To sleep, perchance to vacation

May 1-7

Things are sort of winding down again. Trick the Devil closed on Sunday; I taught my last Informal Class of the semester on Monday. The trouble with stopping something, though, is that it all becomes very, very clear to me how tired I am. Holy moly. Got nearly 9 hours of sleep on Tuesday night and woke up Wednesday dragging tail again. This 'I'll sleep when I'm dead' mentality, which I confess I live by, is killing me! I need a vacation, and this might be a good time to take one. It's been three YEARS since my last one. I think it's time. So if I suddenly disappear, it's because I've run away (temporarily, of course).

In fact, I think I've just talked myself into something. This would be the perfect time. It's May, the nation's kids are still in school, so the national parks won't be quite so crowded yet. Yeah. I think it's time.

This week's fun video shows a couple of people who have considerably more energy than I do at the moment. How do they do this?



Thursday, May 1

Jim Stringer & the AM Band
Patsy’s Cowgirl Café / 5001 E. Ben White; 444-2020 / 8 pm

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

DJd Milonga
Thai Passion / 620 Congress, Suite 105 / 10 pm

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

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

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

Two Hoots & A Holler
Beerland / 711 Red River; 479-7625
I'm not sure whether this is the early or late show, so give 'em a shout.


Friday, May 2

Texana Dames
Patsy’s Cowgirl Café / 5001 E. Ben White; 444-2020 / 8 pm (family)

DJd Milonga
Quadrangle Room / Texas Union Bldg; 23rd at Guadalupe / 9 pm

Dale Watson
Nutty Brown / 12225 Highway 290 West; 301-4648 / 7:30 pm; $8 (family)

Chaparral
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / midnight



Saturday, May 3

Gulf Coast Playboys
Central Market (central) / 4001 N. Lamar; 206-1000 / 12:30 pm (family)
Then come back at 6:30 for L'Angelus!!!!!

Jon Emery
Patsy’s Cowgirl Café / 5001 E. Ben White; 444-2020 / 8 pm (family)

Del Castillo
Antone’s / 213 W. Fifth; 474-5314
Charanga Cakewalk opens at 9, so I'm guessing it will be after 10:30 before Del Castillo takes the stage for this Cinco de Mayo show.

First Saturday Contradance
Carpenters Hall / 400 Josephine / 8-11 pm; $8
Live music by the Lost and Nameless Orchestra. sealantsby5@aol.com for more info.


Saturday & Sunday, May 3 & 4

Pecan Street Festival
6th Street downtown / 11 am (family)
Lots of live music of course, by such folks as Grupo Fantasma and Two Hoots & a Holler (to name only two) and dancing by Csardas Hungarian Dancers, Hawaiian Kona Isle Dancers and more. Click the link for the full line-up.


Sunday, May 4

Bouree Texane
Central Market (South) / 4477 S. Lamar / 12:30 pm (family)
These guys don't play nearly often enough, so catch 'em while you can!

Gulf Coast Extravaganza
Threadgill’s / 301 W. Riverside; 472-9304 / 4-9 pm; $10 (family)
Live cajun music by Larry Lange & his Lonely Knights (Austin) and L'Angelus (Lafayette). This is a fund-raiser for KOOP radio. You know you want to go.

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

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

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

The Brew
The Oasis / 6550 Comanche Trail 266-2442

Heybale
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / 10 pm; $7


Monday, May 5

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

Charles Thibodeaux & The Austin Cajun Aces
Evangeline Cafe / 8106 Brodie Lane; 282-2596 / 6:30 pm


Tuesday, May 6

AIO and Mundi
Cactus Café / Texas Union, UT campus, 23rd at Guadalupe, 475-6515; 8 pm
This is a NO-COVER fund-raising event to help Mundi get to Spain this summer, so you know what to do: Come out and support them mightily! Buy their CDs! Put a generous sum in the tip jar! Help them get to Spain.

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

Dale Watson
Belmont / 305 W. 6th / 457-0300 / 6:30 pm

DJd Swing Dance
The Fed / 24th at San Gabriel / 9:40 pm
This is the weekly FREE dance after Four on the Floor's lessons.

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


Wednesday, May 7

Oliver Rajamani
Pharas Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Restaurant / 111 E. North Loop / 8 pm

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

Lucky Strikes
Joe DiMaggio's / 11410 Century Oaks Terrace (The Domain) / 7 pm

Erik Hokkanen's Gypsy Tribe
Lambert’s / 401 W. 2nd; 494-1500 / 6:30 pm

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


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


ROAD TRIPS

Gruene, TX
Friday, May 2
Dale Watson
Gruene Hall / 1281 Gruene; 830-606-1281

Gruene, TX
Saturday, May 3
The Gourds
Gruene Hall / 1281 Gruene; 830-606-1281



COMING SOON

Friday-Sunday, May 16-18
Lindy Hop Workshop
The Fed / 24th at San Gabriel
Click on the link for full details about this workshop with Steve & Virginie. I have worked with these folks before, and they are fantastic instructors. And, of course, there will be dances with live music on Friday & Saturday nights.

See ya on the dance floor,

chris