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I had one of those musical moments last weekend that strike as suddenly as a summer thunderstorm...well, maybe not the right simile for this month...but you get the idea. I was playing on the porch of an old barn out at Pioneer Farms, a living museum of a prairie homestead, and everyone was dressed in pioneer garb. A young lady requested "The Bluebonnet Waltz," a song of mine set at an old Texas barndance. Within a few beats, she and her boyfriend were up waltzing to it. I watched as my song came to life, like bluebonnets, for a few minutes that were brief but unforgettable.
This Saturday, I'll be on a different front porch, up at B.B. Rover's with my vato Danny Santos. We'll be swapping songs in preparation for an upcoming European tour. Danny & I share a deep love of Texas troubadours, so besides our own songs, you're likely to hear a lot of Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt and Billy Joe Shaver. If you miss us at BB's, you catch us the following weekend downtown, at the Austin Farmer's Market.
And it's not too soon to alert you that Paula & I will be stoking the dance-floor at Snuffy's next Friday, with her band The Broken Artz cranking out the two-steps. Seymour Guenther will slap around the doghouse bass and Steve "Thunder" Hopkins will take out his aggressions on the drums.
Saturday, July 7, 9 p.m. to Midnight
STEVE BROOKS & DANNY SANTOS
B.B. Rover's Pub
12636 Research Blvd., 335-9504
Just north of Kerbey Lane North and Krispy Kreme, next to the Mongolian BBQ
No cover.
STEVE BROOKS & DANNY SANTOS
B.B. Rover's Pub
12636 Research Blvd., 335-9504
Just north of Kerbey Lane North and Krispy Kreme, next to the Mongolian BBQ
No cover.
Friday, June 13, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.
BROOKS & HELD & the Broken Artz
w Snuffy's Bar & Dancehall
619 Country Rd. 129, Taylor
365-3379
365-3379
$5 Cover
Directions:
From Austin: Take 290 East to Manor. Just past Manor, turn left on state highway 973. Go 12 miles to Rice's Crossing and turn left on state highway 1660. Go 2 miles. At Norman's Crossing, just past highway 3349 on the right, turn left on county rd. 129. Snuffy's is 1 mile on the left. Look for the Dr. Pepper sign. The big sign says "Brushy Creek Inn," but a smaller sign sez "Snuffy's."
From Round Rock: Take U.S. 79 East to Hutto. In downtown Hutto, go South on 1660 about 4 miles. Turn right on county rd. 129 and follow the directions above.
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Saturday, July 14, 10 to 11 a.m.
STEVE BROOKS & DANNY SANTOS
Austin Farmer's Market
STEVE BROOKS & DANNY SANTOS
Austin Farmer's Market
Republic Square, 4th & Guadalupe
No cover
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