Sloth Girl lives in my house

November 1-7

I have a note to myself where I can see it above my computer at home. It says "Earn your down time and then take it." Well, I gotta tell you folks, I have definitely been taking it the past couple of weeks. I. Am. Sloth. I had worked hard on Far Away so during the two week run I did basically nothing. Cleaned my studio. Did a load of laundry. Changed the sheets on the bed. That's about it.

But I gotta get out of sloth mode real fast here now. Today is NOVEMBER 1 and it's almost time to start obsessing about the holidays!

But before we do that, here's a video that addresses one of my favorite longest running obsessions. I try to find things that people do really, really well and share them with you because I have great appreciation and admiration for people who do things really, really well. But sometimes I find one that makes you go 'hmmm.' This is one of those. Hmmm. And that's all I have to say about that.



Thursday, November 1

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

Jim Stringer's AM Band
Ginny’s Little Longhorn / 5434 Burnet Road; 458-1813 / 9 pm

Glovertango
Lambert’s / 401 W. 2nd; 494-1500 / 7 pm

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

Jim Stringer's AM Band
Ginny’s Little Longhorn / 5434 Burnet Road; 458-1813 / 9 pm

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

The Brew
Copa / 217 Congress Ave. / Austin, TX / 479-5002 / 10 pm

DJd Swing Dance
The Fed / 24th at San Gabriel / 8 pm
This will be the Austin Swing Syndicate's annual costume ball. Dress up for fabulous prizes!


Friday, November 2

DJd Milonga
Quadrangle Room / Texas Union Bldg; 24th at Guadalupe
I'm not sure what time this one starts, so contact kromreig@yahoo.com for full details.

Slavadillo
Triumph Cafe / 3808 Spicewood Springs / 7 pm
Some lovely world music in an intimate setting.

Dale Watson
Broken Spoke / 3201 S. Lamar; 442-6189 / 9 pm

Mr. Fabulous & Casino Royale
Reed’s Jazz Club / 9901 Cap of TX Hwy; 342-7977 / 8:30 pm

The Eggmen
Jovita’s / 1619 S. 1st, 447-7825 / 7 pm (family)
Ouch! opens at 6. And besides, you'll want to get there early in order to get a table.

Texana Dames
Patsy's Cowgirl Cafe / 5001 E. Ben White; 444-2020 /7:30 pm


Friday - Sunday, November 2 - 4

Fire Ant Frolic
The Fed / 24th at San Gabriel / 6:30 pm Fri; 9 am Sat; 10 am Sun
All contra all the time (with a few waltzes and such thrown in , so I guess it's really not ALL contra, strictly speaking). Lots of live music, instruction, danacing, and fun. Click the link for all the details.


Saturday, November 3

Nash Hernandez Orchestra
Austin Rec Center / 1301 Shoal Creek / 8:30 pm
This is the Austin Ballroom Dancers annual halloween ball. Call 989-3939 for details.

Albert and Gage Band
Donn’s Depot / 1600 W. 5th, 478-0336 / 9 pm

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

Roger Wallace
Ginny’s Little Longhorn / 5434 Burnet Road; 458-1813 / 9 pm

Cornell Hurd
Broken Spoke / 3201 S. Lamar; 442-6189 / 9 pm

The Red Elvises
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / midnight

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


Saturday & Sunday, November 3 & 4

Austin Celtic Festival
Fiesta Gardens / 2102 Bergman / 11 am (family)
This is a comfortably sized festival with everything from dance workshops to kids activities to entertainment by local and touring musicians including the amazing Patrick Street. Click the link for all the details and then put it on your calendar. The stages are covered, so it will be happening rain or shine.

Texas Book Festival
State Capitol Grounds
This is always a great event, but this year will be even more special because my pal Liz (also a reader of this list, so there's only 1 degree of seperation for all of us) is a featured panelist this year. She's just had her very first book published and she's already kicking ass! Click the link for all the details.

Sunday, November 4

Texas River School Fundaraiser
Scholz Garden / 1607 San Jacinto, 474-1958 / 4 pm; $15
Live music for dancing by Dale Watson. Click here for tix.

Texas Swing Kings
Artz Ribhouse / 2230 S. Lamar; 442-8283 / 6:30 pm

Monster Big Band
Ruta Maya / 3601 S. Congress; 707-9637 / 7 pm; $7

Red Elvises
Jovita’s / 1619 S. 1st; 447-7825 / 7 pm (family)

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


Monday, November 5

Paris 49; Dale Watson
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / 6:30pm; 10 pm

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


Tuesday, November 6

Anonymous 4
One World Theatre / 7701 Bee Caves; 32-WORLD / 7 & 9:30 pm (family)

Planet Casper
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / 6:30 pm

Dean Bob Sinatra & the Swang Thang
Belmont / 305 W. 6th / 457-0300 / 7 pm

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

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


Wednesday, November 7

Denia Ridley & Marc Devine
Reed’s Jazz Club / 9901 Cap of TX Hwy; 342-7977 / 7:00 pm


ROAD TRIPS

New Braunfels, TX
Friday-Sunday, November 2-11
Wurstfest
Wurst Hall
Click on the link for all the information you need to know -- from directions to schedule (like Brave Combo on Monday the 5th, for example).

Temple, TX
Saturday, November 3
Czech Feszt
Downtown Temple
Ahhh. This sure brings back memories. I grew up near Temple hearing Tex-Czech spoken on the streets and pondering the spelling/pronunciation of certain of my classmates' names. Horelica for example (pronounced hose-lick). Trdy. (yup, that's turdy). Live music starts at noon, though the festival starts at 8. Kolaches, dancing, polka music, beer, sausage and more, more, more.


COMING SOON

Sunday, November 11
Heralds and Minstrels
RedHouse ArtSpace / directions available with reservations / 3 pm; $10
This is a house concert featuring a wonderful Renaissance trio from Georgetown. Seating is limited, so call 923-2277 now to make your reservations.



see ya on the dance floor,

chris