Alex Cameron returns to White Oak after eight years

Alex Cameron plays the 200-capacity Upstairs room at White Oak Music Hall on March 29, his first Houston show since January 2019 and his first since three new albums.

Alex Cameron last played Houston on Jan. 30, 2019, at White Oak Music Hall. He's going back to the same address, but this time it's a much smaller room.

Alex Cameron plays White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs) on Monday, March 29, 2027, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $33.80 through Ticketmaster, and the room holds about 200.

A lot has happened in the eight years since that January night. Cameron's next record, Miami Memory, came out later in 2019. After that came Oxy Music, which Brooklyn Vegan covered when he announced it alongside a tour and the single "Best Life." This year he released his fifth studio album, Late to Set.

According to Stereogum and The Line of Best Fit, Late to Set came out July 24 and was self-released, a change from the label releases that came before it. "Red Hook Rain" was the first single. So Houston hasn't seen him play any of the three records since his last visit.

The past few months have been busy. Brooklyn Vegan reports that Cameron spent the fall opening for The Strokes in the UK and Europe and playing his own North American headline dates, including two nights at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn in September. Going from opening for The Strokes to a Monday night in a 200-capacity room upstairs in Houston is quite a change in scale.

Eight years, three albums, and one of the smaller rooms in town.

For a performer like Cameron, a small room is a good thing. A room of about 200 means nobody is far from the stage. For anyone who caught the 2019 show, this will look and feel very different, and for anyone who found him through Miami Memory or Late to Set, it's the first chance to see those songs in Houston.

A Monday-night show at $33.80 is easy to put off until the week of, but a room this small won't stay open long. Fans who waited eight years for the next Houston date shouldn't take a chance on the last few tickets.

Listen to Late to Set before March, and get there early to get close to the front.

Sources: JamBase listing: Alex Cameron at White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs) (jambase.com); Stereogum: Alex Cameron announces new album Late to Set, hear 'Red Hook Rain' (stereogum.com); The Line of Best Fit: Alex Cameron announce new record Late to Set (thelineofbestfit.com); Brooklyn Vegan: Alex Cameron announces new album, tour, shares 'Red Hook Rain' (brooklynvegan.com); Brooklyn Vegan: Alex Cameron announces new LP Oxy Music, tour, shares 'Best Life' video (brooklynvegan.com); Infoconcert: Alex Cameron en concert, nouvel album Miami Memory (infoconcert.com)