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    Live Music Now

    These are the 6 best concerts to catch in Houston this week

    Johnston Farrow
    Johnston Farrow
    Jul 17, 2018 | 1:15 pm

    The ’90s are hot right now. The live music scene is looking back, with several big names from the grunge-dominated heyday playing Houston this week — in addition to some standouts from the pop and country genres. Here are the biggest and best.

    CultureMap show of the week: Smashing Pumpkins and Metric
    Smashing Pumpkins are back. Well, sort of: They are three-fourths back, with band leader Billy Corgan opting to leave former girlfriend and bassist D’arcy Wretzky at home due to whatever drama those two have going on. Fortunately, drummer Jimmy Chamberlain and guitarist James Iha return to the live stage for the Shiny and Oh So Bright tour. They’ll be playing classic cuts from their first five albums.

    Even better, one of Canada’s best bands, Metric opens, and if there was any justice in this world, they’d be the ones filling arenas. They are that good. They've just released hot new single, "Dark Saturday" and will be worth getting to the Toyota Center by 7 pm sharp.

    The Smashing Pumpkins headline at the Toyota Center, located at 1510 Polk St., on Tuesday, July 17. Metric opens. Tickets start at $29 plus fees. Show starts at 7 pm.

    Sam Smith: Crooning to the rafters
    James Bond title crooner Sam Smith brings his unique voice to Houston on a hot streak. The multi-award winner is set to release his new album, The Thrill of it All, in November, and first single, “Too Good at Goodbyes,” went to No. 1 on almost every conceivable chart. Fans of amazing vocal talent shouldn’t miss this one.

    Sam Smith performs at the Toyota Center, located at 1510 Polk St., on Wednesday, July 18. Cam opens. Tickets start at $35 plus fees. Show starts at 8 pm.

    CultureMap recommends: Julianna Barwick
    Acclaimed avant folk singer Julianna Barwickmakes sounds rarely heard in a live setting, by looping her gorgeous voice and synths into an ethereal, dreamy mix. To give you the sense of whose radar she's on, she’s been commissioned by Radiohead to remix their work. And although she hasn’t put out anything since 2016’s Will, it’ll still be a treat to see her in the intimate confines of Rockefellers.

    Julianna Barwick rolls into Rockefellers, located at 3620 Washington Ave., on Thursday, July 19. Mary Lattimore and Ak'chamel, The Giver Of Illnessopen. Tickets start at $13 plus service fees. The show starts at 8 pm.

    Sugar Land, meet Sugarland
    It’s a match made in heaven, as Sugarland performs in, ahem, Sugar Land. While not named after the suburb, the country duo, comprised of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, is no stranger to the Houston area, having played RodeoHouston two times previously. The Georgia-based group has sold millions of albums, and they’re selling a bunch more with the release of their latest, Bigger, this past June. Their song, "Babe," features a little-known singer named Taylor Swift, who shows some real promise here.

    Sugarland performs at Smart Financial Centre, located at 18111 Lexington Blvd. in Sugar Land, on Saturday, July 21. Frankie Ballard and Lindsay Ell open. Tickets start at $59.50. The show starts at 7 pm.

    Roasting with Blue October
    Summertime — the perfect time for beer-sponsored festivals with questionable lineup choices. The good thing about these types of events is they’re usually cheap to get into and there’ll be at least one or two bands that you’re willing to pay to see. Houston’s own Blue October will headline the Bud Light Roast this Saturday, which is what anyone who sits on the lawn will be doing if they get there early, but hey, there’ll be plenty of beer to drink, right? Alt-rock bands AWOLNATION, Theory of a Deadman, and more will also perform.

    Blue October headlines the Bud Light Roast at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, located at 2005 Lake Robbins Dr. in The Woodlands, on Saturday, July 21. AWOLNATION, Theory of a Deadman, Robert DeLong, and Hold On Hollywood also perform. Tickets start at $15 for lawn seating, $20 for reserved seats, plus fees. Tickets increase $10 on day of the event. Gates open at 3:30 pm.

    Counting 25 years with the Counting Crows and Live
    The second nostalgia trip back to the ’90s in two weeks hits Cynthia Woods this weekend as the Counting Crows bring their 25 Years and Counting tour to town. August and Everything After, released in 1993, made the Crows huge stars with hits “Mr. Jones,” and “Round Here” becoming radio staples.

    They’ll be joined by another huge ’90s hitmaker, Live, whose grunge-lite Throwing Copper was inescapable back in the day with several singles ("I Alone," "Selling the Drama," and "All Over You," and “Lightning Crashes”) rising to the top of the alt-rock and modern rock charts. Those who hate 25-year high school reunions should go to this instead.

    The Counting Crows and Live relive the ’90s at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, located at 2005 Lake Robbins Dr. in The Woodlands, on Sunday, July 22. Tickets start at $23 for lawn seating, $29.50 for reserved seats, plus fees. Gates open at 5:30 pm.

    The Smashing Pumpkins play the Toyota Center on Tuesday, July 17.

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    Photo by Paul Elledge
    The Smashing Pumpkins play the Toyota Center on Tuesday, July 17.
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    Movie Review

    28 Years Later revives zombie franchise for new generation

    Alex Bentley
    Jun 20, 2025 | 5:00 pm
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Alfie Williams in 28 Years Later
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    Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Alfie Williams in 28 Years Later.

    The 2000s brought two of the best zombie movies ever made in 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later. Both films, despite being made by different filmmakers, featured intense action with fast-moving zombies, harrowing sequences, and real emotional connections with their main characters. Now the original director and writer — Danny Boyle and Alex Garland — have returned with the first of a possible three sequels, 28 Years Later.

    The rage virus from the first two films that turns humans into insatiable monsters has successfully been contained to the United Kingdom, and one group of survivors has managed to band together on a small island off the coast of England. We’re introduced to the group through Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), his wife, Isla (Jodie Comer), and his son, Spike (Alfie Williams).

    Isla is sick with an unknown illness, while Jamie is set to take the 12-year-old Spike on his first trip to the mainland to hunt zombies. That trip not only gives Spike an education as to the different types of feral zombies that now populate England, but also a clue that other people have survived there. When he discovers that one of them may be a doctor, he makes plans to take his mother there in hopes of finding a cure for whatever ails her.

    While the first two films were notable for their brisk pace that kept the potency of the stories high, Boyle and Garland almost go in the opposite direction for much of this film. The first 90 minutes are relatively slow, with only a couple of sequences that raise the blood pressure. The final half hour or so go a long way toward filling that void, so it’s clear that the filmmakers were biding their time for the story to come in the sequel. A bit more balance in this film would have served them well, though.

    What they do show involves some weird, wild stuff that is objectively upsetting, even for fans of the genre. The zombies have evolved in strange ways, giving them a variety of body shapes and abilities to suit the environment in which they live. These storytelling choices may thrill some and have others scratching their heads. Another human character living on his own (played by Ralph Fiennes), appears to have gone the way of Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now, with a revelation that is bone-chilling.

    Boyle, who’s directed everything from Trainspotting to Slumdog Millionaire, doesn’t have a signature style, and he makes some choices in this film that test your patience. He occasionally employs an odd technique in which the film stutters, for a lack of better term. It’s a bit jarring, especially since it doesn’t seem to improve the storytelling. He also inserts scenes from older films involving medieval warfare that emulate the bow-and-arrow weaponry used by characters in this film, but the exact connection he’s trying to make is unclear.

    The young Williams has a lot put on his shoulders in the film, and he proves to be up to the task of carrying the story. He isn’t precocious or annoying, instead reacting almost exactly like you’d expect a boy of his age to do when faced with extreme situations. Taylor-Johnson and Comer are good complements for him, drawing him out with their polar opposite characters. Fiennes makes a huge impression in the final act of the film, while Jack O’Connell makes a very brief appearance, teasing a bigger role to come.

    It’s difficult to fully judge 28 Years Later because it’s designed to only give you part of the story; part 2, The Bone Temple, is due in 2026, while a third film will follow if the first two do well. This film has its moments and winds up on the positive side of the ledger, but it’s also a frustrating experience that could have used a more stand-alone story.

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    28 Years Later is now playing in theaters.

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