TCB
By Christopher Gray, Fri., July 23, 2004
Bullet the Blue Sky
• The Austin City Limits Music Festival has signed on Elvis Costello, the Neville Brothers, Henry Butler, and Chris Robinson & New Earth Mud. Rumors that the Flaming Lips would play proved untrue, but the Okies are reputed to be in town filming a video. Tuesday, New West Records releases a live CD of last year's fest, with R.E.M., Drive-by Truckers, Kings of Leon, and more.
• Stubb's has set a Sept. 11 make-up date for ACL Fest alumni the Shins, whose June 9 show got rained out. All tickets still good.
• David Thomson, who's behind the Longbranch Inn bar while co-owner Kevin "Kumbala" Crutchfield recuperates from a motorcycle accident, is looking for bands to play an Aug. 1 Kumbala benefit. Call him at 472-5477.
• Papa Mali, fresh from jamming at Bonnaroo with George Porter Jr., Maceo Parker, and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, has just re-released Thunder Chicken on Swampland Records. Papa's got a brand new bag Friday at Threadgill's World Headquarters.
• Ephraim Owens and Allison Thrash light up the Victory Grill Sunday night as part of the historic East 11th Street saloon's revitalization campaign. Recommended donation is $10.
• Seminal Nineties blues-punks Bigfoot Chester reunite at Beerland July 30 with the Winks and DJ Mike Mariconda. A CD-R the band plans to record that afternoon at Million Dollar Sound will be available for purchase.
