THE HOUSTON ZYDECO SCENE

 

HOUSTON ZYDECO DANCE CLUBS AND VENUES - Summer 1999*
 VENUE NAME ADDRESS PHONE  BIG "Z" NITE(S)  VENUE NOTES
Mr. A's, The Club** 3409 Cavalcade 713 675-2319 Mid Week and Sun Zydeco dance club with decent floor
Silver Slipper 3717 Crane 713 673-9004 Friday Zydeco dance club with decent floor
Continental Zydeco Ballroom 3101 Collinsworth 713 481-8736 Friday, Saturday Zydeco dance club with decent floor
(may not be open now)
Sugar's Hideaway II 8514 CE King Parkway 713 458-4110 Closed (according to Step Redeu) Closed now
Big Easy Social and Pleasure Club 5731 Kirby 713 523-9999 3rd Sunday/month Roots/blues with zydeco, dance space
Jax Grill 1613 Shepherd 713 861-5529 Friday, Saturday (early evening till 11) Restaurant with zydeco on patio deck
Pe-Te's Cajun B-B-Q 11902 Galveston Road (Highway 3) at Ellington AFB 713 481-8736 Saturday afternoon, 2-6 pm Restaurant & dance hall with ceramic tile dance floor
 Post Oak Ranch 1625 West Loop Rd. 713 627-2624 Friday, 6-10 pm B-B-Q restaurant, zydeco outside on concrete floor
Green River Lounge 8423 Mesa Drive 713 633-2755 UTV** UTV
Talk of the Town 14688 Wallisville 713 451-3244 UTV - REPORTEDLY CLOSED
The Shakespere Pub 14129 Memorial Dr. 281 497-4625 Saturday UTV
Rockefellers 3620 Washington 713 869-5483 UTV- sporadic? UTV
Satellite Lounge 3616 Washington 713 869-COOL UTV - sporadic? UTV
Rawhide 7020 McHard 281 437-9921 UTV UTV
 Silver Eagle  4302 Reed Rd.  713 733-0609  UTV  UTV
 Vernells Ice House  3310 W. Fuqua  713 434-7607  UTV  UTV
 Rocky Mountain  10811 Homestead  N/A  UTV-possible Sun  UTV
 Equal Justice  6101 Belfort at Mykawa  713 731-8100  Thursdays & as booked  UTV
 Club Classic  802 Crosstimebers  713 697-9966  as booked  UTV
 Buffalo Soldiers  1315 Homestead Rd  281 590-8866  Thurs & as booked  UTV
 Studio 44**  UTV  UTV    Reportedly THE PLACE TO GO (summer 99)
Club Legacy
Grammy's
Shaky's
Tymes Square		 UTV - unknown UTV - unknown UTV - unknown UTV - unknown

Listen to J Paul's Song, "We're a Texas Band" on his disk ANOTHER LEVEL. He mentions Studio 44 and Mr. A's (as well as the SW Louisiana mainstays).

 

HOUSTON ZYDECO CHURCH DANCES
 Date/Time  Place  Features
Sorry, I never get my copy of the Texas Catholic Herald soon enough to post anything in advance. So, to the right are some churches that have had zydecos in the past. Zydecos are held as benefits for the church so they do not take place every weekend. Good luck!

St. Francis of Assisi, 5102 Dabney St, Houston (672-7773)

St. Anne De Beauupre, 2810 Link Rd, Houston.

St. Gregory the Great, 10500 Nold Dr., Houston

St. Peter Claver, 6005 North Wayside Dr., Houston

Our Mother of Mercy, 2000 Benson St., Houston

Willis, Step, Boozoo, J. Paul, Geno and Tony Delaphose are mainstays at these dances

 

* Things change... so try to call before heading out. Having said that, don't be bummed if your call goes unanswered, especially at the zydeco clubs and especially during the day. Get a copy of the free Houston weekly entertainment paper (most clubs, bookstores, newsstands, coffee shops). It will list the mixed-music venues (but not the zydeco clubs). Finally, don't overlook the church dances (usually Saturday nights). They are listed in the "Around the Diocese" section of the semi-monthly Texas Catholic Herald (available during buisiness hours at the front desk of the Chancery, 1700 San Jacinto, Houston, TX 77002).

** UTV - Unable to verify

Thanks to sources: Linda Keenan, Sheridan Swope, Brian Terry, Patrick "Heavy P" Terry, Gloria Knight, Michael Tisserand ("Zydeco Beat," Living Blues, January/February 1997), Robert Damora ("Houston Zydeco From Churches to Clubs," Living Blues, August 1994) and Joe Nick Patoski ("The Big Squeezy," Texas Monthly, August 1988)

If you find errors or want to provide additional information, please e-mail me at bpagac@erols.com.

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