This week's best concerts include, drum roll please, Steely Dan and Jimmie Vaughan. heights_theater WhiteOakMH CWMPavilion JimmieVaughan
The joints will be jumping this weekend, with concerts by Steely Dan, Jimmy Buffett, Neko Case, and Jimmie Vaughan at venues around Houston. While it may look strange to see Steely Dan and Jimmy Buffett mentioned in the same sentence, let’s not forget that they were both featured on the wildly successful soundtrack to the wildly unsuccessful filmThe Old Crow Medicine Show has, as they say in comic book circles, an “origin story.
Like the Old Crow Medicine Show, Neko Case started out with an indie / punk approach and applied it to more traditional musical forms. First gaining recognition as a member of the Canadian power pop band the New Pornographers, Case has released an impressive batch of albums featuring her distinctive contralto voice and enigmatic lyrics. On Saturday, Case will perform “Downstairs,” i.e.