I don't own any Whitney Houston albums [kicking The Bodyguard soundtrack under desk], but I've always admired her big voice and even bigger white teeth. (See "Exhale -- Shoop Shoop" video.) Who hasn't?
So with the release of her new album I Look to You, Whitney takes to the stage on Good Morning America (6 a.m. Central) tomorrow for her first performance in seven years. (The four-song concert was actually already recorded today in Central Park). Then on Sept. 14, Oprah gets Whitney's first big interview.
Seven years. Has it been that long for one of music's biggest stars to get it together? Hell to the yes. Is she going to seem wiser, take a look back and be like, "Man, I'm over all that crap"? We hope so. Is she going to sweat profusely? Prolly.
At the very least, it'll be interesting to see if her face now even remotely looks like her overly air-brushed album cover...
Good news: A new nightclub and restaurant are joining the downtown scene. Downside: Both will be in the downtown Crowne Plaza Hotel. Still, the news release makes it sound pretty darn fantastic (of course). Will you check it out? Read a snippet from the release after the jump ...
Next Wednesday, America will witness yet another Beatles invasion, with remastered versions of all the band's classic albums hitting stores for the first time in two decades, as well as the release of the long-awaited video game The Beatles: Rock Band. [Begins to hyperventilate.]
But the big bash in Dallas will occur the night before at Good Records. On Tuesday, the Lower Greenville store will host an all-out Beatles celebration, including an early performance from the Dandy Warhols (possibly covering "Blackbird," we're told) and screenings of Magical Mystery Tour and Yellow Submarine. Local Fab Four cover band A Hard Night's Day will count down the minutes to midnight with a late performance.
Good Records manager Chris Penn says there'll be beer flowing and plenty of prizes (especially for the winner of the Beatles: Rock Band tourney). And at the end of all the fun, you'll be able to buy those remastered albums (or the additional mono and stereo box sets being released).
Now that you know what Good's got planned, it'd be pretty silly to wait and grab your Beatles goods at a big-box store.
Potent folk-rock band the Fruit Bats got started in Chicago a decade ago and is still going strong, having just released new album The Ruminant Band earlier this month. Fans headed to the show at the Loft can hit up Good Records a little earlier for a free stripped-down performance.
* 7 p.m. at Good Records, 1808 Greenville Ave. Free. goodrecords.com.
* 8 p.m. at the Loft, 1135 S. Lamar St. $12. theloftdallas.com.
Free Week at Rubber Gloves continues with RTB2, Rival Gang, Violent Squid and Drink to Victory. 9 p.m. 411 E. Sycamore, Denton. Free. rubberglovesdentontx.com.
Super Tuesdays at the Hotel Capri. Happy hour from 5:30 to 8 p.m. DJ Tek-neek spins dance and hip-hop mash-ups. 2020 Greenville Ave. No cover. 214-370-9944. thehotelcapri.com.
Denton DJ Yeahdef presents his weekly '90s night. 10 p.m. Hailey's, 122 Mulberry St., Denton. $5 for under 21, no cover for over 21. 940-323-1160. haileysclub.com.
New CDs in stores today:Whitney Houston's I Look to You, Chevelle's Sci-Fi Crimes, Drive-By Truckers' Fine Print, Beanie Sigel's Broad Street Bully, Pitbull's Rebelution.
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