Eyes and Ears
Though it’s not even mastered yet, advance copies of the new Flatlanders disc Wheel of Fortune (due Jan. 4) have already been sent. The trio is still very much in love with the West Texas wind.
The Austin History Center has put out a call for bands and industry folk to donate any and all related materials — photos, press kits, fliers, etc. Bring them to the Donation Day party, 2-5pm Saturday in Wooldridge Square Park, featuring a set from the Jolly Garogers, the hardest-rocking pirate band since the Swishbucklers.
All those Harvey Pekar looking types skulking around the Continental Club’s Wanda Jackson B-day celebration this weekend are probably in for the Austin Record Convention, which convenes once again 10am-6pm Saturday and Sunday at the Crockett Events Center on Highway 290 East. Admission is $4 and is good for both days.
The sleeping SXSW giant has begun to stir, with urban-music impresario L.A. Reid named as keynote speaker for the 2004 conference.
Not-so-new dance craze the Indie Rock Head Bob was much in evidence at Stubb’s Built to Spill show last week. Local chiropractor appointments skyrocketed after the Idahoans’ 20-minute version of “Cortez the Killer.”
A raft of CD release shows this week: Friday there’s the Sleepwalkers at Room 710, Li’l Cap’n Travis and Moonlight Towers at the Parish, and McLemore Avenue at Club DeVille. Saturday, the Crack Pipes have free beer and barbecue at Antone’s Records, 6-8pm, and look for Deborah Dalton, 7pm Sunday, Cedar Street.
The Hole in the Wall’s version of reverse Free for All psychology seems to be working, as a nearly packed room came out last Sunday to see Sheridan, 20-Eyed Dragon, and a closing jam featuring Davíd Garza and Chepo Pena on “Anarchy in the UK.”
Music-biz bigwig Tommy Mottola was spotted checking out Podunk at Antone’s last weekend and is reportedly interested in signing the KLBJ favorites to a management deal.
This article appears in October 24 • 2003.