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Weird Al Yankovic will be returning to Houston this month for a very special concert at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on Saturday, June 15th. This show will feature a “first” for Weird Al, namely a full orchestra., hence the name of the tour “Strings Attached.” In addition to that, Weird Al will be bringing in more colorful costumes, a video wall and lots of cool props. In fact, this show will be a veritable high-energy, rock and comedy show unlike anything you’ve ever seen him do before. If you haven’t seen a Weird Al Yankovic show before, or even if you have, be sure to make it out to this one. Al tells that this one will be his best show yet. “I wanted to follow up my most bare-bones tour ever with my most elaborate and extravagant tour ever. We’re pulling out all the stops for this one.” “Weird Al” Yankovic is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history, earning four Grammys and fifteen career nominations. He is best known for his hilariously irreverent parodies of hit songs, including “Eat It,” “Like A Surgeon,” “Smells Like Nirvana,” “Amish Paradise,” “White & Nerdy,” and “Tacky.” Yankovic’s 14th studio album Mandatory Fun (2014) made headlines when it became the first comedy album in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart, and the first comedy album to even reach the top of that chart in over 50 years. The single “Word Crimes” debuted in the Billboard Top 40, making Al one of only four artists to have had Top 40 singles in each of the last four decades (the other three being Michael Jackson, Madonna and U2). He recently received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Few could have guessed that “Weird Al” Yankovic – who as a shy, accordion-playing teenager got his start sending in homemade tapes to the Dr. Demento Radio Show – would go on to become a pop culture icon and the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time, with classic song and music video parodies such as “Eat It,” “Like a Surgeon,” “Smells Like Nirvana,” “Amish Paradise,” “White & Nerdy” and “Word Crimes.” Now in his fourth decade as America’s foremost song parodist, he has been the recipient of numerous awards, including five Grammys® (out of sixteen total nominations) and a string of Gold and Platinum albums. In 2015 and 2016, Weird Al’s Mandatory World Tour encompassed 200 shows throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia, including two nights at the Hollywood Bowl and a soldout gig at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. In the spring of 2018, Al performed 77 shows as part of his Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, where he and his bandmates

of over 35 years played set lists comprised almost entirely of his original (non-parody) material, and without any of their signature high-octane production (no costumes, props or giant video screens). And in 2019 Weird Al will follow up his most bare-bones tour with his most extravagant tour ever, Strings Attached, where he and his band will be backed every night by a full orchestra. Weird Al’s 14th studio album, the Grammy® award-winning Mandatory Fun (2014), became the first comedy album in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, and the first to even reach the top of the chart since 1963. Yankovic set the U.S. record on Spotify for having the most tracks from one album in the viral top 10 at one time, taking the top four spots. In addition, the single “Word Crimes” debuted in the Billboard Top 40, making Al one of only four artists to have had Top 40 singles in each of the last four decades (the other three being Michael Jackson, Madonna and U2). Al has remained active as a recording artist. June 2017 saw the release of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (Dreamworks), for which Al co-wrote and performed the film’s theme song. In August 2017, Al wrote and performed “The North Korea Polka (Please Don’t Nuke Us)” for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO). In November 2017 Legacy Recordings released Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of “Weird Al” Yankovic, a remastered 15disc box set (including a rarities album) plus a 120-page book of archival photos, all housed in a replica of Weird Al’s trademark accordion. Al also recorded cover versions of the Squidbillies theme for Adult Swim and the Ramones’ “Beat on the Brat” for a Dr. Demento compilation album, and produced remixes of two hit singles for Portugal. The Man (“Feel It Still” and “Live in the Moment”). And March 2018 brought us “The Hamilton Polka,” a frantic tour de force mash-up of 14 songs from the Broadway smash, commissioned by Lin-Manuel Miranda himself and released as part of his “Hamildrops” series. In addition to his cult-hit feature film UHF (1989), his late ‘90s CBS Saturday morning series The Weird Al Show and numerous AL-TV specials he has made for MTV and VH1 over the years, Yankovic has remained a staple of film and television, from appearances on The Simpsons, 30 Rock, The Goldbergs and How I Met Your Mother to performing live on the Primetime Emmy Awards and starring in his own concert specials for Disney, VH1 and Comedy

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Shinedown Bring Their Attention Attention Tour to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion June 21 Atlantic recording artists Shinedown will be bringing their “Attention Attention Tour” to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion this month on June 21st. Shinedown is touring in support of their new album, Attention Attention. Opening acts on the tour include Badflower, Dinosaur Pile-Up, and Broken Hands. Shinedown is Brent Smith (lead vocals), Zach Myers (guitar, backing vocals, piano), Eric Bass (bass, backing vocals, acoustic guitar), and Barry Kerch (drums). Attention Attention is the sixth studio album by the group. Released on May 4th of last year, the band decided to take a different approach with this album and issued a “concept album”. The theme of the album centers around an individual who is overcoming negativity and the associated problems that go with it to be completely reborn as a new person. Attention Attention produced four singles from the album. They are “Devil,” “The Human Radio,” “Get Up,” and “Monsters.” The songs “Devil” and “Get Up” have reached the number one spot on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs Chart. “Get Up” is certainly getting a lot of attention from this album. The song, written by lead vocalist Brent Smith deals with the human spirit in it’s time of need. Brent feels a deep connection with this song as after battling his own demons. He looks at it as a “light in the darkness” when he found himself observing his close friend, Shinedown’s bassist Eric Bass go through a bout with clinical depression. This was the catalyst of the songs origin. When Brent put pen to paper, a beautiful, universal song rooted in Brent and Eric’s raw vulnerability took shape. The song has definitely been given a life of its own as it has produced the most airplay for one of their songs and has also become their 13th #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs Chart (the second most in the history of the chart, tied with Van Halen). “As we wrote the songs, they showed me that they were all related to each other during a very early stage,” Brent explains. “It’s one complete thought, because it’s a cohesive story. A lot of this is about me, but it’s also about Eric, Barry, and Zach. It was born from the last four years of our lives. I’ve always said, ‘You’ve got to fall in a hole to figure out how to get out of it.’ We start off at the bottom. This person fights to build back up, realizes he or she isn’t perfect, accepts that nothing in this world is just handed over, and unlocks the resolve to take everything on. You’ll see this shift and change as it progresses down the tracklist. Finally, the character becomes confident again. It’s meant to be listened to from beginning to end. We wanted to do something that wasn’t traditional.” The writing for started taking place during the Threat To Survival Tour. Along the way, Brent found himself in a dark and bad place. This helped to stimulate the writing process and provide some of the inspiration for self-recovery and the catalyst for the writing process of Attention Attention. “In order to make something truly and purely Shinedown, we had to talk about what we know, which is each other,” he admits. “I’ve had to battle certain situations, when it comes to substance abuse and addiction. That reared its ugly head. I basically had fallen from grace, because I’m not perfect. I had to pull myself together and build myself back up. I

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wouldn’t have been able to do that if it wasn’t for these three other gentlemen. So, I wrote about it all. This is probably the most truthful thing I’ve done in the last decade. I have a tattoo on the top of my left hand that says, ‘Your pain is a gift.’ That’s how I feel. It’s what made me who I am.” “From a lyrical standpoint, I knew what the story was,” says Eric. “Brent was so open and honest. I grew up listening to a lot of Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, and I love that cinematic element. Brent’s lyrics give you visuals, but the music can to. That was the basis for this.” The album also produced a first for Eric. The band knew that they had to produce this album themselves. They felt they knew the direction it needed to take, so Eric took to the helm and produced and engineered the album himself for the first time. The band went to work at Eric’s own Ocean Industries Studios in Charleston, SC. It was there were Eric expanded the band’s vision for the album and expanded the band’s sound for this groundbreaking piece. “We knew that we probably wouldn’t be able to get an outsider to come in and make this the way we wanted to,” says Brent. “It had to be Eric. He did an unbelievable job.” “I didn’t want it to feel safe,” adds Eric. “I wanted it to feel dangerous and real. My goal is always to try create something that will perk people’s ears up when they hear it and naturally draw attention to itself. We had to

Through the cacophony of rhythms and roaring guitars comes the thunderous refrain, “I was sent to warn you the devil’s in the next room.” “It’s the beginning of the story, but it’s also a way to come back and make sure the rock ‘n’ roll community understands that we haven’t abandoned them by any stretch of the imagination,” the frontman grins. “It’s a very universal song, because of its intensity. It’s all about being terrified and afraid. You have to accept the fact you can’t pretend you’re not scared. The only way to get stronger is to respect that certain situations are terrifying. The devil might be you. You need to learn how to readjust and get out of your own way.” “Get Up” is a very special song for the band as well. It is a message about empathy,

go digging in the dirt, searching, and finding. From the beginning, I had a scope of what this record could be. Songs can guide you and let you know how they want to sound and what they want to be. I wanted to shake things up as much as possible. I think we achieved that.” When the band introduced the first single off the album, as well as the opening song, “Devil” to the world, it created quite a stir. Right off the bat, it earned the band a nomination for iHeart Radio’s Music Award for Rock Song of the Year (in addition to a nomination for Rock Artist of the Year).

compassion and human connection, offering hope and encouragement in the face of personal struggles of any kind. It is a beautiful, vulnerable motivational anthem written between two friends who know what it is to struggle and is now speaking to the world about the importance of extending a hand to one another when needed. Brent assures, “Take it from me, you’re not the only one— who can’t see straight. If you are ever in doubt, don’t sell yourself short, you might be bulletproof. Hard to move mountains when you’re paralyzed, but you gotta try.”

On “The Human Radio,” Eric enlisted the help of his sisters and his mother to form a choir for the song. This gave the band a sound that they had never had before, and yet it also contains the energetic formula to get stadiums of people on their feet. “The world is calling to the person in the room as a reminder that there are other people outside fighting for survival, truth, and just to stay alive,” he goes on. “The human radio is your heartbeat. It’s an undivided song and a symbol of the human spirit.” “Brilliant” closes out Attention Attention with a gallop of guitars, screeching leads, and an intense vocal crescendo. It concludes on an inspiring proclamation, “It’s my day to be brilliant!” “That song holds a lot of weight with me,” he states. “It’s designed to hit you like a flood of emotion. In the story, the person stands up. It’s time to get moving. That means literally run for your life. It’s the moment the individual becomes fearless.” With Attention Attention Shinedown feels that they have definitely started off a new chapter in the evolution of the band, something that will set them apart from their contemporaries, along with a renewed belief in themselves and the band itself. “I want this to feel like a journey,” concludes Eric. “I hope it catches listeners’ attention. Throughout the process of listening to it, the hair on their arms stands up and they become invested in this creation. That’s what I would love for people to take away.” “I want everyone to know we will always go to the next level,” Brent leaves off. “There’s no ceiling. We’ll continue to push ourselves not only as musicians, but as songwriters and as people. I feel like this is a record the world needs right now. It’s about celebrating the will we all have inside of us. To me, this band means giving up is not an option. That’s why we never say ‘Goodbye’; we say, ‘Until next time.’”

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Ronnie Milsap Performs at The Arena Theatre Legendary Country crooner, Ronnie Milsap will be bringing his “76 For 76 Tour” to Houston’s Arena Theater on Friday, June 21st. Ronnie’s on the road now celebrating his 76th Birthday. In fact, it’s kind of a double celebration as not only does Ronnie celebrate his birthday, but he’s also celebrating the release of his new album of duets, entitled Ronnie Milsap: The Duets. The album features a collection of many of the singer’s best-known tunes featuring a country music who’s who, including fellow Hall of Famers George Strait, Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson as well as Kacey Musgraves, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Little Big Town, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons and newcomer Jesse Key. Of special note are collaborations with the late Leon Russell and the final recorded performance by the late Troy Gentry of duo Montgomery Gentry. “When you have a singer’s singer like Kacey Musgraves inside ‘There’s No Getting Over Me,’ or Luke Bryan bringing his whole heart to ‘Stranger in My House,’ let alone a good friend like Willie doing a brand new Mike Reid song or Dolly asking if she can write a verse to ‘Smoky Mountain Rain’ to make it ours, well, that’s all you can ever ask of the songs,” says the six-time Grammy recipient. “Mine have not only done me well, they’ve made a lot of people I love happy, too.” No country singer had as smooth a touch as Ronnie Milsap. Blending country and soul so elegantly it could often appeal to a pop audience — and it did: “(There’s) No Gettin’ Over Me” went all the way to number five on Billboard’s Hot 100 in 1981 — Milsap also had deep roots in soul. Long before he was a fixture on the country charts — during his prime, he racked up 35 number one hits — Milsap cracked the R&B charts with a version of Ashford & Simpson’s “Never Had It So Good,” and that familiarity with rhythm & blues was apparent throughout his work. Nevertheless, his strength lay in taking it easy, a quality evident on “Pure Love,” his breakthrough number one in 1974. Arriving just after Charlie Rich brought a similar country-soul synthesis into the upper reaches of the charts, “Pure Love” rocketed to number one on Billboard’s country charts, followed to that position by “Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends” — a one-two punch that turned the singer into a star. Milsap sustained that stardom for nearly two decades, remaining a fixture in the charts by subtly, slyly adapting to the times: he borrowed some of the urbane slickness of Urban Cowboy at the dawn of the ’80s and happily made videos during the peak of MTV. As he entered his mature phase, he capitalized on a nostalgic streak, remaking rock & roll chestnuts in the mid-’80s, thereby setting himself up to ease into the oldies circuit once the hits dried up in the early ’90s. Despite relying on his old hits, Milsap never entirely stopped recording, resurfacing every decade or so for a splashy comeback along the lines of 2006’s My Life, and earning an induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014. Music drew Ronnie to the clubs. After a spell playing with the Atlanta-based R&B combo the Dimensions, during which time he released the single “Total Disaster” on Princess Records in 1963, Milsap was hired as the keyboardist for J.J. Cale’s touring band. In 1965, he signed with Scepter Records, who put out “Never Had It So Good” that year. Co-written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, “Never Had It So Good” became Milsap’s first charting hit, reaching 19 on Billboard’s R&B chart; its flip, “Let’s Go Get Stoned” — also written by Ashford & Simpson — was soon popularized by Ray Charles. Milsap stayed with Scepter through 1968, releasing a total of six singles, but none of them came close to replicating the impact of his debut 45 for the label. The Country Music Association would name Milsap Male Vocalist of the Year in 1976 and 1977, a sign of his runaway popularity in the late ’70s. Between 1974’s “(I’d Be) A Legend in My Time” and 1979’s “Nobody Likes Sad Songs,” he hit the top of the Billboard country charts ten times, with “Daydreams About Night Things” (1975), “(I’m A) Stand By My Woman Man” (1976), “It Was Almost Like a Song” (1977), and “Only One Love in My Life” (1978) spending multiple weeks in the pole position. “It Was Almost Like a Song” became his first single to crack the pop Top 40, climbing all the way to number 16 while reaching seven on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was a harbinger of what was to come

in the first half of the ’80s. Liberty released only one album from Milsap before he left for Capitol Nashville. There, he re-recorded his hits as Sings His Best Hits for Capitol Records in 1996. For the next few years, Milsap worked on the oldies circuit, finally making his return to the studio with the Image Entertainment-released Just for a Thrill, a collection of standards, in 2004. He returned to RCA in 2006 for My Life, an album designed as comeback to the country mainstream; it reached 46 on Billboard’s Album Charts, his first placement there since 1991. Three years later, Milsap delivered Then Sings My Soul, his first collection of gospel and inspirational material; it peaked at 19 on the Country charts and eight on the Christian charts. Bigger Picture released Country Again in 2011, but his next heavily promoted release was Summer Number Seventeen, a collection of oldies covers which appeared on Sony/ Legacy in 2014. Following Gospel Greats in 2016, Milsap released The Duets, a 2019 collection that paired him with old friends like Willie Nelson and new stars like Kacey Musgraves.

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Train and The Goo Goo Dolls Perform at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on June 28th!

TRAIN Columbia Records Grammy-winning multi-platinum selling band Train is back on the road and will be in Houston this month at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on June 28th. The band is celebrating being on the road for more than 25 years, and the release of their new Greatest Hits album. Hitting the road with Train for their “Summer Tour 2019” are the Goo Goo Dolls, and Allen Stone. Train’s Greatest Hits contains 16 of Train’s favorite chart-topping songs, including “Drops of Jupiter,” “Calling All Angels,” and “Hey Soul Sister” among 13 other fan favorites. Also included in this relase is one of lead singer Pat Monahan’s favorite songs, George Michael’s “Careless Whisper”, which features saxophonist Kenny G. Train is a multi-Grammy and Billboard Award-winning band from San Francisco, California that has had 14 songs on Billboard’s Hot 100 list since the release of their debut self-titled album. Their hits include “Drops of Jupiter,” “Hey, Soul Sister,” “Drive By,” “Play That Song,” and “Calling All Angels,” selling more than 10 million albums worldwide, more than 30 million tracks, amassing over a billion streams with multiple platinum/gold citations, and dozens of other honors. Train’s climb to the top began in San Francisco in 1994, as the original five-member band tenaciously built a loyal following leading up to their first album, released by Columbia in 1998. The tumbling wordplay of “Meet Virginia” gave them their first unlikely radio hit, and 2001’s “Drops of Jupiter” broke them to multi-platinum status thanks to the double-Grammy Award-winning title song that spent 10 months in the Top 40 and snared the Best Rock Song Grammy by beating out Coldplay and two U2 songs. The group won another Grammy in 2011 for their global hit “Hey Soul Sister,” the No. 1 bestselling smash and most downloaded single of 2010 from their multi-platinum album “Save Me, San Francisco.” Next was 2012’s “California 37,” which launched the hit “Drive By,” reaching the Top 10 in 13 countries. They’ve sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, more than 30 million tracks, with multiple platinum/gold Page 6 - Music News June 2019

citations, including three Grammy Awards, two Billboard Music Awards, and dozens of other honors. In 2014, the band’s seventh studio album, “Bulletproof Picasso,” debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Top 200 and earned rave reviews. Following a well-received holiday album in 2015, “Christmas in Tahoe,” which brings their signature sound to holiday classics as well as several original songs, the band released their eighth studio album, “A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat,” via Columbia Records in 2017, which spawned the lead single “Play That Song.” The track went platinum in four countries, including the U.S., hit the Top 5 on the U.S. iTunes chart, the Top 10 on Hot AC radio, charted on the Adult Top 40, and holds almost 70 million streams on Spotify alone. Train’s “Greatest Hits” album was just released today. The collection and epic nationwide tour will celebrate 20 years of beloved music and hits. The album pulls together 16 fan-favorites, plus a special cover of one of frontman Pat Monahan’s favorite songs, George Michael’s “Careless Whisper.” Their version features world-renowned saxophonist Kenny G, and the music video for the cover (embedded below) features Sexy Sax Man and Richard Karn (“Home Improvement’s” Al Borlan). “I have avoided a ‘greatest hits’ record for a long time. I’ve always thought of those records as a way of saying, ‘Welp, it was fun while it lasted,’ and that stressed me out. We live in a new music world now, though, and having people be able to find songs they love faster and easier seems like a great idea,” Monahan said. “We’re proud and excited that this is the list of songs that built the band for 25 years. Hope they take you to as many great memories as they take us.” Monahan partakes in other ventures outside of music with his Drops of Jupiter wine portfolio. Proceeds from the wine go to Family House, a San Francisco charity that supports families of children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. Train’s 2016 project, “Does Led Zeppelin II,” a cover album in tribute of their favorite band, saw 100 percent of the band’s proceeds going to Family House.

GOO GOO DOLLS Also on tour with Train is the Grammy nominated band Goo Goo Dolls. Goo Goo Dolls uphold an unbreakable connection to countless fans. Their influence has been fortified by a catalog replete with the unforgettable smashes “Name,” “Iris,” and “Slide, which were all included in the top 25 of Billboard’s “Top 100 Pop Songs 1992–2012” chart, as well as numerous other hits such as “Black Balloon,” “So Alive” and many more. To date, they’ve sold 12 million albums worldwide, earned four GRAMMY® Award nominations, and made history by notching 14 Top 10 hits at Hot AC—”the most of any artist in history.” Notably, “Iris” dominated the Hot 100 Pop Chart at #1 for 18 straight weeks. Among eleven full-length records, A Boy Named Goo [1995] went double-platinum, Dizzy Up The Girl went quadruple-platinum, and Gutterflower [2002] and Let Love In [2006] both went gold as Something for the Rest of Us [2010] and Magnetic [2013] bowed in the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200. 2016’s Boxes attracted the praise of People and Huffington Post as Noisey, Consequence of Sound, and more featured them. In 2017, the You Should Be Happy EP spawned another anthem in the form of “Use Me,” which quickly generated 3 million-plus Spotify streams. Their music has been covered by everyone from Taylor Swift to Leona Lewis. Additionally, they’ve performed for millions at sold out shows around the world. That connection grows stronger in 2018 with the 20th anniversary tour celebrating Dizzy Up The Girl. Goo Goo Dolls will be releasing their brand new live album The Audience is That Way (The Rest of the Show) [Live], Vol. 2 on November 23rd, 2018 via Warner Bros. Records. The band is currently in the studio working on their 12th studio album. The multi-platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated Goo Goo Dolls? are one of the most globally respected and influential forces in popular music, selling more than 12 million albums. Formed in Buffalo, New York in 1986, guitarist/vocalist John Rzeznik and bassist/vocalist Robby Takac spent their first decade traversing North America in a van and bringing their raucous brand of melodic

punk rock to college kids and winning over small but enthusiastic crowds of fans. They released a series of albums before breaking through commercially with their fifth, 1995’s “A Boy Named Goo,” followed by 1998’s quadruple platinum “Dizzy Up the Girl,” which produced five Top 10 singles and sold nearly six million copies worldwide. Goo Goo Dolls scored 14 Top 10 radio hits (more than any other artist in the history of the Hot AC format), including “Name,” “Slide,” and “Iris,” the latter spending nearly 12 straight months on the Billboard charts and holding the No. 1 position for 17 consecutive weeks. It remains one of the biggest crossover hits in the history of popular music. The band has toured the globe countless times, performed in front of millions of fans, received numerous awards (including four Grammy nominations), and recorded and released 11 studio albums. Rzeznik has also been honored with the Songwriters Hall of Fame Hal David Starlight Award. Their latest full-length album, “Boxes,” was lauded by the likes of People, Huffington Post, and Metro, who call the album a “step forward in the band’s extensive repertoire.” “Boxes” features the hit “So Alive,” which the Goo Goo Dolls performed everywhere from “The Today Show” and “The Talk” to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and “Conan.” On May 12, 2017, they released a five-song EP, “You Should Be Happy,” which has four original songs and a remix of the title track “Boxes” from their 2016 album. Marking the 20th anniversary of their most successful album, “Dizzy Up the Girl,” they embarked on a commemorative tour starting on Sept. 30, playing the album in its entirety. Goo Goo Dolls will be releasing their brand new live album “The Audience Is That Way (The Rest of the Show) [Live], Vol. 2” on Nov. 23 via Warner Bros. Records. The band is currently in the studio working on their 12th studio album.

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Slaughter Performs at Warehouse Live June 14 Slaughter returns to Houston this month for a special show at Warehouse Live on June 14th, along with opening acts, Lynch Mob, and Johnny Solinger of Skid Row. Those of you may remember that Slaughter was formed out of the ashes of once was the Vinnine Vincent Invasion. Former Vinnie Vincent Invasion members Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum formed Slaughter with guitarist Tim Kelly and drummer Blas Elias in 1988. Their metal style’s main focus is on catchy melodies and Mark Slaughter’s impressive vocal range, particularly his somewhat nasal falsetto. Their first two studio albums sold quite well. The group did quite well throughout the 1990s, and on February 5, 1998, Kelly died in an auto accident. His final recordings appeared a year later on Eternal Live. Still, the band managed to regroup without him, releasing Back to Reality in 1999 with new guitarist Jeff Blando. Since then, Blas Elias has gone his own way and he has been replaced by Zoltan Chaney. Slaughter’s debut album Stick It to Ya had three singles released that hit the Billboard Hot 100: the hit “Fly to the Angels” (US#19), and the moderate hits “Up All Night” (US#27) and “Spend My Life” (US#39). During this time, a song was released from the soundtrack to the film Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey. That song, titled “Shout It Out”, was accompanied by a music video but failed to make the US Hot 100. In 1992, the band released their second album, titled The Wild Life. It reached number eight on the US Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and was certified gold, but didn’t produce any Top 40 hits on the US Hot 100. The only single to reach the Hot 100 was the first single “Real Love” (US#69). The band planned to record their third album in early 1994. However, due to some setbacks for the band, the album was delayed. The delayed album was completed in February 1994 and the first single “Searchin’” was released. However, due to Chrysalis Records absorption into EMI Records, Slaughter was dropped from EMI. The band subsequently signed with CMC International, a new label at the time that signed many hard rock and metal bands in the face of the new grunge popularity. The label had major distribution through BMG. In 1995, Slaughter released the album Fear No Evil. In 1997, Revolution was released. The album featured a more eclectic and psychedelic sound. On February 5, 1998, tragedy struck when guitarist Tim Kelly was killed in an auto accident in the Arizona desert. This deeply affected the group, but they were committed to continue with the band. Dave Marshall briefly performed as a touring guitarist for Slaughter in Japan. In 1998, they hired Jeff Blando as Kelly’s replacement and began working on their next album. A live album titled Eternal Live was released featuring some of the band’s last performances with Kelly. In 1999, they released the album Back to Reality, featuring Blando as the new guitarist. Blando was previously in Left For Dead and Saigon Kick. Slaughter continues to play many rock package tours with other acts that saw prominence during the glam era of the 1980s and early 1990s. During the summer of 1999, while on the “Rock Never Stops Tour” (which included Ted

Nugent and Night Ranger), Slaughter saw some of their previous singles on compilation albums. The VH-1 album “Power Ballads” included “Fly To The Angels”; “Up All Night” was included on Rhino Records “Hard Hitters”. In April 2004, Slaughter released a DVD-A entitled Then and Now that features 12 songs and 50 rare photos of the band over the years. Slaughter also released a DVD that features all of the music videos and behind the scenes footage during the 2004 season. Slaughter continues to tour to this day and will be in Houston this month.

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MUSIC NEWS Texxas Heat Performs at Loaded Barrels Texxas Heat rocked the stage at Loaded Barrels with a wide and great selection of material that ranged from Country to Rock. One minute it was Country with Chris Stapleton’s “Tennessee Whiskey” and then the next it was Eddie Money’s “2 Tickets To Paradise” and “Shakin’”, along with a little Rick Springfield’s “Jesse’s Girl.” It really made for a great evening of entertainment. Thanks goes out to Loaded Barrels on continuing to bring in some great acts.

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JDs Throwdown Band Performs at the Pub Galleria The Pub Fountains The Pub Fountains in Stafford has your crawfish on Wednesday and Sundays, $3.99/lb!! They serve this up along with live music. Come get you some tail! Also, be sure to come by this month for the benefit for Jeff Alexander’s cancer treatment on Sat. June 8th at 2pm. Jeff has undergone one surgery and is now going through the battle of chemotherapy. He is a guy with a big heart, so come on out and have fun while giving back! Silent and live auctions include raffling a 2007 Harley Davidson! There’s also live music EVERY day of the week this month at The Pub Fountains! You can see Mark May Sun. June 2nd and Wed. June 5th, then Flashpoint Fri. June 7th. Steel Country Fri. June 14th and 23rd, The Emotions Fri. June 21st, and The Slags Thurs. June 27th, among others. Check the ad in this month’s issue for even more! Not only is the place great for live music, but The Pub Fountains is your Astros Watch Party Headquarters! Be on the lookout for drink

specials during the games. The bar is open daily from 11am-2am 7 days a week and is at 12720 Southwest Freeway in Stafford. Visit www.thepubfountains.com or on Facebook. If you haven’t been here, we think you will love it!

Paws in the Park Thanks to all who came out to last month’s Paws in the Park at Walter Hall Park in League City. We added two new events in addition to the FastCat Lure Course Racing and the CAT “Coursing Ability Tryout”- the AKC Canine Good Citizen Test, or CGC, and the AKC Trick Dog Test, or TKN. Both of the two latter events are sanctioned to where you can get AKC credit. All 4 events are being offered again next month, Saturday, June 15th and Sunday June 16th starting at 8am! They are open to all dogs of any level. So bring your fur babies out and see not only how fast your pups can RUN, but what they can DO! Check out the Facebook page @ American Lure Course Racing to learn more, or go to www.americanlurecourseracing.com or call 832671-3793 to register. Come on out!

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It was time for JD’s Annual Birthday Bash, so this year he celebrated his Birthday on the Pub Galleria’s Stage. You probably know JD from his club, The Concert Pub North. Happy Birthday JD. We had a blast!! Keep it up. The Free Food Was Great!! 1888 or go to www.heightsguitartech.com.

Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion has quite a few concerts for you to enjoy at their venue this month! “Weird” Al Yankovic is back on tour in Houston and will be there Sat. June 15th. Then, some rock with Shinedown and special guests Fri. June 21st. Train & Goo Goo Dolls are in town Fri. June 28th.

House of Blues House of Blues is all about the tribute bands this month. They have GrungeFest featuring Pearl Jam tribute Pearl Gem, Nirvana tribute Nervana, Alice in Chains tribute Alyson Chayns, & Soundgarden tribute Rusted Cage Fri. June 7th. The Dope Show, a tribute to Marilyn Manson, is on Fri. June 21st, then Case: The Marvin Gaye Experience is Sat. Jun. 29th.

Smart Financial Centre At Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land it’s the 93Q Up Close and Personal Tour Tuesday June 11th and Wednesday June 12th with various country artists like Clay Walker, Kelsea Ballerini, Lauren Alaina, Billy Currington and more! You can also seethe world’s greatest Pink

Floyd Show, Brit Floyd- 40 years of the wall on Tuesday June 25th. Then Anita Baker on her Farewell Tour Sun. June 30th.

Arena Theatre At Arena Theatre check out the 90’s Kickback Concert Part II with R&B acts Ginuwine, Dru Hill, Mya and more Fri. June 7th, then Country legend Fri. June 21st, and Tejano band Duelo is there Sat. June 22nd.

19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar 19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar is one of the best places to catch heavy metal shows. Live music is on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Music like Big Buida & The Monks Thurs. June 6th, Skeleton Bishop Fri. June 14th, and Marking Midnight, 7th RM, and Xxcessive Pleasure Sat. June 22nd. In addition to these dates, there’s also karaoke with Mary on Tuesday 9pm-midnight, free Bingo on Wednesday from 9pm-midnight, and a Friday steak lunch special from 11am-3pm. Check out the great drink specials they have here throughout the week too, by looking at the ad in this month’s issue. 19th Hole is at 202 Sawdust Rd. in The Woodlands. Call 281363-2574 for more info continued on next page

Uli Jon Roth Performs at The Concert Pub North Former Scorpions guitarist Uli Jon Roth performed this past month at The Concert Pub North for a devout group of fans this night. Before they main set start, Uli put on a smaller set that featured him accompanying a small orchestra that was presented in the form of a projection, along with backing tracks of the musicians. While it may have seemed a little strange, believe me, this is no easy feat. Accompanying a pre-recorded score requires a great deal of talent on concentration, and Uli did a fantastic job. For Uli’s main set, he utilized his full band and the show was extraordinary. He was unbelievable. Almost the entire crowd was on their feet and huddled up to the stage to get a few of every move he made. It really was awe inspiring. Uli keep the folks glued to every moment of his performance as he performed both songs from his solo career as well as songs from his early days with the Scorpions. And although all good things must come to an end, Uli good have performed another two hours if the crowd had their way. Yeah folks, this was really one helluva show. For those of you who would like to relive a few moments of this night, we have a couple of videos from the show posted on HMNTV - Houston Music News Television. You can start watching anytime you want now.

MUSIC NEWS Kaleidoscope Project Performs at The Jailhouse Saloon Tonight we’ve dropped by The Jailhouse Saloon to check in on The Kaleidoscope Project. We’ve been watching this band for some time now, and although they’ve been through some changes over the last couple of years, they’ve done nothing but improve. This project is spearheaded by an extraordinary guitarist named Sadie Williams. This girl is phenomenal. She can perform anything that’s put in front of her. I can only imagine what she’ll be like in another 10 years. I’m sure it will be unbelievable. The band focuses their song selection on classic rock and they do a damn good job at performing them. Every time we’ve seen them perform, the crowd just loves them and this night at The Jailhouse Saloon the crowd was going wild. Yeah folks, this is one our favorite bands. If you get a chance, make sure you see these kids perform. They may be young, but they perform as if they’ve been doing it for 20 years. Kaleidoscope Project is Zachary Kole Johnson (Vocals/Guitar), Sadie Williams (Guitar), Katherine “Kat” O’Brien (Bass), and Nicolas Schultz (Drums). We’ve got a couple of videos posted right now on HMNTV - Houston Music News Television from this gig at The Jailhouse Saloon for you to check out right now, so tune in and start watching them right now. Here they are performing “Life In The Fast Lane” by The Eagles and “Beast of Burden” by The Rolling Stones. Also be sure to check out The Jailhouse Saloon any time you’re up in Old Town Spring. They have great live music every weekend.

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Vollie Ray’s Circus is an entertaining bar at 937 FM 1959 in Houston. They have karaoke and open mic is 7, that’s right 7 days a week! It all starts with the Old Brothers Acoustic show Sunday nights, then an open mic and open jam Monday and Tuesday Nights. Wednesday nights have Ghetto Dog, and Thursday nights it’s the band Premium Blend (& friends!) Live music includes Uh Oh Romeo and The Very Very Boom Fri. June 14th, Driven with Insanity and Gypsy Moon Sat. June 28th, and Black Kryptonite w/ Patrick Gamble on Sun. June 29th. Call for info at 281-900-3281. Vollie Ray’s is always looking to book new and interesting bands, so give them a call at 832-230-1841! continued on next page

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MUSIC NEWS Sins Of The Past Perform at the BFE Rock Club

Mudvayne Tribute “Dig” Perform at The Scout Bar Somewhere in the haze of blue light is the Mudvayne Tribue Band, Dig. These guys really put on a fine show this night at The Scout Bar as they put on a fine set of Mudvayne’s hottest songs for the crowd there. They’re the best Mudvanyne Tribute Band we’ve ever seen. You need to check them out sometime.

Show Tues. June 18th. Then pop stars Twenty One Pilots with special guests Fri. June 21st. Superstar Jennifer Lopez is there Tues. June 25th.

Infinite Record Convention The Toyota Center The Toyota Center not only showcases all the Rocket Games, but concerts as well! See actor Hugh Jackman: The Man, the Music, the

Houston’s record supermarket is the Infinite Record Convention, and it’s back again, Sun. June 23rd at The Hilton at 6780 Southwest Freeway, or I-59 at Hillcroft. They’re open 10am4pm, and admission is $4.00. There’s a huge selection of all genres of LP’s, CD’s, videos, im-

Josh Garrett Performs at Katie’s Bar Louisiana musician Josh Garret brought his slick mixture of Louisiana Blues, New Orleans Funk, Zydeoco, and Rock N Roll to full steam on the Katie’s Bar stage this night for an earthshakin’ performance. We’ve caught Josh there a couple of times already, and he’s one impressive guitarist and storyteller. The guy definitely has some great tunes and this night he was in fine form. It really made for a great evening of entertainment.

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This night we wanted something a little heavier to listen to, so we headed over to The BFE Rock Club. If you want heavy, that’s where you get it. On stage was some older metalhead, Sins Of The Past. Well, they must have had some sins in their past, because they performed like demons this night. They performed some truly inspiring metal for us this night. This four piece band is the real thing. The lead singer definitely handled all the songs with conviction and the guitarist did a helluva job. And the rhythm section really kept all the songs in line. We don’t know a lot about these guys, so if you do, drop us a line so we can update what we’ve got posted on the videos we’ve got for you to check out on HMNTV Houston Music News Television at http://www.houstonmusicnews.net. Check ‘em out now. Check these guys out when you get a chance, and don’t forget to drop by The BFE Rock Club for all your heavy metal needs. ports, posters, memorabilia, and more! Buy, sell, and trade. See ya there!

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BFE Rock Club is Northwest Houston’s premier live music venue! Check out the BFE Open Mic every Thursday night. All styles welcome, and a full backline is provided! Tribute night Fri. June 7th with System of a Down tribute Vicinity of War, Rage Against the Machine tribute People of the Sun, and Killswitch Engage tribute Element of One. Then rock out to Victim with 13 Passes and Foreigner Tribute Double Vision Sat. June 8th. Then Frankie’s birthday bash with Hold On Hollywood and other special guests! BFE Rock Club is found at 11528 Jones Rd. in North Houston. Come rock out with us tonight!!

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Live Bands Every Weekend! Saturday, June 1 - Blueside Thursday, June 6 - Big Buda & The Monks Friday, June 7 - Top Shelf Shake Saturday, June 8 - Dead Set Red, Anova Skyway, Kerosine Shores, Sensitizer Thursday, June 13 - Partly Sunny Friday, June 14 - Skeleton Bishop Saturday, June 15 - Saints Of Ashcroft Thursday, June 20 - Chubbs Malone Friday, June 21 - Tres Leches Saturday, June 22 - Marking Midnight, 7th RM, Xxcessive Pleasure Thursday, June 27 - Sall-Cool Friday, June 28 - Leroy Miller from Smashmouth Saturday, June 29 - The Smashed Idols, The Velostacks, American Psychos, The Reverb Cartel Saturday, July 6 - Runescarred, Southern Brutality, Inch Of Dark

Scout Bar Scout Bar is the most happening spot in the Clear Lake area! You can see bands from all over the country and beyond on their stage! Although they book all kinds of acts, many of them are hard rock and metal. This month, it’s the world’s only heavy metal Mariachi band, Metalachi, Fri. June 7th. Then national act Texas Hippie Coalition is back Thurs. June 20th. Check out great cover band Diamond Jack with Journey tribute Escape on Sat. June 22nd. The Texas Buzz is a one-hour radio show broadcast on Sundays by 94.5. It’s live from Scout Bar, featuring new up-and-coming artists. Scout Bar is at 28307 Egret Bay Blvd. For all the latest, go to www.scoutbar.com.

Pub Level Grill & Lounge The pub upstairs and adjacent from Scout Bar is Pub Level Grill & Lounge. They have a huge selection of over 50 draft beers, great food menu selection, a huge video wall, and is also your headquarters for all things sports on their dozens of TV’s around the bar, including Astros Games, and sometimes even bands on the weekends! They also have $6 pitchers and $3 beers Sunday, open mic night Monday and Texas Tuesday with specials on local liquors and beers, $5 beer and burger specials Wednesday, and 50 cent wings Thursdays. Come see us over at Pub Level!

Jailhouse Saloon Jailhouse Saloon is the bar that actually used to an old jail in Spring, but now has live music and patrons serving time there! Some of the weekly events there are the Jailhouse Taco Margarita Music Festival Sat. June 8th, with music by Black Velvet at 3pm and The Weeds at 8:30pm. Then Bike Night with Mark May Band Sat. June 15th, and the awesome rock of Kidd Sixx Sat. June 29th. Jailhouse is at 310 Preston St. in Spring. There’s a food menu here too! Do some time here today!

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Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit Along With Father John Misty Perform at White Oak Music Hall on June 28th! Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit will spend the month of June on the road with Father John Misty. The tour begins in California with dates in San Diego on June 6, Santa Barbara on June 7 and Berkeley on June 8. They will be performing in Houston at White Oak Music Hall June 28th on the lawn. On his acclaimed fourth studio album, God’s Favorite Customer, Father John Misty talked about meeting Isbell in a hotel. On the track “Mr. Tillman”, he sings, “Jason Isbell’s here as well and he seemed a little worried about you.” Before the album’s release last June, Isbell joked about the real-life chance encounter that inspired the line on Twitter, noting that “it seemed inconsequential at the time.” Now, however, it seems possible the unplanned meeting set the stage for the duo’s upcoming joint performances. Father John Misty is currently supporting God’s Favorite Customer, his acclaimed release from 2018. Written largely in New York between summer 2016 and winter 2017, the album reflects on the experience of being caught between the vertigo of heartbreak and the manic throes of

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freedom. God’s Favorite Customer reveals a bittersweetness and directness in Tillman’s songwriting, without sacrificing any of his wit or taste for the absurd. Four-time Grammy Award winner, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit are touring in support of their album The Nashville Sound (winner of Grammys for Best Americana and Best American Roots Song for “If We Were Vampires”) and the highly praised live set Live From The Ryman. Isbell has become one the most respected songwriters of his generation, with a penchant for articu-

lating some of our deepest human emotions and creating poignant narratives inspired by the working class. Together with the mighty 400 Unit – Derry deBorja (keyboards), Chad Gamble (drums), Jimbo Hart (bass), Sadler Vaden (guitar) and Amanda Shires (fiddle) – they have become one of the strongest live acts on the road today. Written largely in New York between Summer 2016 and Winter 2017, Josh Tillman’s fourth Father John Misty LP, God’s Favorite Customer, reflects on the experience of being caught between the vertigo of heartbreak and the manic throes of freedom. God’s Favorite Customer reveals a bittersweetness and directness in Tillman’s songwriting, without sacrificing any of his wit or taste for the absurd. From “Mr. Tillman,” where he trains his lens on his own misadventure, to the cavernous pain of estrangement in “Please Don’t Die,” Tillman plays with perspective throughout to alternatingly hilarious and devastating effect. “We’re Only People (And There’s Not Much Anyone Can Do About That)” is a meditation on our inner lives and the limitations we experience in our attempts to give and receive love. It stands in solidarity with the title track, which examines the ironic relationship between forgiveness and sin. Together, these are songs that demand to know either real love or what comes after, and as the album progresses, that entreaty leads to discovering the latter’s true stakes. God’s Favorite Customer was produced by Tillman and recorded with Jonathan Rado, Dave Cerminara, and Trevor Spencer. The album features contributions from Haxan Cloak, Natalie Mering of Weyes Blood, longtime collaborator Jonathan Wilson, and members of Misty’s touring band. After spending six years with Southern rock outfit Drive-By Truckers, singer/ guitarist Jason Isbell left the group in 2007 to pursue a solo career. Isbell had already honed his songwriting skills during his tenure with the Truckers, and he funneled those talents into Sirens of the Ditch, a bluesy, punk-infused lesson in guitar tones and

Southern swagger that marked his solo debut in summer 2007. While Isbell took a more introspective approach on his next two albums, 2009’s Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and 2011’s Here We Rest, he enjoyed a critical and commercial breakthrough with 2013’s Southeastern, a lean but compelling set written and recorded in the wake of Isbell coming to terms with his alcoholism. Newly sober and re-energized, Isbell began attracting a significantly larger audience for his concerts, and his subsequent studio albums Something More Than Free (2015) and The Nashville Sound (2017) reaffirmed his status as one of the most celebrated songwriters on the roots music scene. The Nashville Sound is the sixth studio album by Jason Isbell, credited with the 400 Unit. It was produced by Dave Cobb, who also produced Isbell’s previous two records: 2013’s Southeastern and 2015’s Something More Than Free and was released on June 16, 2017. The Nashville Sound again features Isbell’s band The 400 Unit and is the first album since Here We Rest in 2011 to give the band top billing alongside him. The album earned Isbell his first CMA Award nomination. It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2017 ceremony. It won Best Americana Album at the 2018 Grammy Awards and International Album of the Year at the 2018 UK Americana Awards. Additionally, “If We Were Vampires” won the Grammy for Best American Roots Song. The Nashville Sound debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 with 54,000 album-equivalent units, of which 51,000 were pure album sales. It is Isbell’s highest chart placement on that chart, having previously peaked at number six with Something More Than Free (2015). The album has sold 152,500 copies in the US as of December 2018. The single ‘If We Were Vampires’ peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Triple A chart.

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House Of Blues House of Blues is all about the tribute bands this month. They have GrungeFest featuring Pearl Jam tribute Pearl Gem, Nirvana tribute Nervana, Alice in Chains tribute Alyson Chayns, & Soundgarden tribute Rusted Cage Fri. June 7th. The Dope Show, a tribute to Marilyn Manson, is on Fri. June 21st, then Case: The Marvin Gaye Experience is Sat. Jun. 29th.

Cody Canada & The Departed Performs at The Last Concert Cafe We’re at The Last Concert Cafe this night to see Cody Canada and The Departed. Cody Canada and the Departed is an American Rock/Alternative Country band. The band was formed in 2011 by Cody Canada, the former lead vocalist and guitarist for Cross Canadian Ragweed after the band broke up in 2010. He was joined by former Ragweed bass guitar player Jeremy Plato, Texas blues rocker Seth James on guitar and co-lead vocals along with drummer Dave Bowen and Steve Littleton on keyboard. The band currently consists of Canada (guitars and vocals), Plato (bass guitar and vocals), and drummer Eric Hansen. Cody and the guys have built up quite a reputation for putting on a spectacular show and let me tell you, it certainly is the truth. They were spectacular. The crowd went crazy and folks were dancing and singing along with the band up by the stage all night long. I don’t think i’ve seen that many people at The Last Concert Cafe like that in a quite a while.... well, maybe a week or two... they always have a fine turnout there, but no doubt this show was special. The people were lovin’ it. The band made a real evening of enjoyment out of it by performing songs from all their albums. In fact, the show turned into a bit of a sing-a-long at times with their fans jumping in to help the band on their vocals. It was certainly a lot of fun and it sounded great too. The Last Concert has added some new speakers to their sound system that just sound phenomenal. They’ve just added the new IS7 Line Array by Adamson Systems to their arsenal of sound and they just scream. It’s definitely one of the finest sounding venues in Houston. Congratulations goes out to The Last Concert Cafe for a great show and great sound. Now sit back and tune into HMNTV Houston Music News Television to catch a bit of the show from this night.

Toyota Center The Toyota Center not only showcases all the Rocket Games, but concerts as well! See actor Hugh Jackman: The Man, the Music, the Show Tues. June 18th. Then pop stars Twenty One Pilots with special guests Fri. June 21st. Superstar Jennifer Lopez is there Tues. June 25th.

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Nance St. in Houston in a building that has been open since the 1940’s! They serve homemade Tex-Mex dishes, alcoholic beverages, and have live music outdoors in their sand-filled courtyard, with tables, so you can eat, drink, and enjoy music! What’s better than that? Weekly happenings are The Sunday Brunch and Acoustic Jam from 11am3pm, then a musicians’ jam Tuesdays hosted by Howard & The Nosebleeds, and then Wednesdays PotRoast Band and The Mid-

night Drum Circle & HellinaBucket. Also this month at That Last Concert Cafe is CBDB with Koodookoo Thurs. June 13th, Grateful Dead tribute Minglewood Sat. June 22nd, and Funk You Fri. June 28th. Come see what Last Concert Cafe has to offer!

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Your Guide To Great Food and Entertainment Inside The 610 Loop Rudyard’s British Pub Rudyard’s is the place in Montrose which never has a cover for the downstairs bar with darts, pool, big-screen TV, plus a full bar! The flame grill is open 7 days a week at 11:30am. Their entertainment is as follows: Hot Jazz Sundays with NO cover at 6pm downstairs, then A Couple of Stand Up Guys comedy open mic on Mondays. Tuesday is Industry and Karaoke night, Wednesday is Houston Reddit board game meet up, and Thursday is the Thursday Night Dart Tournament. Thursday thru Sunday have live music; for instance Satanic Overlords of Rock N Roll record release party with Killer Hearts, Hells Engine, The Velostacks, and The Dirty Shakes Fri. June 7th, a FREE show with Spirit Adriftm and High Command, on Thurs. June 20th. Then Ungrieved, And Darkness & Decay, and Shapeless Power will be playing on Sat. June 29th. Rudyard’s is found at 2010 Waugh. Check out more at www.rudyardspub.com, and hope to see YOU there!

Rockefeller’s Rockefeller’s is the old building at 3620 Washington Ave that was once a bank, turned music club, then pizza place, and a then a reception hall. Since 2016 it has been back as a music club! Here’s what’s happening there in June: Skyrocket! Fri. June 7th, then Cody Jasper, and Jay Hooks Band featuring Chris Heinrich Fri. June 14th. Another Run, Otis the Destroyer, The Wheel

Workers Sat. June 22nd. Then Godmack tribute Whiskey Hangover will be there Sat. June 29th. You can also book your private events now. Call 713-862-4070. Rockefeller’s rocks Houston!

Warehouse Live Warehouse Live is the popular venue, which is over in Houston’s warehouse district. It has three rooms: The Green Room, the Ballroom, and the Studio. See Drowning Pool, Blacktop Mojo, Downfall 2012 and Pulse Rate Zero Fri. June 7th in the Ballroom. Then take it back to the 80’s with Slaughter, Lynch Mob and Johnny Solinger of Skid Row in the Ballroom Fri. June 14th. Then Ghostemane in the Studio Sun. June 23rd. Check out the calendar at www.warehouselive.com for more upcoming shows at Warehouse Live!

The Heights Theater The Heights Theater is the restored early-1900’s movie theater that is now being used for private events, and bands are also being booked there. Some great music this month with Folk Family Revival and John Evans Band Sat. June 8th, Rickie Lee Jones June 23rd, and The Bodeans Sat. June 29th. The Heights Theater is at 339 W. 19th St. in Houston. Check them out at www.theheightstheater.com.

The Big Easy The Big Easy is Houston’s social & pleasure club. There is live music every day

of the week! It all starts on Sundays, with live zydeco music 8pm-midnight, then Mondays still have music by John Egan, and every Tuesday it’s the Big Easy Quartet! Wednesday it’s the Big & Easy Blues Jam- all musicians welcome! Thursdays now have Texas Johnny Boy. The monthly features have the Houston Blues Society Jam this month on Thurs. June 27th and hosted by Mark May. And then there’s the National Zydeco Foundation Jam, which this month is Sun. June 30th. For a small cover you can see bands on the weekends which include Jason Elmore Fri. June 7th, Bobby Mack’s bday bash Sat. June 15th and John Clifton Blues Band Sat. June 22nd. Join the party at The Big Easy and laissez le bon temps roulez!!

The Riverside Boys Perform at Rock ‘N’ Ray’s The Riverside Boys made the trip from Edinburg, TX down to Rock ‘N’ Rays to show just what they can do, and they did a damn good job of it. Their combination of old school Rock N Roll really hit the spot. The band was the hit of the night as they performed songs from The Rolling Stones (“It’s All Over Now”), Fleetwood Mac / Santana (“Black Magic Woman”), Tom Petty (“Last Dance With Mary Jane”), Cream (“Sunshine Of Your Love”), and a lot more! In additon to that they also performed some fine original pieces. These guys really show a promising future and would really give some of the local Houston bands a run for their money. If you want to check ‘em out, they’ll be back at Rock ‘N’ Ray’s again this month for a gig on June 21st. We definitely recommend that you check these guys out.

White Room Performs at Rock ‘N’ Ray’s

White Room returned again to Rock ‘N’ Ray’s this last month to showcase some more of their skills at Rock N Roll. This band is one of the club’s favorite attractions, and it’s no wonder. These guys really know how to rock and perform some great covers of some of our favorite songs. From Jimi Hendrix (“All Along The Watchtower”) to Robin Trower (“Day Of The Eagle”), they perform some of the heaviest songs that have rocked the airwaves along with some of the more traditional numbers from ZZ Top (“Francine”) to The Doors (“Break On Through”) to Tom Petty (“Breakdown”). They even throw in a little Neil Young (“Cinammon Girl”) when it’s called for. When it comes to Rock N Roll, these guys are inspirational and truly love what they’re doing. It really shows in their performance and their energy is truly refreshing. No wonder Ray and his wife love this band. Keep your eyes open for this band. Here’s continued on next page another band you’re going to want to check out!

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The Continental Club The Continental Club in Houston has been open since 2000, bringing you the same quality music as the original location, which opened, in Austin in 1955. Located at 3700 Main St. in Houston, they have many amazing musical acts gracing Empty Shells Performs at Rudyard’s British Pub the stage! Beatles tribute Tonight at Rudyard’s, Houston’s own Empty Shells performed songs Beetle play at 7pm from their new EP, “Live At Rudyard’s”. Songs on the new album Thursdays, and another include: “Make Away,” “Vacant Sea,” “Burn Your Heart To The Ground,” and “Feed The Fire.” This performance here was just 4 days Beatles tribute Friday before the release of the new EP on May 8th. Response to the new June 14th this month, songs was tremendous, and the songs were definitely well received. Led Zeppelin tribute Empty shells are Jonathan Espeche (guitar, vocals), Michael San Luis Von Hindenburg does a (bass guitar), and Steve Fuentes (drums). Here’s a fine band with a lot of stage presence and a great future ahead of them. happy hour show Fri. June 21st at 7pm. Other bands include Flametrick Subs and Ghoultown Sat. June White Oak Music Hall 8th, Young Mammals Sat. June 22nd, and White Oak Music Hall is a large venue The Blasters, Wayne Hancock, that not only has a large concert size stage Supersuckers, and Clownvis Fri. June 28th. downstairs, it also has an upstairs concert For more info, go to room as well. This month you can catch www.continentalclub.com. Devastation on the Nation’s North American tour. It features Belphegor and Dark The Secret Group Funeral with special guests on Sun. June 9th If you’ve never heard of The Secret downstairs. Then TacoCat w/ the Paranoyds Group, come check it out! It is a quirky Tues. June 18th upstairs. Jason Isbell and nightclub at 2101 Polk St., with a full bar, the 400 Unit will be there with Father John rooftop patio and a back room for music, Misty Fri. June 28th! Read the complete comedy, and trivia showcases. In addition story tis month in Music News. White Oak to karaoke Wednesdays at 10pm, there is a Music Hall is at 2915 N Main St. Get ticklive comedy night on Fridays. Also there’s ets for these shows and more at music like The Voice contestant MacKenzie www.whiteoakmusichall.com! Bourg Mon. June 3rd, InnaVision, plus InDaSkies and Satadaze Wed. June 19th, Rock N Ray’s Nightclub and then the Heat Wave Music Festival Sat. Ray Romo’s Rock N Ray’s Nightclub June 22nd with art and music by 20 bands is a venue at 6919 Lyons Ave. They are open from all Houston and all over the country! Thursday through Sunday. They offer beer, Please find out more, including their comwine, and set-ups as well as pool, darts, and plete list of events at wwwfacebook. Check ‘em out at www.thesecretgrouptx.com! continued on next page June 2019

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Hello Seahorse Performs at Rockefellers

It’s another cool night at Rockefellers and onstage right now is Hello Seahorse from Mexico City, Mexico. This alternative pop band was formed in Mexico City in 2005. The band has 5 studio albums and an EP to their credit right now along with a live album that was just released this last year titled “Hello Seahorse! 10 Anos (En Vivo). The band has won the “La Zona” award in 2009 at the MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamerica, and they also were nominated for the best alternative song at the Latin Grammy Awards in 2009 as well. The band has really built up a following in their native country of Mexico, as well as the Infinite Record United States and has shared the stage with bands like The Beastie boys, Jarvis Cocker, and The Killers. Their show this night at Convention Rockefellers was nothing less than spectacular, and we can hardly wai Houston’s record to see them again. I swear, you get to see some of the best shows at supermarket is the Infi- Rockefeller’s. You should see who’s performing there this month. Check nite Record Convention, out their ad in this issue to find out now!

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Open Jam with Lectric Ed & Friends (Jailhouse Saloon) Monday, June 10 John Egan (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Brett Axelson (The Pub Fountains) Jamila Woods- “Legacy! Lagacy!” tour 2019 w/ Duendita M3CCA (Studio) (Warehouse Live) Hexxus w/Ether (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Karaoke & Open Mic (Vollie Ray’s Circus) A Couple of Stand-up Guys- Open Mic (Rudyard’s) Open Mic Night (Pub Level) Tuesday, June 11 James Wilhite (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Tone Posse (The Pub Fountains) Lany (Revention Music Center) The Moth- “Chemistry” (Ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Tuesday Musicians Jam hosted by Howard and the Nosebleeds; Open Mic (Last Concert Cafe) “93Q Up Close and Personal”- presented by Metro by T Mobile featuring Clay Walker, Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, & Billy Currington (Smart Financial Centre) “Pass the Mic”- Midnight Comedy Open Mic (The Secret Group) The Houston Symphony presents: Reilient Sounds (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Karaoke & Open Mic (Vollie Ray’s Circus) Karaoke by Overtime Productions hosted by Mary (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Industry & Karaoke Night (Rudyard’s) Neal’s Showcase Karaoke (Jailhouse Saloon) Wednesday, June 12 Big & Easy Blues Jam (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Good Time Muffin (The Pub Fountains) Anberlin (Concert Hall) (House of Blues) Geographer w/Manatee, & Commune (Studio) (Warehouse Live) PotRoast Band w/The Midnight Drum Circle, & Hellina Bucket (Last Concert Cafe) “93Q Up Close and Personal”- presented by Metro by T Mobile featuring Mitchell Tenpenny, LANco, Lauren Alaina, & Luke Combs (Smart Financial Centre Ilana Glazer- “The Planet is Burning” tour 2019 (White Oak Music Hall) Karaoke & Open Mic; Ghetto Dog (Vollie Ray’s Circus) Houston Reddit Board Game meet-up (Rudyard’s) Doug Strahan (Katie’s) Open Jam hosted by William Ward (Jailhouse Saloon) Thursday, June 13 Texas Johnny Boy (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) The Fuse (The Pub Fountains) SiriusXM Yacht Rock Radio presents: Yacht Rock Review (Concert Hall); Kyle Daniel (Bronze Peacock Room) (House of Blues) Emo Forever!- Emo Night (Scout Bar) Lion Babe- “The Cosmic Wind” tour (Studio) (Warehouse Live) CBDB w/Koodookoo (Last Concert Cafe) Beetle- Happy Hour (Continental Club) Karaoke Night (The Secret Group) Motion Potion (Sixties Gurus) (Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top @ Continental Club) Sebadoh w/Waveless (upstairs); Gary Gulman (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Open Mic hosted by Van Buchanan (Ashford Pub) Karaoke & Open Mic; Premium Blend & Friends (Vollie Ray’s Circus) Partly Sunny (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Chris Welch w/The Mighty Orq, & Charlie & The Regrets (Rudyard’s) Jay Hooks (Katie’s) Krazy Karaoke by Nancy (Jailhouse Saloon) Karaoke w/Double Down Joe (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Free Juke Box (Shenanigans) Friday, June 14 James Wilhite’s b-day party (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Steel Country (The Pub Fountains) Dance Mania! A night with Ruben Blades & The Jazz Houston Orchestra (Revention Music Center) JJD (Concert Hall); The Al Rucker Show Uncut (Foundation Room) (House of Blues) Eddie Izzard (Hobby Center) 40OZ to Freedom (Sublime tribute) w/The Philosophers, Ojos Rojos, King Baby, & DJ Duce (Scout Bar)

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MUSIC NEWS Friday, June 14 Hootie & The Blowfish- “The Group Therapy “ tour w/Barenaked Ladies (Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion) Slaughter w/Lynch Mob, & Johnny Solinger (of Skid Row) (Ballroom); My oh My- Drag Show Extravaganza (Studio) (Warehouse Live) Band on the Run- Happy Hour; Roxy Roca (Continental Club) “Nothing Matters”- Emo Night w/DJ Robocops (The Secret Group) Messengrs EP Release Show w/Soul Way, Rogue, Lost in Seperation, Wanderers, Godhand, Messengrs, & Sleep Juliet (BFE Rock Club) “Open Source 13.0” w/Kronika, Hiram, 9th Stage, & Morgan Morgan (upstairs); Book of Love (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Karaoke (Ashford Pub) Karaoke & Open Mic; Uh Oh Romeo w/The Very Very Boom (Vollie Ray’s Circus) “Acoustic Journey” w/Kokomo Joe (Rock N Ray’s) Skeleton Bishop (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar)

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MUSIC NEWS Monday, June 24 John Egan (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Jacob Asbill (The Pub Fountains) Nav- “Bad Habits” tour (Concert Hall) (House of Blues) Alex Coba w/Brian Dolzani (Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top @ Continental Club) Karaoke & Open Mic (Vollie Ray’s Circus) A Couple of Stand-up Guys- Open Mic (Rudyard’s) Open Mic Night (Pub Level) Tuesday, June 25 James Wilhite (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Brett Axelson (The Pub Fountains) Jennifer Lopez “It’s My Party” w/World of Dance (Toyota Center) “Battle of the Tribute Bands”- Semifinals (Ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Tuesday Musicians Jam hosted by Howard and the Nosebleeds; Open Mic (Last Concert Cafe) Brit Floyd (Pink Floyd tribute) (Smart Financial Centre) “Pass the Mic”- Midnight Comedy Open Mic (The Secret Group) Karaoke & Open Mic (Vollie Ray’s Circus) Karaoke by Overtime Productions hosted by Mary (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Industry Neal’s Showcase Karaoke (Jailhouse Saloon) Industry Night & Karaoke Night (Rudyard’s) Neal’s Showcase Karaoke (Jailhouse Saloon) Wednesday, June 26 Big & Easy Blues Jam (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Leroy Miller (The Pub Fountains) Fredo Bang- “The Big Ape” tour (Bronze Peacock Room) (House of Blues) Caleb Johnson & The Ramblin’ Saints w/ Rainchild, The Weeds, & Unknown Brothers (Scout Bar) PotRoast Band w/The Midnight Drum Circle, & Hellina Bucket (Last Concert Cafe) Karaoke Night (The Secret Group) The Appleseed Cast w/Tennis System (upstairs); Michelle Wolf w/Anthony Devito (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Karaoke & Open Mic; Ghetto Dog (Vollie Ray’s Circus) Houston Reddit Board Game meet-up (Rudyard’s) Chad Ware (Katie’s) Open Jam hosted by William Ward (Jailhouse Saloon) Thursday, June 27 Houston Blues Society Jam hosted by Mark May (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) The Slags (The Pub Fountains) Town Destroyer w/Blood Between Us, Ovstyr, & Love/Paranoia (Scout Bar) Luis Miquel (Toyota Center) Strahan w/Gatlin Elms (Greenroom); Chris Travis- “King of the Ocean” tour 2019 (Studio) (Warehouse Live) Eminence Ensemble (Last Concert Cafe) Beetle- Happy Hour (Continental Club) Tune Tag w/Paul Beebe and Charlie Harrison (Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top @ Continental Club) Open Mic hosted by Van Buchanan (Ashford Pub) Karaoke & Open Mic; Premium Blend & Friends (Vollie Ray’s Circus) Sall-Cool (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) St. Arnold Brewery 25 year anniversary dinner (Rudyard’s) Sparky Parker (Katie’s) Krazy Karaoke by Nancy (Jailhouse Saloon)

Karaoke w/Double Down Joe (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Free Juke Box (Shenanigans) Friday, June 28 Rae Gordon (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) The Dirty Reckless (The Pub Fountains) Gasolina Party (Concert Hall); Ocean Alley (Bronze Peacock Room) (House of Blues) Metal Shop (Scout Bar) Train & Goo Goo Dolls- “Summer” 2019 tour (Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion) Gamertag Nation (Toyota Center) Funk You (Last Concert Cafe) Rob Thomas- “Chip Tooth” tour w/Abby Anderson (Smart Financial Centre) The Blasters w/Wayne Hancok, Supersuckers, & Clownvis Presley (Continental Club) Father John Misty and Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit w/Erin Rae (lawn) (White Oak Music Hall) Karaoke (Ashford Pub) Karaoke & Open Mic; DWI (Driven with Insanity) w/Gypsy Moon (Vollie Ray’s Circus) Big Noyzz (Rock N Ray’s) Leroy Miller (from Smashmouth) (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Bands TBA (Rudyard’s) Eric Tessemer w/The American Revival (Rockefellers) Texas TNT (Aspens) Alan Haynes (Katie’s) Live Music/DJ (Pub Level) FM Radio (Jailhouse Saloon) Live Entertainment (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) DJ (Shenanigans) Saturday, June 29 Alan Haynes (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) The Fuse (The Pub Fountains) Jon Bellion- “The Glory Sound Prep” tour (Revention Music Center) Ana Barbara- “Mi Revancha” tour (Concert Hall); Case: The Marvin Gaye Experience (Foundation Room) (House of Blues) Powerman 5000- “Tonight the Stars Revolt” 20th anniversary tour w/Downfall 2012, Inner Image, & Angel Siren (Scout Bar) Thomas Rhett w/Dustin Lynch, Russell Dickerson, & Rhett Akins (Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion) Aaron Watson w/Mike Ryan, & Jake Worthington (upstairs); American Football w/ Tomberlin (White Oak Music Hall) John A Miller (Cruiser’s) “Blues Bootcamp” (afternoons); Karaoke & Open Mic; Kryptonite w/Patrick Gamble (nights) (Vollie Ray’s Circus) Vitamin (Incubus tribute) w/Deftunes (Deftones tribute) (Rock N Ray’s) The Smashed Idols w/The Velostacks, American Psychos, & The Reverb Cartel (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Ungrieved w/And Darkness and Decay, & Shapeless Power (Rudyard’s) Whiskey Hangover (Godsmack tribute) (Rockefellers) Texas TNT (Backwoods Saloon) Rae Gordon (Katie’s) Live Music/DJ (Pub Level) Kidd Six (Jailhouse Saloon) Live Entertainment (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Free Juke Box (Shenanigans) Sunday, June 30 National Zydeco Foundation Jam (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Rapture (The Pub Fountains) “Showcase for Summer Slaughter 2019” w/

Weird Al Yankovic continued from page 3 Central. In 2015 Yankovic took over as co-host and bandleader for the fifth season of IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang! Currently Al can be heard as the voice of the title character in Disney Channel’s animated series Milo Murphy’s Law (his other voice acting work includes appearances on Bojack Horseman, Gravity Falls, Adventure Time, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Wander Over Yonder, and the DC animated feature Batman vs. Robin). Yankovic added “New York Times bestselling author” to his resumé in 2011 with the release of his children’s book, When I Grow Up (HarperCollins), followed two years later by My New Teacher and Me! An animated series based on his children’s books is currently being developed in partnership with the Jim Henson Company. 2012 saw the release of Weird Al:

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The Book (Abrams), an illustrated hardcover on Al’s life and career, and in 2015 Yankovic became not only MAD Magazine’s cover boy, but the first guest editor in their 63-year history. In 2017 NECA Toys released the second in its line of retro-clothed Weird Al action figures, and in 2018 Funko released two of its own POP! vinyl figures. On August 27, 2018 the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce awarded “Weird Al” Yankovic with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On February 10, 2019 at the 61st annual Grammy Awards Al received his fifth career Grammy Award, for Best Boxed and Limited Edition Package – Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of “Weird Al” Yankovic.

Architectural Genocide, Tera, Ocean Carver, Aedra, In Resistance, Ominous Necro, Black Standard, Alpha Virus, Serpientes de Fuego, & Spiral Eye (Scout Bar) Sunday Brunch & Acoustic Jam (Last Concert Cafe) Anita Baker- “Farewell” tour (Smart Financial Centre) The Secret Group Open Mic (The Secret Group) The Gumbo Jam (Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top @ Continental Club) Blues Jam hosted by Ben Herrington (Cruiser’s) Karaoke & Open Mic; Old Brothers- acoustic (Vollie Ray’s Circus) Open Jam (3pm-8pm) (Rock N Ray’s) Free Hot Jazz Sundays (6pm) (downstairs) (Rudyard’s) Katie’s Jam hosted by Ricky Jackson (Katie’s) Open Jam with Lectric Ed & Friends (Jailhouse Saloon) Monday, July 1 John Egan (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Karaoke & Open Mic (Vollie Ray’s Circus) A Couple of Stand-up Guys- Open Mic (Rudyard’s) Open Mic Night (Pub Level) Tuesday, July 2 James Wilhite (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Tuesday Musicians Jam hosted by Howard and the Nosebleeds; Open Mic (Last Concert Cafe) Open Mic Night (Voodoo Stage-Restaurant) (House of Blues) Karaoke & Open Mic (Vollie Ray’s Circus) Karaoke by Overtime Productions hosted by Mary (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Industry & Karaoke Night (Rudyard’s) Neal’s Showcase Karaoke (Jailhouse Saloon) Wednesday, July 3 Big & Easy Blues Jam (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Chicago (Smart Financial Centre) PotRoast Band w/The Midnight Drum Circle, & Hellina Bucket (Last Concert Cafe) Karaoke & Open Mic; Ghetto Dog (Vollie Ray’s Circus) Houston Reddit Board Game meet-up

(Rudyard’s) Open Jam hosted by William Ward (Jailhouse Saloon) Thursday, July 4 Texas Johnny Boy (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Beetle- Happy Hour (Continental Club) Open Mic hosted by Van Buchanan (Ashford Pub) Karaoke & Open Mic; Premium Blend & Friends (Vollie Ray’s Circus) Krazy Karaoke by Nancy (Jailhouse Saloon) Karaoke w/Double Down Joe (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) Free Juke Box (Shenanigans) Friday, July 5 Charlie Bliss (Bronze Peacock Room); HPD American Idiot- 15 years of American Idiot (Concert Hall) Burning Rain w/Love and War, & Tame Fury (Studio) (Warehouse Live) Betraying the Martyrs w/Entheos, Within Destruction, Sentinels, & Defying Decay (upstairs); Cuco w/Triathalon, & Victor Internet (downstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Picture Book- Happy Hour (Continental Club) Charlie and The Regrets (Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top @ Continental Club) Ne-yo and Tamia (Arena Theatre) Jennifer Calhoun & Shane Ryan’s birthday bash w/Kissing Judas, Crank Case, Phantom Eye (CD Release), Para Bellum (with special guests), & acoustic solo from Jennifer Calhoun & Dave Sullivan (BFE Rock Club) Karaoke (Ashford Pub) Karaoke & Open Mic; Live Music (Vollie Ray’s Circus) Live Music/DJ (Pub Level) Live Entertainment (Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon) DJ (Shenanigans)

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Troublemaker Performs at The Jailhouse Saloon Well, we’re back at The Jailhouse Saloon again this month to see another one of our favorite bands, Troublemaker. Troublemaker is the great state of Texas’ longest running female fronted band. Spearheaded by monster guitarist, Kat James, this band has been delighting Texas audiences for over 30 years. Also on guitar is Robert Hampton. If you have a guitar that needs some work done, give Robert a call and he’ll set you up. On bass is Tony Hiebel. Tony’s also a monster bassist. He definitely keeps that low end thundering. Rounding things out is “The Beard,” aka Mel Gilmore. In fact, that’s another reason that we’re here tonight. It’s “The Beard’s” birthday. (Happy Birthday Mel). Yeah, these guys were really jazzed tonight and putting on one of the best shows I’ve ever seen them do. Troublemaker has four albums to their credit right now and they are now back in the studio working on another one. And that’s even another reason we’re here tonight. We’ve got something really special for you here on HMNTV - Houston Music News Television. We’ve got the World Premiere advance sneak peak of the band’s upcoming hit song, “Waco.” Here’s one powerful song for you to check out. Kat’s husband Brian tells us that he’s seen grown bikers brought to tears after hearing this song. It’s definitely a feather in the cap for this band, so sit back and enjoy “Waco”, courtesy of of Kat James and Troublemaker. Check it out now!!

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Cruiser’s Ice House Cruise on into Cruiser’s Ice House for a real good time! The Blues Jam on Sunday is “the best Blues Jam in Galveston County” and is hosted by Ben Herrington from 4pm-8pm. Monday free pool night is still going on every week and happy hour Monday thru Friday from 11am-6pm. There’s never a cover for the live music on Saturdays at Cruiser’s! Bands that are there this month are The Feel Sat. June 8th, Starr Jernigan Sat. June 22nd and John A. Miller Sat. June 29th. To find out more, go to www.cruisersTX.com.

Lonely Hearts Perform at Vollie Ray’s Circus It was a night of Country Music as Lonely Hearts performed at Vollie Ray’s Circus. These guys have a varied setlist that even includes a few Eagles tunes. Song performed this night included Hal Ketchum’s “Small Town Saturday Night” along with “Peaceful Easy Feeling” and “Desperado” by The Eagles.

Texas Guitar Hospital Texas Guitar Hospital specializes in the best in guitar repair and modifications. They have a super fast turnaround, and over 40 years’ experience in Southern Breeze Performs at Diamond Jim’s design, building, fixing, Keeping with the Country Theme, Southern Breeze brought some great and making modificaCountry tunes to Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon in Texas City. From tions to guitars. You can tradition songs like “Stars On The Water” to Chris Stapleton’s “Sweet find them at 3526 East Tennesse Whiskey,” Southern Breeze kept the hits coming all night long. T.C. Jester Blvd. in tic longnecks on Monday, Big “Azz” Beer & Houston. Call 713-957-0470 or go to the Trivia Night on Tuesday, Steak & Poker Night website at www.texasguitarhospital.com. on Wednesday, and Open Mic Night on ThursCome tour their awesome facility today! day. Wild West Texas Beer Fest and now NEW karaoke is on Friday! And check out the open Ashford Pub mic night with Van Buchanan Fri. June 14th. Ashford Pub is the spot at 13308 For all the latest info and updates on everything Westheimer (at the intersection of Eldridge) that Ashford Pub, go to www.ashfordpub.com. has happy hour everyday from 11am to 7pm! Some great weekly specials are Sunday $3 Bloody Marys and Poker Night, $2.25 domescontinued on next page

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MUSIC NEWS Marking Midnight Performs at the 19th Hole

Infinity’s Twin Performs at The Pub Fountains

I just love Infinity’s Twin. These guys are really fantastic. The way they can take any song and truly make it sound like their own is inspiring. Tonight they tore up the stage at the Pub Fountains with entirely too many songs to list here. They game new life to songs like “Black Magic Woman,” and when they performed “Careless Whisper” by Wham it was just unbelievable. If you only get to check out one new band this month, definitely put Infinity’s Twin on your list, and be sure to drop by the Pub Fountains. They have live bands there 7 Days A Week. and these aren’t just your run of the mill bands, these are the top bands in the area. A Great Time Is Guaranteed For All at The Pub Fountains! in Kemah Fri. June 28th from 9pm-1am and at Backwoods Saloon in Conroe Sat. June 29th from 8pm-12am. Check the band out at www.texastnt or find them on Facebook! Thanks for supporting your local live music!

Loaded Barrels Texas TNT Texas TNT is Houston’s high-energy rock n’ roll party band! They go all over Houston to play for their fans, and here’s where they are next: The Hawg Stop in Channelview Sun. June 2nd from 4pm-8pm. Then it’s the Bedrock Tavern in Cypress Fri. June 7th from 9pm-1am. After that, it’s a show at The Abbey Pub in Houston Fri. June 14th from 9pm-1am, followed by one at Hugh & Jeff’s Car Wash, Sports Bar & Grill Sat. June 15th from 8pm-midnight, and at Papa’s on the Lake in Montgomery Sun. June 16th 3pm-7pm. Bubba’s Sports Bar & Grill in Houston is where they are next on Fri. June 21st from 8:30pm-12:30am, and then they play a show with Red Tiger at Acadia Bar & Grill in North Houston Sat. June 22nd from 8pm-1am. Finally, the last weekend, they will be at Aspens

Loaded Barrels is one of the newest clubs on the North side of Houston, which was formerly Oz Bar. It can be found at 9558 FM 1960 West. They are a full-service bar and grill with not only liquor, beer, and wine, but scrumptious bar food as well. Pool tables, foosball, darts, and machine games, and TV’s are all around, and music also brings in the crowds on the weekends! Music like Mandi Powell Sat. June 8th, and then In Your Face Fri. June 14th and Leslie Doak Band Fri. June 28th. Wednesdays have an open mic, and there’s karaoke on Thursdays! Come say hi to the folks at Loaded Barrels!

Katie’s Bar You may have heard by now that Katie’s Bar has some of the finest live music in the Bay Area. They’ve got it 5 days a week, no cover!

We dropped by The 19th Hole this night for Marking Midnight’s EP Release Party. Marking Midnight is a local Houston band and they’ve just released their first EP. That’s always a milestone for a band, and we like to participate when we can. The title of the new EP is “Umbra.” The songs on it are “Lake December,” “Thicker Than Water,” “Lost,” and “Never Know.” From what we’ve heard so far, the EP is filled with some great material and deserves a good listen when you get the chance. It’s now available on iTunes, should you like to check it out. You can also pull up on some short clips of it on their faceybook page. That’s Congratulations goes out to Marking Midnight. We hope to hear a full length album from you soon. Thanks! ln the meantime, if you’d like to check out a little of their work, tune in HMNTV - Houston Music News Television and start watching right now. We’ve got a couple of videos from their EP Release Party posted there. The bar is closed on Mondays, but the rest of the Diamond Jim’s Country Saloon! week, there’s stuff like Keeshea Pratt Band Fri. A fun bar in Texas City is Diamond Jim’s June 7th, Jordan Matthew Young Sat. June 22nd, Country Saloon! They’ve been in business for and Rae Gordon Sat. June 29th. Don’t forget about a few years now, and the locals fill it up Katie’s Blues Jam too, Sundays from 4pm-8pm. on the weekends. However, during the week, This month, it is hosted by Paul Ramirez, Live they also have Customer Appreciation Day Mojo, Ricky Jackson, and Mark May, All musi(wear your Diamond Jim’s T-shirt for specials cians welcome! Katie’s is at 315 Grand Ave. in and discounts) and dance lessons Monday, and the old Bacliff post office. Come discover the Tuesday is Dart League and dance lessons, along Bay Area’s hidden treasure! with Ladies’ Night. Then, Wednesday night has Men’s Nite w/ Pool League. Thursday it’s pool Stereo Live league and karaoke with Double Down Joe! Stereo Live is the huge live music venue Fridays and Saturdays have live music. Diaon Richmond Ave. that provides dance, rap, hip- mond Jim’s is found at 3317 Loop 197 N. in hop music in their main room. They also have a Texas City. Go to www.diamondjimscountry big outdoor terrace and signature loft upstairs, saloon.com to see what all else is happening! perfect for hosting your next party or large event! This month, Laser Trance presents Standerwick Houston Fri. June 7th, then Vini Vici Sat. June 15th, then Delta Heavy: Only In Dreams World Tour Thurs. June 27th. For these acts and more go to www.stereolivehouston.com. If you want continued on next page to book an event here, call 832-251-9600.

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MUSIC NEWS Shotgun Road Perform at The Pub Fountains I tell ya, we just can’t stay away from the Pub Fountains. There’s so much great entertainment there every night, that we’re just drawn to it like moth’s to a flame. This night we dropped by to see our old friends Shotgun Road. For our money, Shotgun Road is one of the best Country outfits in Houston. Everything they perform is done to perfection. Tonight’s hit list included Eddie Rabbitt’s “I Love A Rainy Night,” Alabama’s “The Closer You Get,” “Rodney Crowell’s “She’s Crazy For Leavin’,” “George Strait’s “If You’re Thinkin’ You Want A Stranger,” Hal Ketchum’s “Small Town Saturday Night,” and the list just goes on and on. It was one of the best evenings of entertainment I had this month. Thanks Pub Fountains for booking such great acts.

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Shenanigan’s Shenanigan’s is also in Texas City bar, and it has been around over 30 years. They’re open everyday, and have pool, darts, and big screen TV’s. Ladies’ Night is Wednesday, and karaoke Thursday nights from 9pm-1am! There’s a DJ on Friday nights for dancing, and come back Saturday nights to see bands TBA. Keep checking at www.shenanigansworld.com. Shenanigan’s is located at 820 34th St. North in Texas City. Come by if you are in the area!

Powersoul Performs at The Concert Pub North This past month I dropped by the Gamers Rock Music Festival held at The Concert Pub North. It was a lot of fun and I got to see a few really good acts. Among them was this band, Powersoul, fronted by singer/ songwriter Alex Lozano. The band was certainly a lot of fun to listen to and they had some really good tunes. We managed to capture a couple of videos from their set that we’d like to share with you on HMNTV Houston Music News Television at http://www.houstonmusicnews.net. Just kick back and take a listen to Powersoul.

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Michael Kennedy & The Vendetta Out For Blood Michael Kennedy and the Vendetta formed on the back of a very public band break up in 2017. In March of 2018 The Vendetta, exploded back on to the Houston music scene and the buzz is real. This band is gaining momentum fast and is definitely out for blood! Adam

Bush, Douglas Washington, Michael “Booth” Lawless, and Michael Kennedy make up the core members of the Kennedy Clan. Self described as collective alt rock. The band uses influence across the genres from classic rock to metal and everything in between. MK&V are currently recording their freshman studio release “The Freedom Seed” (no release date available). If you haven’t already, you really should go check them out live! They will be playing along side good friends Hold On Hollywood at BFE Rock Club located @ 11528 Jones Rd on June 15th (Tickets available). It is with great honor to entitle you all as Icons At Badassery thank you for all your hard work!

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Rob Thomas Performs at Smart Financial Centre

Multiple-GRAMMY® Award-winning singer/songwriter Rob Thomas has announced the second leg of his North American Chip Tooth Tour, supporting his fourth solo album Chip Tooth Smile (available now via Emblem/Atlantic Records). The 18 new dates will kick off August 16th in Port Chester, NY for a second night at Capitol Theatre and continue through end of September, featuring special guest Max Frost (select shows only). The tour’s first leg is set to kick off May 28th in Red Bank, NJ at the Count Basie Center for the Arts and will continue through early August.l He will be performing in the Houston area at the Smart Financial Centre on June 28th. Debuting at #3 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart, Chip Tooth Smile has been met with an outpouring of critical acclaim since release last month. “Rob Thomas is an expert at his craft” raved Variety, while Forbes echoed “’Chip Tooth Smile’ is vintage Thomas – smart songwriting, excellent pop/rock craftsmanship, eclectic and at times moving, at times, fun, and always solid.” The 12-track collection features production from Butch Walker (Panic! At The Disco, P!nk) and Benny Blanco (Ed Sheeran), perfectly complimenting Thomas’ long-acclaimed songwriting talent. Chip Tooth Smile was heralded by lead single “One Less Day (Dying Young),” which is continuing to see success at Hot AC radio, charting in the top 15 following recent performances on ABC’s Good Morning America and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Rolling Stone described the song as “thunderous, life-affirming” and “an impassioned vocal performance,” while Billboard declared it to be “one of the boldest singles released so far this year.” The album also includes standout tracks “Timeless,” inspired by classic songs of the 80s, and “I Love It,” which is currently being used nationwide for the 2019 NBA Playoffs. Rob Thomas is one of the most distinctive artists of this or any other era – a gifted vocalist, spellbinding performer, and acclaimed songwriter known worldwide as lead singer and primary composer with Matchbox Twenty as well as for his multi-platinum certified solo work and chart-topping collaborations with other artists. Among his countless hits are solo classics like “Lonely No More,” “This Is How A Heart Breaks,” and “Streetcorner Symphony,” Matchbox Twenty favorites including “Push,” “3AM,”

“If You’re Gone,” and “Bent,” and of course “Smooth,” his 3x RIAA platinum certified worldwide hit collaboration with Santana which celebrates it’s 20th anniversary this year. Thomas earned three GRAMMY® Awards for his role as co-writer and vocalist on “Smooth,” which topped Billboard’s “Hot 100” for an astounding 12 consecutive weeks and spent 58 total weeks on the chart, the #1 song in Billboard’s “Top Hot 100 Rock Songs” chart history and #2 “Hot 100” song of all time. As if that weren’t enough, “Smooth” was declared the all-time #1 song on Billboard’s “Adult Pop Songs” radio airplay chart, the #1 song of the rock era based on chart performance on Billboard’s Hot 100, and recently declared to still hold the spot as the second most successful song of all time by Billboard. In 2004, Thomas was the first artist to be honored with the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s prestigious “Hal David Starlight Award,” created to recognize a composer in the early years of his or her career that has already made a lasting impact. He has won numerous BMI and ASCAP Awards, and twice earned the “Songwriter of the Year” crown from both Billboard and BMI. Overall, Thomas has contributed to sales of more than 80 million records. Thomas made his solo debut with 2005’s platinum certified …Something To Be and immediately made history as the first album by a male artist from a rock or pop group to ever debut at # 1 on the Billboard 200. Thomas’ sophomore solo album, 2009’s Cradlesong, marked still another milestone, generating two #1 singles in “Her Diamonds” and “Someday.” Billboard chart history was made once again, with Thomas tying P!nk for the most #1 Adult Top 40 hits by a solo artist as well becoming the first male solo artist to score multiple chart-toppers at the format. In 2012, Matchbox Twenty returned with their first all-new album in a decade, North. Fueled by the hit singles, “She’s So Mean,” “Overjoyed,” and “Our Song,” North proved a landmark for the band, their first ever #1 debut and Billboard 200 charttopper. Thomas’ third solo album, 2015’s internationally acclaimed The Great Unknown, had a top 10 debut on the SoundScan/Billboard 200 upon its release and featured hit singles “Hold On Forever” and “Pieces.” A charismatic, engaging, and indefatigable live performer,

Thomas has spent much of the past two decades on the road, fronting massive world treks with Matchbox Twenty and on his own as well as a series of intimate acoustic tours. Thomas is also a dedicated philanthropist, establishing Sidewalk Angels Foundation with his wife Marisol Thomas in 2003. The organization is dedicated to providing critically needed funds and support to over 20 no-kill animal shelters and animal rescues, across the country, that help to fight for the rights and fair treatment of those with no voice. For additional information on Sidewalk Angels Foundation, please visit www.sidewalkangelsfoundation.org.

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The Hollywood Spotlight By Hollywood Steve Rangel jure up seems to fall short of doing it proper justice. Such is the case with “Achilles”, the outstanding new offering from Londale. This talented quintet features Willy Collins (vocals, acoustic guitar), Joshua Lee Hammond (lead guitar, piano), Alex Lambert (rhythm guitar), Cory Martin (bass guitar), and Gabe Bravo (drums and percussion). The seven tracks on “Achilles” com-

prise something of a concept album, each examining love and its unpredictable aftermath from a particular vantage point. Londale certainly has an indie rock sound, but it’s not that simple. They have a soothing 80’s vibe

that I would associate with R.E.M. or The Cure. U2 and The Police also come to mind. But the production (wisely) lacks the excessive studio gloss that was so prevalent during that era. The result is a modernized reimagining of that sound, one that adds a bit more grit and passion. And it works spectacularly in this case, as it is an approach that presents this heartfelt material in its best possible light. Recorded at Southwing Audio by Chris Kritikos and produced by the Band themselves (with mastering by Dave McNair) “Achilles” may be hard to describe, but it is exceedingly easy on the ears. Give it a spin and I’m sure you’ll agree.

Treynwrek “Rule Of Thirds” Houston power trio Treynwrek have been one of the most fiercely original bands on the Houston scene for a number of years now, as well as one of the most intriguing. Their indie sound was infused with a healthy dose of Texas blues, but one always had the sense that their musical itinerary was intentionally left blank in favor of a “we’ll know it when we get there” approach. Well, they got there. In an era when it seems that every musician is involved in multiple projects simultaneously, few bands stay together long enough to genuinely evolve, grow together as players, and find their true sound. “Rule Of Thirds” is proof positive that Treynwrek have indeed accomplished this increasingly rare feat, with impressive results. “High energy” has always been an accurate description of this act, but this time around, they have redefined the term. It’s quickly evident from the two opening tracks “Bad Luck” and “Space City Cowboy” (a wry nod to H-town) that the band has adopted a more progressive style. Selections such as “Metamorphosis”, “Good Bad Girl”, and “Outlaw Josey Wales” introduce a modern funk flavor ala The Red Hot Chili Peppers. I’ve always felt that Treynwrek has a touch of The Doors in them, and “Whispers On The Water” and “Maelstrom” illustrate that they still do. But nowhere is the band’s growth and progression more evident than on the fantastic “Creeper”, a lush and moody piece that is perhaps the high point of a superbly consistent album. Trey Dreyden (lead guitar/vocals), James Breaux (bass/vocals), and Tim Hutto (drums/vocaks) have stayed a difficult course. “Rule Of Thirds” is their emphatic reward for that effort.

Londale “Achilles” Over the ten-plus years that I’ve been fortunate enough to have to opportunity to write this column, I’ve learned something interesting. The better an album is, the harder it can be to describe. It’s very easy to categorize a mediocre product. But when a release is rich in depth and originality, it defies labels and doesn’t fit neatly into a specific genre. And any description I can conJune 2019

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