Miranda Lambert Sizzles

Smokin' hot Miranda Lambert makes beautiful music with surprise guest and shows off matching tattoos

Miranda Lambert's T-shirt said it all Thursday night. The vintage white tee read "Made in Texas" and that was the theme throughout her 15-song set at RodeoHouston.

The Lindale native rocked a black bra under her Texas-made shirt and paired it with a pair of distressed jeans, a bedazzled belt, headband, and knee-high cowboy boots. A different look than the Miranda I'm used to seeing, but same ole great music from the spunky blonde.

Starting the night off with her pink electric guitar, the 31-year-old singer/songwriter said, "It's good to be home tonight. Are y'all drinking ice cold beer?" Because what's a Miranda Lambert concert without at least one mention of beer?

"I think this is my fourth time to play the Houston Rodeo but I'm still nervous," she said. "Can y'all show me some love since I'm a hometown girl?" That sweet little line was the only prompting the 62,276 in attendance (the largest attendance of 2015 so far) needed to get loud.

During her hit "All Kinds of Kinds," the big screen showed Polaroids of fans stating their personal kinds. The video made a statement, that's for sure. Words like "Gypsy Kind," "In Love Kind," "Animal Kind," and "Texas A&M Kind, Whoop!" got the crowds attention, but none as much as the ending photo with Lambert herself dubbing the words "Houston Kind."

What's a Miranda Lambert concert without at least one mention of beer?

Possibly the only thing Houston loves more than the sound of Miranda Lambert is the sound of their own city. Houston.

The Houston and Texas theme continued through the night, but the best moment came when Lambert admitted she wasn't exactly a hometown girl.

"I said I was a hometown gal, but I am from four hours away — but there is a hometown gal here tonight — she's from Baytown - RaeLynn!" As Lambert greeted the former contestant on The Voice Season 2, she also introduced her backup singer Gwen Sebastian, also from The Voice Season 2.

After the introductions, Lambert continued, "We all agree on one thing for sure and that is we all miss The Dixie Chicks." Without further ado, the trio launched into a beautiful rendition of "Cowboy Take Me Away," and added a final chorus for only the crowd to sing.

There could be something more in the works for this trio — the three also recently got matching tattoos, which Lambert posted on Instagram this past weekend with #sisterink. Lambert also held up her newly inked wrist during"Heart Like Mine," as she sang the lyrics "Daddy cried when he saw my tattoo."

They say you can't go home again, but Lambert is proof that you can (and should), especially if it includes a performance at the Houston Rodeo. Four times just isn't enough to see one of country music's most decorated artists.

Set List:

Fastest Girl in Town

Kerosene

Heart Like Mine

Automatic

Over You

All Kinds of Kinds

Mama's Broken Heart

Cowboy Take Me Away

Famous in a Small Town

House That Built Me

Little Red Wagon

White Liar

Gimme All Your Lovin'

Gunpowder & Lead

Miranda Lambert rocked her pink guitar.

Photo by © Michelle Watson CatchLightGroup.com

Miranda Lambert rocked her pink guitar.

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Easter Eggs galore

Special episode of The Simpsons features couch gag by Meow Wolf artists

The Simpsons couch with Meow Wolf collaborative elements.

Photo courtesy of Disney+

The infamous couch gag on The Simpsons is getting a Meow Wolf makeover in new episode.

Acclaimed art space Meow Wolf is headed to Springfield. The company has collaborated on a double-episode of The Simpsons to be released this week as part of the famous couch gag that opens each show. Easter eggs from the various locations, including Houston's Radio Tave, appear.

“Getting the opportunity to be part of the show that has warped our minds since we were kids is a huge honor and an experience we will never forget,” Meow Wolf co-founder Emily Montoya said n a statement. “Working with Matt Selman and his team was fantastic. From the beginning, they supported and encouraged all our crazy ideas and helped us hone the piece into its final form. We’re especially grateful for their help encapsulating Matt King’s rainbow wizard essence into cameo form.”

The double episode, "Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition," premieres on Wednesday, June 17 on Disney+. In it, Marge dreams how life with her husband, Homer, could have turned out differently, including an homage to Joker: Folie à Deux and a world where Homer is an extreme sports enthusiast. The all new, streaming exclusive episodes following the animated show's record-breaking 37th Season.

The iconic couch gag has long been a venue for guest artists. Everyone from horror master Guillermo Del Toro to street artist Banksy to indie animation innovator Don Hertzfeldt have collaborated on the pop culture institution, putting Meow Wolf in very good company.

Even in just the preview, several famous Meow Wolf installations can be briefly seen, like references to Omega Mart in Las Vegas. Houston gets a shout out as Barney shares a drink with Meow Wolf co-founder Matt King in Cowboix Hevvven, the venue's on site bar. As the couch gag goes on, the fourth wall breaks and a team of Meow Wolf artists craft a recycled art installation of the Simpsons in their living room (see picture above).

Matt Selman, showrunner and executive producer of The Simpsons, is a huge fan of Meow Wolf, and decided to work with the organization after visiting several of their installations.

“This has been a dream collaboration, in that I had to do almost nothing, other than a few Zoom meetings,” he said. “The brilliant minds at Meow Wolf reimagined the ‘couch gag’ in a way that only they could — delivering the silliness and surreality and homemade outsider sensibility that has blown so many minds. Thank you to all the artists and artisans (not sure of the difference, but maybe there is one) at Meow Wolf for crafting this superbly joyful couch gag!”

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