Concert Calendar
Yes, it's been ages since I did a concert calendar. Yes, I went to a paltry 10 concerts last year, and that's stretching the definition of concert quite a bit. I'm not here to talk about past mistakes. I'm here to talk about the future, and the future will rock!
Most of the Beachland Tavern shows are less than $10 a person, which means they are cheaper than a movie.
January
W 1/13 - Alejandro Escovedo @ Beachland Ballroom. One of the finest Austin musicians around.
R 1/14 - Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles @ Beachland Tavern. I know very little, but every time I pick up one of their CDs at the station I think I should listen to it, so something is working for them.
F 1/15 - The Dutchess & the Duke @ Grog (and yes, I spelled that right). Cheap, loud, looks fun.
Su 1/17 - The Rural Alberta Advantage @ Beachland Tavern. Again, I know very little, but the gang at Music Saves is excited about it, which is probably a good sign.
W 1/20 - Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers @ Beachland Tavern. Anyone described as a vulgar Ella Fitzgerald has my attention.
F 1/22 - Drummer @ Kent Stage. Patrick Carney of the Black Keys is in this band. I saw them last year, and they are a fun party band. Nothing exceptional, but if you want to go to a show, shake your ass and drink some beer, you could do far, far worse.
F 1/22 - Retribution Gospel Choir @ Grog. Former members of Low, playing a lot louder and faster than they ever did before.
S 1/23 - Bill Burke @ Winchester. Anyone who can play an 8 string guitar has to be worth listening to once, and it's cheap and close to my house to boot.
T 1/26 - Frode Gjerstad Trio @ Beachland Tavern. Interesting looking jazz trio.
R 1/28 - April Verch @ Nighttown. Very talented Canadian fiddler.
F 1/29 - The Groove Prophets @ Winchester. Psychedelic jam band stuff. Sounds fun, and again, cheap and by my house.
S 1/30 - Antiflag and many others @ Beachland Ballroom. Pittsburgh's finest punk.
February
T 2/2 - Joshua Bell @ EJ Thomas. He's a violinist and a classical music superstar, in as much as that is possible.
S 2/6 - Trepanning Trio @ Beachland Tavern. An instrumental avant-chamber ensemble named for a surgery in which a hole is drilled into the human skull.
W 2/10 - C.J. Chenier and The Red Hot Louisiana Band @ HOB. That name pretty much tells you everything you need to know about them.
W 2/10 - Jemina Pearl @ Beachland Tavern. She's cute and she's recorded with Iggy Pop. Sold.
R 2/11 - Cedric Burnside @ Beachland Tavern. I've got a track of two from the Live at the World Cafe comps, or more accurately by his dad RL Burnside.
S 2/13 - The Whiskey Daredevils @ Beachland Tavern. Loud country/rock.
Su 2/14 - Girlyman @ Beachland Tavern. Included just for my coworker Rob, who likes them a great deal.
T 2/16 - George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic @ HOB. Everybody should see them at least once.
W 2/17 - Daedalus @ Grog. Fun electronic stylings. I dig it. My "I'm dragging gieves to a concert" of the calendar.
R 2/18 - Harry Bacharach @ Nighttown. If you really like the guy who plays piano at the Velvet Tango Room twice a week, you can attend his CD release party.
S 2/27 - The Other Girls @ Grog. Sounds like fun.
Su 2/28 - Yiddishe @ Nighttown. Klezmer, if you like that sort of thing.
Su 2/28 - Daphne Willis @ Beachland Tavern. The video was good.
March
T 3/04 - Split Lip Rayfield @ Grog. Anybody who class their music thrash-grass (as in thrash + bluegrass) can't be all bad.
T 3/11 - Norah Jones @ EJ Thomas. It's ok to be a one hit wonder if your one hit is an entire album, right?
T 3/11 - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists @ Grog. I have a bunch of friends who think they are really awesome.
April
R 4/1 - Henry Rollins @ Kent Stage. Spoken word, still.
R 4/8 - Fred Eaglesmith @ Beachland Tavern. One of my all time favorites; this room is enough smaller than the Ballroom that a sellout is practically guaranteed. On the plus side, Fred will be in your lap. Ok, so maybe that's not a plus.
How do you find local shows? Try these: Pollstar. Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, Grog Shop, Peabodys, CSU Convocation Center, HOB, Winchester Tavern, Kent Stage, Agora Theater & Ballroom, Wilberts, Quicken Loans Arena, Night Town, Playhouse Square, Rock Hall, Cain Park, Blossom, Tower City Amphitheater, Plain Dealer Pavilion, Lakewood Civic Auditorium, E.J. Thomas Hall (Akron).
Most of the Beachland Tavern shows are less than $10 a person, which means they are cheaper than a movie.
January
W 1/13 - Alejandro Escovedo @ Beachland Ballroom. One of the finest Austin musicians around.
R 1/14 - Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles @ Beachland Tavern. I know very little, but every time I pick up one of their CDs at the station I think I should listen to it, so something is working for them.
F 1/15 - The Dutchess & the Duke @ Grog (and yes, I spelled that right). Cheap, loud, looks fun.
Su 1/17 - The Rural Alberta Advantage @ Beachland Tavern. Again, I know very little, but the gang at Music Saves is excited about it, which is probably a good sign.
W 1/20 - Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers @ Beachland Tavern. Anyone described as a vulgar Ella Fitzgerald has my attention.
F 1/22 - Drummer @ Kent Stage. Patrick Carney of the Black Keys is in this band. I saw them last year, and they are a fun party band. Nothing exceptional, but if you want to go to a show, shake your ass and drink some beer, you could do far, far worse.
F 1/22 - Retribution Gospel Choir @ Grog. Former members of Low, playing a lot louder and faster than they ever did before.
S 1/23 - Bill Burke @ Winchester. Anyone who can play an 8 string guitar has to be worth listening to once, and it's cheap and close to my house to boot.
T 1/26 - Frode Gjerstad Trio @ Beachland Tavern. Interesting looking jazz trio.
R 1/28 - April Verch @ Nighttown. Very talented Canadian fiddler.
F 1/29 - The Groove Prophets @ Winchester. Psychedelic jam band stuff. Sounds fun, and again, cheap and by my house.
S 1/30 - Antiflag and many others @ Beachland Ballroom. Pittsburgh's finest punk.
February
T 2/2 - Joshua Bell @ EJ Thomas. He's a violinist and a classical music superstar, in as much as that is possible.
S 2/6 - Trepanning Trio @ Beachland Tavern. An instrumental avant-chamber ensemble named for a surgery in which a hole is drilled into the human skull.
W 2/10 - C.J. Chenier and The Red Hot Louisiana Band @ HOB. That name pretty much tells you everything you need to know about them.
W 2/10 - Jemina Pearl @ Beachland Tavern. She's cute and she's recorded with Iggy Pop. Sold.
R 2/11 - Cedric Burnside @ Beachland Tavern. I've got a track of two from the Live at the World Cafe comps, or more accurately by his dad RL Burnside.
S 2/13 - The Whiskey Daredevils @ Beachland Tavern. Loud country/rock.
Su 2/14 - Girlyman @ Beachland Tavern. Included just for my coworker Rob, who likes them a great deal.
T 2/16 - George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic @ HOB. Everybody should see them at least once.
W 2/17 - Daedalus @ Grog. Fun electronic stylings. I dig it. My "I'm dragging gieves to a concert" of the calendar.
R 2/18 - Harry Bacharach @ Nighttown. If you really like the guy who plays piano at the Velvet Tango Room twice a week, you can attend his CD release party.
S 2/27 - The Other Girls @ Grog. Sounds like fun.
Su 2/28 - Yiddishe @ Nighttown. Klezmer, if you like that sort of thing.
Su 2/28 - Daphne Willis @ Beachland Tavern. The video was good.
March
T 3/04 - Split Lip Rayfield @ Grog. Anybody who class their music thrash-grass (as in thrash + bluegrass) can't be all bad.
T 3/11 - Norah Jones @ EJ Thomas. It's ok to be a one hit wonder if your one hit is an entire album, right?
T 3/11 - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists @ Grog. I have a bunch of friends who think they are really awesome.
April
R 4/1 - Henry Rollins @ Kent Stage. Spoken word, still.
R 4/8 - Fred Eaglesmith @ Beachland Tavern. One of my all time favorites; this room is enough smaller than the Ballroom that a sellout is practically guaranteed. On the plus side, Fred will be in your lap. Ok, so maybe that's not a plus.
How do you find local shows? Try these: Pollstar. Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, Grog Shop, Peabodys, CSU Convocation Center, HOB, Winchester Tavern, Kent Stage, Agora Theater & Ballroom, Wilberts, Quicken Loans Arena, Night Town, Playhouse Square, Rock Hall, Cain Park, Blossom, Tower City Amphitheater, Plain Dealer Pavilion, Lakewood Civic Auditorium, E.J. Thomas Hall (Akron).