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    Live Music Now

    These are the 5 best concerts in Houston this week

    Johnston Farrow
    Johnston Farrow
    Jun 4, 2019 | 11:01 am

    Let's take a moment this week to give it up to White Oak Music Hall, which hasn't had a ton of luck lately, due to no fault of its own.

     

    A few weeks back, its lawn show featuring New York City art-rockers MGMT had to be cancelled due to the lightning and rain deluge that inundated parts of the city. Then, on the Friday before Memorial Day, yet another show got the last-minute hook when Oklahoma's popular country act, Turnpike Troubadours, abruptly pulled the plug on the show. The band cryptically cited inter-band struggles, but industry insiders point to a series of inebriated performances by lead singer Evan Felker as the reason for the cancellation. The band is now on indefinite hiatus.

     

    Our thoughts are with the Troubadours, who recently played RodeoHouston to nearly 70,000 people, a sign of the love for them in the country community. We are rooting for Felker and the rest of the band get the help they need to make a comeback.

     

    Hopefully, the following shows will go off without a hitch. CultureMap's biggest, best, and most notable shows are as follows:

     

     CultureMap recommends: Mitski
    New York City indie artist Mitski is riding high after releasing one of the best albums of 2018, Be the Cowboy, a collection so good, it's literally being referenced in their album titles. In fact, it was named the best album of the year by alternative music flag bearers Pitchfork, Consequence of Sound, and Vulture. Not too shabby for someone on her fifth record, but there's been an exponential rise in Mitski's prowess, and songs like "Nobody" and "Your Best American Girl" incorporate lyrical bite and musical bounce in equal aplomb.

     

     Mitski is at White Oak Music Hall, located at 2915 N. Main St., on Wednesday, June 5. Dilly Dally opens. Tickets start at $22, plus fees. Doors open at 7 pm.

     

     Free show alert, pt. 1: Discovery Green Thursday Night Concert Series
    Thursday nights at Discovery Green are heating up with the Thursday Night Concert Series, happening through the end of the month. These free shows sponsored by University of Houston Downtown bring in a variety of Gulf Coast performers over the course of its run.

     

    This week, it's Marshall Crenshaw, whom many will know as playing Buddy Holly in the film La Bamba. Not coincidentally, his music draws from Holly's legacy, and he scored a few chart hits in "Someday, Someway" (which he would perform on Letterman) and "Whenever You're On My Mind." The best part of these shows? They are free to attend, and lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged.

     

     The Discovery Green Thursday Night Concert Series takes place at Discovery Green, located at 1500 McKinney St., on Thursday, June 6. Marshall Crenshaw with Snit’s Dog & Pony Show perform. Admission is free. Show starts at 7 pm.

     

     '90s Kickback Concert, Pt. 2
    A show so massive, they had to do two, the '90s Kickback Concert returns to Arena Theatre for Part II, like The Godfather of late-'90s/early-2000s R&B. This time, the line-up features platinum act Dru Hill, fronted by Sisqó before he would go on to confusingly rule the charts with "Thong Song" (the late-'90s were a weird time, man). They'll be joined by pretty good acts Ginuwine, Mya, and Chante Moore. Bonus points if you dress like you're headed to the MTV Video Music Awards circa 2000.

     

     The ‘90s Kickback Concert Pt. 2, featuring Dru Hill takes place at Arena Theatre, located at 7326 Southwest Fwy., on Friday, June 7. Tickets start at $75, plus fees. Doors open at 8 pm.

     

     Weyes Blood at White Oak Music Hall
     Weyes Blood has the chance to be the Mitski of 2019, having released the tremendous indie-rock album, Titanic Rising, on the impossibly cool Sub Pop label. A critical smash, Weyes Blood aka Natalie Mering capitalized on the promise of her early work as both intimate and melodic, her voice recalling a much hipper Karen Carpenter. Perhaps not coincidentally, the video for her single "Everyday" is a throwback to '70s slasher flicks while evoking that time period's best singer-songwriters. Catch her on the rise toward bigger things.

     

     Weyes Blood performs at White Oak Music Hall, located at 2915 N. Main St., on Friday, June 7. Jackie Cohen opens. Tickets start at $15, plus fees. Doors open at 8 pm.

     

     CultureMap show of the week: Saint Arnolds 25th Anniversary Party
    The granddaddy of all craft brewers in the Bayou City turns a quarter-century old. Of course, when beer's involved, there's going to be a party. Music and suds fans alike will gather to take in the free show at Saint Arnold's 25th Anniversary Party, featuring a good, diverse line-up of Texas music, including Austin's fast-rising rock duo Black Pistol Fire, Houston rap legend Lil' Flip, Americana "Topo Chico" crooner Robert Ellis, fun local pop-punk performers Swimwear Department, and more. Happy birthday!

     

     The Saint Arnolds 25th Anniversary Party takes place at Saint Arnolds Brewing Company, located at 2000 Lyons Ave., on Saturday, June 8. General admission is free. Bands start at 3 pm.

    Alt-rocker Mitski is at White Oak Music Hall on Wednesday, June 4.

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    Bao Ngo
    Alt-rocker Mitski is at White Oak Music Hall on Wednesday, June 4.
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    Movie review

    New movie Eddington confronts the chaos of early pandemic life

    Alex Bentley
    Jul 18, 2025 | 3:30 pm
    Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal in Eddington
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    Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal in Eddington.

    The coronavirus pandemic had a profound impact on the entire world, one that has been shown in various ways by movies and TV shows. However, even though a number of productions have attempted to show what life was like during the early days of the pandemic, few have tried to truly reckon with the way lockdowns and restrictions changed people.

    Filmmaker provocateur Ari Aster does just that in Eddington, set in a fictional small town in New Mexico in early 2020 that proves to be a microcosm of the debates taking place worldwide at that time. Sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix) is not a fan of mask mandates or other restrictions imposed by the government, while mayor Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal) tries to lead by example in an effort to keep his community safe.

    The men butt heads not just on how to deal with the pandemic, but also over a personal history involving Joe’s wife, Louise (Emma Stone). When news of the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota makes its way to town, it starts a slow simmer among the town’s youth population, putting even more stress on Joe and his small department. Conspiracy theories, white guilt, partisan politics, cults, and more combine to make the community into a powder keg that threatens to explode at the slightest provocation.

    Aster (Midsommar, Beau is Afraid) takes aim at all sides in a film that’s part satire and part thriller. No matter how each viewer reacted to the pandemic, the film offers at least a character or two that will come close to representing their viewpoint. Although opinions may differ, it seems clear that Aster is not portraying one side as “right” or more righteous than the other. What he is doing is demonstrating just how much was happening in a short period of time, and how those things could negatively affect anyone.

    On the flip side, the film also challenges viewers with viewpoints that may not match their own, which can make for an uncomfortable experience at times. The reactions various characters have to certain events range from rational to wholly unexpected, and Aster seems to delight in keeping the audience on their toes the entire time. This is especially true when violence rears its ugly head, resulting in some intense and upsetting scenes.

    Not everything in the film lands, though. A subplot involving Louise and Vernon (Austin Butler), a cult leader who preys on her fears, feels tacked on, with no relation to the film as a whole. In fact, the character of Louise is a misfire in general, one whose purpose makes little sense. Aster also lets (asks?) some actors speak in almost inaudible tones at various points in the film, a frustrating experience in a film as dialogue-heavy as this one.

    Phoenix loves to dig into off-kilter characters, and this one ranks high on that scale. Even if you don’t enjoy what his character does, it’s hard to fault the performance that brings him to life. Most of Pascal’s scenes are with Phoenix, and while he matches Phoenix’s energy, the lower key nature of his character leaves him overshadowed. The nature of the film means few others make an impact, although Deidre O’Connell as Joe’s passive-aggressive mother-in-law and William Belleau as Officer Jiminiz Butterfly stand out in their scenes.

    Few of us would volunteer to go back to the baffling days of early 2020, but Eddington does a great job of examining what was happening at the time and how events united some and divided others. It’s not a feel-good film, but it is one that will make viewers re-examine their reactions at the time and how those influenced the current reality.

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    Eddington is now playing in theaters.

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