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Three Chords and the Truth By Ronnie Narmour ronnienarmour@gmail.com
Island Moon
September 4, 2013
on Friday. The tone was break neck at both those shows and the audiences obviously loved what they were hearing. It’s a good thing that Giggity’s has such a big dance floor.
Time to exhale…
Welcome to the other side boys and girls, you may now exhale. We are post-Labor Day and the 2013 tourist season is officially in the bag. So now what do you want to do? Well, you got a lot of time to think about it. Giggity’s put on a great “Local’s Party” on Monday for all us homey’s who either worked their collective rears off all summer or were just suffering from tourist exhaustion. They put out a nice complimentary Cajun boil and ran cheap drink specials all night for all the locals to enjoy. Antone and the All Stars kept the music going strong all night and there wasn’t a tourist in sight. Thanks Edwin and Amy!
Limo’s and spa’s…
And on Tuesday, all the girls at the Back Porch got to celebrate the end of season with their annual “Spa Day” excursion. In past years, previous owner, Susan Powell, would shut the bar down on the Tuesday after Labor Day and treat all the Back Porch employees (99% females) to a trip into town in a limo where they would all go to the spa and get their hair and nails done and then hit Scuttlebutt’s for drinks and dinner on the way home. This year, manager Tracey Shore actually bought her own limo and kept the tradition alive. Tracey will be starting her own limo service on the islands (check out her new ad in the music box). A good time was had by all.
The Toman Brothers will play Giggity’s this Saturday.
Ruben Limas & the Rolling Jays played Giggitys and Shorty’s last week. Hold Fast Fables… One show that I delight in telling you about was Hold Fast Fables (Galveston, TX). They put on a brilliant performance at Shorty’s on Saturday. They are a three piece acoustic ensemble (guitar, cello and tambourine) with vocal harmonies that go beyond sweet. With everything going on, the way it was on Saturday night, I still found myself glued to this show. I didn’t want to miss one single song. Those guys are magnificent. All of their songs are original and full of life. Make it a point to see this band the next time they’re around. I can’t emphasize enough how great they are.
Hold Fast Fables played Shorty’s last Saturday. No wonder my ears are ringing…
I ran around all weekend (and I do mean ran) and caught a dozen good shows around town: Brooke Graham, Uel Jackson, Free Beer Band, The Pete Denney Blues Band, Ruben Limas and the Rolling Jays (three times), Davin James, Larry Joe Taylor, Ray T and the City Crew, Hold Fast Fables, Mike Milligan and the Altar Boys and Buster Jiggs. Fortunately, all of these shows were in a half mile radius of each other and I only had to jockey around from Shorty’s to Giggity’s to the Ice House and the Back Porch. That’s one great thing about Port A, even when we are consumed in tourists… everything is convenient. I was able to see all of these artists with only a short walk between venues.
Sharkey’s cancels concerts… In other Labor Day related news, the big shows over at Sharkey’s were cancelled at the last minute. The promoters from San Antonio notified me on Friday afternoon that Los Lonely Boys had cancelled their Sunday show because the guitar player had reinjured his back after a fall off a stage in California a couple of months ago, and his doctor had advised him not to travel. They shopped around for a comparable replacement act but ran out of time and were
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This weekend…
On the horizon…
Carol Elliott will play the Tarpon Ice House this Friday. Favorite songbird, Carol Elliott, will play her regular First Friday show at the Tarpon Ice House from 6:30- 8:30. Also, the monthly First Friday reception at the Island Art Center (next door to the Ice House) will be going on and that makes for a nice combination of music and art.
And on the near horizon, watch for shows in September by Mandy Rowden and Billy Abels (Shorty’s), Richard Lockhart (Giggity’s), Mike Milligan (Back Porch), Melissa Brooke (Sunset Sounds), J.T. Coldfire (Giggity’s) and Kinky Friedman (The Gaff). The Kinky Friedman show at the Gaff will be on Thursday, September 19th. There will be a Pirate Parade before the show in the streets of Port A. We are trying to get Kinky to jump in one of the Gaff’s pirate boats and show us his best parade wave. Maybe Lighthouse Rick can talk him into it or bribe him with a good cigar. ♪♫ And, that’s the truth! ♪♫
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Mike Milligan / Buster Jiggs…
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forced to call the concert off. They also cancelled the Jack Ingram show on Saturday citing non-existent presales. The concert series, billed as Port Aransas Summer Fest, featuring five weekends of high profile shows throughout August (Fabulous Thunderbirds, Joe Ely, Corey Morrow and Rick Trevino) didn’t come close to breaking even. For whatever reason, the crowds did not happen and the whole effort was pretty much a financial disaster. When asked for her take on the situation, Sharkey’s Kristin Muennink proprietor, Glenda McCormick, had of the Buster Jiggs only to offer, “It is what it is.” On a bright note, the backyard at Sharkey’s Band rips it up at is ready and available if anyone needs Giggity’s last Friday. a football field.
Ruben Limas and the Rolling Jays… Our buddy from North Padre who usually plays solo, Ruben Limas, has recently started showing up with a band in tow… the Rolling Jays. Ruben is a highly energetic chap who can knock down a Bob Dylan or Neil Young song with the best of them, but I must say, adding a drummer (James DeHoyos) and bass player (Jim Haley) has really stepped up his game. I saw Ruben three times over the weekend at the Back Porch, Shorty’s and Giggity’s and found myself amazed at the depth of his repertoire. This guy was born to entertain. He’s really quite engaging.
Aloha Dave and guitarist Ray Summy will play the Back Porch this Friday.
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