When I was a youngster, my friends and I did plenty of stupid (in retrospect, anyway) stuff to get the best seats for concerts.\u00a0 Camping out all night in front of Warehouse Records on Westheimer so that we would be ready to snag our Led Zeppelin tickets when the store opened.\u00a0 Or sitting in line in the rain throughout a Saturday afternoon in the Jeppesen Stadium parking lot, so as to secure the optimal piece of turf on the football field to see Pink Floyd.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So we missed out on sleep, got wet, got cold, or got sunburned in pursuit of the best possible concert experiences.\u00a0 Kids, eh?\u00a0 Well, according to reports published in multiple outlets, a trend has sprung up among young music fans that boggles the mind.\u00a0 Or at least boggles reasonable minds.<\/p>\n
What I\u2019m talking about here is an interview that Olivia Rodrigo did with KISS-FM in Los Angeles, a discussion in which she disclosed that many of her fans insist on being right up against the barrier in front of the stage (aka \u201criding the rail\u201d), no matter what.\u00a0 So what does that mean, \u201cno matter what\u201d?<\/p>\n
Well, in this case it means that, once fans secure their spot right down front, directly in front of the stage, they will not leave it until the show is over.\u00a0 Not for any reason.\u00a0 Including visiting the restroom. I shit you not.\u00a0 Now, I\u2019ll grant you that the Porta-Potty experience at an outdoor concert is not what might be termed pleasant, but\u2026really?<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been to certain concerts and certain festivals where people wear diapers so that they can be in the front row of the show,\u201d Rodrigo said.\u00a0 \u201cAnd that\u2019s been an experience as a performer that I have smelled. Like the [Times Square] Ball Drop on New Year\u2019s Eve. Everyone is wearing diapers. \u00a0They sit there all day. I think about it kind of often.\u201d<\/p>\n
Olivia, I\u2019m truly sorry that you think about it kind of often.\u00a0 But I am also sorry that the rest of us are now thinking about it too.\u00a0 A quick question for Biblical scholars:\u00a0 does this mean that the end of times is near?<\/p>\n
Ticket Alert<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Glenn Danzig wears many hats.\u00a0 In addition to fronting the band that bears his surname, Danzig is also a comix creator and publisher, an occasional actor and a student of esoteric martial arts.\u00a0 And did we mention that he founded the legendary punk \/ metal band the Misfits? Tickets are on sale now for Danzig\u2019s concert at the Bayou Music Center<\/a> on Saturday, September 12.<\/p>\n Like fathers, like sons, I suppose.\u00a0 Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons formed Kiss in the early \u201870s, combining elements from glam rock, cartoons and horror movies into an incredibly successful (though critically reviled) amalgamation.\u00a0 Now, Kiss offspring Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons have formed a band, Stanley Simmons, but this time the influences are folk rock, psychedelia and Americana.\u00a0 The boys have released their debut album, Dancing While the World is Ending, and will soon embark on a national tour.\u00a0 The Houston stop will be on Wednesday, September 16, at the House of Blues<\/a>.<\/p>\n When a band includes former members of Dash Rip Rock and takes its name from a play by Sam Shepard and Patti Smith, you\u2019ve got to figure that things are going to get twisted sooner or later.\u00a0 Louisiana\u2019s Cowboy Mouth has never disappointed in that regard, crafting an individualistic, hard rocking sound that was most recently displayed on Cover Yo\u2019 Azz, a collection of songs originally recorded by luminaries like The Who, Frank Sinatra, Queen and Cher.\u00a0 Catch the band on Saturday, October 10, at the Heights Theater<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n During the \u201870s, southern rock was everywhere, its practitioners combining rock and roll, blues, country and boogie-woogie in a mix that was the perfect soundtrack for a festive night out.\u00a0 While the Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd (no, I don\u2019t recognize the current group of musicians touring under that name), the Outlaws and the Marshall Tucker Band (see Lynyrd Skynyrd, above) have faded into the mists of time, there are still some contemporary outfits that have assumed the southern rock mantle. \u00a0A prime example is Blackberry Smoke, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary as a recording act with a tour that will visit Houston on Saturday, October 10, at the 713 Music Hall<\/a>.\u00a0 Tickets are on sale now, so grab \u2018em while you can.<\/p>\n Concerts This Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n To paraphrase Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men, can you handle the truth?\u00a0 Moreover, can you handle the truth when it is dished out by a trio of female songwriters?\u00a0 This is the challenge presented by \u201cThree Women and the Truth,\u201d a concert on Thursday night at the Heights Theater<\/a>.\u00a0 The three women in question are Mary Gauthier, Jaimee Harris and Carrie Rodriguez, all of whom have established themselves as powerful singer-songwriters.\u00a0 \u2018Cause Knowledge is Power:\u00a0 The phrase \u201cthree chords and the truth\u201d was coined by songwriter Harlan Howard (\u201cHeartaches by the Number\u201d) to describe the essence of a great country song.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n You can\u2019t accuse Austin\u2019s Steve Ray Ladson of wallowing in cliches.\u00a0 No, Ladson cuts a singular figure as BlackGrass BrotherCana, with his voice and his banjo coalescing country blues, gospel, rock and soul into a sound unlike any other.\u00a0 You can see what all the fuss is about on Friday at the Continental Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n When an artist\u2019s fame is born of television exposure, it is sometimes difficult to achieve credibility as a musician.\u00a0 Just ask Shaun Cassidy, John Travolta and Don Johnson.\u00a0 However, some had no trouble with the transition, among them Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus and Drake.\u00a0 Hilary Duff falls into the latter category, having leveraged her success on the television show \u201cLizzie McGuire\u201d into a career as a multi-platinum recording artist.\u00a0 Now, it\u2019s been over 10 years since Hillary Duff released an album, but she reentered the world of music earlier this year with a new album, Luck\u2026or Something.\u00a0 The record has been well received, so Duff is out on the road to promote it, performing on Saturday at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n 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