last weekend for 'flea'

August 23-29

Six shows are not enough. I want to be Darcy Snelgrave for at least a year. I've never loved a character the way I love poor Darcy, the lusty old tart. She has her issues, that's for sure, but you gotta admire anyone who can learn to say YES as well as she does.

Thanks to those of you who have come to the show. I've seen some of you, and I expect others of you were there as well. For those of you who haven't seen it yet, this weekend is your last chance. Make a little time for it. It will be time well spent.

The Chronicle gave it a fabulous review here, and I'm still shaking from the excitement of it all!

And I have exciting news. I wrote the music for the show, and now there's a medieval ensemble called Heralds and Minstrels that wants to play it in their concerts, along with some of my other compositions, yee haw! I love, love, love it when one project sparks another. The minute the show is over, I will be hard at work arranging music for them. (You can hear two clips from the show here.)

Now here's a little something you might enjoy. Nothing medieval about this one. It's two French dudes doing a Lindy routine with some hiphop moves thrown in. Amazingly talented dancers!

Thursday, August 23

Cornell Hurd
Jovita’s / 1619 S. 1st; 447-7825 / 8 pm (family)

Seth Walker
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / 10 pm

Johnny Gimble
Guero’s / 1412 S. Congress; 447-7688 / 6:30 pm

The Brew
Copa / 217 Congress Ave. / Austin, TX / 479-5002 / 10 pm
A little Thursday salsa to heat up your summer nights.

Glovertango
Lambert’s / 401 W. 2nd; 494-1500 / 6:30 pm
No cover, so please tip the band.

Jesse Dayton
Broken Spoke / 3201 S. Lamar; 442-6189 / 9 pm

Two Hoots and a Holler
Ego’s / 510 S. Congress; 474-7091 / 11 pm

DJd Swing Dance
The Fed / 24th at San Gabriel / 8 pm
Read all about the Austin Swing Syndicate and their activities.

Thursdays-Saturdays, thru August 25

One Flea Spare
Dougherty Arts Center / 1110 Barton Springs / 7:30 pm; $12
"One Flea Spare is built to provoke, not to distract, and it doesn't surrender its meanings easily. But the play's powerful sexual subtext and its beautiful poetic surface reveal an original theatrical imagination." (John Lahn, The New Yorker). There are only six performances, and we're expecting full houses for each one, so make your reservations now. Call 512.708.1893 or email reservations@gobotrick.org. (and please note that the performance is at 7:30, not 8 pm.) [for some reason I'm not seeing the beautiful graphic on certain browsers, so just click on it and it will open in a new window.]

Friday, August 24

Aunt Ruby's Sweet Jazz Babies
Treehouse Italian Grill / 2201 College; 443-4200 / 7:30 pm

Jim Stringer's AM Band
Patsy's Cowgirl Cafe / 5001 E. Ben White; 444-2020 / 7:30 pm

Slavadillo Vocal Quartet
Triumph Cafe / 3808 Spicewood Springs / 7 pm

The Derailers
Nutty Brown / 12225 Highway 290 West; 301-4648 / 7 pm; $7 (family)

Kat's Meow
Lambert’s / 401 W. 2nd; 494-1500 / 6:30 pm

James Hand
Broken Spoke / 3201 S. Lamar; 442-6189 / 9pm


Saturday, August 25

Italian Festival
Laguna Gloria / 3809 W. 35th; 345-8941 /5:30-11 pm. $10; $5 for kids (family)
Food, wine, fashion, Ferraris, live music & dancing.

An Irish Summer Night
Cactus Café / Texas Union, UT campus, 23rd at Guadalupe, 475-6515 / 7:30 pm; $15 advance/$20 at door
Featuring legendary Irish fiddler James Kelly, along with Gregory Grene with Andrew Harkin and Darren Maloney. Also starring Gregory Grene with Andrew Harkin and Darren Maloney. Also starring...The Tea Merchants, Jeff Moore, Mairtin De Cogain. Click here for tix.

Marshall Ford Swing Band
Lambert’s / 401 W. 2nd; 494-1500 / 6:30 pm

The Eggmen
The Oasis / 6550 Comanche Trail 266-2442 / 7 pm


Sunday, August 26

Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival
Waterloo Park / 12th and Red River / 11am - 5:30pm (family)
Featuring live music by The Hydmen; Anthropos; Buttercup; Two Hoots and a Holler; The Mother Truckers. Admission is free with three non-perishable food items for the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas.

Irish Noon Concert
Walsh Ranch on Brushy Creek / noon-2 pm
Same line-up as the Cactus show on Saturday. Click here for full details & tix.

The Brew
The Oasis / 6550 Comanche Trail; 266-2442

Heybale!
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / 10 pm; $6

Austin Symphony Orchestra
Wooldridge Park / 9th & Guadalupe / 7:30 pm; free (family)
This is the season finale and will offer a mixed program.


Monday, August 27

Paris 49
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / 6:30pm

Bayou Cajun Band
Evangeline Café / 8106 Brodie Lane; 282-2586 / 6:30 pm (family)


Tuesday, August 28

Erik Hokkanen's Laboratory
Flipnotics / 1601 Barton Springs; 322-9750 / 8:00 pm

Dr. Zog
Alligator Grill / 3003 South Lamar; 444-6117 / 6 pm

Chaparral
Broken Spoke / 3201 S. Lamar; 442-6189

Jitterbug Vipers
Lamberts / 401 W. 2nd; 494-1500 / 6:30 pm

Marc Devine & Denia Ridley
Reed’s Jazz Club / 9901 Cap of TX Hwy; 342-7977 / 7 pm


Wednesday, August 29

The Brew
Speakeasy / 412 Congress; 476-8017

Hand Me Down
Flipnotics / 1601 Barton Springs; 322-9750 / 8:00 pm

Mr. Fabulous & Casino Royale
The Belmont / 305 W. 6th; 457-0300 / 6 pm

South Austin Jug Band
Threadgill’s / 301 W. Riverside; 472-9304 / 10 pm

Elana James
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / 6:30 pm

Marc Devine & Denia Ridley
Reed’s Jazz Club / 9901 Cap of TX Hwy; 342-7977 / 7 pm


ROAD TRIPS

Fredericksburg, TX
Saturday, August 24
The Derailers
Gillespie County Fair / Hwy 16, 2 miles south of Fredericksburg / 9 pm
Click here for a full calendar of events.

Gruene, TX
Tuesday, August 28
Two Tons of Steel
Gruene Hall / 1281 Gruene; 830-606-1281 / 9:00 pm $12

Gruene, TX
Tuesday, August 28
Two Tons of Steel
Gruene Hall / 1281 Gruene; 830-606-1281 / 7:30 pm $4

COMING SOON

Friday, August 31
Brave Combo
Threadgill’s / 301 W. Riverside; 472-9304 / 9 pm
How fabulous is this!!!!

see ya on the dance floor,
chris