after 6, you can park in the street. i've seen several shows there and i always park in the street and have only gotten the SRO seats and have been fine. willie nelson last halloween and santigold. i have no info on the food/drink service if you get seats. lined up for decemberists on 10/2 and artic monkeys on 10/3.
Valet parking is also $10. That's what we usually do since it's about the same as the garages nearby. Not much open as far as pre-party places around HOB. Personally I like Flying Saucer if I'm going to be downtown. There is usually a pretty good crowd there for happy hour, or at least there was when I've been there.
turns out, we have decided to sell the tickets to the artic monkeys concert at HOB. are you interested in buying them? my husband has a friend in town this weekend and we'll be taking him around houston. i'll post in the buy/sell section too and on my fb, but thought i'd try here first. selling at ticket price of $23.50 for general admission on 10/3 at 7 PM. first come first serve. we can meet you somewhere in houston to exchange tickets for the face value of $47.