For the weekend of November 5th - 8th, 2009

See?! We told you there would be plenty of music this weekend. Never doubt Papa Houstonist. Unfortunately we won't be in town for much of the weekend [we have, on the other hand, the good fortune of attending our sister Austinist's FunFunFun Fest], but that doesn't mean we'll pass on making a few recommendations to you, dedicated reader.

For tonight, allow us to pose a query: Are you a Houston musician? Are you serious about wanting to tour? If you answered yes to these questions, then make sure you stop by Avant Garden at 7 pm to get some sage advice from Martin Atkins. He should wrap up around 8:30, so we'll have plenty of time to catch Spain Colored Orange at Continental Club, The Caprolites new lineup at Notsuoh, or News on the March at The Mink. Also of note: Mr. Kenny Rogers himself backed by "that there collection of strings and whatnot," The Houston Symphony.

Friday, while the kids all trek to House of Blues for The Used & The Almost, you can revisit the 90's with Third Eye Blind. Our pick of the night, however, is rocking instrumental crew Russian Circles at Rudyard's. That's right, we picked a Rudyard's show!

It's awfully hard to root against our hometown favorites Ghost Mountain, who are playing with Health at Mango's on Saturday, but our choice brings us to Walter's to catch WHY? - a source of heavy inspiration for the Baytown duo. If you simply must catch something other than one of these shows, allow us to recommend The Julys at The Mink. Also, congratulations are in order for local metalcore kids Before There Was Rosalyn, who will be releasing their CD this weekend - on Victory Records! Nice work.

You can top all of that off with a high-voltage show at Toyota Center on Sunday. Some group named after a power conversion will be playing, or so we hear. If you can't shell out for the big tickets, join us at Walter's for the zany Adult Swim regular MC Chris.

Drop us a note and let us know where you'll wind up.

Thursday, November 5th
Brian McNeill, Ed Miller at Mucky Duck
The Caprolites, F*cking Thief, Best Fwends at Notsuoh
The Chibas, Miguel [of The McKenzies], Jim & The Toms, FGG at Super Happy Fun Land
Fu Manchu, Shit City High, Heavystoned at Meridian [Red Room]
Galactic, Mike Dillion's GoGo Jungle at Warehouse Live
John Lee Hooker, Jr., Richard Cagle & The Voodoo Choir at Meridian
Kenny Rogers with The Houston Symphony at Jones Hall
Like Trains & Taxis, Melissa Savci, The Journey Agents at Bohemeo's
Los Pistoleros de Texas at Charlie's Big Top
The Lovemakers, The Personal Victories of George Quartz at Warehouse Live [Studio]
Martin Atkins at Avant Garden
Mindy Smith at House of Blues
News on the March, Shapes Have Fangs, Ghormeh Sabzi at The Mink
Off With Their Heads, Smalltown, O Pioneers!!! at Walter's
Spain Colored Orange, Beetle at Continental Club [free]
Sugar and Gold, Brett Koshkin, Roky Moon & Bolt, Mystery Flavor at Mango's
Sugarball Express, Letters to Voltron, Dark Surf at Rudyard's

Friday, November 6th
Adrian & The Sickness [CD Release], Osiris, Distant Lights at Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
Alison Fisher at Charlie's Big Top
An Albatross, The Coathangers, Dark Meat,The Roller, Black Congress at Mango's
Austin Lounge Lizards at Mucky Duck
Bee vs. Moth at Cactus Music [5:30 pm]
Big Rocket, Platoon at Last Concert Cafe
Charlie Robison, Mark McKinney at Warehouse Live
The Damen Austin Band, Losers Beat Winners, The Antioch Road Band, Mega Fauna at Fitzgerald's [downstairs]
The Flatlanders at Fitzgerald's
Krunk Ninjas,SDfone, El-Nino, TDBZ, Twinkdogg at Super Happy Fun Land
Lea Salonga at Arena Theatre
Luchsinger Brothers, Cory Todd at Bohemeo's
Marc Broussard, Charlie Mars at House of Blues [Bronze Peacock Room]
Mugrero at White Swan
Russian Circles, Young Widows, Red Sparowes, Coliseum at Rudyard's
Third Eye Blind at Verizon Wireless
The Used, The Almost, Drive A at House of Blues
Vallejo, Nightbird at Continental Club
Vince Bell at Anderson Fair
The White Tie Affair, Every Avenue, Stereo Skyline, Runner Runner at Meridian

Saturday, November 7th
500 Megatons of Boogie, Ghosttown Electric, Bright Men of Learning at Rudyard's
86 Within, 12 Gauge, Awakening, Brown Out, Paper Anvil at Bohemeo's [2 pm]
Alastair at White Swan
Arthur Yoria, Stepahnie Briggs, Live Oak Decline at Last Concert Cafe
Before There Was Rosalyn [CD Release], Upon a Burning Body, Molotov Solution, American Me, Through The Fallen Skys, Courage Sleeps, In The Storm, At Cavalry at Meridian
Chris Sacco at Charlie's Big Top
David Cook at Warehouse Live
Eric Taylor at Anderson Fair
The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Gourdes at Miller Outdoor Theatre [free]
Haunting Oboe Music, Components of the Modern Age, The Bottom Four, Prayer For Animals at Super Happy Fun Land
Health, Lovvers, Somosuno, Ghost Mountain at Mango's
The Julys, The Sideshow Tragedy, Jonathan Wilkins at The Mink
Mumiy Troll, Come See My Dead Person at Meridian [Red Room]
New Duncan Imperials, Dash Rip Rock, Mojo Nixon & The Toadliquors at Continental Club
Straight Fork, Carry The Storm at Fitzgerald's [downstairs]
Super Panch Combo [CD Release], The Redline, Perfect Pants at Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
Vince Bell at Cactus Music [1 pm]
White Cat Showcase at Mucky Duck
WHY?, Au, The Moore Brothers at Walter's

Sunday, November 8th
AC/DC at Toyota Center
Chris Bell, Chris Chandler at Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
Deadmau5 at House of Blues
D.R.U.M. at Discovery Green [3 pm]
The Last Place You Look, From Guts To Glory, Floorbound at Scout Bar
MC Chris, Whole Wheat Bread, I Fight Dragons at Walter's
Miss Leslie & Her Juke Jointers at Continental Club
Ryan Montbleau at Mucky Duck
Shonen Knife, Dead Roses at Mango's

Photos: WHY? MySpace, Ryan Russell [Russian Circles]

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