*BENEFIT FOR RANDAL CALCOTE - Saturday SHFL

*HIPPIES.TV PRESENTS SXDE2005  - Friday 10pm

               Starring F.O.E., Dead PA, Vertigo Blue, Muzak, Q.U.E.

*MICHAEL HEYMAN CD RELEASE PARTY - Sunday @ Fitz'

*WONDERJAM IN AMSTERDAM 2005

*WEEKEND MUSIC CALENDAR

 

Just a quick note to bring news of live music and recorded TV programs featuring live music!

 

The New Jack Hippies don't play this week, but I'll perform with Opie Hendrix on Saturday, and, Roger and I will both participate at Michael Heyman's CD release party at Fitzgerald's this Sunday night. It's a big show, featuring one set with Michael doing the album, and a set with a giant band featuring Tommie Lee Bradley, Tommy Dardar, and over a dozen other star-studded participants...

 

I don't have any live music events to report from this week, but the planning and production work we've done will result in many upcoming opportunities to participate in some very cool stuff - some of it, like Michael's CD release, coming this weekend!

 

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HIPPIES.TV TONIGHT - Warner Cable 17

SOUTH BY DUE EAST

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This week's episode features performances from SOUTH BY DUE EAST 2005 last March, and stars Friends Of The Enemy, Dead PA, Vertigo Blue, Muzak, and Q.U.E.

 

Hippies.TV is undergoing an editing process, bringing 30 minute access TV programs down to 23 minutes (to allow for smaller downloadable files in the web, and allow cable/broadcast stations to carry our program and insert commercials). I should begin posting the Hippies.TV series season one episodes, in a compressed web-movie form, on the web within the next 30 days.

 

 

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WONDERJAM IN AMSTERDAM 2005

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Darren Fisher came by yesterday to invite me to play at WONDERJAM IN AMSTERDAM 2005 this November.

 

We did really well with the audiences there last year, but we're going to need help getting the band on the show. One way you can help is... When you sign up for the WONDERJAM Vacation package (November 14-20), be sure to let them know that you are signing up as a friend of The New Jack Hippies.

 

For every five travelers that mention The New Jack Hippies, Wonderjam will pay for one of my bandmates to come on the trip. It's a great party in a great city, and confirmed artists include Carolyn Wonderland, Patrice Pike, Matt Hubbard, The Austin Volunteer Orchestra, Wayne Sutton and me, with more artists to be added.

 

So far, I'm on the bill, either as a solo singer/songwriter, or as a bandleader with my band. Now it's up to our friends to help get Leesa, Roger and possibly even more New Jack Hippies to The Netherlands, too. Now we try to find a way to get the band across the pond, too. Once we know we're going to be there as a band, we can book a tour as a band. Until I have a clear idea whether we're offering a solo or the band, it's difficult to try to book myself elsewhere in Europe. Please help me get the band there, too!

 

Thanks for all of your help and support in the past!!!

 

If you intend to go on the trip, or wish to help this endeavor in any way, please contact me, so I can plan our trip the best way possible.

 

Cash donations will help, too. WONDERJAM WILL let us buy the trip for Roger and Leesa (and Patrick, and Chaz, and Carlos) at a discounted rate, too.

 

This should be fun!

 

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BENEFIT FOR RANDAL CALCOTE

SHFL - Saturday Night

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On Saturday, there's another big show with a community-minded purpose. We're going to help pay Randal Calcote's medical bills. Randal & I first collaborated in 1980, for a radio play that he had written and was producing. In 1985, he joined my band Z-Rocks on the tour bus as a journalist and photographer, chronicling our tour with Duran Duran for the old Public News.

 

Most songwriters, musicians and music journalists are full-time drinkers. Music is a tough way to survive the real world, and drinking seems to temporarily help a lot of them get through the month. The fact that I'm not a drinker has had a good impact on my work and career, but there has been a downside,too! Articles by some writers have never been written, and songs have not been co-written with me because I'm not one to sit around for hours, just drinking and talking until the whiskey bottle runs dry. I have my vices and some other well-known ways that I alleviate my stress, too, but alcohol isn't one of them.

 

Due to this drinking thing, Randal and I have never hit it off well. Randal's drinking is so well-known, that every email I've received (and even John Nova Lomax' Houston Press article) about Saturday's benefit, has gone out of the way to say that he wasn't drunk when he injured himself - every one! I have little patience or tolerance for loud, sarcastic, abusive, negative drunks, and Randal turns that way too often for me.

 

I do respect his art, his willingness to express an unpopular view, and the uncompromising way he has lived his life - so I will be at Super Happy Fun Land this Saturday night for what looks to be a varied and musical benefit to help pay Randal's bills. It's a great line-up, coordinated by Kingfish Keith Collins,  which includes Opie Hendrix & The Texas Tallboys, Organ Failure, Muzak, Fahl and Folk, Secret Beat Society, Friendship Bracelet, Kairos, Jimmy Deen and Glenna Bell.

 

 

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WEEKEND MUSIC CALENDAR

Courtesy of The Blues Hound & Colleen

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FRIDAY, JULY 1st

Armadillo Palace – The Davin James Band
Baker Street Pub (Rice Village) – Bad Boyfriend
Baker Street Pub (Willowbrook) – E=MC3
Balinese Room (The) (Galveston) – The Mark May Band
Big Easy (The) – Pete Mayes & the Texas Houserockers
Blanco’s – Clay Farmer
Bojangle’s (Seabrook) – Red Hot & Cool
Borski’s – K’Cee Southland
Bossa – Mark Towns Salsa All-Stars (ongoing)
Brian O’Neill’s – The Slags
Bugle Boy (The) (LaGrange) – Rabbs Creek Band
Caps Piano Bar – Faye Robinson (9 pm)
Clark’s - Dreambreakers
Cocktails (Galveston) - Becca Ryan (5-7 pm); Sweet Mama Cotton (9 pm)
Continental Club (The) – Molly & the Ringwalds (7 pm); Grupo Fantasma
(10 pm)
Cosmos – Los Supervatos
Crawdaddy’s Bayou Grill (Kemah) – Big Otis
Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar – Happy Hour w/David Fahl & Friends (7 pm);
 Sammy Dee & the Red, White & Blue Tour
Emily’s – Eric Tatum
Engine Room (The) – Anubis/Stillframe/Rowe/From the Flesh/20 After/
 Fade In Fade Out
Fat Cats – The Kidnap Soundtrack/Jon Benet
Fenders (LaMarque) – Prime Time
Fitzgerald’s (down) – Beligerous/The Bluelights/The Overtones
Fitzgerald’s (up) – Los Skarnales/Sound Patrol/The Quinns/Kushak
Hotel Grand (LaMarque) – Down to Earth
Howling Coyote (The) – Search Party
Java Jazz Coffee House – Glass Intrepid/Rhenium/The Paradox
JP Hops House – Dave Boodakian
Katie’s Bar & Grill (Bacliff) – Houx
Kitchen Emporium & Wine Bar (The) (4300 Town Center Place, Kingwood) –
 open mic w/Andy Rodriguez (7 pm)
Landry’s Seafood (The Woodlands) – Wilfred Chevis & the Southwest Louisiana
 Band (6-10 pm; ongoing)
Lying Larry’s (Crosby) – Southern Justice
McGonigel’s Mucky Duck – Charlie Robison (8 pm)
Mo’s Place – Rhythm of the Road
Montana’s II – The Save Yer Blues Band featuring Rev. Brock & Karmyl

Next Door Coffee House – open mic (7 pm)
Nutty Bar (The) – The Grateful Geezers
Port City Java (The Woodlands) – open mic w/Gary Joe Cameron 
Pub (The) – N10City
R & R Sports Bar (Friendswood) – Cruise Control
Red Cat Jazz Café – Dean James
Rhythm Room (The) – Velvet Brick
Rowdy’s – Steve Garcia
Sam Houston Race Park – Miss Leslie & Her Juke-Jointers/Randy Rogers Band
Sambuca Restaurant – Marc Dini
Sandbar (The) (Clear Lake Shores) – Snit’s Dog & Pony Show
Scott Gertner’s Sky Bar – The Scott Gertner Band
Scout Bar (Clear Lake) – Anisette
Shady’s (Baytown) – 2nd Wind
Shakespeare’s Pub – Pearl Murray & the Jewels
Sherlock’s Pub (Clear Lake) – Infinity’s Twin
Sherlock’s Pub (Humble) – Cracker Jackson
Sherlock’s Pub (West Gray) – A-Rival
Sherlock’s Pub (Westheimer) – The Reds
Stags Head Pub (The) – Kenny Cordray & Raz Mathias
Struts – As You Wish/Since the Ashes/Juggernaut/Dia Tribe
Super Happy Fun Land – Fighting Chance/American Vodka
T-Bone Tom’s (Kemah) – The Tillman Brothers
Tailgate Bar & Grill (Bagby) – Matt Leddy & the Meatcutters
21 (Galveston) – Reyna & Texas Select
Uncle Albert’s – David Brake & That Damn Band
University of Houston Moores School of Music (120 School of Music Bldg) –
Texas Music Festival Institute Concert (Floot Fire Institute; 6 pm)
Walter’s On Washington - Tussle
West Alabama Ice House – Bucko Ruckus (6-10 pm)
Whisky’s All American Pub (Galveston) – Second Nature
Wreckers Bar & Grill (San Leon) – Gary Lee & Sneak Preview (3-7 pm)

 

SATURDAY, JULY 2nd

Armadillo Palace – The Tony Vega Band
Baker Street Pub (Rice Village) – The Digglers
Baker Street Pub (Sugar Land) – E=MC3
Balinese Room (The) (Galveston) – Tracy Conover
Bayview Duck (Bacliff) – Zac Lucas (acoustic)
Beverly Pub (The) – Ron Wright
Big Easy (The) – The Mark May Band
Big John’s Sports Bar – jam
Bojangles’ (Seabrook) – Ronnie Hall & Green Onions
Borski’s – country jam (1-6 pm)
Breakers – Papa Joe’s Ultimate Blues Machine
Bugle Boy (The) (LaGrange) – Shake Russell
Caps Piano Bar – Faye Robinson
Cocktails (Galveston) – Becca Ryan (9 pm)
Continental Club (The) – Sean Reefer’s Houston Hillbilly Hoedown (10 pm)
Cosmos – Kenny Palyola
Crawdaddy’s Bayou Grill (Kemah) – CC Rider
Cruiser’s Ice House (Santa Fe) – Billy Wells Band
East Beach (Galveston) - The Arc Angels/Sonnier Brothers/3 Peace
Emily’s (Seabrook) – Larry Taylor
Engine Room (The) – Corrosion of Conformity/Alabama Thunderpussy/
 Crowbar/Suplecs
Fat Cats – Gym Class Heroes
Fenders (LaMarque) – Prime Time
Fitzgerald’s (up) – Middlefinger/Les Saucy Pants/O’Doyle Rules/
 The Big Positive
Haak Vineyards & Winery (Santa Fe) – Harvest Fest (8 pm)
Hotel Grand (LaMarque) – Down to Earth
Howling Coyote (The) – Scott McGill & Old Dog Mac
Jack Rabbit Grill – Dilana Smith
Katie’s Bar & Grill (Bacliff) – Shotgun & the Bayou Dawgs
Lance’s Turtle Club (Seabrook) – Luther & the Healers
Landry’s (Kemah) – Harry Burks (6-10 pm)
Last Concert Café – Come And Go
Lying Larry’s (Crosby) – F Co.
McGonigel’s Mucky Duck – Asylum Street Spankers (2 shows, 7:30 & 10 pm)
Miller Outdoor Theatre (Herman Park) - Women of Jazz featuring the music of
Ella Fitzgerald (7:30 pm)
Mo’s Place – Zona Jones
Nut House – The Charlie Parker Band
Ole’ Mouton Bank (Moulton) – Ponty Bone & the Squeeztones
Papa’s on the Lake – Matt Leddy & the Meatcutters
R & R Sports Bar (Friendswood) – Soulful Tears
Red Cat Jazz Café – Dean James
Rookie’s – Bad Boyfriend (acoustic)
Sambuca Restaurant – Mark Dini
Sandbar (The) (Clear Lake Shores) – Volumizers
Scott Gertner’s Sky Bar – The Scott Gertner Band
Scout Bar (Clear Lake) – The Handsomes
Shady’s (Baytown) – 2nd Wind
Shakespeare’s Pub – Pete Mayes & the Texas Houserockers
Shanahan’s Bar – Uncle Mojo
Sherlock’s Pub (Clear Lake) – Velcro Pygmies
Sherlock’s Pub (Humble) – The Reds
Sherlock’s Pub (West Gray) – A-Rival
Sherlock’s Pub (Westheimer) – Out On Bail
Sidecar Pub (The) – Blake & Fallon/5 Dollar Friend
Super Happy Fun Land - Sameless Noun Collection/Opie Hendrix & the Texas
Tallboys/Organ Failure/Kai/Muzak/Friendship Braclet/Fahl & Folk/
Secret Beat Society/Jimmy Dean/Glenna Bell/Chim Charoo
T-Bone Tom’s (Kemah) – Cruise Control
Tailgate Bar & Grill (Bagby) – Kenny Cordray
Texan Sports Bar (10100 Spencer Hwy, LaPorte) – Shadowplay
Topwater Grill (San Leon) – Silver Wings Band (6-10 pm)
21 (Galveston) – Reyna & Texas Select
University of Houston Moores School of Music (120 School of Music Bldg) –
Texas Music Festival Orchestra Series (7:30 pm)
Velvet Melvin (The) – Marc Twyman’s Electric Blues Experience
Zebo’s Coffee House – open mic w/Gary Joe Cameron (7:30 pm)

SUNDAY, JULY 3rd

Al’s Sports Bar #2 – Fondue Monks
Balinese Room (The) (Galveston) – Dreadneck
Beverly Pub (The) – jazz brunch jam w/Michael Grebowicz
Big Easy (The) – Wilfred Chevis (8 pm)
Big Texas Dance Hall & Saloon (Webster) – Roger Creager
Borski’s – round table jam w/Donny Simmons (4 pm)
Cocktail’s (Galveston) – Becca Ryan (3-8 pm)
Continental Club (The) – Big E’s Rockabilly
Cosmos – Davin James (7 pm)
Crawdaddy’s Bayou Grill (Kemah) – Pee Wee Bowen Band (4-8 pm)
Cruiser’s (Santa Fe) – blues jam w/Benny Brasket (4-8 pm)
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – The Houston Symphony “Star Spangled
 Salute” (8 pm)
Dean’s Credit Clothing – Sunday Session w/Ray Younkin/Laura Jane Kauffman/
Travis Younkin (8-11 pm)
Double Bayou Dance Hall (Anahuac) – Pete Mayes & the Texas Houserockers
 (6-10 pm)
Etta’s - Grady Gaines & the Texas Upsetters
Fat Cats - Skinned
Fitzgerald’s – Michael Heyman (CD release party, “Heart Full of Blues”; 7 pm)
Forgetta ‘Bout It – Velcro Pygmies
JP Hops House – NSAI open mic w/T.C. Smythe (6 pm)
Juju’s Hangout (Galveston) – Dr. King Cobra & Bantuspear (3 pm)
Katie’s Bar & Grill (Bacliff) – jam (8 pm)
Kemah Boardwalk – Down to Earth (6-10 pm)
Ken’s Club – open mic w/Blue Flash
Lance’s Turtle Club (Seabrook) – Luther & the Healers
Last Concert Café – Fahl & Folk (6 pm)
Mr. Gino’s – I.J. Gosey (4-7 pm)
Mulligan’s & More – jam
Nautical’s – open mic w/The Groove Puppies
Neon Moon Saloon (LaPorte) – jam w/Chris Elliot & the James Brothers (4-8 pm)
19th Hole (The) – Brad Absher
Ole’ Moulton Bank (Moulton, TX) – acoustic electric open mic (3 pm)
Papa’s on the Lake – Earlywine (3 pm)
Ponderosa – O’Bear & the Las Vegas Band (8 pm; ongoing)
Poor Michael’s On The Strand (Galveston) – jam w/The Skip Devlin Band (8 pm)
Reno’s (Webster) – Cooder Graw
Rhythm Room (The) – Chango Jackson/Cuervo/Toxico/La Guru
Riverside Inn (The) (Channelview) – Guppies From Outer Space (5-9 pm)
Ronnie’s Ice House (Dickinson) – jam w/Buddy Manchac & friends (5-9 pm)
Rowdy’s – open mic
Sambuca Restaurant – Blue Monks
Scout Bar (Clear Lake) – Glass Intrepid/Morningside Drive
Shakespeare’s Pub – blues jam w/Spare Time Murray
Shamrock Inn – open mic w/Patrick & Chad (7-10 pm)
Sherlock’s Pub (Clear Lake) – Strippers Lie
Sherlock’s Pub (Humble) – Cross Check
Sherlock’s Pub (West Gray) – The Reds
Ships Wheel (Crystal Beach) – The Grateful Geezers
Sidecar Pub – acoustic open mic
Space Place – E.P.V.
Stags Head Pub (The) – Rockin’ Robin Guitar Shop Band
T-Bone Tom’s (Kemah) – Matt Leddy & the Meatcutters
Tavern (The) (West Gray) – Trey Clark (acoustic; 7-11 pm; ongoing)
10 Downing Street – The David Craig Band (8:30 pm)
Time Out Sports Bar #3 (Pasadena) – acoustic jam w/Shane & Nathan (7 pm)
Uncle Albert’s – David Brake & That Damn Band
Westfield By The Railroad – open mic w/Andy Rodriguez (6-10 pm)
Wreckers Bar & Grill (San Leon) – Mack Hayes and Brian Barnes (3-7 pm

That's it for now. See you where the live music is!