Thursday, August 7, 2008
SONNY LANDRETH at KGSR Blues on the Green 8-6-08
Tonight was Sonny Landreth, the slide guitarist from Louisiana. Sonny plays what I call blues rock with a mix of cajun swamp and zydeco thrown in. I did go up to the front of the stage to watch for a while. It's not often you see slide played as a lead so it was fun to watch this guy up close.
We also got a local treat as he brought Austin musician Cindy Cashdollar up to play several songs with him. She played lap steel tonight & had some killer solos! When she's not in town she can be found touring with the likes of Bob Dylan, Van Morrison & a few other fairly well known musicians.
We also got a local treat as he brought Austin musician Cindy Cashdollar up to play several songs with him. She played lap steel tonight & had some killer solos! When she's not in town she can be found touring with the likes of Bob Dylan, Van Morrison & a few other fairly well known musicians.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
HAYES CARLL & THE GOUGERS at Threadgill's 8-02-08
This is Hayes Carll from his song She Left Me For Jesus:
WE'VE BEEN DATIN' SINCE HIGH SCHOOL WE NEVER ONCE LEFT THIS TOWN
WE USED TO GO OUT ON THE WEEKENDS AND WE'D DRINK TIL WE DROWNED
BUT NOW SHE'S ACTIN' FUNNY AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND
I THINK THAT SHE'S FOUND HER SOME OTHER MAN
CHORUS:
SHE LEFT ME FOR JESUS AND THAT JUST AIN'T FAIR
SHE SAYS "THAT HE'S PERFECT." HOW COULD I COMPARE
SHE SAYS "I SHOULD FIND HIM." AND I'LL KNOW PEACE AT LAST
BUT IF I EVER FIND JESUS I'M KICKIN' HIS ASS
SHE SHOWED ME A PICTURE ALL I COULD DO WAS STARE
AT THAT FREAK IN HIS SANDALS WITH HIS LONG PRETTY HAIR
THEY MUST THINK THAT I'M STUPID OR I DON'T HAVE A CLUE
I BET HE'S A COMMIE OR EVEN WORSE YET A JEW
REPEAT CHORUS
SHE'S GIVEN UP WHISKEY AND TAKIN' UP WINE
WHILE SHE PRAYS FOR HIS TROUBLES SHE'S FORGOT ABOUT MINE
I'M A GONNA GET EVEN I CAN'T HANDLE THE SHAME
WHY LAST TIME WE MADE LOVE SHE EVEN CALLED OUT HIS NAME
REPEAT CHORUS
IT COULDA BEEN CARLOS OR EVEN BILLY OR TED
BUT IF I EVER FIND JESUS
HES GONNA WISH HE WAS DEAD
AHHH, MAN
Arguably the best country song ever written!
Hayes has a new record out this year with that song on it. The album is called Trouble In Mind & is up for Americana Record of the Year. I'll be surprised if it doesn't win. It's a good album from beginning to end.
He has great lyrics & plays some good, fun honky tonk along with ballads & rockers.
Hayes played for a little under 2 hours & even with them starting at 10pm, it was still very hot out. He & his band put on a good show.
Opening for Hayes was a local band, The Gougers. First time seeing them, really enjoyed the show. If you go to this link:
http://www.freegougers.com/
you can download their album for free. All you have to do is give them the email addresses of 3 of your friends. They will contact them once with the offer of the free download. Pretty cool deal. One of the songs on the album, Everybody Knows, is played on KGSR here in Austin. Good tune!
Believe this is the 1st show I've posted since the Fan Drive that wasn't free! $15 cover for these 2 bands, unbelievable how cheap live music is here.
WE'VE BEEN DATIN' SINCE HIGH SCHOOL WE NEVER ONCE LEFT THIS TOWN
WE USED TO GO OUT ON THE WEEKENDS AND WE'D DRINK TIL WE DROWNED
BUT NOW SHE'S ACTIN' FUNNY AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND
I THINK THAT SHE'S FOUND HER SOME OTHER MAN
CHORUS:
SHE LEFT ME FOR JESUS AND THAT JUST AIN'T FAIR
SHE SAYS "THAT HE'S PERFECT." HOW COULD I COMPARE
SHE SAYS "I SHOULD FIND HIM." AND I'LL KNOW PEACE AT LAST
BUT IF I EVER FIND JESUS I'M KICKIN' HIS ASS
SHE SHOWED ME A PICTURE ALL I COULD DO WAS STARE
AT THAT FREAK IN HIS SANDALS WITH HIS LONG PRETTY HAIR
THEY MUST THINK THAT I'M STUPID OR I DON'T HAVE A CLUE
I BET HE'S A COMMIE OR EVEN WORSE YET A JEW
REPEAT CHORUS
SHE'S GIVEN UP WHISKEY AND TAKIN' UP WINE
WHILE SHE PRAYS FOR HIS TROUBLES SHE'S FORGOT ABOUT MINE
I'M A GONNA GET EVEN I CAN'T HANDLE THE SHAME
WHY LAST TIME WE MADE LOVE SHE EVEN CALLED OUT HIS NAME
REPEAT CHORUS
IT COULDA BEEN CARLOS OR EVEN BILLY OR TED
BUT IF I EVER FIND JESUS
HES GONNA WISH HE WAS DEAD
AHHH, MAN
Arguably the best country song ever written!
Hayes has a new record out this year with that song on it. The album is called Trouble In Mind & is up for Americana Record of the Year. I'll be surprised if it doesn't win. It's a good album from beginning to end.
He has great lyrics & plays some good, fun honky tonk along with ballads & rockers.
Hayes played for a little under 2 hours & even with them starting at 10pm, it was still very hot out. He & his band put on a good show.
Opening for Hayes was a local band, The Gougers. First time seeing them, really enjoyed the show. If you go to this link:
http://www.freegougers.com/
you can download their album for free. All you have to do is give them the email addresses of 3 of your friends. They will contact them once with the offer of the free download. Pretty cool deal. One of the songs on the album, Everybody Knows, is played on KGSR here in Austin. Good tune!
Believe this is the 1st show I've posted since the Fan Drive that wasn't free! $15 cover for these 2 bands, unbelievable how cheap live music is here.
Friday, August 1, 2008
WHITE GHOST SHIVERS, FUTURE CLOUDS & RADAR at Shady Grove 7-31-08
The carnival came to Shady Grove last night. I hadn't seen or heard White Ghost Shivers so I did go to their MySpace page before heading over to Shady but even that didn't prepare me for their live show. Talk about entertaining! A mix of jazz, vaudeville, ragtime, swing, blues, you name it, you got it with this crew. If you didn't see them you might think they are some kind of novelty act but they are really good musicians, singers and dancers. They are just wild on top of it all. That 2 hours flew by. Check them out! It is a shame they started a little late & it was getting dark so the video is therefore not as clear as I would have liked, especially for such a visual band.
Future Clouds & Radar I had heard a little bit & had been looking forward to seeing for quite a while. They didn't disappoint. This is a good rock band with catchy melodies, good pop rock.
Future Clouds & Radar I had heard a little bit & had been looking forward to seeing for quite a while. They didn't disappoint. This is a good rock band with catchy melodies, good pop rock.
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