French Jazz + '90s Alt-Metal

Buenas tardes H-Town,

Hope everyone made it through the storm okay! Power outages and tornadoes are not fun…

The good news is, we’re coming up on Memorial Day Weekend and there are plenty of bands to ring it in. You’ll find a few highlights below:

  1. Feid - a songwriter, producer, and rising Reggaeton artist, Feid will be taking over the stage at the Toyota Center on Friday. His latest album includes elements of dancehall, Afrobeat, and EDM.

  2. Alien Ant Farm - if you’re not familiar with the alt-metal band, you may know the song from this time capsule of a music video (2001).

  3. Motown & More - this fun free event, Friday and Saturday at Miller Outdoor Theater, is so popular they’re instituting a lottery for tickets.

  4. Cecile McLorin Salvant - this Miami-born French-speaking jazz artist, trained in Aix-En-Provence, France, is the winner of three Grammy awards and will be playing a free event at Discovery Green on Sunday.

Friday, May 24th

Lauren Lakis/Left of West/Mother Ghost - Big Top - 8:00pm - Indie Rock - $13

UMEK - Stereo Live - 10:00pm - Techno - $20

Iris DeMent - Heights Theater - 8:00pm - Americana - $32

Dawn & Hawkes - McGonigel’s Mucky Duck - 7:00pm - Folk-Rock - $30

Django Walker - McGonigel’s Mucky Duck - 9:30pm - Singer/Songwriter - $45

The Moondogs - Dan Electro’s - 9:00pm - Last Waltz Tribute - $15

Kublai Khan TX - WOMH - 6:30pm - Metal - $85

Ruckus w/ Christopher Seymore - WOMH - 8:00pm - Americana/Country - $12

Candlelight: A Tribute to Rihanna - Lone Star Flight Museum - 7:00pm; 9:15pm - $55+

Feid - Toyota Center - 8:00pm - Reggaeton - $49+

Charlotte Day Wilson - House of Blues - 7:00pm - R&B - $39.75

Shallipopi & ODUMODUBLVCK - House of Blues - 7:00pm - Afropop - $59+

Bo Bottoms - The Rustic (Downtown) - 6:00pm - Pop - Free

Chris Boise - The Rustic (Downtown) - 9:30pm - Country - Free

Brandon Gardener - The Rustic (Post Oak) - 6:00pm - Rock - Free 

Nick Gaitan - The Rustic (Post Oak) - 9:30pm - Bassist - Free 

Los Palominos & Lucky Joe - Warehouse Live - 9:00pm - Tejano - $15+

Marshall Falcon - The Continental Club - 9:00pm - Country - $10+

Alien Ant Farm - Scout Bar - 8:00pm - Alt-Metal - $30

Whee In - 713 Music Hall - 7:30pm - K-Pop - $64+

Sparky Parker - Big Easy - 9:00pm - Blues - $10

Chad Cooke Band - Armadillo Palace - 8:00pm - Country - $15

Garbage Girlfriend + Several Artists - BFE Rock Club - 6:00pm - Rock - Free 

Motown & More - Miller Outdoor Theater - 8:15pm - Motown - Lottery

Kevin Fowler - Home Run Dugout - 8:00pm - Country - $35+

Dana Cooper - Dosey Doe - 8:00pm - Country - $24

Casey Bowen - Porky’s - 6:00pm - Singer/Songwriter - Free

Saturday, May 25th

Allison Fisher Trio - Big Top - 9:00pm - Blues -  $10

NITTI, YehMe2, JAWNS - Stereo Live - 10:00pm - Electronic - $20

Sarah Grace - McGonigel’s Mucky Duck - 7:00pm - Blues -  $30

Papatone and the Players - Dan Electro’s - 2:00pm - Soul/Funk - Free

Billy King and The Bad Bad w/ Howard and the Nosebleeds - Dan Electro’s - 8:00pm - Psych Rock - Free

Warpaint - WOMH - 8:00pm - Indie Rock - $30 

High Desert Queen w/ Fostermother & Stone Nomads - WOMH - 8:00pm - Metal - $15

Candlelight: A Tribute to Coldplay - Lone Star Flight Museum - 7:00pm (sold out); 9:15pm - $59.50+

Grupo Firme - Toyota Center - 8:00pm - Regional Mexican - $79

In Flames - House of Blues - 6:00pm - Metal - $41.25

Dead Poet Society - House of Blues - 7:00pm - Rock - $38.16

John Egan - The Rustic (Downtown) - 9:30pm - Country Blues - Free 

Ryem The Duo - The Rustic (Downtown) - 6:00pm - Americana - Free

Eric Korb - The Rustic (Downtown) - 9:30pm - Classic Country/Rock - Free

Jay Bee Zay - The Rustic (Post Oak) - 12:30pm - Indie - Free 

Kathryn Brewer - The Rustic (Post Oak) - 6:00pm - Country - Free

Paul Val - The Rustic (Post Oak) - 9:30pm - Blues Rock - Free

Disco Prom w/ Disco Expressions - The Continental Club - 9:00pm - Disco - $15+

Deftones/Rage Against The Machine Tribute - Scout Bar - 9:15pm - $17

Alan Haynes - Big Easy - Blues - 9:00pm - $10

Adam’s El Niño - Jones Hall - 8:00pm - Classical - $34

Gunna - 713 Music Hall - 8:00pm - Hip-Hop/Rap - $175

Motown & More - Miller Outdoor Theater - 8:15pm - Motown - Lottery

Kissing Judas + Special Guests - BFE Rock Club - 7:00pm - Free

Jake Bush - Dosey Doe - 8:00pm - Country - $18

Bob Schneider - Dosey Doe - 8:30pm - Rock - $22+

Scottish Teabag Society - Porky’s - 8:00pm - Honky-Tonk - Free

Sunday, May 26th 

Madison Beer - Bayou Music Center - 7:30pm - Singer/Songwriter - $50.75

Chris Sullivan & Guests - The Secret Group - 7:00pm - $13

The Ojeband AllStars + Bayou City Funk - Dan Electro’s - 8:00pm - Funk/Jazz Fusion - $10

Trophy Eyes w/ House and Home - WOMH - 6:00pm - Punk Rock - $20

Taking Back Sunday - WOMH - 6:00pm - Rock - $53

Ben Jarrad - The Rustic (Downtown) - 6:00pm - Rock - Free

Kory Quinn - The Rustic (Post Oak) - 12:30pm - Rock - Free

Tiona Campbell - The Rustic (Post Oak) - 6:00pm - Country - Free

Alpha Wolf - Warehouse Live - 6:00pm - Metalcore - $20+

Adam’s El Niño - Jones Hall - 2:30pm - Classical - $35

Cecile McLorin Salvant - Discovery Green - 5:00pm - Jazz - Free

James Dupre - Dosey Doe - 7:30pm - Country - $24+

Chris Boise - Porky’s - 1:00pm - Country - Free

Refer this newsletter to a friend and we’ll give you a birthday shoutout. 🎉

Until next time!