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The Black Crowes and Whiskey Myers bring 2026 summer tour to Houston

The Black Crowes will play at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on August 8.

Photo by Errol Colandro

Rock band The Black Crowes will embark on the massive Southern Hospitality Tour in 2026, which will include a stop at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Saturday, August 8.

The Houston date, like the majority of the tour, will feature the group — led by brothers Chris and Rich Robinson — co-headlining with Texas rock band Whiskey Myers, joined by opening act Southall.

The 41-city tour will kick off in Austin on May 17, the first of 36 cities to feature Whiskey Myers. A stop in Dallas on August 9 will be the only Texas date not to include Whiskey Myers.

The Black Crowes celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2024, having formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1984. They wouldn't release their first album until Shake Your Money Maker in 1990.

Their first two albums — The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion followed in 1992 — made them a staple of early '90s music thanks to hits like "Hard to Handle," "She Talks to Angels," "Remedy," and more.

After one hiatus and one "breakup," the Black Crowes have been back together since 2019. This tour will be in support of their new album, A Pound of Feathers, set for release on March 13.

Whiskey Myers will showcase songs from its most recent album, 2025's Whomp Whack Thunder, as well as fan favorites from its catalog. The band is known for being "one of the most uncompromising bands in music today," according to press materials.

Tickets for the tour will be available starting with an artist presale on Tuesday, February 3 at 12 pm; fans can sign up for the presale at theblackcrowes.com. Fans who sign up for the artist presale will unlock an exclusive new recording.

Additional presales will follow, including a Citi presale and Mastercard presale beginning on Tuesday, February 3 at 12 pm.

The general on-sale begins on Friday, February 6 at 10 am at LiveNation.com.

Southern Hospitality North American Tour Dates

May 17 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
May 19 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
May 21 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
May 23 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
May 24 – Birmingham, AL – Coca-Cola Amp
May 26 – Brandon, MS – Brandon Amphitheater
May 27 – Orange Beach, AL – The Wharf Amphitheater
May 30 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live
May 31 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 2 - St. Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amphitheatre
June 4 - Augusta, GA - Bell Auditorium
June 6 – Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater
June 7 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park
June 9 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
June 10 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
June 12 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
June 13 – New York, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
June 16 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 17 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheatre
June 19 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
June 20 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
July 17 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center
July 18 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 21 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
July 22 – Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater
July 24 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
July 25 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
July 28 – Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater
July 30 – Kansas City, MO – MORTON Amphitheater
August 1 – Colorado Springs, CO – Ford Amphitheater
August 2 – Denver, CO – Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
August 4 - Lincoln, NE - Pinewood Bowl Amphitheater
August 6 - Tulsa, OK - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
August 8 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 9 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
August 12 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
August 13 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 15 – Phoenix, AZ – Mortgage Matchup Center
August 17– Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Bowl
August 19 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
August 20 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre

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Movie Review

Star-filled pickleball comedy The Dink aces on Apple TV+

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Mary Steenburgen and Jake Johnson in The Dink.

While the sport of pickleball was invented way back in the 1960s, it has exploded in popularity in the 2020s. It was only a matter of time before someone figured out a way to make a movie about the craze, and a comedy like the new Apple TV+ film The Dink provides the best way to honor and make fun of the divisive sport at the same time.

Dusty Boyd (Jake Johnson), aka The Hammer, is a former tennis phenom who’s now working as an instructor at a club owned by his dad, Chuck (Ed Harris). While the two don’t always see eye-to-eye, they have a mutual hatred for pickleball, which they have begrudgingly allowed on the property by giving it the worst court.

Dusty is hoping to stop all future pickleball expansion by winning a one-on-one grudge match, but when he injures his wrist, he’s given a prescription of pickleball as a form of rehab. Older women like Candace (Mary Steenburgen) are the only people he can find to play with, and despite his disdain for the sport, he soon falls prey to its low-key charms.

Directed by Josh Greenbaum (Will & Harper) and written by Sean Clements, the film is probably the best advertisement pickleball will ever have. Dusty’s introduction to the sport serves as a lighthearted tutorial for the uninitiated while still getting in some nice digs at its expense. The other players — Candace, Gail (Cleo King), and Judy (Lynn Marie Stewart) — are equally welcoming and critical of Dusty, who initially has trouble adjusting to the game’s different rules.

The film’s approach to the story is silly but never stupid. Dusty is a blowhard, but he’s also able to admit when he’s wrong, especially when Candace introduces him to multiple things he had never considered before. A long-standing feud between Dusty and Andy Roddick provides more than just a goofy cameo for the real-life tennis star. The film also pushes right to the edge of being over-the-top before pulling back, allowing it to keep a semblance of reality to it.

Clements’ story follows a tried-and-true formula, making the film very predictable but enjoyably so. Where it earns its comedy credentials is in its finer details, like Dusty’s love for his 1999 Buick LeSabre with under 200,000 miles on it, his trunk full of old VHS tapes, or his interactions with his assistant PJ (Aaron Chen), who manages to be the comic relief in an already funny film.

Johnson, probably best known for starring in the sitcom New Girl in the 2010s, has the right amount of smarm and niceness to pull off the role, letting viewers laugh at and root for him at the same time. The film is full of comedy all-stars in small roles like Oswalt, Chris Parnell, and Ben Stiller, but Harris steals everyone’s thunder. The line readings by the four-time Oscar nominee give an extra punch to his character’s jokes, especially one that hints at the sordid history of the tennis club.

It’s a shame that The Dink is only playing on a streaming service as there’s a dearth of good comedies like this in movie theaters. With a solid joke-telling approach, a respect for its subject matter, and a cast who all play off each other well, this is a film that deserves to be seen by more than just those with an Apple TV+ subscription.

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The Dink is now streaming on Apple TV+.

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