I am out at Rice Fest in Fischer, TX this week. It’s an annual pilgrimage for me. The event spotlights Americana music with a bent for songwriters and bluegrass–this year’s line up includes Kevin Welch, the Band of Heathens, Darrell Scott, and the Hudsons..
Watched Hays County Burn Band last night. Billy Bright on mandolin, Matt Downing on banjo, Tom Ellis on bass, Elliot Rogers on guitar, and Mike Montgomery on fiddle. Everybody sings. They play into one mike, and it is magic to watch them weave in and out, so someone can come forward to sing or solo.
I was glad to be out in Fischer, but I was disappointed I had to miss Split Lip Rayfield’s show at the Continental. To atone for my inability to be in two places at one time, I met up with Jeff Eaton, Eric Mardis and Wayne Gottstine at 8:00 am this morning to talk for a few minutes and get some pics. SLR drove 12 hours yesterday to get to the Continental Club, and were up early to drive 8 hours up to Oklahoma for another gig tonight. They stayed at a hotel at South First and Barton Springs. In the early seventies the property along the south bank of Bouldin Creek was the dirt driveway providing access back to the Armadillo World Headquarters. Seemed appropriate, somehow, to be standing there talking to musicians. Read the rest of this entry »
And walk away feeling fulfilled. If you spend the funds on Terminator Salvation, you will regrettably not be ! I call for a boycott of this flick. Let’s send a message to HOLLYWOOD THAT THIS WON’T DO! Really, how did this get greenlighted? This is another clear example of what the hollywood machine thinks of the masses. Yes they think we are stupid. Funny that I mention machine, one thing is certain you’ll be cheering for the machines, as we were.
I refuse to waste any more time. This film was awful.Terrible. Even the whispering Batman and the body cast of Arnold couldn’t save it. Bad Writing,bad acting, bad directing just plain bad
Tomorrow night Antone’s will be hosting a benefit for Ruben Rodriguez, chef and owner of Evita’s Botanitas. Ruben has a brain tumor, no insurance, and mounting medical expenses. Ruben himself insists on preparing a mouthwatering appetizer buffet and Flan Queen Marta Guzman has agreed to come out of retirement and make flan for this one party. Local bakers will donate their best pies for the live pie auction and the silent auction will feature gift items, a variety of professional services, cookbooks, restaurant meal packages, custom-made jewelry, and clothing.
Austin’s mayoral elections are heating up and the Daze sat down with candidate Brewster McCracken to get to know more about his plans for Austin. Get out and vote Saturday, May 9th.
AUSTIN DAZE: Brewster McCracken is…
BREWSTER MCCRACKEN:…a father of a 5-year-old boy who loves music, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day, and playing Chutes and Ladders with his dad…
…a novelist, guitarist, surfer, technophile and avid reader…
…an admirer of Pike Powers, Michelle Greer, Steve Jobs, Elizabeth Avellan, Barack Obama, Sara Hickman and his great grandmother Maude McFadyen…
…a husband who feels incredibly blessed by his wife’s love…
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I arrived a little late to the screening but quickly upon sitting down, became absorbed in the emotional story.Robert Downey Jr. plays Steve Lopez, an LA Times reporter who’s lost his inspiration for writing.But through a chance encounter he meets Nathaniel Ayers, Jr. (Jamie Foxx), a homeless man with an incredible musical talent.
Joachim Horsely is a composer and musician out of New York. He has just recently completed music for the short film HUG which showed at SXSW 2009.
AUSTIN DAZE: So you’re job seems to come with some pressure. You’ve got all these filmmakers that create these visions and then come to you to…
JOACHIM HORSELY: Save the movie. No, I can’t do that. Composer can’t do that. But he can help. Once the film is in post-production you have to work with what you got and if the emotional content isn’t there it can be a problem. Generally the joke is, “We need Beethoven but better in two weeks.” What’s most interesting about this job, writing music for film, is that you are dealing with a director that is probably at his wits end, because the film is almost done, and they are looking at you to tilt the needle of the emotional content of the film in the right direction. Usually it’s about making sure the film is going to be completed the way the director envisions. Read the rest of this entry »
AUSTIN DAZE: How has the economy affected your business?
JODY DENBERG: It’s just brutal. We’ve lost people. People that have worked here for a long time and it has just broken my heart. Advertising is down. People are cutting back on what they are advertising, then they all want ads for much cheaper, than you have to try to run enough ads to cover your budget-from that point of view it’s been brutal. And really, regardless of whether you are a number 1 rated station or a number 12 rated station, it’s just difficult all the way around. Read the rest of this entry »
The 60s were a great time, and Will Taylor from Strings Attached converses with guest singer Suzanna Choffel and Strings regular Steve Zirkel about the significance of the era and it’s effect upon today’s music, unbeknownst to our youth.
A conversation with the clever indietronica dance band who won a spot at Coachella 2006 after a fan entered them in a Myspace contest. The rest is history.
Phillips Go Gear is sponsoring a contest at www.undiscoveredaustin.com. This is one of the artists in the running for the prize. He explains what hip hop represents to him, and how he represents his life through his rhyme.
And walk away feeling fulfilled. If you spend the funds on Terminator Salvation, you will regrettably not be ! I call for a boycott of this flick. Let’s send a message to HOLLYWOOD THAT THIS WON’T DO! Really, how did this get greenlighted? This is another clear example of what the hollywood machine thinks of the masses. Yes they think we are stupid. Funny that I mention machine, one thing is certain you’ll be cheering for the machines, as we were.
Tomorrow night Antone’s will be hosting a benefit for Ruben Rodriguez, chef and owner of Evita’s Botanitas. Ruben has a brain tumor, no insurance, and mounting medical expenses. Ruben himself insists on preparing a mouthwatering appetizer buffet and Flan Queen Marta Guzman has agreed to come out of retirement and make flan for this one party. Local bakers will donate their best pies for the live pie auction and the silent auction will feature gift items, a variety of professional services, cookbooks, restaurant meal packages, custom-made jewelry, and clothing.
Austin’s mayoral elections are heating up and the Daze sat down with candidate Brewster McCracken to get to know more about his plans for Austin. Get out and vote Saturday, May 9th. 
USTIN DAZE: How has the economy affected your business?
