15th Annual Wade Bowen Classic



Wade Bowen has combined his big heart and love for golf into an annual fundraiser golf tournament that he holds each year in Waco, TX. The "Wade Bowen Classic" raises money each year for The Bowen Family Foundation that Bowen established to help support his favorite charities. This year it gets more personal for Bowen as part of the proceeds will be donated to the disaster relief effort in West, TX which is a neighboring community to his home of Waco, TX and a town where he spent much of his childhood including holding a job at a locally owned pizza restaurant and being the town where he played his "first real music gig".

This two-day event starts with a festival style concert on Sunday June, 2 featuring Wade Bowen and some of his friends including Josh Abbott Band, Aaron Watson, Neal McCoy, Cody Canada & Seth James of The Departed, Willy Braun of Reckless Kelly, Charlie Worsham, Josh Weathers and more to come! Gates open at 2:30 on Sunday and tickets are available online at wadebowen.com and in Waco at George's Restaurant. More information about the golf side of this event and more also at wadebowen.com!

Happy 80th Birthday Willie Nelson

Today is the 80th birthday of LEGEND Willie Nelson. Here are a couple of things you may not have seen from him before... He always has been and always will be an amazing musician. He is a lot of other things, but this man has CHOPS! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WILLIE!

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Wednesday Night Shuffle: Chris King & The Liberators

GET READY!!!

NEXT week on Wednesday, May 8; The Phoenix Saloon begins a new bi-weekly series called "Wednesday Night Shuffle" featuring Chris King & The Liberators along with a special guest!

Chris' first of many EXTRA special guests will be ROB BAIRD! Yes folks, this is FOR REAL, full band entertainment with LEGIT guests every other WEDNESDAY at The Phoenix Saloon!!!


Here is Chris King & The Liberators from a show at River Road Ice House back on March 14, 2013

Week of 4/29/2013

Billy's Ice
Monday: Wes Nickson
Tuesday: Moonlight Social
Wednesday: Whiskey Rodeo
Thursday: Jason Eady w/Eric Neznik
Friday: Texas Renegade
Saturday: Jake Kellen
Sunday: Whiskey Rodeo

River Road Ice House
Monday: Empty-Handed Vagabonds
Tuesday: Jam night
Wednesday: Jamey Howard
Thursday: Denny Herrin
Friday: Court Nance
Saturday: Tony Taylor/Allan Goodman
Sunday: Guadapalooza benefit

Gruene Hall
Monday: Jordan Minor & The Bottom Dollar Band
Tuesday: Tom Gillam, Chelsea Crowell and friends
Wednesday: The Georges
Thursday: Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros
Friday: Ray Price w/Noel McKay & Brennan Lee
Saturday:
--- Bo Phillips at 1
--- Charlie Robison
Sunday:
--- 12:30: Ruby Jane
--- 5: Ponty Bone & The Squeezetones

Tavern in the Gruene
Monday: Sixty Cycle Hum w/Dukes of York
Tuesday: Roots and Branches of Americana from 7-9 then The Blooms
Wednesday: Tom Gillam Band
Thursday: Jordan Minor Band
Friday: Road Home
Saturday: Buster Jiggs Star Wars Party

The Phoenix Saloon
Friday:
--- Happy hour w/Brosef
--- Go To Stereo (CD release) + See You In The Morning
Saturday: The Georges
Sunday:
--- Sunday Phunday w/guest host Ethan Ford at 2
--- True Audio Outland Presents: Dukes of York

The PourHaus
Monday: Bryan Boyce and Paul Rogers
Tuesday: Open mic w/Jon Magill
Wednesday: Tony Taylor/Allan Goodman
Thursday: July (Kurt Grein)
Friday: Happy hour w/The Groove Hounds + July
Saturday:
--- happy hour w/Bo Brumble
--- Fire in the Kitchen
Sunday: Aaron Stephens + Folk Family Revival (and a crawfish boil!)

McAdoo's
Wednesday: The Old 300

Freiheit Country Store
Thursday: Open mic w/Fallon Franklin of The Boxers
Friday: Karaoke w/Carol Cochran

Oma Gruene's Secret Garten
Thursday: Jam night
Friday: Adam Johnson & The Pay Me's
Saturday:
--- Jon Hogan String Band @ 2
--- Pepper's Blues

Watering Hole Saloon
Tuesday: Buddy Boy

Black Whale Pub
Saturday: Empty-Handed Vagabonds at 9

Landa Station
Saturday: Empty-Handed Vagabonds 6-8

Vino En Verde
Thursday: Jackson Parten
Friday: The Vagabonds
Saturday: Carter Beckworth

Buffalo Wings & Rings
Wednesday: Steven Roloff

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

New Braunfels Coffee
Saturday: April Hall Band at 5:30

Lazy L&L Campground
Friday: Jessica House benefit w/Jason Allen Band

Dirty's Bar N Que
Wednesday: Chris King & Paul Rogers
Thursday: Steven Roloff and friends
Friday: Lucas Taylor
Saturday: Blooz Burnerz

The Palace Theatre
Saturday: Deryl Dodd

Riley's Tavern
Monday: Songwriter Showcase w/John Whipple
Tuesday: TBA
Wednesday: Tyler Cannon
Thursday: Sasquatch Hollar
Friday: Rice Moorehead, The Beaumonts and The Hickoids
Saturday:
--- 4: Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers
--- 9: Bo Porter

Lone Star Music (in-store)
Tuesday: William Clark Green
Wednesday: The Will Callers
Friday: Aaron Einhouse

Cheatham Street Warehouse
Monday: SoldierSongs and Voices at 5 then Wade Bowen w/Allan Goodman
Tuesday: Will Arrington/Brett Hauser
Wednesday: Kent Finlay's Songwriter Circle
Thursday: Dry River Religion
Friday: Folk Family Revival
Saturday: Alejandro Escovedo & The Sensitive Boys
Sunday: TBA

The Veranda Rooftop Patio
Tuesday: Bryan Boyce, Paul Rogers and a guest

Momma's Gold Crown Billiards
Wednesday: Open jam night w/Adam Johnson and Ruben Colón, Jr

Triple Crown
Monday: Scott Wood & The Kyle Project at 6
Tuesday: Aaron Stephens at 6 then Dry River Religion
Wednesday: Ali Holder at 6
Thursday: Tony Taylor at 6
Friday: Mark Jungers at 6

Hooligan's Bar and Grill
Friday: Roadside Libby

Sam's Burger Joint
Monday: Swing Nite w/The Bellfuries
Tuesday: Coles Whalen
Wednesday: Chelsea Crowell
Thursday: Granvil Poynter CD Release
Friday: Alejandro Escovedo & The Sensitive Boys w/The Happen-Ins
Saturday: Two Tons of Steel w/Elsa Cross
Sunday: TBA

SoldierSongs and Voices Workshop
Monday: Cheatham Street 5-7pm w/Dustin Welch
Sunday:
• Saxon Pub 1-3pm
• Sam's Burger Joint 1-3pm (every other Sunday)

5th Annual Lone Star Music Awards: The Winners!

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners of the 5th Annual Lone Star Music Awards that took place at Texas Music Theater in San Marcos, TX on Sunday, April 28, 2013!  It seems real music is still alive; and there are plenty of people who appreciate and support it.  Let's make this next year even bigger!

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Turnpike Troubadours - Goodbye Normal Street

ALBUM OF THE YEAR - COUNTRY
Jason Eady - AM Country Heaven

ALBUM OF THE YEAR - AMERICANA/ROOTS
The Departed - Adventus

ALBUM OF THE YEAR - SINGER-SONGWRITER/FOLK
Ray Wylie Hubbard - The Grifter's Hymnal

SONG OF THE YEAR
Turnpike Troubadours - "Good Lord Lorrie"

LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR
Robert Earl Keen

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE - MALE
Wade Bowen - The Given

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE - FEMALE
The Trishas - High, Wide & Handsome

EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
John Fullbright

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Ray Wylie Hubbard

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Cody Canada - The Departed

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Ray Wylie Hubbard & George Reiff - Grifter's Hymnal, The Shovel Vs. The Howling Bones

ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR
The Departed - Adventus

FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
MusicFest - Steamboat Springs, CO

MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR
Gruene Hall - New Braunfels, TX

1st HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
Robert Earl Keen

Week of 4/22/2013

Billy's Ice
Monday: Wes Nickson Band
Tuesday:
--- 8: Dennis Jay (RFT)
--- Austin Gilliam
Wednesday: 3 Man Front
Thursday: Dix Hat Band
Friday: Shinyribs
Saturday: Poor J Brown
Sunday: Joe Teichman

River Road Ice House
Monday: Empty-Handed Vagabonds
Tuesday: Jam night
Wednesday: Whiskey Rodeo
Thursday: Big Red Drum Showcase
Friday: Curtis Grimes w/Flywood
Saturday: Shane Smith & The Saints
Sunday: NB Blues Society Jam

Gruene Hall
Monday: Bo Porter
Tuesday: Moot Davis Band
Wednesday: The Georges
Thursday: Dustin Welch
Friday: Houston Marchman
Saturday:
--- 1: Flat Top Jones
--- The Texas Jamm Band
Sunday:
--- 12:30: Slim Bawb
--- 5: Doc Marshalls

Tavern in the Gruene
Monday: Sixty Cycle Hum
Tuesday: Roots and Branches of Americana from 7-9 then The Blooms
Wednesday: Tom Gillam Band
Thursday: July (Kurt Grein)
Friday: Monty 'Guitar' Tyler
Saturday: TBA
Sunday: TBA

The Phoenix Saloon
Thursday: Happy hour w/Steven Vee, Kori Free & Shannon Wierman
Friday: Happy hour w/James Pardo
Saturday: Adam Johnson & The Pay Me's
Sunday:
--- 2: Sunday Phunday hosted by guest Ethan Ford 2--- True Audio Outland Presents Garrett Endress Band

The PourHaus
Monday: Bryan Boyce and Paul Rogers
Tuesday: Open mic w/Jon Magill
Wednesday: Band of Bandits
Thursday: Brian Pounds Trio
Friday: The Groove Hounds then Tom Gillam
Saturday: Brian Keane
Sunday: Larry Martin Sweeney (6-9)

Freiheit Country Store
Thursday: Open mic w/Fallon Franklin of The Boxers

Oma Gruene's Secret Garten
Thursday: Jam night
Friday: Paul McLaughlin then Vagabonds
Saturday: Steve Judice then Luke Adair & The Big Bills
Sunday: The Phillip Stevens Band

Gruene Harley Davidson
Saturday: 2-5 Backwater Blvd w/Howard Yeargen & Aaron Stephens

Black Whale Pub
Saturday: Two Rivers Trio

Vino En Verde
Thursday: The Beau Daniels Band
Friday: Aaron Stephens
Saturday: Mistral Winds

The Kork Wine Bar
Friday: Two Rivers Trio

Vineyard at Gruene
Sunday: Texas Renegade (3-6)

Buffalo Wings & Rings
Wednesday: Steven Roloff

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

Dirty's Bar N Que
Thursday: Steven Roloff and friends
Friday: Farm Boys
Saturday: James Pardo Band
Sunday: Arizona's Original Outlaw Band (3pm)

Riley's Tavern
Monday: Songwriter Showcase w/John Whipple
Tuesday: Chris Edwards
Wednesday: Mike Ethan Messick & Manzy Lowry
Thursday: Ripe Honey
Friday: Joel Hofmann Band
Saturday: Omar & The Howlers

Lone Star Music (in-store)
Friday: Chris Wall

Cheatham Street Warehouse
Monday: SoldierSongs and Voices at 5 then Kerrville Student Songwriter Competition
Tuesday: Forest Allen, Tony Taylor & Jaime Cortinas
Wednesday: Kent Finlay's Songwriter Circle
Thursday: Seth Candan w/TBA
Friday: Brian Keane w/The Hems
Saturday: Jon Wolfe w/TBA

Texas Music Theater
Sunday: LONE STAR MUSIC AWARDS

The Veranda Rooftop Patio
Tuesday: Bryan Boyce, Paul Rogers and a guest

Momma's Gold Crown Billiards
Wednesday: Open jam night w/Adam Johnson and Ruben Colón, Jr

Triple Crown
Monday: Beth Lee at 6
Tuesday: Manzy Lowry at 6
Wednesday: Emily Herring at 6
Thursday: Erickson at 6
Friday: Joel Hofmann Band at 6 then The Beaumonts

Taxi's Pianobar
Thursday: Dry River Religion

Linda's Fine Foods
Saturday: Chris and Judy

Hooligan's Bar and Grill
Friday: TBA

Sam's Burger Joint
Monday: Swing Nite w/Moot Davis
Friday: Adam Hood w/Folk Family Revival
Saturday: TBA
Sunday:
--- 2: SoldierSongs and Voices Workshop
--- Bret Mullins CD Release w/Gary Ritchey

SoldierSongs and Voices Workshop
Monday: Cheatham Street 5-7pm w/Dustin Welch
Sunday:
• Saxon Pub 1-3pm
• Sam's Burger Joint 1-3pm (every other Sunday)

17th KNBT Americana Music Jam

May 19th at Gruene Hall starting at noon! The line up was announced during Friday Afternoon club tonight! Ticket info at the bottom of this post!

Jack Ingram
The Departed
Hayes Carll
Wade Bowen
Sean McConnell
Reckless Kelly
Uncle Lucius
Slaid Cleaves
Dustin Welch
Zack Walther
Statesboro Revue
Walt Wilkins & the Mystiqueros
Monty Byrom
Midnight River Choir
and a special guest!

Tickets on sale now at Gruene Hall and gruenehall.com. Benefiting Connections Individual and Family Services.

Let's JAM!

Courtney Patton, Jamie Wilson and Brandy Zdan

These three amazing ladies were at Gruene Hall tonight. All three are great on their own, but they have a wonderful chemistry and ability to perform together. Courtney even harmonized on a song of Brandy's she had never heard before, but when you've learned to speak this language of music as well as these three have, they make it look like it's second nature!

Courtney will be at Vineyard at Gruene this Sunday at 3. You can catch Jamie again on May 30 w/Courtney at Cheatham Street Warehouse or performing regularly with her group The Trishas. Brandy plays often up in Austin including opening for Lilly Hiatt @ The Cactus Cafe on April 29th, and by the way Brandy is also a mind-blowing multi-instrumentalist that you'll see often with The Trishas.

Here is some video from tonight's show at Gruene Hall. Enjoy!

Chris King & The Liberators at River Road Ice House

Chris King & The Liberators were at River Road Ice House in New Braunfels on April 14, 2013. Mike Ethan Messick was also there to open for Chris. If you're unfamiliar with either of these artists, just remember that both have ties to The Trishas and have both had guest vocals from The Trishas and/or Jamie Wilson of The Trishas on their records. Both are amazingly busy people outside of their music and are very talented singer/songwriters.

Chris King recently assembled a full band to open Javi Garcia's CD release party for "The Great Controversy" at The Phoenix Saloon, and has continued booking gigs with this band since then. Below are samples of both Chris King & The Liberators and Mike Ethan Messick. Be sure to check them both out SOON!

Chris King & The Liberators:

Mike Ethan Messick:


links:
Chris King website Facebook Twitter
Mike Ethan Messick website Facebook Twitter

Week of 4/15/2013

Billy's Ice
Monday: DeWayne Davis
Tuesday: Brian Kalinec
Wednesday: Kyle Reed Band
Thursday: Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
Friday: Callahan Divide
Saturday: Sam Riggs and The Night People
Sunday: Tanner Louis And The Aviators

River Road Ice House
Monday: Empty-Handed Vagabonds
Tuesday: Jam night
Wednesday: Jeremy Steding
Thursday: Whiskey Rodeo
Friday: Wes Nickson Band
Saturday: Whitey Morgan and the 78's
Sunday: Denny Herrin

Gruene Hall
Monday: Thom Shepherd and Coley McCabe
Tuesday: Tom Gillam with Gordy Quist & Kevin Higgins
Wednesday: Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Thursday: Jamie Wilson w/ Brandy Zdan and Courtney Patton
Friday: Delbert McClinton (Clay McClinton opens)
Saturday:
--- 1: Danny Brooks
--- Jack Ingram
Sunday:
--- 12:30: Ruby Jane Smith
--- 5: Moot Davis Band

Tavern in the Gruene
Monday: Sixty Cycle Hum
Tuesday: Roots and Branches of Americana from 7-9 w/Stewart Mann and the Statesboro Revue
Wednesday: Tom Gillam Band
Thursday: The Blooms
Friday:
--- Happy hour w/Tony & Claire
--- Kyle Wayne Kutscher
Saturday: TBA
Sunday: TBA

The Phoenix Saloon
Thursday: Happy hour w/Adam Johnson
Friday:
--- Happy hour w/Broseph
--- Sarah & The Tall Boys
Saturday: The Georges
Sunday:
--- 2: Sunday Phunday w/guest host Ethan Ford
--- True Audio Outland Presents

The PourHaus
Monday: Bryan Boyce and Paul Rogers
Tuesday: Open mic w/Jon Magill
Wednesday: Tony Taylor and Stan Little
Thursday: July
Friday: Bryan Boyce then Flywood
Saturday:
--- Forest Wayne Allen & Birdie Schneider at 5:30
--- Brent Woods Trio
Sunday: Larry Martin Sweeney (6-9)

Oma Gruene's Secret Garten
Thursday: Jam night
Friday: Jordan Minor & The Bottom Dollar Band
Saturday: The Hair & Hearts Blues Festival

Vineyard at Gruene
Saturday: Courtney Patton at 3

Buffalo Wings & Rings
Wednesday: Steven Roloff

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

Dirty's Bar N Que
Thursday: Steven Roloff and friends
Friday: TBA
Saturday: TBA

Riley's Tavern
Monday: John Whipple's songwriter showcase
Tuesday: Steven Roloff
Wednesday: Michael Fletcher
Thursday: Pushwater
Friday: Wayne Hancock
Saturday: Lost John Casner

Lone Star Music (in-store)
Monday: 6-Statesboro Revue
Wednesday: 6-Robert Cline Jr
Thursday: 4-Sons of Fathers | 6-Shinyribs
Saturday: 6-Those Nights

Cheatham Street Warehouse
Monday: SoldierSongs and Voices at 5 then Grant Ewing/Colin Colby
Tuesday: Brett Hauser/Will Arrington
Wednesday: Kent Finlay's songwriter circle
Thursday: Sons of Fathers w/Dustin Welch
Friday: Buster Jiggs
Saturday: TBA
Sunday: TBA

The Veranda Rooftop Patio
Tuesday: Bryan Boyce, Paul Rogers and a guest

Momma's Gold Crown Billiards
Wednesday: Open jam night w/Adam Johnson and Ruben Colón, Jr

Triple Crown
Monday: everydays a hollyday at 6
Tuesday: David Harris at 6 then Aaron Stephen and more
Wednesday: Daniel Thomas Phipps at 6 then Colin Colby Quartet + Pake Rossi
Thursday: Pepper's Blues at 6 then The Baker Family and more
Friday: Eric Hisaw at 6 then Black Water Revival and more
Saturday: Ghosts of Dixie + Kabomba + Hair Farmers

Hooligan's Bar and Grill
Friday: Scooter Brown & Morgan Crouse
Saturday: Wounded Warrior Benefit

Sam's Burger Joint
Monday: AC & the Bad Billys
Thursday: Shawn Mullins w/Chuck Cannon
Friday: David Lindley
Saturday: Pat Travers w/Tom Gillam
Sunday: Bob Bass hosts SA Blues Society Jam

SoldierSongs and Voices Workshop
Monday: Cheatham Street 5-7pm w/Dustin Welch
Sunday:
• Saxon Pub 1-3pm
• Sam's Burger Joint 1-3pm (every other Sunday)

New Music

I want to start keeping better track of when new music comes out... This is an attempt to start something along those lines...

Java Garcia is no stranger to New Braunfels, he has been bringing his unique brand of music to our local stages for about the last 4 years. Javi is a good-hearted, misunderstood guy that can spin a yarn with the best of them. His songs are mostly dark and heavy, but they will pull you in and leave you wanting to hear more. His new full-length album "The Great Controversy" is available now on iTunes, at Lone Star Music or at other online retailers.




Tony Taylor has also been no stranger to the New Braunfels live music scene, he's been around for a few years and has crossed paths with enough people that I've decided he is the "Kevin Bacon" of our local music scene. I think word of that is starting to spread, as Kevin Bacon and his brother tried to come in over the weekend and nudge their way in at Gruene Hall last Friday night. Nonetheless, Tony has a new single "Yours to Hold" available today on iTunes. I just listened to it, and I'm pretty sure you're going to love it!

Week of 4/8/2013

Billy's Ice
Monday: TBA
Tuesday: Javi Garcia and Austin Gilliam
Wednesday: Blues Buzzards
Thursday: Brian Pounds
Friday: The Damn Quails
Saturday: Red Cross benefit!
Sunday: Mark McKinney w/Dustin Welch & Seth Candan

River Road Ice House
Monday: Empty-Handed Vagabonds
Tuesday: Open mic night
Wednesday: Whiskey Rodeo
Thursday: Pawn Shop Gold
Friday: Quaker City Night Hawks w/Backwater Blvd
Saturday:
-- Aaron Stephens
-- Backwater Blvd
Sunday:
-- Mike Ethan Messick
-- Chris King & The Liberators

Gruene Hall
Monday: Bo Porter
Tuesday: Tom Gillam, Eric Hisaw and Wes Nickson
Wednesday: The Georges
Thursday: Sarah Pierce
Friday: Dale Watson
Saturday:
-- 1: Jeff Strahan
-- The Derailers
Sunday:
-- 10:30: Gospel Brunch
-- 12:30: Bret Graham
-- 5:30: Tish Hinojosa and friends

Tavern in the Gruene
Monday: 60 Cycle Hum
Tuesday: Roots and Branches of Americana from 7-9 then The Blooms
Wednesday: The Washers
Thursday: TBA
Friday: Happy hour w/Tony and Claire
Saturday: TBA

The Phoenix Saloon
Thursday: Happy hour w/Adam Johnson
Friday:
-- Happy hour w/James Pardo
-- Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers
Saturday: Dry River Religion + Blue Water Hwy Band
Sunday:
-- 2: Sunday Phunday w/guest host Ethan Ford
-- True Audio Outland Presents: TBA

The PourHaus
Monday: Bryan Boyce and Paul Rogers
Tuesday: Open mic w/Jon Magill
Wednesday: Brian Pounds
Thursday: Ross Brunner
Friday: TBA
Saturday: Whiskey Rodeo
Sunday: The Groove Hounds

Freiheit Country Store
Thursday: Open mic w/Fallon Franklin of The Boxers
Friday: Karaoke w/Carol Cochran

Oma Gruene's Secret Garten
Thursday: Jam night
Friday: Chubby Knuckle Choir
Saturday:
-- 1: Smokehouse Blues
-- 6: Pepper's Blues
Sunday: 2: The Blues Buzzards

Black & Tan
Friday: T-Bone & The Bluetones

Vino En Verde
Thursday: Ryan Waguespack
Friday: Jon Magill
Saturday: Jackson Parten

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

Buffalo Wings & Rings
Wednesday: Steven Roloff

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

Dirty's Bar N Que
Thursday: Steven Roloff and Allan Goodman
Friday: Chris King & Paul Rogers
Saturday: Farm Boys

The Palace Theatre
Friday: Mike McClure Band

Riley's Tavern
Monday: Songwriter showcase w/John Whipple
Tuesday: Mark Sebby
Wednesday: Big Red Drum Showcase: Manzy Lowry
Thursday: The Untouchables
Friday: Dry River Religion
Saturday: Danger*Cakes

Lone Star Music (in-store)
Monday at 6: Javi Garcia
Thursday at 6: Jackson Parten
Friday at 6: Quaker City Night Hawks

Cheatham Street Warehouse
Monday:
-- 5: SoldierSongs and Voices Workshop
-- Davis Raines, Ace Ford, Kent Finlay & Walt Wilkins
Tuesday: Randy Rogers w/surprise guest
Wednesday: Kent Finlay's songwriter circle
Thursday: Adam Carroll w/Chris Carroll
Friday: Tessy Lou & Shotgun Stars w/HalleyAnna & The Tennessee Volunteers
Saturday: Mike & The Moonpies
Sunday: TBA

Texas Music Theater
Thursday: Jason Boland and the Stragglers w/Shooter Jennings
Friday: Travis Tritt

The Veranda Rooftop Patio
Tuesday: Bryan Boyce, Paul Rogers and a guest


Momma's Gold Crown Billiards
Wednesday: Open jam night w/Adam Johnson and Ruben Colón, Jr

Hooligan's Bar and Grill
Friday: TBA

Sam's Burger Joint
Monday: Johnny P & the Wiseguys
Tuesday: Dick Dale w/King Pelican
Thursday: Red Elvises w/Glambilly
Friday: Aly Tadros + Little Brave
Saturday: Sam's Fiesta Americana Music Jam
Sunday:
-- 1: SoldierSongs and Voices Workshop
-- JD Souther w/Chris Walters

SoldierSongs and Voices Workshop
Monday: Cheatham Street 5-7pm
Sunday:
• Saxon Pub 1-3pm
• Sam's Burger Joint 1-3pm (every other Sunday)


Artist Spotlight: Dustin Welch

Dustin Welch 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.

Dustin comes from a powerhouse musical family. Father Kevin Welch is one of Texas' most highly respected and decorated songwriters, and his sister Savannah is a member of the all female angelic quartet of sirens The Trishas. Dustin was exposed to many amazing singers, songwriters and instrumentalists as a child. He was also fed an eclectic mix of music on tape and in life and that had influenced him to seek out his own style rather than copy one.

Dustin was focused on music from an early age, he was even learning and playing mandolin as early as 5 years old and learned guitar and banjo along the way. At 15 he was playing at a music festival at a hippie commune in Tennessee called The Farm. While there he had a dream, or he explained it as more of a vision of music. He remembered instrumentations and a very unique musical style that would end up influencing his own composing and songwriting. Years later after writing the song "Sparrows", he realized this song had become the embodiment of the music from his vision.

After spending time in Nashville then later becoming a member of west coast punk rock band Scotch Greens; Dustin relocated to Austin in 2008 and shortly after got a job running sound at Momos. Dustin later picked up a Monday night residency at Momos and began to further develop his own unique sound and style while working on writing more songs. Dustin's first full length album Whisky Priest was released in March of 2009 and was called "one of the most compelling albums to come out of Texas in the past year" by Lone Star Music Magazine.

Dustin frequently co-writes with friends such as Micky Braun, John Fulbright, The Trishas, childhood friends Justin Earl and Carrie Anne Hearst and his father Kevin Welch among many more. Another round of originals ended up being compiled into his latest full-length album Tijuana Bible that was released on February 12 of this year. The first song I heard on radio from this particular album was "Across The Rubicon". This big, 60's hippie anthem style song is one Dustin had written with big vocals and harmonies with The Trishas in mind, but after it didn't make the final cut on their album High Wide and Handsome, Dustin ended up recording it himself and it made it onto Tijuana Bible and the Americana airwaves!

Dustin and his wife Kayla live in a home south of Austin with their dogs and a cat. Kayla used to produce rodeos for a living, and has now redirected those skills as a valuable member of the team at WileyWorld Entertainment as Ray Wylie Hubbard's tour manager. Come to Grit N Groove Fest and hear Dustin's unique style for yourself!

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Artist Spotlight: Ryan Ready

Ryan Ready is a Dallas area Americana/Texas Country artist that is gaining some momentum in north Texas and trying to venture out farther away from home to develop some name recognition. Ryan is a talented songwriter, singer and picker, and he performs a mix of his own original tunes and covers by artists such as Stoney LaRue, Cody Canada, Seth James and Willie Nelson. His originals are great and need to be heard.

Here is a sample of his original tunes when he visited us at River Road Ice House on April 3, 2013.


links:
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Facebook
Twitter

Artist Spotlight: Wheeler Brothers


Wheeler Brothers 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.

Nolan, Tyler and Patrick Wheeler grew up just a few miles north of Austin in Round Rock, TX. They did not grow up in a home with musical parents, although their mother did play the cello before the boys were born, and their father would take them for regular trips to 7 Eleven for snacks and Slurpees while silently feeding them a healthy diet of "oldies" tunes on 103.5fm in Austin back in the 80's and 90's which at the time would have been KEYI "Oldies 103". Prior to operating as Oldies 103, the station was partially owned by Lyndon Johnson's family and was known as "Key 103" and played adult contemporary. Austin radio history is interesting, but lets get back to the Wheelers!

In 2010 while Travis and multi-instrumentalist A.J. Molyneaux were still in college, lead guitarist Danny was driving back and forth between his job in Houston and home in Austin, and Tyler and Patrick were still working construction with their father; they all began writing songs together regularly and ended up with enough songs to easily put together an entire album. They ended up forming the band, playing regular gigs in Austin. Nolan plays guitar, keys, glockenspiel, harp and lead vocals, Tyler plays bass and Patrick plays drums. They recorded and released their first album Portraits in 2011. They then hit the road and toured heavily, performing and promoting Portraits as much as they could.

After a year and a half on the road, the guys sat down one day in a hotel room in Wichita, KS and started working on some new songs. This laid the groundwork for what would eventually become the bands second full length album Gold Boots Glitter. Aside from the hotel in Wichita, the rest of the songs were written and/or finished in the studio. Austin singer/songwriter Drew Smith produced Gold Boots Glitter, and was a huge help by making the album become a single unit rather than a bunch of random thoughts shoved together. They highly recommend you check out Drew at a show!  To stir up a little buzz about Gold Boots Glitter during SXSW, the guys picked up a pair of mismatched boots for a really good deal, painted them, glittered them and attached them together by a rope.  The boots were left hanging on high lines in Austin and people were encouraged to find them and post pictures of them on Twitter.  This worked pretty well, I saw quite a few of the responses.

Gold Boots Glitter's official release (buy now on iTunes) is today (April 2nd) and they are spending release day visiting Ray Wylie Hubbard as part of his weekly live radio show Roots and Branches of Americana on 92.1 KNBT FM New Braunfels (knbt.fm). Uncle Lucius is also a guest on the show with Wheelers and both bands are part of the Grit 'N' Groove bill for Saturday, April 6 at Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels.

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This is a music video from "Sleep When I'm Dead" which is included on Gold Boots Glitter. This video was shot on a mountain top in Tarpley, TX.


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Week of 4/1/2013

Whitewater Amphitheater
Saturday: Ray Wylie Hubbard's Grit 'N' Groove Fest

Billy's Ice
Monday: Wes Nickson Band
Tuesday: Kyle Reed Band
Wednesday: Whiskey Rodeo
Thursday: Zack Walther & Matthew Briggs
Friday: Anthony Terry w/No Refund Band
Saturday: FILE 13
Sunday: Whiskey Rodeo

River Road Ice House
Monday: Empty-Handed Vagabonds
Tuesday: Open jam at the bar
Wednesday: Ryan Ready
Thursday: 3 Man Front
Friday: Rob Baird
Saturday: The Old 300
Sunday: Denny Herrin

Gruene Hall
Monday: Jordan Minor
Tuesday: Tom Gillam w/Charlie Faye and Jackson Parten
Wednesday: Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros
Thursday: Closed for private event
Friday: The Bacon Brother w/Shakey Graves
Saturday:
-- 1: Poor J Brown
-- Asleep at the Wheel
Sunday:
-- 12:30: Bob Livingston
-- 5: Clay McClinton

Tavern in the Gruene
Monday: 60 Cycle Hum
Tuesday: Roots and Branches of Americana from 7-9 then The Blooms
Friday: 3 Man Front
Saturday: The Blues Buzzards
Sunday: Allan Goodman and Kris Farrow

The Phoenix Saloon
Thursday: Happy hour w/Steven Vee, Kori Free & Shannon Wierman
Friday:
-- Happy hour w/Daniel Thomas Phipps
-- Lucas Taylor and Old Soul
Saturday: Javi Garcia cd release
Sunday: Ethan Ford and friends at 2 then True Audio Outland Presents: TBA

The PourHaus
Monday: Bryan Boyce and Paul Rogers
Tuesday: Open mic w/Jon Magill
Wednesday: Tony Taylor/Allan Goodman
Thursday: Brent Woods
Friday: Nick Lawrence Band
Saturday: AC & The Bad Billys
Sunday: Larry Martin Sweeney (6-9)

Oma Gruene's Secret Garten
Thursday: Jam night!
Friday: The Texas Terraplanes
Saturday:
-- 12: Lesti Huff
-- 6: The Bigsby's
Sunday: 2 - Slim Bawb

Vino En Verde
Thursday: Mistral Winds
Friday: The Vagabonds
Saturday: Riversyde

The Kork Wine Bar
Saturday: Two Rivers Trio

Vineyard at Gruene
Friday: Zack Walther
Sunday: Austin Gilliam

Buffalo Wings & Rings
Wednesday: Steven Roloff

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

Mountain Breeze Campground
Saturday: Forest Allen & Birdie Schneider open for Sixty Cycle Hum at 4

Dirty's Bar N Que
Thursday: Steven Roloff and friends
Friday: Blues Burners
Saturday: Wesley Pruitt Band

The Palace Theatre

Riley's Tavern
Monday: Songwriter showcase w/John Whipple
Tuesday: Manzy Lowry
Wednesday: Tyler Cannon
Thursday: Lost John and Mike Landschoot
Friday: Ponty Bone & The Squeezetones
Saturday: Crawfish Boil and Auction

Cheatham Street Warehouse
Monday:
-- 5: SoldierSongs and Voices
-- Blues Jam w/Jeff Strahan
Tuesday: Will Arrington/Brett Hauser
Wednesday: Kent Finlay's Songwriter Circle
Thursday: Foscoe Jones
Friday: Adam Johnson & The Paymes
Saturday: William Clark Green
Sunday: TBA

Texas Music Theater
Friday: Bob Schneider w/Shinyribs

The Veranda Rooftop Patio
Tuesday: Bryan Boyce, Paul Rogers and a guest

Momma's Gold Crown Billiards
Wednesday: Open jam night w/Adam Johnson and Ruben Colón, Jr

Triple Crown
Monday: Gerry's Kids at 6
Tuesday: Ben Schane at 6
Wednesday: Ike Eichenberg at 6
Thursday: Aaron Stephens at 6
Friday: Mark Jungers at 6
Saturday: Loose Leaf + The Bipolar Bears

Hooligan's Bar and Grill
Friday: Mark McKinney

Sam's Burger Joint
Monday: The Georges
Wednesday: SA Blues Society
Thursday: The Cadillac Three w/Kyle Reed
Friday: Bobby Henline and friends
Saturday: Steve Treviño
Sunday: Holly Williams w/Arial Abshire

SoldierSongs and Voices Workshop
Monday: Cheatham Street 5-7pm
Sunday:
• Saxon Pub 1-3pm
• Sam's Burger Joint 1-3pm (every other Sunday)

Slim Bawb at Gruene Hall

This video was taken during a Sunday set on April 31, 2013. Slim Bawb's style mixes classic country with zydeco and funk and is melded together with a healthy dose of blues. Slim plays often in Gruene and around the area, he also plays with Chubby Knuckle Choir, Jordan Minor and the Bottom Dollar Band and Tony Taylor.



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