The best concerts of the week | Houston Press

At the time, Pete Townshend was the member of The Who who released controversial soundbites to the press. Today, this responsibility seems to have been taken up by Roger Daltrey who, in an interview with Billboard, denounced how the Internet has “ruined concerts” for him by making set lists from previous concerts available online and giving audience members a pretty good idea of ​​what to expect. “I’m really tired of it,” Daltrey added.

My Houston Press His colleague Jesse Sendejas Jr. weighed in on this topic a few weeks ago, detailing a discussion with his brother about the benefits of previewing shows by checking Setlist.fm or online fan sites. Jesse argued for the benefits that insight brings, while his brother took a more Daltrey view of the practice.

I like to have an idea of ​​what’s coming, but I never tell my concert mates about the results of my research, in case they want to be surprised. But, as a man of a certain age who enjoys having a beer at the lounge, let me just say that the ability to schedule a bathroom break is indeed welcome. But Daltrey is having none of that. When this situation was pointed out to him, he responded, “Why don’t we just start listening to the damn show in the toilet, then?” » Well, at standing room only shows, you would be have a place to sit.

Ticket alert
What’s finer than chicken fried steak and a night of blues rock from Mike Zito? The mega-chops guitarist and head of Holland-based Gulf Coast Records will perform on Saturday, November 16 at Dosey Doe for a dinner show. Tickets are on sale now for what promises to be a breathtaking extravaganza.

What is the saying? “If you know, you know”? That’s how it is with John Hiatt. Although he has certainly enjoyed success as a performer (e.g. the albums Bring the family And Slow turn), Hiatt truly made his mark as a songwriting machine, writing hits recorded by Three Dog Night (“Sure as I’m Sitting Here”), Freddy Fender (“Across the Borderline”) and Rosanne Cash (“The Way We Create a Broken Heart”). John Hiatt is a musical treasure. Tickets are on sale now for his show on Friday, November 22 at the House of Blues.

This just in: Judas Priest will be returning to Houston (well, technically, Sugar Land) with a concert on Tuesday, October 22 at the Smart Financial Center, as part of the band’s “Invincible Shield” fall tour. Pre-sales begin today, with the general sale scheduled for Friday.

Concerts this week
Grant-Lee Phillips spent several years fronting the band Grant Lee Buffalo, making a name for himself as a critical favorite in the early ’90s. Since 2000, Philips has been a solo artist, racking up a string of albums and appearing as the “town troubadour” in the television series “Gilmore Girls”. Phillips will perform at Mucky Duck on Thursday in support of his latest album, Everything you can dream of. Because Knowledge is Power: Phillips produced the song “Asian Adjacent” by comedian Margaret Cho on her album Dependent on Cho.
Also Thursday, it’s Noah Kahan, another renowned singer-songwriter, at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. After going gold with his 2017 debut single, “Hurt Somebody,” Kahan built on his initial success by recording two well-received albums and landing a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist last year .
It’s finally here! A two-night engagement (Friday and Saturday) at the Toyota Center with one of the biggest names to ever come out of Houston. I’m talking here about Megan Thee Stallion (calm down, BeyHive members, I said “one of”), who is in the middle of the phenomenally successful “Hot Girl” tour. Online reports indicate that Megan broke down in tears while performing “Cobra” in Tampa last weekend, but managed to pull herself together and finish the song. She’s been experiencing some mental health issues lately, so I hope Megan is okay. Take care of yourself, my daughter.
Although she first rose to fame as a contemporary of Debbie Gibson and Tiffany, Alanis Morissette was always more than a teenage queen and never a shrunken violet. This became evident with “You Shoulda Know,” which grabbed everyone’s attention upon its release in 1995. (Coincidentally, the first full sentence uttered by my youngest daughter was, “It’s not fair “, but that’s another story.) In recent years, Morissette has moved in a more contemplative direction, with her website offering information on spirituality, relationships, health and wellness. She’ll be at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on Sunday, with Joan Jett (!) and Morgan Wade as special guests, so get there early and catch the openings.