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*REPORT : BLUESGUY'S BIRTHDAY JAM #4
*HIPPIES IN PASADENA SATURDAY
*SHEETROCKERS REUNION
*VISITING GURF & BRENDE
*WEEKEND MUSIC CALENDAR
It's noon on Sunday, and Marlo and I have just arrived at Roger's apartment. It's a one-bedroom apartment in the 610 - T.C. Jester area, right by the loop in Northwest side of Houston. We're here to listen to the raw tracks from yesterday's Bluesguy's Birthday Jam #4.
This is always a cool day for us. While a big show is going on, our minds are in one of two modes that are not condusive to actually enjoying the whole of the event. Some of us are working at logistical aspects of the ongoing show production, while others are engrossed in the making of the music. Some of us - like me - are switching between the two. We never see what the audience sees, except for that rare gig at some mid-west old-time rock-and-roll bar with mirrored walls all over the place.
But, today we get to watch the show and listen to all of the music - not just the parts we could each hear from our individual spots on the stage. Not just the little piece of the stage which Marlo or Mike McGuire got to see through the viewfinder of the cameras they were shooting through. I've decided to share this process with you, taking time to write about it as we go. It may get weird, because I'm liable to go back and forth, writing from present-tense as third person listening to an archive, and then changing to first person as I drift back to Saturday and recall my thoughts during the performance.
Oh well, here goes…
The tape starts with sound check, which evolves into a great version of ALL THROUGH LOVING YOU, one of the first songs that the band ever played together at the old Thursday night jam at Dan Electro's Guitar Bar, before we were a band. Following that came a really funky rocking version of NO NEWS GOOD NEWS. Great shot of Pat Brink, as he plays a killer solo. What a sophisticated sense for note selection Pat has developed. And here's Levon Louis, putting the first surprise into the songlist, and thereby eliminating the song/time-list altogether. AND… we just introduced hip-hop into the Joe's Roadhouse thing - I hope that doesn't bug too many of our friends, but I do love to include ALL of my recent collaborators at the Birthday Jam, and these people party onstage (just like us!).
Wow - No News turned into ROGER NEEDS HIS MONEY from our new R&B album - and now I'm rapping-see what Levon started.
OK - here's Sandy Hickey singing my old 14-chord blues, SINCE MY BABY WENT AWAY. And here's little Joe Washington, climbing onstage to take the guitar solo! Oh well - the list with song and performer times is totally out the window now It's funny how Little Joe can take a song he's never played and play melodic lines right off the bat without hitting a single note which conflicts with the melodic structure of the song. He's sooo good. Now Sandy surprises the band with her request to sing St, James Hall, another song from the new album. At least is one we've been playing regularly, and Sandy nails it. I'm swearing that I'll never print up a song list again. Next I called RUN AWAY, a straight-ahead rocker from the 'Return of The new jack Hippies' album in 1999. Roger and Marlo both asked me' "Why the heck did you pick that song?"
"Hell! I never know!"
And now we introduce Little Joe Washington. Joe blows on stage in his usual whirlwind style and starts making up a slow blues birthday song for me! How cool is this!? When I heard Joe singing at me, I was hit by the impulse to run onstage and sing back to him. Now we have a brand new original birthday song, written by Little Joe and me - now that's a birthday gift! In the middle of all this, Joe starts doing his 'playing with his teeth' thing, so I grab the camera Marlo set up in front of Chaz and got a real close shot of Joe and his guitar (actually Opie's guitar). After that, Opie and I took off to the parking lot for some fresh air, while Little Joe ran the band through a jump shuffle and another slow blues.
And now we begin I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, another new song. Ahh - nothing like teaching the band new material onstage with the cameras and multi-track recorders going. Next comes Heath Spencer Philip, but I'm really getting behind with this writing. I'm starting to watch and listen to more and more of the show...
That was all I wrote on Sunday. From this point on, my eyes were fixed on the videotape. Heath Spencer Philip, Kool B, Opie Hendrix, Tyri Schiek, Lyric Osirus - one after another - they came onstage to play with us, and the videotaped performances are quite entertaining. It all ended with a super-jam featuring Tracy Conover, Sonny Boy Terry and Jerald Gray. I had a blast. I'll get some video up by Monday at www.hippies.tv.
The next 48 hours were pure panic, as we tried to get all of of the audio tracks transferred to the same format, and cut out a few songs for Frank (the usual Joe's Roadhouse recordist), so he could give Joe a mix which sounded similar in approach to all of the other mixes in the series. It was a rush to get them to Frank, and a rush to get out of town. At the Blaze Foley Tribute Show in Austin a couple weeks ago, Gurf Morlix, Roger, and I had decided that this would be a good week to visit Gurf and Brende at their place on Lake Travis. After the longest drive to Austin ever, we arrived just in time to try one of their favorite tex-mex restaurants before it closed for the night.
Back at the ranch, we sat around and talked 'til 2 or 3am. Roger crashed first, followed soon by Marlo and Gurf. Brende lasted another 20 minutes, so I sat around the living rtoom reading. First, I read some poetry from a book by Bob Schneider. Great poems, illustrations and printing, Bob! Earlier, Gurf had played us a couple tracks he had recently produced on Bob, and I can't wait to hear the whole album. He had also played us a cover of a new (to us) song by Fred J. Eaglesmith, by an artist named Mary Gauthier. What a good sound he gets, and what a voice she has!
I woke up at dawn. Roger was already outside on the prck/deck with a guitar in his hands, so I grabbed one and joined him. What a view! All we really did on Wednesday was to hang out and do an all-day fire-grilled meal of veggies, tofu, shrimp and salmon. Great food. Great folks! What a great day!
I'd better stop now, it's getting late, and some of you guys really want this calendar.
If you're east of town, Roger and I will play with Kicking Clouds on Saturday night, at Moonshadow in Pasadena. If you're in town, please support a benefit for Jay Peterson at Cosmos on Saturday night. It's a great night of music featuring a reunion of the original SHEETROCKERS, including Big Al and Little Jr. One-Hand, as well as Harry O & Way-Way Out, Mike Simon Band , Vatos Locas, Big Al Bettis Band, Romeo Dogs, Tommy DarDar, and Space City Aces! All that music, and the chance to help one of our own - what a deal!
AND - next comes SOUTH BY DUE EAST. I'll tell you more soon, but - check out the line-up for SOUTH BY DUE EAST at Super Happy Fun Land (March 20-21 2-9pm, so far...
ZWEE
DROP TRIO
HIGHTAILERS
GUY SCHWARTZ & THE nEW JACK HIPPIES
NEW BEATNIK REVUE
POETRY IN REVERSE
MUZAK JOHN
QUANTUM 5
NEW ROSTA AVENGERS
De SANGRE
CARRIE ANN BUCHANAN
FAHL & FOLK
OPIE HENDRIX
Pretty Cool, huh!?
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WEEKEND MUSIC CALENDAR
Courtesy of The BluesHound & KPFT-FM90.1
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20th
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Anderson Fair - Gordie Quist
Ashbury's 60s Bar & Java House - Soma
Austen's (Atascocita) - open mic w/Mauri
Balinese Room (The) (Galveston) - Willie J
Bareback Bar & Ice House - Matt Minor
Beverly Pub (The) - Ron Wright
Big Easy (The) - Texas Johnny Brown & the Quality Blues Band
Blanco's - Carl Manchaca/The Wild River Band
Bob Wills Jr. Dance Land - Nigel Edison & the Gulf Coast Outlaws
Borski's - Mixed Review
Brian O'Neill's - Plump
Buck's - Airwaves
Cactus Moon Blues Café - Renee' Austin/Shane Henry/Albert
Cummings/Tommy Shannon
Caps Piano Bar - Faye Robinson (9 pm)
Chances - Shiela
Cocktails (Galveston) - Becca Ryan (5-7 pm); Elvis Thrasher (6-8 pm;
9 pm-12 am; Piano Bar); The John Evans Band (10 pm; Courtyard)
Continental Club (The) - Molly & the Ringwalds (7-9:30 pm); Mando
Saenz (10 pm); James McMurty (11 pm)
Cosmos - Tommy Dardar
Crawdaddy's Bayou Grill (Kemah) - The Pee Wee Bowen Band (8 pm)
Dan Electro's Guitar Bar - The PC Cowboys
Elbow Room (The) - Big Otis
Fat Cat's - The High Strung/The Everyothers/The Carlsonics
Fenders (LaMarque) - The Skylites (9 pm)
Firehouse Saloon (The) - Lost Trailers/Joe Diffie
First Tee (The) (12589 Whittington) - 2nd Wind
Fitzgerald's - Mae/Copeland/The Working Title/Full Coming Day
Froggie's - Trick Dog
Grisby Grill (The) - Scott Sileo
Hickory Hollow (Heights) - Vintage Sounds
Hideaway (The) - Luther & the Healers
Howling Coyote (The) - Matt Leddy & the Meatcutters
Innkeeper Ale House & Martini Bar (The) (Wharton) - Randy Rogers
Jack's For Cocktails - Monica Marie & the Blues Cruizers
Jeff's Sports Bar - Fuzzy Side Up
Joyce's Club Hole in the Wall - Sherman Robertson
JP Hops House - Michael Waters & Wayne Wilkerson (9 pm)
Lance's Turtle Club - Tailspin
Last Concert Café (The) - Annie Lin
Lone Star Saloon (The) - David Brake & That Damn Band
Mardi Gras! Galveston www.mardigrasgalveston.com
<http://www.mardigrasgalveston.com>
21st and The Strand:
8-9:30 pm Kevin Fowler
10-11:30 pm Charlie Robison
Saengerfest Park:
6:30-7:45 pm The Line Up
8:15-9:30 pm Faceplant
10-11:30 pm Alien Ant Farm
Matthias' - The Heritage Jazz Trio
McGonigel's Mucky Duck - Kevin Welch
Mercury Room (The) - The Mambo Kings
Muddie Water's Coffee House - Stucco Fish
Next Door Coffee House (The) - open mic (7 pm)
Numbers - Galactic/The Austin Hip Hop Allstars
Old Quarter Acoustic Café (Galveston) - open mic w/Wrecks & Friends
Outback Pub (The) - Liquid Sand
Ovations - South 59
Oz Bar (The) - Just Got Lucky
Pennison's (Copperfield) - Us & Them
Pennison's (Sugarland) - Krank
Poor Michael's On The Strand (Galveston) - The Kenny Palyola Trio
R & R Sports Bar (Friendswood) - The B.K. Long Band
Rhythm Room (The) - Stephan Clarke/Omar & the Howlers
Rixster's Hanger (LaPorte) - Daddy Cats (7 pm)
Rock's (LaMarque) - Reyna & Power Play
Rudyard's - Of Normandy
Sam's Irish Pub - Dueling Piano Show (6-9 pm)
Sambuca Jazz Café - Mark Dini
Sandbar (The) (Clear Lake Shores) - 4-Barrel Ramblers
Shakespeare's Pub - Shawn Pittman
Sherlock's Pub (Clear Lake) - The Max
Sherlock's Pub (Humble) - 11th Hour
Sherlock's Pub (West Gray) - The Overlook
Sidecar Pub (The) - Vallejo/Pilot Radio
Splash #2 (Dickinson) - Down to Earth
SRO Sports Bar (Northwest Mall) - Route 66 (10 pm)
Stags Head (The) - Giancarlo & the Big Stick
Step-In Club (The) - Derek Black & the Heart of Texas Band
Texas City Tavern (The) - Counsel
Thibodeaux's On The Lake (1500 Marine Bay Drive, Kemah) - Dave
Nevling & the Blues Kats
Tin Roof Bar-B-Q - Ralph Williams/Super Dave (ongoing)
Vintage Bar - King Kroh
Westfield By The Railroad - The Mighty Orq
Wunsche Bros. Café & Saloon - Dan Golvach
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21st
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Anderson Fair - Gordie Quist
Ashbury's 60s Bar & Java House - Soma
Austen's (Atascocita) - open mic w/Mauri
Balinese Room (The) (Galveston) - Willie J
Bareback Bar & Ice House - Matt Minor
Beverly Pub (The) - Ron Wright
Big Easy (The) - Texas Johnny Brown & the Quality Blues Band
Blanco's - Carl Manchaca/The Wild River Band
Bob Wills Jr. Dance Land - Nigel Edison & the Gulf Coast Outlaws
Borski's - Mixed Review
Brian O'Neill's - Plump
Buck's - Airwaves
Cactus Moon Blues Café - Renee' Austin/Shane Henry/Albert
Cummings/Tommy Shannon
Caps Piano Bar - Faye Robinson (9 pm)
Chances - Shiela
Cocktails (Galveston) - Becca Ryan (5-7 pm); Elvis Thrasher (6-8 pm;
9 pm-12 am; Piano Bar); The John Evans Band (10 pm; Courtyard)
Continental Club (The) - Molly & the Ringwalds (7-9:30 pm); Mando
Saenz (10 pm); James McMurty (11 pm)
Cosmos - Tommy Dardar
Crawdaddy's Bayou Grill (Kemah) - The Pee Wee Bowen Band (8 pm)
Dan Electro's Guitar Bar - The PC Cowboys
Elbow Room (The) - Big Otis
Fat Cat's - The High Strung/The Everyothers/The Carlsonics
Fenders (LaMarque) - The Skylites (9 pm)
Firehouse Saloon (The) - Lost Trailers/Joe Diffie
First Tee (The) (12589 Whittington) - 2nd Wind
Fitzgerald's - Mae/Copeland/The Working Title/Full Coming Day
Froggie's - Trick Dog
Grisby Grill (The) - Scott Sileo
Hickory Hollow (Heights) - Vintage Sounds
Hideaway (The) - Luther & the Healers
Howling Coyote (The) - Matt Leddy & the Meatcutters
Innkeeper Ale House & Martini Bar (The) (Wharton) - Randy Rogers
Jack's For Cocktails - Monica Marie & the Blues Cruizers
Jeff's Sports Bar - Fuzzy Side Up
Joyce's Club Hole in the Wall - Sherman Robertson
JP Hops House - Michael Waters & Wayne Wilkerson (9 pm)
Lance's Turtle Club - Tailspin
Last Concert Café (The) - Annie Lin
Lone Star Saloon (The) - David Brake & That Damn Band
Mardi Gras! Galveston www.mardigrasgalveston.com
<http://www.mardigrasgalveston.com>
21st and The Strand:
8-9:30 pm Kevin Fowler
10-11:30 pm Charlie Robison
Saengerfest Park:
6:30-7:45 pm The Line Up
8:15-9:30 pm Faceplant
10-11:30 pm Alien Ant Farm
Matthias' - The Heritage Jazz Trio
McGonigel's Mucky Duck - Kevin Welch
Mercury Room (The) - The Mambo Kings
Muddie Water's Coffee House - Stucco Fish
Next Door Coffee House (The) - open mic (7 pm)
Numbers - Galactic/The Austin Hip Hop Allstars
Old Quarter Acoustic Café (Galveston) - open mic w/Wrecks & Friends
Outback Pub (The) - Liquid Sand
Ovations - South 59
Oz Bar (The) - Just Got Lucky
Pennison's (Copperfield) - Us & Them
Pennison's (Sugarland) - Krank
Poor Michael's On The Strand (Galveston) - The Kenny Palyola Trio
R & R Sports Bar (Friendswood) - The B.K. Long Band
Rhythm Room (The) - Stephan Clarke/Omar & the Howlers
Rixster's Hanger (LaPorte) - Daddy Cats (7 pm)
Rock's (LaMarque) - Reyna & Power Play
Rudyard's - Of Normandy
Sam's Irish Pub - Dueling Piano Show (6-9 pm)
Sambuca Jazz Café - Mark Dini
Sandbar (The) (Clear Lake Shores) - 4-Barrel Ramblers
Shakespeare's Pub - Shawn Pittman
Sherlock's Pub (Clear Lake) - The Max
Sherlock's Pub (Humble) - 11th Hour
Sherlock's Pub (West Gray) - The Overlook
Sidecar Pub (The) - Vallejo/Pilot Radio
Splash #2 (Dickinson) - Down to Earth
SRO Sports Bar (Northwest Mall) - Route 66 (10 pm)
Stags Head (The) - Giancarlo & the Big Stick
Step-In Club (The) - Derek Black & the Heart of Texas Band
Texas City Tavern (The) - Counsel
Thibodeaux's On The Lake (1500 Marine Bay Drive, Kemah) - Dave
Nevling & the Blues Kats
Tin Roof Bar-B-Q - Ralph Williams/Super Dave (ongoing)
Vintage Bar - King Kroh
Westfield By The Railroad - The Mighty Orq
Wunsche Bros. Café & Saloon - Dan Golvach
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21st
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Al's Sports Bar #2 - The Stone Kings
Anderson Fair - Ann Armstrong & Steve Hughes
Austen's (Atascocita) - Symplisity
Axiom (The) - The Sons of Hercules/Gun Crazy/The Yuppie Pricks
Balinese Room (The) (Galveston) - Pure Class
Bareback Bar & Ice House - Bitter Creek
Big Easy (The) - Rick Lee & the Night Owls
Big John's Sports Bar - jam
Bill Mraz Dance Hall - Honky Tonk Heroes (9 pm)
Bob Wills Jr. Dance Land - Nigel Edison & the Gulf Coast Outlaws
Boondoggles (Seabrook) - Robert Greaney
Borski's - traditional country jam (1-6 pm)
Breakers (345 W. Ritchie Rd) - Papa Joe's Ultimate Blues Machine
Brian O'Neill's - Matt Leddy & the Meatcutters
Cactus Moon Blues Café - Albert Cummings/Tommy Castro/Tommy
Shannon/Junior Watson
Cactus Music & Video In-Store Performance - Arthur Yoria (5 pm)
Caps Piano Bar - Faye Robinson
Chances - Liviya Compean
Cocktails (Galveston) - Elvis Thrasher (9 pm; Piano Bar); Acoustic
Villians (10 pm; Courtyard)
Continental Club (The) - Flametrick Subs/Zombilly/The Irish Brothers
Cosmos - The Shadowcasters
Crawdaddy's Bayou Grill (Kemah) - Tommy Dardar (8 pm)
Cruiser's Ice House (Santa Fe) - Plan B
Dan Electro's Guitar Bar - Eric Avenger/Gary Seber/Ricardo Sweat
Engine Room (The) - The Zombies
Fat Cat's - Sex Vikings/Keg Charge/Reason of Insanity/Krullur/Walking
Terror/Race Against Time/Pretty Little Flower/Ear Damage/Sick Abuse
Fenders (LaMarque) - The Pee Wee Bowen Band (9 pm)
Firehouse Saloon (The) - Gary P. Nunn
Fitzgerald's - Brave Combo/The John Evans Band/Mark Halata &
Texavia/Cadillac Voodoo Choir
Froggie's - The Tony Vega Band
Helio's - jazz jam w/The Trade
Hickory Hollow (Heights) - The Blenders
Hideaway (The) - Romeo Dogs
Home On The Range - Benny Valerio & Texas Thunder (7 pm)
Innkeeper Ale House & Martini Bar (Wharton) - Jody Booth
Joyce's Club Hole in the Wall - Matinee (4-9 pm)
JP Hops House - Shake Russell & Dana Cooper (9 pm)
Lance's Turtle Club - Constant Buzz
Last Concert Café (The) - L'amant
Leon Grayson Center (The) (13828 Corpus Christi) - Route 66 (benefit
for theGutierrez family)
Lone Star Saloon (The) - David Brake & That Damn Band
Luisitos Cocina Cantina (2510 N. Loop West) - jazz jam (9 pm; ongoing)
Mardi Gras! Galveston www.mardigrasgalveston.com
<http://www.mardigrasgalveston.com>
21st and The Strand:
12-12:30 pm Philadelphia Mummers
12:30-2 pm Bilge Pumps
2:30-3:45 pm Grupo Vida
4:15-5:30 pm Little Texas
6-7:15 pm Los Lonely Boys
8:30-10 pm Deryl Dodd
10:30-11:30 pm The Lost Trailers
Saengerfest Park:
12-12:30 pm Philadelphia Mummers
12:30-1:45 pm One Light Town
2:15-3:30 pm Bayou Roux
4-5:15 pm Hamilton Loomis
5:45-7 pm Little Feat
8:30-9:30 pm Thin Lizzy
10-11:30 pm Deep Purple
Martini's & More - Texas Johnny Brown & the Quality Blues Band
Matthias' - Snit & Leo
McGonigel's Mucky Duck - Steve Forbert (2 shows, 8 & 10 pm)
Mercury Room (The) - Rick Marcel
Metoyer's Place - Future Star Band (7-11 pm; ongoing)
Neon Moon Saloon (The) (LaPorte) - The Benny Brasket Band
Next Door Coffee House (The) - Adora (7 pm); Day of Solace
19th Hole (The) - Chrome 44/Flood
Old Quarter Acoustic Café (Galveston) - The John Evans Band
Our Lady of the Sea Parish Hall (1401 Fidelity) - Texas Johnny Brown
& The Quality Blues Band (Johnny's birthday celebration, 4-6 pm)
Outback Pub (The) - Liquid Sand
Ovations - Cheap Therapy/Glennie Scott
Oz Bar (The) - TJ Funk
Papa's Ice House - The Charlie Parker Band
Papa's On The Lake - Earlywine
Pappy's House of Blues (Magnolia) - Krossfrye (chili cookoff)
Parrot Pub (The) - Angela Peterson
Pennison's (Copperfield) - Freddie Everett
Pennison's (Sugarland) - Steve Downing
Playmaker's Sports Bar & Grill - Lost Element (10 pm)
Poor Michael's On The Strand (Galveston) - The Kenny Palyola Trio
R & R Sports Bar (Friendswood) - Outboard Johnson
Red Neck Saloon (The) (Seven Oaks) - Down to Earth
Rhythm Room (The) - Moses Guest/The Handsomes
River Café - Garcia y Reyna
Rookie's - Bad Boyfriend (acoustic)
Rowdy's - Kern Pratt & the Accused
Rudyard's - Fondue Monks
Sam's Irish Pub - Dueling Piano Show (6-9 pm)
Sambuca Jazz Café - Mark Dini
Sandbar (The) (Clear Lake Shores) - Guppies From Outer Space
Shakespeare's Pub - John McVey & the Stumble
Sherlocks' Pub (Clear Lake) - The Overlook
Sherlock's Pub (Humble) - A-Rival
Sherlock's Pub (West Gray) - Out of Phase
Sidecar Pub (The) - King Zero/Podunk/Alive
St. Mark The Evangelist Parish Church Hall (5430 W. Ridgecreek Dr.) -
14th Annual Masquerade & Mardi Gras' Dance w/Zydeco Joe
Stags Head (The) - Jimmy James & the Enablers
Step-In Club (The) - Derek Black & the Heart of Texas Band
Thibodeaux's On The Lake (Kemah) - Monica Marie & the Blues Cruizers
Timeout Sports Bar #1 - Mekka
Timeout Sports Bar #3 - Blue Corner
Toyota Center - Kid Rock
Tut's (Conroe) - Joe Crane
Vintage Bar - Big Lizard Boys
Walter's On Washington - Not Really Band/Brent Best/Cary Hudson
Whiskey Blues (Galveston) - Vallejo/Ashbury Keys
Wunsche Bros. Café & Saloon - Dan Golvach
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd
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Big Easy (The) - Willie T
Bill Mraz Dance Hall - Bubba Brown & the Super Cajuns (2-6 pm)
Birraporetti's - jazz brunch (10:30 am-3 pm)
Borski's - blues jam (4-8 pm)
Continental Club (The) (Under The Big Top) - David Garza (7:30 pm;
solo)
Cosmos - Maui (7 pm)
Cruiser's Ice House (Santa Fe) - jam (4-8 pm)
Dean's Credit Clothing - jam (10 pm)
Engine Room (The) - Belly Dance Superstars/The Desert Roses
Etta's - Grady Gaines & the Texas Upsetters
Fenders (LaMarque) - jam (4 pm)
H-Town's Arena Theatre - Loretta Lynn
Hickory Hollow (Heights) - Before Electricity
Home On The Range - blues jam w/Monica Marie & the Blues Cruizers (4
pm)
Joyce's Club Hole in the Wall - Matinee (4-9 pm)
JP Hops House - Houston Fort Bend Songwriters Association Meeting
(1:30 pm)
Lance's Turtle Club - Jazz Toonz
Last Concert Café (The) - Fahl & Folke (7 pm)
Mardi Gras! Galveston www.mardigrasgalveston.com
<http://www.mardigrasgalveston.com>
21st and The Strand:
12-2 pm Zydeco Dots
2:30-4 pm John Evans Band
4:30-6 pm Zwee
Saengerfest Park:
12-2 pm Drew Womack
2:30-4 pm Kern Pratt
4:30-6 pm Hunter Hayes
Mr. Gino's - I.J. Gosey (4-7 pm)
Ovations - Nonet Jazz Ensemble
Papa's on the Lake - The Papa's Allstars
Poor Michael's on the Strand (Galveston) - The Kenny Palyola Trio
(1-5 pm);jam w/Tom'z Katz (8 pm)
Proletariat (The) - Studemont Project/The Jonx/Mystery
Flavor/Childcraft/Ruaminx/Voltron Harmonix/Woozy Helmet
Rhythm Room (The) - Joe Bonamassa (7 pm)
River Café (The) - Harry Sheppard
Riverside Inn (The) (Channelview) - The Mark May Band
Rowdy's - open mic
Rudyard's - Irish Session (6-8:30 pm)
Sambuca Jazz Café (The) - jazz brunch w/Sheri Lavo; dinner w/Blue
Monks
Shakespeare's Pub - blues jam w/Sparetime Murray
Sherlock's Pub (Clear Lake) - C.S.S.
Sherlock's Pub (Humble) - Acoustic Villians
Sidecar Pub (The) - 24 Count (benefit show)
10 Downing Street - The David Craig Band (8:30 pm)
Uncle Albert's - rock-n-blues jam (6-10 pm)
Westfield By The Railroad - jam (2 pm)
What's Left (FM 2978 Tomball; 281-351-5929) - open mic (2-6 pm)
Who's The Club - Faye Robinson (ongoing)
Al's Sports Bar #2 - The Stone Kings
Anderson Fair - Ann Armstrong & Steve Hughes
Austen's (Atascocita) - Symplisity
Axiom (The) - The Sons of Hercules/Gun Crazy/The Yuppie Pricks
Balinese Room (The) (Galveston) - Pure Class
Bareback Bar & Ice House - Bitter Creek
Big Easy (The) - Rick Lee & the Night Owls
Big John's Sports Bar - jam
Bill Mraz Dance Hall - Honky Tonk Heroes (9 pm)
Bob Wills Jr. Dance Land - Nigel Edison & the Gulf Coast Outlaws
Boondoggles (Seabrook) - Robert Greaney
Borski's - traditional country jam (1-6 pm)
Breakers (345 W. Ritchie Rd) - Papa Joe's Ultimate Blues Machine
Brian O'Neill's - Matt Leddy & the Meatcutters
Cactus Moon Blues Café - Albert Cummings/Tommy Castro/Tommy
Shannon/Junior Watson
Cactus Music & Video In-Store Performance - Arthur Yoria (5 pm)
Caps Piano Bar - Faye Robinson
Chances - Liviya Compean
Cocktails (Galveston) - Elvis Thrasher (9 pm; Piano Bar); Acoustic
Villians (10 pm; Courtyard)
Continental Club (The) - Flametrick Subs/Zombilly/The Irish Brothers
Cosmos - The Shadowcasters
Crawdaddy's Bayou Grill (Kemah) - Tommy Dardar (8 pm)
Cruiser's Ice House (Santa Fe) - Plan B
Dan Electro's Guitar Bar - Eric Avenger/Gary Seber/Ricardo Sweat
Engine Room (The) - The Zombies
Fat Cat's - Sex Vikings/Keg Charge/Reason of Insanity/Krullur/Walking
Terror/Race Against Time/Pretty Little Flower/Ear Damage/Sick Abuse
Fenders (LaMarque) - The Pee Wee Bowen Band (9 pm)
Firehouse Saloon (The) - Gary P. Nunn
Fitzgerald's - Brave Combo/The John Evans Band/Mark Halata &
Texavia/Cadillac Voodoo Choir
Froggie's - The Tony Vega Band
Helio's - jazz jam w/The Trade
Hickory Hollow (Heights) - The Blenders
Hideaway (The) - Romeo Dogs
Home On The Range - Benny Valerio & Texas Thunder (7 pm)
Innkeeper Ale House & Martini Bar (Wharton) - Jody Booth
Joyce's Club Hole in the Wall - Matinee (4-9 pm)
JP Hops House - Shake Russell & Dana Cooper (9 pm)
Lance's Turtle Club - Constant Buzz
Last Concert Café (The) - L'amant
Leon Grayson Center (The) (13828 Corpus Christi) - Route 66 (benefit
for theGutierrez family)
Lone Star Saloon (The) - David Brake & That Damn Band
Luisitos Cocina Cantina (2510 N. Loop West) - jazz jam (9 pm; ongoing)
Mardi Gras! Galveston www.mardigrasgalveston.com
<http://www.mardigrasgalveston.com>
21st and The Strand:
12-12:30 pm Philadelphia Mummers
12:30-2 pm Bilge Pumps
2:30-3:45 pm Grupo Vida
4:15-5:30 pm Little Texas
6-7:15 pm Los Lonely Boys
8:30-10 pm Deryl Dodd
10:30-11:30 pm The Lost Trailers
Saengerfest Park:
12-12:30 pm Philadelphia Mummers
12:30-1:45 pm One Light Town
2:15-3:30 pm Bayou Roux
4-5:15 pm Hamilton Loomis
5:45-7 pm Little Feat
8:30-9:30 pm Thin Lizzy
10-11:30 pm Deep Purple
Martini's & More - Texas Johnny Brown & the Quality Blues Band
Matthias' - Snit & Leo
McGonigel's Mucky Duck - Steve Forbert (2 shows, 8 & 10 pm)
Mercury Room (The) - Rick Marcel
Metoyer's Place - Future Star Band (7-11 pm; ongoing)
Neon Moon Saloon (The) (LaPorte) - The Benny Brasket Band
Next Door Coffee House (The) - Adora (7 pm); Day of Solace
19th Hole (The) - Chrome 44/Flood
Old Quarter Acoustic Café (Galveston) - The John Evans Band
Our Lady of the Sea Parish Hall (1401 Fidelity) - Texas Johnny Brown
& The Quality Blues Band (Johnny's birthday celebration, 4-6 pm)
Outback Pub (The) - Liquid Sand
Ovations - Cheap Therapy/Glennie Scott
Oz Bar (The) - TJ Funk
Papa's Ice House - The Charlie Parker Band
Papa's On The Lake - Earlywine
Pappy's House of Blues (Magnolia) - Krossfrye (chili cookoff)
Parrot Pub (The) - Angela Peterson
Pennison's (Copperfield) - Freddie Everett
Pennison's (Sugarland) - Steve Downing
Playmaker's Sports Bar & Grill - Lost Element (10 pm)
Poor Michael's On The Strand (Galveston) - The Kenny Palyola Trio
R & R Sports Bar (Friendswood) - Outboard Johnson
Red Neck Saloon (The) (Seven Oaks) - Down to Earth
Rhythm Room (The) - Moses Guest/The Handsomes
River Café - Garcia y Reyna
Rookie's - Bad Boyfriend (acoustic)
Rowdy's - Kern Pratt & the Accused
Rudyard's - Fondue Monks
Sam's Irish Pub - Dueling Piano Show (6-9 pm)
Sambuca Jazz Café - Mark Dini
Sandbar (The) (Clear Lake Shores) - Guppies From Outer Space
Shakespeare's Pub - John McVey & the Stumble
Sherlocks' Pub (Clear Lake) - The Overlook
Sherlock's Pub (Humble) - A-Rival
Sherlock's Pub (West Gray) - Out of Phase
Sidecar Pub (The) - King Zero/Podunk/Alive
St. Mark The Evangelist Parish Church Hall (5430 W. Ridgecreek Dr.) -
14th Annual Masquerade & Mardi Gras' Dance w/Zydeco Joe
Stags Head (The) - Jimmy James & the Enablers
Step-In Club (The) - Derek Black & the Heart of Texas Band
Thibodeaux's On The Lake (Kemah) - Monica Marie & the Blues Cruizers
Timeout Sports Bar #1 - Mekka
Timeout Sports Bar #3 - Blue Corner
Toyota Center - Kid Rock
Tut's (Conroe) - Joe Crane
Vintage Bar - Big Lizard Boys
Walter's On Washington - Not Really Band/Brent Best/Cary Hudson
Whiskey Blues (Galveston) - Vallejo/Ashbury Keys
Wunsche Bros. Café & Saloon - Dan Golvach
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd
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Big Easy (The) - Willie T
Bill Mraz Dance Hall - Bubba Brown & the Super Cajuns (2-6 pm)
Birraporetti's - jazz brunch (10:30 am-3 pm)
Borski's - blues jam (4-8 pm)
Continental Club (The) (Under The Big Top) - David Garza (7:30 pm;
solo)
Cosmos - Maui (7 pm)
Cruiser's Ice House (Santa Fe) - jam (4-8 pm)
Dean's Credit Clothing - jam (10 pm)
Engine Room (The) - Belly Dance Superstars/The Desert Roses
Etta's - Grady Gaines & the Texas Upsetters
Fenders (LaMarque) - jam (4 pm)
H-Town's Arena Theatre - Loretta Lynn
Hickory Hollow (Heights) - Before Electricity
Home On The Range - blues jam w/Monica Marie & the Blues Cruizers (4
pm)
Joyce's Club Hole in the Wall - Matinee (4-9 pm)
JP Hops House - Houston Fort Bend Songwriters Association Meeting
(1:30 pm)
Lance's Turtle Club - Jazz Toonz
Last Concert Café (The) - Fahl & Folke (7 pm)
Mardi Gras! Galveston www.mardigrasgalveston.com
<http://www.mardigrasgalveston.com>
21st and The Strand:
12-2 pm Zydeco Dots
2:30-4 pm John Evans Band
4:30-6 pm Zwee
Saengerfest Park:
12-2 pm Drew Womack
2:30-4 pm Kern Pratt
4:30-6 pm Hunter Hayes
Mr. Gino's - I.J. Gosey (4-7 pm)
Ovations - Nonet Jazz Ensemble
Papa's on the Lake - The Papa's Allstars
Poor Michael's on the Strand (Galveston) - The Kenny Palyola Trio
(1-5 pm);jam w/Tom'z Katz (8 pm)
Proletariat (The) - Studemont Project/The Jonx/Mystery
Flavor/Childcraft/Ruaminx/Voltron Harmonix/Woozy Helmet
Rhythm Room (The) - Joe Bonamassa (7 pm)
River Café (The) - Harry Sheppard
Riverside Inn (The) (Channelview) - The Mark May Band
Rowdy's - open mic
Rudyard's - Irish Session (6-8:30 pm)
Sambuca Jazz Café (The) - jazz brunch w/Sheri Lavo; dinner w/Blue
Monks
Shakespeare's Pub - blues jam w/Sparetime Murray
Sherlock's Pub (Clear Lake) - C.S.S.
Sherlock's Pub (Humble) - Acoustic Villians
Sidecar Pub (The) - 24 Count (benefit show)
10 Downing Street - The David Craig Band (8:30 pm)
Uncle Albert's - rock-n-blues jam (6-10 pm)
Westfield By The Railroad - jam (2 pm)
What's Left (FM 2978 Tomball; 281-351-5929) - open mic (2-6 pm)
Who's The Club - Faye Robinson (ongoing)
-Guy Schwartz
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Houston, Texas, USA
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