Originally Posted By Labuda Ok, so this is just me being once again glad that I live in Austin... a town that bills itself as the Live Music Capital of the World, which I believe they have damned good reason for. So, anyhow, we have a club here called Antone's - which bills itself as Austin's Home of the Blues. Anyhowwwwwwww, courtesy of Antone's, I was introduced to a wonderful young musician named Gary Clark, Jr. WOW, what an amazing talent. And I've gotten to see Bobbby Blue Bland and Pinetop Perkins there. Just wow, the amazing acts that are at Antone's on a regular basis just FLOORS me. So, Antone's is currently gearing up to celbrate their anniversay once again, and I will be seeing in the near future the following: Eric Johnson playing a show comprised of Jimi Hendrix's music. If you're a music geek at all, you'll get what a MASSIVELY BIG DEAL this is. That show is 17 June. Then on 4th of July weekend, on the 2nd and 3rd, I get to see my beloved Storyville reunite once again! The weekend after that, I'll be groovin' to the Arc Angels on the 9th and 10th of July. I LOVE MY CITY AND I LOVE OUR MUSIC SCENE! Ok, done gushing now. I'll continue happily bouncing off the walls in quite now.
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 I've past the place several times, but never been in. Sounds like something I should check out.
Originally Posted By Labuda Longhorn, you will NOT regret it. Just GREAT stuff. If you want to go in without making a $20 commitment to a show (average price you'll pay there), check out a Blue Tuesday sometime - something like $5 or $10 to get in and WOW you get some powerful big-name blues musicians. AHH - yep! Eric Johnson is just amazing. First person I ever heard play 12-string oh so many years ago.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Labuda, are you a Robert Earl Keen fan? Seems like you might be. I try to catch him whenever he's in NY.
Originally Posted By Labuda Dabob - yep, he's another local lad who I appreciate. Oh, and for those who don't know from the other times I've gushed, here's the line up for Storyville: Malford Milligan, David Grissom, David Holt, Chris Layton, and Tommy Shannon The lineup for Arc Angels is: Charlie Sexton, Doyle Bramhall II, Chris Layton, and Tommy Shannon All Austin royalty IMO... just INCREDIBLE musicians
