This week's best concerts when even rockers do holiday songs so be prepared. heights_theater thebigeasyblues dosey_doe HOBHouston
Chris Isaak brings his"Everybody Knows It's Christmas" tour to the House of Blues on Sunday. Holiday-themed concerts from the Gatlin Brothers, Martin Burniston, and Kat Edmonson are also on tap this week, plus a zydeco lagniappe from Step Rideau.Whether it is our desire or not, Christmas music is all around us at this point. And for some , the omnipresence of holiday tunes is working their last good nerve.
No. 1 with a bullet is Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You.” Horribly overplayed, so not a shocker. Coming in second is the seasonally vexing “The Chipmunk Song,” aka “Christmas Don’t Be Late.” Jose Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad” doesn’t fare well, either, nor do Burl Ives’ “Holly Jolly Christmas” and Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmas Time.” But if you are the type who simply can’t get enough of holiday music, you’re in luck this week when it comes to concerts.
Houston native and current Austinite Kat Edmonson has a way with the Great American Songbook, and she will be concentrating on the “Holiday” section of that storied tome on Wednesday at the, in a concert called “Holiday Swingin’.” If you like your Christmas songs on the jazzy side, this is the show for you, with “Jingle Bell Rock” and “Let It Snow” on the set list. It is sure to be a finger-snapping kind of night.
For those who enjoy a more rustic kind of holiday, the Gatlin Brothers will bring their “Country and Christmas” tour to theon Friday. As is generally the case at the Dosey Doe, dinner is included with the price of a ticket, and that’s a good thing. It’s the holidays, so why not cut loose and order the chicken fried steak, with a big pile of mashed potatoes on the side?
Rounding out this week’s list of holiday concerts is “Everybody Knows It’s Christmas” (and at this point how could they. He is touring in support of the recently released album of the same name, and considering that Isaak released a previous Christmas album in 2004, he should have plenty of repertoire to work with. “Wicked Game” or “Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing” for an encore? Just maybe, if we are nice as opposed to naughty.
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