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1503 Chartres Houston, TX 77003

281-560-3386 

http://www.meridianhouston.com  

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1503 Chartres Houston TX 77003

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    | Houston, TX | 132 Reviews

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    | Wed, May 6, 2009

    Any one of Houston's major music venues has a million-dollar lighting array to beat the band. That's why we chose Meridian, because for the sprawling Chartres Street club, less is more. At June's Peter Murphy show, for instance, the most striking moments — like his a cappella cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" — came when the former Bauhaus frontman was illuminated with a single spot. For Ace Frehley, one or two colors were all that was necessary to accentuate those Detroit-rock-city riffs. (Although sometimes it was hard to see the lighting at all, what with the smoke machines working overtime.) And most of all, Meridian deserves this award for its aptly named Red Room, where the wall-to-wall scarlet hue — even more than the generally macabre or metal musical fare — never fails to remind us of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death."

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    | Houston, TX | 112 Reviews

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    | Mon, July 6, 2009

    Check out the new game room! Great place to hang out before a concert. Pool tables, old school video games, and a full bar!

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    | Houston, TX | 122 Reviews

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    | Mon, June 28, 2010

    I think this is where I saw the midget wrestling. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong …

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  • Peeking Inside the Shadowy Crypt of Houston\'s Goth Community

    Peeking Inside the Shadowy Crypt of Houston's Goth Community

    By Chris Gray | Thu, July 10, 2008

    Thursday is a red-letter day for a curious, long-lived musical subculture that, the rest of the year, generally favors black. Bauhaus founder and frontman Peter Murphy is playing Meridian, his first Houston performance in several years. In... More »

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  • 2005 | Best Club for Out-of-Town Acts

    Though the Meridian has yet to hit its second birthday, it's become the tour-de-force venue for national and international touring acts. Everyone from punk laureate Patti Smith and industrial pioneers Ministry to sought-after DJs like RJD2 and Paul Oakenfold has graced the same gargantuan stage in the lofty Blue Room that can hold around a thousand live-music connoisseurs. When first entering the venue (which requires a little stair-climbing), you're greeted by the loungy Red Room, replete... More »

  • 2004 | Best New Club

    The Meridian Sure, this pagoda-studded hulk may look like the Chinese seafood warehouse that it once was, and yeah, it might be pretty hard to find the door to the place, but the Meridian is bringing in a lot of acts, from the remnants of the MC5 to Gavin DeGraw. The divan-dotted, haremlike antechamber is a nice touch, and the skyline view is pretty awesome, and what's more, they're still building over there. Plans are in the works to install a massive pub on another floor, and for a rooftop... More »

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