APRIL
FRI 25 Maceo Parker, Antone’s
FRI 25 Derrick Edmondson, Elephant Room
FRI 25 Majek Fashek & the Prisoners of Conscience Band, Flamingo Cantina
FRI 25 24-7 Spyz, Liberty Lunch
FRI 25 Randy Beckett & Rebel Train, Ritz Lounge
FRI 25 Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Nil Lara, Backyard
FRI 25 Bobby Shew, Paramount
FRI 25 Lisa Germano, Melissa Ferrick, Electric Lounge
SAT 26 Rabbi Shefa Gold, Temple Beth Israel Sanctuary
FRI 25 Star 69, Jane Jensen, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Matchbox 20, K’s Choice, Austin Music Hall
SAT 26 Jennyanykind, Electric Lounge
SAT 26 Little Feat, Backyard
SAT 26 Atoll, Flamingo Cantina
SAT 26 Jackopierce, Stubb’s
SAT 26 The Pleasure Fuckers, Nashville Pussy, Emo’s
SAT 26 Johnny Clyde Copeland, The Holmes Brothers, Antone’s
SUN 27 Randy Beckett & Rebel Train, Continental Club
SUN 27 The Ranch, Stubb’s
MON 28 Elliot Smith, Pete Krebs, Electric Lounge
MON 28 The Peechies, The Drags, Emo’s
TUE 29 Boz Scaggs, Backyard
WED 30 Metallica, Corrosion of Conformity, Erwin Center
WED 30 Battlefield Band, Cactus Cafe
WED 30 Earl Slick, Steamboat
WED 30 Tenderloin, Stubb’s
MAY
THU 1 Kim Richey, Continental Club
THU 1 Roger Manning, Hole in the Wall
FRI 2 CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, Antone’s
FRI 2 Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jim Lauderdale, Paramount Theatre
SUN 4 Pete Anderson & the Lonesome Strangers, Antone’s
MON 5 Jimmy Rogers Blues Band, Antone’s
THU 8 Beppe Gambetta, Cactus Cafe
THU 8 GWAR, Liberty Lunch
THU 8 Chainsuck, Lycia, Back Room
FRI 9 Crown Heights, Emo’s
SAT 10 Dead Reckoning, Antone’s
THU 15 ZZ Top, George Thorogood & the Destroyers, Erwin Center
THU 15 The Grifters, Rex, Electric Lounge
THU 15 Half Japanese, Emo’s
FRI 16 Baboon, Electric Lounge
TUe 20 Five-Eight, Electric Lounge
SUN 25 Sleeter-Kinney, Electric Lounge
WED 28 Luther Allison, Antone’s
SAT 31 Offspring, L7, A.F.I., Austin Music Hall
JUNE
THU 26 Barry Manilow, Erwin Center
This article appears in April 25 • 1997 and April 25 • 1997 (Cover).