"Revealing the
facts, and naming the names"
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The
Continental Club
Bringing the Continental
tradition to Downtown Houston
3700 Main St, Houston
TX 77002
Volume XIII, Issue
5.3 * October 15, 2009
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"A spin-off of an Austin landmark, this club located
in a booming section of Midtown plays host to popular retro roots, rockabilly,
country and swing acts like Big Sandy and Flaco Jimenez, who perform on
a red velvet-curtained stage; vintage neon light fixtures shine from high
metal ceilings in the space that was once a general store, where pool tables,
a back-room bar and an outdoor patio offer a respite from the music."
~
Priceline.com***
The Space City Music Spin
When you come visit us on Main St, don't forget the good eats
at
Tacos A Go-Go,
3704 Main, a funky taco joint right between the
Continental Club,
Sigs Lagoon, and
Shoeshine
Charley's Big Top Lounge (The Big Top). You can place your order, return
to your drink at The Big Top, and they will deliver your order to you. The
Pachinko
Hut is now open in The Continental Club's backyard! Come by and enjoy
our brand new deck. The Pachinko Hut will be featuring free hotdogs from 4-7pm
on Thursdays and Fridays, and free live music every Saturday at 2pm.
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The block of music-related businesses at 3700 Main known as the Island - Continental Club, Sig's
Lagoon, Big Top, etc. - will soon have some new
neighbors. The Island's owners are currently remodeling the building due north
of the Continental, a former wallpaper store, into a coffee shop and poster
gallery, clothing/jewelry boutique and maybe a wine bar. (Rocks Off forgets.)
At the moment, though, the exterior is an eye-catching mural of notable names
in Houston music throughout the years, as painted by some talented local youth.
Rocks Off took some shots of the mural on his way to work Thursday
morning. Check it out the next time you're in the neighborhood.
Or you can view the photos online
here.
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Hey, y'all, the
Continental
Confidential can now be found on our
MySpace
Blog, as well as on the website!
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Check out our schedules below for both The Continental Club, The
Pachinko Hut and for THE BIG TOP. Tickets for select shows, which will be noted
in the schedule, will be available at
Sig's
Lagoon, 3710 Main St., (713) 533-9525.
Email me if you need more details on the shows, or give us
a call (713) 529-9899.
Keep Rockin’ Houston,
Pete ***
This week's shows at
The Continental Club, Houston...
Sunday 10/18 @ 3pm-6pm - POLKA! POLKA!
Mark Halata's Polka Dance Party! Dance-BBQ-FUN
Video Links:
Mark Halata
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Upcoming shows at The Continental
Club, Houston...
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Weekly Residencies
at The Continental Club, Houston...
Every Monday - The beautiful Tango
music of pianist
Glover
Gill begins at 8pm every Monday. Then join us for Rockabilly
Mondays with
The Octanes @ 10pm!
Video Links:
The
Octanes
Every Wednesday -
Wicked
Wednesdays with
Whiskey
Boat @ 10pm, Burlesque, Fire Breathers, and a special guest musical
act each week!
Video Links:
N/A
Thursday Nights 7:00 -10:00 - FREE!
BEETLE is an unbelievable band; “close your eyes” and you are there. Beetle
weaves their way through all the fun of The Beatles songs, playing “Hard
Days Night”, “Lucy in the Sky”, “Hello Goodbye”,
and “She Loves You, YEAH, YEAH,YEAH” they cover all the favorites.
Paul on bass, Jim on guitar, Jamie on guitar, and BK "Ringo" Jamison
on the drums, BEETLE will have you dancing the evening away week after week.
TACOS A GO GO is right next door to feed you some of their fantastic food!
Video Links:
Beetle
Friday Nights 7:00-9:30. No Cover -
Molly and the
Ringwalds are giving you the best in 80’s Pop Rock. From
“My Sharona” to “Jesse’s Girl” the '80s come screaming
back to you! Songs you thought you forgot, but you seem to know every word.
We’re going to party like it’s 1989. Plus, there will be many other
special surprises like Ringwald Karaoke. Bring your friends! Here comes the
weekend!
Video Links:
Molly &
The Ringwalds
Sunday Evenings 6:00-9:00. No cover -
Miss
Leslie & her Juke-Jointers play honky tonk country music with
a 50s and 60s flair. Miss Leslie sings a gutsy, belting lead that has been compared
to the likes of Patsy Cline, Leona Williams and Connie Smith. This group is
creating buzz with their music they describe as Country music with a hardwood
floor sound. Combining some original material along with obscure country tunes
that they have unearthed from the 50s and 60s, the band opens up new sounds
in a retro honky-tonk setting. Miss Leslie is looking forward to inviting special
guests to join her & her Juke-Jointers for these Sunday evening shows.
Miss Leslie Special guests:
Video Links:
Miss Leslie
Keep readin' & rockin'....
Dianne************************
The
Pachinko Hut
The Continental Club's
backyard patio & ice house
3700 Main St, Houston
TX 77002
Volume XIII, Issue
5.3 * October 15, 2009
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"There's yet another place to drink at 3700 Main, the block
already home to the Continental Club, Big Top and the Mink. It's the Pachinko
Hut, an icehouse in the Continental's backyard catering to those who'd prefer
not to stay out until the wee hours. Named after the Japanese game that's half
pinball, half slot machine, the Pachinko Room opens as early as 4 p.m. weekdays,
but check the website to make sure. It opens even earlier Saturday..."
~Shae Serrano, Houston Press
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The Pachinko Hut is open with DJ Shorty or a live band every Saturday at 2pm. Free hotdogs from 4-7pm on Thursdays and Fridays!! Visit
the Pachinko Hut in the backyard and enjoy the brand new deck.
This week at The Pachinko
Hut...
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Upcoming shows at The Pachinko
Hut...
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Shoeshine Charley's Big Top Lounge
No Phone - No Pool
- No Pets - No Phacebook
3714 Main St,
Houston TX 77002
Three doors
down from The Continental Club
Volume XIII, Issue
5.3 * October 15, 2009
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"Basically the chill out room to Houston's venerable
hard-partying Continental Club, Shoeshine Charley's Big Top Lounge, while
not being as raucous as its adjacent bar brother, is really no slouch when
it comes to the hip and boisterous drinking scene. When you step inside
to this local Houston bar the decor will definitely make you do a double
take, but don't worry, despite the circus atmosphere the only freaks here
are the ones you came in with and the only high wire acts are downing canned
PBR's while slamming shots. On some nights, Shoeshine Charley's Big Top
Lounge has some local live music treat their patrons to a riff or two."
~
Houston.com***
Shoeshine
Charley's Big Top Lounge is named after
"Shoeshine"
Charley Miller (b. 1937 - d. 2001) a long time staple of The Continental
Club in Austin, TX, and in the Houston Club after it opened in 2000. The room
was once Playhouse Toys, which was open in the 1930s and 1940s. It still has
several murals of animals on the plaster walls, one if which is believed to
be the inspiration for Geoffrey Giraffe of Toys 'R Us. We've got No Phone, No
Pool, No Pets, No Phacebook, BUT
Shoeshine
Charley's Big Top Lounge is now on MySpace! Won't you be our friend?
The Big Top opens at 8pm Wednesday—Saturday. No cover. Ever.
This week's shows at Shoeshine
Charley's BIG TOP Lounge...
Friday 10/16 - Allison Fisher @ 10pm, no cover
Video Links:
N/A
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Upcoming shows at Shoeshine
Charley's BIG TOP Lounge...
Friday 10/23 -
LL Cooper @ 10pm, no cover
Video Links:
N/A
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Weekly Residencies
at Shoeshine Charley's BIG TOP Lounge...
Every Wednesday @ 10pm - PETER & JAMES, no cover!
Video Links:
N/A
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Email me if you need more details on the shows, or give us
a call. (713) 529-9899. If you are interested in holding a party at the
Continental Club or The Big Top, drop us a line for details, we hold all
kinds of cool events here. Keep Rockin’ Houston.
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There is currently no e-mail version of the newsletter for
Houston, however there is a monthly pdf calendar available via e-mail. Sign
up for the free subscription to the Houston calendar by sending an e-mail
with "subscribe" in the subject line to
calendar@continentalclub.com.
If you have questions about Houston shows, contact Pete at
pete@continentalclub.com.
You may subscribe to a weekly e-mail of the Austin info from Dianne at
info@continentalclub.com.To
unsubscribe from the e-mail
version, or if you feel that you have received the e-mail
in error, please respond to
info@continentalclub.com with "unsubscribe" as the subject. Don't forget to get your birthday
to me if you want to be on the monthly birthday list. I'd be happy to add
Houston birthdays also if y'all let me know about them!
Keep readin' & rockin'....
Dianne