Texas's largest city is home to a number of world-class attractions, including the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Space Center Houston, the Rothko Chapel and the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum. As one of Texas's most cosmopolitan cities, Houston has a riveting nightlife scene, including quite a few venues devoted to rock n' roll music.
The Texas Rock Tavern features live rock n' roll on Thursday through Sunday nights, with a happy hour beginning at 4 p.m. The Texas Rock Tavern is also a restaurant that serves local specialties, such as crawfish, wings, fried corn niblets, burgers named after your favorite rock heroes (the Stevie Ray Vaughn, the Willie Nelson, the Jimi Hendrix "Experience," etc.), chicken fried steak, catfish, sizzling fajitas and pecan grilled chicken breast. The Texas Rock Tavern is also available to rent for private parties.
Texas Rock Tavern
2470 FM 1960 W.
Houston, TX 77068
281-583-8111
texasrocktavernhouston.com
The Continental Club is the Houston branch of one of Austin's most famous rock n' roll nightclubs, with a history that goes back to 1957. The Continental Club Houston opened its doors in 2000 in a location on Main Street that was once a general store, and has kept many of the store's original design elements, giving the club an authentic Americana flavor. The Continental Club frequently hosts live music, including a variety of rock, punk and country bands. Past acts have included George Kinney & The Golden Dawn, Shapes Have Fangs, Something Fierce, Roky Moon & Bolt, Spain Colored Orange, the Mahas, Brandon West & the Black Hats, the Big Black Spiders, Davey Crocket, No Resistance and Anarchitex. If you're lucky, you might catch one of the venue's notorious annual events, such as a birthday party for Elvis Presley.
The Continental Club
3700 Main St.
Houston, TX
713-529-9899
continentalclub.com/Houston.html
Dan Electro's Guitar Bar boasts a laid-back, welcoming atmosphere. It specializes in Americana music, with a heavy dose of rock n' roll, but also country, folk, blues and meta--in other words, anything that sounds good when played on a guitar. The club features live music on Thursday through Sunday nights. Regular performers include Carrie Ann Buchanan, Carolyn Wonderland, Beans Barton & the Bipeds and the Fondue Monks. Dan Electro's Guitar Bar has been in business since 1988.
Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
1031 E. 24th St.
Houston, TX 77009
713-862-8707
danelectrosguitarbar.com
