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STEVE BROOKS
SOUTHWEST TOUR JULY 2004
9 - Sacred Grounds Coffee House, 2629 Sudderth Dr., Ruidoso, NM. (505) 257-2273. 6 to 8 p.m.
10 - International Delights Café, 1245 El Paseo Rd., Las Cruces, NM. ( 505 ) 647-5956. 8 to 11 PM,
11 - Tribes Coffee House, 139 W. San Francisco St., Santa Fe NM. ( 505 ) 982-7948. 6 to 8 p.m.
12 – Eske’s Brewpub, 106 De Georges Ln., Taos, NM. (505) 758-1517. 7 to 10 p.m.
13 - Macy's Coffee House, 14 South Beaver, Flagstaff, AZ. (928) 774-2243. 5 to 7 p.m.
13 - Joe's Place, 200 E. Route 66, Flagstaff, AZ. 8:30 to 10:30 p.m
14 - Coffee Talk, 48 N. Robson, Mesa, AZ. ( 602 ) 330-6949. 8 to 11 p.m.
16 – Future Studios, 30 Horzoni Dr., Sedona, AZ. (928) 282-9139, 8 to 10:30 p.m.
17 – Haggard’s Black Dog Tavern, 13544 County Rd. 240, Durango CO. ( 970) 259-5657. 7 to 10 p.m.
18 - High Plains UU Church @Rockrimmon School, 194 Mikado Drive West, Colorado Springs CO. (719) 260-1080. 10 a.m.
20 – Avogadros' Number, 605 S. Mason, Fort Collins, CO. (970) 493-5555. 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.
23 - Common Grounds Coffee House, 3404 W. 32nd St., Denver, CO. (303) 458-5248. 8 to 10:30 p.m.
24 - Acoustic Café, 95 E 1st St., Nederland CO. ( 303 ) 258-3209. Noon to 2 p.m.
28-31 - Buckhorn Saloon & Opera House, 32 Main St., Pinos Altos NM. (505) 538-9911. 7 to 11 p.m. nightly.
Cross two famous guys named Brooks - Garth and Mel - and you get Austin folksinger Steve Brooks. His songs range from comic commentaries on current events to lyrical love ballads to poetic snapshots of the people and places of Texas. Best-known as the man who wrote a song-a-week for Jim Hightower’s radio show, his songs have been recorded by the likes of Kevin So and Slaid Cleaves, who calls him, “A great unsung songwriter of Austin.” A master of words as well as music, he was featured on TV’s “I’ve Got a Secret” as six-time World Pun Champion.
Says Songwriter's Circle magazine: "The man is Steve Brooks and his mission most of the time: to be the poet, protester, songwriter, activist, political satirist, humorist that he is. No doubt Brooks is one of the most authentically colorful characters in the Kerrville gathering of colorful characters…His color comes out in what he says and what he does - his talk and his walk."
His sixth CD, “BushWhacked,” released June 30, is the ultimate short-shelf-life project – a collection of election-year songs that expires in November. It’s a hilarious sequel to "Fever," his 2003 collection of Texas peace songs. It follows 1999's "Sex, Lies and Videotape,"- the best of his Hightower songs - 1998’s intimate "Bulletproof" and 1995’s country-flavored "Purgatory Road." In-between is “Mazola,” a bootleg collection of raunchy barroom ballads.
Give Steve a listen, or check out his website at www.stevebrooks.net. If there's a common thread to his songs, it's about looking at the world from a slightly different angle than the one you're used to - or from several angles at once. As Steve puts it - a bit more poetically - "A single new star rearranges a whole constellation."
"A wordsmith of the first order."
- Jimmy Lafave, Bohemia Beat recording artist, Austin
"Steve Brooks writes with the kind of dry wit that makes you chuckle and spit sand, yet he has the same sense of commentary and observation that made the likes of Woody Guthrie a national hero."
- Ellis Paul, Rounder recording artist, Boston
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