Just in time for cooler temperatures (defined in these parts as anything below 95 Farenheit) I have three cool local gigs coming up this week. Saturday night,...
If you're not worn out from ACL Fest, or you just can't afford the tickets, I'll have two unique events going on this Sunday. Sunday morning, I'll be giving a...
Here's where I'll be headed the next coupla weeks. If you have friends in any of these towns who would enjoy a witty shot of South Austin, feel free to forward...
Yup, after nursing my van through 3,000 miles and reminding myself what a real autumn feels like, I managed to get it back to my driveway before the starter...
It's not often I get to play a cruise ship, especially in the Texas Hill Country. This Saturday, you can catch a lovely sunset, lovely scenery, good food and...
This being Friday the 13th, I just got the news the Saturday sunset cruise on Lake Buchanan has been cancelled. The good news is, the John William Davis house...
No, we're not talking Mark Foley or Bill Clinton here, but a house concert I'm putting on this Friday night at the home of my friend Morrie Greene, who lives...
Ah, the pleasures of autumn in Austin. I've got a full weekend of shows ahead, combining fresh produce and fresh tunes. And the following Saturday, I'll be...
Wow. Longtime listeners will recall that when I need a myth to describe our dark days, I turn to humble, hairy-footed Frodo Baggins. Tuesday was Frodo's...
And now for something completely different...For you South Austinites who have lamented that I do too many shows up North, I'll be playing a house concert this...
Here's what Paula sez: SOUNDS LIKE ... Steve Brooks Karaoke! Well, he's culled it to 180 songs, out of 375 in his catalogue ... which will be printed up in a...
What a difference four years make. This morning, the Austin American-Statesman threw in the towel and called for bringing the troops home from Iraq. Congress...
On this frigid MLK Day, while you're hunkered down beside the heating vent, I'm here to tell you it'll warm up by Friday, and you can hear some hot music in...
Howdy, Friends & Fans, I try to stay out of all the "Please vote for me or Dick Cheney will shoot you in the face" musical beauty contests. Especially if they...
We had a blast last Friday at Junior's. This Friday, Central Texas should feel a little less like an icehouse. BTW, check out the "Letters to the Editor" in...
Snuffy's, that classic Texas saloon full of dollar bills stapled to the ceiling, has moved to a new and bigger location south of Hutto, complete with...
Back in the '80s, I used to joke that God couldn't possibly exist, because He had taken Frank Zappa and left us Michael Bolton. I'm feeling that way now, when...
As spring is springing across Central Texas, I'm springing all over the map. This week, Brooks & Held will be playing up north in Hutto and over on the west...
Recent history reminds us that the dictator in Chile was brought down after people found a novel way to register their protest: banging pots and pans at a...
My newest project will debut this Saturday, March 24, at B.B. Rover's. I've joined the bluegrass trio The Crabby Grass Boys, with my buds Alton Rex and Chris...
The stars in question are Paula & I plus Seymour Guenther on bass and Steve Hopkins on skins. We'll be playing an Easter Eve show this Saturday night up in...
Yup, forecast is for freezing rain up in Hutto, so we're doing everyone a favor and rescheduling for warmer times. Nice night to sit home and let a working...
I'll have an opening for a roomie next month here in beautiful South Austin, and I've found the roomies who work out best are usually friends of friends. So...
First of all, my deepest thanks to all of you who have sent condolences about the untimely death of my brother Chris. He was the last of my birth family, but...
I've got a busy weekend before I head off to the Kerrville Folk Festival. Saturday I'll be emceeing the 30th Annual O.Henry Pun-Off, doing my part to keep...
Before I head out the door to the Kerrville Folk Festival, I wanted to let y'all know about a couple of upcoming events. First off, as a couple of sharp-eyed...
For those of you who are still catching up on sleep from the Kerrville Folk Festival, here's a last reminder about a unique house concert I'll be doing in...
Thanks to all who helped me through the memorial for Chris. Mother Nature and Wile E. Coyote did their parts to make it unforgettable, and the rainbow at the...
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...
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