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September 30, 2008
Texas: October Concert Listings

It’s a somewhat somber month in the Lone Star State, and not just because of the Austin City Limits hangover. 2008 is the sixteenth and last year for the iconic Austin club the Backyard, and this month marks the final billings of shows. The Backyard is an outdoor amphitheater-type venue and has housed performances by Willie Nelson, Gordon Lightfoot, Morrissey, Beck, REM, ZZ Top, Belle & Sebastian, David Bowie, Barak Obama and many other elitist celebrities. . Nelson leads a cornucopia of local musicians in closing the venue’s doors on the 26th. The reason for the move-out is blamed on the suburban business development in the surrounding area which has taken away from the available parking. According to a KVUE post from last April, the owners want to reopen somewhere else in the rural town of Bee Cave, which is about twenty minutes from Austin.
Not all is bad, though. As you’ll see below, the Texas concert season is firing on all cylinders and on more than one day this month Texans will be burdened with the awesome responsibility of deciding between a number of promising shows. Particularly, Emo’s is really taking itself seriously this October – just check out the killer slate from the 14th to the 20th. One question though, for the entire state: What to do on Halloween? I man, besides this.
Austin
01 Jonathan Richman at the Parish
03 Ra Ra Riot at Waterloo Records
03 Ra Ra Riot, Walter Meego, The Morning Benders at the Parish (Moved from Stubb's) 04 Tito and Tarantula, De Los Muertos, Mice and Rifles at Red 7
04 The Kooks w/ the Whigs at Antones
05 Henry Rollins at La Zona Rosa
08 Rahim at Emo's Lounge
08 The Presidents Of The United States Of America w/ The Black and White Years at Stubb's
10 The Strange Boys, The Bad Sports, John Schooley's One Man Band, Cause for Applause at Beerland
10 The Devil & the Sea, Las Cruces, Pack of Wolves at Room 710
10 The Walkmen, The Little Ones at the Parish
10-11 Widespread Panic at the Backyard
11 Cat Power, Appaloosa at Stubb's
12 Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, David Vandervelde, Judgement Day at the Mohawk
12 The Roots, Estelle, Gym Class Heroes at the Backyard
13 Ryan Adams and the Cardinals at Paramount
14 The Magnetic Fields at the Paramount Theater
14 Boston Spaceships (Robert Pollard), The High Strung at the Parish
14 A Place to Bury Strangers, Sian Alice Group, Ringo Deathstarr at Emo's
16 Baroness w/ Opeth and High on Fire at the Monarch
16 Dressy Bessy, Bad Flirt, Loxsly at Emo's Lounge
17 The Wedding Present, The Jealous Girlfriends, New Roman Times, Astronautilis at the Mohawk
17 Devin the Dude, Coughee Brothaz at Emo's
17 Sunburned Hand of the Man, Franklin's Mint at Emo's Lounge
17 When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Cave, Megazilla, Magic Jewels at Beerland
17 The Chumps at Room 710
17 Charlie Louvin at the Cactus Cafe
18 Portugal the Man, Earl Greyhound, Wintersleep at Emo's
18 Outformation at the Parish
19 Deer Tick, The Black, Chris Paddock, Mandarin Dynasty at Emo's Lounge
19 The Ting Tings at the Parish
20 Girl Talk, Grand Buffet, Hearts of Darkness at Emo's (outside stage)
20 Born Ruffians, Plants and Animals at Emo's (inside stage)
20 Weezer w/ Tokyo Police Club and Angels & Airwaves at Frank Erwin Center
23 MSTRKRFT at La Zona Rosa
24 Cold War Kids, A.A. Bondy at Emo's (outside stage)
25 Kings of Leon, The Stills, We Are Scientists at the Austin Music Hall
25 Ben Folds, Missy Higgins at Stubb's
26 A.K.A.s at Emo's
26 The Backyard's final show with Willie Nelson, Ruthie Foster, Grupo Fantasma, Kelly Willis, The Gourds, Carolyn Wonderland, Nakia & His Southern Cousins, Lucky Tomblin Band, Elizabeth Wills at the Backyard
29 Steel Train, Dear and the Headlights, Forgive Durden at Emo's
29 Ozomatli, Chali 2Na, DeLeon at Stubb's
30 Japanther, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Best Fwends, Killer Dreamer at Beerland
30 Magnolia Electric Co., Will Johnson (Centro-matic), Tre Orsi at the Mohawk
30 TV on the Radio w/ Dirtbombs at Stubb’s
31 Ghoul's Night Out III: The Dicks, Children In Heat, The Pickled Punks as Demented Are Go at Room 710
31 the Low Lows at Waterloo Records
Dallas
01 Cowboy Mouth at House of Blues
05 Yngwie Malmsteen at the Granada Theater
09 Cat Power at the Palladium
11 The Walkmen w/ Ghostland Observatory at the House of Blues
11 The Roots, Estelle and Gym Class Heroes at the Palladium
15 Baroness w/ Opeth and High on Fire at House of Blues
16 Neil Diamond at the American Airlines Center
18 The Rocket Summer, Phantom Planet and The Secret Handshake at the House of Blues
21 Girl Talk at the Palladium
21 Weezer w/ Tokyo Police Club and Angels & Airwaves at Nokia Theater
23 Ben Folds at Palladium Ballroom
26 Thievery Corporation at House of Blues
28 Dar Williams w/ Shawn Mullins at House of Blues
28 TV on the Radio w/ Dirtbombs at Lakewood Theater
29 Kings of Leon at the Palladium
Denton
04 The Low Lows w/ Starhead at Hailey’s
15 Dressy Bessy w/ Bad Flirt at Hailey’s
El Paso
04 Luis Miguel at El Paso County Coliseum
18 Mariachi Vargas at Abraham Chavez Theatre
24 Carrie Underwood at Pan American Center
Fort Worth
25 Willie Nelson at Billy Bob’s Texas
Grand Prairie
11 Ryan Adams and the Cardinals at Nokia Theater
16 Luis Miguel at the Nokia Theater
24 Vicente Fernandez at the Nokia Theater
26 Randy Travis at the Nokia Theater
29 Jackson Browne at the Nokia Theater
30 Carrie Underwood w/ Little Big Town at the Nokia Theater
Gruene
10-12 Gruene Music and Wine Fest at Gruene Music Hall
18 Asleep at the Wheel at Gruene Music Hall
25 the Derailers (CD release party) at Gruene Music Hall
Houston (although the House of Blues is technically located in Beaumont, I think)
03 the Kooks at Meridian
04 Ra Ra Riot at Rudyards
09 the Walkmen at Walter’s on Washington
10 Cat Power at Warehouse Live
10 Ghostland Observatory at House of Blues
10 Neil Diamond at the Toyota Center
11 Cowboy Mouth w/ The Lifters at House of Blues
11 Voxtrot at Numbers
12 The Presidents Of The United States Of America at House of Blues
12 Luis Miguel at the Toyota Center
14 Ghostland Observatory at House of Blues
14 Ryan Adams and the Cardinals at Verizon Wireless Theater
14 Neil Diamond at the Toyota Center
16 Charlie Louvin at Lucky Duck
17 Baroness w/ Opeth and High on Fire at Warehouse Live
17 Reverend Horton Heat, Asleep At The Wheel and Whiskey River Revival at House of Blues
19 Portugal The Man at Median
20 The Ting Tings at House of Blues
23 Weezer w/ Tokyo Police Club and Angels & Airwaves at Reliant Arena
24 Ben Folds at Warehouse Live
24 Thievery Corporation at House of Blues
25 Cold War Kids at Warehouse Live
27 Tina Turner at Toyota Center
28 Superdrag w/ Steel Train at Warehouse Live
29 TV on the Radio w/ Dirtbombs at House of Blues
30 Alejandro Escovedo w/ Los Lonely Boys at House of Blues
31 Willie Nelson at House of Blues
31 Muchos Backflips! at Last Concert Cafe
Lubbock
31 Mountain Goats w/ Kaki King at Tequila Jungle
Plano
02 Ra Ra Riot at the Loft
RGV
08-09 Luis Miguel at Dodge Arena
14 the Higher w/ Just Surrender, the White Tie Affair and the Morning Of at Cine El Rey
16 Brad Paisley w/ Jewel at Dodge Arena
18 Spit at Newman’s
21 Senses Fail w/ Dance Gavin Dance, Sky Eats Airplane and Foxy Shazam at Cine El Rey
22 Stone Temple Pilots at Dodge Arena
24 All Time Low w/ Mayday Parade, Every Avenue and the Maine at Cine El Rey
24 Spit at Smoking Aces
31 Spit at Newman’s
San Antonio
23 Nine Inch Nails at AT&T Center
Posted by Randall Monty at September 30, 2008 10:26 PM
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Not sure how I managed to miss this one the first time around, but you might like to know that R.E.M. are joined by hometown heroes the Old 97's at Dallas's Nokia Theater on Friday, October 24.
Posted by: Randall Monty at October 17, 2008 10:24 AM
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