Upcoming shows in the Houston area:

Fri Apr 18:
Big Sam's Funky Nation at the Continental Club
Show starts at 10; tickets are probably $10.

Sat Apr 19:
Buddy Guy, Bettye LaVette, Grupo Fantasma, and many more at Houston International Festival
Music starts at noon; tickets are $12.50 in advance/$15 at the gate.

Pepper with Iration and Red Eye Empire at Warehouse Live
Show starts at 9; tickets are $17.

Mike Doughty, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and Studemont Project at the 2008 Texas Crawfish Festival (Spring, TX) Show starts at Noon; tickets are $5 before 4/$10 after 4.

Roy Ayers at Arena Theatre
Show starts at 8; tickets are $35/$45/$55

South Austin Jug Band at Cactus Records (in-store, noon, free) and McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Shows at 7 and 9:30; tickets are $15.

See what is going on the rest of the week

Sun Apr 20
The Wailers, Charlie Musslewhite, Sonny Landreth, and Trombone Shorty, and many more at Houston International Festival
Music starts at noon; tickets are $12.50 in advance/$15 at the gate.

Blind Melon, Moonlight Towers, and Three Fantastic at the Meridian
Show starts at 9; tickets are $16/$18.

Zakir Hussain at Cullen Performance Hall
Show starts at 8; tickets are probably expensive.

Mon Apr 21
Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefer Band at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Show starts at 8; tickets are $46/$166 (not a typo).

Tue Apr 22
Cat Power and Appaloosa at Warehouse Live
Show starts at 8; tickets are $25
You can also win tickets to this show here.

--Breakfast On Tour