The best Houston shows this week

12 picks for Nov 14-20, out of 137 shows in the next 7 days. Updated every day.

This week's picks

• SAT14NOV
  
  Father of Peace

  with Roe Kapara

  The Bronze Peacock at House of Blues · 7 PM

  Indie rock, psychedelic · 81k Last.fm listeners · 250-capacity room · likely to sell out
  Price not listed On sale
• SAT14NOV
  
  Steve Aoki

  with JOYRYDE

  Ductwork · 9 PM · 18+

  Electronic, electro · 1.6M Last.fm listeners · 1,000-capacity room · likely to sell out
  Price not listed On sale
• SUN15NOV
  
  Prince Daddy & The Hyena

  Bad Astronaut Brewing · 7 PM · All ages

  Pop punk, emo · 226k Last.fm listeners · 500-capacity room · $25 · likely to sell out
  $25 On sale
• SUN15NOV
  
  SiM

  with Zero 9:36

  Warehouse Live Midtown · 7:30 PM

  J-rock, punk rock · 549k Last.fm listeners · 1,200-capacity room · $29.50 to $35 · likely to sell out
  $29.50 to $35 On sale
• SUN15NOV
  
  William Elliott Whitmore

  Dosey Doe - The Big Barn · 7:30 PM

  Folk, blues · 117k Last.fm listeners · 420-capacity room · $35 · likely to sell out
  $35 On sale
• TUE17NOV
  
  Cannelle

  White Oak Music Hall - Upstairs · 7 PM

  Electropop, pop · 205k Last.fm listeners · 250-capacity room · likely to sell out
  Price not listed On sale
• WED18NOV
  
  DragonForce

  with Ensiferum, Rhapsody of Fire

  House of Blues Houston · 6:30 PM

  Power metal, speed metal · 1.2M Last.fm listeners · 1,500-capacity room · likely to sell out
  Price not listed On sale
• WED18NOV
  
  Journey

  Toyota Center · 7:30 PM

  Classic rock, rock · 3.4M Last.fm listeners · 18,300-capacity room · just announced
  Price not listed On sale
• WED18NOV
  
  Rawayana

  713 Music Hall · 8 PM · All ages

  Reggae, ska · 173k Last.fm listeners · 5,000-capacity room · likely to sell out
  $119 to $406 On sale
• THU19NOV
  
  Live

  Emmit's Place · 7:30 PM

  Alternative rock, rock · 1.4M Last.fm listeners · 75-capacity room · likely to sell out
  Price not listed On sale
• FRI20NOV
  
  George Clanton

  White Oak Music Hall · 7 PM

  Synthpop, hypnagogic pop · 504k Last.fm listeners · 1,200-capacity room · likely to sell out
  Price not listed On sale
• FRI20NOV
  
  Bahamas

  with special guest Sister Ray

  The Heights Theater · 8 PM · All ages

  Singer-songwriter, rock · 722k Last.fm listeners · 600-capacity room · likely to sell out
  $24.50 to $476 On sale

Free and under $15

• SAT14NOV
  
  Meltdown

  The Big Easy Social and Pleasure Club · 5 PM

  Hardcore, thrash metal · 20k Last.fm listeners · 150-capacity room · $15 · just announced
  $15 On sale
• SAT14NOV
  
  Caiola

  The Continental Club · 9 PM

  Singer-songwriter, indie · 58k Last.fm listeners · 300-capacity room · $3 to $30 · just announced
  $3 to $30 On sale
• SUN15NOV
  
  The Last Laugh

  with James Vogt, Trip Truman

  The Secret Group · 7 PM

  Goth rock, experimental · 258 Last.fm listeners · 400-capacity room · $8.82 · just announced
  $8.82 On sale
• THU19NOV
  
  Heal The Hurt

  Scout Bar · 7 PM

  Metalcore · 4k Last.fm listeners · 1,000-capacity room · $13.76 to $90.74 · just announced
  $13.76 to $90.74 On sale
• FRI20NOV
  
  Nightbird

  The Barn at The Frio · 5 PM

  Folk · 2k Last.fm listeners · 1,000-capacity room · $15 to $180 · just announced
  $15 to $180 On sale
• FRI20NOV
  
  River Shook, ISMAY at The Big Top!

  Shoeshine Charley's Big Top Lounge · 8 PM

  Alt-country, country · 753 Last.fm listeners · 100-capacity room · $3 to $25 · just announced
  $3 to $25 On sale

Small rooms, before they get big

• SUN15NOV
  
  Emma Ogier

  with Harrison Whitford, Alysia Josephine

  White Oak Music Hall - Upstairs · 7 PM

  Americana, folk · 27k Last.fm listeners · 250-capacity room · just announced
  Price not listed On sale
• TUE17NOV
  
  Glen Templeton

  Main Street Crossing · 8 PM

  Country, southern rock · 12k Last.fm listeners · 150-capacity room · just announced
  Price not listed On sale
• THU19NOV
  
  Whatuprg

  Rockefellers · 7:30 PM

  Rap, hip hop · 34k Last.fm listeners · 375-capacity room · just announced
  Price not listed On sale
• THU19NOV
  
  Ruthie Foster

  Main Street Crossing · 8 PM

  Blues, soul · 45k Last.fm listeners · 150-capacity room · likely to sell out
  Price not listed On sale
• THU19NOV
  
  The Floozies

  Bad Astronaut Brewing · 8 PM · All ages

  Funk, electronic · 50k Last.fm listeners · 500-capacity room · $32.63 · just announced
  $32.63 On sale
• FRI20NOV
  
  Bleu Edmondson

  McGonigel's Mucky Duck · 8:30 PM

  Texas country, country · 29k Last.fm listeners · 120-capacity room · likely to sell out
  Price not listed On sale

All 137 shows this week · This weekend · Tonight · Houston live music by the numbers

How these are picked: Go See Shows ranks every show of the next 7 days by how fast tickets are going, how many people follow the artist on Last.fm, and whether there are photos and a description, then spreads the picks across venues, genres and days. Nobody pays to be on this list.