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*HIPPIES.TV - SEASON THREE Begins Tonight
*BILLY BLOCK'S WESTERN BEAT/HOUSTON - Last Friday Each Month
*DIGITAL DOWNLOADS - Our Own Online Store
*MONTHLY WESTERN BEAT VIDEOTAPING
*PAT & ROSIE ARE BACK ON THE RADO
*WEEKEND MUSIC CALENDAR
Welcome to all of the fine people I met on my recent tour in the midwest who have decided to subscribe to my letter!
A lot of stuff going on!
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HIPPIES.TV - SEASON THREE
Begins Tonight at 10pm On Warner Cable Channel 17
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Thanks for watching - and thanks for all the great adeas and feedback! We lead off this season with 'Spoonfed Tribe', starring Spoonfed Tribe!
Other episodes airing this month will include performances from Vince Bell, Chango Jackson, Fred J. Eaglesmith, Susan Gibson,
Slapshifter, Slaid Cleaves, John Dee Graham, LunateX, Guy Forsythe, The Mirrors, Walt Wilkins, Warren Hood, Tony Xpress, Brandon Rhyder, Friends Of The Enemy, Billy Block, Guy Schwartz, Dr. Rockit, Jack Saunders, Z-Rocks, Rosalee & Ben, Dead PA, Justin Nava, Jennifer Grassman, Congas By Carlos, Sandy Hickey & the Soul Providers, Conscious Co-Creation, Los Skarnales and more!
May's episodes have names 'A Spring Day At Gruene Hall', 'Billy Block's Western Beat Houston Reunion', and 'SOUTH BY DUE EAST - Three Years (Pt. 1)'.
For those of you who have visited www.hippies.tv, these episodes are not new to you.
That's correct - the web has outpaced the TV channel!
New (and new to the web) episodes airing next month include 'Michael Heyman
at Fitzgerald's', 'Guy Schwartz' 2006 Spring Tour', 'BILLY BLOCK"S WESTERN BEAT/HOUSTON - May 2006', and 'SOUTH BY DUE EAST - Three Years (Pt. 2)'
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BILLY BLOCK'S WESTERN BEAT/HOUSTON
Live Texas/Americana Show & Videotaping
May 26th & The Last Friday Each Month
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That's right - we're going monthly! Check out this line-up, and note the early showtime! Show's will be broadcast the following month (on the third Friday!).
8:30pm Opener TBA (usually Fahl & Folk, but they're at Kerrville this weekend)
AND THEN -
BILLY BLOCK'S WESTERN BEAT/HOUSTON
Hosted By Guy Schwartz
9pm THE HOUSE BAND HIPPIES
9:30p MANDY SMITH - Alt.
Americana Rocker
10pm ROSALEE & BEN - Teenage Country Sweethearts
10:30pm JACK SAUNDERS - Texas Singer/Songwriter Role Model
11pm GUY SCHWARTZ & THE NEW JACK HIPPIES
June's Western Beat Showshow - so far
8:30pm Fahl & Folk
AND THEN -
BILLY BLOCK'S WESTERN BEAT/HOUSTON
Hosted By Billy Block & Guy Schwartz
THE HOUSE BAND HIPPIES
KIM MILLER - Hill Country Songstress
CAM KING - Twice A Legend (Nashville Songwriter, Austin New Wave Explosive)
GUY SCHWARTZ & THE NEW JACK HIPPIES
More TBA!
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DIGITAL DOWNLOADS -
Our Own Online Store
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Check us
(and all of the Houston music) out at www.burnlounge.com/marloblue
Want a store just like it?
Ask me, or watch the commercial!
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PAT & ROSIE ARE BACK
KPFT-FM90.1 Saturday Morning at 2am
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When you leave the clubs at 2am Friday night...
When you are wishing you could get just a few more minutes of local music...
Tune in to Pat & Rosie's Nightsounds!
Live & recorded local music!
Cool!
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WEEKEND MUSIC CALENDAR
Courtesy of The BluesHound & Colleen & KPFT
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FRIDAY, MAY 5th
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Anderson Fair – Jed & Terry/The Sidehill Gougers
Armadillo Palace – Max Stalling
Baker Street Pub (Rice Village) – A-Rival
Baker Street Pub (Sugar Land) – The Digglers
Baker Street Pub (Willowbrook) - Shinolah
Balinese Room (The) (Galveston)
– Hamilton Loomis (Showroom)
Bano’s – Matt Leddy & the Meatcutters
Bellaire Trolley Pavilion – Grady Gaines & the Texas Upsetters (7-9 pm)
Big Easy (The) – Gary Primich (recording live)
Borski’s (Willis) – TX Peterson
Bossa – Mark Towns Salsa All-Stars
Bugle Boy (The) (LaGrange) – Jimi Lee
Cadillac Bar (Kemah) – Down to Earth Band (7-11
pm)
Captain’s Table (Galveston) – J.D. Richards
Claudio’s Piano Bar (Kemah) – Bourbon Street
Continental Club (The) – Molly & the Ringwalds (7 pm); Los Super Vatos
(10 pm); Los Skarnales (live recording; 11:30 pm)
Cosmos – Honky Tonk Heroes
Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar – Fahl & Folk (7-9 pm)
End Zone (The) – David Brake & That
Damn Band
Engine Room (The) – Pennyroyal/House of Moist (Leukemia Benefit)
Firehouse Saloon – Honeybrowne/Jackson Taylor Band/Matt Burns
First Tee (The) – 2nd Wind
Fitzgerald’s (down) – Building G/Minds Eye
Fitzgerald’s (up) – Mad Mexicans/Suicide Holiday/Adrian & the Sickness
Flashback Coffeehouse – Andrew McKnight (bluebonnetpromo@...)
Forgetta’Bout It – Eternity Black/Rotting Corpse/Agony Within
Grand 1894 Opera House (The) (Galveston) - The Beach Boys (8 pm)
Hickory Hollow (Heights) – Bluegrass Solution
Jones Plaza – Brian Jack/Ray Parsee & the Allstars w/Vanessa (5-10 pm)
Katie’s Bar & Grill (Bacliff) – JJ Dynomite
Lazy Oaks (Galveston) – Bert Wills
Lone Star Saloon (Richmond) – Bad Habit
McGonigel’s Mucky Duck – Matt Costa (8 pm)
Meridian (The) – Eisley/Simon Dawes/Brighten
Mike’s Place – Fuzzy Side Up
Mo’s Place (Katy) – Texas Unlimited Band
Molly’s Pub (Westheimer @ Wilcrest) – Marc Twyman’s Electric Blues Experience
Muddie Waters Coffeehouse – open mic (7:30 pm)
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival www.nojazzfest.com
Next Door Coffee House – open mic (7 pm)
Nutty Bar (The) – Texas Blazing Pianos
Old Quarter Acoustic Café (Galveston) – The Self Transforming Machine Elvs
Oz Bar (The) – TJ Funk
Papa’s On The Lake – Dave Nevling & the Blues Kats
R & R Sports Bar (Friendswood) – Pete Mayes & the Texas House Rockers
Red Cat Jazz Café – Kermit Ruffin
Rowdy’s – Steve Garcia
Rudyard’s – Faming Hellcats
Sambuca Restaurant – Sheila Marshall
Scott Gertner’s Sky Bar – The Scott Gertner Band
Scout Bar (Clear Lake) – Vallejo/Infinity’s Twin/Michael Flores/Fivespeed
Shakespeare’s Pub – Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Road Runners
Sherlock’s Pub (Clear Lake) – Strippers Lie
Sherlock’s Pub (West Gray) – Bad Boyfriend
Sherlock’s Pub (Westheimer) – The Max
Sidecar Pub (The) – Stage Dive
Sips Wine & Tea Room (Atascocita) – open mic w/Andy Rodriguez (8 pm)
St. Pete’s Dancing Marlin – New Birth Brass Band
Super Happy Fun Land – Tzar Bomba/Warsaw Taxi/Chim Charoo/Alan Ostrovsky/
Kane Frost/Stare Decisis
T-Bone Tom’s (Kemah) – Pee Wee Bowen Band (6-10 pm)
Verizon Wireless Theater – Ministry/Revolting Cocks/Pitbull Daycare
Walter’s on Washington – Helio Sequence/Crystal Skulls/April Sound
Warehouse Live – Edi Okri & the Afrocentrix (The Studio)
SATURDAY, MAY 6th
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Acadia Sports Bar – Nigel Edison
Anderson Fair – Mark Germino/Steve Fromholz
Armadillo Palace – Sean Reefer & the Resin Valley Boys
Baker Street Pub (Rice Village) – The Promise
Baker Street Pub (Sugar Land) – The Digglers
Baker Street Pub (Willowbrook) – The Ruse
Bear Creek Concerts (450 Rogers Trail, LaGrange) - “Peace From the Porch
Vol. 2” CD release party & benefit for Family Crisis Center
w/Patrice Pike/Martine Locke/Ginger Leigh/Natalia Zukerman/
Julie Loyd/Sharon Bousquet (potluck 6 pm, music 7 pm)
(rainout location – The Bugle Boy)
Big Easy (The) – Gary Primich w/special guest Mike Morgan (recording live)
Borski’s (Willis) – blues & rock jam w/Marie English & Ricky
Jackson (3-6 pm);
Opie Hendrix
Bugle Boy (The) (LaGrange) – CLOSED
Chocolate Buddha House Concert Series (Pattison) www.chocolatebuddha.org
Eric Taylor
Cock-Eyed Seagull (Clear Lake) - The Taildraggers
Continental Club (The) – The Hollisters (10 pm)
Corner Pub (The)
(Conroe) – The Sidehill Gougers (9 pm)
Cosmos – Familiar Strangers
County Line – 2nd Wind
Crighton Theatre (Conroe) - Sound of Texas Music Series
w/Rodney Crowell/Jed & Kelley (8 pm)
Cruiser’s Ice House (Santa Fe) – Billy Wells
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Kid Rock
Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar – Flaming
Hellcats/Dune, TX/Casino
Engine Room (The) – Bob Schneider/Brandon Stanley
Firehouse Saloon – Jason Allen/One Light Town
Grand 1894 Opera House (The) (Galveston) - The Beach Boys (3 & 8 pm)
Hickory Hollow (Heights) – Pat Gavin & the Buckaroo Band
Howling Coyote (The) – Matt Leddy & the Meatcutters
JP Hops House – ‘bout Time (live recording)
Katie’s Bar & Grill (Bacliff) – Little Stanley & the Executives
Lone Star Saloon (The) (Richmond) – Brian Loftin
McGonigel’s Mucky Duck – Ian Moore (2 shows, 7:30 & 10 pm)
Mercury Room – Something Unique
Mo’s Place (Katy) – BadLandz/Rhett Akins w/Jamey Johnson
Mojo Risin’ Coffee House – David Fahl (7 pm)
Molly’s Irish Pub (Tomball) – Brother2Brother
Neon Moon Saloon (LaPorte) – The Sharks
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival www.nojazzfest.com
19th Hole – David Brake & That Damn Band
Old Quarter Acoustic Café (Galveston) – Larry Joe Taylor
Ole Moulton Bank (Moulton) – Movin Target Band
Ovations – Zen Archer Band (9 pm)
Palmer Club (Texas City) – Down to
Earth Band
Piney Woods Performances (1982 Northshore Drive, Conroe) –
Stephen Simmons (acoustic show) (reservations required;
pineywoods@...)
Playmakers Live – Not The Rachels
Q Sports Bar & Billiards (Katy) – Face Value
R & R Sports Bar (Friendswood) – Madigan
R & R Sports Bar & Grill (Barker Cypress) – Hidden Agenda
Red Cat Jazz Café – Mary Griffin
Ronnie’s Ice House (Dickinson) – Freddie Everett
Rookie’s – Bad Boyfriend (acoustic)
Rudyard’s – Texacala Jones & the T.J. Hookers/Poor Dumb Bastards/
Dirty Byrds
Sambuca Restaurant – Javier Zenteno
Sansone’s – The Mighty Orq
Scott Gertner’s Sky Bar – The Scott Gertner Band
Scout Bar (Clear Lake) – Livin Proof
Shakespeare’s Pub – Little Ray & the Blues Sonics
Shanahan’s (Conroe) – Donnie Simmons
Shelly’s (Jamaica Beach) – J.D. Richards
Sherlock’s Pub (West Gray) – Infinity’s Twin
Sherlock’s Pub (Westheimer) – Cross Check
Shriner Bash - Gary Allan/Randy Rogers Band/Reckless Kelly/Jason Boland &
The Stragglers/Darryl Lee Rush (www.shiner.com)
Sidecar Pub (The) – Silverleaf/The Ruse/Roger Aston Teague/Nothing More
T-Bone Tom’s (Kemah) – Jody Blankenship (6-10 pm)
Tut’s (Conroe) – Rex Robards
Verizon Wireless Theater – James Blunt (7 pm) (SOLD OUT)
Walter’s on Washington –
The Drunks/The Pink Swords/LDV
SUNDAY, MAY 7th
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Big Easy (The) – Jabo (CD release)
Borski’s (Willis) – classic rock band (4 pm)
Captain’s Table (Galveston) – J.D. Richards
Casa Mexican Restaurant Cantini (The) – Rod Garcia Entertainment
(6:30-9:30 pm)
Claudio’s Piano Bar (Kemah) – jazz brunch w/Horace Grigsby
Coffee Oasis (Seabrook) – Travers Laville
Cosmos – Grand Texas
Cruiser’s Ice House (Santa Fe) – blues jam w/Adam Burchfield (4-8 pm)
Diallo’s of Houston – Trudy Lynn/Faye Robinson (5-9 pm)
Etta’s – Don Kesee & the Blues Masters
Haak Vineyards & Winery (Santa Fe) – Zydeco Joe & the H Town Players
(3-6 pm)
Jernigan’s (Texas City) – jam
JP Hops House – NSAI open mic hosted by T.C. Smythe (6 pm)
Katie’s Bar & Grill (Bacliff) – jam w/The Amigos (7-11 pm)
Ken’s Club – open mic jam w/Blue Flash
Last Concert Café – jam (12-5:30 pm); Fahl & Folk (6 pm)
Mr. Gino’s – Don Kesee (4 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)
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival www.nojazzfest.com
Ole’ Moulton Bank (Moulton) – acoustic electric open mic (3 pm)
Ovations - Kay Emberg & Glennie Scott (7 pm)
Oyster Creek Park (Sugar Land) – Bonnie Bishop/Sheila Marshall/
Austin Allsup (5-7 pm)
Papa’s On The Lake – Don Simmons
Perry’s Grill (The Woodlands) – Morgan Bouldin (11 am-3 pm)
Ponderosa Club – I.J. Gosey & the Supreme Band (5-9 pm)
Poor Michael’s On The Strand (Galveston) – jam (8 pm)
Prego’s (Rice Village) – Mickey Mosley (6-9
pm)
Reno’s (Webster) – Mike McClure Band
Ronnie’s Ice House (Dickinson) – jam w/Buddy Manchac & friends (5-9 pm)
Sambuca Restaurant – Blue Monks
Sansone’s – jam w/Flash (5-9 pm)
Scout Bar (Clear Lake) – Charlize/The Last Place You Look/Leaf
Shakespeare’s Pub – blues jam w/Spare Time Murray
Shamrock Inn – open mic w/Patrick & Chad (7-10
pm)
Sherlock’s Pub (Clear Lake) – Danny & Rusty
Sherlock’s Pub (Humble) – 11th Hour
Sherlock’s Pub (West Gray) – showcase
SUNDAY, MAY 7th (continued)
Splash (Bacliff) – open jam (3-6 pm)
T-Bone Tom’s (Kemah) – Bert Wills Band (5-9 pm)
Tavern (The) – Trey Clark (acoustic; 7-11 pm)
10 Downing Street – The David Craig Band (8:30 pm)
Tobin’s – Scott Sileo (4 pm)
Uncle Albert’s – open mic
That's it for now! See you where the live music is!
-Guy Schwartz (& The New Jack Hippies)
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