{"id":108,"date":"2015-04-16T20:00:24","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T20:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=108"},"modified":"2015-09-25T18:00:07","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T18:00:07","slug":"the-mavericks-house-of-blues-houston-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2015\/04\/16\/the-mavericks-house-of-blues-houston-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mavericks – House of Blues – Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Tracy Brandon <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Image\"With horns blazing, the The Maverick’s opened Thursday night’s show with All Night Long<\/em>, a song that embodied everything that a 9 piece band should; which included special guest James Intveld on upright bass.\u00a0 The song was an exceptional musical tribute to Raul’s Cuban roots.<\/p>\n

The energy built from the moment the music started, and you could see and feel it with great intensity from the crowd.\u00a0 As the crowd’s enthusiasm grew, Raul and company fed off of the excitement and increased their energy level with each subsequent song. Everyone swayed, danced, and truly enjoyed the show for the entire 2 \u00bd hour, nonstop, set.<\/p>\n

The Maverick’s are on tour promoting their latest effort “Mono”.\u00a0 It was nice to hear their new \u00a0material perfectly woven into the set list with their old favorites, and a few covers, such as Mona Lisa and Besame Mucho, that only Raul’s smooth, magical voice could make them worthy of re-mastering from their already great original form. \u00a0Beyond the hypnotizing Cuban infused country beats, my favorite moments of the night included Raul’s tribute to his son, and a request to a woman in the crowd to “Get off Facebook”, as she had been on the phone all evening.<\/p>\n

\"Image\"He then followed up with a prompt suggestion that she “join the living”.\u00a0 Raul gave a shout out to Houston’s hidden gem of a guitar store, Rockin’ Robin; which seemed to please several audience members judging by the applause.\u00a0 However, the funniest comment I overheard during the evening was by one particular enthusiastic audience member who proclaimed that the band was playing so “tight” he would “give his left nut for a band that played like that”.<\/p>\n

Spotted in the crowd were several local musicians and live music scenesters such as Miss Leslie, Tommy Dardar, Snitz Fitzpatrick, Betty and Bill Donovan, Sandy and Gordon Kuehl, Joe DeBruhl, and of course our very own, Mike Pittman. \u00a0It was an extremely energetic and passion filled show.<\/p>\n

The band was tight, the audience overwhelmingly enjoyed all that The Maverick’s had to offer, and judging by the 10 minutes of applause after the second encore, left them wanting more.<\/p>\n

The Maverick’s are a must see band.\u00a0 Check them out on tour!<\/p>\n

Set List..<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1.\u00a0\u00a0 All Night Long<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.\u00a0\u00a0 Summertime (When I’m With You)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.\u00a0\u00a0 Stories We Could Tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.\u00a0\u00a0 What You Do To Me<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.\u00a0\u00a0 Back in Your Arms Again<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.\u00a0\u00a0 Fall Apart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.\u00a0\u00a0 Sabor a mi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.\u00a0\u00a0 Pardon Me<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.\u00a0\u00a0 What Am I Supposed To Do<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.\u00a0 Sinners & Saints (Raul Malo song)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.\u00a0 Crying Shame<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.\u00a0 Should’ve Been True<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.\u00a0 Foolish Heart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.\u00a0 Out the Door<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.\u00a0 The Only Question Is<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.\u00a0 Because of You<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.\u00a0 As Long as There’s Loving Tonight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18.\u00a0 Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole cover)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.\u00a0 B\u00e9same mucho<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.\u00a0 Let It Rain (On Me)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21.\u00a0 Every Little Thing About You<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22.\u00a0 Dance in the Moonlight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23.\u00a0 All Over Again<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24.\u00a0 There Goes My Heart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25.\u00a0 Dance the Night Away<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26.\u00a0 Nitty Gritty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27.\u00a0 I Said I Love You<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28.\u00a0 Come Unto Me<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29. All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30. (Waiting For) The World To End<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Tracy Brandon With horns blazing, the The Maverick’s opened Thursday night’s show with All Night Long, a song that embodied everything that a 9 piece band should; which included special guest James Intveld on upright bass.\u00a0 The song was an exceptional musical tribute to Raul’s Cuban roots. The energy built from the moment… <\/p>\n

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