MAY
FRI 15 The Iguanas, Continental Club
FRI 15 Matthew Ryan, Stubb’s
FRI 15 Charlie Hunter & Pound for Pound, Galactic, Antone’s
FRI 15 Union, Atomic Cafe
FRI 15, SAT 16 Ishmael & the Peacemakers, Flamingo Cantina
SAT 16 Clint Black, Michael Peterson, The Kinleys, Frank Erwin Center
SAT 16 String Cheese Incident, Stubb’s
SAT 16 Bughouse 5, Dalheart Imperials, Kim Lenz, Continental Club
SUN 17 Modest Mouse, Califone, Emo’s
SUN 17 Clay Baker, Jim Lauderdale, Continental Club
MON 18 C. Ridge Floyd, Paramount Theatre
MON 18 Yanni, Frank Erwin Center
MON 18 Tortoise, Oval, Emo’s
MON 18 Regatta 69, Flamingo Cantina
MON 18 Grand Funk Railroad,
Austin Music Hall
TUE 19 Los Gusanos, Emo’s
TUE 19 Dead Flowers, Dallas
WED 20 Zeke, Atomic Cafe
WED 20 Mr. T Experience, Teen Idols, Almost 81, Emo’s
WED 20 Cherub Scourge, Hole in the Wall
THU 21 Spunk, Flamingo Cantina
THU 21 Carolyn Wonderland, Mercury Lounge
THU 21 Ex-Husbands, Hole in the Wall
THU 21, FRI 22 Medeski, Martin & Wood, Stubb’s
FRI 22 The Get-Up Kids, Braid, Three Years Down, The Hookers, Emo’s
SAT 23 Wallflowers, Semisonic, Tonic, Fat, Whiskeytown, Naked, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, Jolene, Muscadine, Austin Music Hall
SAT 23 Clutch, Liberty Lunch
FRI 22, SAT 23 Rising Lion, Flamingo Cantina
SUN 24 Jonathon Butler, Kirk Whalum, Backyard
SUN 24 Sugar Shack, Dead Moon, Emo’s
MON 25 Everclear, Marcy Playground, Austin Music Hall
THU 28 Marshall Tucker Band, Dessau Music Hall
THU 28 The Delphines, Antone’s
THU 28 Kris McKay, La Zona Rosa
THU 28 Ultra Bide, Emo’s
FRI 29 Big Sandy & Fly-Rite Boys, Continental Club
FRI 29 Sports Guitar, Emo’s
SAT 30 Gipsy Kings, Backyard
SAT 30 Lara y Reyes, Elephant Room
SAT 30 The Lazy Cowgirls, Emo’s
SUN 31 Buddy Blue Band, East First Garden Theater
JUNE
WED 3 Los Straitjackets, Continental Club
WED 3 Whistle Binkies, Cactus Cafe
WED 3 Vonda Shepard, La Zona Rosa
THU 4 The Jesus Lizard, Stubb’s
THU 4 Keiko Matsui, La Zona Rosa
THU 4 CPR (David Crosby, Jeff Pevar & James Raymon), Farmdogs, Backyard
FRI 5 Manhattan Transfer, Backyard
SAT 6 Spyro Gyra, La Zona Rosa
SAT 6 Denise Franke, Cactus Cafe
SAT 6 Ray Price, Backyard
FRI 12 Nick Lowe, La Zona Rosa
FRI 12 Old 97s, Liberty Lunch
SAT 13 Acoustic Alchemy, La Zona Rosa
SAT 13 Rocket from the Crypt, Liberty Lunch
THU 18 Eliza Gilkyson, Cactus Cafe
THU 18 Cornershop, Liberty Lunch
FRI 19 Royal Crown Revue, La Zona Rosa
SAT 20 Gravity Kills, Liberty Lunch
SUN 21 The Hollisters, Backyard
WED 24 Carrie Newcomer, Cactus Cafe
SAT 27 Newcomer, Cactus Cafe
JULY
SAT 18 Kitaro, Backyard
AUGUST
SAT 1 Yes, Alan Parsons Project, Backyard
This article appears in May 15 • 1998 and May 15 • 1998 (Cover).