Houston Downtown Alliance

Melissa Etheridge

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:38:41 GMT

Melissa Etheridge Start Date: 14-Aug-08 8:00 PM End Time: 14-Aug-08 10:30 PM Location: Wortham Theater Center, Houston, TX 77002 Speaker: Event Details: Melissa Etheridge - The Revival Tour Ticket price: $35-$100 Purchase tickets at www.ticketmaster.com starting Saturday, May 3 at 12 noon. Theres back to the beginning, and then theres back to the beginning. It doesnt get much more elemental than All There Is, the brief, swirling invocation of the essence of the universe with which Melissa Etheridge opens The Awakening, the ninth studio album of her singular career. The story she tells through this involving, colorful song-cycle, though, is completely her own, a tale that runs from her first uncertain steps through her well-chronicled rise to rock star, human rights activist, parent, cancer survivor and 2007 Academy Award winner for I Need to Wake Up, featured in the Al Gore environmental documentary An Inconvenient Truth. Its a journey full of joys and tears,...

Tom Waits

Thu, 08 May 2008 18:03:21 GMT

Tom Waits Start Date: 22-Jun-08 8:00 PM End Time: 22-Jun-08 11:00 PM Location: Jones Hall, Houston, TX 77002 Speaker: Event Details: GLITTER AND DOOM THE TOM WAITS TOUR: HITTING CITIES HE’S RARELY OR NEVER PLAYED IN HIS FOUR DECADE CAREER, BEGINNING JUNE 17 IN PHOENIX, ENDING IN ATLANTA ON JULY 5 Tickets go on sale Friday, May 16 in all markets Eccentric musical shaman and rara avis TOM WAITS has decided to take his show to some of the summer’s hottest regions. The Grammy-winning artist will begin his Glitter and Doom tour in Phoenix at the Orpheum Theatre on June 17 and finish in Atlanta on July 5 at the Fox Theatre. Tickets for his previous Orphans tour in 2006 sold out in minutes. When questioned about the summer inferno choice, Waits responded, We’re going to the deep south where they still love a man who wears red pants and they make him feel welcome. Waits will be touring with longtime musical ally Larry Taylor (bass), Omar Torrez (guitar), Patrick...

Ladytron

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:31:23 GMT

Ladytron
Start Date: 7-Jun-08 8:00 PM
End Time: 7-Jun-08 11:45 PM
Location: Meridian, Houston, TX 77003
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Electronica / Indie Rock:
Buzzy glam rock fashion plates Ladytron came together in a jet-set miracle in mid-1998. Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu, who lurk in the background playing rhythm boxes and keyboards in the band, settled in Liverpool after a spate of DJ work in Japan and world travel, including a train trip in Bulgaria where they met vocalist Mira Aroyo. Helena Marnie, who also sings and plays keyboards for the group, also joined them and they began work on their first single, "He Took Her to a Movie," which was recorded for 50 pounds. The release brought a wave of critical attention with writers extending into jubilant metaphor to describe the band's unique sound.

Meridian

1503 Chartres

Houston, TX 77003

Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al DiMeloa, Lenny White

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:18:37 GMT

Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al DiMeloa, Lenny White
Start Date: 31-May-08 8:00 PM
End Time: 31-May-08 10:30 PM
Location: Verizon Wireless Theater, Houston, TX 77002
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Return to Forever with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al DiMeloa, Lenny White

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Verizon Wireless Theater

Doors: 7:00 pm | Show: 8:00 pm

520 Texas Ave

Houston, TX 77002

713.230.1600

Verizon Wireless Theater

520 Texas Avenue

Houston, TX 77002

Big Head Todd & The Monsters

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:28:11 GMT

Big Head Todd & The Monsters
Start Date: 31-May-08 8:00 PM
End Time: 31-May-08 11:45 PM
Location: Meridian, Houston, TX 77003
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Jam Rock, Rock/Pop:
Colorado Jam Rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters play a leaner, more streamlined version of Jam Rock than some of their Horde Tour brethren. The sound of the band -- which at its core is a power trio, though sometimes they augment their touring lineup with keyboards -- pivots on Mohr's bluesy baritone voice and his fluid, post-Stevie Ray guitar work. The band earned their reputation and dedicated following through relentless touring. Self-released records sold into five figures, which in turn attracted major labels. - www.meridianhouston.com

Meridian

1503 Chartres

Houston, TX 77003

Jagermeister Music Tour

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:15:00 GMT

Jagermeister Music Tour
Start Date: 25-May-08 7:30 PM
End Time: 25-May-08 10:30 PM
Location: Verizon Wireless Theater, Houston, TX 77002
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Jagermeister Music Tour featuring Type O Negative, Hatebreed with 3 Inches of Blood, Destro

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Verizon Wireless Theater

Doors: 6:30 pm | Show: 7:30 pm

520 Texas Ave

Houston, TX 77002

713.230.1600

Verizon Wireless Theater

520 Texas Avenue

Houston, TX 77002

Bob Schneider

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:22:26 GMT

Bob Schneider
Start Date: 23-May-08 8:00 PM
End Time: 23-May-08 11:45 PM
Location: Meridian, Houston, TX 77003
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Roots Rock/American Trad. Rock:
Bob Schneider is a fixture on the Austin scene, having kicked around for years in various bands before embarking on a solo career. He dropped out of the University of Texas at El Paso to front his first band, the funk-and-rap outfit Joe Rockhead. The band independently released three albums before disbanding immediately prior to signing with a major label. A stint with a jamming, slightly Phish-y outfit called the Ugly Americans followed, which experienced some success as an opening act for the Dave Matthews Band and Horde. In 1999, Schneider became a solo act, at first under the band name Lonelyland. Schneider's musical approach as a solo artist has proven as eclectic as the diverse musical styles of his former bands — a little bit singer/songwriter, a whole lot of bits and pieces of funk, country, rock, and folk. Schneider has released three solo albums, and may be on the crest of bigger things with the major-label release of the second of these albums, Lonelyland. His scruffy good looks and strong, husky voice provide a good complement to his semi-confessional songwriting. His music is redolent of singer/songwriters of the '70s from Neil Young to Paul Simon, with a slightly more modern musical sensibility reminiscent of Beck.

Meridian

1503 Chartres

Houston, TX 77003

Houston Roller Derby

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:09:53 GMT

Houston Roller Derby
Start Date: 18-May-08 5:00 PM
End Time: 18-May-08 7:30 PM
Location: Verizon Wireless Theater, Houston, TX 77002
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Houston Roller Derby May Massacre

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Verizon Wireless Theater

Doors: 4:00 pm | Show: 5:00 pm

520 Texas Ave

Houston, TX 77002

713.230.1600

Verizon Wireless Theater

520 Texas Avenue

Houston, TX 77002

The Reverend Horton Heat

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:19:37 GMT

The Reverend Horton Heat
Start Date: 16-May-08 7:00 PM
End Time: 16-May-08 11:45 PM
Location: Meridian, Houston, TX 77003
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with special guests Nashville Pussy and Backyard Tire Fire

Undeniably, The Reverend Horton Heat, aka Jim Heath, is the biggest, baddest, grittiest, greasiest, greatest rocker that ever piled his hair up and pounded the drinks down. It’s been an almost 20-year journey for Heath, whose country-flavored punkabilly and onstage antics have brought him and his band a strikingly diverse fan base and a devoted cult following, not to mention the respect of fellow musicians worldwide. It’s true that the Reverend Horton Heat have been called a great many things over the course of their storied career: Perpetual Carriers Of The Rockabilly Flame, Genre-Shattering Sh*t-Starters, Filthy Drunks, and The Most Electrifying Live Act In America (150 shows every year can’t be wrong) among them. “I think it’s cool we’ve lasted this long,” says The Rev. “People still come out to see us play after all these years and all the shows and tours. It’s amazing. I mean, I get to sing songs about cars I love, drinking and chasing girls. Beats the hell out of the alternative.” - www.meridianhouston.com

Meridian

1503 Chartres

Houston, TX 77003

Houston Young People for the Arts Party at High Fashion

Thu, 08 May 2008 21:13:27 GMT

Houston Young People for the Arts Party at High Fashion
Start Date: 15-May-08 7:00 PM
End Time: 15-May-08 9:00 PM
Location: High Fashion Home, Houston, TX 77002
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High Fashion Home

3100 Travis Street

Houston, TX 77002

Lunch to Grow On

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:05:29 GMT

Lunch to Grow On
Start Date: 15-May-08 11:30 AM
End Time: 15-May-08 1:00 PM
Location: Haynes and Boone Offices, Houston, TX 77010
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Spend your lunch break with Robert Dale Morgan as he speaks on the growth of Houston, with topics such as Discovery Green, the Houston Pavilions and info on meeting spaces and venues to entertain your clients.

The event will be held at the Haynes and Boone offices (1 Houston Center, 1221 McKinney, Suite 2100) from 11:30 am - 1 pm. Lunch is included. Open to the public. HDA Members $6, non-members $8.

Tickets must be purchased before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14.

To reserve your space please call 713.658.8938 or e-mail melissa@downtownhouston.org. Pre-payment is required.

Haynes and Boone Offices

1221 McKinney, Suite 2100

Houston, TX 77010

FotoFence 2008 - FotoFests LIteracy Through Photography Program Exhibition

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:01:34 GMT

Start Date: 22-May-09 11:00 AM
End Time: 22-May-09 5:00 PM