12 posts tagged music
A few of the Regulars have banded together to organize live music at Cat Mountain Grill (3815 Dry Creek Road) Sunday evenings, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Ask Pat, Luke, or Ricardo for details, and get on out to have fun and support their efforts.
We will reconvene at Mozart’s Coffee tomorrow from 8 a.m. till at least 11 a.m. Come on down.
by Bobby Womack
album The Bravest Man In The Universe
Bobby Womack, “Please Forgive My Heart,” off the forthcoming album from XL Recordings, The Bravest Man In The Universe
I’ve become a huge Bobby Womack fan over the last year, so I was super excited when richardxl posted this earlier:
Here is the first track from the new Bobby Womack album, “The Bravest Man In The Universe”, which I co-produced with Damon Albarn at the end of last year. We recorded 16 songs in 3 sessions, 10 of which will be on the final album. It didn’t take us long to make, but it felt like all of our lifetimes of musical enthusiasm went into the record…
Bobbys musical history is so spectacular, from writing the Rolling Stones first number one hit, playing guitar for Sly Stone and Aretha Franklin, to making some of the best soul music ever as a solo artist, that it was hard to believe how free of ego he was, and how open to new ideas. But Bobby seemed to relish the opportunity to make something modern and original, and embraced and encouraged the use of unusual sounds and techniques. We had a blast making this album; its a platform for one of the greatest voices ever heard.
Can. Not. Wait.
It was great chatting about Bobby Womack with Austin and Kirby this morning at Mozart’s.
Kevin Gant hung out with us this week and shared great stories of the film festival circuit in support of Kevin.
Here we are #regularing at night last Friday; enjoying music by Mitch Watkins (guitar), Gene Elders (violin), Pat Harris (bass), Scott Laningham (drums), and Paul Glasse (mandolin) because, you know, every town’s local engineering firms build stages in their backyard to host such incredible live music. #lovethistown
I am going to try to make this show. Come on down.
I’d like to invite you to attend a benefit concert for Javier and Carmen Chaparro at Sycamore Creek on September 24th.
Many of you saw the article in the Austin American Statesman this week chronicling their return to their home near Bastrop. They lost everything they owned except the clothes…
Click through for more info. Help and/or attend if you can. Best.
Tonight and tomorrow night at the AAMP 411 Monroe we are once again hosting the ‘No Idea Festival’. I would like to encourage everyone to hike or bike in to enjoy jazz at its best. The show last year was on my top 5 list of live music shows in Austin. Unbelievable.
For more information click on http://noideafestival.com/
See you hear!
Get out and have a blast, y’all.
We are having a great Regulars’ morning, including @paulglasse kindly playing a tune. I love Texas and this town.
The Austin Art & Music Partnership asked me to post this:
The Austin Art & Music Partnership (AAMP) is sad to report the death of Aaron S. Williams, co-founder and Director of the Austin Art and Music Partnership, who died last week at his home in South Austin. A memorial celebration of his life is scheduled to be held on August 14th, 2010 at 2:00p.m. at the Austin Art & Music Partnership (AAMP) Creative Space, 411 W. Monroe Street, downtown Austin, TX.
For the past fifteen years, Aaron worked quietly behind the scenes to help untold numbers of artists and musicians secure support and services to make their lives and their community better. As the founding architect of the Austins Musicians Clinic, Aaron designed a model organization that helps musicians with health related needs. This ongoing dedication to the art and music community eventually became the mission of the Austin Art & Music Partnership (AAMP) — a home for the creative class in Austin to come, work, heal and be.
In other areas, Aaron was an inventor receiving a patent on a product that turns packaging waste into environmentally friendly building products. He was a master at finding unused resources in areas where others never looked and using those newfound resources to build a better world. He truly believed that if we worked together, and used our best talents, we could accomplish anything. Family spokesperson, Truitt Ray, said of Aaron, “Generous and complex, Aaron was a vital man and singular individual. We are stunned and fundamentally shaken by our loss.“
Aaron’s absence will be deeply felt throughout the community, and friends are asked to band together to ensure Aaron’s “Vision” and the continued success of AAMP. Donations to AAMP (www.austinamp.org) are encouraged.
Many of you know Peyton from our Mozart’s sessions. Peyton and Aaron worked closely together for years on AAMP and through many other projects and pursuits. Aaron gave a ton to this town. Help Peyton and AAMP out however you can. For starters, why not stop by their space and experience the organization. That’s how I got to know Aaron, and I am so grateful I did.
A few of us are going to prepare and deliver (in May) Ignite-style talks to a small group of basically ourselves. You know, for kicks.
You are more than welcome to participate. In fact, please do. Interested?
We will meet at Threadgill’s on N Lamar at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow the 15th to get some good grub and to discuss topics and techniques. Drop on by.
The above video features the first of three parts of a nice little documentary about Kenneth Threadgill. I still have friends, some longtime Austin residents, ask, “Wait, Threadgill was a real person?” Mos def.
“…And there was Mr. Threadgill. He beat ‘em all.”
Janis Joplin
Here comes a Regular. Call out your name.
