Just about every musician who lives near other human beings has dealt with noise complaints.\u00a0 Usually, the objections come from neighbors, but sometimes the call is coming from inside the house.\u00a0 Sorry, roommates, significant others and parents!<\/p>\n
Recent reports from Kyoto, Japan indicate that, when people living near Kazunori Yokoi finally complained to the police that the guitarist had been making their lives miserable for years, things got serious really quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Kyoto po-po quickly assessed the situation with the aid of a decibel meter, which indicated that the guitar shredding coming from Yokoi\u2019s dwelling exceeded 80 dB, which is about as loud as heavy city traffic or a nearby garbage disposal.\u00a0 Loud, but not nuts.\u00a0 In most cases, the perp would be told to turn it down, and that would be the end of it.<\/p>\n
But not this time.\u00a0 Kyoto\u2019s finest sprang into action, confiscating over 40 guitars, some amps, and a CD player.\u00a0 Yokoi was then charged with assault.\u00a0 Assault?\u00a0 I mean, how badly does a guitar player have to suck to end up with a charge like that?\u00a0 Just to be safe, I\u2019d better start practicing more.<\/p>\n
Ticket Alert<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Hip-hop, R and B and trap pioneer Rod Wave has added a second night to his upcoming engagement at Toyota Center<\/a>.\u00a0 Wave will be onstage Monday, September 21, and Tuesday, September 22, with Friday opening both nights.\u00a0 There are still some decent seats available for the 21st and a bunch for the 22nd.<\/p>\n A fine evening of blues is on tap at the Heights Theater<\/a> on Thursday, November 12.\u00a0 Headliners Tommy Castro and the Painkillers will be serving up the main course, with GA-20, a hardcore blues band out of Boston, opening.\u00a0 This isn\u2019t just blooze, this is the real deal.<\/p>\n I realize that I mentioned Reverend Horton Heat in this column last week, but it is my duty as your responsible scribe to alert Houston music lovers to an incredible double bill coming up at the Heights Theater<\/a> on Friday, November 27.\u00a0 Los Skarnales will open, with the Rev closing the show.\u00a0 Two of the most spirited bands in Texas, one night, together on the same stage.\u00a0 Oh, and by the way, it\u2019s the evening after Thanksgiving.\u00a0 Kind of perfect, eh?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Aaaaaaand this just in: BEAT, a quartet formed in 2024 to pay tribute to the music of latter-day King Crimson, will perform on Saturday, November 28, at the 713 Music Hall<\/a>.\u00a0 The aggregation\u2019s first tour was a worldwide smash, so BEAT is going back on the road this fall, again operating with the blessing of King Crimson Grand Poobah Robert Fripp.\u00a0 The lineup remains largely the same: guitarists Adrian Belew and Steve Vai plus bassist Tony Levin, with drummer Terry Bozzio replacing Danny Carey on the drummer\u2019s throne,due to the latter\u2019s commitments with his band Tool.\u00a0 Presales are in progress now, with the general sale set for Friday.<\/p>\n Concerts This Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Ah, that wacky John Mellencamp.\u00a0 Just a few months after calling an audience member a cocksucker at one of his shows (the offending party had instructed Mellencamp to \u201cplay some music\u201d during a pre-song spoken introduction), The Artist Formerly Known as Johnny Cougar is in hot (well, lukewarm) water again.\u00a0<\/p>\n This time, the brouhaha surrounds Mellencamp\u2019s decision to stop his band in the middle of \u201cPink House\u201d and its line about a \u201cvacation down at the Gulf of Mexico\u201d to eschew the proposal that the Gulf of Mexico should instead be referred to as the Gulf of America.\u00a0 \u201cWhat a stupid fucking idea,\u201d Mellencamp was quoted as saying.\u00a0 Big Bad John is at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion<\/a> on Thursday, so we\u2019ll get to see if he has anything special in mind for us in terms of audience interaction.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Steely Dan\u2019s Donald Fagen calls the concept of \u201cYacht Rock\u201d bullshit, but \u2013 hate to tell you, Don \u2013 that ship has, so to speak, sailed. A certain group of folks love yacht rock as much as their puka shells and captain hats, and that\u2019s not going to change. \u00a0\u00a0Genre stalwarts Toto will perform on Friday at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion<\/a>, headlining a bill that includes stylistic compatriot Christopher Cross and the Romantics.\u00a0 Yeah, I know that the Romantics might better be characterized as power pop rather than yacht rock, but let\u2019s not forget \u201cTalking in Your Sleep,\u201d even if \u201cWhat I Like About You\u201d is a better song.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n It\u2019s a busy week at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion<\/a>, with the Black Crowes and their \u201cSouthern Hospitality\u201d tour rolling in on Saturday.\u00a0 It was a bit of a surprise when brothers Chris and Rich Robinson decided to bury the hatchet in 2019, but what has shocked some fans is the fact that the brothers have mounted several successful tours since then and released two solid records, Happiness Bastards and A Pound of Feathers.\u00a0 And did we mention 1972, a 2022 EP featuring songs from that year by The Stones, David Bowie and Rod Stewart?\u00a0 Damn near a Christmas miracle, that\u2019s what it is.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Guess Who lead singer \/ keyboard player Burton Cummings has some brass, as they say.\u00a0 Fed up with legal wranglings over ownership of the band\u2019s name, Cummings cancelled his long-standing agreement with music licensing agency BMI, meaning that anyone who played his songs in a public venue would be \u2013 along with the venue\u2019s owner \u2013 liable for damages.\u00a0<\/p>\n This shut down a somewhat ersatz version of the Guess Who that had been performing on the oldies circuit and cleared the way for Cummings and original guitarist Randy Bachman to embark on their \u201cTakin\u2019 It Back\u201d tour, which hits the Smart Financial Centre<\/a> on Saturday, with former Eagles guitarist Don Felder opening.\u00a0 For more on the back story, check out Bob Ruggiero\u2019s Houston Press interview<\/a> with the newly rejuvenated Cummings.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n And speaking of legal matters, are you familiar with the case of Afroman?\u00a0 The artist who gave us the stoner classic \u201cBecause I Got High\u201d has ended up a civil rights leader following a 2022 police raid of his home which found no illegal activities.\u00a0 Incensed, Afroman put the bong down and wrote a bunch of new songs, culminating in the release of the album Lemon Pound Cake.\u00a0 Some of the videos released to promote the record were taken from security cam footage recorded during the raid, which led to some of the officers involved suing Afroman, who eventually prevailed in court.\u00a0 You can help Afroman celebrate his victory on Sunday at the House of Blues<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Just about every musician who lives near other human beings has dealt with noise complaints.\u00a0 Usually, the 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