The Grassy Knoll Boys Take a Shot
At the Live Oak Coffeehouse

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


OCTOBER 2006 (Austin, Texas) – The Live Oak Coffeehouse this month
hosts The Grassy Knoll Boys, a bluegrass group, in a performance
benefiting Spirit Reins, a local organization that helps kids in
trouble learn responsibility through taking care of horses on a Hill
Country ranch. Off Center, a group of local teen-agers, will open the
show. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 13, at the Live
Oak Unitarian Universalist Church in Northwest Austin/Cedar Park.

Admission is $10 or a season pass. Student tickets are available at
half-price, $5. Tickets may be purchased online in advance of the
concert, using the secure PayPal service, at
www.liveoakuu.org/coffee/tickets.html.

Three-quarters of the gate goes to the performers, and one-quarter to
the selected charity. Since the coffeehouse is an all-volunteer,
not-for-profit organization, all of the money from admissions paid at
the door and season passes goes to the performers and the charity.

Spirit Reins is a non-profit organization powered by a passion for
children and horses. Our mission is to provide hope and healing to
at-risk youth and families in crisis by combining the healing power of
horses with the beauty of the Texas Hill Country. Our vision is to
create an environment that allows children and families the
opportunity to be emotionally and physically involved in their own
healing process. By utilizing equine-assisted growth and learning
programs and other related activities, individuals are empowered to
develop new tools to deal with today and the incentive to hope for a
brighter tomorrow. For more information, visit the organization's Web
site at www.spiritreins.org.

The Grassy Knoll Boys is a classic bluegrass quintet with tight
three-part harmonies, plenty of instrumental chops, and an edgy
repertoire of bluegrass originals and lesser known hillbilly, blues,
gospel, and work tunes. The band was born when Austin native Will
Walden (guitar, lead vocals) met recent arrival David Hamburger
(dobro, vocals) and insisted that they form a band immediately. After
recruiting Alex Rueb (mandolin, vocals), Mark Cavage (banjo), and
Vance Hazen (bass), the band was off, blazing down the proverbial
bluegrass music interstate.

Off Center is a collection of talented young musicians and songwriters
from north Austin. Brenna, Marty, and Britagne are all students of
guitar teacher Bill Branch, and have their own histories in music.
Along with the guitar, Brenna has studied violin, Marty cello, and
Britagne piano. Brenna and Marty have played together for almost four
years, and Britagne joined them about a year ago. The band just
released their first CD, "Song for a Song," and play gigs around the
Austin area. They have recently added drummer Sam Kalk to the mix.
Their sound is sophisticated, smooth, yet fun, and they live up to
their claim to not sound like "hopefully, not your average teen band."

Doors open at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 13, 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 NINTH YEAR.