Keeping the verbiage short for now, this is what I found for the week. It’s going to be light for a while as explained previously. I’m not giving up on this blog, just becoming a lot pickier about what I post. I leave it up to you to decide whether that is good or bad.

All week

Ron Hoover: “A Retrospective”, Art Car Museum, 140 Heights, Wed-Sun 11am-6pm, free admission. Hoover’s art is known not just for being great art but for embodying his political activism. While Hoover passed away in 2008, he left a legacy that will be rememberd by generations to come. Exhibit will remain on view until March 5. 10-RHR

Wednesday 02-03

Groundation, Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, doors 7pm, show 8pm, $12 advance/$15 day of show. Fusion-reggae band from Sonoma County, California. 10-W05-1

Thursday 02-04

Anson Carter, Goode’s Armadillo Palace, 5015 Kirby, time not given. Mosttly modern-style country with the occasional throwback-ish song in there somewhere. 10-W05-2

Friday 02-05

2600 Magazine meeting, Ninfa’s Express seating area, Galleria IV (near Nordstrom’s). Monthly gathering of computer and technology enthusiasts to discuss programming, operating systems, computer security, hacking, geek culture, and related topics. 10-M02-1

Mitch Jacobs Band, West Alabama Ice House, 1919 W. Alabama, 7pm, no cover. Country music with a style very reminiscient of the legends of the 70s and 80s; in essence, the country music I grew up with before I discovered rock and roll. 10-W05-3

Saturday 02-06

Opening reception for Heather Bause: Birds of Music: North American Songbirds, Bering & James Art Gallery, Bering & James Art Gallery, 805 Rhode Place #500, 6-9pm. Exhibit continues through March 6. 10-W05-4

1000 Faces: New works and prints by Skeez181, Summer Street Studios, 2500 Summer St., 7pm-midnight. Locally renowned aerosol artist Skeez181 has been exhibiting his works throughout Houston for 17 years. Presented by Spacetaker. 10-W05-5