“Chasing Rabbits,”  a song from Folk Family Revival‘s 2011 album, Unfolding, will be featured in tonight’s (Tuesday, 4.3.12) episode of “Justified” on FX Networks.

Congrats, guys.

Musician Arthur Yoria returns from California to play at The Davenport in Houston this Tuesday (4.3.12). His shows in Houston are somewhat rare these days, so be sure to come out and show your support.

Local artist/photographer Dawn Moody‘s “Clone Series” of musician-inspired paintings will be on display.

Yoria also plays in Houston on Saturday, 4.7.12, at the Heights Contemporary Art Museum.

Local rockers Pale and Southbound Saints play a free show tonight (Friday, 3.30.12) upstairs at Fitzgerald’s.

Here’s Pale’s latest video:

Doors at 8pm. Showtime is 9:30pm.

Austin’s My Education plays in Houston at Rudyard’s tonight (Friday, 3.30.12) with Super Robot Party and A Sundae Drive. The band will be performing with its original keyboardist (Kirk Laktas) and focusing on songs from its first two albums. This will be a rare treat, so make plans to come check it out.

My Education’s new album will be available in the fall, and the band plans to head to Europe following its release. A album of remixes from Sunrise, the band’s last album, will be available soon via Reverb Worship, a UK-based record label.

More information at myeducationmusic.com, superrobotparty.com, and asundaedrive.com.

It’s hard to believe it’s been three years since local musician Benjamin Wesley released Geschichte. His excellent new album, Think/Thoughts, will be available in April, and he’s celebrating with a trio of upcoming shows in Houston.

Saturday, 3/31 Cactus Music (5pm — free show)
Sunday, 4/1 Big Star Bar (w/ Jandek)
Friday, 4/6 Fitzgerald’s (with DJ Dave Wrangler, The Niceguys, and Khruangbin)

More information at benjaminwesley.net, Facebook, and Twitter.

This Saturday (3.31.12) at Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar in the Heights is the Rebeluzion CD release party for long-time Houston band Funky Mustard. Special guests include Herschel Berry and the Natives.

The show gets started at 9pm with The Norman #.

San Antonio rock band Nothing More plays with Puddle of Mudd in Houston at Sam Houston Race Park this Saturday (3.31.12).

Tickets are still available.

Kasabian
Live at Fitzgerald’s, Houston, TX
3.15.12

The vibe was celebratory at Thursday’s sold-out Kasabian show, and with good reason. For one, it’s been nearly six years since the Brit-rockers played in Houston, and–perhaps more importantly–seeing Kasabian in a small venue these days is a rare occurrence. In fact, it seemed like a surprise to the band members that they were playing such an intimate setting (surely it’s been years since the Kasabian was as close to its fans as it was during the Fitzgerald’s show). Although stage banter was minimal, hand gestures and facial expressions were fairly easy to read–it was great to see the band members having such a great time at this stage in their careers.

Kasabian relied heavily on its latest release, 2011′s Velociraptor, although the show’s lengthy setlist was essentially a “greatest hits” that featured “Club Foot” (probably the band’s best-known song in the U.S.), “Fire,” “Where Did All The Love Go?,” and “L.S.F.” From its first note, the band played Fitzgerald’s like they were playing a huge stadium show, with over-the-top bombast the band is known for. The sound (to my earplugged ears, at least) was excellent, and the band never lost momentum.

Like fellow Brit stadium rockers Oasis, Kasabian’s concerts draw a raucous crowd, and the Houston show was no different. But it was great to see fans so into a band, singing along with each song and continually throwing themselves at the band members. One fan I spoke with had seen the band in Milan and Dallas, and was raving and dancing throughout the band’s set. Despite some stereotypically annoying crowd members, the entire room seemed intently focused on the music and the obvious rock stars onstage.

It’s easy to see how Kasabian’s attitude and ambition can be a turn-off to the more jaded listener. However, there’s no denying the professionalism and enthusiasm for fans that the band displayed throughout its Houston set. It was both surprising and impressive.

Photos after the jump…

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Independent Houston venue Super Happy Fun Land is taking full advantage of the bands coming through Texas for South By Southwest with its annual SXSW Overflow Festival here in Houston, which I have posted about previously.

Local music site extraordinaire Space City Rock has daily coverage, which you can read here.

Today (St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday, 3.17.12), KTRU hosts the 21st annual outdoor show, which features a ton of local and national acts.

The fun started at noon and runs until 10pm at the Rice University Central Quad.

Here’s the schedule:

inside stage
12pm SwaraRagaLaya
2pm The Demonic Hen
4pm The Energy
6pm Wild Moccasins
8pm Lower Dens

outside stage
1pm Jesus, the Crazy, and the Bad Kids
3pm The Thermals
5pm Titus Andronicus
7pm Chairlift
9pm Slim Thug

More information on the show may be found at at ods2012.ktru.org.

Parking information may be found here.