I am the Once and Future Bassoonist!!!!!!! Hear me roar!

January 10-16

Ooh! Ooh! Had a HUGE, we're talking MEGA-breakthrough on the bassoon a few nights ago and I am kicking ass now. OK, so I'm not ready to audition for the symphony just yet, but by damn, I can play that puppy! There is still much to be worked on: embouchure (isn't that a great word?), articulation, breath control, nuance, intonation, pitch, technique. You know. All the stuff a musician has to conquer.

I'm hoping one of these days I'll be good enough to be part of the prestigious competition featured in this week's video. Give it to me straight... do you think I stand a chance?

Thursday, January 10

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

Lucky Strikes
Treehouse Italian Grill / 2201 College Ave; 443-4200/ 7:30 pm

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

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

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

DJd Swing Dance
The Fed / 24th at San Gabriel / 8 pm

Monstas; Derailers
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / 10 pm; midnight

Dale Watson
Ginny’s Little Longhorn / 5434 Burnet Road; 458-1813

Two Hoots & A Holler
Ego's / 510 S. Congress; 474-7091 / 11 pm
Stop by and wish Rick Broussard a happy birthday.


Friday, January 11

DJd Milonga
La Tazza Fresca / 37th at Guadalupe; 371-5383 / 9 pm

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

Seth Walker
Momo’s / 618 W. 6th; 479-8848 / 9:30 pm

Monstas
Evangeline Café / 8106 Brodie Lane; 282-2586 / 10 pm; $5

Lucky Strikes
Uptown Dance (north studio) / 8868 Research; 459-5678 / 8:30 pm

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

DJd Swing Dance
Go Dance / 2525 Anderson Lane (in Northwest Mall) / 9:30 pm


Friday-Sunday, January 11-13

Songs of Leonard Cohen by Will Taylor & Strings Attached
Friday: St. Michael's / 1500 N. Capital of Texas Hwy; 8 pm
Saturday: House concert (see website for details) / 8 pm
Sunday: Marble Theater in Marble Falls / 2 pm
Prices vary, depending on which show you choose. Anywhere from $10-$50. This one should be really, really, like, I mean, REALLY good.

Saturday, January 12

Jim Stringer & Friends
Artz Ribhouse / 2330 S. Lamar / 7:30 pm (family)

The Iguanas
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / midnight; $10

The Eggmen
Patsy's Cowgirl Cafe / 5501 E. Ben White; 444-2020 / 8 pm

Nash Hernandez Orchestra
Donn’s Depot / 1600 W. 5^th; 478-0336 / 9 pm


Sunday, January 13

Dale Watson
Ginny’s Little Longhorn / 5434 Burnet Road; 458-1813 / 4 pm

Fabulous Polkasonics
Mother Egan's / 713 W. 6th; 478-7747 / 12-3 pm
Aahh. A reason to get out of bed on Sunday! This is a month-long series featuring a different "nationality" of music each week, heavy on polka, of course. Last week (the first one, which I didn't hear about until too late) was Irish; this week it's Czech. Next week is Tejano/Conjunto; and the last week in January will be Polish.

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


Monday, January 13

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

Charles Thibodeaux & the Austin Cajun Aces
Evangeline Café / 8106 Brodie Lane; 282-2586 / 6:30 pm (family)
The band formerly known as the Bayou Cajun Band.


Tuesday, January 15

Dale Watson (aka Dean Bob Sinatra)
Belmont / 305 W. 6th / 457-0300

Wednesday, January 16

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

The Brew
Speakeasy / 412 Congress; 476-8017 / 9:30 pm


ROAD TRIPS

Gruene, TX
Saturday, Jan 12
The Gourds
Gruene Hall / 1281 Gruene; 830-606-1281 / 9 pm; $10


COMING SOON

Tuesdays-Saturdays Jan 15-Feb 16
Frontera Fest
Various times/various venues
Last year, after four consecutive years participating in Frontera, I decided to give it a break. Of course I did not. So this year, after FIVE years in a row, I decided that this time I really mean it. NOT. I'm writing music for Steve Barney's new play "Prepare for Arrival and Cross Check" which will open at the Blue Theatre as part of the long fringe on Jan 25. (click here to see what the XLent has to say about the show before it even hits the stage, with a cute picture of Steve, too.)So come see it for sure, for sure! Or check out the short fringe at the Hyde Park Theatre -- 5 short plays per night, different every night!

see ya on the dance floor,

chris