It is so hot, and you really want to go to a nice, cool movie theater
and see "Snakes On A Plane." Well, do that later this weekend; it's
going to be hot on Saturday and Sunday, too.

Tonight, at 7:30 p.m., we'll open the fall 2006 season of the Live Oak
Coffeehouse Concert Series, presenting the totally awesome duo, Albert
& Gage! Christine Albert and Chris Gage are two of the most beloved
musicians in Austin, and that's saying a lot in a town full of
talented musicians. Opening the show is the equally awesome George
Ensle. Tonight's concert is a benefit for Swan Songs, a local project
that brings live music to people near the end of their lives.

Doors will open at 7 p.m. at the air-conditioned Live Oak UU Church in
Northwest Austin/Cedar Park. Admission is $10 or a season pass and, as
always, includes gourmet coffee and pastries. Call 219-9008 or visit
the church's Web site at www.liveoakuu.org for driving directions.

And don't forget we'll host our second show of the season in just
three weeks, on Friday, September 8, when we will present The
Malvinas, performing in a benefit for Austin SafePlace. Mary Melena is
scheduled to open the show.

See you there!

One week from tonight, we'll kick off the 2006 fall season w/a
performance by the amazing duo of Albert & Gage. George Ensle will
open the show, which is a benefit for Swan Songs, a local project that
brings music to people near the end of their lives.

To get a preview of next week's artists, check out their podcasts at
www.austinconnection.net!

Doors will open at 7 p.m. next Friday at the Live Oak UU Church in
Northwest Austin/Cedar Park and the music will start at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is $10 at the door or a season pass. As always, your paid
admission includes gourmet coffee and pastries.

And we'll have a quick turnaround on our second show of the season,
which will be on Friday, September 8. Headlining the show is Las
Malvinas, with Mary Melena opening. The show is a benefit for Austin
SafePlace.

Please visit www.liveoakuu.org/coffee for details on the fall season!
You can even buy a season pass or tickets in advance online, using PayPal!

Albert & Gage and George Ensle both have free podcasts available on
www.austinconnection.net. Check it out and get a preview of the August
18 coffeehouse!

              Live Oak Coffeehouse Season
              Kicks Off with Albert & Gage;
             Terri Hendrix Set for November

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


JULY 2006 (Austin, Texas) – A series of five concerts will be
presented this fall by the Live Oak Coffeehouse, offering a wide
variety of performing artists. Each show will benefit a local charity
or service organization.

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.

This is the line-up of performers for the fall season. All shows will
be held on Friday evenings at the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist
Church in Northwest Austin/Cedar Park, which presents the coffeehouse
as a community outreach program. In the "UU" tradition, there is no
proselytizing or recruiting at the coffeehouse; the church is giving
back to the local community in general and to the Austin music
community in particular.

AUGUST 18: Albert & Gage; George Ensle to open
SEPTEMBER 8: The Malvinas; Mary Melena to open
OCTOBER 13: The Grassy Knoll Boys
NOVEMBER 10: Terri Hendrix with Lloyd Maines
DECEMBER 8: The Freddie Steady 5; Edge City to open

Individual admissions to each show are $10 (except for the November 10
show, which will be $15), and students are admitted for half-price.
Season passes are available for $40 and will include all five shows.

The August 18 season opener will benefit Swan Songs, an Austin-based
project designed to organize private concerts for individuals and
families living with life-threatening illness. Patients have the
opportunity to request a favorite style of music or local area
musician. By bringing live music directly to the home, hospital, or
hospice facility, Swan Songs helps to create a healing and comforting
environment through the fulfillment of musical wishes at the end of
life. For more information, visit the organization's Web site at
www.swansongs.org.

Doors open at 7 p.m. on Friday, August 18, 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.

The Live Oak Coffeehouse's fall season is starting in two weeks, on
Friday, August 18. OK, that's not the secret.

Here's the deal: You can buy a season pass for $40. That gets you into
all five shows.

We'll even make it easy for you. You can buy a season pass online! Go
to www.liveoakuu.org/coffee/seasonpass.html and buy a season pass
using PayPal, the secure online service. Do it before the season opens
on August 18 w/our concert featuring the outstanding Albert & Gage!

Here's the really good part: Our November 10 concert, featuring Terri
Hendrix with Lloyd Maines, will have a $15 admission price at the
door. If you buy a season pass, you get to see Terri Hendrix, one of
the most popular performers at the Kerrville Folk Festival, and Lloyd
Maines, quite possibly the hottest music producer in Texas and a dang
fine musician in his own right, for $8! That's nearly half price!

Let's review: Season pass is $40, or $8 per show, including the Terri
Hendrix/Lloyd Maines concert.

You'll feel so smart after buying a Live Oak Coffeehouse season pass!
We'll let that be our little secret. Shhh.

At 7:30 p.m. TONIGHT, we'll present The Hudsons in a benefit
performance for GENaustin, the Girls Empowerment Network! Greg Klyma
will open the show!

Admission is $10 or a season pass, and includes our famous gourmet
coffee and pastries.

Doors will open at 7 p.m. at the Live Oak UU Church in Northwest
Austin/Cedar Park. Call 219-9008 or visit www.liveoakuu.org for
driving directions.

And check out our Web site for details on the exciting Fall 2006
season, which will include performances by Terri Hendrix with Lloyd
Maines, Christine Albert and Chris Gage, and others! Go to
www.liveoakuu.org/coffee/coffeeup.html.

See you there!

Locals Only!
                      The Live Oak Coffeehouse

                          Hosts The Hudsons

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


MAY 2006 (Austin, Texas) – The Live Oak Coffeehouse this month
presents The Hudsons, a local trio, in a benefit performance for
GENaustin, an empowerment group for girls. Greg Klyma of Austin will
open the show, which is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 12, at
the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church in Northwest Austin/Cedar Park.

Admission is $10 or a season pass at the door. Gourmet coffee and
pastries are included in the price of admission.

The Live Oak Coffeehouse has been smoke-free from its inception in
1998, before it was cool or legally mandatory!

The coffeehouse, a community outreach program for the Live Oak UU
Church, also is alcohol-free, putting the emphasis on the music and
the musicians. 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.

GENaustin (Girls Empowerment Network) is an Austin-based,
not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that fosters healthy
self-esteem and leadership skills in girls by engaging them to explore
and define their personal values and to build skills that empower them
with confidence and courage to make wise choices. GENaustin was
founded in 1996. For more details, visit the group's Web site at
www.genaustin.org.

"They're the most creative songwriters in Austin right now," says
Daren Appelt, Their Biggest Fan. The Hudsons (Hudson Mueller, Brian
Hudson, and Phoebe Hunt) are an original folk-rock trio. They say,
"We've performed every Thursday at the Waterloo Icehouse in Austin
since 2002, during which we've developed a play list well over four
hours long. Mueller and Hudson write the songs, play guitars, Hunt
plays fiddle, and everyone sings. In the summer of 2003 we published
our first full-length album, `Songs About People.' "

Greg Klyma is a home-cooked meal and a vaudeville show in a fast food,
karaoke world. His music provides the perfect mix of wrist-slitters
and side splitters. Good enough to dazzle the Americana airwaves and
sharp enough to leave an impression on the eclectic college scene. No
Depression magazine (Sept-Oct. 1997) dubbed him "An artist to watch as
he follows inspirations and seeks to put his own spin on them." He has
been described as a "singer-songwriter with (an) Arlo Guthrie-esque
voice (who) writes socially conscious ballads and acoustic-guitar
ditties thick with hippie happiness that assume audiences are both
smart and able to laugh." His music is folk with a backbeat.

Doors open at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 12, 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.

Come on down to the Live Oak Coffeehouse TONIGHT to hear those heavenly
hepcats, The Studebakers! The concert is a benefit for Blue Dog Rescue,
a local organization that helps homeless dogs. Opening the show are
Stuart Adamson and Hilary Tompkins.

Admission is $15 or a season pass, and includes our famous gourmet
coffee and pastries. Doors will open at 7 p.m. at the Live Oak UU Church
in Northwest Austin/Cedar Park, and the music starts at 7:30 p.m. For
driving directions, call 219-9008 or visit the church's Web site at
www.liveoakuu.org.

And don't forget our last show of the spring season, on Friday, May 12,
when we will feature another local group, The Hudsons!

See you there!




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You may want to dance to this group! It's officially a coffeehouse
concert, but we bet there will some jumping and jiving to these tunes!

There'll Be a Hot Time at the Live Oak
Coffeehouse With The Studebakers!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information –

Jeff Dorsch, Concert Publicity: 925-7874

Concert Line: 219-9008

Coffeehouse Web Site: www.liveoakuu.org/coffee
<http://www.liveoakuu.org/coffee>



APRIL 2006 (Austin, Texas) – The Live Oak Coffeehouse this month
presents The Studebakers, in a benefit performance for Blue Dog Rescue,
a local organization that helps homeless dogs. Stuart Adamson and Hilary
Tompkins will open the show, which is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Friday,
April 14, at the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church in Northwest
Austin/Cedar Park.

Admission is $15 or a season pass at the door. Gourmet coffee and
pastries are included in the price of admission.

The Live Oak Coffeehouse has been smoke-free from its inception in 1998,
before it was cool or legally mandatory!

The coffeehouse, a community outreach program for the Live Oak UU
Church, also is alcohol-free, putting the emphasis on the music and the
musicians. 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.

Blue Dog Rescue is a volunteer organization whose purpose is to end the
needless killing of homeless dogs. Blue Dog Rescue is a 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit corporation. Your donations go directly to the care of
our dogs and are 100% tax deductible. For more information, visit the
organization's Web site at www.bluedogrescue.com
<http://www.bluedogrescue.com/> .

The Studebakers have been harmonizing since 1993, when Jill Montgomery
started the group. Her idea was to bring back the marvelous melodies and
lyrics of the songs of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, and to deliver
them with the clarity and close harmony that made them such big
favorites in those years. First to join Jill in the trio was Becky
Cavanaugh. Becky always loved to harmonize, so she was a natural fit.
Sharon Maner, who also had a natural gift for harmony, joined Jill and
Becky. Nigel Russell, who joined the Studebakers in 1994, is a premier
songwriter, singer, guitar player, fiddle player, and all around
on-the-spot raconteur. Randy Seybold, a virtuoso on the bass and jazz
guitar, has been another powerful addition to the Studebakers. December
of 1997 brought the release of the first Studebakers CD, "Now and
Then," a showcase of their musical skills. Their second CD, "The
Studebakers Greatest Hats," was released in 2000. "Christmas
with the Studebakers" was released in December of 2003, and includes
Sharon Maner's original hit, "Christmas in Texas."

"Stuart Adamson's new CD, I've Got Lonesome, is filled with that
great, classic, Texas honky-tonk sound -- as sure to be a hit on the
dance floor as the living room," says Bill Groll of Country Roots
Music. Influenced by a range of folks including Hank Williams, Conway
Twitty, Radney Foster, and even Ray Charles, Adamson has a way of
inviting an audience to participate with him in the music. Maybe you'll
just tap your foot at first, but next thing you know, you're out on the
dance floor. Hilary Tompkins joins Adamson in a newly formed
side-project, Tompkins and Adamson. The group is currently gigging
regularly in the Austin and San Antonio areas; look for a studio release
from them later this year.

Doors open at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 14, 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
<http://www.liveoakuu.org/>  or call 219-9008.

THE LIVE OAK COFFEEHOUSE – GREAT MUSIC FOR GOOD CAUSES.

NOW IN OUR NINTH YEAR.



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One week from tonight, on Friday, April 14,  we'll present the retro
rhythms of The Studebakers, in a benefit for Blue Dog Rescue,  a local
organization that helps stray dogs. Stuart Adamson and Hilary Tompkins
will open the show.

Admission is $15 or a season pass.

Doors will open at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 14, at the Live Oak UU Church
in Northwest Austin/Cedar Park, and the music starts at 7:30 p.m.

You may buy tickets in advance on our Web site, at
www.liveoakuu.org/coffee/tickets.html, and tickets will be available at
the door.

See you there!



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At 7:30 p.m. tonight, we'll present singer-songwriter extraordinaire
John Flynn in a benefit performance for Camp Dreamcatcher, a
Pennsylvania program for children whose lives are touched by HIV/AIDS.
Gordy Quist of Austin will open the show.

Admission is $10 or a season pass. You can buy tickets on our Web site
at www.liveoakuu.org/coffee/tickets.html, and tickets will be
available at the door. Your paid admission, as usual, includes our
famous gourmet coffee and pastries.

Doors will open at 7 p.m. at the Live Oak UU Church in Northwest
Austin/Cedar Park. For driving directions, call 219-9008 or visit the
church's Web site at www.liveoakuu.org.

See you there!

The Live Oak Coffeehouse

                            Welcomes John Flynn

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


FEBRUARY 2006 (Austin, Texas) – The Live Oak Coffeehouse this month
presents singer-songwriter John Flynn, in a benefit performance for
Camp Dreamcatcher, a year-round program for children whose lives are
touched by HIV/AIDS. Gordy Quist of Austin will open the show, which
is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 10, at the Live Oak
Unitarian Universalist Church in Northwest Austin/Cedar Park.

Admission is $10 or a season pass at the door. Gourmet coffee and
pastries are included in the price of admission.

The Live Oak Coffeehouse has been smoke-free from its inception in
1998, before it was cool or legally mandatory!

The coffeehouse, a community outreach program for the Live Oak UU
Church, also is alcohol-free, putting the emphasis on the music and
the musicians. 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.

Of about 40,000 new AIDS cases diagnosed each year in the U.S., half
are among people younger than 25 and a quarter are among those 21 and
younger. The effects of living with AIDS/HIV leave little time for a
child to enjoy childhood. The mission of Camp Dreamcatcher, located in
Pennsylvania, is to provide safe, supportive, and educational services
to children infected/affected by HIV/AIDS and their families. For more
information, visit the organization's Web site at www.dreamcatcher.org.

Ticket Magazine places John Flynn "at the near end of a long line of
American poets, thinkers, and folk artists, stretching from Henry
David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Walt Whitman, all the way up
to Kris Kristofferson."  Kristofferson himself praises John's
songwriting: "The truth is in the details; the gifts are an ear for
accurate dialogue, an eye for powerful imagery and anything funny, and
a heart open to surprises and the possibilities of moving the
emotions." As a young father, Flynn left a Nashville staff-writing gig
and began writing songs for his kids and for his life. These songs
yielded CDs that are informed by the trademark humanity and humor that
Flynn sees as the essential tools for parenthood and living. Recently
the 48-year-old Delaware resident has turned his attention, and his
songwriting, to the world his four children will one day inherit.

As a distinct Americana songwriter with a lyric-driven style, Gordy
Quist is equally at home in intimate listening rooms with just his
guitar and harmonica as he is in front of a five-piece electrified
band. Quist's full band shows span all genres of American roots music,
from country, folk, and blues to rock and soul. He is being touted as
both a unique songwriter with depth and an authentic voice, and as an
inspired guitar player fronting a comfortably loose American folk 'n
roll band.

Doors open at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 10, 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.

One week from tonight, on Friday, March 10, we'll host
singer-songwriter John Flynn in a benefit for Camp Dreamcatcher, a
year-round program for children whose lives have been touched by
HIV/AIDS. Gordy Quist of Austin will open the show.

Admission is $10 or a season pass; it includes our trademark gourmet
coffee and pastries.

Doors will open at 7 p.m. on March 10 at the Live Oak UU Church in
Northwest Austin/Cedar Park. The music starts around 7:30 p.m.

You can buy tickets in advance for this show and our upcoming Spring
2006 shows on our Web site, at www.liveoakuu.org/coffee/tickets.html.

And while you're there on our site, check out our Fall 2006 schedule,
which will include Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines on November 10! See
the full exciting schedule at www.liveoakuu.org/coffee/coffeeup.html.

Tonight at 7:30 p.m., we'll present Small Potatoes in a benefit
performance for the Lone Star Chapter of the National MS Society! Erik
Balkey will open the show.

Admission is $10 or a season pass. Tickets are available for advanced
purchase on our Web site and at the door.

Doors will open at 7 p.m. at the Live Oak UU Church in NW Austin/Cedar
Park. For driving directions, call 219-9008 or visit the church's Web
site at www.liveoakuu.org.

And don't forget our next show will be rolling around in three weeks!
We'll present John Flynn on Friday, March 10.

See you there!

Small Potatoes Returns
                   To 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


FEBRUARY 2006 (Austin, Texas) – The Live Oak Coffeehouse this month
presents the folk duo of Small Potatoes, in a benefit performance for
the Lone Star Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Erik
Balkey will open the show, which is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Friday,
February 17, at the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church in
Northwest Austin/Cedar Park.

Admission is $10 or a season pass at the door. Gourmet coffee and
pastries are included in the price of admission.

The Live Oak Coffeehouse has been smoke-free from its inception in
1998, before it was cool or legally mandatory!

The coffeehouse, a community outreach program for the Live Oak UU
Church, also is alcohol-free, putting the emphasis on the music and
the musicians. 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.

The Lone Star Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the
largest chapter in terms of geography, population, and monies raised,
was founded in 1955 with a mission to provide direct services to
people affected by MS and to fund research in an effort to find a cure
for the devastating effects of MS. Currently, $5.3 million is being
spent on research at medical facilities throughout our chapter. Our
chapter serves 141 counties in Texas and services an estimated 17,000
individuals with MS, their families and friends, the professionals who
serve them, and the general public. For more information, visit the
chapter's Web site at www.nationalmssociety.org/txh/home.

Small Potatoes is Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso. They first
appeared on the Live Oak Coffeehouse stage in April 2000. This
Chicago-based duo has been touring on the folk circuit since 1993 and
in that time they've become sought-after regulars at many clubs and
coffeehouses across the U.S. They have made repeat appearances at
major folk festivals, including the Kerrville Folk Festival, the
Walnut Valley Folk Festival, and Philadelphia Folk Festival. They were
one of the "most requested" acts at the 1999 Falcon Ridge New Artist
Showcase. Jacquie is also a winner of the 1998 Kerrville New Folk
Songwriting Contest. They call themselves eclecto-maniacs. They
describe their music as "Celtic to Cowboy" and say it has taken them
"years of careful indecision" to come up with a mix of music that
ranges from country, blues, and swing to Irish, with songwriting that
touches on all of those styles and more. Their two recordings, "Waltz
of the Wallflowers" and "Time Flies," on Wind River Records, cover all
these styles.

Erik Balkey is a performing songwriter based out of Philadelphia, PA.
He began songwriting as part of the Red Bank, NJ music scene in 1994
before a four-year stint in New York City. Gathering from his
experiences and from his work on songwriting craft, Balkey wrote and
recorded his debut album, "Negotiations & Compromise," in 2001.
Michael Tearson of Sing Out! magazine wrote, "These songs are
literate, exacting portraits in amber...Nicely played and beautifully
recorded, this is a very rewarding album." In July 2003, Balkey
released a seven-song EP, "God's Poet Now," as a benefit project for
the Dave Carter Memorial Fund. Buddy Mondlock calls this collection
"heartfelt songs about real emotions, gracefully portrayed."

Doors open at 7 p.m. on Friday, February 17, 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.

One week from tonight, on Friday, February 17, we'll welcome back the
folk duo of Small Potatoes! Opening the show is Philadelphia
folksinger Erik Balkey. The show is a benefit for the Lone Star
Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Doors will open at 7 p.m. next Friday at the Live Oak UU Church in
Northwest Austin/Cedar Park. Admission is $10 or a season pass.
Advanced ticket sales are available on the coffeehouse Web site. Music
starts up around 7:30 p.m.

See you there!

There's no show tonight.

That's because our first show of 2006 is tomorrow night, 7:30 p.m. on
Saturday, January 21! Come out to the Live Oak UU Church in Northwest
Austin/Cedar Park to see national flat-picking champion Steve Kaufman
in a musical benefit for Villa Santa Maria! Cooper's Uncle, a local
bluegrass group, will open the show.

Admission is $10 or a season pass. Please consider buying a season
pass! At $40 for five shows ($8 a show!), it's one of the best
entertainment values in town! Individual tickets and season passes can
be purchased in advance on our Web site, at
www.liveoakuu.org/coffee/tickets.html.

Doors will open at 7 p.m. at the Live Oak UU Church. For driving
directions, call 219-9008 or visit the church's Web site at
www.liveoakuu.org.

See you there!

Steve Kaufman Show to Benefit
                        Villa Santa Maria

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


JANUARY 2006 (Austin, Texas) – The Live Oak Coffeehouse this month
presents flat-picking champion Steve Kaufman in a benefit performance
for Villa Santa Maria, a residential treatment center. Cooper's Uncle
will open the show, which is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday,
January 21, at the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church in Northwest
Austin/Cedar Park.

Admission is $10 or a season pass at the door. Gourmet coffee and
pastries are included in the price of admission.

The Live Oak Coffeehouse has been smoke-free from its inception in
1998, before it was cool or legally mandatory!

The coffeehouse, a community outreach program for the Live Oak UU
Church, also is alcohol-free, putting the emphasis on the music and
the musicians. 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.

Villa Santa Maria is a residential community specializing in the
clinical treatment of children and families of children who are
suffering from attachment disorders. Nestled in the high desert of the
Sandia Mountains, just 15 minutes from Albuquerque, our serene campus
is an ideal therapeutic setting. The staff at Villa Santa Maria holds
the philosophy that the core of effective treatment is based on
child-centered and family-focused intervention and support. It is our
belief that all aspects of the child and family's involvement with the
Villa provide an opportunity for therapeutic intervention, positive
interaction, role modeling, and effective parenting. Our clinical
model is deeply rooted in attachment theory, and emphasizes trust and
relationships, not just behavioral issues. Villa Santa Maria is a
private, not-for-profit organization with no religious affiliation.
For more details, visit the organization's Web site at
www.villasantamaria.org.

Steve Kaufman was born into a musical family in 1957. His father was a
jazz piano player and his mother was a classically trained pianist. At
age 18 he entered the National Flatpicking Championships in Winfield,
KS and made the top 10. The following year was a wash. In 1977, Steve
took second place to Mark O'Connor and in 1978, at 21 years old, he
returned to win the championship. Then, after being barred from
competition for five years, he returned in the sixth year to win the
1984 championships. Winfield bars the winner for five years and they
can come back in the sixth year, but in 1986 they decided to open up
the contest to everyone and not bar the past years' champs. Steve
returned to win his goal. He became the winner and the first and, at
this writing, the only three-time winner of the National Flatpicking
Championships. Steve stays busy being a husband and father, running
his Kamps, tour schedule, writing books, and recording videos and CDs,
as well as owning and operating The Palace Theater in downtown
Maryville, Tennessee.

In the short time that Cooper's Uncle has been together, they have
played numerous festivals, including three years in a row at the Old
Settler's Music Festival, three showcases at the SXSW music festival,
and the Austin City Limits music festival in 2004. The band has made
numerous appearances on local television and radio, such as Fox 7's
morning news, Music on the Rooftop for News 8 Austin, KUT-FM, KLBJ-FM,
and KOOP radio. Their debut CD, "Greenwood," has showed great success
considering these boys haven't even been out of Texas yet. We're
looking forward to see what these talented young musicians come out
with next.

Doors open at 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 21, 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.

The Live Oak Coffeehouse
            Welcomes 2006 with a Hot Season of Live Music

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


DECEMBER 2005 (Austin, Texas) – The Live Oak Coffeehouse next month
will kick off its Spring 2006 season, with an exciting schedule of
performers gracing the coffeehouse stage. Following a sold-out show on
December 9 featuring the Austin Lounge Lizards and the Therapy
Sisters, the coffeehouse concert series promises to reach new heights
in attendance and performance in 2006.

Tickets for all five shows are now available on our Web site, through
the PayPal online payment service! Season passes are on sale as well,
at $40 for five shows ($42 if ordered through PayPal).

The Live Oak Coffeehouse has been smoke-free from its inception in
1998, before it was cool or legally mandatory!

The coffeehouse, a community outreach program for the Live Oak UU
Church, also is alcohol-free, putting the emphasis on the music and
the musicians. 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.

The Spring 2006 season opens on Saturday, January 21, with
flat-picking guitar sensation and champion Steve Kaufman. Opening the
show will be Cooper's Uncle, a local bluegrass band in the traditional
mold. Our previous show with Steve Kaufman sold out, so get your
tickets early on the coffeehouse Web site using the PayPal service!

On Friday, February 17, we will welcome back Chicago's own Small
Potatoes, a perennial favorite at the Kerrville Folk Festivals and
other folk venues. The duo last played at Live Oak in April 2000.
Opening the show is Erik Balkey of Red Bank, N.J.

John Flynn of Delaware, poet, musician, and father, will be our
headliner on Friday, March 10. The opening act will be announced later.

On Friday, April 14, Live Oak will host The Studebakers, the
incomparable Austin-based retro act. The Studebakers rarely play live
in town, except for their occasional, sold-out shows at Artz Rib House
in South Austin. You won't want to miss this show! Opening the evening
will be Stuart Adamson and Hilary Tompkins.

The spring season winds up on Friday, May 12, with The Hudsons, the
Austin folk-rock trio. They've been playing every Thursday night at
the Waterloo Icehouse on Sixth and Lamar since 2002, so they have
their live act down cold. The show's opener will be Greg Klyma, an
Austin singer-songwriter.

Each show is $10 for an individual ticket, except for the April show
with The Studebakers, which will carry a ticket price of $15.

Doors open at 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 21 (note the day and date),
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 EIGHTH YEAR.

We'll kick off a hilarious, tuneful evening at 7:30 p.m. tonight as we
welcome the Austin Lounge Lizards and the Therapy Sisters! The show is
a benefit for Caritas of Austin, the social-services agency.

Admission is $15 or a season pass, and includes the customary coffee
and pastries of the gourmet variety.

Doors will open at 7 p.m. at the Live Oak UU Church in Northwest
Austin/Cedar Park. For driving directions, visit the church's Web site
at www.liveoakuu.org or call 219-9008.

And don't forget today to listen to the "Eklektikos" show on KUT-FM,
90.5, to hear the Austin Lounge Lizards play live on the radio!
"Eklektikos" begins at 9 a.m. on weekdays, and musical guests are
usually on after the 12 noon news from NPR.

See you there!

Worried that you might not  be able to get a ticket for Friday's show
w/the Austin Lounge Lizards and the Therapy Sisters? Well, worry no
more. Now, you can use PayPal (an online payment service owned by
eBay, so you know it's reliable and reputable) to buy tickets in
advance for Live Oak Coffeehouse concerts. For the December 9 show,
tickets are $16 each in advance, including the handling charge.
Tickets will be held at the door for you.

To use this new service, please visit our Web site:

http://www.liveoakuu.org/coffee/coffeeup.html

Are you the patient and trusting type? Well, those virtues will be
rewarded, too. There will be tickets on sale at the door for Friday's
show, at $15 each. If you don't need to use the advance ticket
feature, you will be able to get your tickets on December 9. (Or use
your season pass, if you have one.)

Do you love the Austin Lounge Lizards but can't get to the December 9
show for one reason or another? Then listen to John Aielli's
"Eklektikos" show on KUT-FM on Friday, December 9, to hear the
Lizards! Tune into KUT, 90.5 on the FM dial, for details on the
appearance!

One week from tonight, on Friday, December 9, we'll host the amazing
Austin Lounge Lizards in a benefit performance for Caritas of Austin!
Opening the show are the hilarious Therapy Sisters! (That's not to say
the Lounge Lizards aren't hilarious, too!)

Admission is $15 or a season pass. Doors will open at 7 p.m. at the
Live Oak UU Church in Northwest Austin/Cedar Park. Your paid admission
includes those delectable pastries and the tasty gourmet coffee, of
course.

Check out our Web page on Upcoming Concerts for details on the Spring
2006 season, and a new way to buy coffeehouse tickets in advance for
popular shows, like next week's! Please go to
www.liveoakuu.org/coffee/coffeeup.html.

See you there!

Caritas to Benefit from Show
                       By the Austin Lounge Lizards

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


DECEMBER 2005 (Austin, Texas) – The Live Oak Coffeehouse this month
presents the Austin Lounge Lizards in a benefit performance for
Caritas of Austin. The Therapy Sisters will open the show, which is
scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Friday, December 9, at the Live Oak
Unitarian Universalist Church in Northwest Austin/Cedar Park.

Admission is $15 or a season pass at the door. Gourmet coffee and
pastries are included in the price of admission.

The Live Oak Coffeehouse has been smoke-free from its inception in
1998, before it was cool or legally mandatory!

The coffeehouse, a community outreach program for the Live Oak UU
Church, also is alcohol-free, putting the emphasis on the music and
the musicians. 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.

Caritas of Austin assists with basic needs in times of crisis. It
envisions a community of hope, respect, and self-reliance. Monsignor
Richard McCabe founded Caritas in 1964 as a safety net for the
community's working poor. Caritas (Latin for "love") is an integral
part of our community's human services network and Travis County's
largest non-governmental source of assistance. For more information,
visit the organization's Web site at www.caritasofaustin.org.

They're our kinda guys, and a special treat for coffeehouse fans! The
Austin Lounge Lizards have delighted audiences from Texas to
California, from Canada to the U.K., with their inventive style of
satirical folk, country, and bluegrass. Based in Austin, Texas, since
they formed in 1980, the Lizards have honed their music into a
knife-sharp art form. Trademarks of a Lizards song are highly
literate, sharply pointed lyrics that poke fun at politics, love,
religion, and the culture in general. The music of the Austin Lounge
Lizards is played on bluegrass and Americana-themed radio shows, as
well as some of the more "in the know" independent radio stations. The
band has appeared at festivals and in concert across the U.S., in
Canada, and in the U.K. They have been featured in NPR's "Morning
Edition," and on the radio programs "Mountain Stage" and "E-Town."

The Therapy Sisters have graced our stage many times, and we are
always happy to have them back. We'll be especially happy to welcome
Lisa Rogers with her new and improved head, and we hope that she'll
show off her scar. Maurine and Lisa are sure to entertain all with
their witty and touching songs and sparkling personalities. There's
always something topical and something tender up their sleeves!

Doors open at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 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 EIGHTH YEAR.

At 7:30 p.m. tonight, we'll host the outstanding duo, Still on the
Hill, in a benefit for the UUA Gulf Coast Relief Fund! Opening the
show is the inimitable singer-songwriter Southpaw Jones. It all
happens in the beautiful, acoustically superior sanctuary of the Live
Oak UU Church in Northwest Austin/Cedar Park.

Admission is $10 or a season pass. Your paid admission, as always,
includes the gourmet coffee and pastries you know and love.

For driving directions to the show, see the church's Web site at
www.liveoakuu.org or call 219-9008.

And don't forget our last show of the Fall 2005 season -- the Austin
Lounge Lizards play Friday, December 9 at the coffeehouse in a benefit
for Caritas of Austin! The Therapy Sisters will open the show! You
won't want to miss the laughs and delights at this performance!

See you there!

Still on the Hill Plays Benefit
                 For Gulf Coast Relief Program


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


NOVEMBER 2005 (Austin, Texas) – The Live Oak Coffeehouse this month
presents Still on the Hill, the folk duo of Donna Stjerna and Kelly
Mulhollan, in a musical performance benefit for the UUA Gulf Coast
Relief Fund. Southpaw Jones will open the show, which is scheduled for
7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 11, at the Live Oak Unitarian
Universalist Church in Northwest Austin/Cedar Park.

Admission is $10 or a season pass at the door. Gourmet coffee and
pastries are included in the price of admission.

The Live Oak Coffeehouse has been smoke-free from its inception in
1998, before it was cool or legally mandatory!

The coffeehouse, a community outreach program for the Live Oak UU
Church, also is alcohol-free, putting the emphasis on the music and
the musicians. 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.

The Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations and the
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee have established the UUA-UUSC
Gulf Coast Relief Fund to assist in the recovery from Hurricane
Katrina. All funds received will be distributed under the auspices of
the Southwest and Mid-South Districts. Your donation to the UUA-UUSC
Gulf Coast Relief Fund qualifies as a tax-deductible charitable gift.
For more information, visit the UUA's Web site at
www.uua.org/news/2005/050831_katrina/donate.html.

Seemingly oblivious to the limitations of what two musicians can
create, Still on the Hill has set new boundaries of originality. This
duo uses traditional instruments from their home in the Ozarks
(mandolin, banjo, fiddle, guitar, harmonica and scrub board) as well
as other exotic offerings (Moon guitar from Japan, African Mbira, and
Tenor Ukulele) to create a kaleidoscope of musical color and texture.
Still on the Hill has proved itself a favorite at many prestigious
festivals and venues here and abroad, including the Kerrville Folk
Festival, Philadelphia Folk Festival, The Walnut Valley Bluegrass
Festival in Winfield, Kansas (in 2005, the duo took over the role of
organizing and hosting Walnut Valley's NewSongs Showcase, an event
that has been popular at the festival for almost two decades), and
countless others. Their own region, the Ozarks, has voted them the
"Best Folk Band" for several years running, and the mayor of their
town, Fayetteville, Arkansas, proclaimed December 20th "Still on the
Hill Day" for all the work the duo does in community service. They
have produced seven widely acclaimed CDs (two as a foursome), and
three years ago they signed with Swiss record label Brambus Records
for the European release of their CD "Chaos & Calm."

Southpaw Jones treads lightly on the thin ice of irreverent honesty.
Being left-handed, he naturally turns his guitar upside-down to play
more comfortably. Being a creative little brother, he naturally turns
the world upside-down to make his audience uncomfortable. Southpaw has
resided in Houston, Nashville, and Los Angeles, and he now calls
Austin home, performing each Wednesday at Café Mundi and reaching out
to find those open-minded folks who thirst for sing-able melodies and
one-of-a-kind lyrics.

Doors open at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 11, 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 EIGHTH YEAR.

One week from tonight, on Friday, November 11, we'll host Still on the
Hill in a benefit for the UUA Gulf Coast Relief Fund.

Admission is $10 or a season pass, and includes the famous gourmet
coffee and pastries.

This is a return engagement for Still on the Hill -- Donna and Kelly
played at the coffeehouse in the spring of 2002. They're perennial
favorites at Kerrville and other folk festivals around the country, so
we know it's going to be a real treat to have them back!

And in case you may not have heard this yet -- next month we are
hosting the legendary local favorites, the Austin Lounge Lizards!
Opening the December 9 show will be local faves who played the very
first season of the Live Oak Coffeehouse -- the Therapy Sisters! The
show will benefit Caritas of Austin. See our Web site,
www.liveoakuu.org/coffee, for more details, including a peek at the
Spring 2006 schedule.

See you there!

At 7:30 p.m. tonight, we'll have Robin Greenstein and Michael McNevin
in a benefit performance for the American Red Cross. Doors will open
at 7 p.m. at the Live Oak UU Church in Northwest Austin/Cedar Park.

Admission is $10 or a season pass, and includes gourmet coffee and
pastries. For driving directions, please call the concert line at
219-9008 or visit the church's Web site at www.liveoakuu.org.

And don't forget that we'll have our next show on Friday, November 11,
with Still on the Hill! That show will benefit the UUA Gulf Coast
Relief Fund.

See you there!

Greenstein, McNevin Play
                     Benefit for Katrina Evacuees


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


OCTOBER 2005 (Austin, Texas) – The Live Oak Coffeehouse this month
presents Robin Greenstein and Michael McNevin in a musical performance
to benefit the people whose lives were devastated by Hurricane
Katrina. The show is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 14, at
the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church in Northwest Austin/Cedar Park.

Admission is $10 or a season pass at the door. Gourmet coffee and
pastries are included in the price of admission.

The Live Oak Coffeehouse has been smoke-free from its inception in
1998, before it was cool or legally mandatory!

The coffeehouse, a community outreach program for the Live Oak UU
Church, also is alcohol-free, putting the emphasis on the music and
the musicians. 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.

This month's coffeehouse will benefit Unity Church of the Hills, which
took in up to 45 evacuees from Hurricane Katrina. For more information
about the Northwest Austin church, see their Web site at
www.unityhills.com.

A tireless traveler and troubadour, singer-songwriter Michael McNevin
plays clubs and festivals across the U.S., penning numerous and
poignant tales of the people and towns he comes across, highlighting a
seasoned voice, unique guitar work, and a vivid brand of storytelling.
With four CDs to his credit, he's been a main stager at the Kerrville,
Philadelphia, and Strawberry music festivals, and has been billed in
the concert halls with Johnny Cash, Shawn Colvin, Donovan, Richie
Havens, and many others. He is a winner of the Kerrville, Napa Valley,
and Columbia River New-Folk Competitions, won the NARAS/NCSA
"Unplugged Unsigned" competition, and is a four-time winner of the
NCSA "Song of the Year" award. He's been included in The Performing
Songwriter Magazine's "Top 12 DIYs" of the Year, and is a past nominee
for "Artist of the Year" by the National Academy of Songwriters. In
addition to his music, McNevin has carved himself a niche in the art
world as well, doing impossible drawings on the Etch A Sketch (not
kidding -- check out the CD cover art to "Sketch"). He is also a
published author -- segments he calls "Napkin Literature -- Stories
From The Road" appear regularly in the Harbinger Magazine -- episodes
ranging from his being caught in the Nashville Tornado to chasing down
a robber in Carbondale, Illinois.

Robin Greenstein may be the best-kept secret in contemporary acoustic
music today. She is a singer-songwriter from New York City whose music
fuses folk, pop, blues, and country elements into a blend she calls
"Acousticness," which is also the title of her second CD. Her debut
album, "Slow Burn," received rave reviews when released. Her songs
have been recorded on Fast Folk and Atlantic Records. She was a
finalist at the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival (1989) in Texas,
the premier songwriting festival in the country. Robin plays both
guitar and banjo. She straddles the musical worlds of contemporary
singer-songwriter pop-folk as well as traditional Anglo-American folk,
Afro-American, and ethnic Jewish music.

Doors open at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 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 EIGHTH YEAR.

One week from tonight, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 14, we'll host
Michael McNevin and Robin Greenstein in a musical benefit for
hurricane evacuees at Unity Church of the Hills.

Admission is $10 or a season pass and includes the gourmet coffee and
pastries you all love. Don't forget to put some cash in our tip jars
to help the coffeehouse keep operating!

See you there!

At this weekend's Folk Alliance Extravaganza in Austin, Coffeehouse
friend Freebo's Tacoma Thunderchief acoustic/electric bass guitar
seems to have taken a little hike without its owner. He is most
anxious to find out where it went, and you can help. If you see anyone
carrying a guitar that looks like the one on this web page:
http://www.liveoakuu.org/coffee/stolen.htm, please contact the email
address or phone number given on the page. If we act fast, maybe it
can't go too far.

Thanks!

Sue Ann Kendall
Live Oak Coffeehouse Webmaster and Friend to Guitarists

The second show of the fall season is tonight! We will present Stephen
Taylor and Beth Wood in a musical benefit performance for Spirit Reins,
the Hill Country-based program for troubled kids. Doors open at 7 p.m.
tonight at the Live Oak UU Church in Northwest Austin/Cedar Park. Music
starts around 7:30 p.m. This is a split bill; there is no opening act.

Admission is $10 or a season pass (and you can still buy a season pass
for the rest of the season!). For driving directions, call 219-9008 or
visit the church's Web site at www.liveoakuu.org.

And don't forget that our show next month, on October 14, will feature
Robin Greenstein and Michael McNevin.

See you there!