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Weekend marked by many festivals

Diverse concerts bring bands to Woodlands, Rice, Reliant Park

by Bridget Brown
The Daily Cougar

Put on your flip-flops and get ready for a weekend ruled by festivals. Houston International Festival, Buzz Fest XIII, the13th Annual KTRU Outdoor Show and the 420 Festival will keep Houstonians drunk and happy with tons of great live music.

Friday

Skylar Blue Rockett Queen, Glass Intrepid, Coexist and Falter will play upstairs at Fitzgerald's, 2706 White Oak Drive, and downstairs Annie Lin will have her CD release party for Truck Was Struck.

See ESE perform at Fat Cat's, 4216 Washington Ave., or go hang out with the older crowd at Continental Club, 3700 Main St., and watch The Handsomes and Sarah Sharpe.

Ken Mondshine & Brotherhood will fulfill any jazz cravings you have at Ruggles, 903 Westheimer Road, or get into the 420 spirit early with Mikado at Last Concert Cafe, 1403 Nance St.

Saturday

The only time it is ever okay to hang out at Rice University, 6100 Main St., is for the KTRU Outdoor Show at Old Weiss Field, which usually features some pretty decent music. This year from 3 to 10 p.m. The New Sound of My Bossa Nova, The Telephone Company, Jana Hunter, Weird Weeds, The Castanets, Rua Minx and Muzak will play a free show.

Party with the stoners at Walter's on Washington, 4215 Washinton Ave., during its annual 420 Festival. Or party at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion for Buzzfest XIII to see "Buzzfesters" ignore Marcy Playground and worship Puddle of Mudd, Trapt, Hoobastank, Sevendust, Everlast, Three Days Grace and Cold.

International Festival at Reliant Park runs this weekend and April 24-25. IFest turns the spotlight on Thailand this year and will offer music on Saturday from Drifter, Mason Road, The Handsomes, Grupo Batacha, Dana Jackson, La Conquista, The Gourds, United We Funk All Stars, Grupo Vida and Bob Schneider.

Sunday

IFest will continue, featuring Kem, Buddy Guy & Double Trouble, Yerba Buena, Beat the Donkey, Los Lonely Boys, Del Castillo, Thomas Mapfumo & Blacks Unlimited, Mango Punch, Kelly Willis, Elida and John Evans.

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