Music Calendar

If you would like your band, club or event included in the calendar, please email your information to theblueshound@comcast.net as far in advance as possible.

Dates, times and bands are subject to change without notice. Please check with the venue before you go.


 



 



 

Upcoming Events

Anderson Fair
June 2:           Grant Peeples (KPFT benefit; 7:30 pm)


Arena Theatre
June 8:           Air Supply


Big Easy (The)
www.thebigeasyblues.com
June 2:           Paul Ramirez
June 3:           Tony Vega
June 9:           Johnny Riley
June 10:         Alastair Greene
June 16:         Sparky Parker
June 17:         Holland K Smith
June 23:         Gary Cain
June 24:         Alan Haynes
June 25:         John Calderon’s Sunday Session (6-10 pm)
June 29:         Houston Blues Society Monthly Jam w/Kan Alverado
June 30:         Smokehouse Guitar Army
Wednesdays: blues jam (9 pm)
Thursdays:    The Mighty Orq (9 pm)


Buffalo Grille
Wednesdays:  bluegrass jam


Bugle Boy (The) (LaGrange)
www.thebugleboy.com
June 2:           Ordinary Elephant (9 pm)
June 3:           Amy Atchley (8 pm)
June 9:           Jenny Reynolds (8 pm)
June 10:         Beat Root Revival (8 pm)
June 16:         Kelley Mickwee (8 pm)
June 17:         Shake Russell (8 pm)
June 23:         West Texas Exiles (8 pm)
June 24:         Ray Prim (8 pm)
July 7:             Kim Richey, BettySoo, Bonnie Whitmore (8 pm)
July 8:             Monte Warden (8 pm)
July 14:          Amy Lavere & Will Sexton (8 pm)
July 15:          The Mighty Orq (8 pm)
July 21:          Sour Bridges (8 pm)
July 22:          Adam & Chris Carroll (8 pm)
July 28:          Dell Castillo Trio (8 pm)
July 29:          Ginger Leigh (8 pm)
August 4:       Dale Watson (8 pm)
August 5:       Libby Koch (8 pm)
August 11:     Mia Borders (8 pm)


Charles Bender Performing Arts Center (Humble)
June 10:         Derek Spence
June 23:         Kenny Neal
July 9:             Travis Powell/Shake Rattle & Roll
July 15:          Carolyn Wonderland
July 29:          Eric Gales
Sept 9:            Rodney Crowell


Continental Club (The) 
www.continentalclub.com
June 2:           Max Rios & The Waysides (CD release)/Chivato/Automatic Weekend
                     (9 pm)
June 3:           Bayou City Funk/Honey Made (9 pm)
June 9:           Lonesome Haunts/Fatal Jets (9 pm)
June 10:         Johnny Falstaff (9 pm)
June 16:         Shawn Pittman (9 pm)
June 17:         Hector Ward & The Big Time (9 pm)
June 23:         Joe King Carrasco/Allen Hill (9 pm)
June 24:         Xanadudes/Now We Are Here (9 pm)
June 30:         Keeshea Pratt Band (9 pm)
July 1:             Jason Joshua & The Beholders/Chicano Boulevard (8 pm)
July 6:             Engine Driver (9 pm)
July 7:             The Drift/Billy Beaumont (9 pm)
July 8:             AM-FM (9 pm)
July 13:          The Karl Tony Band/Moonlit Hounds (9 pm)
July 17:          The El Orbits (reunion show; 8 pm)
July 21:          Jason D. Williams (9 pm)
August 3:       Black Joe Lewis (9 pm)
August 4:       John Evans Band/CC Adcock (9 pm)
August 5:       Relic/The Shortlist (8:30 pm)
August 6:       Ramona/Vanita Leo (8 pm)
August 11:     East of Eado/HoneyBunny/Vortex (9 pm)
August 16:     Holy Wave (8 pm)
August 19:     Crank Up the Silence (9 pm)
August 23:     Suzanne Santo (8 pm)
Thursdays:    Beetle (7 pm)


Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 
www.woodlandscenter.org
June 3:           Janet Jackson
June 9:           Duran Duran
June 10:         Koe Wetzel
June 27:         Fall Out Boy
June 30:         Matchbox Twenty 
July 1:             TLC/Shaggy
July 2:             Outlaw Music Festival with Willie Nelson & Family/Whiskey Myers/
                      Brttney Spencer/Particle Kid and more
July 8:             Louis Tomlinson
July 21:          Sublime/Rome/Slightly Stoopid
July 22:          Shania Twain
July 23:          Nickelback
July 27:          Disturbed
July 30:          ZZ Top/Lynyrd Skynyrd
August 3:       Big Time Rush
August 12:     Foreigner
August 13:     Mudvayne
August 17:     Pantera/Lamb of God
August 18:     Sam Hunt
August 19:     Snoop Dogg/Wiz Khalifa
August 20:     Beck/Phoenix
Sept 2:            Ghost
Sept 7:            Pentatonix
Sept 22:         Jelly Roll


Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar
June 1:           Cocaine Bear (movie parody; 6-9 pm); Tarantula Bill (9:30 pm)
Tuesdays:      jam w/Shawn Allen (6-10 pm)


Dosey Doe Big Barn (The Woodlands)
www.doseydoe.com
June 1:           Jason Allen & Thom Shepherd
June 2:           Kelley Peters
June 3:           Keeton Coffman
June 4:           Maggie Rose
June 8:           Casey Chesnutt
June 9:           Artimus Pyle
June 10:         Malford Milligan & Tin Cadillac/Kane Alvarado
June 11:         Cool Freddie E & the Crew
June 15:         Sunny Sweeney
June 16:         Mason Lively
June 17:         Cooper Wade
June 21:         Slade Coulter & Kyle Hutton
June 23:         The Blood Brothers featuring Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia
June 24:         Already Gone
June 28:         Triston Marez & Kyle Hutton
June 29:         Girl Named Tom
June 30:         Mac McAnally
July 7:             The Wilder Blue featuring Zane Williams
July 8:             Back in Black
July 14:          Trea Landon
July 15:          Free Fallin
July 16:          Jeff Canada
July 20:          Jamie Richards Band
July 21:          Dirty Dozen Brass Band
July 22:          Jason Cassidy Band
Oct 12:           Danielle Nicole
Nov 4:             Mindi Abair


Dosey Doe Breakfast, BBQ and Whiskey Bar (The Woodlands)   www.doseydoe.com
June 1:           Luba Dvorak
June 2:           Cannon Brand
June 3:           Junior Gordon
June 6:           open mic
June 7:           Jeremy Noble
June 8:           Jaryd Lane & Clancey Jones
June 9:           Kane Alvarado
June 14:         Eric Lauer
June 15:         Slim Bawb
June 16:         David Lee & Jessee Lee
June 17:         Kyle Hutton & Matt Parish
June 20:         open mic
June 21:         Chris Castaneda
June 22:         David Lewis
June 23:         Braydon Zink
June 24:         Austin Gilliam
June 27:         Jeff Canada’s Songwriter Series featuring Payton Howie
June 28:         Joshua Roberts
June 29:         Shayne Porter
June 30:         Zack Wilder
July 1:             Daniel Holmes
July 5:             Jen Howard
July 6:             Megan Barker
July 7:             Matt Castillo
July 8:             Jake Bush
July 12:          Jonathan Foster
July 13:          Will Banister
July 14:          Courtney Patton
July 18:          open mic
July 19:          Alejandro Miramontes
July 20:          Charlie Shafter
July 25:          Jeff Canada’s Songwriter Series featuring Paige Lewis
July 26:          Jonn Del Toro Richardson
July 27:          Cole Stephens
August 8:       Eric Demmer & Hugo Jamz
August 18:     Shawn Pittman


Emmit’s Place
May 30:          jam w/Kyle Turner


First Congregational Church of Houston
Oct 13:           “Music in the Park” w/Kory Quinn
Nov 10:          “Music in the Park” w/Amelia Earhart Returns


Green Oaks Tavern (Humble)
www.greenoakstavern com
May 30:          jam w/Paul Ramirez (8 pm)
May 31:          Jamie Entenza & Friends (8 pm)
June 1:           Shawn Allen’s Soul & Blues invitational jam (8 pm)
June 2:           Evelyn Rubio Band (9 pm)
June 3:           Jamie Lynn Vessels (9 pm)
June 4:           Big Al Bettis (5 pm)
June 9:           Alastair Greene Band (9 pm)
June 10:         The Mighty Orq (9 pm)
June 16:         James Wilhite & The Classix (9 pm)
June 17:         Shawn Pittman (9 pm)
June 23:         Murali Coryell & Ernie Durawa (9 pm)
June 24:         Hamilton Loomis (6 pm)
June 25:         Marcus Eldridge (6 pm)
June 28:         Jamie Entenza & Friends (8 pm)
June 30:         MamaHawk/Paul Ramirez, Corey Tice, Tal Hazon & Randy Wall
                      (9 pm)
July 1:             Cris Crochemore Band (9 pm)
July 2:             Randy C Moore (6 pm)
July 7:             Sparky Parker Band (9 pm)
July 8:             Jamie Entenza & Friends (9 pm)
July 15:          Jonn Del Toro Richardson (9 pm)
July 21:          Mathias Lattin (9 pm)
July 22:          Josh Garrett Band (9 pm)
July 23:          Josh Garrett, Matt Chauvin & Harry Chauvin acoustic song swap
                     (6 pm)
July 29:          Tony Vega Band (9 pm)
August 4:       Samantha Coombs & The Boyz (9 pm)
August 19:     Van Wilks (9 pm)

Heights Theater (The)   
www.theheightstheater.com
June 2:           Keeshea Pratt Band/Hustlers Brass Band
June 8:           Junior Brown/Christopher Seymore & the Western Cosplay
June 10:         The Tontons/Young Mammals/Goodgirl
June 15:         Sir Woman & the Texas Gentlemen
June 16:         Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
June 17:         Uncle Lucius
June 27-28:   Tanya Tucker
July 1:             Blue Water Highway/The Dirty River Jazz Band
July 6:             Steve Earle & The Dukes
July 8:             Los Skarnales
July 12:          Okkervil River/Will Sheff
July 13:          Jason Eady & Jamie Lin Wilson/Ben Danaher
July 16:          Samantha Fish featuring Jesse Dayton/Eric Johnanson
July 20:          Summer Dean/Brennen Leigh
July 22:          Sue Foley/The Mighty Orq
August 11:     Andy Summers
August 12:     Sonny Landreth
August 19:     Sean McConnell/Bowen Young
August 25:     Son Volt/Anders Parker
Sept 7:            Yoke Lore/Girlhouse
Sept 8:            Bayou City funk/Nik Parr & The Selfless Lovers
Sept 9:            Bonnie Prince Billy/Myriam Gendron
Sept 10:         Joshua Radin
Sept 22:         Switchfoot
Sept 29:         Foy Vance/Bonnie Bishop
Sept 30:         Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band
Oct 13:           Eloise
Oct 20:           Deer Tick/Country Westerns
Oct 21:           Cowboy Mouth
Nov 12:          The Paper Kites/The Cactus Blossoms


Hideaway (The)
www.hideawayondunvale.com
Tuesdays:      blues jam w/Rick Lee


Home Sweet Farm Bier Garten (Brenham)
June 3:           Hipwaders Flying Circus (3-7 pm); The Mighty Orq (8 pm;
                      Orq’s birthday celebration)


Katie’s (Bacliff)   
www.katiesbar.com
May 31:          jam host: Pierce
June 1:           James Wilhite
June 2:           Jamie Lynn Vessels
June 3:           Wake Zone
June 4:           jam host: Chris Castaneda
June 7:           jam host: Bob Emmons
June 8:           Hugo Jamz Trio
June 9:           Pierce & The Purple Moon
June 10:         Paul Ramirez
June 11:         Jjam host: ames Wilhite
June 14:         jam host: Keith Vivens
June 15:         Shawn Pittman
June 16:         Big Jordan Band
June 17:         Zach Tate
June 18:         jam host: Hugo Jamz
June 21:         jam host: Bob Emmons
June 22:         Chris Castaneda Band
June 23:         The Mighty Orq
June 24:         Snit’s Dog & Pony Show
June 25:         jam host: Mark May 
June 28:         jam host: Keith Vivens
June 29:         Eric Demmer
June 30:         Mark May Band
Wednesdays: jam (8 pm)
Sundays:       blues jam (4-8 pm)


Leon’s Lounge
June 2:           Tim Branch (9 pm)
June 10:         Lightnin Bros


Main Street Crossing (Tomball)
www.mainstreetcrossing.com
May 30:          Thunderpants
May 31:          Chris Knight
June 1:           Slaid Cleaves
June 2:           Glen Templeton
June 3:           Bob Schneider (solo)
June 4:           Beegees Gold
June 5:           Cherished
June 6:           Elton Dan & The Rocket Band
June 7-8:       Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters
June 9:           Lost Shaker of Salt Band
June 10:         Doug Stone
June 11:         Tapestry
June 14:         Vince King
June 15:         Jack Ingram
June 16:         Gary Morris
June 17:         Fab 5
June 20:         Dale Watson
June 21:         Beat Root Revival
June 22:         Vinyl Radio
June 23:         Josh Weathers
June 24:         Seger System
June 25:         Marcia Ball
June 28:         Scotty Alexander Band
June 29-30:   Creedence Revived
July 1:             Pam Tillis
July 5:             Three Hot Chili Peppers/Everlong
July 7:             Chad Prather
July 8:             Big Shot
July 9:             Fab 5
July 13:          Lemon Yellow Sun
July 14:          Derek Spencer & Mark Ward
July 15:          Joilux
July 16:          Lisa Layne
July 19:          Tonight Tonight
July 20:          Vince King
July 21:          Kin Faux
July 22:          Mike & the Moonpies
July 23:          Soul Sessions Band
July 24:          Quebe Sisters
July 27:          Tejas Brothers
July 28:          Purple Piano
July 29:          Breaking Bad
July 30:          Johnny Lee & The Urban Cowboy Band
August 30:     Ruthie Foster Duo
August 31:     Shemekia Copeland
Oct 10-11:      Paul Thorn


McGonigel’s Mucky Duck   
www.mcgonigels.com
June 1:           Pat Byrne (7 pm; club’s 33rd birthday)
June 2:           Bill Kirchen (7 pm); The Reverent Few (9:30 pm)
June 3:           James McMurtry (7 & 9:30 pm)
June 6:           Ordinary Elephant (7 pm)
June 8:           Robyn Hitchcock (7 pm); Szlachetka & Sarah Aili (9:30 pm)
June 9:           Patrice Pike (7 pm); Guy Forsyth (9:30 pm)
June 10:         Alejandro Escovedo (7 & 9:30 pm)
June 13:         Dave Hause (7 pm)
June 15:         Johnny Nicholas & Katie Shore (7 pm); Charlie Mars (9:30 pm)
June 16:         Robbie Fulks (7 pm); Nora Jane Struthers (9:30 pm)
June 17:         Lisa Morales Band (7 pm)
June 20:         John Egan (7 pm)
June 22:         Bob Schneider (7 & 9:30 pm)
June 23:         Kelly Willis (7 pm); Smithfield (9:30 pm)
June 24:         Hayes Carll (7 & 9:30 pm)
June 27:         The Anachronicals (7 pm)
June 29:         Radney Foster (7 pm)
June 30:         Shake Russell (7 pm); Dallas Burrow Band (9:30 pm)
July 1:             South Austin Moonlighters (7 pm)
July 8:             Del Castillo (7 pm)
July 11:          Al Staehely Band (7 pm)
July 14:          Madam Radar (7 pm); The Repeat Offenders (9:30 pm)
July 18:          Giulia Millanta (7 pm)
July 20:          Adam & Chris Carroll (7 pm)
July 21:          Kim Richey (7 pm)
July 22:          Slaid Cleaves (CD release; 7 pm)
July 27:          Jeff Plankenhorn (7 pm); Scott Miller (9:30 pm)
July 28:          Two Tons of Steel (7 pm); Jeff Crosby Band (9:30 pm)
July 29:          Mike Farris (7 pm)
August 18:     Shelley King & Carolyn Wonderland (7 & 9:30 pm)
August 31:     Malford Milligan (7 pm)
Sept 8:            Murali Coryell (9:30 pm)
Mondays:       open mic (6-9:30 pm)
Wednesdays: Irish Session (7:30 pm)


Miller Outdoor Theatre
June 3:           34th Annual accordion Kings & Queens Music Festival w/Cedric
                      Watson et Bijou Creole/Grupo Imogene/Allen Meixner Band (7 pm)


Old Quarter Acoustic Café (Galveston)
www.oldquarteracousticcafe.com
June 3:           Nathan Hamilton
June 4:           Ordinary Elephant/Clay Parker/Jodi James
June 9:           Dallas Burrow
June 10:         Mark Gorman Band
June 15:         Sunjammer/Garrett T Capps/Nasa Country
June 23:         JM Stevens
June 24:         The Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys/JM & The Honeybadgerz
June 30:         Jed Craddock Band/Blunderbuss
July 1:             Yosh & Yimmy
July 7:             Season Ammons
July 8:             Shake Russell/Anthony Klonaris
July 13:          Jeff Black/Gabe Wootton
July 14:          Chris Gantry
July 15:          Madam Radar
July 21:          Adam & Chris Carroll/Sam Downing
July 22:          Freddie Steady Acoustic Trio
August 3:       Dale Watson (solo)
August 4:       Parker Ryan & Jordan Nix
August 5:       John Evans Band
August 11:     Jason James
August 12:     Aaron Stephens Band
August 17:     Coleman Williams
August 18:     Tate Mayeux/Brian Broussard/Gabe Wootton
August 19:     Nicholas Jamerson/Sam Burchfield
August 25:     Scott Strickland
August 26:     Winston Cook
August 27:     Great Aunt/Wylie Gaby


ReHab Bar
May 31:          The Eric Korb Band (8 pm)
June 2:           The Mitch Jacobs Band (9 pm)
June 3:           Hard Luck Revival (9 pm)
June 4:           Mandy Smith/Psychedelic Cowboys/Blind Uncle Charlie (4 pm)
June 7:           Mitch Jacobs (8 pm)
June 9:           Little Screamin Kenny/The Sidewinders (9 pm)
June 14:         eric Korb (8 pm)
June 17:         The Tony Vega Band (9 pm)
June 18:         Blind Uncle Charlie/The Bull Goose Loonies (4 pm)
June 21:         Mitch Jacobs (8 pm)
June 23:         Sparetime Murray & The Honeymakers (9 pm)
June 24:         The Roger Valentine Band (9 pm)
June 25:         Engine Driver (4 pm)
June 28:         Eric Korb (8 pm)
June 29:         Mark Zeus & Friends (8 pm)
June 30:         Little Terry & The Blues Birds (9 pm)


Rockefellers
June 4:           Bayou City Soul
June 10:         True Stories/Battlefield
July 1:             Supersuckers/Throw Rag/Dolly Rockers
July 14:          Eric Tessmer
Sept 14:         Bit Brigade


Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top
www.continentalclub.com
May 30:          Nick Garza’s Get Along (8 pm)
June 1:           Season Ammons (9 pm)
June 2:           Lil Ed & The Choirboys (9 pm)
June 3:           Beetle/Light Rock Express/House Tiger (9 pm)
June 7:           Peter & James (9 pm)
June 8:           Junebird/Rooftop Boxer (9 pm)
June 9:           Light Rock Express (9 pm)
June 13:         Christopher Seymore & the Western Cosplay (8 pm)
June 15:         Griffin Swank Band (9 pm)
June 16:         Opie Hendrix (9 pm)
June 17:         Grifters & Shills (album release party)/The Mighty Orq (8 pm)
June 20:         Sam Turner & the Cactus Cats (8 pm)
June 22:         Alien Eyelid/Bug Bites (9 pm)
June 23:         Brightwire/The March Divide/Two-Fifths (9 pm)
June 24:         Garlan/Goosechase/Kali Crews/The Amazing Bozo (9 pm)
June 27:         Amber Digby (8 pm)
June 28:         Neo Benshi (8 pm)
June 29:         Memorial Junction (9 pm)
June 30:         Band on the Run (9 pm)
July 1:             Daisychain/The Lonesome Haunts/Only Beast (9 pm)
July 6:             Anna La Mare/Katie Rushing/Sarah Golden (9 pm)
July 7:             White Oak Bayou Band (9 pm)
July 8:             Lucas Eason (9 pm)
July 19:          Laid Back Country Picker (9 pm)
July 20:          Ralphie & the Reverse Cowboys (9 pm)
July 21:          Nathan Quick Band/Bayou Saints/Andrew Berry (9 pm)
July 22:          Chicano Boulevard/Goth Foos Night Out (9 pm)
July 28:          Of 82 (9 pm)
August 12:     Goldie Pipes (9 pm)

Smart Financial Centre (Sugar Land)
June 28:         Bryan Adams/Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Sept 20:         Chicago 
Oct 21:           Kansas


Swanny’s Grill
Tuesdays:      acoustic open mic w/Chuck Collins (6-9 pm)


White Oak Music Hall
June 2:           Randy Rogers Band
June 24:         Treaty Oak Revival
Nov 16:          Wheeler Walker Jr.


Zydeco   www.zydecoevents.com   
(for upcoming events in the zydeco community)