Visiting Austin is not complete without one stop at the Continental Club. On Thanksgiving night meli and I went to see Dale Watson and his Lone Stars. Watson was sporting his famous white pompadour and shiny white teeth. Every so often he did a “commercial” for Lone Star beer, where he would hold up the […]
And then on Sunday, meli and I drove to San Antonio to see the exhibits at the McNay Art Museum. Part of the museum used to be a beautiful home with a gorgeous courtyard. The rest of museum was built in the last few years. First exhibit was Miró: The Experience of Seeing, an exhibit […]
While I was visiting Austin, meli, her daughter Erin, and I visited some museums and a gallery in and near the University of Texas. First was Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, which Erin help put together, at the Harry Ransom Center. A lot of cattle. One even looked like Ferdinand sitting […]
This was a show I was really looking forward to – my favorite indie band performing one of my favorite albums of theirs and playing in my favorite club. Black Sheep Boy is a concept album based on Tim Hardin’s song of the same name. That album is what put Okkervil River on the map. […]
After John Moreland made me cry, Lake Street Dive made me smile – a very wide, full of joy smile. I had to exit out the back through Rockwood 3 after the Moreland show and walk around the block to the front of Rockwood 2. Lucky for me, rtb and violaleeblue were first in line. […]
I was already headed to Rockwood Music Hall on Thursday night to see Lake Street Dive’s sold-out show. I was checking the website before the show and saw that John Moreland was performing the set before Lake Street Dive. So I boogied on over to Rockwood and got there just as the opening act was […]
Back to one of my favorite venues to see one of my favorite bands. And I was finishing up my birthday weekend in excellent company – rtb, Mrs. Devereaux and her friend. For dinner I had the excellent duck tacos and their vegetable of the day, which was cauliflower. My drink of choice was a […]
Leave it to the Old 97’s to completely change my mood for the better. I wasn’t feeling well and I was tired and then they took the stage and suddenly I was dancing and singing and had all the energy in the world. I love my boys in Lucero but no one gets me dancing […]
Sixth night out in a row (plus brunch earlier in the day). And the fifth program for Fall for Dance. L-E-V’s Killer Pig was a violent piece. The dancers were dressed in beige and they start as a group and move in unison. One or more leave the group and the killing starts with the […]
Out for the fifth night in a row, this time to see Cory Branan as the opening act at Mercury Lounge. Mercury Lounge is one of my favorite venues – intimate and great sound. And Cory Branan is one of the best storytellers you’ll ever hear. He started with one of our favorites, “Prettiest Waitress […]
