—————————————————— 2009 Concert Rewind, August: Weezy, Blondie, Depeche Mode, JoBros, Katy Perry, Mos Def, De La Soul, Blue October, Green Day and an Audience With King George | Rocks Off | Houston | Houston Press | The Leading Independent News Source in Houston, Texas

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2009 Concert Rewind, August: Weezy, Blondie, Depeche Mode, JoBros, Katy Perry, Mos Def, De La Soul, Blue October, Green Day and an Audience With King George

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Lil Wayne, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, August 22: "A five-year-old boy attempted to sell this writer a king-size poster of Weezy along with a plastic necklace with a wicked skull on it in the concession area, with the tenacity of a carny seven times his age. Everything is for sale, except the artists themselves." Craig Hlavaty

"Keeping the Music Alive," Miller Outdoor Theater, August 22: "A little later the announcer intoned, 'Please welcome to the stage... Scott Gertner!' and the blanket next to us erupted in beery wrath. 'Not that fool again!' groaned the young man with the perpetual Bud Light." John Nova Lomax

Blondie, Pat Benatar, Arena Theater, August 23: "Even at today's prices, dreaming is free. That's why an evening with Blondie is such a bargain. Debbie Harry's crew navigated the Arena's revolving stage with casual grace and veteran cool." Chris Gray

Depeche Mode, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, August 30: "The crowd stood politely, swaying in place, waiting for something they actually knew. Then Depeche really sank the hooks in with "Walking In My Shoes," a sensual, seductive twister that, stripped of its electronic adornments and Martin Gore's scratchy fuzz guitar, would have made an excellent torch song for Etta James or Ella Fitzgerald." Chris Gray

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Chris Gray has been Music Editor for the Houston Press since 2008. He is the proud father of a Beatles-loving toddler named Oliver.
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