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Advance Tickets for events are available at the Meridian Box Ofiice, Noon - 6:00 PM Monday - Friday Online or by 'phone at 713.629.3700. | Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding Comes to Meridian! Starting Valentine's Day 2009! Tickets Now On Sale. Auditions 27 & 28 Sep., 11:00 AM (see below). |
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| ..:: Labor Day Weekend :: Thu. Aug. 28 >> Mon. Sep. 1 :: Rock The Bayou Party Headquarters
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| ..:: Fri. Aug. 29 :: GBH ::..
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Click on the Image to go to their website. G.B.H. Punk: One of the most uncompromising bands in the world. GBH originally formed in 1979 in Birmingham, England, initially known as “Charged GBH”, to avoid confusion with a band similarly named, later dropping the prefix after it was discovered no other band existed. Their first album, “City Baby Attacked By Rats”, was released in 1982 to critical acclaim and it’s follow up, “City Baby's Revenge”, released in 1983 fortified the typical GBH sound - noisy and distorted hardcore punk rock. All through the 80's and 90's GBH continued to release records and tour the world. GBH have toured everywhere, extensively in the U.S.A., through Mexico to Brazil and Argentina, from Israel and across Europe to Poland and even in Japan. Bands like Metallica, Nirvana, Sepultura, Slayer(who covered “Sick Boy” on their recent punk covers C.D.) have all cited GBH as an influence. 2002 sees the release of a new album “Ha Ha” and that is their best in years. Another album, another world tour, and with 28 years under their belt, GBH is bigger and better than ever! Currently the band are working on songs for a new cd and doing one off gigs around europe.Will keep you updated with any developments on this space. | With Special Guests
Whole Wheat Bread
 Antidote
| Krum Bums
 Dreadful Children
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| ..:: Sat. Aug. 30 :: Private Party ::..
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PRIVATE PARTY - If you are interested in hosting your own Private Party, Concert, or Special Event, contact Bob Fuldauer at 713.225.1717 or Bob@MeridianHouston.com
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| ..:: Thu. Sep. 4 :: Ivoryline ::..
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Click on the Image to go to their website. | Ivoryline  Rock/Indie/Alternative: Paying dues is an often overlooked aspect of the rock and roll lexicon. Welcome to the world of Ivoryline, where hard work, perseverance and passion are the edicts of life and pave the road they travel. Born into the burgeoning Texas music scene circa 2005, Ivoryline has carved a path of success with tenacity and musical force of will that has made their journey less a road to perdition and more rock-n-roll Utopia. Jeremy provides vocals, while Dusty mans guitars all rounded out with a rhythm section featuring, Wes (drums) and Robert (bass). Passion and intensity have become the buzzwords of an industry in which myopic self pity has become its own brand of conformity. Enter Ivoryline, a band’s whose spiritual integrity bypasses musical wallowing and goes straight for the mainline of your emotional jugular with intensely personal lyrics and dense blasts of guitars. There is no “wink” from Ivoryline informing the listener they are steeped in the apathetic irony governing the charts; at long last a band has arrived that has the guts and the talent to enter a brave new world of sincerity. Ivoryline just gives you life, yours and theirs as a package. The band members’ shared tastes brought them together to explore new territory while their roots remained firmly planted in the roots of rock-n-roll. The music they made stuck to them like an electrical shock and soon what started out as a few shows and penning some songs turned into a full time gig. They knew they were onto something when they were hand selected for the Vans Warped Tour in 2006. The storm grew stronger when the boys caught the ear of executives at mini-major Tooth and Nail Records. Adapted from MySpace.com/Ivoryline | | With Special Guests | There For Tomorrow
| In:Aviate
| The Bigger Lights
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| Sat. .::. Sep. 6 .::. Private Stock Fashion Expo
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| ..:: Sat. Sep. 6 :: MAIN ROOM :: Await The Day ::..
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Click on the Image to go to their website. | Await The Day  Chrisitan Rock: AWAIT THE DAY is a band driven and motivated to share the word with every breath. They continue to press on into the unknown with new music all the time as they work their way to the top. This is not your average rock band. These guys continue to move forward always staying positive in any situation. There is emotion, feeling, songs that inspire and songs that relate to anyone that may share in the everyday struggle we call life. There is no real formula to the writing style, no one exclusive way these songs are created. The only constant in this band is that their music never stops evolving, always improving and growing. AWAIT THE DAY is not just looking for that hit song to make it "big". There is meaning and hope behind every lyric, a message to be shared in every song and a passion for Jesus Christ that will not be replaced by fame or anything this world has to offer. | With Special Guests
The Access

Atonement
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| ..:: Fri. Sep. 12 :: JMG Music Presents :: Local Rocks ::..
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| ..:: Sat. Sep. 13 :: Sigh ::..
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Click on the Image to go to their website. | Sigh Rock/Heavy Metal/Death Metal: Japan's best-known black metal band, Sigh, has, over the years, also progressed into one of the genre's most experimental and simply unusual bands regardless of whereabouts. Led by bassist/vocalist/keyboardist Mirai Kawashima, the trio formed in 1989, at which point the lineup was rounded out by Satoshi Fujinami on guitar and Kazuki on drums. They took their original inspirations from the raw '80s thrash metal of bands such as Venom, Celtic Frost, and Kreator, meanwhile mixing in horror movie soundtrack atmospheres and keyboards/synthesizer arrangements (they were one of the first so-called black metal bands to heavily use keyboards). After a couple of demos, they recorded their first EP, Requiem for the Fools, in 1992 for the Wild Rags label, with Satoshi doubling on guitar and bass (Kazuki had left by this point). This effort drew the attention of infamous Mayhem guitarist/Norwegian black metal scene figurehead Euronymous, who signed them to his Deathlike Silence Productions imprint for their debut full-length. Entitled Scorn Defeat, this album came out in 1993 after Euronymous' death and was the first Sigh recording to include guitarist Shinichi Ishikawa, with Satoshi moving strictly to drums and percussion. |
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| ..:: Sun. Sep. 14 :: Eagles of Death Metal ::..
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Click on the Image to go to their website. | Eagles Of Death Metal  Rock/Hard Rock: It seems that with each change of season, a member of Queens of the Stone Age is issuing a new album by one of their many side projects, as early 2004 saw the release of the debut full-length by the Eagles of Death Metal, Peace, Love & Death Metal. The group's chief contributors include QOTSA main man Josh Homme (who goes by the alias of Carlo Von Sexron, and handles drums, rather than his usual guitar/vocal duties), and Jesse Hughes (vocals, guitar). Both hail from Palm Desert, California, and bonded as teenagers while playing together on the same local soccer team. After graduation — Homme went on to form the underappreciated Kyuss, before launching Queens of the Stone Age, while Hughes attended the University of South Carolina, and became a journalist. Homme later convinced his old friend to start jamming on music. The Eagles of Death Metal were formed soon after, as the group debuted with a few tracks on Volumes 3-4 of Homme's ongoing Desert Sessions series in 1998. Despite their misleading name, the group's sound was more akin to classic garage rock, with some elements of the Rolling Stones added in for good measure. But the new group was put on the back burner while Homme got Queens of the Stone Age off the ground (interestingly enough, with another high school friend of both his and Hughes, bassist Nick Oliveri). When QOTSA quickly became one of the world's most talked about hard rock bands (due to such exceptional releases as 1998's Queens of the Stone Age, 2000s R, and 2002's Songs for the Deaf), Homme sought to re-launch the Eagles of Death Metal as more than just a one-off project. A buzz surrounding the group began amongst the QOTSA faithful when Homme wore an Eagles of Death Metal t-shirt throughout QOTSA's Lollapalooza road jaunt that summer, while a sneak preview track, "I Only Want You," was mysteriously leaked via mp3 among fans online. With QOTSA taking a breather, Homme and Hughes (with guitarist Timmy VanHamel in tow) then set out on the Eagles' very first tour, as they opened up for Placebo during late November/early December. The group's highly anticipated debut full-length, Peace, Love & Death Metal finally surfaced in March of 2004 issued via Homme's own Rekords Rekords label, and AntAcidAudio (a sister label of Ipecac Records, run by Mike Patton). The group's first European tour followed shortly thereafter, opening for the Distillers. Additionally, Hughes supposedly recorded a solo album, Fabulous Weapons, a year before the recording of Peace, Love & Death Metal. The recording was ultimately shelved, but as reported on the Eagles of Death Metal's website, it may surface as a limited release. Hughes and Homme reconvened in fall 2005 to make the second Eagles of Death Metal album; joined by Jack Black, Brody Dalle, Mark Lanegan and QOTSA's Joey Castillo, they recorded Death by Sexy in eight days. After a brief UK tour late that year, the Eagles of Death Metal toured with the Strokes in spring 2006, leading up to Death by Sexy's release. Adapted from AllMusic.com | ..:: Admission ::.. Advance: $17 :: Day of Show: $20 | ..:: Restriction ::.. 18+ Only! | ..:: Times ::.. Door: 7:00 PM | ..:: Tickets On Sale::.. Now |  | |
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| ..:: Mon. Sep. 15 :: The Sword ::..
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Click on the Image to go to their website. | Speicial $5 Ticket Available Only at Meridian Box Office! (only $1 service fee) | The Sword  Rock: Not to be confused with the Canadian heavy metal band from the late '80s, named simply Sword, the Sword is a retro-metal four-piece hailing from — of all places — the singer/songwriter oasis of Austin, TX. First conceived in 2003, the Sword really hit their stride about a year later, when founding vocalist and guitarist J.D. Cronise joined forces with guitarist Kyle Shutt, bassist Bryan Richie, and drummer Trivett Wingo, and made a much raved-over appearance at Austin's famed SXSW festival. National touring stints with everyone from Clutch to indie rock darlings ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead followed, and by mid-2005 the Sword had been picked up by New York-based indie label Kemado Records, with their much-anticipated debut album, Age of Winters, appearing early the next year. Before completing their second album, they contributed two songs (one original and one Led Zeppelin cover) to a split 12" EP with Swedish heavy rockers Witchcraft in November 2007. Gods of the Earth arrived in spring 2008. Adapted from AllMusic.com |
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The High Cost Of Living

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| ..:: Wed. Sep. 17 :: Finch / Scary Kids Scaring Kids ::..
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Click on the Image to go to their website. | Finch  Rock/Emo: California-based emo rockers Finch, originally called Numb, include vocalist Nate Barcalow, guitarists Randy Strohmeyer and Alex Linares, bassist Derek Doherty, and drummer Alex Pappas. Strohmeyer actually had a hand in getting the band signed to Drive-Thru Records. The young guitarist contacted the label incessantly, intent on generating interest in his music. His fan mail and pestering even led to friendship of sorts with Drive-Thru owner Richard Reines. So when Strohmeyer inevitably pitched him Finch, he figured Reines was just being polite by listening. But Reines was genuinely enthusiastic about Finch and offered the band a contract. The 2001 four-song EP Falling into Place was the band's first release for Drive-Thru and sold over 6,000 copies in just its first three months of release. That set up the well-received full-length What It Is to Burn, which appeared the following year, produced by Mark Trombino (blink-182, Midtown). Finch immediately hit the road with RX Bandits and spent that summer on the Warped Tour. | Scary Kids Scaring Kids  Rock/Indie Rock: Taking their name from a Cap'n Jazz song, Phoenix sextet Scary Kids Scaring Kids began spewing impassioned post-hardcore that could be both shriekingly spastic and soothingly melodic in the early 2000s. Known for a reckless, incendiary live show, the band originally comprised Tyson Stevens (vocals/bass), DJ Wilson (guitar), Peter Costa (drums), and Chad Crawford (guitar). Wilson later picked up the bass following the addition of guitarist Steve Kirby and keyboardist Pouyan Afkary to the band's ranks. While still seniors in high school, the guys recorded their debut EP, After Dark, with Bob Hoag (Recover, the Format), independently releasing it that June before putting the band on the back burner. An escalating buzz around the band really began to take off, especially after the popular website absolutepunk.net posted their EP online. Next thing bandmembers knew, Scary Kids was back as their first priority with a new deal on Immortal Records. The label reissued After Dark in 2004 folowed by The City Sleeps in Flames. In spring 2006, Justin Salter officially replaced Costa. | | With Special Guests
Tickle Me Pink
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| ..:: Fri. Sep. 19 :: Nightwish ::..
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Click on the Image to go to their website. | Nightwish Goth/Metal: Following in the footsteps of the Gathering and Lacuna Coil (goth-influenced "symphonic" metal bands with female vocalists), Nightwish was formed in Kitee, Finland, in 1997 by keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen. Initially attempting to create acoustic music, he recruited trained opera vocalist Tarja Turunen, but soon added full metal-band instrumentation in the persons of guitarist Emppo Vuorinen, bassist Sami Vänskä, and drummer Jukka Nevalainen. The band's demos landed them a contract with the Finnish label Spinefarm, which released their debut album Angels Fall First in late 1997 (it appeared in the rest of Europe the following year). The follow-up, Oceanborn, appeared in late 1998 and made Nightwish a bonafide mainstream success in their homeland; the album reached the Finnish Top Five and spun off three Top Ten singles. The band toured Europe heavily, consolidating their success, and in 2000 recorded their third album Wishmaster. Not only did it top the Finnish charts, but it also became the group's first album to be released in the U.S. |
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Sonata Arctica
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| ..:: Sat. Sep. 20 :: Houston Metal Fest ::..
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Click on the Image to go to their website.  | Houston Metal Fest  PinHed: PinHed hit the Houston metal scene in late 2002, originally a two-piece metal band formed in Rosenberg, TX. Founder Luis Matos had envisioned music that stayed true to the origins of metal but would tap into the darker and more aggressive side of the genre. The band opened for major touring acts like Super Joint Ritual , Devil Driver and Fear Factory to name a few. Going through several musicians through the years Luis eventually rehearsed with drummer Andreas Ramos and a new level of brutally began. With bass guitarist Keo and lead guitarist John Ramos, the lineup was now complete. Headling Houston Metal Fest and playing Texas Metal Fest the bands fan base grew exponentially. Two years after forming and opening for national touring acts around Texas, the band was on a national tour with legendary Mexican death metal band Brujeria, and the brutal grind core/death metal band Cephalic Carnage. Proving that sheer determination and drive would be rewarded, as an unsigned act the band still managed to land several other tours with artists MushroomHead, Asesino, Divine Heresy, Possessed and Sadistic Intent. The band then set out to record their debut album The End of Life. Described as a band that has no genre tapping into several elements from thrash, Black, and Death Metal their sound stands alone. | | | | ..:: Admission ::.. Advance: $15 :: Day of Show: $20 | ..:: Times ::.. Door: 11:00 AM | ..:: Tickets On Sale::.. Now |  | |
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| ..:: Sun. Sep. 21 :: Amos Lee ::..
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Click on the Image to go to their website. | Amos Lee Folk Rock/Blues Rock: Singer/songwriter Amos Lee draws inspiration from such soul and folk artists of the '70s as Bill Withers, John Prine, Neil Young, and James Taylor. The Philadelphia native first became serious about performing while attending the University of South Carolina during the mid-'90s. After graduating, the English major taught elementary school before deciding to pursue a music career full-time. A period of waiting tables and bartending followed as Lee honed his songwriting skills. Eventually, he landed some high-profile opening-slot gigs including an extended tour with pianist/vocalist Norah Jones. He released his eponymous debut album on Blue Note in 2005 and his sophomore effort, Supply and Demand, in 2006. Last Days at the Lodge followed in 2008. From AllMusic.com | ..:: Admission ::.. Advance: $20 :: Day of Show: $20 | ..:: Times ::.. Door: 7:00 PM | ..:: Tickets On Sale::.. Now |  | |
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| ..:: Mon. Sep. 22 :: Secondhand Serenade ::..
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Click on the Image to go to their website. | Secondhand Serenade  Emo / Alternative Pop: Nearly a year after the release of his debut album, Awake, Secondhand Serenade is back with his much-anticipated follow-up, A Twist In My Story. Rightfully titled, the album finds Secondhand Serenade; real name John Vesely, adding onto his signature raw vocals and guitar with the use of orchestration and a full band. Carrying the momentum of a carefully crafted career, support from his label Glassnote Records, along with the adoration of millions of fans, A Twist In My Story is slated to be released on February 19th of 2008. The album finds John coming off of one of the most hectic years of his life after appearances on MTV, Yahoo! Music, AOL, Music Choice, in Rolling Stone, and more. Rigorous, national tours followed with other notable artists including the Plain White T’s, All American Rejects, and Hawthorne Heights before deciding to take some time to focus on recording. With the tracks completed a sold out show in support of Good Charlotte helped to ease John back into the life of a touring musician as he played to a crowd of over 1,000 people in Anaheim before the start of his own 24 date, headlining tour that Fall. Adapted from MySpace.com/SecondhandSerenade | ..:: Admission ::.. Advance: $15 :: Day of Show: $16 | ..:: Times ::.. Door: 6:00 PM | ..:: Tickets On Sale::.. Now |  | |
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| ..:: Wed. Sep. 24 :: Drive-By Truckers ::..
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Click on the Image to go to their website. | Drive-By Truckers Southern Rock/Alternative Country Rock: Drive-By Truckers released several albums of gutsy, often ironic roots rock (1998's Gangstabilly, 1999's Pizza Deliverance, and the live effort Alabama Ass Whuppin') before settling down to compose their unlikely magnum opus, The Southern Rock Opera, a two-act, two-CD work based loosely on the history of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley, who met in college, started the group in 1996. The two initially played in a punk-inspired band called Adam's House Cat. The underground success of Opera caught the ear of roots rock label Lost Highway, which reissued the album in 2002. The band was picked up by New West Records, which released Decoration Day in mid-2003. Touring and further lineup changes followed the album's release, with Shonna Tucker replacing bassist Earl Hicks, joining Hood, Cooley, drummer Brad Morgan, and guitarist/songwriter Jason Isbell, all of whom played on 2004's The Dirty South. In 2005 the group put out a DVD, Live at the 40 Watt: August 27 & 28, 2004. A Blessing and a Curse followed in April 2006. 2008 saw the release of Brighter Than Creation's Dark on New West Records. | ..:: Admission ::.. Advance: $22 :: Day of Show: $25 | ..:: Times ::.. Door: 8:00 PM | ..:: Tickets On Sale ::.. Now |  | |
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| ..:: Fri. Sep. 26 :: Spiritualized ::..
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Click on the Image to go to their website. | Spiritualized  Post-Rock/Experamental/Psychadelic Rock: Formed from the ashes of the trance-rockers Spacemen 3, singer/guitarist Jason Pierce's group Spiritualized did not break away from his prior band's trademark hypnotic minimalism; instead, they perfected it. Drawing on the continued influence of the Velvet Underground, La Monte Young, and Steve Reich, Spiritualized staked out a common ground between minimalism and lush symphonics — while powered by simple, repetitious motifs, their songs simultaneously blossomed into rich, shimmering sonic panoramas inspired by the majestic studio wizardry of Phil Spector and Brian Wilson. Such seeming contradictions were essential to the group's alchemy. Although Spiritualized fully emerged after the breakup of Spacemen 3, in truth the band's roots extended back to the band's final LP, 1990's Recurring. The first true Spiritualized single, was a dramatic reading of the Troggs' "Anyway That You Want Me." In 1991, Spiritualized returned with a string of EPs — Feel So Sad, Run/I Want You, and Smile/Sway — before their long-awaited debut, Lazer Guided Melodies, finally appeared the following year. In 1995, Spiritualized issued Pure Phase, a heady, dense production which boasted separate mixes from each stereo channel. With 1997's Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space, Pierce deliberately jettisoned many of the band's usual points of departure, including drones, tremolos, and phase tones; recorded with new drummer Damon Reece, it featured a cameo appearance from legendary New Orleans pianist Dr. John on one track, while Memphis studio legend Jim Dickinson appeared on another. Other guests included the Balanescu Quartet (also featured on Pure Phase), the London Community Gospel Choir, and Spring Heel Jack. The two-disc Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997 live album followed in late 1998. Let It Come Down, which featured an even lusher, more involved sound than Ladies and Gentlemen, was released in mid-2001. The follow-up, 2003's Amazing Grace, was more of a back-to-basics record. Songs in A and E arrived in spring 2008. Adapted from AllMusic.com | ..:: Admission ::.. Advance: $20 :: Day of Show: $20 | ..:: Times ::.. Door: 8:00 PM | ..:: Tickets On Sale::.. Now |  | |
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| ..:: 27 & 28 September :: Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding :: Auditions ::..
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Click on the Image to go to their website.  | Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding Open Auditions 27 & 28 September, 2008, 11:00 AM Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding is looking for: Tina and her bridesmaids (20 - 30 ethnic looking tough chicks), Tony and his groomsmen (20 - 30 ethnic looking guys, Mother of the Bride, Tina's gay brother, sleazy father of the groom, a stripper, Father Mark, Vinnie Black (a standup comic), Tina's burned-out ex-boyfriend. Also seeking the "Wedding Singer," a very good pop voice. Some roles do require singing. Please prepare a one minute monologue.Visit www.tonyandtinahouston.com for detailed audition information and to purchase tickets online or call 800.297.6427. |
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| Sat. .::. Sep. 27 .::. Filo & Peri
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Click on the Image to go to their website.  Filo & Peri DJ/Trance/Techno: Filo & Peri have seen their careers skyrocket as their musical palate has remained true. Their sonic style veers from driving-techno to euphoric-trance, and from banging-progressive to sizzling vocals. Throughout it all, one thing remains clear: When Filo & Peri are behind the decks, not a soul in the club is standing still. Just ask global DJ Armin Van Buuren; once Van Buuren got his hands on Filo & Peri’s first record “Elevation,” he played it for weeks on his “A State Of Trance” syndicated radio show.
Growing-up, Filopei was a huge fan of ‘80’s and ‘90’s heavy metal and rock bands, and he counts Poison, Guns N’ Roses, and Motley Crüe among his old favorites. Six years Filopei’s junior, Pericic came of age with Kraftwerk, Underworld and Orbital in his home, as his father was and still is a lover of electronic dance music. As a production and DJ team, Filo & Peri’s divergent musical interests balance each other out and create a unique sound all their own. | ..:: Admission ::.. Advance: $PP :: Day of Show: $PP | ..:: Times ::.. Door: HH:MM PM | ..:: Tickets On Sale ::.. TBD |  | |
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| ..:: Tue. Sep. 30 :: The Black Keys ::..
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Click on the Image to go to their website. The Black Keys Indie Rock/Punk Blues: The two-man duo comprising the Black Keys, singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney, were in their early twenties when their debut, The Big Come Up, was issued in 2002. From Akron, OH, they play close-to-the-bone, raw blues-rock, the only instrumentation being Auerbach's guitar, Carney's drums, and the occasional organ. Auerbach had a fine, mature, lived-in blues voice for one so young, and the group's material worked in funk, soul, and rock influences from the likes of Jimi Hendrix and James Brown that avoided undue repetition of the overdone chord progressions and stock riffs common to so many such acts. Before the year's end, the band inked a deal with Fat Possum. The Black Keys' second album, Thickfreakness, was recorded in 14 straight hours one day in 2002. To prepare for its April 2003 release, the duo was handpicked by Sleater-Kinney as the opening act for their winter tour of North America. Rubber Factory followed in 2004 and earned notices as one of the best records of the year. A live DVD arrived in 2005, followed by the Chulahoma EP and the full-length Magic Potion in 2006. Three years later, the Keys issued the Danger Mouse-produced Attack & Release.Adapted from AllMusic.com |
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| ..:: Fri. Oct. 3 :: The Kooks ::..
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Click on the Image to go to their website. The Kooks Rock/Indie Rock: The Kooks are back. 2006's Inside In/Inside Out was a huge hit, selling some 2 million copies worldwide, spawning massive singles 'She Moves In Her Own Way', 'You Don't Love Me', 'Sofa Song', 'Eddie's Gun', 'Ooh La' and especially 'Naïve' – after which the album took on a whole new life of its own. The Brighton quartet quickly rang up sell-out shows not just in the UK but in America and all over the world, earning a support slot with The Rolling Stones along the way and categorically establishing themselves as A Great British Band. Singer/guitarist Luke, lead guitarist Hugh Harris, bassist Max Rafferty and drummer Paul Garred quickly came to be regarded as a classic British song-writing outfit, able to stand alongside The Kinks, Oasis, Coldplay or any number of others you care to mention, simply because they understand what makes pop music great. "If it doesn't make you feel good, then what's the point?" says Luke. "Music should make you happy," concurs Hugh. 'It should change you in some way. That's why our fans are so crazy and committed. There's that connection."Adapted from TheKooks.co.uk |
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