You probably know Courtney Love. You may or may not remember Hole, the alt rock band Love fronted in the ’90s, but they were kind of a big deal. Here’s a quick rundown: Hole formed in 1989, released three albums (including critically acclaimed Live Through This and Celebrity Skin), then broke up in 2002. But the band reunited last year (sort of) with Love and three new members, and the foursome is in town to play the House of Blues tonight. Tickets start at $35.
If you’d rather take advantage of the heat reprieve, head downtown for Samar Under the Stars. Out on the patio of chef Stephan Pyles’ restaurant, you’ll find cheap wine and cocktails, $5 sangria, complimentary meze, and half-priced hookah, all from 8 to 11 pm. And don’t worry about the weather – Samar’s patio is tented. Another idea: the Dallas Fish Market does a sushi special on Wednesdays, when you get four pieces of sushi when you order a cocktail. It’s worth it for the $5 martini alone.
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Courtney and her reconstituted Hole (I hope such a locution survives D’s censure software) put on a great show in March at SXSW in support of her new album “Nobody’s Daughter.” Of course, a lot was riding on that gig in front of industry fat cats.
By late April, her club date in NY was poorly reviewed in the Times as being sung by rote in a dilapidated voice (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/arts/music/29hole.html?ref=courtney_love).
Who knows what kind of Love we get tonight?