Black Crowes lead singer Chris Robinson has a big mouth.\u00a0 And I doubt that he would challenge me on that statement.\u00a0 Since the Crowes emerged on the national scene in 1990, Robinson has established a track record for consistently speaking his mind, even if some folks don\u2019t appreciate what he has to say.<\/p>\n
During the band\u2019s first national tour, opening for ZZ Top, Robinson relentlessly criticized \u2013 from the stage \u2013 the headliner\u2019s sponsorship deal with Miller Beer, believing that to accept money for logo placement represented artistic treachery.\u00a0 This kept up for a few shows, until ZZ Top manager Bill Hamm told the band that they were fired.<\/p>\n
Most recently, politics was the subject of a Robinson rant.\u00a0 At the Black Crowes\u2019 show in Tampa this past Sunday, Robinson was not pleased when, after a picture of the band\u2019s trademark (a cartoon-style bird resembling Heckle and \/ or Jeckle<\/a>) dressed as Uncle Sam was projected on a screen behind the band, some members of the audience began to chant \u201cU.S.A.! U.S.A!\u201d<\/p>\n According to multiple reports, Robinson responded by saying, \u201cThanks for the geography lesson.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know what you have to be so proud of right now.\u201d\u00a0 When a chorus of boos erupted, he went on to say, \u201cFor those of you fucking booing us, some of us are not afraid.\u00a0 And we most assuredly are not fucking ignorant!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n So does this mean that the Black Crowes won\u2019t be appearing at the Freedom 250 concert series in Washington?\u00a0<\/p>\n Ticket Alert<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n It would be incorrect to say that Josh Groban can do it all, but he can do damn near most of it.\u00a0 In addition to a career as a multiplatinum singer, Groban has also established himself as an actor (\u201cGlee,\u201d \u201cThe Office\u201d) and a Broadway leading man (\u201cSweeny Todd\u201d).\u00a0 Groban will pull all of this together in a concert called \u201cStage, Screen and Symphony\u201d on Thursday, September 3, at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Swedish duo Roxette (Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle) were a big deal in their native country and unknown in the United States until an American exchange student brought a copy of the album Look Sharp back to the states and his hometown of Minneapolis in 1988.\u00a0 A local radio station began playing the song \u201cThe Look,\u201d and Roxette was soon all over MTV and top 40 radio.\u00a0 Roxette (with Len Philipsson in place of the late Fredriksson) will be on the road this fall, performing at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion<\/a> on Saturday, September 26, and headlining a bill that will also include fellow \u201880s hitmakers Taylor Dayne (\u201cTell It to My Heart\u201d) and Nick Lowe (\u201cCruel to Be Kind\u201d).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Those of us who think back fondly on the days when the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers were in their prime are damn glad that Gov\u2019t Mule exists.\u00a0 Badass players?\u00a0 Check.\u00a0 An ever-changing set list?\u00a0 Yep.\u00a0 A willingness to venture into uncharted musical territories?\u00a0 You bet.\u00a0 Mule guitarist Warren Haynes was in Houston a couple of months ago as part of a solo acoustic tour, but this time around, it\u2019s the entire band, performing on Tuesday, October 13, at the Smart Financial Centre<\/a>. Presales are in progress, with the general sale set for Friday.<\/p>\n Concerts This Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale and his band The Game Changers will play at the Continental Club<\/a> on Thursday.\u00a0 While Lauderdale has achieved his greatest success (and yes, that is a relative term) writing songs recorded by others (George Strait, Patty Loveless, George Jones, the Chicks, Old Crow Medicine Show, Lucinda Williams, Charley Crockett, Dave Edmunds), he is an engaging performer who has released over 30 solo albums, working for several years with Grateful Dead songwriter Robert Hunter.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n As they say in Australia, \u201cBrace yourself, Sheila!\u201d\u00a0 With thousands upon thousands of World Cup aficionados prepared to pounce on Houston over the next several weeks, it is perhaps fitting that\u00a0 Yellowcard is set to perform at the 713 Music Hall<\/a> on Thursday.\u00a0 For those who do not follow f\u00fatbol, it may be helpful to know that the band\u2019s name stems from a warning (a \u201cyellow card\u201d) that may be issued by a referee to caution a player regarding his conduct on the pitch.\u00a0 In the case of Yellowcard, the band members used to term during their high school years to describe a \u201cparty foul,\u201d e.g. spilling beer (or worse) on the carpet.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n It would be easy to lump Chris Duarte in with the gaggle of blues guitarists that rose to prominence in the early \u201890s, filling the void left by Stevie Ray Vaughan\u2019s passing.\u00a0 But there\u2019s more to Duarte\u2019s style than recycled blooz schtick.\u00a0 The San Antonio native can certainly play the blues, but he deftly incorporates jazz influences into his work, inspired by greats like saxophonist John Coltrane.\u00a0 Duarte performs on Friday at the Mucky Duck<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cSunny Came Home\u201d was a huge hit for Shawn Colvin in 1997, winning Grammy awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.\u00a0 Though Colvin has maintained a somewhat lower profile since then, the singer-songwriter has remained visible, releasing a string of solo albums and collaborating with artists like Steve Earle and Sting.\u00a0 Additionally, Colvin has written an autobiography (Diamond in the Rough) and appeared as a guest star on a number of television shows, most notably providing the voice of Ned Flanders\u2019 girlfriend in \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d episode \u201cAlone Again, Natura-Diddily.\u201d\u00a0 Catch her act on Friday at the Heights Theater<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n On Saturday, the \u201cR and B Lovers\u201d tour arrives at Toyota Center<\/a>, boasting a bill that includes Keith Sweat, Joe, Dru Hill, Ginuwine and Kut Klose.\u00a0 \u2018Cause Knowledge is Power:\u00a0 Keith Sweat is best known for kick-starting the New Jack Swing movement with his 1987 song \u201cI Want Her,\u201d but prior to that, he had success in the business world, working for both the New York Stock Exchange and the New York 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