New Season of Live Oak Coffeehouse
Premieres in January

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Jeff Dorsch, Concert Publicity: 925-7874
Concert Line: 219-9008
Coffeehouse Web Site: www.liveoakuu.org/coffee


DECEMBER 2003 (Austin, Texas) - The Live Oak Coffeehouse Concert Series kicks
off its seventh year of monthly concerts benefiting local charities and
service organizations in January.

Since January of 1998, the Live Oak Coffeehouse has been presenting live
musical performances. One-quarter of the gate always goes to the beneficiary,
which is usually selected by the headlining artists that month. The coffeehouse
is
an all-volunteer organization, with its expenses covered by donations from
local businesses and concertgoers.

January of 2004 marks the start of the 13th season put on by the Live Oak
Coffeehouse, and the second season to be housed in the coffeehouse's outstanding
new home in Cedar Park. Musicians who have played at the coffeehouse in recent
months give glowing reviews to the facility's sound and lighting systems, not
to mention a spacious stage that leaves plenty of room for those "special
guests" who often turn up at coffeehouse performances.

Here's our Spring 2004 season schedule. All shows are on Fridays, with the
music beginning at 7:30 p.m. each night.
JANUARY 9, 2004: Berkley Hart of San Diego, California. Stephen Taylor of
Austin to open.
FEBRUARY 13, 2004: Peter Mayer of Stillwater, Minnesota. Opener to be
announced.
MARCH 12, 2004: Austin's Sarah Pierce and the Healers. Opener to be announced.
APRIL 23, 2004: Terri Allard of Batesville, Virginia, and Andrew McKnight of
Middleburg, Virginia.
MAY 21, 2004: Rachel Bissex of Burlington, Vermont, and Stephanie Corby of
Austin.

Background on the artists:

Berkley Hart is Jeff Berkley and Calman Hart. The powerhouse duo combines two
songwriting souls with the fundamental guts of rock-n-roll. Berkley Hart
blend their distinctive voices and solid musicianship to create sounds founded
in
American roots rock with folk longevity and raw energy. Think The Band meets
Woody Guthrie meets The Who. Their debut record, "Wreck 'n' Sow," in 2000,
garnered them top honors at the San Diego Music Awards. With the release of
their
second album, "Something To Fall Back On," Berkley Hart kick it up a notch,
bringing together a full band for an all-out rock 'n' roll experience. It's easy
to understand why they've been hailed as "two songwriting gurus with a
harmony more powerful than moonshine."

Stephen Taylor has been charming audiences worldwide for more than two
decades. He has released two solo recordings and has performed thousands of
shows
from Miami to Boulder, Honolulu to Austin. A typical performance with Stephen
will include everything from thoughtful original compositions to rollicking
blues.

Peter Mayer writes songs for a small planet-songs about interconnectedness
and the human journey; songs about the beauty and the mystery of the world.
Whimsical, humorous, and profound, his music takes you up mountains, across
oceans, into space, and back home again. A native of Minnesota with a background
in
theology, Peter is not big on love songs, but prefers delving into science,
nature, and things spiritual. Peter's latest CD is entitled "Earth Town Square"
and features 13 new original songs. He is currently working on a collection of
songs for winter solstice, which is due out in 2004, as well as a new
songbook. Peter is an artist of relevance and insight whose music is not to be
missed.

Sarah Pierce was born in Rockford, Illinois and raised in rural Texas and
Colorado. She has a wonderfully unique sound. Her music is a blend of both old
and new world sensibilities. The Los Angeles Times stated, "Sarah Pierce seems a
likely candidate for contemporary music fame." On her new release, "Love's
The Only Way," Sarah takes a step closer to that reality. With each song, her
lyrics daze with elegant poetry that carries the listener over wide musical
vistas on each soul-bearing turn of her incomparable voice.

Terri Allard has an extraordinary talent for capturing the human spirit in
her songs. With power-packed vocals and infectious energy, she has the uncanny
ability of moving her audiences to pin-drop silence. The Virginia-based
singer/songwriter has taken her rootsy blend of folk, country, and acoustic pop
to
countless clubs, coffeehouses and festivals throughout the U.S. She has been a
finalist at many folk festivals, including Kerrville. "Makes No Sense," Terri's
fourth recording, was produced by Bruce Hornsby sideman, Bobby Read. The CD
is a collection of Terri's country-folk originals, including "Anna Carolyn,"
written with Mary Chapin Carpenter. Rootsy instrumentation and tight harmonies
tastefully support Terri's signature smoky alto on songs about love, hope, good
times, and sadness.

Environmental engineer-turned-songwriter Andrew McKnight is a high-energy
crowd pleaser for audiences nationwide, from intimate unplugged house concerts
to
large stages such as the New Artist showcases at the Falcon Ridge Folk,
Kerrville Folk and Napa Valley Music Festivals. Equal parts Shenandoah Valley
storyteller and poet blended with the ever-present passions of the historian,
geographer and naturalist, his rurally based music reflects an oral history
built
on the past while firmly musically rooted in the present; "blends wry and
romantic stories with keen tuneful observations in a delicious mix of folk,
blues,
and bluegrass...a man not to be missed!" (The National Theatre). Andrew frames
his stories and observations in a diverse southern " 'mountain gumbo' brand
of music that mixes folk, blues and bluegrass in one appealing and energetic
sound" (Norwich Bulletin).

Rachel Bissex loves playing and singing, and has had the honor of performing
at many great concert halls, church basements, coffee shops and festivals.
She's opened for many fab famous people like Ray Charles, Joan Armatrading,
Shawn
Colvin, and more. Her pals over the years include Catie Curtis, Rick Kolow,
Dar Williams, Karen Savoca, and many more who she's shared the stage with,
singing harmony and grooving on their great vibes. Rachel's poise on stage and
ease with her audience has made her a favorite at coffeehouses and at folk
concerts from Miami to Vermont. Her stage patter is full of wit and humor, and
the
content of her songs is sometimes political, sometimes personal, and usually
powerful.

Stephanie Corby possesses a rich, powerful voice that transcends the borders
of musical style. This soulful songstress has successfully fused her
classical, jazz and blues backgrounds into a distinct R&B-flavored acoustic
sound.
Singer/songwriter Ellis Paul says the following about Stephanie's voice: "She
has
the kind of voice that makes the waters part; loud, sweet, and soulful…she
could have saved Moses a lot of trouble."

Stay tuned for further information on a special show!

Doors open at 7 p.m. on Friday, January 9, at the Live Oak Unitarian
Universalist Church, located at 3315 El Salido Parkway, Cedar Park. For driving
directions, visit the church's Web site at www.liveoakuu.org or call 219-9008.


THE LIVE OAK COFFEEHOUSE - GREAT MUSIC FOR GOOD CAUSES.
NOW IN OUR SIXTH YEAR.