{"id":46544,"date":"2025-11-12T15:54:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T15:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/46544\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T15:54:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T15:54:15","slug":"houston-concert-watch-11-12-blue-october-jeff-tweedy-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/46544\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Concert Watch 11\/12: Blue October, Jeff Tweedy and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lots of people (OK, many of them music writers) like to complain about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.\u00a0 And with good reason.\u00a0 Many deserving acts have yet to be inducted into the hallowed hall, and others who are there already have no business being honored due to marginal levels of\u00a0\u00a0talent or the fact that their musical accomplishments have been in a non-rock genre.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, the haters still pay plenty of attention to the Rock Hall, and this scrutiny generally includes watching the annual induction ceremony.\u00a0 Granted, their impulse to tune in may align with that of those who\u00a0watch NASCAR races hoping for a really big crash.\u00a0 Who doesn\u2019t want to see inductees trash their fellow musicians (Mike Love<\/a> of the Beach Boys), diss the Rock Hall itself (Steve Miller<\/a>) or tell stories that many would find borderline inappropriate (Rick Wakeman<\/a> of Yes)?<\/p>\n

The 2025 induction ceremony, which was held this past Saturday in Los Angeles, wasn\u2019t exactly one for the books, but during his acceptance speech, the White Stripes\u2019 Jack White listed a couple of dozen artists who he said profoundly influenced him and were not yet in the hall.\u00a0 In a rallying cry aimed at young musicians who may one day be members of the hall themselves, White said, \u201cGet your hands dirty, and drop the screens, and get out in your garage or your little room, and get obsessed.\u201d He added: \u201cWe all want to share in what you might create.\u201d<\/p>\n

David Letterman provided an emotional highlight to the evening, paying tribute to his friend Warren Zevon, who was posthumously inducted.\u00a0 Letterman told the crowd that he was holding a guitar that Zevon had given him during his last appearance on \u201cThe Late Show\u201d in 2002, one year prior to his death.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThis is the guitar,\u201d Letterman said, \u201cAnd by God, tonight it\u2019s going back to work.\u201d\u00a0 After that, he passed the instrument to Killers guitarist Dave Keuning, who cranked it up for\u00a0a performance of Zevon\u2019s \u201cLawyers, Guns and Money.\u201d<\/p>\n

But it was Cyndi Lauper who provided the evening\u2019s benediction, reminding attendees why they were there and why Rock Hall haters still care so much:\u00a0\u201cThe little kid in me still believes that rock \u2019n\u2019 roll can save the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s been over 40 years since the Aussie band Men at Work captivated MTV viewers with a string of hits that included \u201cWho Can It Be Now?\u201d and \u201cA Land Down Under,\u201d but the band (or at least a version thereof) still tours with some regularity.\u00a0 Lead singer Colin Hay has also increased his visibility with a stretch playing in Ringo\u2019s All Starr Band, which may account for an upcoming solo tour.\u00a0 \u201cAn Evening with Colin Hay\u201d is scheduled for Sunday, April 19, at the Heights Theater<\/a>, and tickets are on sale now.<\/p>\n

What hath the Grateful Dead wrought?\u00a0 By incorporating wild-ass experimentation and a jazz sensibility into its mix of rock and roll, country, folk and blues, the Dead birthed an ethos that lives on in the current generation of jam bands.\u00a0 As it happens, a few of these collections of intrepid musical explorers will be headed to Houston soon.\u00a0 On Tuesday, May 12, moe. (yes, the band\u2019s name is written in all lower-case with a period at the end, which makes Microsoft Word cranky as hell) will perform at the Heights Theater <\/a>as part of its \u201cBorn to Fly\u201d tour, with tickets on sale now.<\/p>\n

And speaking of jam bands, Goose will be in town on Thursday, April 23, at the Bayou Music Center<\/a>, and tickets are on sale now. \u00a0When I saw Dead and Company at the Sphere this spring, three different people told me that, if I love the Dead, I need to check out Goose.\u00a0 That says something.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rod Stewart has extended his farewell tour (shocker, I know) into 2026, with a gig scheduled for Sunday, April 19, at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion<\/a>, with \u201980s dude Howard Jones (\u201cNo One is to Blame\u201d) opening.\u00a0 A gaggle of presales is in progress, with the general sale set for Friday.<\/p>\n

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And speaking of jam bands (see above), psychedelic funksters Pigeons Playing Ping Pong will perform tonight at the Heights Theater<\/a>.\u00a0 This is a hardworking band that plays over 200 gigs a year, and they are hereby awarded bonus points for a quadruple alliteration.<\/p>\n

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Though his primary gig is fronting Wilco, Jeff Tweedy has, over the past several years, found time to collaborate with Mavis Staples and record five solo albums, including this year\u2019s Twilight Override.\u00a0 Oh, and a couple of years ago, he produced Rodney Crowell\u2019s album The Chicago Sessions.\u00a0 Tweedy will perform at the Heights Theater <\/a>on Friday with a full band which includes his sons Sammy and Spencer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Scarface wasn\u2019t an original member of the Geto Boys, but his arrival completed the act\u2019s classic lineup (along with Willie D and Bushwick Bill), the one that produced classics like \u201cMind Playing Tricks on Me\u201d and \u201cDamn It Feels Good to Be a Gangster.\u201d\u00a0 Catch him on Friday at the Bayou Music Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a homecoming stretching over two nights for Blue October, performing Friday and Saturday at the 713 Music Hall<\/a>.\u00a0 It\u2019s been a while since the Houston band was all over the charts with songs like \u201cHate Me\u201d and \u201cInto the Ocean,\u201d but Blue October has consistently achieved success with a steady string of albums dating back to 1998.\u00a0 A bit of eavesdropping at the shows will probably yield stories about going to see the band when they were still playing at Papadeaux\u2019s before signing their first record deal.<\/p>\n

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Joe Bonamassa is known for several things.\u00a0 He is, of course, a monster guitar player.\u00a0 Additionally, he is perhaps the foremost collector of vintage guitars, amps and stomp boxes.\u00a0 Not to mention the fact that he is a relentless marketer on whose website guitar-related do-dads can be purchased, everything from a back scratcher designed in the shape of a Gibson SG to guitar-adorned golf club head covers to beach towels bearing Joe B\u2019s likeness.\u00a0 Bonamassa is at the Hobby Center<\/a> (kind of an unusual venue for a blues-rock gig, but whatever) on Saturday, probably with really big merch tables.<\/p>\n

This article appears in Jan 1 \u2013 Dec 31, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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