PAST RECOMMENDED SHOWS:
05/04/08 @ Downtown AustinOld Pecan Street FestivalDARCIE STEVENS
10/12/07 @ Continental ClubCharlie Louvin
Charlie and Ira Louvin defined the high/lonesome bluegrass harmonies of the Fifties before Ira’s alcoholism and subsequent death forced Charlie to follow “The Christian Life” alone. Last spring’s self-titled LP, the younger Louvin’s first in 10 years, returned Charlie to Louvin classics, his voice haunted by Ira’s absence but patriarchal alongside guests like Jeff Tweedy and Will Oldham. Dallas quintet Eleven Hundred Springs steel the show early, with headliners the Texas Sapphires dropping newly cut
Roadhouse Gems.
DOUG FREEMAN
07/28/07 @ The Scoot InnTexas Moratorium Benefit
This eclectic benefit collects a wide array of sounds to question Texas' zeal for lethal injection. Of particular interest is the case of Kenneth Foster, slated for execution Aug. 30 under the Law of Parties even though he didn't murder anyone. This variety show features local hip-hopper Damp Heat starting at 8pm, followed by Laura Scarborough's pianistics, the Invincible Czars' klezmerlike avant-gardism, and the Texas Sapphires' country, as well as clowns, dancers, food, and raffles.
www.texasmoratorium.orgGREG BEETS
08/27/06 @ Waterloo ParkHot Sauce Festival
The heat, the beer, the hordes. The music. No, it’s not ACL Fest, it’s the
Chronicle’s annual excuse to drink
more beer: chips & salsa! Actually, all those leftovers usually find their way here to the paper Monday morning, but the music stays in Waterloo Park. This year, kid band NewBoy (11am) leads into the White Ghost Shivers’ raunchy ragtime (noon), Guy Forsyth’s yeoman’s blues (1:30pm), and the country honk of the Texas Sapphires (3:30pm). The event and its soundtrack are free, but best bring beer money. 11am-5pm.
RAOUL HERNANDEZ
01/12/06 @ Emo's
Tattoo Convention Opening Night Party
Ink it up with the rowdy Flametrick Subs, Shinola, and the Texas Sapphires.
12/30/05 @ Hole in the Wall
The Moonhangers, the Texas Sapphires
Chili Cold Blood’s country counterpart thumps traditional strings with the Texas Sapphires.
12/07/05 @ Emo's
The Texas Sapphires, Drag the River
Local traditional country slingers follow Coloradoan alt.country.
09/30/05 @ Elysium
Through the Looking Glass
The Texas Sapphires, Darling New Neighbors, Shim Shams, and Heart Project benefit LGRL.
09/22/05 @ The Scoot Inn
Chili Cold Blood, the Texas Sapphires
A pre-ACL event with the long-tall, steel tunes of Chili Cold Blood, the traditional country of the Texas Sapphires, and the Waxploitation crew spinning soul all night.
08/16/05 @ Jovita's
The Texas Sapphires
Now with pedal steel, fiddle, and banjo.
08/06/05 @ Continental Club
Wayne Hancock, the Sapphires
Local trad country gems twang before the local
honky-tonker.
