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Once again, the time to write is limited, but I'll do my best. Gotta tell you that Roger and I will play tonight on the Dead Air program on KPFT-FM90.1 (and www.kpft.org), at midnight CST, and want to tell you more about all the cool music, recording and video stuff from the past couple of weeks!
Last time we spoke, I was suffering a crashed drive. Dogman got me up and running, and we were able to complete and submit 11 short films to the SXSW Film Festival. There were over 100 area artists and musicians represented in these films. One of them was a film about last March's 'SOUTH BY DUE EAST Guerilla Marketing Experiment', where Marlo set up shop at SXSW, while I videotaped 35 Houston bands and poets for her, which we now present to SXSW on film. If any of these films get in, we will set up a hospitality suite, show all of the films, and be able to furthur our attempt to promote the music, words and images of this great Texas cummunity we work in and with! I'll list and describe the films on the website and link to it next week, for those interested.
And, of course...
That's why I didn't write last week. after the loss of the computer for two days (just 5 days before the SXSW deadline), I was a non-stop video editor for the rest of the week, sneaking out only to play music a couple of times.
We lost the 40 minute first edit of the Carolyn Wonderland in Amsterdam film, but the original source tapes are intact, and a second shot at it will only yield a better edit. The only piece saved was the 4 minute romp in the park that is showing at hippies.tv - if you haven't been there yet, it's our new video site (www.hippies.tv).
It's 4am on Friday morning, and it's been a long day. Most of it was spent doing more work on the film about the POETRY IN REVERSE show last September, and about the members of The Secret Beat Society who performed and produced that show. It's some of the best video we've got. The 9 short films that Marlo made to be projected behind the 9 poets, added a stunning visual aspect which makes it all look as good as anything on TV. The performances by Kool B, Ragah El, Lyric, Marie Brown, Michael Woodson and Aaron Trumm were exceptional, and everyone else was good, too.
Alex Wukman was here today, adding some extra voices to his poetry from that show. The Secret Beat Society Band (led by Jason Jackson - New Jack Hippie #70), was mixed too high at the live performance, so we needed more of Alex' voice recorded over it.
There's been a lot of recording lately. I've started work on 4 new songs since the film deadline ended, and we spent yesterday with Roger at The Hippie House (non relation), working with produced Randy Jefferson, who has recently struck a dead with DopeHouse Records to run the studio. It's a georgeous and roomy studio, designed by Mike Dean, a few years ago when he was all over the map working in the best studios in the country.
Speaking of cool studios - A few days before that, Roger and I invited Marlo and Opie to join us at Digital Services, as we added voices to Roger and John Moran's production of an album full of nasty songs from the turn of the last century. It's funny stuff, and nowhere near as nasty as todays rock, comedy and hiphop get, but each of us now has one of those corny songs stuck in our heads. It was more like doing musical theatre than making one of our 'normal' albums.
Playing-wise, Andy Rogers joined Roger and I at Rudyard's to play at a tribute show for Pat Sullivan, which also included Opie Hendrix and The Texas Tallboys (Pat was the original TALLboy) and Ezra Charles.
On Sunday, I had a great time (doubled), as I enjoyed another one of Wil Space's TEXAS HOUSE CONCERTS Sunday afternoon series, and also got to enjoy sitting in as DROP TRIO's bass player for the day. Their instrumental jazz jam music was challenging learn, and I had a great time playing with them (and would be willing to do it again). The bar-b-que was tasty, the company was cool and kind, and the jam after our set (featuring members of Drop Trio AND The Psychodillos who had played earlier) was a blast. I knew it was supposed to happen, so I brought a guitar, too!
That's about all I have time for now. Gotta get some sleep. I'll write more about Amsterdam when time and deadlines allow, probably while waiting for the computer to render pieces of the video as I re-edit next week. It's all getting foggy in my not-too-long-term memory, so the film will be a good reminder of what we actually did! <g>
Remember - New Jack Hippies on KPFT-FM90.1 (www.kpft.org) at midnight tonight.
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WEEKEND MUSIC CALENDAR
Courtesy of The Blueshound and KPFT
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5th
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5th
Guy Schwartz & The New Jack Hippies - KPFT-FM90.1 at midnight
419 Lovett Blvd. www.kpft.org
Anderson Fair – Albert & Gage
Ashbury 60s Bar & Java House – Soma
Balinese Room (The) (Galveston) – Power Play
Bareback Bar & Ice House – Cass & Billy
BB Wolf's – The Texas Hurricanes
Big Easy (The) – Pete Mayes
Blanco's – Davin James
Buck's - Volumizers
Cactus Moon Blues Café – Loose Shoes
Caps Piano Bar – Faye Robinson (9 pm)
Christian's Totem (7340 Washinton Ave.) – Big Al Bettis
Cocktails (Galveston) – Dash (9 pm)
Continental Club (The) – Molly & the Ringwalds (7-9:30 pm); Sean
Reefer;The Gourds
Cosmos – Monica Marie & the Blues Cruizers
Crawdaddy's Bayou Grill (Kemah) – Tommy Dardar (8 pm)
Dan Electro's Guitar Bar – Bone Simple/Wayside Drive
Elbow Room (The) – Big Otis
Engine Room (The) – Mark Needs A Chick/Isiah/Southtrak
Fat Cat's – The Briefs/The Dishes/The Ends
Fenders (LaMarque) – Mark May
Firehouse Saloon (The) – Drew Womak/The Bellamy Brothers
Gin Mill on the Bayou – Hamilton Loomis
Grappino Di Nino's – Smythe & Taylor (ongoing)
Hideaway (The) – The Mighty Orq
Innkeeper Ale House & Martini Bar (The) – Jarrod Birmingham
Jackie's Tavern (Bacliff) – Joe Valentino
Java Jazz Coffee House (Spring) – Oedipus Complex/The Wee
Beasties/Fall Leagues Are Forming/The To Toos/Carosel Shy
Jeff's Sports Bar – Just Got Lucky
Lone Star Saloon – Randy Marshall
Maribelle's (Seabrook) – Dave Nevling & the Blues Kats
McGonigel's Mucky Duck – Jackopierce
Mercury Room (The) – Atlantics
Next Door Coffee House (The) – open mic
Old Quarter Acoustic Café (Galveston) – Harlem Slim
Papa's on the Lake – Matt Leddy & the Meat Cutters
Pennison's #1 (Sugarland) – The McClanahans
Pennison's #2 (Copperfield) – Side Show
Pennison's #3 (West Oaks) – Creative Differences
Poor Michaels' On The Strand (Galveston) – Brother Luck
Post Oak Bar & Grill – Chameleon
R & R Sports Bar (Friendswood) – Primal Funk
R & T Rack & Roll – Fuzzy Side Up
Rhythm Room (The) – Guy Forsyth/900 lbs
Rookie's – Rat Ranch
Rudyard's – King Koal/Mando Saenz/Tody & the Falcons
Sam's Irish Pub – Dueling Piano Show (6-9 pm)
Sambuca Jazz Café – Norma Zenteno
Sandbar (The) (Clear Lake Shores) – Undercover
Sansone's – Luther & the Healers
Shakespeare's Pub – Tony Redman Blues Band
Sherlock's Pub (Clear Lake) – Velcro Pygmies
Sherlock's Pub (Humble) – Static
Sherlock's Pub (West Gray) - Gravel
Sherlock's Pub (Westheimer) – A-Rival (CD release party)
Sidecar Pub (The) – Pawnshop Junkies/Hurricane Jane/King Zero
Splash #2 (Dickinson) – Magazine
Splash #3 (Bacliff) – Undesided
SRO Sports Bar (Champions) – Texas Johnny Brown & the Quality Blues
Band
SRO Sports Bar (Northwest Mall) – King Friday
Stag's Head Pub – Giancarlo & the Big Stick
Verizon Wireless Theater – Peter White/Mindi Abair
Warehouse Music Café – Mitch Vegas & the MVPs
West End Pub (The) – The Convertibles
Westfield By the Railroad - Southbound
Wunsche Bros. Café & Saloon – Dan Golvach
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6th
Anderson Fair – Buddy Mondlock & Carol Elliot
Bareback Bar & Ice House – Coolwater
Big Easy (The) – Leonard "Low Down" Brown
Borski's – traditional country jam (1-6 pm); Mike Barfield
Cactus Moon Blues Café – Doyle Bramhall
Caps Piano Bar – Faye Robinson
Cosmos – Tommy Dardar
Crawdaddy's Bayou Grill (Kemah) – Trudy Lynn (8 pm)
Custom Specialists (1010 Yupon, LaMarque) – 11th Annual Toy Run
benefiting Shriners Burns Hospital; bikes pull out at 1:30 pm; party
afterwards at Murphy's on Main w/live music (for info call
409-935-9873)
Dan Electro's Guitar Bar – The Madisons/Van Wilks
Elbow Room (The) – Big Otis
Fenders (LaMarque) – What Is Hip
Firehouse Saloon (The) – Mickey & the Motorcars/Cooder Graw
Fitzgerald's – D.R.I.
Hideaway (The) – Matt Leddy & the Meat Cutters
Java Jazz Coffee House – New Action Hero/Arcadia/Endless Day/5
Seconds Counting
JP Hops House – Willie B (CD release party)
Knights of Columbus Hall (Rockdale, TX) – 8th Annual Cowboy Christmas
Ball w/The River Road Boys featuring Leon Rausch & members of the
Texas Playboys
Lone Star Saloon – Steve Downing
McGonigel's Mucky Duck – Sarah Hickman (2 shows, 8 & 10 pm)
Mercury Room (The) – Funksion
Next Door Coffee House (The) – Josh Byrd/Alan Lett
Numbers – The Mavericks/Los Lonely Boys
Old Quarter Acoustic Café (Galveston) – Hayes Carll (tentative)
Ovations – Sharon Montgomery/Charlene Wright
Pal's (Texas City) – Down to Earth
Papa's on The Lake – Leonard "Low Down" Brown
Pennison's #1 (Sugarland) – Krank
Pennison's #2 (Copperfield) – Creative Differences
Pennison's #3 (West Oaks) – Toxic Otter
Poor Michael's On The Strand (Galveston) – TP & Emergency
Post Oak Bar & Grill - Chameleon
R & R Sports Bar (Friendswood) – The Shadowcasters
R & T's Rack & Roll – Creative Differences
Rhythm Room (The) – Quinto Voltio/Casino/Alexis Moore
River Café – Garcia Y Reyna
Ronnie's Ice House (Dickinson) – Roy Lee Nelson & Unfinished Business
Rookie's – Rachels
Rowdy's – Benny Lee & Brother2Brother
Rudyard's – Frox Nixon/Single Frame/Spain Colored Orange
Sam's Irish Pub – Dueling Piano Show (6-9 pm)
Sambuca Jazz Café – Norma Zenteno
Sandbar (The) (Clear Lake Shores) – Dash & the 12th of Never
Shakespeare's Pub – The Mighty Orq
Sherlock's Pub (Humble) – Gravel
Sherlock's Pub (West Gray) – A-Rival
Sherlock's Pub (Westheimer) – The Velcro Pgymies
Shovelheads (formerly The Silver Fox Saloon) – Mark May (grand
opening, 7-10 pm)
Sidecar Pub (The) – 7th Anniversary Show
Splash #2 (Dickinson) – Splitfinger
Splash #3 (Bacliff) - Hodaz
Spring Tavern (The) – Airwaves
Stag's Head Pub – E=MC2
Texas Tavern (Texas City) – 646
Timeout Sports Bar #1 – Brook Ballard
Tubby's Ice House (LaMarque) – Blues on the Run
Verizon Wireless Theater – Jim Brickman
Walter's on Washington – Richard Lee
Warehouse Music Café & Ice House – Collective Hallucinations w/Steve
Steele
Whiskey Blues (Galveston) - Overshot
Wunsche Bros. Café (Spring) – Dan Golvach
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7th
Balinese Room (The) (Galveston) – acoustic open mic w/Scott
Christopher (1-5 pm)
Big Easy (The) – The Zydeco Players
Borski's – blues jam (4-8 pm)
Cosmos – The Hardwood Bros. (7 pm)
Cruiser's (Santa Fe) – blues jam (4-8 pm)
Cullen Performance Hall - Duran Duran
Dean's Credit Clothing – jam (10 pm)
Dog House (The) (Galveston) – Bert Wills
Einstein's Pub – jam (7-11 pm)
Etta's - Grady Gaines & the Texas Upsetters
Fat Cat's – Integrity/The Agony Scene/On Broken Wings/Die Young
Fenders (LaMarque) – Gene Kelton & the Die Hards (6 pm)
Hickory Hollow (Heights) – Before Electricity
JP Hops House – Nashville Songwriters Association (NSAI) open mic (6
pm)
Lance's Turtle Club – The Turtle Club Players (6 pm); Hamilton Loomis
(8 pm)
Last Concert Café (The) – David Fahl Band (7 pm)
Millbend Coffee House – Lu Mitchell
Mr. Gino's – I.J. Gosey (4-7 pm)
Mulligan's & More – jam
Papa's on the Lake) – jam w/The Papa's Allstars (6-10 pm)
Poor Michael's On The Strand (Galveston) – jam w/Tomz Katz
Rhythm Room (The) – Bruce James/The Goodtrain Sessions
River Café (The) – Harry Sheppard
Rixster's (LaPorte) – Gospel Brunch w/Chris Hamblen (11:30 am-1:30 pm)
Ronnie's (Dickinson) – blues jam (4-8 pm)
Rowdy's – open mic
Rudyard's – Devil Today/Southern Gun Culture
Sambuca Jazz Café (The) - jazz brunch w/Sheri Lavo; dinner w/Blue
Monks
Shakespeare's Pub – jam w/Sparetime Murray
Sherlock's Pub (Clear Lake) – Bad Boyfriend
Sherlock's Pub (Humble) – Acoustic Villains
Sherlock's Pub (West Gray) – Lost Element
Timeout Sports Bar #1 – Fuzzy Side Up
Trader's Village – Tommy Dardar (12-4 pm)
Walter's on Washington – The Vexers/Expatriates/The Kants
What's Left (Tomball) – jam (4 pm)
That's it for now. See you where the live music is!
-Guy Schwartz
Texas Musician, Songwriter, Bandleader, Producer, FilmMaker, Author
Houston, Texas, USA
713-721-0093
Houston Press 2003 Music Awards Nominee for
Best Songwriter, Best Song & Best Musician
Guy Schwartz & The New Jack Hippies
'Texas Premiere Blues Rock Hippie Jam Band"
-Billy Block (Western Beat)
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