Venues
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13 Celsius
3000 Caroline Houston, TX. 77004 713-529-8466 “info” at “13celsius dot com”
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14 Pews
800 Aurora Street Houston, TX. 77009 281-888-9677
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2016 Mainstage
2016 Main Houston, TX. 77002 713-751-3101 “info” at “2016mainstage dot com”
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610 Arena
5515 1/2 South Loop Houston, TX. (713) 734-7469
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A38
22204 Louisiana St. Houston, TX. 77002 (713) 951-9800
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Acadia Louisiana Bar
3939 FM 1960 Houston, TX. 77068 (281) 893-2860 Live Music: Fri & Sat Blues, Rock
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Alvin Opry
8th & Sealy St. Alvin, TX (281) 331-8181 (281) 431-2942
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Anderson Fair
Never been in here, either (which is pretty sad, considering it’s even closer to my house than Rudz), but I’m told this is, along with the Mucky Duck, is one of the best, longest-lived folk clubs in Houston…
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Arena Theatre
7326 SW Freeway Houston, TX. 77074 (713) 772-5900 Fax: (713) 772-5901
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ArtCar Museum
140 Heights Blvd. Houston, TX. 77007 (713) 861-5526 Fax: (713) 942-2544 “artcarm” at “swbell dot net”
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Ashbury 60′s Bar & Java House
Wha? A ’60s-themed coffeeshop/bar? Whoa, maaan…okay, so I haven’t been here, either, just seen the ads; I don’t even know how often they have shows, but they’ve got a couple listed at the moment…
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Atrevete
10112 Hammerly Blvd. Houston, TX. 77080 (713) 443-1579 Cell: (713) 336-3654 “info” at “atrevetehouston dot com”
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Avant Garden
Man…I hadn’t realized ’til recently just how long it’s been since I swung by Avant Garden (almost since it used to be The Mausoleum, actually; I went there once or twice when it was Helios…
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Awesome Street Gallery
4809 Blossom St. Houston, TX. 77007
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Barcode
902 Capitol (713) 229-0400 Booking: Sean Carnahan (DJs only; “seanc” at “barcodehouston dot com”)
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Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex
2201 Preston St. Houston, TX. 77003 (713) 529-1819 “info” at “barnevelder dot org”
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Bayou Music Center
This place was known for a couple of decades as Verizon Wireless Theatre, but in 2012 it changed hands and became Bayou Music Center, instead…
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BFE Rock Club
11528 Jones Road Houston, TX. 77070 (281) 807-4116 Booking: Frank Aulluoto (832-748-2544)
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Blanco’s Bar & Grill
3406 W. Alabama Houston, TX. 77027
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Bobby’s Xtreme Sports Bar
7843 Hwy 6 Houston, TX. (281) 568-2860
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Bohemeo’s
708 Telephone Rd. Houston, TX. 77023 (713) 923-4277 Fax: (713) 923-2805 “info” at “bohemeos dot com”
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Brasil
Primarily a coffeehouse (and a fairly decent one, at that, if you can handle the arty crowd), but there’s also jazz there Tues.-Thurs., and Houston’s own DJ Sun kicks the phat vinyl on Mondays…
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Brian O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub
5555 Morningside Houston, TX. 77005 (713) 522-2603 Live Music: Wed thru Sat
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Bungalo 8 Sports Bar & Club
1463 Highway 6 South Houston, TX. 77077 713-570-9801 “contactus” at “bungalo-8 dot com”
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Cactus Moon
22250 Highway 59 N # 621 Humble, TX. 77338 (281) 446-2202
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Cactus Music
2110 Portsmouth Houston, TX. 77098 (713) 526-9272
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Cardi’s
Actually, this place’s been around a lot longer than I’d realized, and it’s gone through several different incarnations… Cardi’s used to be a country bar…
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Caroline Collective
4820 Caroline St. Houston, TX. 77004
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Casa Show’le
6702 Langdon Houston, TX. 77074
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Cha
810 Waugh Dr. Houston, TX. 77019 (713) 807-0967 “events” at “chahouston dot com”
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Clark’s
314 Main Street Houston, TX. 77002 (713) 237-8220 “club” at “clarksrecording dot com”
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Club Middle Earth
6305 Skyline Dr. Houston, TX. 77057
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Cotton Exchange Bar
808 Franklin Houston, TX. 77002 (713) 236-0499 Booking: Ralph (713-236-0499) Live Music: Thursdays
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Cullen Performance Hall
University of Houston 154 Cullen Performance Hall Houston, TX. 77204-2003 (713) 743-5186 Fax: (713) 743-5194
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Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Now, this is what I think Hell must really be like. These days, all the “big” festivals and reformed ’70s rock bands play here, way the hell out of town…
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D.B. Cooper’s Mansion
22565 I-45 N Spring, TX. 77389 (281) 528-2010
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Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar
Well, I’ve only been out here once, and it was kind of a lonely night — some ska-band friends of mine were playing, and I don’t think they appealed to much of the place’s usual crowd…
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Dean’s Credit Clothing
316 Main Houston, TX. 77002 Booking: 713-227-DEAN (3326)
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Dirtwood Ramppark
948 Wakefield Houston, TX. 77018 (713) 680-3442 Fax: Fax: (713) 680-3018 “jay” at “dirtwood dot com”
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Discovery Green
McKinney & Crawford (713) 400-7336 Booking: “gary” at “discoverygreen dot com”
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DiverseWorks
1117 East Freeway, I-10 at North Main Houston, TX. 77002 (713) 335-3445 “info” at “diverseworks dot org”
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Dosey Doe Coffee House
25911 I-45 North The Woodlands, TX. 77380 (281) 367-3774
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Echo
1515 Pease Houston, TX. 77002 713-659-2000 General Info: Never been here, but this place used to be known as The Jet Lounge ’til relatively recently (which is to say, early 2011). It’s got new management and a new name these days, and I think Gilbert from Spain Colored Orange has something to do with the [...]
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Eleanor’s
26103 Interstate 45 Spring, TX. 77380-1926 Booking: Roman C. (281-257-2893)
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Etro Lounge
1424A Westheimer Rd. Houston, TX. 77006-2617
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F.B.I. Rocks II
5920 Hwy 6 Houston, TX. 77084 (832) 593-7069 Booking: Jackie (“jackieweingertner” at “sbcglobal dot net”; 832-877-9525)
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Fitzgerald’s
One of the granddaddies of them all, this is the only large club of its kind (meaning not a dance club, blues bar or a smaller venue-club like the Satellite Lounge or Emo’s) that has survived since I’ve been here…
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Flashback Coffee House
1012 Heights Blvd. (713) 861-1064
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Fuel Cybercafe
120 E. Main St. Humble, TX. 77338 (281) 540-3170 “info” at “fuelcybercafe dot com”
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Garden in the Heights
Finally made it out here recently, for the big-ass St. Patrick’s Day festival, so I figured I’d put up a bit about this place. It’s not a club, and I really don’t know what they do with it most of the time…
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Goode’s Armadillo Palace
5015 Kirby Houston, TX. 77098
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Greek Tony’s
16140 Kuykendahl Spring, TX. (281) 440-3613
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Griff’s
3416 Roseland St Houston, TX. 77006 (713) 528-9912
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Groundhall
Well, after much back-and-forthing about the name — you’ve probably seen listings for this as both The Warsaw and Argentum — apparently the place that used to be The Engine Room is now called “Groundhall”…
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Harmony Coffeehouse
5920 Hwy 6 North (inside Northwest Community Unitarian Universalist Church) Houston, TX. 77084 (281) 550-8884
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Heights Live!
Heights Presbyterian Church 240 W. 18th Street Houston, TX. 77008 832-370-1128 “info” at “heightsliveconcerts dot com”
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Heritage Place
1203 Callahan Avenue Conroe, TX. (936) 494-3820
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Hickory Hollow
Okay, so I think this place is mostly a restaurant-type deal, but I know some local folks play here every once in a while, particularly country-ish/folk-ish people…
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House of Blues
1204 Caroline Street Houston, TX. 77002 (888) 40-BLUES
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Houston City Live!
800 Northwest Mall (610 @ 18th Street) (713) 956-LIVE
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Houston House of Creeps
2710 Carrollton St. Houston, TX. 77023 “scottistoobored” at “gmail dot com” Booking: Russell (979-319-1208; “houstonhouseofcreeps” at “gmail dot com”)
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Industry Cafe
2110 Rusk Houston, TX. 77003 (713) 222-CAFE “info” at “industrycafe dot net” Booking: Doc (“cortezhouston” at “hotmail dot com”)
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International Ballroom
14035 S. Main (at Hillcroft)
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Jake’s Bar
12222 Bissonnet St. Houston, TX. 77099-1458 (281) 879-5770
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Jones Hall
615 Louisiana Houston, TX. 77002 (713) 227-3974 Fax: (713) 315-4830 Booking: Laine Twining (713-237-1439; “laine dot twining” at “cityofhouston dot net”
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JP Hops House
2317 South Highway 6 Houston, TX. 77077 (281) 496-0623 “jphopshouse” at “ev1 dot net”
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Kaveh Kanes
912 Prairie (713) 236-0411
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Khon’s Bar
2808 Milam St. Houston, TX. 77006 713-523-7775 “khonsbar” at “hotmail dot com”
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King Biscuit Patio Café
1606 White Oak Dr. Houston, TX. 77009 (713) 861-2328 Fax: (713) 861-5252
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labotanica
2316 Elgin Houston, TX. 77004 “la” at “labotanica dot org”
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Las Llardas
2406 N. Gessner @ Hammerly Houston, TX. 713-461-2028 Booking: Richard (Rock en Espanol bands; 832-326-3942; “livemusicfactory” at “yahoo dot com”)
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Last Concert Café
This is a cool little place, although I have to say I have yet to make the drive just for a show; usually, when I head up to the Last Concert, it’s ’cause I’m hungry…
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Mango’s
403 Westheimer Houston, TX. 77006 713-522-8903 “info” at “mangoscafehouston dot com”
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McElroy’s Pub
3607 S. Sandman Houston, TX. 77098 (713) 524-2444 Booking: Susan (713-524-2444) Live Music: Fridays bit of everything
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McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Man, this is a neat little place. It’s basically supposed to be like a nice, traditional-style Irish pub (although it’s more “Irishy” than most bars I visited…
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MECA Auditorium
1900 Kane (713) 666-5555
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Millbend Coffeehouse
Don’t know anything about this coffeehouse, except that it’s supposedly inside a church? Not sure about that, either…
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Miller Outdoor Theatre
100 Concert Drive Houston, TX. 77030 (713) 533-3276 Fax: (713) 942-0863
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Mojo Risin’ Coffee House
1600 Shepherd Dr. @ Eigel St. Houston, TX. 77007 (713) 426-1505 “MojoRisinCoffee” at “gmail dot com” Booking: Kenneth Scott (“booking” at “kennethscott dot com”)
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Moody Gardens
Seven Hope Boulevard Galveston, TX. 77554 (409) 741-8484
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Moon Tower Inn
3004 Canal St. Houston, TX. 77002
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Mosaic
Bayou Place 530 Texas Avenue Houston, TX. 77002 (713) 236-1100 Fax: (713) 236-1101 “info” at “mosaictx dot com”
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Notsuoh
314 Main Street was built in the 1880′s and was owned by Clark and Dean’s credit department stores until it was abandoned in 1950, leaving the storefront unoccupied…
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Numbers
This place used to be the prominent “mid-size venue” in town, where bands who can’t (or don’t want to) pack the Woodlands or the Compaq Center…
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Nutty Jerry’s
18291 Englin Rd. Winnie, TX. 77665 (409) 296-2406 Box Office: (877) 643-7508
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Onion Creek Coffee House
3106 White Oak Blvd. Houston, TX. 77007 (713) 880-0706 Fax: (713) 880-8499 “info” at “onioncreekcafe dot com”
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Paadzzi’s
[location secret; become the venue's friend on Myspace to get the address]
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Poison Girl
1641 Westheimer Houston, TX. 77006 (713) 527-9929
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Polk Street Werehaus
3302 Polk St. Houston, TX. 77003
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Project Row Houses’ Music & Spoken Word House
2519 Holman
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Pub Fiction
2303 Smith St., Suite 100 Houston, TX. 77006 (713) 400-8400 Fax: (713) 400-8401 “info” at “PubFiction dot com”
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Quillen’s Coffeehouse
First Unitarian Universalist Church 5200 Fannin @ Southmore “Cydwright” at “aol dot com”
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Rich’s
2401 San Jacinto Houston, TX. (713) 759-9606 “info” at “richshouston dot com”
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Richmond Chill Bar and Grill
4704 Richmond Avenue Houston, TX. 77027 (713) 622-0775 “info” at “ridethechill dot com”

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