PAST RECOMMENDED SHOWS:
08/09/07 @ Continental ClubBuck Owens Birthday Tribute
Since 1991, Austin’s country music community has celebrated the birthday of its patron saint, Buck Owens, who would have been 78 on Sunday. It’s grown into a highly anticipated soiree, with surprise guests of all stripes and a glorious house band led by Casper Rawls and Tom Lewis. This year, the Derailers celebrate the release of a brand-new Owens tribute disc, and, of course, all proceeds benefit the Center for Child Protection. 8pm.
JIM CALIGIURI
11/09/05 @ Broken SpokeBroken Spoke 41st Anniversary
The bus that crashed through the back wall of the venerable dance hall is finally gone. That’s not a moment too soon for owner James White, hosting the 41st anniversary of the club’s opening. And with a lineup that includes Alvin Crow, Cornell Hurd, Dale Watson, Bruce Robison, the Derailers, Jeff Hughes, and Gary P. Nunn, the energy will be higher than the moon. Recent news of White’s wife Annetta’s recovery from a bout with cancer means the celebration will be even more joyous than usual. Pass the Lone Star, please.
MARGARET MOSER
11/18/04 @ Antone'sDoug Sahm Day
It’s tough to celebrate the death of our beloved Doug Sahm, but his glorious Tex-Mex roots rock lives. The third memorial tribute includes Shawn Sahm, Augie Meyers, Speedy Sparks, Louie Ortega, Ernie Durawa, Texas Mavericks with Alvin Crow, Little Joe y la Familia, Troy Campbell, the Derailers, the Lucky Tomblin Band, Ernie Garibay & Cats Don’t Sleep, Bill Kirchen, Ed Burleson, and Dahebegebees. Attend the show, by all means, but don’t forget people are trying to get Billy Joel in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame before our man. Go to
www.petitiononline.com/DougSahm/petition.html and vote for Doug.
MARGARET MOSER
08/12/04 @ Continental ClubBuck Owens' Birthday Bash
The Bakersfield honky-tonk pioneer and
Hee Haw hero turns 74 Thursday, and for the 13th year in a row, Casper Rawls and Tom Lewis celebrate his birth. With an illustrious house band featuring Rawls, Lewis, Kevin Owen, and Dave Carroll, as well as Jesse Dayton, the Derailers, D.B. Harris, original Buckaroo Doyle Holly, and a slew of musicians from across the nation performing, this year will set candles aflame with smokin’ honky-tonk and cruisin’ vocals. The $15 cover benefits the Children’s Advocacy Center of Travis County. 8pm.
DARCIE STEVENS
09/11/03 @ Stubb'sMusic Memorial Benefit
You may have gotten a phone call from your friendly neighborhood firefighters on this one, and for once, it was a phone campaign worth waging. In honor of the Austin Firefighters Union and 9/11 heroes everywhere, a host of local musical he-roes take the Stubb’s outdoor stage, including Jimmie Vaughan, Marcia Ball, Reckless Kelly, the Derailers, the Weary Boys, Toni Price, George DeVore, Chaparral, and more. Proceeds benefit the Red Cross and the Texas Burn Society.
MICHAEL CHAMY
08/26/03 @ La Zona RosaAs part of the fallout from the statewide budget crunch, Texas Folklife Resources, the organization that keeps the state?s wide variety of tradition and culture alive, has lost most of its funding. They?re holding a series of benefits to try and keep afloat, including this night of Accordion Kings and guests. Squeeze-box royalty Mingo Saldivar, the best con-junto player not named Jimenez, will be joined by the honky-tonk sounds of the Derailers, hotshot accordion player Cedryl Ballou & his Zydeco Trend-setters, and two Austin-based acts that combine Cajun and Tex-Mex with a distinctive flair, Los Pin-kys and the Gulf Coast Playboys. Bring your Fred Astaires, you?ll need ?em.
JIM CALIGIURI
