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Island Moon
September 26, 2013
Three Chords and the Truth By Ronnie Narmour ronnienarmour@gmail.com
Independent Thieves…
Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel and Dale Watson, and is the first woman to hold the prestigious position. Shelley seems to have taken a shine to the little stage at Shorty’s and really appears to feel right at home. All I heard after her show was how much everyone really loved her. She’s the real deal and will most certainly be back soon.
Rusty Brothers… Melissa Brooke will play Giggity’s on Saturday.. feeling very old. But when they started to play, I found myself really digging their sound. The teens knew all the words and sang along. I just wandered back to the “parent’s table” with the other old folks to let the kids play. The whole thing was over by 8:30 or 9:00. It was very wholesome.
The Independent Thieves played Shorty’s last Friday night. I have come to adore the Independent Thieves (Corpus Christi, TX)… I really do. They have stolen my heart. I guess I’ve seen them play a half dozen times or more now and think they just get better and better every time. In case you don’t know, the “Thieves” are a megatalented young string band with an impressive line-up of multi-instrumentalists that just happen to have an excellent taste in music (in my humble opinion). I mean, they play the obligatory Wagon Wheel and Copperhead Road but they also dig deep into the history of folk music and play stuff that gives me hope for the younger generation. When’s the last time you heard a group of twenty-something’s play Wayfaring Stranger… I rest my case. They also have an arsenal of originals plus a bunch of crowd pleasers in their bag of tricks such as Dylan, Petty, The Band, Van the Man but with the sweet, sweet accompaniment of fiddle, mandolin and acoustic guitar and amazing vocal harmonies. And, they’ve expanded. They now have a female thief on stand-up bass and back-up vocals by the name of Savannah Johnson (daughter of local country artist Tyler McCumber). Good choice guys! They’ll be back at Shorty’s on October 26 … which by the way, couldn’t be a more perfect room for them. Trust me. The Independent Thieves: Owen Fitzsimmons (fiddle/ vocals), Garrett Wieland (acoustic guitar/mandolin/vocals), David King (mandolin/acoustic guitar/vocals) and the new gal, Savannah Johnson, (stand-up bass/vocals) is a band well worth exploring. I’m pretty sure they will steal your heart, too!
The Rusty Brothers played the Back Porch last Friday. I saw a couple of new acts at the Back Porch this weekend. On Friday, the Rusty Brothers (Ft. Worth, TX) played a big open party for Corpus Christi’s King High School’s 40th reunion. The place was packed and I’m guessing there was some connection between the band and this class, because, although the majority of the patrons were much older, they sure seemed to dig these guys. I’d never seen (or heard) of the Rusty Brothers before, but they put on a good show… very country and danceable.
Alpha Rev…
Alpha Rev played Brewster Street last Monday.
Shelley King… One of the purest voices this planet has ever known, Shelley King (Austin, TX), played Shorty’s on Saturday night. I’ve been privy to Miss King’s extraordinary talents for a good many years now and can’t emphasize enough Shelley King played Shorty’s how strong this lady is. last Saturday Like I said, she can sing the phone book and make night. Aretha blush… that’s no exaggeration. Shelley waltzed into this gig on the hills of a 7,000 mile tour which she did alone. She knocked ‘em dead from the top to the bottom and showed up on our doorsteps looking like a fresh new penny. This lady is a born entertainer. She combines a blend of blues, soul, R&B, gospel, bluegrass, country and rock which has won this Austin darling an array of accolades, including the 2008 title of Texas State Musician. She shares the honor with such acts as Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver,
An incredibly polite crowd of teens at the Alpha Rev concert. On Monday, I jumped in with my pals Woody Lawson and his lovely wife Susan and headed into Corpus to see the alternative band, Alpha Rev (Austin, TX) at Brewster Street. This was a four piece group: acoustic and electric guitars, keyboard and hand drums (the apparent new trend in minimal percussion). I’d say there were maybe 200 people at this show and the majority of them were in the 13-17 age range with lots of parents standing around. As soon as the band took the stage, about 50 teenagers marched to the front of the stage (in an incredibly organized and polite manner) and sat on the floor directly in front of the band. It was adorable… a kind of anti-mosh pit. I was standing right in front of this group trying to get my photos and
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PICK OF THE WEEK Green Light Pistol…
Green Light Pistol looks pretty interesting. They get my PICK OF THE WEEK. Here’s DO NOT MISS LIST how their website described them: “Four sisters, a brother, and a boyfriend playing homegrown This weekend… music with playful This weekend at harmonies, interesting Giggity’s has a couple melodies, unpredictable of heavy hitters lined song directions, and up: Todd Dorn and a charismatic stage the Sea Drifters (San presence is a tough act Antonio, TX) will bring to beat. Their sound is their smooth as silk like…hmmm…imagine country in on Friday if Mumford & Sons, and local C&W phenom Telegraph Canyon, Melissa Brooke (Port and Sarah Jaffee had a Aransas, TX) will be drunken tryst and sent there on Saturday. the resulting love child That should be a good to be raised by a sweet weekend. Over at grandmother in the sticks Shorty’s it’s Ruben of Burleson.” “They Limas and the Rolling are unique, different, Jays on Friday and special, and absolutely Moonshine Martini what all of music has (formerly Get Off the Grace Askew will play the Back Porch on been needing. They are Lawn) on Saturday. beautifully blending Sunday. Also on Saturday, together a menagerie Texas Country star, of instrumentation Max Stalling (Dallas, TX) will play the Third and melodies and harmonies that are Coast Theater. Over at the Back Porch, Green beyond infectious. They have that sound of Light Pistol (Burleson, TX) will play on Friday completeness, the feeling of being on the cusp and guitar master Ruben V (San Antonio, of greatness.” “Green Light Pistol is a breath TX) will be there Saturday. On Sunday, of fresh air in a stale, stagnant, Texas music Grace Askew (Memphis, TN) will play the scene, with their 5 part harmonies and amazing Back Porch. This is a national act who was instrumentation, this band has a bright and long recently on the TV show, “The Voice”. Sing future ahead of them. With songs like Scarecrow Out Magazine describes her as, “If Tom Waits and Blood and Bones they have brought back a had a singer/writer daughter in Memphis, it style of music and harmonies that make you feel would be Askew with her gallery of lost souls as if you’re at the Grand Ole Opry, when the on the graveyard shift. Gutsy, bluesy, and a bit likes of Loretta Lynn and June Carter Cash boozy, she quietly sings with jagged languor graced the stage. ” and a skewed spirituality. Discreet percussion, guitar and, on occasion, wistful lap steel notes ♪♫ And that’s the truth! ♪♫
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Friday, September 27 Todd Dorn @ Giggity’s Ruben Limas & the Rolling Jays @ Shorty’s Green Light Pistol @ Back Porch Christian Colvert @ Mikel May’s Another Level @ Executive Surf Club Green Jelly, Monkey Soup, Johnny Five, Moose Bones @ House of Rock John Cortez @ South Texas Ice House Robert Brown @ Scuttlebutt’s James Hyland & the Joint Chiefs @ Dr. Rockits Five Card Draw @ Brewster Street Art Barrera @ Boat House Saturday, September 28 Melissa Brooke @ Giggity’s Moonshine Martini @ Shorty’s Ruben V @ Back Porch Max Stalling @ Third Coast Theater Ruben Limas (3-7) @ Mikel May’s Sounds of the Underground City @ House of Rock Cruise Control @ Executive Surf Club Neil Imbers @ South Texas Ice House Kevin Hill @ Scuttlebutt’s Reno & the Groovegetters @ Dr. Rockits Scarecrow People @ Brewster Street DJ Natural @ Boat House Sunday, September 29 Grace Askew @ Back Porch Antone & the All Stars @ Giggity’s Tumble Dry Low @ Bernie’s Beach House Open Jam @ Neptune’s John Eric (3-7) @ Mikel May’s Mariam, Analog Earth, Nurtol @ House of Rock John Eric @ Scuttlebutt’s Red Giant @ Dr. Rockits Open Jam w/ Uel Jackson @ Tarpon Ice House
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