Sarah Sharp plays at the Elephant Room every Tuesday at 6. I wish I could go every week but I have a tough time getting away from the office in time to do that. I always enjoy myself when I do make it down there, though. Last night she started with Mitch Watkins on guitar and Masumi Jones on drums. But, they were soon joined by Oliver Steck on piano and trumpet, and then John Fremgen on bass. My Instagram clips:
From there I hopped over to the Hard Luck Lounge to catch Tate Mayeux's (of Mayeux & Broussard) Tater Tuesday show. He usually has three guests but last night he had 7! To wit: Ali Holder, Kalu James (of Kalu & The Electric Joint), Carson McHone, James Moritz (of Wild Disguise), Brian Broussard (the other half of Mayeux & Broussard), Gordy Quist, and Dan Dyer. My Instagram clips:
]]>I've been wanting to catch a Ginny Marie show since I'd noticed that Sophia Johnson was playing in her band. I finally managed to catch them for an hour or so yesterday afternoon at Craft Pride down on Rainey Street. I tend to avoid Rainey Street because parking is terrible. But, I decided I'd risk it on a Sunday afternoon. I'm not sorry I made the effort! They had Sophia on guitar, Ileana Nina on fiddle, and Curtis Sigurd on upright bass. My Instagram clips:
I hit the road as soon as the Ginny Marie show ended and drove down to Gruene Hall to see Jeff Plankenhorn's last show before he heads off to Canada for a couple of months. I'm so glad I made it. He and the band were in fine form. He had Dave Scher on guitar, Yoggie Musgrove on bass, and Brian Mendes on drums. My Instagram clips:
Check out Jana's onetwothreescream project.
]]>The Austin Empty Bowl Project helps raise money to fight hunger in the Austin area. Yesterday afternoon, they had their summer concert featuring music by Adam Carroll and Chris Carroll, Grace Pettis, and Shawnee Kilgore. The summer event is a lot smaller than the big event they host in November but it's always fun. I'm so glad I was able to go. A few links:
I went straight from the Empty Bowl show to the Bugle Boy to see Warren Hood. I was very happily surprised to see he had Marshall Hood and Willie Pipkin with him. I used to get to see them play pretty often back in the day but don't see them as much these days so it was a special treat to see them in my favorite venue. A few links:
I just checked my phone to see if I had a "latergram" post or two to share but that seems to be all I recorded last night.
]]>invoke played the Third Thursday series at the Blanton Museum. It was an early that started at 5:30. They've recently scored an old (a classic?) animated film (Adventures of Prince Achmed) and presented some of the music they wrote and shared a bit of behind-the-scenes info on their scoring process. It was a very interesting show.
Michael Fracasso played at the Cactus Cafe with Sweet Gary Newcomb on guitar and pedal steel. What a treat—getting to see Gary twice in one week. They were both at the top of their games. Lots of good music and laughter.
I hopped over to the Continental Club Gallery as soon as Michael's show was over to catch Colin Gilmore and Nicolette Good subbing for Bonnie Whitmore at her Thursday night residency. I'm glad I made the show since neither of them have any Austin dates scheduled in the near future. It was a fun laid-back end to the night. And, my buddy Heather Miller also sang a song which was fun. I think that might've been her Gallery debut. Not sure about that, though. I forgot to ask.
It was a really fun show. Shawnee and Jana were on fire. I'm so glad I was there to see it live. Here are some Instagram links:
I clipped more of the show than I usually do because Christal couldn't be there.
By the way, Shawnee is crowd-funding a new record. You should go back it 'cause it's gonna be good.
And (!), you should check out Jana's newest project: onetwothreescream. You won't be sorry.
]]>I didn't clip any of the interviewing part...just the music. Sorry about that. Here are the links:
]]>I didn't really expect a full-band show and I don't know why not. That's the only thing that really makes sense at Gruene Hall. Right? Right.
Brian was there with Derek Morris on keys, Einar Pedersen on bass, Matt Wiley on guitar, and Ethan Yeager on drumes. It was a fun show. Here are the links:
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