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Island Moon
vvMarch 6,
Three Chords and the Truth By Ronnie Narmour ronnienarmour@gmail.com
Miss Neesie & Earfood at Barefoot Mardi Gras…
Uel Jackson at Shorty’s… Mob scene from spring break last year
Miss Neesie and the Earfood Orchestra played the Barefoot Mardi Gras Party last Saturday.
Ellie Goldsmith, Uel Jackson, Paul Fain, Ronnie Narmour and Sean Hunter all get into the act at Shorty’s last Saturday I sure had a great time last weekend. Uel Jackson played Shorty’s last Saturday and all of my dear friends from the Tarpon Ice House showed up J.W. George sat in in mass. We had with Uel Jackson at an old fashioned Shorty’s last Saturday throw-down just like we used to do frequently at the Ice House. Everybody got a turn on the mic including J.W. George, who once played Shorty’s every weekend. J.W. kept it to a dull roar and played some pretty fine harmonica in the process. Also, Uel’s daughter Sierra Jackson and our friend, Ellie Goldsmith, were in attendance and graced us with their incredible voices. And it wouldn’t have been complete unless me and Paul Fain and Sean Hunter jumped in to sing background on one of the favorite sing-alongs. There was a lot of love in that room. Uel will play Shorty’s on a regular basis, every first Saturday through August.
Giggity’s new Monday Night Open Jam…
Stevie Start with Bron Doyle and Jackie Bales kicked off the first Monday Open Jam at Giggity’s On Monday, Stevie Start hosted the first Open Jam at Giggity’s with the help of Bron Doyle on congas and hand drums and Jackie Bales on guitar and vocals. Also, Tiffany Tuesday showed up and played us a few. All in all, it was a nice showing for the first jam. Spread the word folks, this one is going to be a keeper. They get the show going around 8:00 PM. In future weeks, Ruben Limas will also help out with hosting some of the jams. This is an open forum and any and everyone is welcome to come out and show us your chops!
The big news around here this week has been “Mardi Gras”. Padre Island faired very well last Saturday for the Barefoot Parade, which went off without a hitch. The Island Moon cast and crew had a forty foot inflatable dog in tow and it was impressive. I’m told the ensuing party that night with Miss Neesie and the Earfood Orchestra was a sight to behold. Word is that the “Small Ax” aka Neesie Beal put on a world class performance and the party itself was the best one to date. I’m kicking myself for not going (I’m very close to the Earfood crew and had spent the previous day with Jim and Neesie Beal in Port A).
Ponty Bone played Fat Tuesday at Giggity’s…
Ponty Bone and the Squeezetones played Giggity’s on Fat Tuesday The weather couldn’t have been nicer for the Barefoot Parade but that wasn’t the case in Port A on Fat Tuesday. In fact, it was pretty sloppy and cold. I absolutely adore Mardi Gras and was determined to make the best of it in spite of the fact that it was 39° and had been raining all day. My phone kept ringing off the hook with people asking me if the parade was still on… YES, it’s still on and to my surprise, we had a pretty decent turnout. It was nothing like the past couple of years, but considering the cold weather, I think everything went swimmingly. After the parade, Ponty Bone and the Squeezetones (Austin, TX) played the big party at Giggity’s to a packed house. The Mike Williams & Rocky Arnold Jazz Band opened the show. Ponty and the guys did an excellent job of keeping the party lit up with their special brand of zydeco, blues and polkas. It really was a great, great night.
Spring Break is coming and so are the cops… Ok, with Mardi Gras in the rear view mirror, we can now set our sites on the next couple of upcoming events: first the big nasty (Spring Break) and then in April, our pride and joy (SandFest). Most of the Texas Universities get out the week of March 10. Be advised, there will be a small army of state police on our little island, sent here to arrest as many people as they can during this time period… at least that’s what they did last year and it really had a huge negative impact on our local businesses (with the exception of bail bondsmen and lawyers). And take note here, I’m not talking about our local cops (PAPD, Sheriff or Constable Departments), it’s the state agencies, particularly
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DPS, that rampaged our town. The local jail was forced to transport prisoners to Nueces County on a regular basis because they didn’t have enough room for all the arrests being made. After Spring Break last year, a number of local residents addressed the City Council and voiced complaints… whether it did any good will soon become evident. Don’t get me wrong, if I had it my way, I’d be calling out the National Guard to keep all the, shall we say, “young revelers” in line. I rode as an observer with the Police Chief for six hours during the height of Spring Break last year and wouldn’t want his job for love or money… tens of thousands drunken college kids in one place is pure lunacy and has to be controlled. I just think it’s too bad that so many local citizens get arrested in the mania and that our local economy has to suffer in the name of keeping the peace. But assuming you do escape their dragnets, there will be plenty of good music to see.
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DO NOT MISS LIST This Weekend… The Back Porch will get their season rolling this weekend with two marvelous shows…our old friend Davin James will take the stage on Friday the 7th and the amazing Folk Family Revival will play on Saturday, the 8th. Also on Friday, Chris Garza and Red Giant will play Giggity’s and Stevie Start will play Shorty’s. And also on Saturday, Aaron Einhouse will play the South Texas Ice House, Texas swingers, Two Tons of Steel (San Antonio, TX) will play the House of Rock and the crowd pleasing Jim Dugan will play Shorty’s. On Tuesday the 11th, the Back Porch will have a big reggae show with Cassette Tape and Alvin and the Slickpunks.
Next Weekend (Spring Break)… Our Prodigal Son, Cody Angel will come home to play the Porch on Thursday, the 13th. Cody has finally graduated college and has turned 21. He has also become a regular member of the Kyle Park band as their pedal steel player… that deserves an attaboy! Also on the 13th, the Turnpike Troubadours will play a show with Micky and the Motorcars at Brewster Street and the new Port A “Supergroup” The Jetty Monsters with Chris Jordan, Uel Jackson, Preacher Williams and Russell Edge will make their debut at Shorty’s… that will be a guaranteed hoot. On Friday the 14th, the Melissa Brooke Band will play Giggity’s,
Cody Angel will play the Back Porck on March 13th. Clarissa Serna (just home from being on The Voice) will play the South Texas Ice House, the hotter than hot all female bluegrass band from Boston, Della Mae, will play the Back Porch (DO NOT MISS THAT ONE) and Jul and the Chrome Wheels will play the first of two nights at Shorty’s. On Saturday the 15th, Metal Shop will play Brewster Street, Cruise Control will be at the Porch, Lyrical Bynge will be at Giggity’s and the big, big Spring Break concert will be at Concrete Street with Randy Rogers, Kyle Park, Cody Johnson and William Clark Green… that should be a blow out. On Sunday the 16th, the Dollyrots will be at House of Rock and Antone and the All Stars will be at Giggity’s. Be safe out there!
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Thursday, March 6 Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s Curtis Grimes, JR Castillo @ Brewster Street Chris Saenz @ Scuttlebutt’s Tribal Seeds, New Kingston, Inna Vision @ House of Rock
Friday, March 7 Red Giant @ Giggity’s Davin James @ Back Porch Stevie Start @ Shorty’s Dave’s Duo @ South Texas Ice House Spazmatics @ Brewster Street Trysum @ Executive Surf Club ArtWalk @ House of Rock Kevin Hill @ Scuttlebutt’s The Groove @ Katz 21 Tiffany @ Castaways Rock-o-Holics @ The Sandbar Saturday, March 8 Ruben & the Rolling Jays @ Giggity’s Folk Family Revival @ Back Porch Jim Dugan @ Shorty’s 16th Annual Mardi Gras Fest w/ Todd Dorn & the Sea Drifters @ Sharkey’s Aaron Einhouse @ South Texas Ice House 2nd Saturday Sing-Along Piano Show @ Brewster Street 2 Chainz, Kirko Bangz, Bun B @ Concrete Street Myndfields @ Executive Surf Club Robert Brown @ Scuttlebutt’s Trisum @ Katz 21 Tiffany @ Upper Deck 90 Proof @ The Sandbar Two Tons of Steel, Neal Edwards, Reckless Abandon, Hope & Hostility @ House of Rock Sunday , March 9 Antone & the All Stars @ Giggity’s Fuel, Cage the Gods, The Hunger @ Brewster Street Ghost Town, In Memory of, Through Disheartened Veins, At My Signal @ House of Rock John Eric @ Scuttlebutt’s Dave’s Duo @ The Sandbar
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