Sunday, June 14, 2009

Austin Show Picks of the Week

I want to encourage any Austinites to sigh the petition below. I really think this is an important cause, and I'd like to encourage you to add your signature, too. It's free and takes less than a minute of your time.

"Save Austin Music!"
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/austinmusic?e

As always, there is some great music on the agenda for this week in Austin. Highlights for me last week included No Show Ponies, Kalu James, and Deleted Scenes. Now go see some live music!

Monday, June 15:
Antone's: Anni Rossi, Camera Obscura
Beauty Bar: Code Named Code, the Grown-Ups
Mings Cafe: Brad Houser, Eldridge Goins, Steve Johnson, Matt Hubbard
Mohawk: Pink Nasty, Little Gentlemen, Vitamins, Mt St Helens Vietnam Band
Saxon Pub: Matt the Electrician, Billy Harvey, Jeff Plankenhorn, the Twalls
Stubb's: Amanda Blank, Trouble Andrew, Santigold (or Santogold, as I still like to think of her)

Tuesday, June 16:
Cactus Cafe: Molly Venter, Suzanna Choffel
Emo's: Outside: Bear Colony, The Dear Hunter, mewithoutyou; Inside: Bright Light Social Hour, Quiet Company, Dear & the Headlights
Iguana Grill: Greezy Wheels
The Parlor: That Damned Band
Saxon Pub: Waylon Payne (5pm), George Macias, No Show Ponies, Trent Turner
vino vino: Kat Edmonson

Wednesday, June 17:
The Amsterdam: Paula Nelson, Bo Porter
The Belmont: Skyrocket! (yes, a cover band, but probably the best one in Austin)
Continental Club: Kevin Welch, Jon Dee Graham, James McMurtry
Creekside Lounge: L.A. Dies, Goldcure, the Executive Life
Mohawk: The Black Shirts, Followed by Static, The Strange Attractors, Golden Boys
Red Fez: Atash
Saxon Pub: Monte Montgomery, Walt Wilkins, the Trishes, Steven Ray Will, Garrett LeBeau
Stubb's: Tom Schraeder, the Devil Makes Three
Symphony Square: Children's Day Art Park w/ Beto y los Fairlanes (9:30am)
Waterloo Park: Blues on the Green w/ Cyril Neville
Z Tejas: Will Sexton, Stephen Doster, Bill Carter (6pm)

Thursday, June 18:
The Amsterdam: Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus, Betty Soo, Karen Mal, Will Taylor, Meagan Tubb
Botticelli's: Chris Jamison
Carousel Lounge: Robin Rubbermaid, Automusik, Mistress Stephanie & Her Melodic Cat
Emo's: Inside: Booher & the Turkeys, Royal Bangs, Oh No! Oh My!; Outside: Peter Murphy
Gruene Hall: Porterdavis
Mohawk: Starving Martyrs, Cali Zack, B Real & Bizzy Bone
Saxon Pub: Tom Gilliam, George Devore, Jarrett Schaub
The Scoot Inn: Dave Clucas & the Horsepainters, Chaparral w/ Jeff Hughes, Dave Insley's Careless Smokers, Mike & the Moonpies

Friday, June 19:
Cactus Cafe: Guy Forsyth
Evangeline Cafe: Murder Ballads w/ Jon Dee Graham & Jessee Sublett
Mohawk: Outside: Pattern Is Movement, St. Vincent; Inside: The Sad Accordions, The Soldier Thread
Southpark Meadows: Paul Green School of Rock Music
Waterloo Records in-store: St Vincent (5pm)

Saturday, June 20:
Cactus Cafe: Rhythm Angels, Jimmy LaFave
Guero's: The Boxing Lesson (6pm)
Hanover's: Paul Green School of Rock Music, Cracker Mojo
Poodie's Hilltop Bar & Grill: Blues Mafia, Omar & the Howlers

Sunday, June 21:
Long Center Terrace Lawn: Symphony In the Park w/ Austin Symphony Orchestra (7:30pm)

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