LPs

• Ayra Starr (🇳🇬) - The Year I Turned 21 (w Asake, Anitta, Coco Jones, Seyi Vibez & GIVĒON) [Afrobeats, Mavin]
• Rvfv (🇪🇸) - EL TIBURÓN [Spanish Rap]
• Omar Montes (🇪🇸) - LAGRIMAS DE UN MALEANTE [Spanish R&B, Sony]
• Big Hit, Hit-Boy & The Alchemist - Black & Whites (w Boldy James + more) [West Coast Rap]
• Miky Woodz (🇨🇱) - BUILT DIFFERENT (w Ryan Castro) [Latin Rap, Rimas]
• SCH (🇫🇷) - JVLIVS Prequel: Giulio [French Trap, Warner]
• Homixide Gang - i5u5we5 (w Lil Yachty) [Rage, Opium]
• mynameisntjmack - Mynameisnt (w Tommy Richman, Mick Jenkins, femdot., johan lenox + more) [Rap, UnderCurrent]
• Belly (🇨🇦) - 96 Miles From Bethlehem [Rap]
• K-Trap - SMILE? (🇬🇧) [UK Rap]
• CHIP (🇬🇧) & Nafe Smallz (🇬🇧) - Neighbourhood [UK Rap]
• MO3 - Legend (w BigXthePlug, That Mexican OT, Tory Lanez, NoCap, Finesse2Tymes, Ralo, Fredo Bang, Money Man & Tye Harris) [TX Rap, Posthumous]
• legallyrxx (🇲🇽) - EL NIÑO DE LOS CORAZONES [Reggaetón]
• Dave East and Mike & Keys - APT 6E (w Kurupt, Buddy, Shaggy & Stacy Barthe) [Rap]
• Tha Dogg Pound - W.A.W.G. (We All We Got) (w Snoop Dogg, will.i.am, DaBaby, Blxst, Tha Eastsidaz, The Lady of Rage, RBX + more) [West Coast Hip Hop, Death Row/gamma.]
• Sofia Gabanna (🇪🇸) - Sideral [Spanish]
• Gleb (🇸🇰) - Dlhá Cesta Domov [Eastern European Hip Hop, Virgin]
• RXNephew - Till I'm Dead 2 [Rap]
• KALLITECHNIS (🇨🇦) - MOOD RING [R&B]
• Brother Lynch Hung - Season Of Da Siccness 2: Kevlar [Horrorcore]
• thaHomey - RARISSIME II (w El Cousteau & Scott Scout) [Rap]
• CRIMEAPPLE & Big Ghost LTD - Bazuko (w Mickey Diamond, RLX + more) [Rap]
• PENPALS & EMERLD - EMERLD City All-Stars In Space [Rap]
• SWIDT (🇳🇿) - Taking Care of Business [NZ Rap]
• 1oneam - one life [Plugg]
• NOWAAH THE FLOOD - DILUVIAN [Rap]
• J Noa (🇩🇴) - Matense Por La Corona [Latin Rap, Sony]
• Nasaan - Error 404 (w BabyTron, Icewear Vezzo & Royce Da 5'9") [Michigan Rap]
• Dos Monos (🇯🇵) - Dos Atomos [Japanese Hip Hop]
• Illmac & Geechi Gotti - Free Butter (w Daylyt + more) [Rap]

Deluxe

• ian - Valedictorian [SoundCloud Rap]
• Meekz (🇬🇧) - TRU [UK Rap]
• HOODLUM & SaintMixedIt - Purple In America [Chopped]

EPs

• Jere Klein (🇨🇱) - ARES KLEIN (w Lil Pump + more) [Latin Trap]
• Rei - C.D.M. [Latin Rap, DALE PLAY]
• Wretch 32 (🇬🇧) - Moments of Silence [UK Rap]
• G Perico - Tha Clicc House [West Coast Rap]
• Norcal Nick & Blu - When the Future Finds the Past It Will Sound Like This (w Awon & Passport Rav) [Rap]
• Quadeca - songs I will never release* [Rap]
• LaRussell - Sessions at the Grill: Episode 3 [West Coast Rap]
• Mamborap (🇨🇱) - Remakia [Latin Rap]
• Oddisee - And Yet Still [Indie Rap]
• Caleborate - All I Want [West Coast Rap]
• Rot Ken - Drillmance [NY Drill]
• Don Trip - MAYHEM [Southern Rap]
• Whoppa Wit Da Choppa - Bean Man (w Lil Poppa) [FL Trap]
• $hoey & Wal Flames - Tony Black (w YGTUT) [Southern Rap, TheHouse]
• Reks & DJ Views - The Magnificence [Rap]
• Yung Boi (🇵🇷) - Phoenix Vol. 1 CATARSIS [Latin Rap]
• MALACHI - Progress Report [R&B]
• Mark The Shark - Mark The Shark x Wu-Tang: The Project (w Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Cappadonna, Killah Priest & Masta Killah) [Rap]
• Dom Pachino - Soldiers Need Love 2 EP [Boom Bap]

Songs

• Eminem - Houdini
• Luck Ra & KHEA - HOLA PERDIDA (Remix) [feat. Maluma]
• GloRilla & Megan Thee Stallion - Wanna Be (Remix) [feat. Cardi B)
• Snoop Dogg & Warren G - Cali 2 Canada
• Jhayco - Torii
• Tink & Summer Walker - Songs About U
• Polo G & Oz On The Track - Angels In The Sky
• Fred Again.. - Places To Be (feat. Anderson .Paak & CHIKA)
• Roddy Ricch & Turbo - Survivor's Remorse
• Kehlani - Next 2 U
• Jessie Reyez - Shut Up (feat. Big Sean)
• Aarne, Russ Millions, G Herbo & Imanbek - Saint
• HotBlock Jmoe & G Herbo - Fasho
• Sean Kingston & NBA YoungBoy - Why Oh Why
• Meek Mill - 5AM In Phill
• Charli XCX - 360 (Remix) [feat. Robyn & Yung Lean]
• Villano Antillano - Clonazepamela
• FERG - Roemello*
• Logic & DJ Drama - Deja Vu
• P$C (T.I., Big Kuntry King & Mac Boney) - RICO (feat. Young Dro)
• Muni Long - Make Me Forget
• Doechii & JT - Alter Ego (KAYTRANADA Remix)
• Maeta & KAYTRANADA - DJ Got Me
• Earlly Mac, Slum Village & DeJ Loaf - Me Me Me
• Paul Russell - Eat Pray Love (Free Nationals Remix)
• LUCKI - Heavy On My Heart / Courtesy Of...
• DELLAFUENTE & Amore - Malicia
• Lancey Foux & Cash Cobain - Daylight (feat. Teezo Touchdown)
• Lucky Daye - Soft
• Chivv - Say Less (feat. Headie One)
• Cochise - LAY UP
• Grafh, 38 Spesh & Method Man - Fight For Love
• Channel Tres - Cactus Water
• Dizzee Rascal - Switch & Explode (The Blackout Crew Remix)
• El Cherry Scom & MR Manolo Rap - El Morenito
• BabyTron - Out On Bond (#DJD2LTA Mix)
• JasonMartin & DJ Quik - GURBS & YOUNGS (feat. Larry June & Jay Worthy)
• Nippa - Sugar (feat. Larry June & Show N Prove)
• BlakeIANA & Skilla Baby - See Us
• Boldy James & Real Bad Man - Training Season (Dua Lipa Remix)*
• Action Bronson & Daringer - Nourish a Thug
• Baby Smoove - Jiffy*
• Amber Mark - Space & Time
• Shaqo & P-LO - Hoodrat
• Bilal, Questlove, Robert Glasper & Burniss Travis - All for Love
• Master Peace & Santigold - Santiladang
• The Streets - No Better Than Chance
• J.I the Prince of N.Y. - 11pm In London
• Luh Tyler - Young Nigga
• DD Osama - Rule No. 1
• Emilio Rojas, Nick Grant & Jalen Santoy - Slidin' on E
• Lilbubblegum - Protagonist
• C Stunna & Real Boston Richey - Lose Control
• Nuez & Lil Keed - Clone Me
• KrispyLife Kidd & Cash Kidd - In the Air
• Veeze - Pop Yo Shit
• Cookin Soul - Biggie & Kiss Frees
• Sada Baby - SDot
• OVER KILL & Duke Deuce - On the Floor
• Nauti, Duke Deuce & Roland Jones - Crash Muzik Dummy
• Icewear Vezzo - It's On Me
• Sauce Walka - MADE BY RICH GOD
• Dua Saleh & serpentwithfeet - Unruly
• Sideshow & Alexander Spit - Sell Me Sickness Sell My Health (Eazy T)
• YUNGMORPHEUS & Alexander Spit - The Harder They Come
• Mighty Bay, TisaKorean & Three - WhiteBoy Wasted
• Wun Two, Made in M & YUNGMORPHUS - Puff Pastry / Ritorno
• MKgoingup & Tony Shhnow - Mexico
• Khary - Zombie
• $ilkMoney & Kahlil Blu - 2 FAH 1 BO-BERRY BRANDON BISCUIT SPECIAL
• Luck & johan lenox - Believe (Bobby Raps Remix)
• PWiLL & Dc2trill - MONEY BACK
• Lil Vada - Chokeslam
• THOTTWAT - Storm Breaker
• Sneakbo - When I Wake Up (feat. Moliy)
• Neila - Score (feat. PHABO)
• Valerie June & Stax Music Academy - High Note
• Steff Marvin - Face (feat. YGTUT)
• OMB Peezy - Sega
• West Gold, Nhale & Bishop Snow - Keep Control
• RiskTakerLeek - This Way (FA Freestyle)
• che - Pizza Time
• Double A.B., Dub Sonata & Roc Marciano - Lord Knows (Blockhead Remix)
• Dom Perryon - GTA III (feat. 1100 Himself)
• Lefty Gunplay, Mac Critter & Cypress Moreno - Fully Activated
• Raury - Bloom (feat. Just Adam & Hirsh)
• AG Lotti - FETT (feat. Trapland Pat)
• demahjiae & Ovrkast. - TED TALK
• T-Shyne - Glorious
• Crazy Point - Recordan2
• Nyck Caution - Emotional Trauma
• John Glacier & Kwes Darko - Steady As I Am
• Kilo Kish - Leaving? (Remastered)
• Sam Wise - Escape the Maze
• Raquel Rodriguez - Back To Me
• Chap D - Swangin' Sideways (feat. Premo Rice)
• Boondawg - ZAHLTAG
• Rheymo. - SELFISH (feat. Chris Patrick)
• Hurricane Wisdom - Foul Life
• TheARTI$T - Love Somebody
• Snotty Nose Rez Kids & Travis Thompson - KALEIDOSCOPE
• Deca - Men in Black
• Nef the Pharaoh - Hello
• 1up Tee - I Did It
• EBK BCKDOE - Reno Flow
• Marco Plus, Domani & Rueben Vincent - Freedom
• Previous Industries (Open Mike Eagle, Video Dave & STILL RIFT) & Child Actor - Zayre
• CRIMEAPPLE & Big Ghost Ltd. - RE-ROCK
• G4 Boyz - Ride 4 Baba
• Casper TNG, K Money & Streameum - BZYYY
• Mighty Mark & Cakes Da Killa - Work Ya Body
• John Wells - Free U Again
• Bizarre - Who got a Problem?*
• bbymutha - Sheesh Battle*
• Reaper Mook & Da$H - Max 'Pagne
• Vayda - I Might Jus
• J. Stalin - Spoiled (feat. Slimmy B)
• Nappy Nina & Swarvy - Out the Park
• Calm., Time & AwareNess - Miyamoto Flow (feat. Tha God Fahim & DJ Pain 1)
• Tochi Bedford - 2018 (feat. Len)
• Numbz, Furious Stylez & Skyzoo - Good Vibes
• Homeboy Sandman - People
• POLO PERKS <3 <3 <3 & FearDorian - Skatepark
• YSR Gramz, Mari Peso & Ranvo - Like Yo Dad
• Ben Sheps - Handsome Money (feat. Jae Skeese)
• Cuzzo & Heem B$F - Know Your Lane
• DAMU UP & Kenzo B - SMD
• Bashy - Sticky
• Pollito Trapper - 3iO
• Mickey Diamond & RICKS73 - Fungo
• Sick Stop - TIREDXTOMORROW (Remix) [feat. MFnMelo & Theisy]
• Kent Loon - House on the Hills
• Droop Pop - Neva Left (feat. Dark Lo)
• Tanya Morgan - Walk My Way
• Slump - Bleeding Prolongs the Validity of Death (feat. Tony Bontana)

Old Drop Watches

2023 and 2024 Calendar

April's big inflation reveal: The meme trade has been a fun diversion, but the serious business is here: the April Consumer Price Index reading is set for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. Prices rose 0.4% over the prior month, matching March's pace and bringing the annual inflation rate down to 3.4%. Stripping out food and energy costs, economists expect core inflation fell to 3.6% annually in April, which would be the slowest pace in about three years. ‌
Biden hits China with tariffs: The White House announced a suite of new tariffs on Chinese goods on Tuesday, with a key focus on EVs. In an interview with Yahoo Finance, President Biden painted cheap goods flooding the market — subsidized by the Chinese government — as an attempt to "put everybody else out of business and then they take over." Biden also said he expects China to retaliate but that the trade conflict would be manageable. ‌
GameStop and AMC continue to surge: GameStop followed Monday's 74% gain with a 62% surge Tuesday as the company continues to ride the recent meme stock rally. AMC also saw a second day of gains, finishing Tuesday 33% higher after gaining 80% Monday. Shrewdly, the company disclosed it raised $250 million issuing stock after Monday's pop. ‌
Google's new search: Google unveiled a new way of googling at its I/O conference that, yes, involves a lot of AI. The biggest overhaul to its search engine in years will integrate its AI engine to provide complex answers to queries — with citations. This time, we hope they're real. Users will also be able to perform compound searches for more targeted results without resorting to googling multiple times. For example, the ability to search for "a gym that offers discounts for new members — and how far it is from where I live." ‌
Powell plays down PPI: Fed Chair Jerome Powell provided a timely response to Tuesday's hotter-than-expected headline number for the Producer Price Index, speaking from a panel in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Powell downplayed the hot overall number, pointing at the mixed data and backward revisions. Still, the central bank head again stressed a need to be patient and "let restrictive policy do its work." What we're watching Morning Brief is written and edited by Ethan Wolff-Mann. For the web version, click here. Follow all the action throughout the day on Yahoo Finance and on the Yahoo Finance app.
GameStop’s 'Roaring Kitty' surge doesn’t mean meme stock rally has legs. ‌ Vanguard appoints BlackRock veteran Salim Ramji as next CEO. ‌ Justice Department says Boeing violated 737 Max crash settlement. ‌ ️ Musk ordered to resume testimony in SEC Twitter probe. ‌ 3M shareholders vote down executives' pay packages. ‌ Biden expects China to retaliate to new tariffs. Here's what that might look like. ‌ Why Biden's tariffs on Chinese EVs will have little immediate impact on the US auto market What we're reading AD • SPONSORED BY SMART ASSETHave This Much Money? You May Want a Financial AdvisorMoney can't buy happiness, but research finds that if you have this much in household assets, hiring a financial advisor could potentially help. Just how much money do you need? Find out here.
Today's Takeaway is by Jared Blikre, Markets Reporter ‌ Meme stocks survived another volatility-fueled session Tuesday. ‌ Taking a page from the 2021 playbook, GameStop and AMC Entertainment led the charge. ‌ Both meme stalwarts notched gains over 74% Monday and had further doubled their share prices on the open Tuesday — only to sell off most of the day into the close. Nevertheless, after dozens of volatility halts GameStop closed the day up 62% while AMC jumped by 30%.‌ Amid some gentle coaxing by Keith Gill (aka Roaring Kitty), a slew of names familiar to Reddit boards followed — companies like Koss, Tupperware, Virgin Galactic, Hertz, and BlackBerry. ‌ But while the explosion in volatility rightfully invites comparisons to the well-known 2021 saga that played out on Reddit and across US stock exchanges, 2024 is already proving to be quite different. ‌ This year, Wall Street is driving the bus. ‌
Vanda Research crunched the numbers and reported in a note to clients that GameStop and AMC have only seen a fraction of the inflows experienced in early 2021. Flows into these names at the peak of the early 2021 frenzy were over four times Monday's volume. ‌ "Do we think more retail traders can jump in on the trend in the coming days? Yes. Do we think this is a repeat of 2021? No, and the chances we reach that stage are low," said Vanda. ‌ Without glancing at a single stock chart, it's easy to point out that 2021 was likely a historical aberration fueled by bored recipients of pandemic stimulus checks. ‌ Wall Street was caught flat-footed. Hedge funds like Melvin Capital were obliterated. ‌ But institutional investors learned from the 2021 episode and are better prepared now, argues Vanda. ‌ "Quant/hedge funds are much better equipped to handle these situations nowadays," Vanda senior vice president Marco Iachini noted. "If anything, we believe the chances that they participate along with retail in the squeeze but also lean against and then exit these trades ahead of retail traders are high." ‌
As of Monday's close, the portion of share turnover in GameStop attributable to retail investors averaged 7% over the prior five days — and that number was only slightly higher for AMC. In 2021, the averages and spikes were materially higher, indicating much greater participation by retail traders. ‌ Data in the options market confirms a similar story. ‌ But the biggest difference this year might just be the lack of one single, coherent narrative like the meme story that captured headlines in 2021. ‌ Only last week, we wrote about the recent resurgence of volatility in meme names. "In a critical break from prior trading epochs, much of the recent meme stock volatility is being fueled by material news and fundamentals, like earnings, as opposed to Reddit posts," we wrote. Why the 2024 meme stock action is much tamer than 2021 — so far Indeed, our (unofficial) Yahoo Finance meme stock heat map reveals impressive returns over the last two days that are mostly green across the board. But aside from GameStop and AMC, these daily returns are decidedly not triple digits as they were three years ago. ‌ In fact, the bigger names on this list — like Coinbase, Carvana, and Palantir — have been making their gains the old-fashioned way: around earnings and bitcoin fundamentals.
How much Wednesday's inflation print surprises economists — up or down — will be of particular importance during Wednesday's trading day. ‌ But analyzing market action from CPI release days back to May 2023's print, the equity research team at Goldman Sachs led by David Kostin found that "interest rate sensitive pockets of the equity market typically experience particularly large moves on CPI days regardless of the magnitude of the surprise." Chart of the day As seen in the chart above, non-profitable tech and the small-cap Russell 2000 index (^RUT) have moved significantly more depending on where the inflation print lands over the past year. ‌ — Josh Schafer, Markets Reporter
Wednesday ‌ ‌ ‌ Thursday ‌ ‌ ‌ Friday ‌ ‌ Earnings and economic calendar Economic data: Consumer Price Index, month-over-month, April (+0.4% expected, +0.4% previously); Core CPI, month-over-month, April (+0.3% expected, +0.4% previously); CPI, year-over-year, April (+3.4% expected, +3.5% previously); Core CPI, year-over-year, April (+3.6% expected, +3.8% previously); Real average hourly earnings, year-over-year, April (+0.6% previously); MBA Mortgage Applications, week ending May 10 (+2.6%); Retail sales, month-over-month, April (+0.4% expected, +0.7% previously); Retail sales ex auto and gas, April (+0.1% expected, +1% previously); NAHB housing market index, May (51 expected, 51 previously)
Earnings: Cisco, Dole, Monday.com, Super League Economic data: Initial jobless claims, week ending May 11 (233,000 previously); Housing starts month-over-month, April (8.6% expected, -14.7% prior); Building permits month-over-month, April (+1.6% expected, -3.7% prior); Philadelphia Business Outlook, May (8.7 expected, 15.5 prior); Import prices, month-over-month, April (+0.2% expected, +0.4% previously); Export prices, month-over-month, April (+0.2% expected, +0.3% previously); Industrial production, month-over-month, April (+0.2% expected, +0.4% previously)
Earnings: Walmart, Applied Materials, Baidu, JD.com, John Deere, Take-Two Interactive, Under Armour Economic data: Leading index, April (-0.2% expected, -0.3% previously) Earnings: No notable earnings.

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It's Mother's day this weekend. Don't forget about your mom!

THURSDAY - MAY 9th

Nicki Minaj @ Toyota Center @ 8PM With MONICA
Ongoing - Happy Hour @ MFAH @ 5PM Meet your friends at the MFAH for the best night of the week. Explore the campus, visit the galleries, and get a drink at the bar. General admission is free.
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Screening @ Market Square Park @ 8PM
Kenny Chesney @ Woodlands Pavilion @ 7:30PM With Megan Moroney
Blackberry Smoke @ 713 Music Hall @ 8PM
Theo Lawrence @ Discovery Green @ 7PM
Brother Cane @ Warehouse Live @ 6PM
Rowdy + Wellborn Road @ Scout Bar @ 8:20PM

FRIDAY - MAY 10th

Experience Europe Day @ POST @ 7PM Embark on a European adventure with vibrant culture, delectable cuisine, captivating music, and more from across the Atlantic.
Kurt Elling Quartet + Danilo Pérez @ Wortham Theater @ 8PM DACAMERA presents world-renowned Grammy winning artist Kurt Elling and pianist Danilo Pérez in a stand-out jazz concert.
Echo & The Bunnymen @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM
Waxahatchee @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM With Good Morning
Cosmic Gate @ Stereo Live @ 10PM
Bobby Nsenga @ Warehouse Live @ 7PM

SATURDAY - MAY 11th

Houston Art Bike Parade and Festival @ MacGregor Park @ 9AM Celebrate culture and community at this fun, family-friendly event featuring a bike parade, live music, art activities, food & drinks, and more!
Bring Your Own Beamer @ Menil @ 8:30PM This special event allows visitors to bring their own video, film, overhead projector, or slide imagery to be experienced on the museum’s vast facade.
Ongoing - Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville
Ongoing - Farmers Market @ Market Square Park @ 9AM This spring, enjoy Houston’s best vendors in the very heart of downtown!
‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ Screening @ MFAH @ 9PM
Funny Marco & Bobbi Althoff Comedy Show @ Bayou Music Center @ 7:30PM
Empire State Jazz Festival @ Discovery Green @ 12PM Enjoy live smooth jazz performances by nationally recognized artists at this family-friendly festival perfect for Mother’s Day celebrations!
Beethoven & Bruckner in Concert @ The Hobby Center @ 7PM Texas Medical Center Orchestra invites listeners for a concert of timeless classical melodies from Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4.
Jacob Collier @ 713 Music Hall @ 7:30PM
Xavi @ House of Blues @ 7PM
Taylor Acorn @ House of Blues @ 7PM
Gavin DeGraw @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM With Kevin Garrett
Slowdive @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM With Drab Majesty
Shwayze @ Last Concert Cafe @ 8PM
Ian Moore Band @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM With Restos
Acraze @ Stereo Live @ 10PM
K-Pop Club Bight ft. Yuka K @ Warehouse Live @ 9PM

SUNDAY - MAY 12th

‘In The Fiddler’s House’ Concert @ Jones Hall @ 7:30PM In this special performance, Houston Symphony Artistic Partner Itzhak Perlman presents his collection of traditional klezmer music.
Dale Elliott Stand Up @ House of Blues @ 4PM / 7:30PM
Jazzy Sundays @ Discovery Green @ 5PM Featuring Doreen Ketchens
Tank @ Smart Financial Centre @ 8PM R&B Money Tour Featuring Keri Hilson and Carl Thomas
The Motet @ Last Concert Cafe @ 8PM
Alejandro Aranda @ White Oak Music Hall @ 8PM
Minutes to Midnight: Linkin Park Experience @ Warehouse Live @ 2PM

All Weekend

FRIDAY & SATURDAY - A Night of Celebration with Houston Ballet @ Miller Outdoor Theatre @ 8PM The internationally renowned Houston Ballet dancers will be showcasing incredible athleticism and artistry from some of the most famous and beloved ballets over the last 20 years.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY - ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ in Concert @ Jones Hall This concert features the film in high-definition, on a giant screen, while a live orchestra performs John Williams’ unforgettable score.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Mother’s Day Weekend @ MFAH Bayou Bend Celebrate Mother’s Day with free admission for mothers, complimentary drinks and snacks, live harpist, and art pieces that tell the stories of motherhood.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Sugar Land Jazz Festival @ Crown Festival Park Featuring Boney James, Robert Glasper, Tower of Power, & more!
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Aventura @ Toyota Center @ 8PM
All weekend - Ralph Barbosa Stand Up @ Houston Improv
All weekend - ‘Someone Like You: The Music of Adele’ Concert @ Art Factory This powerful concert experience, delivered in an intimate candlelit setting, promises an unforgettable evening of Adele’s chart-topping hits.
All weekend - ‘The Sound of Music’ Opera @ Wortham Theater LAST CHANCE - Acclaimed director Francesca Zambello incorporates songs from both the theatrical version and its famous cinematic adaptation into her new opera production.
All weekend - ‘Othello: The Remix’ Musical @ Stages Repertory Theatre This production takes ‘The Tragedy of Othello’ to a whole new level in this lit Hip Hop remix as an onstage DJ spins Shakespeare’s legendary masterpiece of jealousy, revenge and passion.
All weekend - ‘The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical’ @ Crighton Theatre Adapted from the best-selling book by Rick Riordan and featuring a thrilling original rock score this new musical production is an action-packed mythical adventure for the whole family!
All weekend - ‘The Emporium’ Play @ Alley Theatre Thornton Wilder’s unfinished masterpiece comes to life for the first time, and the audience gets to be an active participant in the very fabric of the play!
All weekend - ‘On Midnight, Friday the Thirteenth’ Play @ Ensemble Theatre Help investigate a murder mystery in this intriguing and exciting dark comedy.
All weekend - ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ Play @ The George Theatre LAST CHANCE - This story about a unique and unlikely friendship between a Jewsih woman and a Black man in 1940s in Georgia reminds us of the common humanity and the value of life.
All weekend - ‘The Father’ Play @ 4th Wall Theatre LAST CHANCE - The play questions the nature of identity, memory, and the human experience, as it explores the profound impact that dementia can have on individuals and their loved ones.

Ongoing Special Events and Museum Exhibitions

Ongoing - ‘Jurassic World’ Exhibition @ Katy Mills The limited-time globally sold-out exhibition immerses audiences of all ages in scenes inspired by the beloved film. Discover the science of jurassic world and walk in the land of jurassic giants, closer than ever before!
Ongoing - Dinosaurs @ Houston Zoo Trek through a lush forest trail to see life-sized animatronic creatures, including the fan favorite T-rex, Brachiosaurus, Edmontonia, and more!
Ongoing - Sloomoo Exhibition @ Marq E Entertainment Center Immerse yourself in the joy of sensory play with Sloomoo Institute’s colorful world of never-ending, hand-crafted slime, yummy scents, and soothing ASMR delights.
Ongoing - ‘Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism’ Exhibition @ MFAH The exhibition presents, for the first time in the United States, the origins and legacy of fauvism through paintings, drawings, and watercolors by Henri Matisse and André Derain.
Ongoing - ‘Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence’ Exhibition @ MFAH Wiley’s monumental, large-scale paintings of Black and Brown individuals confront and challenge the silence surrounding systemic violence and injustice.
Ongoing - ‘Ruth Asawa Through Line’ Exhibition @ Menil The exhibition presents drawings, collages, watercolors, and sketchbooks showing the breadth of Ruth Asawa’s innovative and profound practice.
Ongoing - ‘Janet Sobel: All-Over’ Exhibition @ Menil See the pioneering work of Janet Sobel and her ‘All-Over’ abstract expressionist painting technique which inspired generations of artists, including Jackson Pollock.
Ongoing - ‘Hayv Kahraman: The Foreign Us’ Exhibition @ Moody Center for the Arts LAST CHANCE - Kahraman’s first solo exhibition features works informed by the artist’s Iraqi-Kurdish heritage and experience as a refugee while highlighting her research-driven practice.

Hey, yall seem nice here. We're coming into town for a regional roller derby tournament in late June. Checking the calendar for when we'll be there, we have the opportunity to see the Of Montreal and the Pixies & Modest Mouse if we make a week out of it, so that's what we're going to do!
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Questions:

1. Easy Answer. Fuck Airbnb
2. My wife is too short to see the band if anyone is in front of her - What are my best options for her to see? Pixies are playing at Germania and Of Montreal is playing at the Mohawk. If we buy GA can we get there early and stand at the front, or do we need to buy some kind of upgraded tickets? Do the seated areas all have decent visibility? For Pixies/Modest Mouse cost isn't really an issue, of Montreal isn't as dear to us and might not justify as much of an outlay.
3. Farm Bill Drinks - I've gotten real used to having a low dose delta drink with dinner or out at the bar. Since Birmingham is a smaller, lamer city than Austin, I assume that Austin will have options too; but our hemp drinks are also based out of our beer culture and we do have an oversized (again, for a small, lame city) brewery scene, maybe we actually outperform on this one thing. Anyway, where should I set my expectations? Will some restaurants have options? Do I need to go to any special stores to pick something up, or are they widely available? What are your best-tasting local ones?
4. Tubing & River - So it seems easy to book a tube trip on the San Marcos. As someone who is 40+ and never rushed, is this going to be pleasant or are chads going to be pelting us with beer cans the whole time? Are there some other options? There's that one super cool picture of a hole, is that worth the time or is it just photogenic?
5. Taco Church - 20 years ago, someone took me to Maria's Taco Xpress on a Sunday morning and blew my mind. Now I'm finally making it back to Austin and it's closed. Is there anything else that's replaced it in the local zeitgeist, or does it live solely in the memories of those who cherished it?
6. How do I keep coming up with questions?
7. South(ish) Austin or somewhere else - The venue for the regionals hasn't been announced yet, but it looks like the team usually bouts in the Austin Sports Center. It looks like there's an Aloft hotel right there, would it be worth it to book a room there, or better to be somewhere closer to downtown, the University, or somewhere else? We like holding hands and walking down sidewalks, but probably not in places with zero shade.
8. Parking v Uber v CapMetro - I'm from the easiest to park in mid-sized city in America. I know Austin will be worse. We'll have a car with us and I won't be drunk at any point, but will parking usually make it better to just take a cab? Is your public transit useful to visitors, or is it like ours and only barely useful for locals?

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I wanted a habit tracker that wasn't a calendar view with check boxes for desired habits rather I something that would enable more analytic data on specific habits. I found a YouTube Video, and I typed the following out as shown, altering only my specific habits. I have a Days Database, and Habit Database. On the Days the Keystone habits shows if I completed the habit or not.
lets( habit1, "Walking", habit2, "Read Ten Pages", habit3, "Drink a gallon of water", habit4, "Workout 45 Minutes", habit5, "Track and Stick to Marcos", habit6, "PrayeMeditation", allHabits, Habits .format(), habitStatuses, [ if (allHabits.contains(habit1), "✅" + habit1 + "🚫" + habit1), if (allHabits.contains(habit2), "✅" + habit2 + "🚫" + habit2), if (allHabits.contains(habit3), "✅" + habit3 + "🚫" + habit3), if (allHabits.contains(habit4), "✅" + habit4 + "🚫" + habit4), if (allHabits.contains(habit5), "✅" + habit5 + "🚫" + habit5), if (allHabits.contains(habit6), "✅" + habit6 + "🚫" + habit6) ] ).style("gray")
The following errors: Function if expects 3 arguments, but only 2 were provided. [551,611] Function if expects 3 arguments, but only 2 were provided. [621,6....
CoPilot and ChatGPT3.5 just keep giving me the same formula back out.
Update: Solved.
Just goes to show that GPT's are not an end all be all at this time. When I pasted the corrected formulas for the concatenation operation with a "+" forms a single string. If I understand the use of a comma makes an array which is not the desired result of the formula resulting in errors.