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Continental Club (and/or Big Top) - The, Umbrella Man, At 10pm, No Cover!, The Hustlers Brass Band, At The, Big Top, Free, Red Beans and Rice House of Blues - 90.1 KPFT's Lonestar Jukebox Presents Troubadour Tuesdays With Special Guest JP Hops House - 4rd Annual Wild West Chili Tasting, 5:00 pm and Goes Until The Pots Are Licked Clean! McGonigel's Mucky Duck - 7:30pm, $10, Patrice Pike, Milkdrive Milkdrive, The Austin Alt-Folk-Progressive Acoustic String Band, Actually Got Its Start In The Northern Climes Of Idaho, Where Principal Songwriter-Multi-Instrumentalist Noah Jeffries Grew Up Playing Bluegrass and Gospel In His Family’s Family Band and Started Writing Amazing Tunes At Age 14. The First Band He Put Together, 36 String Swing, Toured The State As Jeffries Studied Jazz Performance At Boise State University. Jeffries Moved To Austin and Moved In With Fiddling Champion-Mandolin Player Dennis Ludiker, A Member Of South Austin Jug Band That Jeffries Had Met Long Ago When Both Were Competing In The National Old-Time Fiddle Contest In Weiser, Idaho, As Kids — As Well As The Young Brian Beken, Who Would Also Ultimately Join The Band. Jeffries Began Recording Hi, Austin, Texas Is Known For Its Laid Back, Bohemian Yet Ultra Committed Music Scene--Something Austin Native Patrice Pike Immediately Conveys. She's Been A Professional Musician Since She Was Sixteen, But Has Maintained Such A Raw, Down-To-Earth Quality and Irrepressible Talent That Billboard Magazine Proclaimed Her "One Of The Finest Up and Coming Contemporary Rock Singers In America". High Praise--and Richly Deserved. An Award Winning Singer Songwriter Rocker With A Punk Edge, She's Co-Created Numerous Records and Musical Groups (Including Sister Seven and Patrice Pike and The Blackbox Rebellion), Toured All Over The United States and Western Europe and Just Plain Impressed Those Who've Seen, Heard and Watched The Talented Woman. and If Deep Musical Aptitude Wasn't Enough, Patrice Is A, Irish Session Follows At 8:30 Thursday, March 11, 7:30, $25, Hapa Like The Hawaiian Islands Themselves, Hapa's Pan-Polynesian Music Is An Amalgam Of Influences Ranging From Ancient Genealogical Chants To The Strummed Ballads Of Portuguese Fisherman, Spanish Cowboys, and The Inspired Melodies and Harmonies Of The Traditional Church Choirs Of The Early Missionaries. Add To This A Dose Of American Acoustic Folk/Rock, and You Have What Has Been Described As The “Most Exciting and Beautiful Contemporary Hawaiian Music The World Knows!”… (Maui Times). These Disparate Ingredients Blended Together Musically In The Pacific Emotes The Unique Flavor Of What Hawaii and Hapa Music Is: “Beautiful, Fragile, Spiritual, Powerful”… (L.A. Times). Often Encapsulated As The “Sound Of Maui”, Hapa’s Music Evokes A Red Cat Jazz Cafe - 8pm, Tony Henry, 9pm, Red Cat Live/Open Mic Night
Wednesday, Mar. 10
Catbirds - Sean, In In For Happy Hour, Angie & Matt, Late, $3.50, Stella Artois Pints, 'til Close, Luigi's Grill Fires Up At 9..., Featuring, Shrimp Diablo! Continental Club (and/or Big Top) - Wicked Wednesdays, Whiskey Boat, Aubrey Slackey, Peter and James At The Big Top, @10pm JP Hops House - Wednesday's Hard Times Soup & Music Kitchen, No Cover, 7:00 pm McGonigel's Mucky Duck - Strong>, Patrice Pike, Austin, Texas Is Known For Its Laid Back, Bohemian Yet Ultra Committed Music Scene--Something Austin Native Patrice Pike Immediately Conveys. She's Been A Professional Musician Since She Was Sixteen, But Has Maintained Such A Raw, Down-To-Earth Quality and Irrepressible Talent That Billboard Magazine Proclaimed Her "One Of The Finest Up and Coming Contemporary Rock Singers In America". High Praise--and Richly Deserved. An Award Winning Singer Songwriter Rocker With A Punk Edge, She's Co-Created Numerous Records and Musical Groups (Including Sister Seven and Patrice Pike and The Blackbox Rebellion), Toured All Over The United States and Western Europe and Just Plain Impressed Those Who've Seen, Heard and Watched The Talented Woman. and If Deep Musical Aptitude Wasn't Enough, Patrice Is A, Irish Session Follows At 8:30 Thursday, March 11, 7:30, $25, Hapa Like The Hawaiian Islands Themselves, Hapa's Pan-Polynesian Music Is An Amalgam Of Influences Ranging From Ancient Genealogical Chants To The Strummed Ballads Of Portuguese Fisherman, Spanish Cowboys, and The Inspired Melodies and Harmonies Of The Traditional Church Choirs Of The Early Missionaries. Add To This A Dose Of American Acoustic Folk/Rock, and You Have What Has Been Described As The “Most Exciting and Beautiful Contemporary Hawaiian Music The World Knows!”… (Maui Times). These Disparate Ingredients Blended Together Musically In The Pacific Emotes The Unique Flavor Of What Hawaii and Hapa Music Is: “Beautiful, Fragile, Spiritual, Powerful”… (L.A. Times). Often Encapsulated As The “Sound Of Maui”, Hapa’s Music Evokes A, Todd Snider, Bob Schneider Band, Sunday, March 14, 2pm, $20, KPFT 40th Birthday Celebration, Randy Weeks, Guy Forsyth The Insanely Talented Multi-Instrumentalist Can Put On One Hell Of A Show, Alternately Dazzling and Amusing Audiences On A Musical Journey That Ventures From Ragtime Jazz and Delta Blues To Socially Conscious Folk and Rollicking Modern Rock. The Two-Disc Unrepentant Schizophrenic Americana Does A Good Job Capturing The Variegated Intensity Of Forsyth's Live Shows, Ray Wylie Hubbard Writes The Kind Of Songs That Make You Want To Ride Along No Matter Where He's Going, Because You Know It's Gonna Get Strange Somewhere Along The Way. His Ability To Segue Seamlessly From Primal Exclamations Of Carnal Lust Into Songs About Salvation Without Pausing For Irony; and A Craftsmanship That Manages To Rhyme Mescaline and Gasoline and Volkswagen With Dragon While Painting Vivid Portraits Of Characters Both Real and Unreal, All Evoke A Sense Of Place That Is Larger Than Life But In No Way Made Up, Shotgun Party, John Evans The John Evans Band Has Been A Mainstay In The Texas Music Scene For The Past Several Years With A List Of Influences That Span The Genre Map. From Classic Country and Rockabilly To Old School Punk and Rock 'n' Roll, Each Album Project Progresses In A Different Direction Than The Last.John Is A Strong Lyricist With A Country Voice. He Is A Lot Of Fun On Stage, Sisters Morales "Having Lived Through Their Share Of Romantic Storms, Sisters Lisa and Roberta Morales -- Better Known As Sisters Morales -- Craft Those Experiences Into The Remarkable "Talking To The River'' Album. You Won't Find More Soulful Songwriting This Year. The Sisters Come From The Heart With Richly Varied Songs Produced By Los Lobos Veteran Steve Berlin, Who Brings Out The Best In Them.'' -- Boston Globe, Mike Stinson "Virginian Mike Stinson's Vibrant Take On Old-School Honky Tonk Music Has Made Him Perhaps The Leading L.A. Light Of The Moment...He's A Formidable Songsmith..." Chris Morris -- Billboard Magazine Mike Stinson's Style Of Music Will Never Fade Away Or Become Passe Because The Truth Is Never Out-Of-Date. Mike Writes Memorable Heart-Bleeding Tales Laced With Pain, Humor and Regret, Describing His Straightforward Sound As "Tear-In-Your-Beer Honky-Tonk and Barnyard Rock and Roll." "Even If You've Never Heard Any Of The Songs By The Man Described As The King Of L.A.'s Neo Honky-Tonk Scene, You'll Probably Find Yourself Singing Along With Lots Of Them During His Set..." So Says The L.A. Times Venerable Music Critic Robert Hilburn..., Lizzy D After Graduating From Vanderbilt University’s Music Program With A Major In Piano and A Minor In Voice, She Came Full Circle Back To Austin Where She Cut Her Teeth Playing The Local Music Circuit While Surviving On A Diet Of Frozen Peas and Ramen Noodles. For Now, At Least Until She Rolls Again, She Can Be Seen Demonstrating Her Skills Of Near-Perfect Recall, Both Behind The Bar and On The Piano, At Houston’s Famed Acoustic Venue, Mcgonigel’s Mucky Duck, The Mighty Orq (Pronounced Ork) Is A Power Trio From Houston Texas. This Band Blends Stellar Songwriting With Soaring Guitars and Emotional Vocals That Create Narrative Musical Stories Of Layered Landscapes, Which Vibrates Through The Mind and Soul Of The Listener. Their Goal Is Not Only To Write Songs With Substance, But Finding Truth In A World Of Heartless Pop, Tuesday, March 16, 7:30pm, $15, Miss Tess Miss Tess Has Grace, and The Chops, To Deliver An Album Of New Material Brimming With ‘30’s Era Jazz and Swing Or Bouncing Energy Of The 1950’s. Tess Sounds Transported From Decades Past Without Ending Up A Caricature. She’s Sultry, Sassy, Fun, and All Heart. While Steeped In The Era That Spawned Fats Waller Or Bessie Smith She’s Completely Her Own Voice, Capable Of Stepping Outside Traditional Sounds Altogether. No Covers Or Standards Here, The Material Ranging From Steamy Jazz To Swing and Country Rave-Ups. Her Voice Is What The Word Romantic Means; The Sound Easily A Soundtrack To Relationships At Their Best Or A Little Rocky. It’s Uplifting and Caressing; Imagine Sade Or Linda Ronstadt Performing In The Jazz Age.. The Band Is Tight, The P, St Patrick's Day Celebration, O'Maoileidigh Irish Dancers, Clandestine ...Binding The Heart Of Celtic Music To The Soul Of Rock and Roll. Fueled By White-Hot Piping, Fiery Vocals, and An Irresistible Groove, Clandestine Define Celtic Music In Houston. ... A Rich Mixture Of Old and New, Traditional and Contemporary ...Appealing To All Ages and Musical Tastes, Teribus Interceltic Bagpipe Band Smokin' Bagpipes and Creative Percussion Are The Foundation For The Hottest Celtic Band Out Of Houston, The Celtic Gypsies No Fairy Tales, Just Fiery Tunes That Happen To Be A Century Or So Older Than Your Average Hip-Hop Jam, Arranged For Modern Ears and Played On Traditional Instruments With Verve and Exuberance. Voted "Best Traditional/Ethnic" Band By The Houston Press, They Have Dominated This Corner Of The City’s Live Music Scene Since 1974. Their Tunes Are Traditional, Continuing Unbroken Traditions Of Dance Music and Song From Ireland, Brittany, Scotland, England, France and Galicia, Greg Trooper Has For Years Been Regarded As One Of The Most Accomplished Songwriters In Nashville. His 1998 Album, "Popular Demons, " Is Considered By Many To Be One Of The Defining Albums Of The Americana Movement. Trooper Has Been Steadfast To His Folk-Pop Style But On His New Release, "Make It Through The World, " He Walks In New Territory, Thanks To The Thoughtful Guidance Of Producer Dan Penn. Penn Has Written Some Of The Most Gorgeous Soul Music ("Dark Side Of The Street") Of Recent Memory, and Trooper's 12 Original Songs Are Infused With The Gentle Breeze Of Penn's Brand Of Instinctive Street Soul. With This Fine Release, Trooper and Penn Hit Just The Right Note, Proving They Are At The Top Of Their Game. - Mary Houlihan Chicago Sun-Times, The Session Players, Marybeth Mcqueen Don't Miss Our Youngest Fiddle Player, Marybeth Mcqueen On Her St. Patrick's Day Performance, Martin Burniston's Irish Singalong Join Our Resident Leprechaun Martin As He Leads The Celtic Throngs Through Some Of Your Favorite Irish Tunes and Even A Limerick Or Two, You'll Probably Find Yourself Singing Along With Lots Of Them During His Set..." So Says The L.A. Times Venerable Music Critic Robert Hilburn... Friday, March 19, Jim Lauderdale Jim Lauderdale Is A Multi-Talented Performer and Songwriter, With Successes In Both Country and Bluegrass Music. His Roots Stem From The Carolinas, Yet His Career Has Taken Him All Over The United States and Abroad, Making Him An International Recording Artist With An Ever-Growing Fan Base. Jim Won "Artist Of The Year" and "Song Of The Year" At The First "Honors and Awards Show" Held By The Americana Music Association In 2002. Subsequently, He Has Hosted This Same Show For The Last Seven Years He Is Among Nashville's "A" List Of Songwriters, With Songs Recorded By Artists Such As: Patty Loveless, George Jones, The Dixie Chicks, Solomon Burke, Mark Chesnutt, Dave Edmunds, John Mayall, Kathy Mattea, Lee Ann Womack, Gary Allan, Blake Sh, Matthew Good, Melissa Ferrick Since The Early 1990s, The Accomplished Singer-Songwriter From New England Has Compiled A Solid String Of Sonically Strong, Lyrically Rich Studio Albums. Often Described As Folk Singer, Ferrick's Inspiration Flows From A Love Of Rock..N' Roll. During Her Impassioned Live Performances For Instance, She'll Occasionally Crack Out A Zeppelin-Style Riff Or Tinker With A Little Red Hot Chili Peppers Vocal Improvisation. These Touches However, Only Sharpen The Intensity Of Her Wildly Popular Live Shows. Often Described As Folk Singer, She'll Occasionally Crack Out A Zeppelin-Style Riff Or Tinker With A Little Red Hot Chili Peppers Vocal Improvisation. These Touches, Steve Poltz Steve Poltz Helped Pioneer The Punk/Folk Crossover Sound With His '90s Band, The Rugburns. Based In San Diego, They Released Three Well-Received Albums Before Going Their Separate Ways In 1998. Going Solo and Working His Way Around The Country Via Cafe and Bar Gigs, Poltz Struck Up A Friendship With Singer, Jewel. She Quite Liked His Gospel-Tinged Country Music and The Pair Co-Wrote The Song You Were Meant For Me. It Would Go On To Be One Of The Longest Charting Billboard 100 Hits In History. While Poltz Has Continued To Work With Jewel, He's Also Forged His Own Career, Releasing Several Albums and Touring Internationally. One Particularly Noteworthy Release Was Answering Machine, An Album Consisting Entirely Of 45-Second Songs He'd Recorded Onto His Answering Machine. Meanw, Fishtank Ensemble “For Those In Need Of Having Their Dervish Whirled, The Bay Area's Fishtank Ensemble Are The Rompin', Stompin' Leaders Of Cross-Pollinated Gypsy Music. French Fiddler Fabrice Martinez Paid Dues Gigging Europe In A Mule-Drawn Caravan, Including Stints In Romani Villages. El Douje Is The Master Of 21st-Century Flamenco Guitar. Audience Eyes Tend To Focus On Ursula Knudson, Not Only For Her Virtuosic Saw Playing and A Voice That Sings In Octaves Not Yet Invented, But Also For Her Sensual Beauty. The Mix Includes A ... Rock-Bottom Upright Bassist, and We Have A Young Band That Is One Of The Most Thrilling Live Acts On The Planet.” — LA Weekly Wednesday, March 24, Battlefield Band Under Their Banner Forward With Scotland’s Past, Battlefield Band Have Been Performing On The International Scene For More Than Three Decades, Inspired By Their Rich Heritage Of Celtic Music and Fired By The Strength Of The Modern Scottish Cultural Scene. The Band, Who Pioneered The Integration Of Bagpipes With Fiddle, Keyboards, Guitar and Voice, Mix The Old Songs and Tunes With New Self-Penned Material, Playing Them On A Unique Fusion Of Ancient and Modern Instruments: Bagpipes, Synthesizers, Fiddles, Guitars, Cittern, Bass, Whistles, and Bouzouki. Founded By A Group Of Friends In 1969 and Named After The ‘Battlefield’ Area Of Glasgow, Battlefield Band Now Perform Throughout The World, Playing To Audiences In Europe, Australia, Asia, The Middle East &A, Notorious Lauded As "Sparkling" and "Exhilarating” Notorious Musicians Eden Macadam-Somer and Larry Unger Present A Thrilling Musical Experience In Genres That Span Many Continents. With Eden On Fiddle and Vocals and Larry On Guitar and Banjo, Their Music Lights Up The Hall With Rhythm and Sonority. Their Performances Are Always New and Exciting, Featuring Traditional American, Celtic, and Eastern-European Tunes and Songs, Swing, Blues, Classical Music and The Group’s Original Compositions. Friday, March 26, $10, Sugar Bayou, Kristine Mills Kristine Mills Is The Winner Of The 2009 Houston Press Music Awards “Best Female Vocalist!” This "Bold, Blonde Entertainer Outta The Old School" and Native Houstonian Was Also Nominated For The Prestigious 2009 Houston Press Music Awards “Musician Of The Year” and Two Consecutive Years In The “Best Jazz” Category. Houston Modern Luxury Magazine Named Kristine “Hottest Female Jazz Vocalist” On The 2007 Lust List. Kristine's Album Of All Her Original Music Recorded In Brazil, Bossanovafied, Made The Short List For The 52nd Grammy Nomination Consideration In The "Best Jazz Album With Vocals" Category. Bossanovafied Debuted At #46 On The World Music Album Chart As Reported By Jazzweek Magazine February 22, 2010, Swingfield Playboys, Songwriters Night Lisa Morales "...A Slice Of So-Cal Country With Elements Of Folkloric Mexican Music, Folk and Traditional Country, Sam Baker Red Cat Jazz Cafe - 8pm, Latin Vibe
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Catbirds - Brian, In For Happy Hour, Tam & Trim, Late, $20, Bottle Wine, Or Champagne w/Oj, $4.50, Bloody Mary's, 'til 8!, $2, Domestic Lite Beer, 'til Close, Silent Movies At, 10 pm, Bob's Grill Fires Up At 7 Featuring Hot Wings! Continental Club (and/or Big Top) - Houston, Funk, Factory, Open At 7pm House of Blues - House Of Blues Gospel Brunch, Dick Dale In The Bronze Peacock Room JP Hops House - Hsa, NSAI Open Mic, TC Smythe, 1:30 pm McGonigel's Mucky Duck - 2pm, $20, KPFT 40th Birthday Celebration, Randy Weeks, Guy Forsyth The Insanely Talented Multi-Instrumentalist Can Put On One Hell Of A Show, Alternately Dazzling and Amusing Audiences On A Musical Journey That Ventures From Ragtime Jazz and Delta Blues To Socially Conscious Folk and Rollicking Modern Rock. The Two-Disc Unrepentant Schizophrenic Americana Does A Good Job Capturing The Variegated Intensity Of Forsyth's Live Shows, Ray Wylie Hubbard Writes The Kind Of Songs That Make You Want To Ride Along No Matter Where He's Going, Because You Know It's Gonna Get Strange Somewhere Along The Way. His Ability To Segue Seamlessly From Primal Exclamations Of Carnal Lust Into Songs About Salvation Without Pausing For Irony; and A Craftsmanship That Manages To Rhyme Mescaline and Gasoline and Volkswagen With Dragon While Painting Vivid Portraits Of Characters Both Real and Unreal, All Evoke A Sense Of Place That Is Larger Than Life But In No Way Made Up, Shotgun Party, John Evans The John Evans Band Has Been A Mainstay In The Texas Music Scene For The Past Several Years With A List Of Influences That Span The Genre Map. From Classic Country and Rockabilly To Old School Punk and Rock 'n' Roll, Each Album Project Progresses In A Different Direction Than The Last.John Is A Strong Lyricist With A Country Voice. He Is A Lot Of Fun On Stage, Sisters Morales "Having Lived Through Their Share Of Romantic Storms, Sisters Lisa and Roberta Morales -- Better Known As Sisters Morales -- Craft Those Experiences Into The Remarkable "Talking To The River'' Album. You Won't Find More Soulful Songwriting This Year. The Sisters Come From The Heart With Richly Varied Songs Produced By Los Lobos Veteran Steve Berlin, Who Brings Out The Best In Them.'' -- Boston Globe, Mike Stinson "Virginian Mike Stinson's Vibrant Take On Old-School Honky Tonk Music Has Made Him Perhaps The Leading L.A. Light Of The Moment...He's A Formidable Songsmith..." Chris Morris -- Billboard Magazine Mike Stinson's Style Of Music Will Never Fade Away Or Become Passe Because The Truth Is Never Out-Of-Date. Mike Writes Memorable Heart-Bleeding Tales Laced With Pain, Humor and Regret, Describing His Straightforward Sound As "Tear-In-Your-Beer Honky-Tonk and Barnyard Rock and Roll." "Even If You've Never Heard Any Of The Songs By The Man Described As The King Of L.A.'s Neo Honky-Tonk Scene, You'll Probably Find Yourself Singing Along With Lots Of Them During His Set..." So Says The L.A. Times Venerable Music Critic Robert Hilburn..., Lizzy D After Graduating From Vanderbilt University’s Music Program With A Major In Piano and A Minor In Voice, She Came Full Circle Back To Austin Where She Cut Her Teeth Playing The Local Music Circuit While Surviving On A Diet Of Frozen Peas and Ramen Noodles. For Now, At Least Until She Rolls Again, She Can Be Seen Demonstrating Her Skills Of Near-Perfect Recall, Both Behind The Bar and On The Piano, At Houston’s Famed Acoustic Venue, Mcgonigel’s Mucky Duck, The Mighty Orq (Pronounced Ork) Is A Power Trio From Houston Texas. This Band Blends Stellar Songwriting With Soaring Guitars and Emotional Vocals That Create Narrative Musical Stories Of Layered Landscapes, Which Vibrates Through The Mind and Soul Of The Listener. Their Goal Is Not Only To Write Songs With Substance, But Finding Truth In A World Of Heartless Pop Red Cat Jazz Cafe - Soul Sunday Trader's Village - 12th Annual C Of C Garage Sale
Continental Club (and/or Big Top) - The, Umbrella Man, At 10pm, No Cover!, The Hustlers Brass Band, At The, Big Top, Free, Red Beans and Rice House of Blues - Maldita Vecindad With Special Guest Huecco, Tally Hall In The Bronze Peacock With Jukebox The Ghost McGonigel's Mucky Duck - 7:30pm, $15, Miss Tess Miss Tess Has Grace, and The Chops, To Deliver An Album Of New Material Brimming With ‘30’s Era Jazz and Swing Or Bouncing Energy Of The 1950’s. Tess Sounds Transported From Decades Past Without Ending Up A Caricature. She’s Sultry, Sassy, Fun, and All Heart. While Steeped In The Era That Spawned Fats Waller Or Bessie Smith She’s Completely Her Own Voice, Capable Of Stepping Outside Traditional Sounds Altogether. No Covers Or Standards Here, The Material Ranging From Steamy Jazz To Swing and Country Rave-Ups. Her Voice Is What The Word Romantic Means; The Sound Easily A Soundtrack To Relationships At Their Best Or A Little Rocky. It’s Uplifting and Caressing; Imagine Sade Or Linda Ronstadt Performing In The Jazz Age.. The Band Is Tight, The P Red Cat Jazz Cafe - 8pm, Tony Henry
Wednesday, Mar. 17
Catbirds - Sean, In In For Happy Hour, Angie & Matt, Late, $3.50, Stella Artois Pints, 'til Close, Luigi's Grill Fires Up At 9..., Featuring, Shrimp Diablo! Continental Club (and/or Big Top) - St. Patrick Day!, Blaggards, Allen Oldies Band, The Mighty Orq, Early Show-4pm, Late Show-9pm, Buy Tickets, Peter and James, No Cover, At The Big Top House of Blues - BT With Special Guest Glint JP Hops House - Hard Times Soup & Music Kitchen, St. Patrick's Party O'Plenty O'Fun! O'Smythe & O'Taylor, Wear Your Lucky Green!, A Bit Of Malarkey & Lots Of Green Beer ... Make No Mistake ... You'll Want To Be Here!, No Cover, 7:00 pm McGonigel's Mucky Duck - Noon, $16, $20, St Patrick's Day Celebration, O'Maoileidigh Irish Dancers, Clandestine ...Binding The Heart Of Celtic Music To The Soul Of Rock and Roll. Fueled By White-Hot Piping, Fiery Vocals, and An Irresistible Groove, Clandestine Define Celtic Music In Houston. ... A Rich Mixture Of Old and New, Traditional and Contemporary ...Appealing To All Ages and Musical Tastes, Teribus Interceltic Bagpipe Band Smokin' Bagpipes and Creative Percussion Are The Foundation For The Hottest Celtic Band Out Of Houston, The Celtic Gypsies No Fairy Tales, Just Fiery Tunes That Happen To Be A Century Or So Older Than Your Average Hip-Hop Jam, Arranged For Modern Ears and Played On Traditional Instruments With Verve and Exuberance. Voted "Best Traditional/Ethnic" Band By The Houston Press, They Have Dominated This Corner Of The City’s Live Music Scene Since 1974. Their Tunes Are Traditional, Continuing Unbroken Traditions Of Dance Music and Song From Ireland, Brittany, Scotland, England, France and Galicia, Greg Trooper Has For Years Been Regarded As One Of The Most Accomplished Songwriters In Nashville. His 1998 Album, "Popular Demons, " Is Considered By Many To Be One Of The Defining Albums Of The Americana Movement. Trooper Has Been Steadfast To His Folk-Pop Style But On His New Release, "Make It Through The World, " He Walks In New Territory, Thanks To The Thoughtful Guidance Of Producer Dan Penn. Penn Has Written Some Of The Most Gorgeous Soul Music ("Dark Side Of The Street") Of Recent Memory, and Trooper's 12 Original Songs Are Infused With The Gentle Breeze Of Penn's Brand Of Instinctive Street Soul. With This Fine Release, Trooper and Penn Hit Just The Right Note, Proving They Are At The Top Of Their Game. - Mary Houlihan Chicago Sun-Times, The Session Players, Marybeth Mcqueen Don't Miss Our Youngest Fiddle Player, Marybeth Mcqueen On Her St. Patrick's Day Performance, Martin Burniston's Irish Singalong Join Our Resident Leprechaun Martin As He Leads The Celtic Throngs Through Some Of Your Favorite Irish Tunes and Even A Limerick Or Two Red Cat Jazz Cafe - 8pm, Latin Vibe
Thursday, Mar. 18
Continental Club (and/or Big Top) - Beetle, 7-10pm, No Cover, Shannon McNally, and Hot Sauce, @ 10pm, At The, Big Top House of Blues - Foxy Shazam In The Bronze Peacock Room McGonigel's Mucky Duck - 7:30pm, $15, Mike Stinson "Virginian Mike Stinson's Vibrant Take On Old-School Honky Tonk Music Has Made Him Perhaps The Leading L.A. Light Of The Moment...He's A Formidable Songsmith..." Chris Morris -- Billboard Magazine Mike Stinson's Style Of Music Will Never Fade Away Or Become Passe Because The Truth Is Never Out-Of-Date. Mike Writes Memorable Heart-Bleeding Tales Laced With Pain, Humor and Regret, Describing His Straightforward Sound As "Tear-In-Your-Beer Honky-Tonk and Barnyard Rock and Roll." "Even If You've Never Heard Any Of The Songs By The Man Described As The King Of L.A.'s Neo Honky-Tonk Scene, You'll Probably Find Yourself Singing Along With Lots Of Them During His Set..." So Says The L.A. Times Venerable Music Critic Robert Hilburn... Red Cat Jazz Cafe - 8pm, Jazz Trio
Friday, Mar. 19
Catbirds - Jonesey, In For Happy Hour, Justin, Sean, Shelly, Late, 30's/40's Hot-Cha!, With, DJ Mike, At 10 pm Continental Club (and/or Big Top) - Band On The Run, 7-9pm, Sleeping Rubys, And, Andy McWilliams, ( Of Scattered Pages ), At 10pm Hickory Hollow (Heights Blvd) - Kimberly M'Carver, Local Music Goddess." Plays Many Original Tunes. Country/Western With A Bluegrass Flavor House of Blues - Jennifer Knapp & Derek Webb In The Bronze Peacock Room, Chrisette Michele With Special Guest Laura Izibor JP Hops House - Happenstance, Doug Coppock, Dan Clanton, Brooks Walthall, No Cover, 9:00 pm McGonigel's Mucky Duck - 7:30pm, $20, Jim Lauderdale Jim Lauderdale Is A Multi-Talented Performer and Songwriter, With Successes In Both Country and Bluegrass Music. His Roots Stem From The Carolinas, Yet His Career Has Taken Him All Over The United States and Abroad, Making Him An International Recording Artist With An Ever-Growing Fan Base. Jim Won "Artist Of The Year" and "Song Of The Year" At The First "Honors and Awards Show" Held By The Americana Music Association In 2002. Subsequently, He Has Hosted This Same Show For The Last Seven Years He Is Among Nashville's "A" List Of Songwriters, With Songs Recorded By Artists Such As: Patty Loveless, George Jones, The Dixie Chicks, Solomon Burke, Mark Chesnutt, Dave Edmunds, John Mayall, Kathy Mattea, Lee Ann Womack, Gary Allan, Blake Sh Red Cat Jazz Cafe - Kyle Turner SRO Sports Bar & Cafe (Champions) - Karaoke @ 9pm
Catbirds - Brian, In For Happy Hour, Tam & Trim, Late, $20, Bottle Wine, Or Champagne w/Oj, $4.50, Bloody Mary's, 'til 8!, $2, Domestic Lite Beer, 'til Close, Silent Movies At, 10 pm, Bob's Grill Fires Up At 7 Featuring Hot Wings! Continental Club (and/or Big Top) - Houston, Funk, Factory, Open At 7pm House of Blues - House Of Blues Gospel Brunch JP Hops House - NSAI Open Mic, TC Smythe, 6:00 pm McGonigel's Mucky Duck - 6pm, $20, Melissa Ferrick Since The Early 1990s, The Accomplished Singer-Songwriter From New England Has Compiled A Solid String Of Sonically Strong, Lyrically Rich Studio Albums. Often Described As Folk Singer, Ferrick's Inspiration Flows From A Love Of Rock..N' Roll. During Her Impassioned Live Performances For Instance, She'll Occasionally Crack Out A Zeppelin-Style Riff Or Tinker With A Little Red Hot Chili Peppers Vocal Improvisation. These Touches However, Only Sharpen The Intensity Of Her Wildly Popular Live Shows. Often Described As Folk Singer, She'll Occasionally Crack Out A Zeppelin-Style Riff Or Tinker With A Little Red Hot Chili Peppers Vocal Improvisation. These Touches, Steve Poltz Steve Poltz Helped Pioneer The Punk/Folk Crossover Sound With His '90s Band, The Rugburns. Based In San Diego, They Released Three Well-Received Albums Before Going Their Separate Ways In 1998. Going Solo and Working His Way Around The Country Via Cafe and Bar Gigs, Poltz Struck Up A Friendship With Singer, Jewel. She Quite Liked His Gospel-Tinged Country Music and The Pair Co-Wrote The Song You Were Meant For Me. It Would Go On To Be One Of The Longest Charting Billboard 100 Hits In History. While Poltz Has Continued To Work With Jewel, He's Also Forged His Own Career, Releasing Several Albums and Touring Internationally. One Particularly Noteworthy Release Was Answering Machine, An Album Consisting Entirely Of 45-Second Songs He'd Recorded Onto His Answering Machine. Meanw Numbers - Afton Presents Red Cat Jazz Cafe - Soul Sunday Trader's Village - 21st Annual Auto Swap Meet
