40 oz. to Freedom (Sublime Tribute): Fri., July 27, 8 p.m., $7/$10. Scout Bar Clear Lake, 18307 Egret Bay Blvd., Houston.
Aesthetic Perfection: Sat., June 16, 9 p.m., $15. Numbers, 300 Westheimer, Houston.
Alpha Rev: Sat., May 19, 8 p.m., $12/$15. Jet Lounge, 1515 Pease St., Houston.
America: Thu., Sept. 20, 8 p.m., $25-$75. Nutty Jerry’s (Winnie), 18291 Englin Rd., Winnie.
Bad Manners: Fri., May 25, 8 p.m., TBA. House of Blues, 1204 Caroline, Houston.
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys: Fri., July 20. Continental Club, 3700 Main, Houston.
Black Tusk, Ghost Town Electric, Peloton, Defending the Kingdom: Fri., June 1, 8 p.m., $8/$10. Walter’s, 1120 Naylor St., Houston.
“Summer Slaughter Tour” with Cannibal Corpse, Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, Veil of Maya, Job for a Cowboy, Goatwhore, Exhumed: Sat., July 28, 2:30 p.m., $28.50/$32.00. House of Blues
Cinderella: Fri., July 13. House of Blues
The Cribs: Mon., June 11, 8 p.m., $14/$18. Fitzgerald’s, 2706 White Oak, Houston.
Dale Watson: Fri., May 25, 9 p.m., $12. Blanco’s Bar & Grill, 3406 W. Alabama, Houston.
Daniel Johnston: Sat., July 14, 8 p.m., $16/$24. Fitzgerald’s, 2706 White Oak, Houston.
Dierks Bentley: Sat., June 16, 7 p.m. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, 2005 Lake Robbins Dr., Spring.
“Dukes of September” with Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs: Tue., July 17. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
East Cameron Folkcore, Possessed by Paul James: Fri., May 11, 8 p.m., $5/$7. Fitzgerald’s
Free Radicals: Sat., June 16, 8 p.m., $6/$8. Fitzgerald’s
Green Velvet: Mon., June 11, 9 p.m., $10. Rich’s Houston, 2401 San Jacinto, Houston.
Greg Ginn: Thu., May 3, 8 p.m., $10. Super Happy Fun Land, 3801 Polk, Houston.
Gucci Mane: Sun., May 27, 8 p.m., $30. Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, Houston.
Hounds of Jezebel, Day of Reckoning, The Black 13: Sat., May 5. Numbers
Jaheim, Urban Mystic: Sat., June 30, 8 p.m., $78-$88. Bayou Music Center, 520 Texas Ave., Webster.
James McMurtry: Sat., May 19, 7 & 9:30 p.m., $27. McGonigel’s Mucky Duck, 2425 Norfolk, Houston.
Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan: Fri., Oct. 26, 7 p.m. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Joan Sebastian & Pepe Aguilar: Sat., July 14, 8 p.m., $59-$150. Toyota Center, 1510 Polk, Houston.
Los Skarnales, Wild Moccasins: Thu., June 28, 6 p.m., free. Discovery Green Conservancy, 1500 McKinney, Houston.
Lower Class Brats, The Wrong Ones, Channel 3: Sat., May 19, 8 p.m., $12. Walter’s
Marc Anthony, Chayanne, Marco Antonio Solis: Sat., Sept. 1, 8 p.m., $40-$251. Toyota Center
Nadastrom: Fri., May 4, 9 p.m., $10. Rich’s Houston
Paul Thorn: Sun., May 20, 6:45 p.m., $58-$88. Dosey Doe Coffee Company, 25911 I-45 N., Spring.
Peter Godwin: Sat., July 28. Numbers
Puscifer: Wed., June 27, 8 p.m., $39.50. Bayou Music Center
Roky Erickson, Jegar Erickson: Sat., July 14, 9 p.m., $23. Continental Club, 3700 Main, Houston.
Rush: Sun., Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m., $46-$126. Toyota Center
The Supervillains: Tue., May 8, 6 p.m., $10.00-$12.00. Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, Houston.
Toby Keith, Brantley Gilbert: Sat., Sept. 8, 7 p.m. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
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This article appears in Apr 19-25, 2012.