It seems like only months ago that I was sitting in this exact same spot telling CultureMap's faithful readers how Train was attempting to battle back toward radio respectability after nearly a decade of relative misfires. I also said that the band's latest album, Save Me San Francisco, had embraced a stripped-down, adult folk-rock sound that appeared to be working for them.

Call me Ms. Cleo because, six months later, Train has sashayed way past respectability and moved right back into rarified rock star air for their second trip Houston in the last six months (tonight at the Verizon Wireless Theater).

Save Me San Francisco's first single, "Hey, Soul Sister," has become the new go-to song for any on-screen tender or dramatic moment that needs to be punctuated with an underlying soundtrack score. So far the song has been heard on the show Medium and in the teasers for the upcoming season of Edie Falco's edgy Showtime soap, Nurse Jackie. The song has even been parodied by another band on Fringe.

And don't get up from the TV as you watch any of these shows or you may miss hearing Train lead singer Pat Monahan singing the song's chorus (something about bad 80s band Mr. Mister) to sell TV sets during the commercials.

(And when that TV maker pays me royalties like they do Train ... I will mention their name in my story.)

All this exposure shot "Hey, Soul Sister," to the top of the adult contemporary charts and near the top of every other pop single chart from here to Norway.

(No joke. It went to No. 13 on the Norwegian Single Chart. I looked it up.)

It's possible that "Hey, Soul Sister" has surpassed "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" and "Calling All Angels" as Train's biggest hit.

Follow-up single, "If It's Love" appears poised to have a pretty good run up the charts as well while super-secret bonus track "The Finish Line" (one had to pre-order their copy of Save Me San Francisco from trainline.com to have access to this little dittie) also might sound familiar. It was used to hype the Olympics a lot earlier this year.

So, enough of where you've heard Train's songs. This is your chance to actually see Train perform these songs in a pleasant theater setting.

And, at the rate their star card is ascending, this might be the last theater tour before the band graduates to much larger arenas.

Train (Headlining the Mix 96.5 Hullabaloo, also featuring Bob Schneider, Jason Castro, Angel Taylor and Green River Ordinance), 7 p.m. tonight at Verizon Wireless Theater.

Tickets: $30-$35