Winning the Future, Part One
Young writers incite local shindig
By Cindy Widner, 4:58PM, Wed. May 11, 2011
Thanks to some talented young writers and inspired local musicians, this Friday Austin gets a chance to enjoy its own twist on the song-poem genre.
Austin Bat Cave, the nonprofit that offers a diverse group of kid scribes free writing instruction programs year-round, recently mixed and matched lyrics resulting from a songwriting workshop at Anderson High with some local musicians, who put the words to music.
The recorded result, CD I Don't Have a Mane, features collaborations with such notables as Ghostland Observatory's Aaron Behrens ("In a Faraway Time") and Focus Group ("Dear Katy Perry"), among others. Sales of the CD will benefit the writing programs, as will a live performance of the songs by many of the bands involved, including Comanche Club and Sunset; it's at Mohawk, 912 Red River, on Friday, May 13, starting at 9:30pm, free with a $5-$10 suggested donation.
Read more in this week's "Off the Record," Music LIstings, or Calendar section, or go to austinbatcave.org.
A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands.
July 24, 2015
July 24, 2015
I Don't Have a Mane, Austin Bat Cave
