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<\/p>\nI am pleased to report that the Earth continues to spin on its axis following Bad Bunny\u2019s performance at the Super Bowl this past weekend.\u00a0 It all seemed pretty wholesome to me, with a vaguely \u201cKumbaya\u201d type of vibe.\u00a0 Yes, Bad Bunny\u2019s vocals were delivered in Spanish, but that shouldn\u2019t throw anyone from Houston.<\/p>\n
The anti-Bunny \u201cAll American Halftime Show\u201d counterprogramming extravaganza featuring Kid Rock was another story entirely.\u00a0 While Bad Bunny drew around 135 million viewers, Kid Rock et al. were streamed by just over six million people during the Super Bowl broadcasts.\u00a0 Actually, it is probably more correct to say \u201cjust over six million devices,\u201d since organizers urged Turning Point USA followers to stream the show on multiple devices in order to inflate the viewership numbers.<\/p>\n
How bad was it?\u00a0 It would be charitable to say that the production values were a tad on the low side.\u00a0 And it would be accurate to say that Kid Rock\u2019s performance appeared under-rehearsed and slapdash.\u00a0 It looked like he was lip-synching during \u201cBawitdaba,\u201d though Rock has denied the accusation, explaining that he and his DJ both contribute vocals to the tune.\u00a0 Oh, and by the way, Rock did cop to the fact that his performance was recorded prior to air (stream?) time.\u00a0 Pre-recorded and that\u2019s the best they could do?\u00a0<\/p>\n
When asked about his reaction to Bad Bunny\u2019s performance, Rock said, \u201cLike most people, I didn\u2019t understand any of it.\u201d\u00a0 Most people?\u00a0 At last count, somewhere around 600 million people speak Spanish, meaning that Spanish is the world\u2019s second most-spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese.\u00a0 I wonder if Rock understands the term pendejo?<\/p>\n
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Austin guitarist Charlie Sexton has enjoyed quite a career.\u00a0 From scoring a major hit as a teenage MTV heartthrob (\u201cBeat\u2019s So Lonely\u201d) to founding the Arc Angels to serving a tour of duty playing guitar with Bob Dylan, Sexton has blazed some kind of trail.\u00a0 He will be spanking the plank at the Heights Theater<\/a> on Friday, April 3, with tickets on sale now.<\/p>\n Though band members count Alice in Chains as a musical influence, Godsmack did not take its name from the Alice in Chains song of the same name.\u00a0 Rather, the monicker came from a case of karma evening things up.\u00a0 Lead vocalist Sully Erna recalls, \u201c\u201dI was making fun of [our drummer at the time], who had a cold sore on his lip, and the next day I had one myself and somebody said, \u2018It\u2019s a god smack.\u2019 The name stuck.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0So stock up on Carmex prior to Godsmack\u2019s concert on Saturday, May 30, at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion<\/a>.<\/p>\n It seems that the Black Keys are back on track.\u00a0 In 2024, the band announced and then cancelled a major tour, subsequently firing managers Irving Azoff and Steve Moir.\u00a0 At the time, there was some speculation that the difficulties arose from low ticket sales. \u00a0Drummer Patrick Carney told Stereogum, \u201cWe got fucked. I\u2019ll let you all know how so it doesn\u2019t happen to you. Stay tuned.\u201d \u00a0Later, Carney and guitarist Dan Auerbach criticized promoters Live Nation in a Rolling Stone interview, accusing the company of behaving in a monopolistic fashion and creating an atmosphere that was hostile to artists.\u00a0<\/p>\n But the ship has been righted, and the Black Keys will be on tour this summer, supporting the band\u2019s forthcoming album Peaches!.\u00a0 You can catch them on Friday, July 24, at the White Oak Music Hall<\/a> (significantly not a Live Nation venue).\u00a0 VIP Experience tickets are on sale today, followed by a presale tomorrow and the general sale on Friday.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not every day that a guy turns 90, so common sense dictates that a serious celebration is in order.\u00a0 Buddy Guy \u2013 who will reach that milestone in July \u2013 didn\u2019t need any convincing in that regard, and he has assembled a group of badass blues musicians to help him commemorate the occasion.\u00a0 The Buddy Guy Blues Festival will hit the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion<\/a> on Saturday, August 29, with Guy headlining a bill that includes Texas guitar slingers Jimmie Vaughan, Gary Clark Jr. and Ally Venable, plus Christone \u201cKingfish\u201d Ingram.\u00a0 Presales start today, with tickets available for the great unwashed on Friday.<\/p>\n Concerts This Week<\/p>\n It\u2019s celebration time for Cat Power, who will commemorate the 20th anniversary of her 2006 album The Greatest at the White Oak Music Hall<\/a> on Thursday, performing the record in its entirety.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u2018Cause Knowledge is Power (so to speak): While we are on the subject of performing records in their entirety, in 2023, Power released Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert, a live album that recreated Dylan\u2019s historic 1966 concert at the Manchester Free Trade Hall.\u00a0 The show was bootlegged as Live at the Royal Albert Hall, which has caused rock historians some consternation over the years.\u00a0 For the record, this is the concert during which an audience member hollered \u201cJudas!\u201d at Dylan to protest his \u201cgoing electric\u201d and forsaking his folkie roots.\u00a0 Dylan famously retorted by saying, \u201cI don\u2019t believe you\u201d and then instructing his band to \u201cplay fucking loud.\u201d<\/p>\n Rock Romano has been a cornerstone of the Houston music community since the late \u201860s, when he was a member of The Fun and Games Commission, a band that had a national hit with \u201cThe Grooviest Girl in the World.\u201d\u00a0 Since then, he has played with Smokin\u2019 Fitz, the Natives and (most notably) Dr. Rockit while establishing himself as an award-winning producer.\u00a0 You can help Rock celebrate his birthday on Saturday at the Continental Club<\/a>, where he will be joined on stage by Steve Krase, members of the Hightailers, and some top-secret \u201cspecial guests.\u201d<\/p>\n Los Lonely Boys will play their distinctive brand of \u201cTexican rock and roll\u201d on Saturday at the House of Blues<\/a>.\u00a0 Reunited after a brief hiatus, the Garza brothers released the album Resurrection in 2024 and have been back on the road ever since.\u00a0<\/p>\n After starting out as a death metal outfit, the Swedish band Opeth eventually started throwing some prog rock into the mix.\u00a0 It actually got to the point where some of the vocals eschewed the typical death metal growl and were delivered in a soft, almost whispery tone.\u00a0 Guitarist Fredrik Akesson noted, \u201cA lot of people don\u2019t think [the album] Heritage is metal but I think it\u2019s metal to go somewhere people don\u2019t expect.\u201d\u00a0 Well said, Mr. Akesson.\u00a0 That\u2019s metal. 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