mojo” Hawes; free blues jam hosted by Jonn Del Toro Richardson & Eric Demmer (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) th Open Mic (19 Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Open Jam w/Inward Reflexion (Vollie Rays Circus) The Hostile Redemption w/Lip Service, & Vanessa McGrew hosted by Northwest Houston Entertainment, & YouTube broadcasts (Acadia Live) Josh Garrett (Katie’s) Karaoke (Shenanigans) Karaoke w/Double Down Joe (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon)

Sunday, November 11 “Zydeco Party” hosted by LaLa Tonight w/Raa-Raa Zydeco (8pm-midnight) (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club)

The Fun Show w/Cat & Nat (Revention Music Center) Bayou City Jazz Series: Jazz Fusion All-Stars w/Eric Marienthal, Gerald Veasley, Lao Tizer, & Chieli Minucci (concert hall) (House of Blues) Sebastian Maniscalco- “Stay Hungry” tour (Cullen Performance Hall) “Broadcast Houston Awards” 2018 (studio); “Broadcast Houston Awards” 2018 (greenroom) (Warehouse Live) Sundhi & Badshah (Arena Theatre) Private Label presents: Will Clarke (Stereo Live) “Afton” w/Hit with Reality, The High Mile, Flaca, Bright Fires & guests (upstairs); Suffocation w/Cattle Decapitation, & Krisiun (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Billy Joe Shaver (The Heights Theatre) Wye Oak (Rockefellers) Hot Jazz Sundays (downstairs); Book of Wryms w/ Merkava, Fiddle Witch, & Demons of Doom (Rudyard’s) Sunday School Jam (11am-3pm); Passion Poetry & Purpose presents: Ancestors Closer Please Concert (Last Concert Café) Blues Jam hosted by Ben Herrington (Cruiser’s) “11 Below Brewing Company Sunday Nights” sponsored by Magik Recording Studios, and AdVantage Point Video w/Wyde Boots, Roots from the

Clay, & Jam Retreevers (Acadia Live) Free Show- Justin Guy w/Colour Noise, & Janelle Baker (Acadia Live) Katie’s Jam hosted by Live Mojo (Katie’s) Open Jam w/John Wilson and Friends (Jailhouse Saloon) Monday, November 12 John Egan (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Good Charlotte- North American” tour 2018 w/ Sleeping with Sirens, Knuckle Puck, & The Dose (concert hall) (House of Blues) Unearth w/Fit for an Autopsy, The Agony Scene, & Traitors (Scout Bar) Death from Above- “Heads Up! Is Now” w/Le Butherettes (studio) (Warehouse Live) Glover Gill Tango (Continental Club) Mom Jeans w/Just Friends, & Awakebutstillinbed (upstairs); of Montreal w/Reptaliens, &Wild Moccasins (White Oak Music Hall) “The Dustbowl Revival” w/Lindi Ortega (Rockefellers) Shared Space (7pm-2am) (Last Concert Café) Open Jam w/Kevin Childress (Vollie Rays Circus) Customer Appreciation Night (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon)

Friday, November 9 James Wilhite (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) John Barraza Project (Loaded Barrels) Tejano Friday’s and Disco Music- 80’s favorites (The Hellcat Café) Billy F Gibbons featuring Matt Sorum & Austin w/ Benton Blount Hanks (Revention Music Center) Max Frost w/Upsahl (bronze peacock room); Wade Bowen w/Flying Buffaloes (concert hall); “Be Someone” a The Blue Side (foundation room) (House of Blues) Metal Shop (Scout Bar) Billy Strings (studio) (Warehouse Live) Jose Maria Napoleon (Arena Theatre) Band on the Run Happy Hour; Kim Lenz (Continental Club) Vini Vici (Stereo Live) Magician John Star (Frank’s Pizza) Nasty Savage w/Shadowkeep, Militia, Relayer, & Apocalyptic (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) “80’s Party” w/The Ruxpins, & Rachel and The Welches (Concert Pub/North) Radney Foster w/The Marfa Lights (The Heights Theatre) The Beans w/Miears (Rockefellers) Two Byrds Productions presents: “Winter Weekender” day 1 featuring Victory, Smart Boyz, Thug Boots, & Gen Why (Rudyard’s) Groove and The Vibe Fest (Last Concert Café) DJ Altruist (Pub Level) Acoustic Jam hosted by Starr Jernigan & Steve Shannon (Cruiser’s) Hipwaders Flying Circus & Jake Schafer (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) th Live Music (19 Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Catherine Michele (The Americana Houston) Free Show w/Risky Business; Karaoke w/Stony (Vollie Rays Circus) Runescarred w/Dawn of Dissolution, All Roads to Rome, & Knocturnal Madness (Acadia Live) Ulrich Ellison and Tribe (Katie’s) Mark May Band (Jailhouse Saloon) Bayou Boyz (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Saturday, November 10 Tony Vega (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Susan Hickman (Loaded Barrels) Rock and Roll Saturday’s (The Hellcat Café) Blues Traveler w/Con Brio (concert hall); Alec Benjamin- “I was in…” tour 2018 w/Kyle Nicolaides (bronze peacock room) (House of Blues) Ruben Ramos (Jefferson Theatre) Stick to your Guns & Emmure presented by Sound Rink (Scout Bar) Trisha Paytas (Fitzgerald’s) Polyphia w/Hail the Sun, & Covet (ballroom); Felly w/Gypps, & Trip Carter (studio) (Warehouse Live) The Manhattans featuring Gerald Alston w/Sir Charles Jones & Shirley Brown (Arena Theatre) Aziz Ansari (Smart Financial Centre) Infected Mushroom (Stereo Live) The Sonics w/Born Liars (upstairs); Hippo Campus w/ The Districts (White Oak Music Hall) Texas Flood (Stevie Ray Vaughn tribute) (Concert

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MUSIC NEWS Tuesday, November 13 James Wilhite (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) The Noise presents: Atreyu- “In our Wake” 2018 tour w/Memphis May Fire, Ice Nine Kills, & Sleep Signals (concert hall) (House of Blues) An Evening w/Tori Kelly- “Hiding Place” tour (Cullen Theatre @ Wortham Center) The Showcase tour (Toyota Center) The Moth- “Beginning” (ballroom); Saywecanfly- “A Summer High” tour w/The Stolen, The Second After, & Roxy (greenroom) (Warehouse Live) Lissie w/Elise Davis (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Industry/Karaoke Night (Rudyard’s) Tom Turner Band (5pm-7pm); Open Mic (7pm-9pm); The Sidemen (10pm-midnight) (Last Concert Café) The Bayou City Showcase & Songwriters Night hosted by Mark Zues (The Americana Houston) ‘Invite Only’ Open Jam w/Premium Blend (Vollie Rays Circus) Wednesday, November 14 Big & Easy Blues Jam (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Andy Grammer- “The Good Parts” tour: Driven by AutoNation Pink w/Leroy Sanchez, & John Splithoff (concert hall); Father (bronze peacock room) (House of Blues) Evan + Zane- “An Evening with” featuring Evan Rachel Wood + Zane Carney (Scout Bar) Mae w/Loyals (studio) (Warehouse Live) Carter w/Sewerside Bombers, & Deadhearts (Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top @ Continental Club) Ian Sweet w/Young Jesus (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Houston Reddit Board Game meet-up (Rudyard’s) Hellinabucket w/PotRoast, & The Midnight Drum Circle; Sandra Love and The Reason (Last Concert Café) Daniel Lee (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) The Americana Big Open Jam hosted by Chuck Collins (The Americana Houston) Karaoke w/Stony (Vollie Rays Circus) Open Jam (Acadia Live) Chad Ware (Katie’s) LectricEd & Friends (Jailhouse Saloon) Thursday, November 15 The Healers (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Ben Rector- “Magic” the tour w/The Band Camino (Revention Music Center) The Night Game- “Autumn in the USA” tour 2018 w/ Half the Animal (bronze peacock room); Greensky Bluegrass w/The Lil Smokies (concert hall); “Sessions & Cigars” featuring Stephen Richard w/The Righteous Vibe (foundation room) (House of Blues) Flight 713 featuring TimNed w/JonoJono, John Dough, 2Raw, GashTheReaper, & DJ Marvins (Scout

Bar) “Afton” live w/Killingaugust, Antonio Eye, Jr, Playboi, Mitch, Prep Dolla & Goodfella QP, VLDZ X PB x Summit, Tyler Flamez, Mil Lion Dollar Dream Music, 02$upreme, Devo Blacc Bandz, TS Gutta KLVN, Sleepy Tha Great, Draco Redd, Boyo Da Don, NAKO, CA$O, City. MC, & Hummingbird (Houston) (greenroom); Kiira- Fall 2-18 w/Abir (studio) (Warehouse Live) Beetle Happy Hour; Jake7 (Continental Club) Surfin on Main Street w/The Phantom Royals (Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top @ Continental Club) “Rise of the Octopeel” featuring Dirt Monkey & Subdocta (Stereo Live) Koo Koo Kanga Roo w/TBA (upstairs); Dom Kennedy- “win or Lose” tour 2018 w/Cozz, Jay 305, & Warm Brew (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Open Mic (Ashford Pub) Druids w/Arsis Thesis, Vehement Burn, & Khan (Rudyard’s) Kyle Hollingsworth (Last Concert Café) “Beef and Blues” with steaks by Brian “The Meat Mojo” Hawes; free blues jam hosted by Jonn Del Toro Richardson & Eric Demmer (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) th Open Mic (19 Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Hank Woji (The Americana Houston) Open Jam w/Inward Reflexion (Vollie Rays Circus) Pressive w/Memories of Broken Glass, Sensitiser, & Shoreline hosted by Northwest Houston Entertainment, & YouTube broadcasts (Acadia Live) Ricky Jackson (Katie’s) Karaoke (Shenanigans) Karaoke w/Double Down Joe (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Friday, November 16 Bourbon Street Band (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Morgan McKay (Loaded Barrels) Tejano Friday’s and Disco Music- 80’s favorites (The Hellcat Café) Team Coco presents: “Conan & Friends” an evening of Stand-Up and Investment Tips featuring Conan O’Brian w/Ron Funches, James Veitch, Taylor Tominson, & Flula Borg (Revention Music Center) Ones to Watch presents: Kweku Collins- Tour One 2018 w/Joseph Chilliams (bronze peacock room); Walk off The Earth w/Tessa Violet (concert hall) (House of Blues) The Spazmatics (Scout Bar) Pepe Aguilar w/Christian Nodal, Leonardo & Angela Aguilar, Antonio Aguilar Huo, Mariachi Zacatecano, Banda Sinaloense, Motas De Cowboys, Jinetes Charros, Bullfighters Estillo Americano, Floreadores and Recortadores (Toyota Center) Graveltooth (Toyota Center) Soja w/Twiddle, & Xiuhtezcatl (ballroom); Sports w/

Ginla (studio) (Warehouse Live) Von Hindenburg Happy Hour; Espantapajaros (Continental Club) Magician John Star (Frank’s Pizza) The Wheel Workers w/Quiet Company, & A Sundae Drive (upstairs); 3OH!3 w/Emo Nite, & Lil Aaron (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Godless (Danzig tribute) w/Small Victory (Faith No More tribute), & No Remorse (Metallica tribute) (Concert Pub/North) Cary Henry & The Funk Apostles (The Heights Theatre) Midtown Live 4 (Rockefellers) Alexis Kidd Medical Expenses Fundraiser featuring The Hates w/Texas Mod Crushers, & The Genzales (Rudyard’s) Groove and The Vibe Fest (Last Concert Café) DJ Altruist (Pub Level) Acoustic Jam hosted by Starr Jernigan & Steve Shannon (Cruiser’s) Corey Stevenson w/Sparky Parker Band, & Jordan Young (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) th Live Music (19 Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Frank Martin Gilligan (The Americana Houston) Karaoke w/Stony (Vollie Rays Circus) Process of Illumination w/A.O. River, 3 Eye Raven, Th Young Jaguars, & Broken String Theory (Acadia Live) J.W. Jones (Katie’s) The Weeds (Jailhouse Saloon) Southern Breeze (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Saturday, November 17 J W Jones (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Charlie Parker (Loaded Barrels) Rock and Roll Saturday’s w/Kiss Alike (Kiss tribute) (The Hellcat Café) Enparejados- Con Adrian Uribe & Consuelo Duval (Revention Music Center) Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience (concert hall); Open Mike Eagle (bronze peacock room) (House of Blues) Cody Johnson and Friends (Ford Park) Deft- Ones (Deftones tribute) w/Vitamin R- (Chevelle tribute), 50 Shades of Green Day (Green Day tribute) (Scout Bar) Savage Amusement (Scorpions tribute) w/Perfect Strangers (Deep Purple tribute) (Toyota Center) “Kiki Maroon’s Burly Q Lounge” (studio) (Warehouse Live) Intocable (Arena Theatre) “Legends of Soul” w/Maze featuring Frankie Beverly & more (Smart Financial Centre) Wallflower presents: Lumerians (Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top @ Continental Club) Claude VonStroke (Stereo Live) Matt Hammon Trio w/Mountain Time (Chris Simpson from Mineral) (upstairs); VNV Nation w/De/Vision, & Holygram (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall)

Already Gone (Eagles tribute) w/Abbey Road (Beetles tribute) (Concert Pub/North) Daley- “Spectrum Unplugged” (The Heights Theatre) Live and loud Productions present: Brewtality Inc w/ Sorted Scoundrels, Sniper 66, & Bed Devils (Rudyard’s) Art Crawl (Last Concert Café) Jonathan Mitchell (Pub Level) Starr Jernigan (Cruiser’s) Free acoustic show w/Guitar Bill (4pm-6pm); Humungus w/UYUS, Fancy (ATX), & FTP (San Antonio) (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) th Live Music (19 Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Paper Moon Shiners w/Charles Bryant & Randy Soffar (The Americana Houston) Pride and Joy (Vollie Rays Circus) The Legacy Unwritten w/Somewhere to Call Home, Khan, Black Helix, & Deteriorated (Acadia Live) Mark May (Katie’s) “North Houston Bike Night” w/Troublemaker (Jailhouse Saloon) Texas Twang (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Sunday, November 18 “Zydeco Party” hosted by LaLa Tonight w/Ruben Moreno (8pm-midnight) (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) “World Famous Gospel Brunch” (1:30pm) (concert hall); Nicki Bluhm w/Gill Landry (bronze peacock room); The Internet- “Hive Mind” tour w/Moonchild (concert hall) (House of Blues) Diosa w/Hope Era, Ivory Cast, & Soul Way (Scout Bar) “The Sweet Spot”- Masquerade Edition: Burlesque Show/Pop Erotica (studio); The Contortionist“Reimagined” tour 2018 w/Intervals (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Private Label presents: John Digweed (Stereo Live) Sparta w/Frontera, Bugalu, & Nalgades (upstairs); Iceage w/Black Lips, & Surfbort (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Hot Jazz Sundays (downstairs) (Rudyard’s) Sunday School Jam (11am-3pm) (Last Concert Café) Blues Jam hosted by Ben Herrington (Cruiser’s) Another ElectroLuv Event (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) “11 Below Brewing Company Sunday Nights” sponsored by Magik Recording Studios, and AdVantage Point Video w/Wyde Boots, Roots from the Clay, & Jam Retreevers (Acadia Live) Katie’s Jam hosted by Ricky Jackson (Katie’s) Open Jam w/John Wilson and Friends (Jailhouse Saloon)

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MUSIC NEWS Monday, November 19 John Egan (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Bone Thugs and Harmony w/K.O. aka Mr. U Can’t Handle Me, Ayo-Deezy, & Byron Banks (Scout Bar) Glover Gill Tango (Continental Club) Wanderers w/Soul//Way, & Overstayer (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Shared Space (7pm-2am) (Last Concert Café) Open Jam w/Kevin Childress (Vollie Rays Circus) Customer Appreciation Night (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Tuesday, November 20 James Wilhite (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Open Mic Night (restaurant event) (House of Blues) Texas Hippie Coalition w/ Granny 4 Barrel, Shadow Council, & Cymblem (Scout Bar) The Wind and the Wave w/Shawn James, & Swells (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Industry/Karaoke Night (Rudyard’s) Tom Turner Band (5pm-7pm); Open Mic (7pm-9pm); The Sidemen (10pm-midnight) (Last Concert Café) The Bayou City Showcase & Songwriters Night hosted

by Mark Zues (The Americana Houston) ‘Invite Only’ Open Jam w/Premium Blend (Vollie Rays Circus)

Blaggards (Ashford Pub) Little Outfit presents: Brad Boyer w/Applehead (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) Live Music (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Karaoke w/Stony (Vollie Rays Circus) Rendered Heartless w/Chamber of Ascension, & Carter (Acadia Live) Alan Haynes (Katie’s) Posse (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Saturday, November 24 Alan Haynes (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Texas TNT (Loaded Barrels) Rock and Roll Saturday’s (The Hellcat Café)

Blue October (Revention Music Center) Turnpike Troubadours (concert hall); Bobby Feeno (bronze peacock room) (House of Blues) Smile Empty Soul w/Asleep in the Wake, Pretty Vacant, Dead Set Read, & Khan (Scout Bar) Sol y Motion’s Holiday Show (Toyota Center) Broadside with Confidence w/Sleep on it, & Small Talks (studio); Cannibal Corpse w/Hate Eternal, & Harms Way (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Londale (Continental Club) Cedric Gervais (Stereo Live) Harry Hudson- “Can Cowboys Cry?” tour w/JP Saxe (upstairs); The Kooks w/TBA (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall)

The Fab 5 (Beetles tribute) Holiday Party (Concert Pub/North) Ronny Chieng (Rockefellers) Be Someone (Last Concert Café) 90’s Throwback Party (Pub Level) John A Miller (Cruiser’s) Free acoustic show w/Guitar Bill (4pm-6pm); Hogan & Moss (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) Live Music (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Tribute Night w/Limp Bizkit, Deftones, & Killswitch Engage (Acadia Live) Jay Hooks (Katie’s) Charlie Parker Band (Jailhouse Saloon) Bare Necessity (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon)

Wednesday November 21 Big & Easy Blues Jam (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Rezz w/Boogie T, & Golf Clap (Revention Music Center) Rittz & King Lil G- “The Top Shelf” tour 2018 (concert hall); Green for a Day (Green Day tribute) w/ Foo Fakers (Foo Fighters tribute) (bronze peacock room) (House of Blues) Trophy Eyes Seaway w/Can’t Swim, Microwave, & Hot Mulligan (studio) (Warehouse Live) Victor Manuelle, Willie Colon, Porfi Baloa Y Sus Adolescentes: La Salsa De Aye (Arena Theatre) Lil Duval & Friends- Live Comedy Show (Smart Financial Centre) Thanksgiving Eve/ Beetle Happy Hour; Blaggards (Continental Club) Party Favor (Stereo Live) The Western Civilization w/Whit, & Forever Miles (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Houston Reddit Board Game meet-up (Rudyard’s) “Bill Fool’s Thanksgiving Eve Show” w/Satanic Overlords of Rock N Roll, Killer Hearts, Hell’s Engine, Blackgrass Gospel, CBG and The 18 Wheelers (Rudyard’s) Hellinabucket w/PotRoast, & The Midnight Drum Circle (Last Concert Café) Daniel Lee; “Thanksgiving Eve” w/When Particles Collide, Britewire, & Grifters and Shills (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) The Americana Big Open Jam hosted by Chuck Collins (The Americana Houston) Karaoke w/Stony (Vollie Rays Circus) Open Jam (Acadia Live) Freddie Pate (Katie’s) LectricEd & Friends (Jailhouse Saloon) Thursday, November 22 Closed (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Beebe Sings Sahm (Continental Club) The Cowlicks (Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top @ Continental Club) “H-Town Thanksgiving” featuring Z-Ro w/Slim Thug, Lil Keke, Lil Flip, Paul Wall, & Yung Martinez (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Open Mic (Ashford Pub) “Beef and Blues” with steaks by Brian “The Meat Mojo” Hawes; free blues jam hosted by Jonn Del Toro Richardson & Eric Demmer (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) th Open Mic (19 Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Open Jam w/Inward Reflexion (Vollie Rays Circus) Karaoke (Shenanigans) Friday, November 23 Josh Garrett (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Tejano Friday’s and Disco Music- 80’s favorites (The Hellcat Café) “So you think you can dance” live tour 2018 (Revention Music Center) Grits and Biscuits- “A Dirty South” set 2018 (concert hall) (House of Blues) Hoobastank- “The Reason” 15th anniversary tour 2018 w/Secondhand Serenade, & Lies of an Alibi (Scout Bar) “The Holiday Hang” featuring LaJuan Law & His Band WSG Kollett (studio); Wayne Brezz & The Band- “Rise Above” (album release concert) w/Ashley Toman (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Ashanti & Ja Rule (Arena Theatre) KBXX 97.9The Box presents: Love & Trap (Smart Financial Centre) DEM (roots reggae) (Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top @ Continental Club) Herobust- “WTF” tour 2018 w/Baiko (Stereo Live) Magician John Star (Frank’s Pizza) Oliver Francis- “The Overdrive” tour w/Big Baby Scumbag (upstairs); Exhorder w/Iron Age, & Sacrocurse (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Smile Empty Soul w/Sciotheory, & Eden Effect (Concert Pub/North) The Band of Heathens- “A Message from The People Revisited” (Album release) w/Matt the Electrician (The Heights Theatre) Kinky Friedman w/Mike Stinson, & Charles Bryant (Rockefellers) The Dirty Seeds w/Greenbeard, High Desert Queen, & Ole English (Rudyard’s) Lucas Eason (Last Concert Café) DJ Altruist (Pub Level) Acoustic Jam hosted by Starr Jernigan & Steve Shannon (Cruiser’s)

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MUSIC NEWS Sunday, November 25 National Zydeco Foundation Jam (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Circa Survive w/La Dispute, & Queen of Jeans (concert hall) (House of Blues) “So you think you can dance” live tour 2018 (Ford Park) “Afton Live” w/Hawleywood N Fam, Kenneth Tillman, T.KMIIZIK, Que Kins, Dis/Connect, Lee100, Maestro&friends, Yo Boi C-Dub. Jollymiyagi, D.B.E, Houstonz Voice, Dymarrow, KDM, Young Winn, Bllk Ravv, Junie Raw, Topclass Aka El Hefe, & Vishelle Marie (greenroom); P.O.D. “www.payableondeath.com” tour 2018 w/Nonpoint, & Islander (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Willie Nelson & Family (Smart Financial Centre) Hot Jazz Sundays (downstairs) (Rudyard’s) Ominous Necro w/In the Law, & The Flag Company (Rudyard’s) Sunday School Jam (11am-3pm) (Last Concert Café) Blues Jam hosted by Ben Herrington (Cruiser’s) Trish Cramblet and The Sweet Persuaders (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) “11 Below Brewing Company Sunday Nights” sponsored by Magik Recording Studios, and AdVantage Point Video w/Eminence in our Dying Hour, Surrender Stella, & Blackfire Syndicate (Acadia Live) Katie’s Jam hosted by Mark May (Katie’s) Open Jam w/John Wilson and Friends (Jailhouse Saloon) Monday, November 26 John Egan (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Pentatonix- “The Christmas is here” tour 2018 (Smart Financial Centre) Glover Gill Tango (Continental Club) Minzy w/TBA (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Shared Space (7pm-2am) (Last Concert Café) Open Jam w/Kevin Childress (Vollie Rays Circus) Customer Appreciation Night (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Tuesday, November 27 James Wilhite (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Manchester Orchestra & The Front Bottoms w/ Brother Bird (concert hall) (House of Blues) Queen Naija- “The Birth of Queen Naija” tour 2018 (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Silverstein- “When Broken is Easily Fixed”15 year anniversary tour w/Hawthorne Heights, As Cities Burn & Capstan (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Industry/Karaoke Night (Rudyard’s) Tom Turner Band (5pm-7pm); Open Mic (7pm-9pm); The Sidemen (10pm-midnight) (Last Concert Café) The Bayou City Showcase & Songwriters Night hosted by Mark Zues (The Americana Houston) ‘Invite Only’ Open Jam w/Premium Blend (Vollie Rays Circus) Wednesday, November 28 Big & Easy Blues Jam (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Daughtry (Revention Music Center) Australia’s- “Thunder From Down Under” (concert hall) (House of Blues) Esperanza Spalding- “12 Little Spells” (Zilkha Hall at Hobby Center) Broncho- “Bad Behavior” tour w/Glove, & Valen (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) The Wood Brothers w/Amy Helm (The Heights Theatre) Reverend Horton Heat w/Dale Watson (acoustic, solo, and together) (Rockefellers) Houston Reddit Board Game meet-up (Rudyard’s) Hellinabucket w/PotRoast, & The Midnight Drum Circle (Last Concert Café) Daniel Lee; Doomstress (HTX) w/Backwoods Payback (Phil. PA), Red Beard Wall (Plainview, TX), & Mr. Plow (HTX) (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) The Americana Big Open Jam hosted by Chuck Collins (The Americana Houston) Karaoke w/Stony (Vollie Rays Circus) Open Jam (Acadia Live) Live Mojo (Katie’s) LectricEd & Friends (Jailhouse Saloon) Thursday, November 29 “Houston Blues Society”- Blues Jam hosted by Annika Chambers (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) American Aquarium w/Scott Miler (bronze peacock room); “Session and Cigars” featuring Stephen Richard w/The Righteous Vibe (foundation room) (House of Blues) Esperanza Spalding- “12 Little Spells” (Zilkha Hall at Hobby Center) The Charlie Daniels Band & Travis Tritt (Arena Theatre) Beetle Happy Hour (Continental Club) Ray Volpe (Stereo Live) L.A. Guns (Proof Rooftop Lounge) Open Mic (Ashford Pub) “Beef and Blues” with steaks by Brian “The Meat Mojo” Hawes; free blues jam hosted by Jonn Del Toro Richardson & Eric Demmer (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) th Open Mic (19 Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Open Jam w/Inward Reflexion (Vollie Rays Circus) Dimphonic w/Page 9, & Wyatt Martin hosted by Northwest Houston Entertainment, & YouTube broadcasts (Acadia Live) Sparky Parker (Katie’s) Karaoke (Shenanigans) Karaoke w/Double Down Joe (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon)

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Friday, November 30 Dry Johnson (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Tejano Friday’s and Disco Music- 80’s favorites (The Hellcat Café) Gary Clark Jr (Revention Music Center) The Band Perry (concert hall); Saint JHN (bronze peacock room) (House of Blues) King’s X w/Peace and the Chaos, Rainchild, & Billy Rocks (Scout Bar) Jennifer Hartswick & Nick Cassarino Duo; Skyrocket (Toyota Center) Pancakes & Booze (ballroom (Warehouse Live) Keith Sweat & Johnny Gill (Arena Theatre) “Rock of Ages” tenth anniversary tour (Smart Financial Centre) Dave Allen & Jimmie Dale Gilmore w/The Guilty Ones (Continental Club) Magician John Star (Frank’s Pizza) TBA (Concert Pub/North) Reckless Kelly (The Heights Theatre) Die Fast w/Bayou Vimana, & Smashed Idols (Rudyard’s) Sol Y Motion (Last Concert Café) DJ Altruist (Pub Level) Acoustic Jam hosted by Starr Jernigan & Steve Shannon (Cruiser’s) Mighty Orq w/Opie Hendrix (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) Live Music (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Karaoke w/Stony (Vollie Rays Circus) Three33 w/Break my Fall, Down for Days, Low Man Joe, Carranza, & Cassidy Sheffield (Acadia Live) Eric Demmer (Katie’s) Heated Frenzy (Jailhouse Saloon) The Whey Jennings Band (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Saturday, December 1 Rock and Roll Saturday’s (The Hellcat Café) Seven Lions- “The Journey 2” tour w/Jason Ross, & Au5 (Revention Music Center) Scotty McCreery- “Seasons Change” tour 2018 w/ Mike Ryan, & Heather Morgan (concert hall) (House of Blues) Three Dog Night (Jefferson Center) D.R.I. w/Deathwish, Devil’s Adversary, American Psychos, & Broke Off (Scout Bar) Waterparks- “Entertainment” tour 2018 w/I don’t know how but they found me, Nick Grey, Super Whatevr, & De’Wayne Jackson (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) “Rock of Ages” tenth anniversary tour (Smart Financial Centre) Zanadudes; Roxy Roca (Continental Club) The Monicas (90’s tribute show) (Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top @ Continental Club) Ookay- “Bad Habits” tour 2018 (Stereo Live) “The Gift Remains the Same”- Led Zeppelin Celebration & Toy Drive w/Whole Lotta Led (Led Zeppelin tribute) (Concert Pub/North) Free acoustic show w/Guitar Bill (4pm-6pm); (Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar) Live Music (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Jordi Baizan (The Americana Houston) Live Music (Vollie Rays Circus) “Toys for Today Harbor for Children” show w/ Dreadhammer, Blunt, The Stuff, Toykyo Gas Attack, & Sheffield (Acadia Live) Hipwaders Flying Circus (Neon Moon Saloon) No Refund Band (Katie’s)

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Sunday, December 2 “Zydeco Party” w/LaLa Tonight (8pm-midnight) (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Celtic Thunder- “X” tour 2018 (Revention Music Center) 98 at Christmas 2018 (concert hall) (House of Blues) Everlast (Scout Bar) Arin Ray (studio) (Warehouse Live) Will Hearn presents: “The Grand Ole’ Christmas Show” w/TBA (White Oak Music Hal) “Home for The Holidays” w/Carolyn Wonderland, Marcia Ball, & Shelley King (The Heights Theatre) Hot Jazz Sundays (downstairs) (Rudyard’s) Sunday School Jam (11am-3pm) (Last Concert Café) Blues Jam hosted by Ben Herrington (Cruiser’s) “11 Below Brewing Company Sunday Nights” sponsored by Magik Recording Studios, and AdVantage Point Video w/German Mesa Show (Acadia Live) Katie’s Jam hosted by Paul Rameriz (Katie’s) Open Jam w/John Wilson and Friends (Jailhouse Saloon)

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Hipwaders Flying Circus is a popular rockin’ Blues band that has been playing around town. Fri. Nov. 9th they’ll be at Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar in the Heights, and then the Neon Moon Saloon Sat. Dec. 1st. Keep up with them at Blaggards Perform at The Ashford Pub www.hipwadersflyingcircus.com! Well, we definitely had a bit of fun tonight. One of our favorite bands Ashford Pub is the cool place at 13308 Westheimer (at the intersection of Eldridge) Happy hour is everyday from 11am to 7pm.

Their weekly features include Sunday $3 Bloody Marys and Poker Night, $2.25 domestic longnecks Monday, Big “Azz” Beer & Trivia Night on Tuesday, and Steak & Poker Night on Wednesday.

Wild West Texas Beer Fest is on Friday. Sometimes there are events like the 5th Annual Brew-B-Que benefiting The Alief Scholarship Fund for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Sat. Nov. 3rd.

There’s an open mic Thurs. Nov. 8th, and The Blaggards Fri. Nov. 23rd. For more details and updates on everything to do with Ashford Pub, go to www.ashfordpub.com.

The 19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar is where all the Houston metalheads gather, for over two decades and counting now! Monday Madness has $3 jager from 8pm-10pm, then Tuesday has karaoke w/Mary from 9pm-midnight. Then Wednesday, they have free bingo from 9pmmidnight. Thursday is open mic night, and there’s live music Fridays and Saturdays like To Whom it May and The Contagious with a special guest, on Sat. Nov. 3rd. The 19th Hole is at 202 Sawdust Rd. in the Woodlands. Check it out and rock out tonight!

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was performing at The Ashford Pub on Eldridge, so we made our way over there to see them. We love seeing Blaggards at The Ashford Pub. For us, there’s really no other place to see them. The atmosphere is great and the sound there is just fine. The intimate setting of The Ashford Pub is always a great place to watch bands at. It’s one of the few places you can right up close to the band and have a great time. I know we’ve told you about the Blaggards, but it you’re tuning into Music News late, Blaggards perform their own special blend of Rock and Irish music.

They call it Stout Irish Rock, so drop by there sometime when they’re performing at hoist yourself a bit of Stout Irish Ale to go along with the Stout Irish Rock. For those of you who didn’t make it out to this show, we’ve got two videos from their performance tonight to share with you on HMNTV - Houston Music News Television. Okay, ready, get set, ROCK!

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281-650-1953 The John Barraza Band Perform at Vollie Ray’s Circus The John Barraza Band were the featured performers this night at Vollie Ray’s Circus. John Barraza has reached a high point in his career, celebrating three decades of musical history with some great musicians as the outfit John Barraza Project! Largely self-taught, he began his musical journey with an acoustic guitar and a dream to deliver the best musical entertainment possible. His first playing experience was performing competitively in the SoHo Jazz Ensemble at South Houston High School. Since then he has really been making his mark on the music business in Houston. His show tonight was really good. Among the groups he celebrated performing, there was Santana and The Doobie Brothers. It really made for a good evening of entertainment. But don’t take our word for it, check it out for yourself right now as you can watch a performance from this show on HMNTV - Houston Music News Television.

Hydro-Phonics Performs at The Jailhouse Saloon

We dropped by The Jailhouse this night to see another new band for us, Hydro-Phonics. This great power-trio was certainly a lot of fun. While we were there they were just cranking out some great Classic Rocks tunes, one right after the other. From Cheap Trick’s “Surrender” to Free’s “Wishing Well,” to Frampton’s “Show Me The Way,” the hits just came on coming. They also cranked out some Thin Lizzy and Bad Company for us while we were there. Great Band! Had a fine time there. Then again, we always have a good time at The Jailhouse Saloon.

They feature live music every weekend and only book the top bands.

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Vollie Ray’s Circus is the live music venue at 937 FM 1959 Rd. in Houston with 2 stages (complete with lights and sound), 2 pool tables, a patio, and sporting events on 7 screens! They have daily specials and happy hour every day until 7pm. Weekly, there’s an open jam Monday evenings with Kevin Childress. Tuesday is invite only open jam with Premium Blend, and an open jam with Inward Reflexion on Thursdays. Fridays have karaoke with Stony. Saturday night live music includes music by Luna Lunacy Sat. Nov. 3rd, Premium Blend Sat. Nov. 10th, and Pride & Joy Sat. Nov. 17th. Vollie Ray’s is always looking to book bands for Saturdays, so if you have one to book, then call 832230-1841! Join the circus at Vollie Ray’s!

The Concert Pub North is your ultimate bar in North Houston!

On the menu at the pub is a variety of lunch and dinner items, as well as bands! Come out to the 80’s party featuring The Ruxpins & Rachel & The Welches Fri. Nov. 9th. Eagles/Beatles tributes Already Gone with Abbey Rode are there Sat. Nov. 17th. National rock band Smile Empty Soul with special guests Fri. Nov. 23rd. The oneand-only Concert Pub is at 2470 Cypress Creek Pkwy. in Houston. Call them at 281-583-8111 for hours and updates.

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MotorBud Performs at Acadia Live aka Acadia Bar & Grill This night we ran into a new band at The Acadia Bar aka Acadia Live.

Their names is MotorBud, and they are from Beaumont. Motorbud is a bluesy, heavy rock band from Southeast Texas with sounds similar to Black Sabbath, Clutch, & Corrosion Of Conformity. The band is an all original project with a quite a few really good songs to share. They cite their influences as Black Sabbath, Clutch, Corrosion of Conformity, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Led Zeppelin, and Tool, just to name a few. The band is comprised of Vocals: Tim Rodriguez, Lead Guitar: Kieth Hunter, Guitar: Jeff Crabbs, Bass: Terry Bailey, and Drums: Aubrey McKee. Their show tonight at the Acadia was pretty good. The band is tight and they have a great singer fronting the band. We really enjoyed seeing them, and we’d recommend them as a band for you to check out sometime. In the meantime, just kick back and watch one of the two videos we have from their show at Acadia Live when you get a chance. We think you’ll like them too.

Black Friday Project Perform at Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon We’re over at Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon in La Marque right now to see the Black Friday Project. These guys show a lot of promise. They sound real good and have a great repertoire. While we were there they were performing some great old “Classic Rock.” One minute they were performing Cheap Trick’s “Surrender,” and the next they’d be into a little Stevie Wonder with “Higher Ground.” We especially like their take on The Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” It really made for a good evening. Black Friday Project has been around since 2015 and is a Houston based band. These guys really did a great job entertaining the crowd at Diamond Jim’s this night. Lead singer Steve Schaeffer really does a fine job fronting this outfit and manages to do a great job on just about anything he sings. Black Friday Project is Reed Brooks (guitar and vocals), Michael Chase (percussion and vocals), Larry Eshleman (keyboards), Larry Hinson (bass), Robert Whitley (guitar and vocals), and of course, Steve. Check ‘em out sometime.

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and discounts) and dance lessons Monday, and Tuesday is Dart League and dance lessons, along with Ladies’ Night. Then, Wednesday night has Men’s Nite w/ Pool League. Thursday it’s pool league and karaoke with Double Down Joe! Fridays and Saturdays have live music. You can see such acts as PeeWee Bowen Band Sat. Nov. 10th, Texas Twang Sat. Nov. 17th, and Posse Fri. Nov. 23rd. Diamond Jim’s can be found at 3317 Loop 197 N. in Texas City. Go t o www.diamondjimscountry saloon.com to keep up with all the latest there!

John Scher Performs at Katie’s

This month has been great for us. We’ve managed to see a lot of great new bands, and tonight is another one of those nights. We dropped by Katie’s in Bailiff to see guitarist extraordinaire Dave Scher. Dave is based out of Austin, Texas, and he specializes in producing some of the finest Blues music we’ve heard. He’s been known to dabble in jazz, funk, or even a little country whenever he temporarily wanders from his beloved blues, but basically he does it all. Dave Scher. And then there’s his voice — powerful and sensual enough to convey every emotion on the spectrum, a natural extension and perfect complement to his work on the guitar. His show tonight was very impressive,, and we’re certainly glad we managed to make it out to this gig. Let me tell you, Katie’s brings in some of the best talent that Texas has to offer.

Just drop by the club Wednesday thru Sundays and you’ll be treated to some of the best acts you’ve ever seen. When you get a chance, check out this video from Dave’s show on HMNTV - Houston Music News Shenanigan’s is Television. It’s going to blow you away!!

another Texas City bar that has been around for over 30 years. They’re open 7 days a week, and have pool, darts, and big screen TV’s. Ladies’ Night is Wednesday, and karaoke Thursday nights from 9pm-1am. Also there’s plenty of room for dancing to the live music Saturday nights.

Bands are TBA, but keep checking at www.shenanigansworld.com.

Shenanigan’s is located at 820 34th St. North in Texas City, so Jordan Matthew Young Trio Performs at Katie’s come on out and get Another fine act we got to see this month was the Austin based Jordan down at this laid-back Matthew Young Trio. These guys were really good. They perform a bit bar! of Southern Rock and Blues, however we did get a hint of Jazz in their performance as well. At times Jordan can be lightning fast, and then

Don’t look for an- he can tone it down to the deepest of Blues. His guitar prowess is other copy of Music without a doubt ‘the top of the line’. The band has some great original News again! Now, you tunes as well, filled with some wonderful bluesy and soulful rock driven can have it directly de- anthems. Yeah, we can’t wait for him to return to Katies. His show livered to your home or was a real eye opener. It’s amazing how much great talent seems to business absolutely free. come out of the Austin area. This guy is well worth seeing, so if you That’s right, we said get the chance, meet us out at Katies for a great night of entertaiment FREE! All you have to from the Jordan Matthew Young Trio when they return... hopefully soon. do is e-mail musicnew@airmail.net and in the subject line put “Sign me up now”! Then you Attention music collectors: Cash paid can have the latest issue of Music News for vinyl records! Large and small collections magazine sent directly to your inbox. Be the wanted in the genres of hard rock, progresfirst to know about late breaking news, and sive, rock, r&b, funk, heavy metal, psychereceive periodic Eblasts about special events, delic, grunge, new wave, indie, country, and concert updates, as well as info on other cool more. Call 281-650-1953. things going on in the great city of Houston!

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By Jay Lambs Remy News From The Dark Circus of the dark will be part of many local shows in many ways this holiday season to give you just a little bit more to stuff in you stockings. With two up coming shows Surrender Stella CD Release at Acadia Bar and Grill on December 14th featuring Six the Sinister bunny part of circus of the dark.

Surrender Stella is one of Houston’s National touring acts part of circus of the dark records Surrender Stella Returns to bring you new music! Then on December 15th at Vollie Rays Circus will be Circus Of The Dark Presents F@# K with friends, A burlesque musical showcase which brings in returning from performing in Austin Texas this November music performance duo act F?CK!, who will be accompanied by Bad Hatter In Wonderland. Who just performed at screamfest this October in Houston Texas along with Kidd Six and Hindsight who are also part of circus of the dark records. Be sure to check out these great live shows coming out and look up the bands. We support the people by being part of the people and always trying to give and do more, more, more.

Icons At Badassery This Month Icons At Badassery would like to honor, Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American musician, singer,

songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a sub-genre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound.

Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of bio-fuels and the legalization of marijuana.

Born during the Great Depression and raised by his grandparents, Nelson wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first band at ten. During high school, he toured locally with the Bohemian Polka as their lead singer and guitar player. After graduating from high school in 1950, he joined the Air Force but was later discharged due to back problems. After his return, Nelson attended Baylor University for two years but dropped out because he was succeeding in music. During this time, he worked as a disc jockey

in Texas radio stations and a singer in honky-tonks. Nelson moved to Vancouver, Washington, where he wrote “Family Bible” and recorded the song “Lumberjack” in 1956. He also worked as a disc jockey at various radio stations in Vancouver and nearby Portland Oregon. In 1958, he moved to Houston, Texas, after signing a contract with D Records. He sang at the Esquire Ballroom weekly and he worked as a disk jockey. During that time, he wrote songs that would become country standards, including “Funny How Time Slips Away”, “Hello Walls”, “Pretty Paper”, and “Crazy”. In 1960 he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and later signed a publishing contract with Pamper Music, which allowed him to join Ray Price’s band as a bassist. In 1962, he recorded his first album, ...And Then I Wrote. Due to this success, Nelson signed in 1964 with RCA Victor and joined the Grand Ole Opry the following year. After mid-chart hits in the late 1960s and the early 1970s, Nelson retired in 1972 and moved to Austin, Texas. The ongoing music scene of Austin motivated Nelson to return from retirement, performing frequently at the Armadillo World Headquarters.

In 1973, after signing with Atlantic Records, Nelson turned to outlaw country, including albums such as Shotgun Willie and Phases and Stages. In 1975, he switched to Columbia Records, where he recorded the critically acclaimed album Red Headed Stranger. The same year, he recorded another outlaw country album, Wanted! The Outlaws, along with Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, and Tompall Glaser. During the mid-1980s, while creating hit albums like Honeysuckle Rose and recording hit songs like “On the Road Again”, “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before”, and “Pancho and Lefty”, he joined the country supergroup, The Highwaymen, along with fellow singers Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson.

During the 1990s and 2000s, Nelson continued touring extensively, and released albums every year. Reviews ranged from positive to mixed. He explored genres such as reggae, blues, jazz, and folk.

Nelson made his first movie appearance in the 1979 film The Electric Horseman, followed by other appearances in movies and on television. Nelson is a major liberal activist and the co-chair of the advisory board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), which is in favor of marijuana legalization. On the environmental front, Nelson owns the biodiesel brand Willie Nelson Bio-diesel, which is made from vegetable oil. Nelson is also the honorary chairman of the Advisory Board of the Texas Music Project, the official music charity of the state of Texas. Willie Nelson will be performing in Sugar Land at the Smart Financial November 25.

It is with great honor to entitle Willie Nelson an Icon At Badassery.

Thank You for all your hard work and change you stand for!

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Virgin / Ume Reissues Lenny Kravitz First 5 Albums On Double Vinyl We’ve got some great new vinyl release to tell you about this month. Lenny Kravitz and Virgin / UMe has reissued Lenny’s first five albums on vinyl. We’ve already received 1991’s Mama Said, 1993’s Are You Gonna Go My Way, 1995’s Circus, and 1998’s 5. His first album, 1989’s Let Love Rule will be released this month on November 30th to celebrate it’s 30th Anniversary. As soon as we get our hands on that one, we’ll let you know about that one as well.

In the meantime, let’s start with 2, 3, 4, and 5. The albums are reissued as 2LP packages on 180-gram heavy-duty vinyl.

Each album has been painstakingly re-mastered and they sound fantastic. We just can’t say enough for the folks that go to all the trouble to re-master these projects. They don’t just throw them together. They take their time and really turn out a fine product.

In addition to the standard black vinyl releases, they also come in multi-color vinyl also. Each one is different. Let Love Rule is 50/50 semi-transparent brown and yellow, Mama Said is marbled white and gray, Are You Gonna Go My Way is transparent red and transparent purple, Circus is solid white and transparent clear, and 5 is solid orange and solid white. In addition to the multicolored releases, they have also included addition bonus cuts to four out of five of the releases. We’ll give you a list of those fine cuts, some of which have never been included on a vinyl for the first time.

It’s been great listening to this beautiful progression of Lenny’s work. Having received the albums all at one time, it was

wonderful being able to track the evolution of his work.

Our first one on the platter is 1991’s Mama Said. What a great album! The album kicks off with Michael Kamen’s “Fields Of Joy,” an obscure song that most of you probably weren’t familiar with when it came out. It was actually first released by Michael Kamen’s rock band The New York Rock & Roll Ensemble in 1971.

Lenny’s roots are deep seated in early rock, so It was really no surprise to see that he included a cut like this on his album. Other really cool experiences on the album include the song “Always On The Run,” which was co-written by Slash and features Slash on lead guitar. Another interesting song on the album is “All I Ever Wanted,” which was co-written with Sean Lennon. This platinum certified album was definitely a cool second entry into Lenny Kravitz’s catalog.

Next up is 1993’s Are You Gonna Go My Way. Remember when “Are You Gonna Go My Way” ruled the radio waves. That song went clear up to #1 and hung around there for a while. Other great chart toppers from the album included “Believe,” “Heaven Help,” and “Is There Any Love In Your Heart.” This album was Lenny’s first Top 20 album to hit the charts. This album is filled with several bonus cuts.

They feature: “Ascension,” “Brother,” “Heaven Help” (acoustic), “All My Life,”

“Someone Like You,” “Sister” (live), “For The First Time,” and “Believe” (acoustic).

Circus is Lenny’s fourth release. It reached #10 on the U.S. Charts, becoming Lenny’s first #10 album. Topics on the album really vary. It seems to be kind of an introspective time for Lenny as he pens songs about God (“God Is Love” and “The Resurrection”) and the rock and roll lifestyle (“Rock and Roll Is Dead’). Lenny was going through a very serious time in his life.

Besides being unhappy with the music business, he was also dealing with his mother’s illness. His only notable single from this

album was “Rock and Roll Is Dead.” Bonus cuts on this album include: “Another Life,” “Confused,” and “Is It Me Is It You?” This is the first time this album has been commercially issued on vinyl.

Last but not least on our platter is Lenny Kravitz’s fifth album release, 5. 5 finds Lenny in a better mood emotionally and the subjects are not quite as dramatic as his previous release. This album spent 3 years in the Top 200 with 2 years of that in the Top 100. The album produced 5 singles, which were released in 1998 and 1999. Those are “Fly Away,” “If You Can’t Say No,” “I Belong To You,” “Thinking Of You,” and “Black Velveteen.” “Fly Away” took off into the stratosphere and took on a life of it’s own and has become one of the most played songs off this album. It also earned Lenny a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Performance in 1999.

Bonus cuts included on the album include: “American Woman,” which you probably remember from the Austin Powers soundtrack for The Spy Who Shagged Me and “Without You.” Well, there you have it, one really nice package of great material from Lenny Kravitz and Virgin / UMe. You’ll definitely want to add these to your collection. As we said before, the new re-mastering process makes these albums really live and breathe life into your turntable. We just can’t wait to get our hands on Lenny’s break through album Let Love Rule. We’re really looking forward to that one. A special “thanks” goes out to Lenny Kravitz for being such a blessed writer and Virgin / UMe for releasing these gems again.

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