Imagine Peace. Imagine Fun. Imagine.
October 11-17
I am having soooooooooooooooooo much fun at the HRC (Harry Ransom Center). They've got an exhibit of Victorian photographs up which are fun to look at. But what's really, Really, REALLY fun is their Victorian style photo studio set up so that you can take pictures of yourself. The whole point of the exhibit is to show how studio photography was a theatrical/performance driven event. So viewers are invited to participate in a little guerilla theater of their own. I have taken a number of friends there this past week, and I've decided to turn it into a full-blown art/science project. 
I want to see how many friends I can take there and have photos made with. That's my friend Mike's fingers in the picture above. The other young man is my pal Fadi. And then there's Paula and Charlotte.
Every photograph is made in the same setting with the same lighting conditions, with the same camera. By the end of December when the exhibit closes and I have gathered all my data, I want to study the photos and see what I can learn about (1) myself; (2) my friends and family; (3) how I relate to these people. Are we playful? Are we inhibited? Relaxed? Do we care about how we look? Are we comfortable touching one another? Are we connected to each other or separate from one another? Do we spark one another's imagination or stifle it? Are we trapped in our roles or are we free?
I’m not sure what the results of this little experiment will be, but I know like I know like I know that it’s gonna be fun! All photos will be posted in my myspace and facebook photo albums. If you'd like to be part of the process, let me know!!!!
I'm not going to embed a video this week, mostly because I couldn't find the code for this one. But. If you didn't see the unveiling of the Imagine Peace Tower on Tuesday, you can go here and see an interview with Yoko Ono followed by the lighting of the tower. Peace, love and fun, everybody.
Thursday, October 11
Cornell Hurd
Jovita’s / 1619 S. 1st; 447-7825 / 8 pm (family)
Legacy
Cactus Café /Texas
Start your weekend off with some lively Celtic music.
Seth Walker
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / 10 pm; $6
Jesse Dayton
Broken Spoke / 3201 S. Lamar; 442-6189 / 9 pm
Glovertango; Kat's Meow
Lambert’s / 401 W. 2nd; 494-1500 / 6:30 pm; 10:30 pm
The Fabs
Guero’s / 1412 S. Congress; 447-7688 / 6:30 pm (family)
Two Hoots & a Holler
Ego’s / 510 S. Congress; 474-7091 / 10 pm
DJd Swing Dance
The Fed / 24th at San Gabriel / 8 pm
Read all about the Austin Swing Syndicate and their activities.
Friday, October 12
Brave Combo
Ruta Maya / 3601 S. Congress; 707-9637 / 9:30 pm
Aunt Ruby's Sweet Jazz Babies
Tree House Italian Grill /2201 College Ave
DJd Milonga
La Tazza Fresca/ 519 W. 37th (at Guadalupe); 371-5383 / 9 pm
Cornell Hurd Band
Nutty Brown / 12225 Highway 290 West; 301-4648 / 7:30 pm (family)
Yuri Yunakov/s Romani Wedding Band
Jessen Auditorium / UT campus (immediately to the west of Littlefield Fountain at 21st and University) / 8 pm; free
This exciting band will also be in San Antonio this weekend for the Accordion Festival. Don't miss 'em!!!
Austin Lounge Lizards
Threadgill’s / 301 W. Riverside; 472-9304 / 9 pm
Derailers
Broken Spoke / 3201 S. Lamar; 442-6189 / 9 pm
The Eggmen
Patsy’s Cowgirl Café / 5501 E. Ben White; 444-2020 / 8 pm
Kat's Meow
Lambert’s / 401 W. 2nd; 494-1500 / 6:30 pm
Lucky Strikes
Reed’s Jazz Club / 9901 Cap of TX Hwy; 342-7977 / 8:30 pm
Saturday, October 13
Lucky Strikes
Central Market / 4001 N. Lamar; 206-1000 / 6:30 pm (family)
There will also be a swing dance contest wish cash prizes, woo hoo! Be there are be square! I'm just saying.
Marshall Ford Swing Band
Lambert’s / 401 W. 2nd; 494-1500 / 6:30 pm
James Hand
Ginny’s Little Longhorn /5434 Burnet Rd
Aunt Ruby's Sweet Jazz Babies
Tree House Italian Grill /2201 College Ave
I'm not going to embed a video this week, mostly because I couldn't find the code for this one. But. If you didn't see the unveiling of the Imagine Peace Tower on Tuesday, you can go here and see an interview with Yoko Ono followed by the lighting of the tower. Peace, love and fun, everybody.
Thursday, October 11
Cornell Hurd
Jovita’s / 1619 S. 1st; 447-7825 / 8 pm (family)
Legacy
Cactus Café /
Start your weekend off with some lively Celtic music.
Seth Walker
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / 10 pm; $6
Jesse Dayton
Broken Spoke / 3201 S. Lamar; 442-6189 / 9 pm
Glovertango; Kat's Meow
Lambert’s / 401 W. 2nd; 494-1500 / 6:30 pm; 10:30 pm
The Fabs
Guero’s / 1412 S. Congress; 447-7688 / 6:30 pm (family)
Two Hoots & a Holler
Ego’s / 510 S. Congress; 474-7091 / 10 pm
DJd Swing Dance
The Fed / 24th at San Gabriel / 8 pm
Read all about the Austin Swing Syndicate and their activities.
Friday, October 12
Brave Combo
Ruta Maya / 3601 S. Congress; 707-9637 / 9:30 pm
Aunt Ruby's Sweet Jazz Babies
Tree House Italian Grill /
DJd Milonga
La Tazza Fresca/ 519 W. 37th (at Guadalupe); 371-5383 / 9 pm
Cornell Hurd Band
Nutty Brown / 12225 Highway 290 West; 301-4648 / 7:30 pm (family)
Yuri Yunakov/s Romani Wedding Band
Jessen Auditorium / UT campus (immediately to the west of Littlefield Fountain at 21st and University) / 8 pm; free
This exciting band will also be in San Antonio this weekend for the Accordion Festival. Don't miss 'em!!!
Austin Lounge Lizards
Threadgill’s / 301 W. Riverside; 472-9304 / 9 pm
Derailers
Broken Spoke / 3201 S. Lamar; 442-6189 / 9 pm
The Eggmen
Patsy’s Cowgirl Café / 5501 E. Ben White; 444-2020 / 8 pm
Kat's Meow
Lambert’s / 401 W. 2nd; 494-1500 / 6:30 pm
Lucky Strikes
Reed’s Jazz Club / 9901 Cap of TX Hwy; 342-7977 / 8:30 pm
Saturday, October 13
Lucky Strikes
Central Market / 4001 N. Lamar; 206-1000 / 6:30 pm (family)
There will also be a swing dance contest wish cash prizes, woo hoo! Be there are be square! I'm just saying.
Marshall Ford Swing Band
Lambert’s / 401 W. 2nd; 494-1500 / 6:30 pm
James Hand
Ginny’s Little Longhorn /
Aunt Ruby's Sweet Jazz Babies
Tree House Italian Grill /
The Iguanas
Threadgill’s / 301 W. Riverside; 472-9304 / 10 pm
Sunday, October 14
Heybale!
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / 10 pm; $6
The Brew
Oasis / 6550 Comanche Trail; 266-2442
Monday, October 15
Django's Moustache
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / 6:30pm
Johnny B Connelly with the Tradmarks
Mother Egan’s / 713 E. 6th; 478-7747 / 7 pm
No, this is not the dead ex-governor of Texas. This an Irish band that you will have heard at the Accordion Festival in San Antonio over the weekend. And your only excusable absence from the Accordion Festival is if you go to Louisiana for the Festival Acadiens (both of which you will find in the Road Trip section below).
Bayou Cajun Band
Evangeline Café / 8106 Brodie Lane; 282-2586 / 6:30 pm (family)
Tuesday, October 16
Erik Hokkanen's Laboratory
Flipnotics / 1601 Barton Springs; 322-9750 / 8:00 pm
Dr. Zog
Alligator Grill / 3003 South Lamar; 444-6117 / 6 pm
Jim Stringer's AM Band (with Dallas Wayne)
Jovita’s / 1619 S. 1st; 447-7825
Wednesday, October 17
Elana James
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / 6:30pm
Hand Me Down
Flipnotics / 1601 Barton Springs; 322-9750 / 8:00 pm
Jim Stringer's AM Band (with Dallas Wayne)
Patsy’s Cowgirl Café / 5501 E. Ben White; 444-2020 / 8 pm
Denia Ridley & Marc Devine
Reed’s Jazz Club / 9901 Cap of TX Hwy; 342-7977 / 7:00 pm
ROAD TRIPS
San Antonio, TX
Saturday & Sunday, October 13 & 14
International Accordion Festival
San Antonio, TX / La Villita
This is one of the good ones, and definitely worth the trip. To recap Mr. Ben's email: "Have you checked out the Accordion Festival lineup? Pretty amazing! The Polkasonics, Ridgetop Syncopators, and Santiago will play, plus a really great array of other bands that play Argentine chamame, Bulgarian wedding music, N. Italian, Canary Islands, Irish, French Canadian, chicken scratch, Tex-Mex. Plus the disciples of Canray Fontenot and Bois Sec are playing, and there's some crazy band from SF with 4 accordions using effects pedals (plus bass and drums). I wanna hear everybody!" I personally have been wanting to hear chicken scratch (Native American polka assimilation) for years. Definitely! Like, totally, definitely.
Lafayette, LA
Friday - Sunday, October 12-14
Festival Acadiens
Lafayette, LA
This is another one of the good ones.
COMING SOON
Saturday, October 20
Marcel Khalife
Hogg Auditorium / 24th at Guadalupe (sort of) / 8 pm; $10 (students); $26-$55 (real people)
Click here for more info.
Sunday, October 28
Sinead O'Conner
Hogg Auditorium / 24th at Guadalupe / 8 pm; $35-$45.
Click now for tix.
see ya on the dance floor,
chris
Reed’s Jazz Club / 9901 Cap of TX Hwy; 342-7977 / 7:00 pm
ROAD TRIPS
San Antonio, TX
Saturday & Sunday, October 13 & 14
International Accordion Festival
San Antonio, TX / La Villita
This is one of the good ones, and definitely worth the trip. To recap Mr. Ben's email: "Have you checked out the Accordion Festival lineup? Pretty amazing! The Polkasonics, Ridgetop Syncopators, and Santiago will play, plus a really great array of other bands that play Argentine chamame, Bulgarian wedding music, N. Italian, Canary Islands, Irish, French Canadian, chicken scratch, Tex-Mex. Plus the disciples of Canray Fontenot and Bois Sec are playing, and there's some crazy band from SF with 4 accordions using effects pedals (plus bass and drums). I wanna hear everybody!" I personally have been wanting to hear chicken scratch (Native American polka assimilation) for years. Definitely! Like, totally, definitely.
Lafayette, LA
Friday - Sunday, October 12-14
Festival Acadiens
Lafayette, LA
This is another one of the good ones.
COMING SOON
Saturday, October 20
Marcel Khalife
Hogg Auditorium / 24th at Guadalupe (sort of) / 8 pm; $10 (students); $26-$55 (real people)
Click here for more info.
Sunday, October 28
Sinead O'Conner
Hogg Auditorium / 24th at Guadalupe / 8 pm; $35-$45.
Click now for tix.
see ya on the dance floor,
chris
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