Artist Spotlight: Sons of Fathers

Sons of Fathers will perform at Ray Wylie Hubbard's Grit 'n Groove Festival on April 6, 2013 at Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels, TX. Click here for more details.


Some things were just meant to be.

Nearly three years ago David Beck and Paul Cauthen were up and coming singer/songwriters. Both frequently attended the school of Finlay (Cheatham Street Warehouse) where many rising and seasoned musicians have found a welcoming home for anybody with musical talent and/or a heart for songwriting. There may have been a bit of a competitive spirit between the two early on, but after discovering they had some musical chemistry and together made a good songwriting machine; they traveled with HalleyAnna Finlay to New York to sit in on some song swaps. It was here that the decision was made they needed to form a new band so there would be an outlet for the music they had been writing together.

In the spring of 2011 they spent three weeks at The Zone recording studio in Dripping Springs and let highly respected producer Lloyd Maines help the guys organize the material into an album that had a natural flow to it, and he put his magic touch on the project which has a history of taking something already very good and making it great. Aside from the time in the studio the band was traveling and playing gigs anywhere they could get them under the name Beck and Cauthen. They were starting to generate some buzz because of the strong songwriting and the unique sound they had with smooth harmonies and well thought out instrumentation. With a bit of name recognition and a first run of a thousand copies of the completed new album "Sons of Fathers" (by Beck and Cauthen, of which I happen to have a copy), they got a cease and desist letter from the artist Beck because of the confusion the name could cause. Of Beck's material; the song "Loser" floats to the top. Not wanting to cause too big of a stir, the guys complied with the order and ended up choosing the name of the band's new album "Sons of Fathers" so they could carry on. A second run of albums with the new name and a few changes to t-shirts, the website and social media and the band had a new name and a new energy to go take the world by storm and tour to promote and sell a new album.

Having never stopped writing songs while maintaining a busy touring schedule; it wasn't long before the guys were starting to think about putting together a second album. The first single the band decided to drop on the masses in the summer of 2012 through a free download from the website or through social media; was "Burning Days" under the proposed album title "Big Diamond Waltz". The band eventually took a big collection of songs back to their trusty friend Lloyd Maines who was able to again massage it into a singular, flowing piece of art. Names were kicked around for awhile such as "Roots and Vines" which was the second song released as a single and it was a possibility, but the band finally decided "Burning Days" was the most fitting title for the album.

"Burning Days" was a better fit than a lot of people know. Since the official release of freshman album "Sons of Fathers"; they have never slowed their touring and songwriting pace. When they weren't touring (which is expensive) they were writing songs and when they weren't writing songs they were touring. All this time on the road left the young band without a permanent residence, so they did the best they could when they were back home in Austin/San Marcos, but they were essentially homeless during this period. You have to travel to get your name and music out to the people. Traveling is expensive. You understand the vicious cycle!

The new album is scheduled to officially release on April 2nd which is just four days short of Ray Wylie Hubbard's Grit 'n Groove Festival at Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels, TX. Sons of Fathers is a well-deserved part of this highly distinguished line up. The band's now much higher name recognition and growing legion of fans have pulled them into a state where they can finally get profitable. That's good news for fans like me, because it means a band I've liked from the beginning and highly respect is finally going to be able to hit their stride and enjoy some of the success that they've earned. I'm quite certain they won't slow down though!


Here's some bonus material. These are videos I took of them the first time I saw them perform live opening for Robert Earl Keen in August of 2011 at Texas Music Theater. Amazing chemistry even then!




links:
Sons of Fathers website
Sons of Fathers on Facebook
Sons of Fathers on Twitter

2013 Lone Star Music Awards: Nominees

The nominations for the Lone Star Music Awards are in!  Proud to see such strong representation by our fine Wurstplex from both artists and venues!  Voting starts March 1!



The nominees for the 2013 Lone Star Music Awards are.....

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Departed - Adventus
Jason Eady - AM Country Heaven
John Fullbright - From The Ground Up
Ray Wylie Hubbard - The Grifter's Hymnal
Rob Baird - I Swear It's The Truth
Turnpike Troubadours - Goodbye Normal Street
Uncle Lucius - And You Are Me

ALBUM OF THE YEAR - COUNTRY 
Aaron Watson - Real Good Time
Corb Lund - Cabin Fever
Eleven Hundred Springs - Midway
Jason Eady - AM Country Heaven
Josh Abbott Band - Small Town Family Dream
Roger Creager - Surrender 
Wade Bowen - The Given

ALBUM OF THE YEAR - AMERICANA/ROOTS 
American Aquarium - Burn. Flicker. Die.
The Departed - Adventus 
Dirty River Boys - Science Of Flight
Lincoln Durham - The Shovel Vs. The Howling Bones
Shovels & Rope - O' Be Joyful 
Turnpike Troubadours - Goodbye Normal Street
Uncle Lucius - And You Are Me

ALBUM OF THE YEAR - SINGER-SONGWRITER/FOLK 
Chris Knight - Little Victories 
John Fullbright - From The Ground Up
Ray Wylie Hubbard - The Grifter's Hymnal 
Sean McConnell - Midland
The Trishas - High, Wide & Handsome
Todd Snider - Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
Walt Wilkins - Plenty

SONG OF THE YEAR
The Departed - "Prayer For The Lonely"
Jason Eady - "AM Country Heaven"
John Fullbright - "Gawd Above"
Lincoln Durham - "Clementine"
Ray Wylie Hubbard - "Mother Blues"
Rob Baird - "Dreams & Gasoline"
Turnpike Troubadours - "Good Lord Lorrie"

LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR
 Cody Johnson Band
The Damn Quails
The Departed 
Dirty River Boys 
Robert Earl Keen
Turnpike Troubadours 
Uncle Lucius

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE - MALE
 Evan Felker - Goodbye Normal Street
Jason Eady - AM Country Heaven 
Kevin Galloway - And You Are Me
Rob Baird - I Swear It's The Truth
Sean McConnell - Midland
Seth James - Adventus
Wade Bowen - The Given

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE - FEMALE
 Audra Mae - Audra Mae & The Almighty Sound
Cary Ann Hearst - O' Be Joyful
Dana Falconberry - Leelanau
Elizabeth Cook - Gospel Plow
Ruthie Foster - Let It Burn
Shellee Coley - Where It Began
The Trishas - High, Wide & Handsome

EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
 John Fullbright 
Jordan Minor 
K. Phillips
Rob Baird 
Six Market Blvd.
The Trishas 
Tyler & The Tribe

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
 Evan Felker 
John Fullbright
Kevin Galloway
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Sean McConnell
Todd Snider
Walt Wilkins

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Cody Canada - The Departed
Corby Schaub
Gary Clark Jr.
John Fullbright
Jon Grossman - Uncle Lucius
Ryan Engleman - Turnpike Troubadours 
Seth James - The Departed 

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Adam Odor - Adventus
Jason Isbell - Burn. Flicker. Die
Justin Pollard - Dandelion, Songs We Wish We'd Written II
Kevin Welch - What The Hell Is Going On?
Lloyd Maines - Surrender, Art Of Removing Wallpaper 2012
Ray Wylie Hubbard & George Reiff - Grifter's Hymnal, The Shovel Vs. The Howling Bones
Wes Sharon - From The Ground Up, Goodbye Normal Street

ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR
American Aquarium - Burn. Flicker. Die.
The Departed - Adventus 
The Flatlanders - Odessa Tapes
John Fullbright - From The Ground Up
Lincoln Durham - The Shovel Vs. The Howling Bones
Paul Thorn - What The Hell Is Going On?
Todd Snider - Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables

FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
Big Fest - San Marcos, TX
Greenfest - New Braunfels, TX 
KNBT Americana Jam - New Braunfels, TX 
Larry Joe Taylor Fest - Stephenville, TX 
Lone Star Jam - Austin, TX 
MusicFest - Steamboat Springs, CO
Old Settler's -Driftwood, TX 

MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR
Billy's Ice - New Braunfels, TX 
Cain's Ballroom - Tulsa, OK
Cheatham Street Warehouse - San Marcos, TX 
John T. Floore's Country Store - Helotes, TX 
Gruene Hall - New Braunfels, TX 
Luckenbach Dancehall - Luckenbach, TX 
Texas Music Theater - San Marcos, TX 


courtesy LoneStarMusic.com

Video Highlights: Retro Prom 2013

What a great night and a worthy cause. Allan, Austin, Jeremy and Matthew were great and they rocked Billy's Ice all night!

Ray Wylie Hubbard: Grit 'n Groove Fest 4

Ray Wylie Hubbard's 4th installment of his Grit 'n Groove Fest is coming to Whitewater Amphitheater on the beautiful Guadalupe River April 6th.

Ray Wylie Hubbard has assembled a group of bands that best communicates his personal taste in music. Last year Ray took the year off to promote his new album "The Grifter's Hymnal", but he's back again this year to bring you a sampling of his favorite acts! Here is the line up for the day which may not reflect the actual order of appearance. I have interviewed several of the bands in the line up and have posted stories about them below, there are more to come so check back regularly!

Ray Wylie Hubbard
• Hayes Carll
• Ben Kweller
• The Dirty River Boys
Wheeler Brothers
Uncle Lucius
The Trishas
Sons of Fathers
Dustin Welch

* story coming soon!

Tickets are available now at: whitewaterrocks.com

Week of 2/25/2013

Billy's Ice
Monday: Cold Snap
Tuesday: Austin Gilliam
Wednesday: Kyle Reed Band
Thursday: Jeremy Steding
Friday: The Washers
Saturday: TBA
Sunday: Tanner Louis & The Aviators

River Road Ice House
Monday: Empty-Handed Vagabonds
Tuesday: Open bar jam!
Wednesday: Empty-Handed Vagabonds
Thursday: Big Red Drum Showcase
Friday: Matt Kline
Saturday: Johnny Cooper
Sunday: Whiskey Rodeo

Gruene Hall
Monday: Bret Graham
Tuesday: Tom Gillam
Wednesday: The Georges
Thursday: Sarah Pierce Band
Friday: Larry Joe Taylor w/Tejas Brothers
Saturday: Hot Texas Swing Band at 1 then Zane Williams opens for Gary P. Nunn
Sunday: Mike Zito at noon then South Austin Moonlighters

Tavern in the Gruene
Monday: Court Nance and friends
Tuesday: Roots and Branches of Americana from 7-9 then The Blooms
Wednesday:
Thursday: Jackson Parten
Friday: Happy hour with Tony and Claire then 3 Man Front
Saturday: TX Independence Day w/Kyle Reed + TBA + Kyle Wayne Kutscher

The Phoenix Saloon
Thursday: Happy hour w/Steven Vee & Kori Free
Friday: Happy hour w/James Pardo then The Kinfolk
Saturday: Vallejo + The Groove Hounds
Sunday: Al Barlow and friends at 2 then True Audio Outland Presents: TBA

The PourHaus
Tuesday: Open mic w/Jon Magill
Wednesday: Chris King
Thursday: Joe Woods
Friday: AC and the Bad Billys
Saturday: Folk Family Revival
Sunday: Larry Martin Sweeney (6-9)

Oma Gruene's Secret Garten
Friday: The Texas Terraplanes
Saturday: The Chris Ruest Band at 2 & The Blues Buzzaards at 7

Vino En Verde
Friday: Empty-Handed Vagabonds
Saturday: Brandon Bolin

Buffalo Wings & Rings
Wednesday: Steven Roloff

Los Cucos
Tuesday: Alli Mattice Band
Friday: Alli Mattice Band

Agarita Ranch
Saturday: Texas Independence Day w/Jason Allen, Mike & the Moonpies, Bracken Hale, Doug Wariner & the Governors and The Law with Tom Ben & Ratliff Dean

Dirty's Bar N Que
Thursday: Steven Roloff and friends
Friday: Gary Lee Cox & Jonathan Horstmann

Riley's Tavern
Monday: Songwriter Showcase w/John Whipple
Tuesday: Paul Aubert
Wednesday: Mike Ethan Messick
Thursday: Pepper's Blues
Friday: JP Harris
Saturday: The Biscuit Grabbers

Lone Star Music (in-store)
Thursday: Those Nights

Cheatham Street Warehouse
Monday: T-Bone & The Bluetones
Tuesday: Tessy Lou & Shotgun Saints then Will Arrington
Wednesday: Kent Finlay's Songwriter Circle
Thursday: Seth Candan then Whiskey Myers
Friday: Big John Mills & Texas Road Dawgs
Saturday: Lucky Tomblin Band (farewell show) and Mike & The Moonpies

Jack's Roadhouse
Friday: T-Bone and the Bluetones

Triple Crown
Monday: Manzy Lowry at 6 then Chief and the Doomsday Device
Tuesday: Jo Beth Henderson at 6 then a song swap w/Ryan McGillicuddy, Ben Worley, Ben Patterson and Jesse Dalton
Wednesday: Tony Taylor at 6 then Dry River Religion w/Zack Kibodeaux
Thursday: Erickson at 6 then Bonsai Nation Relief and more!
Friday: Mark Jungers at 6 then The Warplans + The Organics + Honky Tonk
Saturday: Scott H. Biram

Sam's Burger Joint
Monday: The Octanes
Wednesday: Ty Gavin's Pros & Cons
Thursday: Moonlight Social
Friday: Bombasta + Radio La Chusma
Saturday: Nigel Hall Band w/Cool Cat Charlie
Sunday: Rock School Showcase

Wildcatpie & The Great Walapateya
by Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros

Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros is an eclectic troupe of super talented singer-songwriters that perform both together and as solo acts. Throughout the years there have been numerous albums released by Walt Wilkins, and his core Mystiqueros Bill Small and Ray Rodriguez, along with the rotation of Jimmy Davis, Marcus Eldridge, Brian Langlinais and of course the lovely Tina Wilkins have all released or contributed to numerous solo and collaborative efforts. This latest album entitled simply "Wildcatpie & The Great Walapateya" is a product of the free spirits that make up The Mystiqueros as well as numerous contributing songwriters that work with and/or have inspired them. It's a heaping scoop of Mystiquero, with a dash of external inspiration and influence.

Walt Wilkins is the soulful core of this group. He is the life breath of everything Mystiquero, and without his presence this combination of assorted musicians wouldn't be near what it is today. At the same time though Walt is not the lone "front man" of the group, he shares this duty very evenly across his capable team. Walt co-wrote "King for a Day", "Love & A Good Buzz" and "Salinda" on this album, but many of the other songs feel like they've been heavily influence by Walt's style. As for vocals, Walt had lead or shared lead vocals on "It's Only Rain", "King for a Day", "Love & A Good Buzz", "Salinda", "Give Me Strength" and "Dancing In The Moonlight".

Bill Small brings great depth and balance to the band. His vocals in "This Old House" are so full of emotion and grit you can feel the influences his own life had on writing this song. Although he wrote it about 10 years ago during a brief stay in Nashville, it remained unreleased until he recorded it for his album "Next Time" which was released in May of 2010. Other great songs by Small include "Somebody" and "She Must Be Out Of Her Mind", he also co-wrote "King for a Day" with fellow Mystiqueros.

Brian Langlinais is in his own words a "roadhouse singer". The majority of his musical influence came from Texas and Gulf Coast dance halls, and he brings a different brand of soul to the group. I hear a lot of what I remember hearing from the soft rock artists of the 70's and 80's such as Van Morrison or even Terry Kath from the early days of Chicago. Brian has lead vocals on "Hold Me Tight" and "From Here to There" both of which he co-wrote.

Jimmy Davis has 4 songs on this album including track one "It's Only Rain" that is currently being played by select radio stations. Jimmy released this on his 2006 album "Campfire Songs" and it also appeared on a live Mystiquero album from the 2011 Kerrville Wine & Music Festival. Davis' other tracks "If I Had A Little Truck", "Down Where The River Flows" and "Believe" show both his talent and diversity, he is truly an interesting piece of the Wildcatpie.

Marcus Eldridge puts some of the rock into the easy roll of the band with his hot guitar licks and smooth vocals. Marcus wrote and sang lead vocals on "Under the Midnight Sky" and co-wrote "King for a Day". Marcus is currently playing in The Drywater Band doing weddings and large events, although he is also doing a great deal of solo touring and sitting in with other bands. Marcus is currently working on a new solo album.

Ray Rodriguez co-wrote "King for a Day" with Wilkins, Small and Eldridge. Along with Small, he is probably one of the most consistent members present with the band at almost any given time and he lays down the familiar beat that drives the Mystiqueros through each set.

Other contributing songwriters consist of Glenn Simmons, Liz Rose, Naoise Sheridan, Randy Sitzler and Drew Nelson. This album also includes praiseworthy covers of tunes from Eric Clapton, Harlan Howard/Tompall Glaser and Doug Sahm. Also, besides the Mystiquero regulars there is a whole host of contributing studio instrumental and vocal musicians such as Kelley Mickwee, Tommy Alverson, Corby Schaub, Ron Flynt, Kim Deschamps, Bart Dewin, Pat Manske, Patterson Barett, Mike Horn and Mike Daly.

Now as for finally getting down to the meat of the album, I've been listening to this for several weeks now and I have yet to tire of a single track to the point of skipping it each time it comes up. I do however have favorites! Jimmy Davis' song "It's Only Rain", "King for a Day" written by a quartet of 'queros, "Love & A Good Buzz" by Walt Wilkins and Liz Rose, "This Old House" by Bill Small and the cover of "Dancing in the Moonlight" are my current top 5, although the remaining 12 tracks aren't far behind and that was very tough to narrow it down to 5. In fact, if you were to ask me 2 weeks from now you might get a different answer! Each time I listened to the album, one particular question kept plaguing me. I couldn't figure out who sang lead vocals on "Beautiful Texas Sunshine". I couldn't nail down in my head who I thought it was, but Bill Small was kind enough to let me know it was actually Tommy Alverson. This song was written by the late Doug Sahm of the Texas Tornados; who is actually one of Alverson's favorite songwriters, so this was a perfect fit!

All the Mystiquero penned tunes are everything you've come to expect from this group, as they have continued to grow musically and as songwriters over the years. The tribute/cover side of this album is actually really cool too, and I've found myself spinning "Dancing in the Moonlight" quite often, and I had to go back and listen to earlier recordings of it. Sherman Kelly wrote the song in 1968 and recorded it with Boffalongo. King Harvest released it in 1972 as a single that got to number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, then in 1973 as the title track of their first studio album to release as a band before disbanding less than a year later. It was covered many other times, but most prevalent in my memory was Van Morrison. However, after much research I found that he never actually recorded the song. That aside, this is by far in my opinion the best this song has ever sounded!

I believe the only way to get this album currently is to go see the band live and buy a copy. They still play most Wednesday nights at The Saxon Pub on South Lamar in Austin, and tour actively as a band and separately, so find Walt, Bill, Jimmy or Brian at a gig and pick up a copy!

Here is a shot of the track list:


links:
Walt Wilkin's website
Mystiqueros on Facebook

Week of 2/18/2013

Billy's Ice
Monday: Austin English and the Resurrection
Tuesday: John Edward Baumann
Wednesday: Jul and the Chrome Wheels Band
Thursday: Roadside Libby
Friday: Dean Seltzer
Saturday: Cameran Nelson
Sunday: Jonathan Garcia

River Road Ice House
Monday: Empty-Handed Vagabonds
Tuesday: Open mic night
Wednesday: Empty-Handed Vagabonds
Thursday: Joe Teichman
Friday: LC ROCKS
Saturday: Andy Evans & The Brotherhood
Sunday: Chris King

Gruene Hall
Monday: Bret Graham
Tuesday: Tom Gillam, Gordy Quist & Court Nance
Wednesday: Chubby Knuckle Choir
Thursday: Jamie Wilson Trio
Friday: William Clark Green opens for Bob Schneider
Saturday: Flat Top Jones at 1 then Cooder Graw
Sunday: Slim Bawb at noon then Harry Bodine

Tavern in the Gruene
Monday: Court Nance and friends
Tuesday: Roots and Branches of Americana guests Walt Wilkins and Josh Grider at 7 then The Blooms
Thursday: Kurt Grein Band
Friday: HH w/Tony Taylor and Claire Cunningham then Monty 'Guitar' Tyler
Saturday: B.J. Thibodeaux & Backwater Blvd
Sunday: Allan Goodman, Kris Farrow and Matthew Briggs

The Phoenix Saloon
Thursday: Happy hour with James Pardo (5-7)
Friday: Happy hour with Lucas Taylor (5-7)
Saturday: Rodney Hayden Band
Sunday: Al Barlow and friends at 2 then True Audio Outland Presents: Tombstone Bullies

The PourHaus
Tuesday: Open mic night
Thursday: Brett Hauser
Friday: Pawn Shop Gold
Saturday: The Old 300

Oma Gruene's Secret Garten
Thursday: Jam night with Adam Johnson
Friday: Empty-Handed Vagadonds
Saturday: The Blue Bucks at 1 then The Headhunters
Sunday: Adam Johnson & The Pay Me's

Vino En Verde
Friday: Isis The Voice
Saturday: Two Rivers Trio

Vineyard at Gruene
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:

Buffalo Wings & Rings
Wednesday: Steven Roloff

Los Cucos
Tuesday: Alli Mattice Band
Friday: Alli Mattice Band

Gruene Cricket Pub
Wednesday: 3 Man Front

Dirty's Bar N Que
Tuesday: Randy Sosa
Thursday: Steven Roloff and friends
Friday: Farm Boys
Saturday: Kenn Gullett & friends

Riley's Tavern
Monday: Songwriter's Showcase with John Whipple
Tuesday: Steven Roloff
Wednesday: Josh Mrozinski
Thursday: Jeff Smithart
Friday: JWW & The Prospectors
Saturday: Deuce Coupe

Lone Star Music (in-store)
Thursday: Dustin Welch

Cheatham Street Warehouse
Monday: Jericho
Tuesday: Will Arrington & Brett Hauser
Wednesday: Kent Finlay's Songwriter's Circle
Thursday: K Phillips & Concho Pearls
Friday: Tessy Lou & The Shotgun Stars then Mike Beck Band
Saturday: Adam Hood with Courtney Patton

Texas Music Theater
Tuesday: Texas Music Scene Taping of Wade Bowen & No Justice

Triple Crown
Monday: Scott Wood & the Kyle Project at 6 then Chief & the Doomsday Project
Tuesday: Daniel Thomas Phipps at 6 then Dan Holmes Group + South Austin Allstars
Wednesday: David Harris at 6 then Andy Evans & the Brotherhood + Garrett Snowden
Thursday: Joel Hofmann Band at 6 then Those Nights + Summer Swells + Three Leaf
Friday: Pepper's Blues at 6 then The Beaumonts + The Pistolsmiths
Saturday: Hooka Hey + Ghosts of Dixie + Giant Salvina + Forever Town
Sunday:

Sam's Burger Joint
Monday: The Biscuit Grabbers
Thursday: Moreland & Arbuckle with The Mighty Orq
Friday: Riff House Review 2013 with K Phillips & The Concho Pearls and many more!
Saturday: Jon Dee Graham with Mike June
Sunday: SoldierSongs and Voices Workshop

ourtracks.com Songwriter's Front Porch (SA Rodeo)
Monday: 5:00-7:00 Scott Taylor Band
Tuesday: 5:00-7:00 Ashlee Rose & Kayla Ray
Wednesday: 5:00-7:00 Stephanie Macias & K Phillips
Thursday: 5:00-7:00 Bryan Catalini & Kyle Reed
Friday: 5:00-7:00 Dennis Jay & Missoula Slim
7:00-9:00 Jorge Gallegos & Dave Perez
Saturday: 12:00-2:00 Rewby & Joy Davis
2:00-4:00 Jack Motley & Tom Vickers
4:00-6:00 Ali Holder & Daniel Thomas Phipps
Sunday: 12:00-2:00 James Pardo & Pake Rossi
2:00-4:00 Jason Marbach & Manzy Lowry
4:00-6:00 James Delgado & Kyle Drescher

Week of 2/11/2013

Billy's Ice
Monday: Jeff Latham Band
Tuesday: Whiskey Rodeo on RFT then Austin Gilliam and Brian Pounds
Wednesday: Chris King with Scott Davis
Thursday: Justin Cogneato with Armadillo Road
Friday: Britt Lloyd Band
Saturday: Poor J. Brown
Sunday: RETRO PROM Alan Goodman benefit with Dead Rock Stars

River Road Ice House
Monday: Bryan Boyce, Paul Rogers and possible guests
Tuesday: Open mic night
Wednesday: TBA
Thursday: Hunter McKithan & The Offenders
Friday: TC Taylor Band
Saturday: Whiskey Rodeo
Sunday: TBA

Gruene Hall
Monday: Bo Porter
Tuesday: Slim's Fat Tuesday w/ special guest Chubby Knuckle Choir
Wednesday: The Georges
Thursday: Rodney Hayden (FREE Valentine Dance)
Friday: Bleu Edmondson
Saturday: White Ghost Shivers at 1 them Micky & The Motorcars
Sunday: Ruby Jane at noon then Tish Hinojosa and friends at 4

Tavern in the Gruene
Monday: Court Nance and friends
Tuesday: Roots and Branches of Americana from 7-9 then The Blooms
Thursday: Forest Wayne Allen
Friday: Happy hour (5:30-7:30) with Tony and Claire then Kyle Reed Band
Saturday: Shane Smith and The Saints

The Phoenix Saloon
Thursday: Happy hour (5-7) with Lucas Taylor
Friday: Happy hour (5-7) with Jorge Gallegos then Luke Huggins Band
Saturday: The Georges
Sunday: Al Barlow and friends at 2 then True Audio Outland w/Bryan Boyce

The PourHaus
Tuesday: TBD Jazz: Fat Tuesday Pub Crawl
Wednesday: Nick Lawrence
Thursday: The Old 300 (acoustic)
Friday: July
Saturday: J.C. Alvarez and Bobby Garza

Oma Gruene's Secret Garten
Thursday: Jam night with Adam Johnson at 6
Friday: Jordan Minor at 6:30
Saturday: Hunter McKithan at 1 and Luke Adair at 6
Sunday: The Blues Buzzards at 2

Vino En Verde
Saturday: Jon Magill

Watering Hole Saloon
Tuesday: Chris Vetter
Wednesday: Empty-Handed Vagabonds

Buffalo Wings & Rings
Wednesday: Steven Roloff

Los Cucos
Tuesday: Alli Mattice Band
Friday: Alli Mattice Band

Dirty's Bar N Que
Tuesday: Randy Sosa
Thursday: Steven Roloff and friends

Riley's Tavern
Monday: Songwriter Showcase with John Whipple
Tuesday: Mark Sebby and friends
Wednesday: Michael Wren
Thursday: Dry River Religion
Friday: Them Duqaines
Saturday: Amanda Jo Cevallos
Sunday:

The Happy Cow
Tuesday: Abe Combest, Mark Tokach and more!

Cheatham Street Warehouse
Monday: Kent's Birthday (day 1) [?]
Tuesday: Kent's Birthday (day 2) [?]
Wednesday: Kent Finlay's Songwriter's Circle
Thursday: Dustin Welch
Friday: Adam Johnson & The Payme's
Saturday: Sons of Fathers
Sunday: En Route

Texas Music Theater
Friday: Wade Bowen
Saturday: Charlie Robison with Ryan Beaver

Sam's Burger Joint
Monday: Johnny P & The Wiseguys
Tuesday: Michael Morales Rockstar Academy
Wednesday: SA Blues Society
Thursday: Sylvia Kirk CD Release
Friday: Dustin Welch CD Release
Saturday: Bob Schneider Solo Show with Brian Keane
Sunday: Forever Young benefit for Ron Young with Augie Meyers, Ruben V and more!

ourtracks.com Songwriter's Front Porch (SA Rodeo)
Monday: 5:00-7:00 Jonathan Garcia & Tony Barker
Tuesday: 5:00-7:00 Claude Butch Morgan & Matt Harlan
Wednesday: 5:00-7:00 Austin Mayse & Big John Mills
Thursday: 5:00-7:00 Tanner Louis & James Vives
Friday: 5:00-7:00 Bryan Boyce & Tyler Cannon
7:00-9:00 Chris Edwards & Andrew Wade
Saturday: 12:00-2:00 Roadside Libby
2:00-4:00 Billy Eli & Tony Taylor
4:00-6:00 Chad Hammock & Chris Salinas
Sunday: 12:00-2:00 April Hall Trio
2:00-4:00 Red Dvorak & Temper Young
4:00-6:00 John Baumann & Garrett T. Capps

Retro Prom with the Infamous Dead Rock Stars

On Sunday, February 17th at Billy's Ice from 6pm to midnight there is a "prom" to help raise money to get Allan Goodman through the rest of his chemotherapy treatments and his hopefully final operation this summer. There will be food, games, auctions, drinks, dancing, fun and best of all the Dead Rock Stars (Austin Gilliam, Allan Goodman, Jeremy Plato and Matthew Briggs) will be providing the music for the "prom". If it were just to see this band play it would be enough and well worth it, but this is a GREAT cause to help our buddy Allan finish up what was started last summer when he was diagnosed with cancer in his appendix.

Here is Allan's story told from his own perspective:

"Cancer.
Like many of you and millions of others, I'm no stranger to it. I've lost loved ones to the disease. I've seen people fight the fight and live to tell their story. There's no way to sugar coat it: cancer is terrible and it affects all of us, period.
On July 18th, 2012, after a routine appendectomy, my surgeon noticed a tumor in my appendix. We later found out it was malignant, or cancerous.
Two months later, I underwent a second surgery and found the cancer had spread throughout my abdomen. After nearly eight hours on the operating table, my doctor was confident he removed all the growth. I received amazing treatment that day, but I also received an Appendiceal Cancer diagnosis, Stage 4. According to cancerstaging.org, “Staging describes the extent or severity of an individual's cancer based on the extent of the original (primary) tumor and the extent of spread in the body.” In this case, Stage 1 is the best scenario, and Stage 4 is the worst.
Somewhere in all of that, something amazing happened.
A benefit concert took place on my behalf and it was an awesome success. The amazing people of New Braunfels, Billy's Ice, and a handful of Texas' finest musicians all came together to support me. In one day, more than $20 thousand was raised. That money has afforded me the treatment I've needed. Once the medical costs were taken care of, the remaining monies covered my living expenses during my two-and-a-half month recovery from surgery.
Your efforts and donations that day played a key role in saving my life. My wife and I thank you endlessly for that.
Now, I'm back at it — juggling a life of chemotherapy treatments and gigging as a professional musician. My treatments will run through this May, followed by a chemotherapy operation at MD Anderson this summer.
In light of these facts, some of my friends and Dead Rock Stars band mates — Austin Gilliam, Matthew Briggs and Jeremy Plato — have decided to come back together on my behalf. Together, we’ll be hosting our signature Dead Rock Stars "Retro Prom." Prom is a themed dress-up party, a reunion show, a second benefit and one of the most fun events of the year. The prom is titled "Don't Stop Believing," and it will take place 6 p.m. to midnight Sunday, February 17th at Billy’s Ice, 1193 Loop 337.
The money raised will help to further my chemotherapy. It will also help with living expenses, especially when it comes time for my operation in Houston this summer and the estimated three-month recovery period.
Until then, I plan on gigging as much as possible and our Retro Prom on February 17th will be no exception. For more details or information regarding this event, please visit www.agbenefit.com. Your support and attendance is greatly appreciated.
Let me close with this: To those of you who have fought the fight or are just embarking down that path, I'm right here, in your corner, cheering you on and believing in your success every step of the way. I wish you love, comfort, strength, grace and dignity as you embrace your own personal journey.
Don't stop believing,
Allan Goodman"

Please visit the event website below, join us and help raise money to get Allan through his final steps of treatment so he can get back to his new normal!  Allan and Ashley are truly great people and a wonderful couple with big hearts so please help us help them in their time of need.

agbenefit.com

ourtracks.com: 8th Annual Songwriter's Front Porch


Every year ourtracks.com puts together an impressive line up of songwriters to play during the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.  There is a stage set up in the center of the food court area and they are there every day of the rodeo.  Many of the artists featured have music for sale on ourtracks.com, including some difficult to find out of print material.

Here is the line up for this year:

2/7/2013 5:00-7:00 Austin Gilliam & Brian Pounds
2/8/2013 5:00-7:00 Jennifer Lynn Martinez & Jeromy Hooper
2/8/2013 7:00-9:00 Aaron Tilt & Tyler McCumber
2/9/2013 12:00-2:00 Joe Teichman & Josh Peek
2/9/2013 2:00-4:00 Cowboy Nemo Band & Denny Herrin
2/9/2013 4:00-6:00 Matt Begley Band
2/10/2013 12:00-2:00 Scott Wiggins & Forest Allen
2/10/2013 2:00-4:00 Court Nance & Luke Huggins
2/10/2013 4:00-6:00 Mandi Powell & Josh Spivey
2/11/2013 5:00-7:00 Jonathan Garcia & Tony Barker
2/12/2013 5:00-7:00 Claude Butch Morgan & Matt Harlan
2/13/2013 5:00-7:00 Austin Mayse & Big John Mills
2/14/2013 5:00-7:00 Tanner Louis & James Vives
2/15/2013 5:00-7:00 Bryan Boyce & Tyler Cannon
2/15/2013 7:00-9:00 Chris Edwards & Andrew Wade
2/16/2013 12:00-2:00 Roadside Libby
2/16/2013 2:00-4:00 Billy Eli & Tony Taylor
2/16/2013 4:00-6:00 Chad Hammock & Chris Salinas
2/17/2013 12:00-2:00 April Hall Trio
2/17/2013 2:00-4:00 Red Dvorak & Temper Young
2/17/2013 4:00-6:00 John Baumann & Garrett T. Capps
2/18/2013 5:00-7:00 Scott Taylor Band
2/19/2013 5:00-7:00 Ashlee Rose & Kayla Ray
2/20/2013 5:00-7:00 Stephanie Macias & K Phillips
2/21/2013 5:00-7:00 Bryan Catalini & Kyle Reed
2/22/2014 5:00-7:00 Dennis Jay & Missoula Slim
2/22/2014 7:00-9:00 Jorge Gallegos & Dave Perez
2/23/2013 12:00-2:00 Rewby & Joy Davis
2/23/2013 2:00-4:00 Jack Motley & Tom Vickers
2/23/2013 4:00-6:00 Ali Holder & Daniel Thomas Phipps
2/24/2013 12:00-2:00 James Pardo & Pake Rossi
2/24/2013 2:00-4:00 Jason Marbach & Manzy Lowry
2/24/2013 4:00-6:00 James Delgado & Kyle Drescher

Visit http://www.ourtracks.com or the event page for this year at http://www.facebook.com/events/420235194725034 for more information.

Week of 2/4/2013

Billy's Ice
Monday: Wes Nickson Band
Tuesday: Steven Roloff and Kyle Reed
Wednesday: 3 Man Front
Thursday: Wes Nickson
Friday: Clay Thrash
Saturday: Kyle Reed Band
Sunday: Mark McKinney

River Road Ice House
Monday: TBA
Tuesday: Open mic night
Wednesday: Bryan Boyce with Paul Rogers
Thursday: Felix Truvere & The Open Road
Friday: Will Owen Gage
Saturday: Texas Renegade
Sunday: TBA

Gruene Hall
Monday: Bret Graham
Tuesday: Brock Zeeman w/Mark Jungers & Adam Carroll
Wednesday: Marshall Hood Band
Thursday: Statesboro Revue
Friday: Alejandro Escovedo & The Sensitive Boys
Saturday: Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun at 1 then Turnpike Troubadours
Sunday: Gospel Brunch, Bret Graham then Ghosts Along the Brazos

Tavern in the Gruene
Monday: Court Nance and friends
Tuesday: Roots and Branches of Americana from 7-9 then The Blooms
Friday: Happy hour with Tony Taylor and Claire Cunningham followed by Poor J. Brown
Saturday: Kyle Wayne Kutsher

The Phoenix Saloon
Thursday: Happy hour with Steven Vee & Kori Free
Friday: Happy hour with Jorge Gallegos & Dave Perez then James Pardo & The Underestimated
Saturday: Adam Johnson's Big 21st Birthday Basheroo!
Sunday: Al Barlow and friends at 2 then True Audio Outland presents: Manzy Lowry

The Brauntex Theater
Thursday: Bad Company Tribute!

The PourHaus
Tuesday: Open mic night!
Thursday: Tony Taylor
Friday: Chris King
Saturday: Third Coast Outlaws

Oma Gruene's Secret Garten
Thursday: Jam night with Adam Johnson
Friday: Pepper's Blues
Saturday: Chris Ruest at 2 then Stray Dog and the Wolves at 7
Sunday: Kim Meeks and Her Bad Habits at 2

Gruene Harley Davidson
Saturday: Crawfish Boil: Slim Bawb from noon to 3!

Vino En Verde
Thursday: Ryan Waguespack
Friday: KennCentric
Saturday: Aaron Stephens & Co

Vineyard at Gruene
Thursday: TBA
Friday: TBA
Saturday: TBA

Watering Hole Saloon
Wednesday: Korey and Dana Acoustic Duo

Buffalo Wings & Rings
Wednesday: Steven Roloff

Los Cucos
Tuesday: Alli Mattice Band
Friday: Alli Mattice Band

Dirty's Bar N Que
Tuesday: Randy Sosa
Thursday: Steven Roloff and friends

Riley's Tavern
Monday: Songwriter Showcase with John Whipple
Tuesday: Manzy Lowry
Wednesday: Tyler Cannon
Thursday: Matt Fracht & The Contraband
Friday: NB Blues Society Jam: Front Porch Pickers
Saturday: Lonesome Dave Fisher

Cheatham Street Warehouse
Monday: Mark Jungers & Brock Zeman, Mike Ethan Messick, Jordan Minor
Tuesday: Sons of Fathers (duo) open for Randy Rogers and a surprise guest!
Wednesday: Will Arrington/Brett Hauser then Kyle Park
Thursday: Kent Finlay's Songwriter Circle
Friday: Jason Eady Band
Saturday: William Clark Green
Sunday: TBA

Texas Music Theater
Friday: Reverend Horton Heat with Eleven Hundred Springs
Saturday: Dr. Zog with Soul Track Mind

Momma's Gold Crown Billiards
Friday: Adam Johnson, Ruben Colon Jr and more to celebrate Adam's 21st birthday

Triple Crown
Monday: Gerry's Kids at 6 then Chief & the Doomsday Device
Tuesday: Ben Schane at 6 then Tramps on Loan + Tommy Kal + Peter Diebold and more
Wednesday: Aaron Stephens at 6 then R.U.D.E. Crew Robo, ROCKBOX Yayo and more!
Thursday: Ike Eichenberg at 6 then Hazard of Industry Immerse + Shadow Spectrum
Friday: Rick Lugo Band at 6 then Mamafesta + Hair Farmers + Autumn Improv
Saturday: Those Nights + LifeKite + The Lion & the Giraffe

Sam's Burger Joint
Monday: TWO TONS of Steel!
Tuesday: TBA
Wednesday: Pavlo
Thursday: Austin Gilliam + Brian Pounds + Mayeux and Broussard
Friday: Ruben V with The Night Mothers
Saturday: The Trishas with Courtney Patton
Sunday: SoldierSongs and Voices Workshop

ourtracks.com Songwriter's Front Porch (SA Rodeo)
Thursday: 2/7/2013 5:00-7:00 Austin Gilliam & Brian Pounds
Friday: 2/8/2013 5:00-7:00 Jennifer Lynn Martinez & Jeromy Hooper
2/8/2013 7:00-9:00 Aaron Tilt & Tyler McCumber
Saturday: 2/9/2013 12:00-2:00 Joe Teichman & Josh Peek
2/9/2013 2:00-4:00 Cowboy Nemo Band & Denny Herrin
2/9/2013 4:00-6:00 Matt Begley Band
Sunday: 2/10/2013 12:00-2:00 Scott Wiggins & Forest Allen
2/10/2013 2:00-4:00 Court Nance & Luke Huggins
2/10/2013 4:00-6:00 Mandi Powell & Josh Spivey

Blowin' Off Steamboat Music Festival - video highlights

Here is a sampling of all the great music we had at the Inaugural Blowin' Off Steamboat Music Festival.

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