Pink Warrior Angels Benefit at River Road Ice House

SAVE THE DATE!

Sunday, October 30 will be a great day to bring the family out to River Road Ice House to help MudgeStrong, Alibi Boutique, Kendra Scott, Music of New Braunfels and more raise money for Pink Warrior Angels! Marsha Mudge has been blessed by our community during her difficult times and wanted to help give back, so this is the first of hopefully many events to help do just that!

Live music starts at 1 and there are tons of things to do including trick or treating, kid costume contest, food, shopping and more!

Only $10 for adults and there will be silent auction opportunities as well!

Live music from the following:
Zack Walther Band, Mario Flores, Patton Sparks, BJ Thibodeaux, Dennis Jay, Jacob Clark, Kyle Wieters, Tye Barrett, Hannah Jenkins, Elisa Maria, Brittney Nemec and possibly more!

San Marcos Live Music 9/28/2016

LIVE MUSIC THIS WEEK: Sep. 28 – Oct. 4

WEDNESDAY: Sep. 28

• Aquabrew: Jack Henry (9pm) 

• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Missoula Slim (6pm) Kent Finlay’s Songwriter Circle (8pm)

• Crafthouse Kitchen & Tap: Landon Bullard (6pm) 

• Happy Cow: Open Mic (9pm) 

• Kiva Lounge: Bluegrass Night (9pm) 

• Riley's Tavern: Mike Ethan Messick (9pm) 

• Texas State Performing Arts Center: Faith DeBow (8pm) 

THURSDAY: Sep. 29

• Aquabrew: Blue Jazz Faction (9pm) 

• Cheatham Street Warehouse: John Napier & Friends (9pm) 

• Green Parrot: The JJ Garrett Band (10:30pm) 

• Kiva Lounge: Whitney, Mac Demarco, The Smiths, Adam Carroll, Retro Appleseed Cast, Nina Simone, Kurt Vile, Julien Baker, JDilla(7pm) 

• Riley's Tavern: Robynn Shayne (8pm) 

• Texas State Performing Arts Center: Guafa Trio (7:30pm)

• Valentino’s: Jmac (7pm) Nat Plastic (7:30pm) Grid Squid (8pm) Pleasure Venom (9pm) Hardcore (10pm) 

FRIDAY: Sep. 30

• Aquabrew: The Patrons (9pm) 

• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Counter Culture (9pm) The Wild Now (10pm) Rusty Dusty (11pm) 

• Crafthouse Kitchen & Tap: Grant Ewing (8pm) 

• The Growling: Cory Mann (9pm) Mustard (10pm) 

• Happy Cow: Paul Eldridge (9pm) 

• Kent Black’s BBQ: Dr. G & the Mudcats (6pm) 

• Louie’s Oyster House & Beer Garden: Taylor Tompkins (6pm) 

• Gold Crown Billiards: Sefo (10pm) 

• Riley's Tavern: Tessy Lou & the Shotgun Stars (9pm) 

• Zelick’s: Adam Johnson (5pm) 

SATURDAY: Oct. 1

• Aquabrew: Ryan Kennedy (9pm) 

• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Scott H. Biram(9pm) 

• Happy Cow: Taylor Tompkins & the TrainWrecks (9pm) 

• Kent Black’s BBQ: Josh Buckley (6pm)  

• Kiva Lounge: Josh Heinrichs & Skillinjah, Sol Tribe, Smoke Sesh Crew (5pm) 

• Riley's Tavern: Beth Lee & the Breakups (9pm) 

• Wake The Dead: The Smokin’ Cucarachas (6pm) Steve & Steve (7pm) The joel Hofmann Band (8pm) Rebel Flesh (9pm) Scorpio Rising (10pm) Sabbath Crow (11pm) 

• Zelick’s: Taylor 

SUNDAY: Oct. 2

• Kent Black’s BBQ: Emily Herring (1pm) 

• Riley's Tavern: Songwriter’s Sunday w/ Buddy Mondlock (4pm) 

MONDAY:  Oct. 3

• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Charlie Stout w/ Jamie Lin Wilson (8pm) 

• Middleton Brewing Company: Open Mic w/ Bill Middleton (6pm) 

• Texas State Performing Arts Center: Mark Anthony (6pm) 

TUESDAY:  Oct. 4

• Cheatham Street Warehouse: The RailhouseBand (9pm) 

• Riley's Tavern: Al Barlow (8pm) 

Radio Free Texas' 2016 Rowdy Float Trip

Radio Free Texas' Rowdy Float Trip was born out of a chat room discussion before we had the luxuries of some of the more developed forms of social media we do today. This is the 11th year of Rowdy Float Trips, and below is all the information you need to jump in!

What:	Music, camping, drinking and friending
When:	September 23-25
Where:	Leisure Resort RV Park
Address:	1 River Ave, Fentress, Texas 78622
Why:	Because you like to have fun?!

Who's playing the music?
Andrea Marie and the Magnolia Band, Manzy Lowry Band, Roger Cowan, Missoula Slim, Austin Mayse, Tyler Cannon, Jordan York, Emily Herring, Jamie Talbert, Chris Edwards, Shad Blair, Steve Judice, Charlie Bishop and more!

San Marcos Live Music 9/21/2016

Here's the upcoming live music in the San Marcos area, provided by Tour San Marcos!

WEDNESDAY: Sep. 21
• Aquabrew: Jakel G (9pm)
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Missoula Slim (6pm) Kent Finlay’s Songwriter Circle (8pm)
• Crafthouse Kitchen & Tap: Robert Cannon (6pm)
• Happy Cow: Open Mic (9pm)
• Kiva Lounge: Bluegrass Night (9pm)
• Riley's Tavern: Shannon Lee & Friends (9pm)

THURSDAY: Sep. 22
• Aquabrew: San Martian Quartet (9pm)
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Marshall Anderson (9pm)
• Green Parrot: Ty Dillon (10pm) JJ Garrett Band (11pm)
• Kiva Lounge: Vinyl Richie (10pm)
• Riley's Tavern: The Traveling Ones (8pm)
• Wake The Dead: The Cypher (8pm)

FRIDAY: Sep. 23
• Aquabrew: Riversyde (9pm)
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Blackbird Sing (10pm)
• Crafthouse Kitchen & Tap: Nate Rodriguez (9pm)
• Happy Cow: Melissa Ratley (9pm)
• Jack’s Roadhouse: Jamie Kruger Group (10pm)
• Kent Black’s BBQ: Emily Herring (6pm)
• Kiva Lounge: Otis the Destroyer & 36” Wheels (10pm)
• Louie’s Oyster House & Beer Garden: Trick Question (6pm)
• Riley's Tavern: Peppers Blues (6pm) Dalton Domino (9pm)
• Texas State Performing Arts Center: Timothy Ehlen (6pm)

SATURDAY: Sep. 24
• Aquabrew: Dry Sky & Kyote (9pm)
• Chances R: Alex Salcido (10pm) Kiel Grove (11pm)
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward (10pm)
• Crafthouse Kitchen & Tap: Trick Question (8pm)
• Gold Crown Billiards: Kalijah (8pm) Wild Tinderbox (9pm) The Hanged Man’s Curse (10pm)
• Happy Cow: Jordan Minor & the Bottom Dollar Band (9pm)
• Jack’s Roadhouse: Big Bad Billy Catz (10pm)
• Kent Black’s BBQ: Josh Buckley (6pm)
• Kiva Lounge: Crypt Trip (9pm) Von Richter (10pm) Two Lips (11pm)
• Louie’s Oyster House & Beer Garden: Robert Cannon (2pm) The JJ Garrett Band (6pm)
• The Pitch: The Shady Rest Band (9pm)
• Riley's Tavern: Johnny Bush (9pm)
• Wake The Dead: Fly CoCo (8pm) Fourth Time Around (9pm) Doral CLVB (10pm) Salms (11pm) Booty Feet (12am)

SUNDAY: Sep. 25
• Aquabrew: El Ochete (9pm)
• Crafthouse Kitchen & Tap: Andy Bertelsen (9pm)
• Kent Black’s BBQ: HalleyAnna Finlay (1pm)
• Louie’s Oyster House & Beer Garden: Landon Bullard (3pm)
• Riley's Tavern: Songwriter Sunday w/ Mark Stuart (4pm)
• Texas State Performing Arts Center: Choral Ensemble (3pm)

MONDAY: Sep. 26
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Had To Be There (9pm) Black Bird (10pm)
• Happy Cow: Open Mic (9pm)
• Kiva Lounge: Open Mic
• Middleton Brewing: Open Mic w/ Bill Middleton (6pm)

TUESDAY: Sep. 27
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: The Railhouse Band (9pm)
• Kiva Lounge: Sesh-Uhnz (10pm)
• The Marc: Cody Canada, Mike McClure, Jason Boland & Shinyribs (6pm) Texas Music Scene Filming
• Riley's Tavern: Songwriter’s Open Mic w/ Al Barlow (8pm)

2016 Voyager Music Festival

The second annual Voyager Music Festival will bring many performers together again for a bigger celebration of music and art that promotes intellectual discourse, pushes traditional boundaries between art and technology, and builds upon the influence of its predecessors. Now a two-day affair, the second annual Voyager Music Festival is sure to make Austin music history as a groundbreaking event.

Voyager Music Festival 2016
Spider House Ballroom and Chapel
September 17-18, 2016

The 2016 Voyager Music Festival Lineup
Chasca
Stop Motion Orchestra
Worhol
The Invincible Czars
Transit Method
Thirteen of Everything
The Aaron Clift Experiment
Proud Peasant
eBurner
Ponytrap
Circling Drones
The Dialtones
Groove Think
Aileen Adler  
Black Ladder
Obnosticon
Space Mariner
Jam Therapy
Trying Science
DiM13NSION
Muppletone
Another de Sade
Postwriter
Atlas Maior
Every Shape a Diamond
Mount Pressmore
Herd of Instinct
Built for the Future

Thank you to our sponsors!
City of Austin Cultural Arts Division, The Austinot, KOOP 91.7 F.M., Virtual Noise, FARE Austin, Expose Newsletter, Groover's Paradise, The Musicians Woodshed, and David Lovas Videography.

Song Premier from Whitney Rose

(press)

This year, Whitney Rose’s road to AmericanaFest starts in Travis County, Texas, where Rose has settled and recorded a new song, “My Boots,” that speaks to self-acceptance.    “My Boots” shows the lighter side of Rose's songwriting. “While it’s ostensibly just about wearing whatever the hell you wanna wear,” Rose says, "it’s also about embracing the quirks and flaws that make you, you.” Rose walks the walk in her custom cactus and rose Liberty cowboy boots, a sparkly nod to her identity. Both are fitting symbols - Rose is no wilting flower, and “My Boots” contains a barbed message about intolerance and autonomy in the defiant feminist spirit of “You Don’t Own Me.” Rose created a buzz at her AmericanaFest debut last year, and this new song shows the emerging talent has not been resting on any laurels since. The song is the first new music since Heartbreaker of the Year, an album that put Whitney on the Americana map. “My Boots” features country music royalty Redd Volkaert (Merle Haggard) and Earl Poole Ball (Johnny Cash) trading solos over the Waylon-esque groove. American Songwriter calls it a “defiant new tune.” Listen here.

Photo credit to Greg Giannukos.

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:   AUSTIN, TX: The Continental Club, Sept 15 HOUSTON, TX: McGonigel’s Mucky Duck, Sept 17 NASHVILLE, TN: AmericanaFest, George Jones Museum, Outlaws & Gunslingers Luncheon, Sept 22, 12-2pm. NASHVILLE, TN: AmericanaFest, The Station Inn, Sept 24, 8pm AUSTIN, TX: The Continental Club, Sept 29 HOUSTON, TX: McGonigel’s Mucky Duck, Nov 18 PRESS QUOTES: - “A sultry country classicist with a tremble in her voice, Whitney Rose is partial to the magisterial gestures of the 1950s and 1960s.” – NY Times - “Playfully croons through tales of love and mischief with girlish breath and devilish twang.” – Rolling Stone - “Rose nailed this concoction of joining the purer sides of pop and country. The most exciting part is seeing where she goes next.” – American Songwriter - “Whitney Rose’s voice sounds like it's comin' on out of a time machine in RCA’s Studio B in Nashville circa 1960. Her songwriting blends vintage R&B and retro country.” — Magnet - “Sultry, dynamic, spicy in the way it slides between styles yet continues forward cohesively, Heartbreaker of the Year is quite the exhibition of Whitney’s talents.” – Saving Country Music - "Stark and sultry, here Rose hits heartache right between the eyes. With a croon that wraps dances perfectly between plaintive guitar riffs, Rose skillfully delivers classic country magic.” — Guitar World - "The Toronto-based singer-songwriter’s sophomore release is a whole heap of fun, filled with songs that recall an earlier age when country and pop were blended to perfection. Rose injects a healthy dose of her own charm and personality into the mix.” —Twangville - "Her writing is first rate, and she is really fucking good at her instrument.” — PopMatters

Imagine: The 26th Annual John Lennon Tribute

(Austin, Texas) IMAGINE - The 26th Annual John Lennon Tribute - Stephen Doster leads the finely tuned #9 Orchestra through a wide range of John Lennon and Beatles classics in what has become one of Austin’s longest running and finest annual tribute shows on October 9, 2016 at Threadgill's South, 301 W. Riverside Drive, at 7 p.m.Phone: 512.472-9304. The #9 Orchestra is: Stephen Doster, Tommy Taylor, Andy Salmon, Marie Nehring, Ben Cocke, Bruce Marton, Shana Norton, and Dave Moerbe.  Special guests this year include: Gurf Morlix, Darin Murphy, Johnny Goudie, Miles Zuniga, Seela, Pablo Escalante, Greg Engle, Jon Dee Graham, William Harries Graham, Rick Busby, Jody Denberg, and The Magical Mystery Horns (Sam Jeffrey, Stephen Jeffery, and Kelly Hodge). The event is being sponsored generously by Atticus Records and Fender, and this year, benefits children in both Mauritania and Swaziland through the Austin non-profit, Guitars For Swaziland. Fender has donated a guitar that will be signed by renowned guitarists and auctioned off at the event. Also attendees can purchase a sponsorship package that includes a ticket, a T-shirt, and a $25 gift card to Wink. There are fifty packages at $50 each, which you can purchase online at www.guitarsforswaziland.org. All money goes directly to Guitars For Swaziland projects.

Echos deSahel School Group      Stephen Doster went back to Africa for the State Department this summer with colleague Greg Engle, former US ambassador and currently the Country Director in Ethiopia. “This time we went to Mauritania in the northwest by the Sahara…lots of sand and camels. The people there have an interesting blend of African, Arabic, Sub-Saharan, and Moors in their culture. The music was really amazing and I was given the opportunity to play with a variety of artists including activist and renowned performer, Senator Malouma, who plays the Ardin, a harp-like instrument,” says the Executive Director of Guitars for Swaziland.     Stephen visited Echos de Sahel School and the Malouma Foundation in Mauritania and saw how the children’s lives and education would be enhanced with music. Fender Guitar’s Jeff Van Zandt immediately donated five Fender guitars, four for the schools and one to have signed and auctioned off at IMAGINE - The 26th Annual John Lennon Tribute. Ryan Grizzle from the US Embassy in Mauritania is facilitating the details between Guitars for Swaziland and Mauritanians.      In Swaziland the guitar lessons program at SOS Children' Villages has been ongoing since Fender donated guitars and strings in 2013. Guitars for Swaziland is sending additional strings and supplies, as well as a grant from Atticus Records, to pay local musicians who are giving the orphans lessons. Guitars for Swaziland’s efforts to support music education in Africa is ongoing!

San Marcos Live Music 9/13/2016

Here's the upcoming live music in the San Marcos area, provided by Tour San Marcos!

WEDNESDAY: September 14
• Aquabrew: Jack Henry (9pm)
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Kent Finlay’s Songwriter Circle (8pm)
• Crafthouse Kitchen & Tap: Trick Question (6pm)
• The Growling: Off on a Tangent (9pm)
• Happy Cow: Open Mic (9pm)
• Kiva Lounge: Bluegrass Night (9pm)
• The Marc: Parker McCollum (8pm) Wade Bowen (10pm)
• Riley's Tavern: Manzy Lowry Band (9pm)
• Superfly’s Music Store: Whiskey Myers (2pm)
• Valentino’s Pizza: Mary Van Zant (7pm) Weed Money (8pm) Relics (9pm) Good Day Paradise (10pm)

THURSDAY: September 15
• Aquabrew: Blue Jazz Faction (9pm)
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Dalton Domino (9pm)
• Green Parrot: The JJ Garrett Band (10pm)
• Kiva Lounge: Foxmoor Express (9pm) A Tribute to the Sun (10:30pm) White Dog (12am)
• Riley's Tavern: O’Neil & Taylor (8pm)
• Valentino’s Pizza: Moria Thomas (7pm) Cody Freeman (8pm) The Sports Club (9pm) Salad Parkway (10pm)
• Wake The Dead: Allen Sosa (7pm)

FRIDAY: September 16
• Aquabrew: Black Bird (9pm)
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Clayton Landua Solo (9pm) Jeremy Boothe & The Wanders (11:30pm)
• Crafthouse Kitchen & Tap: Robert Cannon (8pm)
• The Growling: Megan Flechaus (8pm)
• Gold Crown Billiards: Quanstar & DLabrie (8pm)
• Happy Cow: Justin Taylor (9pm)
• Jack’s Roadhouse: Ace’s & Eight’s
• Kent Black’s BBQ: Dennis Jay (6pm)
• Louie’s Oyster House & Beer Garden: Landon Bullard (6pm)
• The Pitch: Laura Marie (8pm)
• Riley's Tavern: Mark Ambrose Band (9pm)
• Wake The Dead: Freddy Rob, Yung Jari, Booga Bradshaw (8pm)

SATURDAY: September 17
• Aquabrew: Heath Sanders (9pm)
• Chances R: Singer-Songwriter Night w/ Marshall Anderson, Mary-Valera, and Jacob Michael (10pm)
• Crafthouse Kitchen & Tap: Midnight River Choir (9pm)
• Happy Cow: Half Past One (9pm)
• Kent Black’s BBQ: Armadillo Road (6pm)
• Middleton Brewing: Bill Middleton (12pm)
• Riley's Tavern: Joel Hofmann Band (9pm)
• Wake The Dead: Deville San Ramos (8pm) Kayleigh Soukup (9pm) Marine Kimono (10pm)

SUNDAY: September 18
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Wes Bray & the Disciples of Joy (11am)
• Crafthouse Kitchen & Tap: Austin Gilliam (6pm) Landon Bullard (9pm)
• Kent Black’s BBQ: Adam Johnson (1pm)
• Kiva Lounge: Kayla Way (8pm) Animals for Hands (9pm) Shields (10pm)
• Louie’s Oyster House & Beer Garden: Andy Bertelson (3pm)
• Riley's Tavern: Songwriter Sunday w/ Lisa Morales (4pm)

MONDAY: September 19
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: Grant Ewing & Friends (9pm)
• Kiva Lounge: Open Mic (8pm)
• Middleton Brewing: Open Mic w/ Bill Middleton (6pm)

TUESDAY: September 20
• Aquabrew: Open Mic (7:30pm)
• Cheatham Street Warehouse: The Railhouse Band (9pm)
• Kiva Lounge: Sesh-Uhnz (9pm)
• Riley's Tavern: Songwriter’s Open Mic w/ Al Barlow (8pm)

Blue Water Highway Band LIVE on KNBT

This is Blue Water Highway Band's NEW single "Speaking of the Devil", as performed live on 92.1 KNBT FM's morning show with Tom and Rachel. This single is available THIS Friday, and you can get a copy from them at Gruene Hall this Saturday night when they open for Bob Schneider, or Sunday evening back at Gruene Hall from 5 to 9!

Jerry Jeff Walker at River Road Ice House!

Jerry Jeff Walker is an institution around these parts. He's been making music longer than many of his fans have been alive, and that says something when you continue to draw not only a crowd from the droves of fans that have been peppering your audience since you got your start in (and in many ways helped define) this music scene in the late 60's, but you're also drawing an audience from their kids and even some of their grandkids would rather see JJW versus some of the mess that litters the country charts these days. Don't get me wrong, there are some good and talented folks charting, especially lately, but the "what draws a crowd" of today just amazes me!

Come to River Road Ice House on Saturday, September 3rd and see how a real entertainer puts it down! His old pal Bob Livingston will be playing bass on Saturday night, and JJW as always will put on a fantastic show!

By the way, if you want FREE VIP ROOFTOP TICKETS to this show, check our Facebook page!

Here's one of my favorite relatively recent videos of Jerry Jeff.