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The blues and zippety doo-dah… Once again it was a smokin’ weekend of music here on our little island. Local songbird, Carol Elliott got the ball rolling at the Ice House with her regular first Friday gig. A couple of her old Aqua Vox band mates, Woody Lawson and L. Leon Sands, showed up to lend their ample talents for some superior harmonizing. It was one of the most fun gigs I attended all weekend. Her next show will be on September 6th. Also on Friday our pal, Thomas Michael Riley played the Back Porch with master guitarist, Larry Nye in tow. Riley has a real way of talking to the crowd. He has many causes that
Thomas Michael Riley and Larry Nye played the Back Porch last Friday. he cares deeply about and has a heartfelt way of writing them into his songs. And it wouldn’t be a TMR show without a few “hollers and swallers”. Later, the energy took a right turn over at Giggity’s for their big 80’s dance party with Full Body Puppets. I thought this might be a little too cheesy to hang with, but actually had a great time once I gave the music a chance. I was never much on Duran Duran or Flock of Seagulls but (and don’t repeat this) I thought it sounded pretty good and so did everyone else in the full house that night. Some how I missed all that music the first time it came around. I come from the Townes Van Zandt school of thought, “There’s only two kinds of music:
the blues and zippety doo-dah.”
The Toman Brothers… On Saturday, the big news in town was the Fabulous Thunderbirds/ Toman Brothers show out at Sharkey’s. I knew something big was stirring when I saw an airplane pulling a big banner high above the beach advertising
This weekend… We have another huge weekend of music coming up. On Friday, August 9th, Kevin Higgins and the Dust Devils (Austin, TX) will play the Back Porch. We haven’t seen much of the Dust Devils this season and it’s always a treat to see these guys. Higgins is one of the greatest songwriters on the Texas circuit today, bar none. Also on Friday, the no-nonsense blues of J.T. Coldfire (Austin, TX) will return to Giggity’s, the wonderful string band, Independent Thieves (Corpus Christi, TX) will play Shorty’s and the Hilda Lamas Band will play the Sunset Sounds Concert Series in Roberts Point Park. Lamas will also play the Coast Club on Saturday.
The Toman Brothers got the ball rolling on Saturday at Sharkey’s. the show. I go way back with both these bands and was really looking forward to reuniting with this bunch of old friends from Austin and San Antonio. Randy and Russ Toman I N E institution. A R T They were the are a SanFAntonio late great Gary Stewart’s road band for many 749-2388 years…(361) Gary Stewart being Time Magazine’s www.feldergallery.com proclaimed “King of Honky Tonk” with a string
Miss Neesie & Earfood… We have three great shows to watch for on Saturday, August 10th. Miss Neesie and the Earfood Orchestra (San Antonio, TX) will
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August 8, 2013 Joe Ely…
Originally from my hometown Lubbock, Joe Ely is a Texas music pioneer. I could easily write a book here and probably should some day. He’s a guitar picker, a songwriter, a poet, a storyteller, an artist, an actor, a writer, a play write, a rambler, a gambler, a jail house culinary master and is a man of the wind. I watched him paint a Cadillac pink with a broom once and win $100 on a pool game using an onion for an eight ball. He’s been known to hitch hike Miss Neesie and the Earfood Orchestra to New England just to watch the leaves turn will play the Back Porch on August 10th. and join the circus just because it was handy. The Full Body Puppets put on an 80’s He called his last record, play the Back Porch. Earfood has been “Satisfied At Last” but I dance show at Giggity’s last Friday. coming down here since the early don’t believe him… not sure days of Tortuga Flats. They are an of country chart topping hits in the 70’s that that could happen. He’s got included Taking Me a Whiskey Trip, Drinking eight piece rocking roots and zydeco a tow sack full of songs… band that pretty much demands you Thing and She’s Acting Single, I’m Drinking the kind of songs that Bruce Double. The Toman’s have spent their entire get off your lazy rear and party like a Springsteen might want rock star. Miss Neesie Beal is little gal adult lives on stage and are consummate pros. to record and did. He’s got I’m proud to call them my friends since the that can wail like its midnight in New at least a couple of dozen Orleans. Expect a big horn section and mid 80’s. I’d take a bullet for either of them. recordings out… everyone I don’t get to see the Tomans much anymore, long conga lines. Joe Ely will play the of ‘em a keeper. Joey’s cool and watching them open for the T-Birds was Port Aransas Summerfest at Sharkey’s Summerfest enough to run around Europe a special experience for me. BTW, we are with the Clash (he sang Sharkey’s… this Saturday. going to bring them back to play Giggity’s on back-up on Should I Stay th September 7 . The big news on Saturday will be the or Should I Go), but down great Joe Ely (Austin, TX) at Sharkey’s. to earth enough to raise a The Fabulous Thunderbirds… This is the follow up to the T-Birds beautiful daughter who he And, having the T-Birds headlining was icing show in the Port Aransas Summerfest named after Buddy Holly’s on the cake. I go even farther back with Kim series at Sharkey’s in August. Local wife. His Flatlander lifelong Wilson (like 1975) at the original Antone’s fave, Larry Joe Taylor (Stephenville, pals, Jimmy Dale Gilmore Nightclub in Austin where I was a young TX), will open this show. I gotta say, and Butch Hancock call him bartender and the T-Birds were the house band. the promoters who are bringing these Stewart Mann and Earl… so do I. He’s coming It had been 20 years since I’d last seen Kim, but big shows into Port A are doing it right. Statesboro Revue to town with the A team: it felt like yesterday. Also, the current T-Birds They cleaned it up behind Sharkey’s, will play Giggity’s on David Holt (Storyville, The line-up featured two guitarists that I’ve known brought in first class staging, lights Saturday. Mavericks, Carlene Carter) and admired for many years: Mike Keller and and sound and gave the back pasture on guitar, Jimmy Petit, his a really comfortable, beachy feel. Johnny Moeller. I went bassist since the beginning, I commend them. Not to mention, bringing and his Flatlander drummer Pat Manske. Joe backstage with the guys in the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Joe Ely is the champion. He’s the best. He wins before the show and we frickin’ Ely back to back is as good as it hands down. You’d be a fool to miss this show. took a trip down memory gets… anywhere, any time. Plus the rest of lane. The guys looked great the month will feature Rick Treveno (Aug. and I could tell they were Stewart Mann & Statesboro Revue… 17), Cory Morrow (Aug. 24), Jack Ingram taking care of themselves And finally on Saturday, Stewart Mann and (Aug. 31) and Los Lonely Boys (Sept. and had their heads screwed Statesboro Revue (Austin, TX) will play 1)… that’s great stuff. The show last week on straight. Kim has kept Giggity’s. This is original rocking country and was not well attended. I thought our music the legacy rolling all these they are good and are raising eyebrows. Their conscience community would respond in years and the show last website reports, “Reminiscent of singers from mass and they didn’t. Every single music Saturday night was classic Original decades past, Stewart Mann’s soulful voice lover in a 50 mile radius needs to show their T-Birds. I loved it… Kim’s Thunderbird Kim true colors on this one. The $20 ticket price is both evident and familiar. His seasoned ten minute harmonica solo timbre is well worn, but polished enough to Wilson played is more than reasonable. Spread the word rocked. After the show, Kim have landed him the starring role in Buddy: The Sharkey’s last folks and get your collective rears over here asked me what I thought Buddy Holly Story that opened at the historic Saturday. for these shows. It starts around dusk and and I told him that I felt like Cameo Theatre in San Antonio, Texas last year. I was home. They had an early morning the next will be over by 10:30, so you can’t complain Joining Stewart is younger brother Garrett day… playing San Diego on Sunday. I thought, about it being on too late. Plus, you can bring Mann, the lead guitar player who holds down “I wonder who booked these gigs? Jeeze, the the kids! One note, be sure to bring your lawn the fort then lets loose when the song calls for routing’s a little sketchy. What’s on Monday… chairs. They have beverages for sale out there, it.” It’s going to be tough trying to juggle these but there’s not much seating. Also note; there London?” three shows but I plan to try. were NO mosquitoes out there at all (you’ll And that’s the truth! have to bring those, too). DO NOT MISS LIST
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