Bonnie Bishop, Lee Roy Parnell
Thu., Oct. 18, 8:30pm
Saxon Pub, 1320 S. Lamar, 512/448-2552
Like headliner Lee Roy Parnell, whose credentials from the Texas Jewboys to the Bluebird Cafe gleam like his tuning keys, Bonnie Bishop’s come into her own. Her rootsy new album Free lands her squarely between survival and redemption, the songs reflecting a newfound confidence that’s attracted Bonnie Raitt, who recorded “Not ’Cause I Wanted To” for her new Slipstream. For the former UT student now based in Nashville, the Saxon Pub’s a sweet homecoming. – Margaret Moser