Wow, shades of Honky Chateau-era Elton John and Harry Chapin in a young, contemporary singer-songwriter. The Good Music Club turns up another local prize in Nano Whitman. And don’t miss the visualists next taping, Monday at the ND, with another quartet of upcoming Austinites: Lonesome Heroes, the Dalles, Frank Smith the band, and the Sour Notes.

“Peace”

“Twenty Eight”

“Sweet Whiskey”

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San Francisco native Raoul Hernandez crossed the border into Texas on July 2, 1992, and began writing about music for the Chronicle that fall, debuting with an album review of Keith Richards’ Main Offender. By virtue of local show previews – first “Recommendeds,” now calendar picks – his writing’s appeared in almost every issue since 1993.