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Three Chords and the Truth By Ronnie Narmour ronnienarmour@gmail.com
Life’s a song…
HAPPY THANKSGIVING boys and girls! There is so much to be thankful for in my world. For starters, I live on a tropical island and write about music for a living. Sure beats shoveling you know what in Lubbock. I am surrounded by creative, loving friends and want for nothing. I am so thankful. Another thing I’m thankful for is the thriving musical community here on the Coastal Bend. The local musicians and people who own and run the venues here are really special. It is truly a pleasure to work with each and every one of them. Also, the fans who keep the wheels rolling and attend all the shows are to be commended. Thank all of you for supporting live music!!! My goodness, I’m full of it today. Can you feel the love? It’s been a phenomenal year and I expect nothing less in 2015. A little birdie told me that we are just might be getting a new radio station on Padre Island next year that will actually be playing good music… what a concept. That’s exciting! And it’s my understanding that the folks at Schlitterbahn plan to put on consistent concerts starting next Spring when they finish building the park. That will be a game changer, there. So have a great turkey day everybody and tell the people you love, that you love them every day.
Lloyd is probably best known as a pedal steel player. He played with the phenomenal Maines Brothers back in Lubbock when I lived there in the early 70’s. He also played with Joe Ely when Jessie “Guitar” Taylor and Ponty Bone were in the band. That may have been the best band to ever grace a stage… EVER. But Lloyd is also a Grammy winning record producer and has produced albums for Wayne Hancock, Butch Hancock, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Charlie Robison, Bob Livingston, Two Tons of Steel, Roger Creager, Jerry Jeff Walker, Robert Earl Keen, Pat Green and on and on. His daughter Natalie Maines was in the Dixie Chicks. So, it seems only fitting that if you wanted someone to steer your music career in the right direct, Terri and Lloyd would be a pretty good place to start. In their workshops, they focus on stuff like songwriting, performing tips, recording and production tips, sound quality, getting publicity, promoting yourself, and all the business related stuff that “ain’t art”. These are definitely two people who live by their motto: “Own Your Own Universe”. They are truly inspiring people and creative geniuses. Teri and Lloyd well be returning to do a show in Port A this spring.
Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines…
The week in review…
A couple of my old friends were in town last week. Teri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines were conducting their annual “Life’s a Song” workshop and retreat at the Third Coast Studios located at Seashell Village in Port A. Every year, a few dozen aspiring musicians who want to kick their careers up to the next level, huddle with Terri and Lloyd for some of the best advice a person could ask for. And you couldn’t want for better advisers that Terri and Lloyd, their resumes read like a “how to succeed in the music industry” template. I’ve watched Terri’s career closely since the early 90’s when she used to show up at the little open mic I ran at Billy Blues in San Antonio. I knew from the first time I heard her that she had something special. I actually have the distinction of giving Terri her first paid gig opening for Marcia Ball for a whopping $50. Since that time, she’s recorded 14 albums since 1996 on her own record label (Willory Records), co-wrote a Grammy winning song with Lloyd Maines for the Dixie Chicks, published a book (Cry Til You Laugh) and established a nonprofit community arts center in San Marcos, OYOU (“Own Your Own Universe”), offering educational and therapeutic arts programs, including for those who face neurological challenges or physical disabilities. She’s also accumulated a tow sack full of awards such as Best Folk Act, Best SingerSongwriter and Best New Band from the Austin Music Awards and Best New Artist from the
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Austin Chronicle Music Poll and Best Folk, Best Country Band, Songwriter of the Year, Female Entertainer of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year from the San Antonio Current Music Awards.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines were in town this weekend hosting their annual Life’s a Song workshop at Third Coast Studio in Port A
November 27, 2014
Island Moon
Dan Sullivan plays the Open Jam with Selfie at Giggity’s last Monday I got around to see a few shows last week. I caught Jim Dugan and Hot Pickles at Shorty’s, Mike Williams & Jack Trowbridge and the Ty Dietz Band at Giggity’s and on Sunday, my gospel bluegrass band, The Sandy Bottom Boys played a few songs at the Trinity By The Sea Episcopal Church service. That was sure a lot of fun. On Monday night, I went by the weekly open jam at Giggity’s only to learn that Jef Wilson wasn’t running the jam anymore and that Selfie (Ray Summy, Chris Jordan and Cody Strong) was. That was a big change. Wilson pretty much kept the music directed in the country vein all evening but Selfie had it going in all kinds of different directions. They had one guy from Austin show up, Dan Sullivan, who was pretty much a solo artist. Selfie grabbed their instruments as Dan sang and joined in with him. It sounded like they’d been playing together for years. I think this jam is going to attract many more local players now and give the night a fresh shot in the arm that it’s been needing. I saw quite a few locals in the club and the general consensus that I heard was very positive. Selfie are all veteran players who are capable of backing anyone and also playing any number of genres on their own. I think putting Selfie at the helm is a good move. Attention all players, the Monday jam at Giggity’s is happening and they have all the backline and gear you need… just bring your axes.
Jim Dugan played Shorty’s last Saturday night
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The big news this weekend is that this is the last weekend the Back Porch will be open until next March. On Friday night Jake Ward and the Coast Riders will perform and on Saturday the big eight piece party band Cruise Control will put the final exclamation point on the musical calendar for the season. But it ain’t done til somebody bowls some turkeys. And that’s just what going to happen on Sunday afternoon… TURKEY BOWL 2014!!!! Where else on earth, but the Back Porch, are you going to find upwards of a hundred seemingly normal people waiting their turns to hurl a twenty pound frozen turkey at a bunch of bowling pins? I’ll be the first in line for a chance at the coveted “world champion” position (which I occupied two years ago). Some snot nosed kid stole it from me last year but I’m gonna get it back, you just watch. Enough said. Oh, and since it’s the last day of the year that they will be open, the beer goes dirt cheap.
This weekend… Also this weekend, on Friday Lyrical Bynge will play Giggity’s and my all time favorite Okie, Joe Mack, will play Shorty’s. Joe Mack is a trip and a whole lot of fun. Don’t dare miss Joe Mack. And remind him not to put sea water in his margaritas. He learned that one the hard was last time he was here with Carter Sampson and Sky Smeed. Also on Friday, Larry Joe Taylor will play a show at Third Coast Theater with Derryl Dodd, Uel Jackson will play the Gaff, Stewart Mann and Statesboro Revue will play the South Texas Ice House (that will be a good show) and Chris Saenz will be at Scuttlebutt’s. On Saturday Mike Milligan and the Altar Boys (Austin, TX) will play Giggity’s, Billy Snipes will play Shorty’s, Russell Edge will play the Gaff and there’s a BIG Americana show at Concrete Street with Kyle Park, Bart Crow and William Clark Green…say hi to our buddy Cody Angel if you go to that one. ♫ ♪ And, that’s the truth! ♫ ♪
Live Music Tonight Wednesday, Nov. 26 Billy Snipes @ Giggity’s Sweet Daddy & Friends @ House of Rock The Vinyls @ South Texas Ice House Roger Creager, Clayton Gardner @ Brewster Street Marco Ramirez @ Scuttlebutt’s Reno & the Groovegetters @ Doctor Rockits
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