Bullet the Blue Sky
• As quietly as he slipped onto SXSW’s big board, street hassler Lou Reed has slipped back off. “He had commitments that made it where he was just not going to be able to come,” says Creative Director Brent Grulke. The festival has firmed up its free Auditorium Shores offerings, with UK riddim riders Steel Pulse anchoring Thursday, Alejandro Escovedo and Ian Hunter splitting Friday, and Crescent City boogie men the Neville Brothers funking up Saturday. Unconfirmed SXSW rumor of the week: a reunited Geto Boys joining Scarface‘s set.
• Health care attorney Fletcher Brown, physician and sometime Prescott Curlywolf member Ron Byrd, and acupuncturist David Karchmer were elected to the SIMS Foundation Board of Directors last week. Returning board members include Ray Benson, Charlie Jones, Patrice Pike, and New West Records’ Jay Woods. To seek help from SIMS, or to volunteer, call 472-1008.
• Taking a cue from the Ice Bats, Bob Schneider will play a free post-game concert after Saturday’s UT-Kansas State contest in the Frank Erwin Center. The show is free for anyone with a game ticket; tip time is 12:45pm. Tickets available through Texas Box Office outlets or by calling 477-6060.
• Tambaleo, the upscale West End nightspot that took over from the hallowed Electric Lounge, celebrates its second anniversary Tuesday with a weekend-worthy bill of This Microwave World and What Made Milwaukee Famous for only $3. Show starts at 10:30pm; look for more Tuesday shows of similar caliber to follow.
This article appears in February 11 • 2005.