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Already Gone - Texas’ Premiere Eagles Tribute Releases New Album After years of playing in original bands that went nowhere, this five piece country rock band found inspiration again as a successful Eagles tribute band. Originally conceived as an outlet that would challenge them both musically and vocally, the band’s popularity surged as word spread of their pitch-perfect harmonies, tight instrumentation and witty stage patter. Before long they were known as the “South’s premier Eagles tribute band”, playing before large crowds of appreciative fans. As the venues improved, and the crowds grew larger, something else soared on the wings of success: inspiration. After ten years, the band began writing songs again, this time in the style of bands they’d loved from their youth - including the Eagles of course, but also The Beatles,
Fleetwood Mac, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and other great bands of the 60’s & 70’s. Without saying a word, they began slipping their original songs into their set lists. The response was immediate and positive. Encouraged, the band entered the studio and began recording their new music. The result - their debut EP, The Open Road - is a reflection of all of their influences through the years. The songs are melodic, and the lyrics are witty and thought-provoking, at times warily hopeful for the future, while extolling the virtues of a small-town past. From songs about heartache in the modern world, to songs about the triumph of love over the vagaries of time, Already Gone packs a lot of meaning into six tracks.
Now Already Gone is back with their new album, “8-Tracks”. In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, we sat down for a phone interview with Clint Springer (lead vocals/guitar) and Jay Bourgeois (bass/vocals) of ALREADY GONE, to talk about the band’s soonto-be-released second album, called “8-Tracks”, and the seeming contradiction of the long-established, Houston-based Eagles tribute band releasing and performing original music. Q: Let’s start with the obvious question. Already Gone has been a successful Eagles tribute band in Texas for almost 15 years. What made you decide to add original music? Clint: Songwriting is part of who we are but we had no outlet for it, other than maybe forming another band. We had already developed a good following as an Eagles tribute and we were playing theaters and bigger venues. So around 2014, we started inserting a few original songs into our Eagles sets without saying anything. People immediately started asking about the songs and eventually started requesting them at our shows. That led to us releasing our first album, “The Open Road”, in 2017. Q: On “The Open Road”, you guys stayed close to the “Eagles sound” – has that changed with “8-Tracks”? Jay: Yes. This time around, we wrote songs that were inspired by all of our favorite bands from the 1970’s, not just the Eagles. There are songs inspired by Zeppelin, the Stones, McCartney, Queen, Styx – all of the bands we loved as kids. So this album is a bit more adventurous. Clint: The goal was to make a record that sounds like it could have been released in the 70’s. We felt like back then, there was more value on every aspect of an album the songs, lyrics, album art and so on. We wanted “8-Tracks” to be a piece of art, not just a collection of songs. It has a definite 70’s vibe and feel to it, so I think we succeeded. Q: Why did you name the album “8Tracks”? Clint: When you think about it, the first time that you could really take your music on the road with you, was when 8-tracks were released in the 70’s. Suddenly you could play your music in the car. That was a big deal at the time. And 8-tracks were primitive, but they sort of forced you to listen to the entire album straight through – it was clunky to try to move between programs. So every song mattered. That’s the way we approached writing and recording this album – we hope fans will listen straight through, and will enjoy the “album” experience – not just this song or that song. Q: How will the release of “8-Tracks” change your live show? Clint: We’ll be adding more songs from the album to the show, but we’ll still be performing Eagles songs too. That won’t change. Q: Last question - do you still consider Already Gone to be a tribute band? Jay: I’m not sure we ever considered ourselves to be a true tribute band – we never tried to dress like the Eagles or recreate their live show. We just play the songs. We generally stay true to the original recordings, but not always. We put our own stamp on everything we do. People have loved it for 15 years and we’ll keep doing it as long as they keep coming to the shows. Q: Thanks guys, and good luck with the new album.
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MUSIC NEWS Austin, Texas’ Grateful Dead Tribute, Deadeye wil be performing this month at White Oak Music Hall on Saturday, June 20th! The band was founded in 2010 by Joe Faulhaber and Shadd Scott. DeadEye celebrates the entire catalog of The Grateful Dead and shares their energy and passion on a regular basis. They are loyal to The Grateful Dead tradition while bringing a fresh, modern approach to the Dead’s music. The Band has more than 120 songs in the repertoire. DeadEye plays long, high-energy, soulful shows to carry the torch for the greatest American band of all time. Deadeye is Lee Braverman (bass, vocals), Joe Faulhaber (guitar, vocals), Trevor Nealon (keyboards, vocals), Shadd Scott (drums, vocals), and Keith Sennikoff (guitar) For Those of you who don’t know who the Grateful Dead are, here is a short bio on one
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of Americas’s most popular bands. One of the most popular touring bands of all time, The Grateful Dead have long been associated with the free-love acid-dropping hippie era, their extended improvisational live performances, and their legions of loyal fans. The antithesis of a studio band, Jerry Garcia and Company, always seemed more at home on the road.
Yet, among their albums are classics that define not only the group, but a period of our history. Among the group members were Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, Bill Kreutzmann, Micky Hart, Keith & Donna Godcheaux, and Brent Mydland. The Dead evolved from Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions, a band that featured Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir and Ron “Pigpen” McKernan. They changed their name to the Warlocks in 1965 and added Phil Lesh and Bill Kreutzmann to their roster. By the end of the year, the band had changed their name to the Grateful Dead and were all living in a communal house situated at 710 Ashbury Street in San Francisco. Their association with Ken Kesey’s Acid Tests put them at the fore of the San Francisco Acid Rock scene. They and their music were getting attention. They signed with MGM Records in 1967 but were dropped a short time later when recording sessions proved unproductive. They made three albums for Warner Brothers - Grateful Dead, Anthem of the Sun, and Aoxomoxoa. When the smoke had cleared, excessive studio time had left them in debt to the record company for $100 thousand. In 1969, The Dead went to their strength, the live performance, and recorded their first live album, Live/Dead. Featuring a 23 minute version of Garcia’s “Dark Star,” the album succeeded where their previous efforts had failed. It was a hit. Next came two classics, Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty. These albums contained many of the signature songs that would become the cornerstone of the Dead’s live performances for years to follow. Among them were “Ripple,” “Uncle John’s Band,” “Casey Jones,” “Sugar Magnolia,” and “Truckin.” Eventually, they closed out their contract with Warner and signed with Arista. Their record production died off and at one point there was a 7 year break. Widely viewed as an enduring relic of the 60’s, the Grateful Dead came to the fore again with the release of 1987’s In the Dark. It was their first studio LP since Go to Heaven. A surprise hit, it included the single “Touch of Grey” which became the first Dead track ever to reach the Top Ten. With their videos playing regularly on MTV, they attracted a new generation of fans. Demand for concert tickets had never been higher. In July 1986, Garcia, with a long history of drug abuse, lapsed into a near-fatal diabetic coma. He regained consciousness five days later. His health remained an issue in the years which followed and on August 9, 1995, the 53-year old rock legend was found dead in his room at a substance abuse treatment facility in Forest Knolls, CA. His death was attributed to a heart attack. After Jerry Garcia’s death, former members of the band, along with other musicians, toured as the Other Ones in 1998, 2000, and 2002, and the Dead in 2003, 2004, and 2009. In 2015, the four surviving core members marked the band’s 50th anniversary in a series of concerts billed as their last performances together. Though Garcia’s death meant the end of the Deadhead phenomena, the music of The Grateful Dead endures and will as long as notes are strung together.
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MUSIC NEWS Wednesday, June 3 Open Mic (Acadia Bar & Grill) Hugo Jamz Trio (Katie’s) Thursday, June 4 Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute Ice Cold Chili Peppers w/Faith no More tribute A Small Victory, & Queens of the Stone Age tribute Kings of the Ceramic Times (Acadia Bar & Grill) Live Jam Session (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) James Wilhite (Katie’s) Tyler McCollum (Dosey Doe) Friday, June 5 Tony Vega (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) TBA (Concert Pub North) Poison IV (Poison tribute) w/Into the Fire (Dokken tribute) (Scout Bar) Ojos Rojos (Bones Draught House) Texas TNT (Bedrock Tavern) Zombieface w/Saviorskin, & Shittart (Acadia Bar & Grill) So/Below (Reggae Show) (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Sparky Parker (Katie’s) Hill Country Trio featuring Zane Williams, Paul Eason, & Lyndon Hughes (Dosey Does) Saturday, June 6 Evelyn Rubio (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Big City Nights (Scorpions tribute) w/ Perfect Strangers (Deep Purple tribute) (Concert Pub/North) 3Peace w/Electric Love Temple (The Cult tribute) (Scout Bar) Texas TNT (Papa’s on the Lake) Victim- Loretta Schoolcraft’s b-day (BFE Rock Club) Judas X w/Chaotic Justice (Acadia Bar & Grill) Darcy Segura (Acoustic Show) (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Mark May Band (Katie’s) Bayou Saints w/Direlands (Rockefeller’s) Josh Grider Band (Dosey Doe) Sunday, June 7 “Beer Pong” Sundays (Bones Draught House) Spacebear w/Doug Wescott, & Harley Meyer (Acadia Bar & Grill) Katie’s Blues Jam hosted by Paul Ramirez (Katie’s) Cool Freddie E. & The Crew (Dosey Doe)
Texas TNT (Aspens) Benefit for John Janatsch featuring Michael Kennedy & The Vendetta w/ Chasing Yesterday, Long Live the Lights, Para Bellum, In the Aftermath, Asleep in the Wake, & Kerosene Shores (BFE Rock Club) Rainchild w/Atlas Hour, & Mourning Bliss (Acadia Bar & Grill) Acoustic Show (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Mike Zito Trio (Katie’s) Stoned Immaculate (Doors tribute) (Rockefeller’s) Wade Bowen w/Kyle Hutton, & Friends (Dosey Doe)
Caliber Kiss (BFE Rock Club) Adrian Conner w/Kendall Mason, Wall of Soul, Magenta Jones, & Soonish (Acadia Bar & Grill) Acoustic Show (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Eric Demmer (Katie’s) Freaks on a Leash (Korn tribute) w/The Dope Show (Marilyn Manson tribute), Hardwired to Kill Em All (Metallica tribute), Mouth for War (Pantera tribute), Vicinity of War (System of a Down tribute), & Element of One (Killswitch Engage tribute) (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Bri Bagwell Band (Dosey Doe)
Saturday, June 13 John Calderon (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) The Dirty Reckless (Concert Pub/North) Texas Flood (Stevie Ray Vaughan and The Blues tribute) (Scout Bar) The Slags (Bones Draught House) Frankie’s birthday bash featuring Hold on Hollywood w/Post Profit, Scream at the Sky, Key Flight Captains, 5Fifteen, & Wir (BFE Rock Club) Lucid Illusions w/Shelter the Orphan, & The Good Samaritans (Acadia Bar & Grill) Myke Miller’s Birthday Bash w/Myke Miller, Marshall Jones, & Austin Thompson (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Mike Zito Trio (Katie’s) “A Tribute to George Strait” by Derek Spence (Dosey Doe) Patrick Gamble (acoustic show) hosted by Khris Harding (9pm-11pm) (The Ritz Cabaret)
Saturday, June 20 Bobby Mack’s Birthday Party (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Subdivided (Rush tribute) w/Black Dog (Led Zeppelin tribute) (Concert Pub/ North) Escape (Journey tribute) (Scout Bar) Deadeye (Grateful Dead tribute) (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Texas TNT (BB Wolf’s) Decimation Fest 2020 (Acadia Bar & Grill) Zak T Tyrant w/K-Dog, Byrd the Ghost, King Baby, & JT aka Face (Hip hop Show) (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) ‘My oh My Dragshow” Extravaganza (studio); The Rush Project tribute w/ Mindcrime (Queensryche tribute) (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Reboot Houston Music Festival with Nightbird, Legendary Rhythm Bandits, Underwood, Loungefly (STP Tribute), The Weeds, The Diehards, Crue (Motley Crue Tribute (Hawg Stop Bar & Grill)
Sunday, June 14 “Beer Pong” Sundays (Bones Draught House) Jake Bush (Acadia Bar & Grill) Katie’s Blues Jam hosted by Paul Ramirez (Katie’s) Monday, June 15
Sunday, June 21 “Beer Pong” Sundays (Bones Draught House) Phineus Reb (Acadia Bar & Grill) Katie’s Blues Jam hosted by Mark May (Katie’s) “World Famous Gospel Brunch” (House of Blues)
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Wednesday, June 17 Open Mic (Acadia Bar & Grill) The Classix (Katie’s) Thursday, June 18 Broadcast live on The Edge RadioAmerican Psychos w/Fear the Light, &3 Exits to Hattiesburg (Acadia Bar & Grill) Live Jam Session (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Ricky Jackson (Katie’s) Queen Legacy (Queen tribute) (Rockefeller’s) Luca Lush (Stereo Live) Charley Crockett Band (Dosey Doe) Friday, June 19 Mark May (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) The Spazmatics (Scout Bar) Texas TNT (6th St, Garage Bar & Kitchen/Texas City) Sam Elias Pierce Memorial Show featuring This Side of Fate w/Eros & Isles, Chasing Yesterday, Atlas Hour, &
Tuesday, June 23 Wednesday, June 24 Open Mic (Acadia Bar & Grill) Bert Willis (Katie’s) Amarite w/Via Linda, & Band Hennessey (Rockefeller’s) Thursday, June 25 Houston Blues Society Jam hosted by Tweed Smith (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Nite w/Camera Cult, & Moonlight Hotel (upstairs) (White Oak Music Hall) Broadcast live on The Edge Radio- The Hates w/Rooftop Boxer, & 307 Departure (Acadia Bar & Grill) Live Jam Session (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Jay Hooks (Katie’s) Drew Kennedy w/Julia Cole & David Grace- “In Round” (Dosey Doe)
Friday, June 26 Texas Johnny Boy (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Judas X (Judas Priest tribute) w/Big City Nights (Scorpions tribute) (Scout Bar) Lil KeKe Competition- Opening Act (BFE Rock Club) Godhand w/So This is Suffering, State of Filth, BILEtx, & Kasstr Troy (Acadia Bar & Grill) Doug Westcott w/Joe Williams (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Alan Haynes (Katie’s) Johnny Solinger (Skid Row tribute) w/ Kiss Alike (Kiss tribute), & The Crue (Motley Crue tribute) (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Cat Dealers (Stereo Live) Mike Zito Band (Dosey Doe) Saturday, June 27 Alan Haynes (The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) Nightbird (Stevie Nicks tribute) w/Black Rose (Fleetwood Mac tribute) (Concert Pub/North) Boys Don’t Cry (Cure Xperience) w/ Speedway (The Smiths & Morrissey tributes) (Scout Bar) Texas TNT (Backwoods Saloon) Hold (BFE Rock Club) Bury Me in Athens w/The Reason Of it all, Departure, Conjured Existence, Crafting the Conspiracy, Under the Knife, & Relive the Crisis (Acadia Bar & Grill) Brett Axelson (Acoustic Show) (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Jordon Matthew Young (Katie’s) Emo Nite- Houston (studio) (Warehouse Live) Caleb &The Homegrown Tomatoes (Dosey Doe) Sunday, June 28 “Beer Pong” Sundays (Bones Draught House) Primrose Hollow (Acadia Bar & Grill) Katie’s Blues Jam hosted by Jay Hooks (Katie’s) Monday, June 29 Tuesday, June 30 Josh Weathers w/Kyle Hutton- “Real Life Real Music” (Dosey Doe) Wednesday, July 1 Open Mic (Acadia Bar & Grill) Chad Ware (Katie’s) Thursday, July 2 Live Jam Session (19th Hole Grill & Sports Bar) Hugo Jamz Trio (Katie’s) Trevor Daniel (studio) (Warehouse Live) Friday, July 3 The Hunger w/Asleep in the Wake, & Black Market Tragedy (Scout Bar) James Wilhite (Katie’s) “Warehouse Live Tribute Series”Alternative Rock w/Weezhur (Weezer tribute), Vitamin R (Chevelle tribute), Second Hand Smoke (Sublime tribute), Stellar (Incubus tribute), Dude Ranch (Blink 182 tribute), & more (ballroom) (Warehouse Live) Getter (Stereo Live) Mike Donnell (Dosey Doe) Saturday, July 4 Los Tucanes De Tijuana (Arena Theatre) Serpent Attack w/Juan Gotti (BFE Rock Club) Katie’s Blues Jam (Katie’s) Natives are Restless (Dosey Doe)
MUSIC NEWS The result is absolutely fabulous, breathing new life into an already successful tune. Click on the arrow below and experience the marriage of music and visual presentation as this romantic mosaic takes shape and the story unfolds only as Evelyn can present such a dramatic portrayal to her audiences.
Evelyn Rubio’s New Screen Play Video Generates 5,000 Views Within 48 Hours “I Am Going To Love You Tonight” Released Internationally
Just Out! Evelyn’s Brand New Album ”Crossing Borders”
Evelyn’s newest commercial release has begun shipment to radio stations and now the brand new album is available on all the major online retail sites along with subscription radio. Packed with fifteen tracks including the audience pleasing female anthem “He Did Me Wrong But He Did It Right” which female listeners embrace with tremendous bravado. In fact after performing the song in Italy Evelyn received a rousing standing ovation from hundreds of women in the audience. Not forgetting her Hispanic heritage Evelyn includes multiple tracks in Spanish including her rendition of the world famous Besame Mucho. The multi-talented good looking woman from Houston Texas presents excellent riffs on her sax, delivers her lyrics incredibly smooth, and her stage presence is second to none. This album is hot, her show is top shelf, and her band absolutely incredible. Evelyn Rubio, what’s not to like? Check out “Crossing Borders”.
The Sexy Sassy Sax Player’s Lyrics Tell The Story, ”I am Going To Love You Tonight!” A story telling music video that hits home..... In March of 2016 Evelyn Rubio’s “Hombres” album was ranked at #1, #3, and #6 in three separate categories on Billboard’s charts. Residing within that compilation is the suggestive, romantic track “I Am Going To Love You Tonight”. A romantic bluesy soulful composition that paints a picture of heightened anticipation from the viewpoint of a lady very much in love. With the late, great Kenny Cordray on lead guitar and backed by the Calvin Owens Blues Orchestra Evelyn Rubio’s “I Am Going To Love You Tonight” was and remains a standout track. No wonder thousands of You Tube music lovers are viewing the new video. The screen play was written and crafted by Relaxing Blues Productions using Ms. Rubio’s lyrics as their north star.
Blues Rocker Clay Melton Inks With Noted Blues Rock Producer Richard Cagle
blues. It was his Dad who turned him on to Jimi Hendrix and like all of us the fascination with the Hendrix sound kept the young boy inquisitive to the max. His parents saw something more than fan based intrigue and bought him his first rig. Young Clay would balance his equipment on his bicycle and peddle over to his friend’s garage to jam at the tender age of ten. By the time Clay would reach his twenties his prowess on a six string brought the attention of numerous well known artists including Ian Moore, Kam Wilson, and Monte Montgomery. Now in his twenties he was performing at noted listening rooms such as the acoustically perfect dinner theatre Dosey Doe. He would go on to perform on the Chevrolet Main Stage at the Texas State Fair and not once but two years in a row, a rarity indeed. All the while both men, Richard and Clay, were curious about what the other had going on. Back in the fall of 2016, Rich on the other hand, had just completed Brad Absher’s new blues album and he was right on the cusp of announcing Annika Chambers’ new album on the Montrose Records label. It was Rich that launched the career of the widely acclaimed Carolyn Wonderland and prior to that Rich had been one of the recording professionals for Johnny Winter. Even back in 2016 Rich noted that Clay had the chops. He could see it early on. Most recently, earlier this year, they met up at the International Blues Challenge. Both came away from the meeting saying we should do something together and now they are going to do just that....
Back To The Blues To Be Produced at Montrose Records West Back in September of 2016 Richard Cagle and the Voodoo Choir were due to perform at Rudyard’s in Houston Texas. Rich had recently met Clay and let me know that this young man has talent beyond his years. After the meeting Rich invited Clay to open for him. Clay did his numbers and left the stage, Rich took the mic and asked Clay, “Hey where you going - you guys got a couple more songs in you don’t you?” They did and that bit of generosity was never forgotten by Clay and the guys. Clay’s roots are in
Clay and the Band Right to left - Clay Melton vocals & lead guitar, Raymon Minton on bass, Zach Grindle on drums
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Hi everyone! We sure are glad to be back! Boy have we missed you... in these unprecedented times we realize to not take anything for granted. Some, but not all of the clubs are opened again, and we’re happy to tell you which ones and who is playing. They thank you for your support.
Acadia Bar & Grill Acadia Bar & Grill is excited to announce their FULL entertainment schedule for June. Come see the bands inside, or come hang out on the newly remodeled patio. Here’s a sample of just a few of the gigs you can see here. Tribute band night on Thurs. June 4th with Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute Ice Cold Chili Peppers, Faith No More tribute A Small Victory, and Queens of the Stone Age tribute Kings of the Ceramic Times. Then Lucid Illusions with Shelter the Orphan, and The Good Samaritans play on Sat. June 13th, and you can see Adrian Conner, Kendall Mason, Wall of Soul, Magenta Jones, and Soonish Fri. June 19th. Then it’s The Hates with Rooftop Boxer, and 307 Departure broadcasted on The Edge Radio on Thurs. June 25th! Closing out the month is a Sunday show featuring Primrose Hollow on Sun. June 28th. In addition to these awesome shows, you can come for Pool & Poker Monday, Poker & Karaoke Tuesdays, Open Mic Wednesdays, and Crawfish Saturdays! Acadia is located on the Northside at 3939 Cypress Creek Parkway. For more, go to www.acadiabarandgrill.com or check them out on Facebook for all the latest.
All-Breed American Lure Course Racing All-Breed American Lure Course Racing presents Paws in the Park, 4 events at 1 great location: Walter Hall Park in League City. The FastCAT & CABT, then the AKC Canine Good Citizen Test and Trick Dog Test. Saturday, June 20th and Sunday, June 21st from 9pm until noon each day. The All-Breed American Lure Course Racing LLC Paws in the Park is now available to host your next AKC FastCAT & AKC CABT Trials. We would like to thank the South Texas Collie Club for letting us host in May, and thanks to all who came out! If you would like us to host your next AKC event, contact us via e-mail at: americanlurecourseracing@yahoo.com.
Scout Bar Scout Bar is back up and running with a vengeance! Here’s some of their concert dates: Texas Flood, a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Blues on Sat. June 13th, 80’s tribute The Spazmatics Fri. June 19th, and Judas X, a tribute to Judas Priest with Big City Nights, a tribute to Scorpions Fri. June 26th. Stay tuned for another show Fri. July 3rd with The Hunger, Asleep in the Wake, and Black Market Tragedy. For more info, check out their web page at www.scoutbar.com or call 281-335-0002. Scout is at 18307 Egret Bay Blvd. Hope to see y’all there soon.
The Southern Shanks Band Perform at The Concert Pub North Jay Dee, the owner of the Concert Pub North joins The Southern Shanks Band onstage at The Concert Pub North! (Pre-Coronavirus Picture)
Bonez Draught House & Sports Grill Upstairs from Scout Bar is the Bonez Draught House & Sports Grill. They have been back open for a couple weeks now. They have over 50 draft beers, tasty food, a huge video wall, and several TV’s around the bar. A couple shows this month are as follows: Ojo Rojos “Kick Back” single release party Fri. June 5th at 9pm, then The Slags Sat. June 13th at 9pm. Also they have Bonez Brunch on the weekends, Latin Night Wednesdays with $3 specials, and karaoke Thursdays! Bonez is at 18301 Egret Bay Blvd. in Houston.
Fuller’s Guitar With bands getting back out there again, maybe it’s time to purchase another. Check out Fuller’s Guitar for your next guitar purchase! They are located at 116 N. Loop 610 at Yale in Houston. They are open Monday through Friday 10am till 6pm and on Saturdays from 10am till 5 and closed on Sundays. Fuller’s Guitar carry a large assortment of musical equipment from electric guitars like Fender, Gibson and Rickenbacker to acoustic guitars like Taylor, Martin and Waterloo! Fuller’s also carries amps, pro audio equipment, and effects, pedals and parts. Please visit their web page at www.fullersguitar.com for more information. They hope to see you at Fuller’s!
The Big Easy The Big Easy is and always will be Houston’s social & pleasure club! June has some dates like Evelyn Rubio Sat. June 6th, Willie Wilhite’s birthday bash Fri. June 12th, and Bobby Mack’s birthday party Sat. June 20th. Then Houston Blues Society’s Jam hosted by Tweed Smith Thurs. June 25th. Closing out the month is Alan Haynes Sat. June 27th. The Big Easy is at 5731 Kirby in Houston. Call 713-523-9999 for any questions!
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Saturday, June 6 - Bayou Saints with Direlands Friday, June 12 - Stoned Immaculate - The Doors Tribute Friday, July 18 - Bidi Bidi Tribute to Selena with special guest David Delagarza Saturday, July 18 - Queen Legacy - Tribute To Queen Friday, July 24 - Aramite with Via Linda and Band Hennessy Saturday, August 15 - The World Famous Elvis Tribute Show featuring Vince King recreating the ‘68 Comback Show
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BFE Rock Club is “Northwest Houston’s Premier Live Music Venue”. They have a huge patio; pool, darts, and feature live hard and heavy rock music. Motorcycles welcome too. Let’s get to the music, shall we? Victim with Loretta Schoolcraft’s birthday bash is Sat. June 6th. Then a cancer benefit Fri. June 12th hosted by Michael Kennedy and Stevie Ray from Harlem Heat. There will be 50/50 raffles, a live and silent auction, and bands Para Bellum, Long Live the Lights, In the Aftermath, Asleep in the Wake, Kerosene Shores, Chasing Yesterday, and special guest appearance by Michael Kennedy & the Vendetta. Then Sat. June 13th is Frankie’s birthday bash with Hold on Hollywood, plus special guests like Post Profit, Key Flight Captains, 5Fifteen, and more. BFE is found at 11528 Jones Rd. in Houston. Find them on Facebook, and for booking, call Frankie at 832-748-2544. Check out more at www.bferockclub.com. BFE still
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The Ritz in South Houston Sat. June 13th is Patrick Gamble live @ The Ritz in South Houston! It’s from 9pm-11pm, and hosted by Punkstar Radio’s own Khris Harding and brought to you by Virus Vodka, Dan’s Pizza, SLM Studios, Music News Magazine, Tones and Gamble Productions, The G Spot Tattoo and Punkstar Industries. $5 entry with digital flyer download and drink specials all night. Let’s do this!
Texas Music Emporium Check out the newly remodeled Texas Music Emporium! With a whole new look, - new sales team, new gear, and new hours! They are open Monday through Friday from 11am- 6pm. Saturday 11am-4pm, and closed Sunday. Not only is there merchandise for sale, they also do repairs with a (mostly) one day turnaround. Texas Music Emporium is at 132 D. FM 1960 in Houston. Call 281-233-0100 for more info! continued on next page
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Katie’s Bar Katie’s Bar in Bacliff has missed you!! They still have music 5 days a week with NO cover! They are closed on Mondays. The Katie’s Blues Jam has been going on for years, and remains Sunday @ 4pmJam at The 19th Hole On Thursdays 8pm. As always, all musicians are welcome! If you’re looking for a new place to Jam, try The 19th Hole at The Katie’s has bands like Rayford-Sawdust exit off I-45 North. Every Thursday night is Jam night Mark May Band Sat. there. All Musicians Welcome! June 6th, Mike Zito Trio Fri. June 12th and 13th, The Classix Wed. June 17th, Jay Hooks Thurs. June 25th, and Jordon Matthew Young Sat. June 27th. Katie’s is the little bar at 315 Grand Ave. that used to be the old Bacliff post office. Maybe we’ll see you out at Katie’s this month!
Heights Guitar Tech Heights Guitar Tech says: Does your guiColdcock Perform at The Acadia Bar & Grill tar look like it belongs in This night when we dropped by The Acadia Bar & Grill we got to party quarantine? Well come bring it to Heights Gui- to the sounds of the newly formed Houston band, Coldcock. tar Tech! They’ll get it looking like new and ready to play again! Their goal is and always has been providing a place to take your stringed instruments for quality repairs at reasonable prices that you don’t have to wait a month to get completed! Heights Guitar Tech has been around for over 5 years now and still going strong. You can contact them at 713-426-1888.
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Eric Demmer Performs at Katie’s Bar This past month we headed over to Katie’s Bar in Bacliff. When we heard that the music scene was opening back up, one of our first stops was Katie’s Bar in Bacliff to see former Gatemouth Brown saxophonist, Eric Demmer. Yeah we got a great taste of The Blues. Just what we needed.
Rockefeller ’s is your one-stop venue rental for private events and live music. This month, they have Bayou Saints with Direlands Sat. June 6th. Doors tribute Stoned Immaculate is Fri. June 12th. Stay tuned for more show dates coming in July. Rockefeller’s is at 3620 Washington Ave. Go to www.rockefellershouston.com for more imformation.
Warehouse Live Warehouse Live is the live music venue at 813 St. Emmanuel St. in Houston in the warehouse district near George R. Brown Convention Center. They have 3 rooms to serve you: The Studio, the Ballroom, and the Green Room. Although several show dates have been either postponed or canceled, there are still several this month. Korn tribute Freaks on a Leash, Marilyn Manson tribute The Dope Show, plus tribute acts by Metallica, Pantera, System of a Down, and Killswitch Engage are Fri. June 19th in The Ballroom. Then The Rush Project, a Rush tribute, and Mindcrime, a Queensryche tribute are in the Ballroom Sat. June 20th. Deafhaven with special guests are in the Studio Tues. June 23rd, and Johnny Solinger’s Skid Row tribute, w/ KISS tribute KISS Alike and MOtley Crue tribute The Crue are all there in the Ballroom Fri. June 26th. For more info and upcoming concert dates, go to www.warehouselive.com.
Puff N Stuff If you stop by Puff N Stuff, you’ll see they have a great selection of cool T-shirts, darts, jewelry, candles, as well as pipes and smoking accessories. They also do screen-printing on Tshirts, koozies, etc.! Puff N Stuff is located at Spencer Hwy. @ Perez in beautiful South Houston. Call 713-943-0170 for more info!
Texas TNT Texas TNT is happy to announce their gig dates for the month of June. First off, they perform at Bedrock Tavern in Cypress Fri. June 5th 9pm-1am, and then at Papa’s On the Lake in Montgomery Sat. June 6th from 8pm-midnight. Next up they’re at Aspens in Kemah Fri. June 12th 9pm-1am, and then at 6th St. Garage Bar & Kitchen in Texas City Fri. June 19th from 9pm-1am, followed by a show at B.B. Wolf’s in Stafford Sat. June 20th. Closing out the month is the show at Backwoods Saloon Sat. June 27th 8pm-midnight. Texas TNT hopes to see YOU soon, and thanks you for supporting live music!
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The Kaleidoscope Project Perform at The Jailhouse Saloon The Jailhouse Saloon got off to a good start when the Music Scene started opening up again. Performing this night was the Kaleidoscope Project.
The Concert Pub North The Concert Pub North is rocking the North side of town! They also have TV’s for all the sports games, great drink specials and a full menu. Bands are on Saturday nights. This month, Tribute Night kicks things off Sat. 6th with Scorpions tribute Big City Nights, and Deep Purple tribute Perfect Strangers. The Dirty Reckless is there Sat. June 13th, and then Rush tribute Subdivided and Led Zeppelin tribute Black Dog Sat, June 20th. Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac tribute band Nightbird/Black Rose is there Sat. June 27th. Keep up with all the happenings at The Concert Pub by logging on to www.theconcertpub.com. Come by 2470 Cypress Creek Pkwy to The Concert Pub and rock out in North Houston tonight!
Texas Guitar Hospital Texas Guitar Hospital is here for you. They specialize in the best in guitar repair and modifications. They have a super fast turn-
around, and over 40 years’ experience in design, building, fixing, and making modifications to guitars. You can find them at 3526 East T.C. Jester Blvd. in Houston. Call 713-9570470 or go to the website a t www.texasguitarhospital.com. Come tour their awesome facility today!
White Oak Music Hall
ery which is also a full-line music store and has a bigger guitar selection, as well as guns & tools! Visit their Allpawn2inc Ebay store for even more, and while you’re at it, see Kat James & Troublemaker’s newest video, called “Waco” on Facebook at Kat’s Guitars The Mighty Orq Performs at The Big Easy 2 or on Youtube! Bookings for the band can be made Here is another pre-Coronavirus photo, The Mighty Orq performing at The Big Easy. It’s amazing how much you miss great music like this at 281-723-4410. when you’re locked away for almost three months.
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White Oak Music Hall is your place to see indie, underground, as well as nationally known mainstream artists. It’s considered a “multivenue”, because of its indoor and outdoor performance areas. The indoor area can hold a couple hundred folks, and the downstairs can hold about 1,000. The outdoor amphitheater with lawn seating has room for a few thousand! Austin-based Grateful Dead tribute Deadeye are there upstairs Sat. June 20th. Then the Nite CD release party Camera Cult and Moonlight Hotel Thurs. June 25th also upstairs. Stay tuned for more dates to come. White Oak Music Hall is found at 2915 N Main St. You can keep up with all the latest shows and info at www.whiteoakmusichall.com.
Kat’s Guitars Kat’s Guitars’ says that since bands are now performing again that you should check them out! They have two great locations! Springthe original location, at 5907 I-45 North and Kat’s plus All-Pawn 2 in Willis, at 811 W. Montgom-
19th Hole is one of Houston’s best-known and longest-running heavy metal clubs. If that’s your scene, or if you already know and are a fan of the venue, then you may want to know what all is happening there! Myke Miller’s birthday bash w/ music by Myke Miller, Marshall Jones and Austin Thompson is Sat. June 13th. Then, a hip-hop show with ZZak T. Tyrant, K-Dog, Byrd the Ghost, King Baby, and JT aka Face is on Sat. June 20th. Doug Westcott and Joe Williams are there Fri. June 26th, and finally, Brett Axelson’s acoustic show Sat. June 27th. 19th Hole also have karaoke on Tuesdays by Overtime Productions. 19th Hole is in the Woodlands at 202 Sawdust Rd. Check them out on Facebook and come down and get some metal in your life!
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Live Music Every Weekend! Friday, June 5 - So / Below (Reggae Show) Saturday, June 6 - Darcy Segura (Acoustic Show) Friday, June 12 - Acoustic Show Saturday, June 13 - Myke Miller’s Birthday Bash with Myke Miller, Marshall Jones, Austin Thompson Friday, June 19 - Acoustic Show Saturday, June 20 - Zak T. Tyrant, K-Dog, Byrd The Ghost, King Baby, JT aka Face (Hip Hop Show) Friday, June 26 - Doug Westcott with Joe Williams Saturday, June 27 - Brett Axelson (Acoustic Show)
The 19th Hole Grill & Bar is celebrating our 26th Year Anniversary of being a live music venue
DART TOURNAMENT EVERY MONDAY NIGHT!! Take I-45 to the Rayford/Sawdust exit in Spring • Go west on Rayford/Sawdust • Make a right turn at the first red light We’re at the end of the strip center on your left!
High Times The original High Times is located at 6881 Gessner at Bellaire in Houston. It not only offers smoking products but is also a novelty and gift store. Houston’s premiere smoke shop has items that include smoking accessories, body jewelry, body toxin removers, and more. They are open Monday through Thursday 10am till 10pm, Friday and Saturdays from 10am till 11pm and Sundays 12 noon till 9pm! You can also find them on Facebook at High Times Houston. Check ‘em out!
Dosey Doe Big Barn Dosey Doe Big Barn in the Woodlands is open June 4th! They’ve got some gigs to share with you. Cool Freddie E. & The Crew are there Sun. June 7th, then “A tribute to George Strait” by Derek Spence is Sat. June 13th, Bri Bagwell Fri. June 19th, and then Josh Weather w/ Kyle Hutton- “Real Life Music”. The venue is located at 25911 I-45 North. Check out their Breakfast & BBQ and Coffeeshop too, all in the Woodlands! Go to www.doseydoe.com for more information!
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Bach Beat Entertainment Releasing New Smooth Jazz EP “Broken Promises” Bach Beat Entertainment President Lonnie Sabbath teams with noted sax man A. Killian to deliver a brand new super cool highly expressive release titled “Broken Promises”. The six song presentation delivers music so sweet and righteous that it’s a natural for the listener to move from one track to the next. “Broken Promises” is an in the groove compilation perfect for jazz aficionados around the world. Recorded at Bach Beat Entertainment Studios and Track House the new EP features the work of Lonnie “Bach” Sabbath on guitar and Mr. A. Killian on saxophone. The music was written and compiled by Lonnie Sabbath, Pat Rodriguez, and Reginald Boudreaux with the recording featuring the vocal talents of Bach, A. Killian, and the marvelous Brandi Wilson. “Broken Promises” was mixed and mastered at Track House and Advanced Audio Solutions respectively. Lonnie Sabbath, President of Bach Beat Entertainment shares, “After years of touring (MC Hammer) and then hanging my rig up I formed Bach Beat Entertainment Studios. I did not harbor intentions
of recording again but then I was encouraged to let out what might be within and bring it to life. It was almost one of those I dare you to do it kind of moments in my life. Plus just prior to that conversation the famed entertainment lawyer and past front man of Spirit, Al Staehely, dropped by the studio. He actually took my guitar off the wall and said come on let’s play something. We did and that experience coupled with the verbal encouragement from someone else afterward led me to meeting with A. Killian. Honestly, truly, I could not be happier with the final results.” Update - currently, the duo is in the studio once more only this time they are in the video recording suite at Bach Beat Studios. A companion performance video is being shot and will be released in the near future.
Trevor Jones Performs at Warehouse Live Trevor Daniel will be performing at Warehouse Live on July 2. Born and raised in Houston, Trevor Daniel began as a bedroom musician that has since reached millions of people around the world. He functions in a lane where acute songwriting and matured performances meet. His vast and detailed production accompanies his dense, yet concise style. After a hurricane devastated his hometown in 2017, Daniel knew music was his calling when all he managed to save was his instruments and recording equipment. The journey began in 2012. When he could not longer play football due to a high school credit transfer issue, Trevor turned his attention to music. “A lot of it was me joking around because I’d just learned to record myself. But eventually, I got very serious.” As he sharpened his daily pursuit of making music,Trevor diligently studied Internet Money’s online tutorials for producers. He also started uploading tracks. Before long, YouTube channel SyrebralVibes embraced Daniel’s sound and hosted his songs. People were tuning in. When he made late 2015’s “Fool,” it marked a pivotal breakthrough. “I felt like I was coming into something,” he recalls of a particular batch of new cuts. “I deleted everything else because of those songs. This was a whole new thing, and I didn’t want people to hear anything else.” The next year, Trevor won “Artist Of The Year” on the New Houston Musi c site. In early 2017, a hurricane devastated Houston. Out of the destruction, Trevor’s calling was affirmed. “My family was safe in Harvey, I stayed at my girlfriend’s house, and my family stayed with friends. We kayaked back to my apartment when the water began to go down to see the damage. I knew music was what I wanted to do over anything else because the only belongings I thought to save, before the water came in, were my equipment. I knew I wanted to make music. This was the breaking point.” With his urgent, emotive vocals and haunting production, singer/songwriter and producer Trevor Daniel delivers vulnerable, synth-washed confessionals similar to Post Malone and blackbear. The Texan emerged in the late 2010s with a series of singles that soon surpassed the million-stream mark. Trevor Daniel Neill (born September 28, 1994), is an American singer and songwriter. His 2018 single “Pretend” was his first to reach 1 million streams on Soundcloud, which he followed with the track “Mirror” which garnered more than 12 million streams. But it was his single “Falling” that firmly planted Trevor into the mainstream, reaching the Top 10 in nine different countries and appearing on the Hot 100
chart. It is currently climbing the Top 40 radio chart and has been a mainstay on the Spotify US Top 50 chart. His debut EP, Homesick, was released in October 2018 and features the song “Falling”, which hit the charts in more than twenty countries after going viral in 2019. His debut studio album, Nicotine, also features the song. “Falling” iwas released as the lead single from his debut EP Homesick (2018) and his debut studio album Nicotine (2020), by Alamo Records, Internet Money Records, and Interscope Records on October 5, 2018. The song was produced by KC Supreme, Taz Taylor and Charlie Handsome. A year later, the song started gaining popularity on short-form mobile videos platform TikTok and subsequently was added on various Spotify playlists and Viral Charts. It is his first charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 21. The song was conceived in “a matter of hours” during Daniel’s first studio session with record producer Taz Taylor, whose record label, Internet Money, Daniel was previously signed to with Alamo and Interscope in July 2018. Daniel recalls that they attempted to add a second verse to the song, but decided against it, because “the energy just wasn’t the same”. The rough cut was released as the official song. In 2018, Daniel released an initial music video which he described as “more of a short film to me than just a music video, and I’m excited to share my visions with everyone”.[ The video was shot and edited by Mateo Mejia and Esteban Caicedo. With the success of the song, a new official music video was filmed in 2019. It was directed by William Desena and officially premiered on January 15, 2020.
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Icons at badassery By Jay Lambs Remy Icons At Badassery Salutes R&R Studio This Month Icons At Badassery would like to honor Roger Ramirez of R&R Studio. Roger was born in Mexico City on July 12, 1984 into a musical family. My parents decided to come to the US (Houston, Texas) in 1993 for a better life for us due to many hardships in Mexico. He played and studied music all throughout Elementary, Junior High, High School and College years. He played many instruments like the Trombone, Trumpet, Saxophone, Clarinet, Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums and have played with all genres of bands. During my college years, He wanted to start a band of my own and He started writing original tunes but at the time, He couldn’t afford to pay a recording studio so He decided to slowly start investing into building something for myself paid by gigging and working. After a few years, He finally had enough saved to start a small recording studio at my dad’s house where He started to have recording sessions and recording artists. After a few years in the scene, He really wasn’t seeing the support from the music scene like he was envisioning. He started to feel like he was getting stuck so he decided to close shop and dedicate myself to just my job. He started working for Houston Methodist Hospital in the AV (Audio Visual Department) and eventually got to meet a few medical educators who started asking me about my music and so I directed them to my YouTube channel so
that they could see a few videos that I had done. A few weeks later, I get an offer to be the Education Technology Administrator for the Debakey Heart and Vascular Center so he took it. Once he started the new job, he started exploring with the Idea of exploring with live streaming live surgeries for educational purposes to a YouTube Channel. Once he started to do this successfully, guess it was just a matter of time to where my two worlds would collide, music and live streaming. It was at this moment where it became clear to me to what I wanted to do. He decided to build a new recording studio where he could live stream live bands to a social media platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Twitch but still keeps that recording studio quality of the audio and video. He decided that he wanted to do something good for the music community and that he was going to help the bands that needed and wanted help but didn’t have the means to do it. He decided that I wasn’t going to charge bands for this service. As a young musician myself he never received the support from the mu-
sic community and now he wanted it to break that cycle and give all bands a chance to put their music out there with good quality Audio and Video. R&R Studio was born a few years later. He moved to a new location and after lots of sacrifices, He finally accomplished his goal. Houston’s First Online Live Performance Venue was born. We opened up in August 2019 and have currently done over 170 live bands and musical acts. Our Motto is Keeping Live Music Live. R&R Studio BIO R&R Studio is a Houston based recording studio offering state of the art live streaming and audio production services. Our live streaming show, The Venue Live, is primarily streamed to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Twitch. The Venue Live, Houston’s First Online Live Performing Venue, is an opportunity for indie artist to share their music worldwide. Studio owner, Roger Ramirez, has been working in the media production field for over 15 years as a musician, video producer and audio engineer. Roger equipped R&R Studio with 5 isolated booths giving the studio the capability to multi-track from a single musician to a full band. Roger turned his recording studio into a live streaming performance venue. He equipped each booth with cameras and multi-view monitors to achieve this and streams each show through an OBS platform. As a result, indie artists from all over Texas have been able to play for people around the world. The Venue Live is open to showcasing musical talent from all over the world. BANDS THAT HAVE PERFORMED AT R&R STUDIO: The Zack Carney Band Jypsy Rose Justin Taylor Band Red Iris El Jumbotron Dimitri Tchoulanov TreynWreck Ackerman, Dufour, Witt J. Patrick Phillips Richie Pearson
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Warehouse Live will host The Rush Tribute Project on Saturday, June 20th beginning at 8:00pm. Also performing are Mindcrime, A Tribute To Queensryche. Canadian progressive rock band Rush formed in 1968 and are perhaps best known for songs such as “Working Man” and “Tom Sawyer” in addition to their exceptional musicianship and science fiction and fantasy inspired lyrics. The Rush Tribute Project covers their namesake’s entire catalog. “The Rush Tribute Project is one of the most accurate and authentic cover bands playing today,.” “All fans of Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and the late Neil Peart will be thrilled by this tribute.” The Rush Tribute Project is an homage to one of the most enduring and influential bands in rock music. Combining skilled musicianship with exciting performances, RTP brings the magic of Rush’s famous live concerts to clubs and festivals. Covering all forty-plus years of Rush’s amazing career, RTP painstakingly recreates the sound and energy that has made Rush one of the top selling rock bands of all time. With a lineup that has performed Rush tribute shows for over a decade across North America and around the world, including RushCon, RTP stands out as one of the premiere tributes to a legendary band. The Rush Tribute Project plays over three hours of Rush hits and deep cuts in a single performance. They combine skillful playing with an exciting stage show. The threepiece band uses vintage instruments, wardrobe, and sounds to produce an uncanny Rush concert experience that covers over forty years of music. “This show is dedicated to the memory of Rush’s peerless drummer and lyricist Neil Peart.,” Johnson continued. “His legacy will live on through his music.” Nearly every detail of their show is meticulously planned and executed from the scrolling of the album covers and photos on the big screens before the show, to the lights and lasers during the performance.
In a recent article in “Go Venue” magazine, writer Robert Chadwich describes a recent performance stated that, each member of a band has something to contribute. The playing of an instrument or their vocal skills play a part in the overall sound they create as well as the performance they deliver. During this three hour long set and as you might expect, the three members of this band all had their moments of impact. Bill Heck is a savage guitarist who is as much at home strumming chords as he is ripping a solo. His notes are rich and robust, and his phrasing is as clean as a razor. Bill can create that rock crunch sound that
Alex gave us that sounded like two guitars at once. On bass, performing as Geddy Lee was Sean Jones. Hair in a ponytail, circular shades and the ability to play bass, sing and play keyboards has you doing double takes, just to be sure it’s not Geddy himself. Handling this triple duty workload is not easy, but Sean handled it with true expertise. Making four strings sound the way Sean makes them sound is a remarkable feat. Whether slapping or plucking, Sean showed us he is an especially skilled musician. Thomas Slawnik (percussionist) facially resembles Neil and portrays a stoic demeanor that accurately reproduces Neil’s looks on stage. He is a magnificent drummer who like Neil makes you want to air-drum like nobody is watching. He is an ambitious craftsman who fluently utilizes implements like cow bells, blocks and chimes. He plays hard, he plays fast and he plays tastefully. The Rush Tribute Project features Bill Heck (Guitars, Pedals, Vocals), Sean Jones (Bass, Keyboards, Pedals, Lead Vocals), and Thomas Slawnik (Frankenstein collection of Drums and Cymbals).
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The Hollywood Spotlight By Hollywood Steve Rangel
Guy Schwartz
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“Under The Influence” Houston’s musical chameleon Guy Schwartz is back with another engaging collection of thoughts, rants, and musings. In true hippy fashion, “Under The Influence” is all over the map (in terms of genre and lyrical perspectives). But it remains vintage Schwartz, combining genuine observations, lighthearted social commentary, and just the right amount of snarkiness with flawless arrangements and high level musicianship to create a unique and truly enjoyable listening experience. This 13 song offering kicks off with “Waltz Across Texas” (no, not that one), on which Schwartz embraces his inner Zappa to convey a story that one might assume is autobiographical. The excellent country-ish ballad “This Is The One” is next, followed by “Bad Storm Coming”. If you accept “storm” as a metaphor for our current predicament, this one is quite timely. The versatility of Schwartz the songwriter continues to be on full display. The piano track “Mac Said To Have A Good Time” is a timeless road trip song, “Lost In Time” sports an 80’s feel, and the perfectly moody “Lonely For You” is steeped in smooth jazz. The slick arrangement of the slightly defiant “Stepping Stone” is accessorized by some nifty solo breaks, and “This Side Of The Mountain” is a gem. The latter has a rich Austin sound and features maybe the best pure singing (as supposed to narrating) performance that Schwartz has ever captured in stu-
dio. Could he just now be reaching his prime?? “Out Of Control” preaches against going down the rabbit hole of excess and power, while “Far Away From Here” and “Lonely One” are classic Schwartz: psychedelic, slightly frantic, and in the case of the Johnny Cash-like “Lonely One”, surprisingly catchy. Anyone who has spent a little time at Houston’s many blues jams will appreciate and relate all-too-well to the instant Schwartz classic “Blues Rumble”, and the smart groove of “Gotta Keep The Music Alive” provides a most appropriate closer. As “Under The Influence” illustrates, it’simpossible to put Guy Schwartz in box. He simply doesn’t sound like anyone else. He’s never tried to. And in that fact, my friends, lies his considerable appeal.
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