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    Two encores for education

    Inside Joe Ely's night at the Rockefeller: More than an iFest tease

    Susan Darrow
    Feb 14, 2011 | 11:02 am
    • Just like old times: the Joe Ely Band returned to Rockefeller Hall Friday nightfor an electrifying show reminiscent of many great performances from the club’spast.
      Photo by Ray Redding
    • Interim iFest president and festival performing arts director Rick Mitchellannounced highlights of the festival line-up on Friday night. Tickets are now onsale at ifest.org.
      Photo by Ray Redding
    • Ian Goldberg and Eva Wolod stopped by Rockefeller Hall to check out the scene.
      Photo by Ray Redding
    • Joe Ely’s next Houston appearance will be on the final day of the HoustonInternational Festival on Sunday, May 8.
      Photo by Ray Redding
    • Rick Heysquierdo, host of the popular KPFT program “Lone Star Jukebox,” emceedthe concert.
      Photo by Ray Redding
    • Joe Ely’s wife Sharon, who works as a hair and make-up stylist in the filmindustry, drove in from a movie set in Austin to catch the show.
      Photo by Ray Redding
    • Singer-songwriter Mike Stinson opened the show. Stinson relocated to Houstonfrom Los Angeles, where he was named “Best Country-Western Artist in L.A.” byLos Angeles magazine.
      Photo by Ray Redding
    • After advance tickets sold out, crowds lined up outside Rockefeller Hall tosecure the few remaining tickets available at the door.
      Photo by Ray Redding
    • Veteran Houston drummer John Grayum and wife Sharon enjoyed the evening.
      Photo by Ray Redding
    • Jim Jard and Larry and Tatiana Seligmann (with CultureMap contributor SusanDarrow) staked out a spot near the stage in the balcony for the show.
      Photo by Ray Redding
    • Houston musician Herschel Berry (center) visited with friends at RockefellerHall Friday.
      Photo by Ray Redding
    • Allen Hill, the ringleader of Houston’s own Allen Oldies Band, was inattendance.
      Photo by Ray Redding

    During its heyday in the 1980s and 1990s, beloved Houston live music venue Rockefeller’s hosted everyone from B. B. King and The Band to Townes Van Zandt and Warren Zevon. After the club closed as a music venue at the end of 1997, it reopened as Rockefeller Hall, a private event facility.

    Hundreds of live music aficionados got the chance to recapture the magic of Rockefeller’s at a benefit for the Houston International Festival (iFest) education programs on Friday night.

    Popular Texas troubadour Joe Ely was responsible for many unforgettable shows at Rockefeller’s during its tenure. This weekend, he returned to the Washington Avenue venue for a take-no-prisoners set that featured guitar ace David Grissom and the outstanding rhythm section of Davis McLarty on drums and bassist Jimmy Pettit.

    After an 80-minute set that included many of Ely’s best-loved rockers, including “Musta Notta Gotta Lotta”, “Lord of the Highway”, and “Letter to L.A.”, the band left the stage, only to be called back for an extended encore that included Billy Joe Shaver’s “Live Forever” and Terry Allen’s “Gimme a Ride to Heaven.”

    Not ready to say goodnight to Rockefeller’s again quite yet, the crowd clapped and cheered for more, and the band obliged with a second encore of high-energy versions of “Lucky” and “Dallas”.

    Houston singer-songwriter Mike Stinson kicked off the evening and won over many new fans with his well-crafted honky-tonk songs.

    The Joe Ely Band will return to Houston on Sunday, May 8, to close out iFest, and they’ll be bringing saxophonist Bobby Keys (from the Rolling Stones) with them. Other headliners from the iFest lineup include Lucinda Williams, Robert Cray Band, Jonny Lang, and Michael Franti, and Spearhead. Tickets for the festival are $12 per day before April 26 and $18 per day after that early-bird discount.

    For more details on the iFest lineup, read Caroline Gallay's CultureMap story.

    Darrow works with the Houston International Festival staff and freely admits she is not exactly impartial. Currently in her 13th year (give or take) of working with the iFest team in some capacity or other, Darrow figures she’s been attending the Houston International Festival for at least 20 of the 40 years the festival has been around, which makes her feel pretty old.

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    Concert News

    Buzzy R&B artist Khalid brings summer back to Houston on 2026 tour

    Brianna Caleri
    Dec 11, 2025 | 11:15 am
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    Photo courtesy of Khalid
    Khalid is coming to Houston in June 2026.

    Texas R&B and pop artist Khalid is hitting the road for his 2026 It's Always Summer Somewhere Tour, including a stop at the 713 Music Hall in downtown Houston on June 18, 2026.

    The 25-date tour starts in Las Vegas, Nevada, in May and ends in Berkeley, California, in June. In addition to the Houston date, he'll stop in Irving on June 17 and Austin on June 19. He appears to be skipping his adopted hometown of El Paso, where his family moved when he was in high school and where he started his music career.

    The 27-year-old artist originally became known as a teenager on SoundCloud, resulting in several notable features and the critically acclaimed album American Teen. Since those days, he's had features on tracks by Marshmello, Billie Eilish, Halsey, and Normani, among others. He's released four albums in total, including 2025's After the Sun Goes Down.

    Khalid has been nominated to many notable awards and won at least 20, including five at the Billboard Music Awards in 2020 and Best New Artist at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards. He's had six Grammy nominations so far.

    Pop singer Lauv, known for the breakout hit "I Like Me Better," will join Khalid for all stops on the tour.

    Tickets are available now in an artist pre-sale. The general on sale will start Friday, December 12, at 10 am via khalidofficial.com.

    It's Always Summer Somewhere Tour dates

    Sat May 16 – Las Vegas, NV – PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
    Mon May 18 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
    Wed May 20 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
    Thu May 21 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
    Sat May 23 – Hershey, PA – GIANT Center
    Sun May 24 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
    Tue May 26 – Laval, QC – Place Bell
    Thu May 28 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
    Fri May 29 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
    Sun May 31 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
    Wed Jun 03 – Nashville, TN – Nashville Municipal Auditorium
    Thu Jun 04 – Atlanta, GA – Synovus Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
    Sat Jun 06 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
    Sun Jun 07 – Philadelphia, PA – Skyline Stage at Highmark Mann
    Tue Jun 09 – Portsmouth, VA – Portsmouth Pavilion
    Wed Jun 10 – Richmond, VA – Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront
    Fri Jun 12 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
    Mon Jun 15 – Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
    Wed Jun 17 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
    Thu Jun 18 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
    Fri Jun 19 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
    Sun Jun 21 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
    Mon Jun 22 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
    Wed Jun 24 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
    Fri Jun 26 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre*

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