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2009 Concert Rewind, July: Beyonce, Coldplay, Aerosmith/ZZ Top, Judas Priest, Rod Stewart... and the Trae Day Gunplay

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Jessica Lea Mayfield, Walter's on Washington, July 23: "Jessica Lea Mayfield, a woman that seems so quiet and shy she might jump if her shadow catches up to her too quickly. Don't be fooled by this, though - her thought-provoking lyrics will bite you in the ass." Kim Douglass

Judas Priest, Whitesnake, Verizon Wireless Theater, July 24: "If Whitesnake, was the soundtrack to Friday's heavy-metal prom - underscored by the aquatic-blue undersea lighting of "Is This Love?" - Judas Priest was the afterparty in the metal shop, where everyone smashes beer cans against their aluminum-plated foreheads until passing out among the welding torches and leather aprons." Chris Gray

Rod Stewart, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, July 23: "Aftermath couldn't believe how many of these songs had been engrained in his head since birth. It's Momma Aftermath's fault after all, and she was sitting right in the seat adjacent screaming at Stewart's every twist and shimmy, which was at times scary but not altogether unsurprising." Craig Hlavaty

Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights, Warehouse Live, July 26: "Though the Northern Lights' lyrics can be somewhat transparent, there is something fascinating about this group - like hurtful lovers and newly found love have never happened before." Kim Douglass

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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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