With city officials and grumpy neighbors doing their best to shut down live music in Austin, we can all use a little music therapy, and this week, my guests at the New World Deli will be Austin's docs of yocks, The Therapy Sisters. Lisa Rogers and Maurine McLean use humor to poke around our brains and body politics, with jazzy tunes and lyrics like scalpels. They did a couple of Codependent Christmas shows with me during my earlier days at the Deli. In 2004, The Sissies backed me up on my Bushwhacked CD, and Lisa and I put on a joint release party for our election-year albums. I've been a slacker about writing satire since the good guys won, so I'm looking forward to hearing their latest.
Several satellite Therapy Sisters have also been joining me as guests: Marilyn Rucker last week, and Purly Gates, of whom you'll hear more in a couple of weeks.
Latest news on my upcoming CD, "Chasing Grace": It's mixed and mastered, and I'm aiming to ship off the artwork by the end of the month. June 30 will be the last date for pre-ordering the CD and having your name printed in the credits, with a big Gracias. You can pre-order by clicking here, and ny continuing thanks to those of you who have already done so. You won't have to wait much longer - and more important, I think you'll find it worth the wait.
Peace through Music,
Steve
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 7 to 10 p.m.
HYDE PARK FRIDAYS
STEVE BROOKS with THE THERAPY SISTERS
NEW WORLD DELI
4101 Guadalupe (Corner of 41st of Guadalupe), 451-7170
Coming Up:
June 26: The Flyin' A's
July 3: Purly Gates
July 10: David Patrick Dunn