Javajazz Down; The Meridian & Numbers Take Up the Slack
Not sure exactly what the deal is, but I just heard the news that something’s up over at the recently-moved Javajazz Coffee House up on the north side of town. Apparently they’re having to move all of their upcoming shows, as well, shifting them out to The Meridian (mostly) and Numbers. Wow.
Hopefully the situation’s not permanent, but for all the hardcore/screamo fans out there, here’s the list of shows that’ve been moved, per the Meridian & Javajazz Websites:
- 7/31 — August Burns Red/Blessthefall/All Shall Perish/IWrestledABearOnce/Acora @ The Meridian
8/2 — DevilDriver/Emmure/Despised Icon/MyChildren MyBride/Veil of Maya/For The Fallen Dreams/Oceano/Periphery/Thy Will Be Done/Upon A Burning Body @ Numbers
8/5 — The Showdown/Hands/A Tragedy Lost/Carry Your Ghost/Amarna Reign @ The Meridian
8/7 — The Brilliance of Suffering/Vehement/Sinister Minister/A Cyanide Suicide/Based on Death/My Ending Farewell @ The Meridian
8/8 — Legacy Fails/White Sails/Eyes Like Oceans
8/9 — Hoodshock Fest 2009, featuring Liferuiner, Through The Fire, Betrayal, The Tempest, Battle Of Champions, & The Brilliance of Suffering @ The Meridian
8/12 — Four Year Strong/Set Your Goals/Polar Bear Club/Fireworks/Drive A @ The Meridian
8/15 — A Bird A Sparrow/A Kidnap in Color/A Goodnight Crisis/Hush Hush Commotion/A Candle Lit City @ The Meridian (Red Room)
8/16 — Suffokate/Knights of the Abyss/Blind Witness/This Or The Apocalypse/Wretched/In The Storm @ The Meridian (Sports Bar)
8/22 — Peachcake/The Crush/We Could Be Heroes/Here’s The Story/A Movie Scene @ The Meridian (Sports Bar)
8/28 — Stray From The Path/Waverly Hills/Scoria/The Murder and the Harlot/Hematidrosis/Battle of Champions @ The Meridian
9/4 — Blood On The Dance Floor/Electric Valentine/Metroid/The Blue Poptarts/A Brighter Side of Morning @ The Meridian
9/18 — Born Of Osiris/After The Burial/Caliban @ The Meridian
9/23 — It Dies Today/Vanna/Arsonists Get All The Girls/Acora/In The Storm/Skyscrapers Walk Among Us @ The Meridian
9/27 — Between The Trees/Farewell/Punchline/Action Item/Killola/Gatsby @ The Meridian
10/3 — Dance Gavin Dance/Emarosa/Of Mice and Men/Tides of Man/Of Machines @ The Meridian
10/17 — Thursday/Fall of Troy/The Dear Hunter/Touche Amore @ The Meridian
10/31 — Owl City/The Scene Aesthetic/Brooke Waggoner @ The Meridian
And here’re the Javajazz shows I’m not sure about. Are they still on? Moved? No clue, but here they are:
- 8/14 — Battle for the Sickest Show, featuring Last Two Weeks & Stendhal
9/5 — Gahenna Fest 2, featuring Forever The Sickest Kids, Sky Eats Airplane, Driver F, Thee Armada, P.D.A., betterLUCK, Courage Sleeps, Who Shot Mr. Burns, Furthest From The Star, & Fingers Crossed
9/26 — Hoods
The Meridian site, btw, says that all already-purchased Javajazz tickets will be honored at the new venues. Here’s hoping Javajazz isn’t down for good.
This must be what happens when you try to run a hardcore club out of a strip center in the Klein/Champions area. I wondered if that would last.
Y'know, you'd think that, but the place has been going gangbusters for years now just down the road — they've been getting big-name hardcore acts that used to play places like Fitz or The Engine Room, but now don't even come into Houston proper. Those suburban kids apparently like their hardcore/metalcore/screamo.
I can't say for sure, but I'd be willing to bet the issues are more structural/permit-related, like what happened with Super Happy Fun Land's new space…
You're probably right. It's a shame, too. Houston bites it again.