I'm writing to recommend two shows. One of them I'm playing. The other I'm not, but it's damned special and I hope lots of folks see it. - Fri./Sat., Feb. 7-8,...
If Friday the 13th doesn't leave us hip-deep in ice or snow, I'll be sharing the stage with five of my Austin Co-Conspirators, at our fourth annual Folk...
Sleet happens, but as of 11:30 this morning, Austin from Live Oak assures me all systems are go for our Live Oak show. So you need not worry about getting...
I'm about to head off to San Diego for Folk Alliance, the folksingers' answer to SXSW. Before I head off, I want to let you know about a couple of dates for...
Oops! A sharp-eyed reader pointed out I gave the wrong date on Lago Vista: The correct info: FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 8:30 to 11 p.m. STEVE BROOKS THE DELI WERKS 7500...
I'm home from Folk Alliance, and as Austin Kessler likes to say, I got a good night's sleep - I got it over the space of four nights. While I'm catching up on...
I don't even own a TV, but I believe the music network's an asset to Austin musicians. Amid noise ordinances and police and TABC harassment of musicians and...
I don't normally send out this many notices in one week, but urgent stuff keeps happening. A lot of you on my list go to the Kerrville Folk Festival, and I...
Thanks to all who came out to our first Peace Open Mike - everybody had a blast, and we certainly gave peace a chant. This coming week, you can hear me live or...
Such a night! I made my second-ever appearance on the big screen. This movie's a documentary, narrated by Ann Richards, titled "Barbecue: A Texas Love Story."...
Another tour comes and goes, and Blanco, my faithful Ford Escort, has traveled her 225,000th mile. In a few weeks, I'll head for the Grand Canyon and celebrate...
Sharp-eyed reader Carolyn Norulak pointed out that I got the address for the Deli wrong - you'd think I'd remember after having played there for three years....
I'm back from a grand week at the Grand Canyon. Don't have any club dates in Austin this month, but I want to invite y'all to the third edition of the monthly...
While Bush and Cheney continue to pretend they didn't lie their way into a war, you'll have a chance to sing the truth come Sunday. Myself and Lisa Rogers will...
Need some funny folk music to get you revved up for booting Dubya out of office? It's the poltico-musical event of year! Lisa Rogers and I are both releasing...
Final reminder...and several shows downtown and uptown... WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 8 to 10 p.m. JOINT ELECTION-YEAR CD RELEASE STEVE BROOKS "Bushwhacked" and LISA...
I'll be playing my second happy hour show at the Fox and Hound, then heading to the mountains for three weeks. If you have any friends in Ruidoso, Las Cruces,...
Howdy, Austin! Last time I played here, Lance had yet to ride his first stage. While he was touring France, I was touring Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and...
Yup, I'll be up in Yankeeland for both my shows this weekend. Friday night, I'll be east of I-35, and Saturday night, I'll be west. FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 7 to 9...
Once in awhile I use this list to publicize other worthier shows. And I can't think of a worthier one than this. Hell, I'd be playing it if I wasn't in Odessa...
I'll be up in the Northland both Friday, then heading south Sunday evening for the return of the monthly Austin Peace Open Mic. Being the day after Sept. 11,...
Besides my regular gigs, I'll be doing my patriotic duty by playing an election-related fundraiser this Sunday. If you're a Democrat up in North Austin and...
I've got two local shows this weekend, before I hit the road for Kansas and points north. Thursday night will be one of my rare gigs with a band, and Saturday,...
A year and a half ago, as bombs began falling on Baghdad, I sent y'all a rant straight out of Lord of the Rings. The gist was that we are all Frodo, putting...
That's what happens when I get to ranting about orcs. I can't tell Friday from Saturday. Here's the corrected info on Kenny's: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 8 to 10...
A generation ago, when Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize, the great smart-aleck Tom Lehrer declared that political satire was obsolete. Today, a fellow...
Late-breaking gig here folks, a perfect TGIF stop on the way home from work. With me will be my ace bassman, Seymour Guenther. We'll probably be downstairs,...
My first Texas show of the New Year will be undercover - as in, under cover of a couple of hundred feet of limestone. It's time for another unplugged Longhorn...
If you're not driving up to Burnet Saturday night to see me play in a cave, you can find great entertainment as close as the corner of 6th and Lamar. The...
It doesn't get much better than this. It's nice to be able to make tens of dollars a month in the music business, but it's nicer still to be recognized by your...
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