{"id":1899,"date":"2005-04-02T20:00:26","date_gmt":"2005-04-02T20:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=1899"},"modified":"2015-10-20T14:31:47","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T14:31:47","slug":"the-hollisters-continental-club-houston-tx-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2005\/04\/02\/the-hollisters-continental-club-houston-tx-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hollisters – Continental Club – Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Samuel Barker <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apr 02, 2005 at 10:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"MikePete Gordon said it best as the Hollisters took the stage at his bar, The Continental Club, \u201cWe got a lot of great bands from Houston\u2026we got ZZ Top, we got Lightnin\u2019 Hopkins, we got a Beyonce, but pound for pound, round for round this has got to be my favorite band from Houston\u2026\u201d With that, hands were clapped, mouths released screams, Gordon finished the introduction and the Hollisters were back home, even if just for one night.For any hardcore live music fan from the Bayou City, this had to be the flashing red light on the schedule, the show you could not miss\u2026and if you did miss, may God have pity on your soul. Given a quality preview from John Lomax over at the Houston Press, the buzz was right and the house was packed. Walking into the Continental, one was not sure if they had to the date right or not\u2026with Junior Brown packing the house the night before, the Hollisters matched his crowd with ease.<\/p>\n

Jammed hip-to-hip, the audience was met with the ceremonial opener of Hollisters sets past, East Texas Pines. This is the Hollisters at their best. Barfield\u2019s baritone pulling you in, Eric \u201cEddie Dale\u201d Danheim breaking out some of this best guitar work and of course, Snit and Cletus keeping it all together underneath everything. When people talk about making bands, this is how you see it, four members at the top of their games pulling their equal weight.<\/p>\n

\"EricSure, the sound was a little shaky at first, but once the band put in their two-cents on what they wanted to hear, it all came together and from three songs in until the last note of the second set, the band sounded just as strong as the day Danheim headed up to Seattle.<\/p>\n

As the night rolled on, Barfield felt the spirits of old re-enter his body and it was time to testify! Shouts of \u201cAmen!\u201d and screams filled the air as Barfield led the audience like a church congregation through something that could easily be compared to a religious experience. The sweat and sweet tones filled the air and lighted the path to redemption.<\/p>\n

This was the music of Houston from the greatest band to ever grace its stages. At times you looked around for the cheesy lava-lamp projections of the Satellite, where the Hollisters held down the fort for years, they weren\u2019t there, but the Continental has enough charm and cheese to make anyone smile and feel at home.<\/p>\n

Yes, the venue was packed to the doors, but there could have been room for you. But do not fret, redemption lies but a week or so away as the Hollisters take the stage once again in their hometown to expand their land of rhythm and pleasure. Be at Blanco\u2019s on the 15th or know you missed the greatest thing in town.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Samuel Barker Apr 02, 2005 at 10:00 PM Pete Gordon said it best as the Hollisters took the stage at his bar, The Continental Club, \u201cWe got a lot of great bands from Houston\u2026we got ZZ Top, we got Lightnin\u2019 Hopkins, we got a Beyonce, but pound for pound, round for round this… <\/p>\n

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