Eminem is only coming to Houston under two scenarios.

Secondly, Eminem is all set with money and admittedly a bit of homebody and studio junkie, meaning thereвЂ™s really no need for him to get back out on the road. One, heвЂ™s admittedly battled substance-abuse issues over the years, and life on the road is typically not kind to those in recovery. Slim Shady doesnвЂ™t really tour anymore, for a couple of reasons. There are Dallas and Austin dates in November, but once again no sign of Houston. Barnett's current tour schedule doesn't quell my FOMO, either. She's only been making her highly-acclaimed garage rock about five years now, so in fairness she barely qualifies for consideration in this particular exercise but she has been to Texas before and has yet to grace our stages. I may be mistaken, but I believe the next time Barnett plays Houston will be the first. Like Liz, she's an indie guitar goddess with a catalog of lyric-driven gems and a penchant for skipping Houston on tour. I really hope I am not 20 years from now having those same thoughts at a local Courtney Barnett gig. She was incredible, but I wondered many times that night what it might have been like to see her at her peak, sometime around Whitechocolatespaceegg's release. Last year, I saw Liz Phair live for the first time ever. WeвЂ™d say they know where to find us, but frankly weвЂ™re not so sure anymore. WeвЂ™re not sure what it might take for some of the following performers to get over whatever aversion they may have to the Bayou City, but we are willing to negotiate. Some acts, though, still havenвЂ™t gotten the message.

Fortunately, the crop of new venues that have recently opened has made the city at least somewhat less skippable than in the past. Music fans here are so used to this by now that usually we donвЂ™t even bat an eyelash, let alone shed a tear. ItвЂ™s such a familiar complaint by now itвЂ™s become an unusually cruel cliche - this band or that artist, the toast of the music world, has just announced a new tourвЂ¦which is, naturally, coming nowhere near Houston.

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