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Three Chords and the Truth
Island Moon
August 29, 2013
Milk Drive / Todd Dorn…
By Ronnie Narmour ronnienarmour@gmail.com
Tourist exhaustion…
Labor Day is upon us and our yearly tourist season is finally screeching to a welcomed halt. Everyone around my camp is suffering from tourist exhaustion. It happens every year about this time. Personally, I’m ready to start blowing up golf carts. The good news is, we will soon get our islands back for a few months. Autumn is, by far, the greatest time to live here. We have some great music coming up to usher us into the next season and plenty more to come on the other side of Labor Day.
Jack Ingram will play Sharkeys on Saturday. Todd Dorn with Amy Myers and Jay Stringer at Giggity’s last Saturday night. On Saturday, I squeezed in three super great shows. Milk Drive (Austin, TX) played the Back Porch, Corey Morrow (Austin, TX) played Sharkey’s and Todd Dorn and the Sea Drifters (San Antonio, TX) played Giggity’s. Milk Drive plays a jacked up, jazzy kind of bluegrass that may be a little too artsy for a typical Back Porch Saturday night crowd but I really dug them. They came out of the shoot with a Django Reinhart song and proceeded to knock the wheels off of everything they did. Todd Dorn has been playing Giggity’s about once a month and packs the house every time he does. Dorn has a real smooth island groove and I think his unique style of country rocks. He got our buddy, Amy Myers, up to sing backup on a couple of songs, and brother, can that gal wail. Go see her sometime at one of John Paul’s karaoke shows at the Salty Dog and tell me I’m wrong.
Leslie Willey played Shorty’s last Friday night.
Last week was another stellar week for live music shows. (Every time I use the word “stellar” I visualize Janet Planet making fun of me… that one’s for you Janet!) But actually, it really was. Darryl Lee Rush (Dallas, TX) gave us an excellent, high energy show at the Porch last Friday. Rush is one of those guys that only plays here once a year and I can never remember what he’s all about until I see him again. And when that happens, I predictably remind myself how good he really is. Also on Friday, I caught my favorite native islander, Uncle Willey at Shorty’s. Willey has been playing Shorty’s since the 50’s and has forgotten more about this island than you or I will ever know. He is truly a treasure and I ALWAYS look forward to his shows. He plays Shorty’s every six weeks or so but you can also catch him regularly at the Gaff’s belt sander races.
DO NOT MISS LIST Port Aransas Summer Fest…
This weekend will be the final installment of the Port Aransas Summer Fest And speaking of concert series at Sharkey’s with the Gaff, I just heard two big shows. On Saturday, Jack they will be bringing Ingram will play and Los Lonely in the great Kinky Boys on Sunday. These shows are Friedman and the “all ages” and kids under 12 get in Texas Jewboys on free. Admission is $20 advance and th September 19 . I $25 at the door. The performances understand Kinky will be on an outdoor stage behind will be running for Sharkey’s so bring your lawn chair governor of Texas but not your ice chests, you can buy again, so this show food and beverages at the concert. should be a bonified It is a very comfortable setting F I N E A RT hoot. I’m pretty sure out there and the entertainment he won’t be running has been top notch at a reasonable Kinky Friedman will play the (361) 749-2388 on the Republican price. Partial proceeds from these Gaff in September. www.feldergallery.com ticket.
Time to get Kinky…
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such legends as Carlos Santana and Willie Nelson and opened for the Rolling Stones. Local blues act, John Cortez will open this show.
Jack Ingram…
Labor Day Weekend…
On Friday, August 30th, the great Texas Jack Ingram is the winner of the 2008 Academy of Country Music award for “Best “organic rock” band, Buster Jiggs (Hondo, TX) will rip the head off New Male Vocalist”. He of Giggity’s. That will has released eight studio be the show to catch on albums, one extended Friday. Our old friend, play, six live albums Davin James (Houston, and 18 singles since TX) will bring his old 1995. His first single, school country to the Wherever You Are, hit Back Porch and the Pete number one on the U.S. Denney Blues Band Billboard Hot Country (Uvalde, TX) featuring Songs charts and he’s Uel Jackson on bass, charted with ten other will be at Shorty’s. On releases. He has recorded with Patti Griffin and Los Lonely Boys will play Sharkey’s on Saturday, August 31st, island fave, Larry Joe Ray Wylie Hubbard Sunday. Taylor (Stephenville, and has written songs TX) will play the Back with Radney Foster. Porch for the last time Ingram has been rocking this year, the jumpin’ roadhouses, theaters and Corey Morrow… harmonica blues act, stadiums relentlessly Mike Milligan and the since 1997. He’s been I am happy to report that Altar Boys (Austin, celebrated by critics the Corey Morrow show at TX) will play Giggity’s, and fans of hard-core Sharkey’s was much better the delightful acoustic country music for more attended than the previous act, Hold Fast Fables than a decade, and as a two (Fab T-Birds and (Galveston, TX), will Texas-born songwriter Joe Ely). I got there just literally sail in to play and performer, he’s been as Morrow was taking the Buster Jiggs will play Giggity’s on Shorty’s and there’s a on the short list of next stage and I’d say there were Friday night. big show in Corpus at generation artists who 400 or more people out Concrete Street with could fill the boots of Lone Star legends like there. The crowd he draws is Willie and Waylon and the boys. Mark Alan Randy Rogers, Pat Greeen, Stoney LaRue a young, hip, devoted group and Granger Smith. On Sunday, September that sings along to all the Corey Morrow Atwood will open this show. 1st, the Ruben Limas Band will play Shorty’s, words of his songs. They played Sharkey’s Los Lonely Boys… Antone and the All Stars (Corpus Christi, are also faithful to artists last Saturday This band of Chicano brothers, Henry, Jojo TX) will play Giggity’s, the Tarpon Ice House night. such as Casey Donahew, and Ringo Garza, from San Angelo hit the will host their weekly open jam and the Mike Randy Rogers, Pat Green and Kevin Fowler; they buy mountains of ground running in 2004 when they recorded Williams/Rocky Arnold Jazz Band will bring records and drink rivers of beer… in short, they Heaven (Epic) and hit No. 1 on the Adult their classic jazz ensemble featuring Eddie are great fans. They rushed the stage from the Contemporary Charts and No. 16 on Billboards Oliveras, Jr. and Bob Hinckley to the Rockport first note and gave their undivided attention the Hot 100. That record went Double Platinum and Aquafest (4-6). Have a safe holiday! entire show. It was inspiring and made me feel won them a Grammy. They have recorded with ♪♫ And that’s the truth! ♪♫ really old.
Darryl Lee Rush / Uncle Willey
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