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Monday, March 24, 2008
Tickets on sale Thursday for Guy Clark, Joe Ely, John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett at the Paramount
Tickets go on sale Thursday for what’s being described as the “Mount Rushmore of American songwriters and musicians.” Guy Clark, Joe Ely, John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett will perform at 8 p.m. May 5 and 6 at the Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave.
Tickets are $40 to $101 and will be available online and or by calling (866) 4GET-TIX.
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Review: Moody Blues at Austin Music Hall
What was most surprising about the Moody Blues show Friday at Austin Music Hall was that the band pulled off such a fine show in such a dreadful-sounding venue.
Though the Moodies have yet to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Austin Music Hall should win an award for being one of the worst-sounding venues in town.
I was seated 10 rows out, which was all well and good for viewing purposes, but having to wander around to try to find a place to hear decent sound should not happen in a recently renovated hall.
Yet the Moody Blues — who have 40-plus years of touring, recording melodic/symphonic pop-rock and selling millions of records around the world in their history — performed all the old favorites with aplomb. Songs such as “Lovely To See You,” “Out There Somewhere,” and, of course, “Nights In White Satin” were all given standing ovations by an appreciative and energized audience.
The band members — Justin Hayward (looking like someone’s aging maiden-aunt) and John Lodge (dressed in unreasonably tight leather pants), along with snow-bearded drummer Graeme Edge (ably backed-up by second drummer Gordy Marshall) — were treated like returning heroes and deserved every accolade.
The band seemed really into the show, with Lodge by far the liveliest of the main stays, although flautist/vocalist Norda Mullen also provided bundles of energy and superb musicianship. The music was tightly delivered and consummately played.
This is a group in its twilight years to be sure, but judging from the smiles and abundance of melody drifting from the stage, the Moody Blues should not wait too long before returning. But, please guys, just play a better venue next time.
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Waterloo Top 10 for the week ending March 22
Vampire Weekend, ‘s/t’ (XL)
She & Him, ‘Vol. One’ (Merge)
MGMT, ‘Oracular Spectacular’ (Sony)
Joe Ely & Joel Guzman, ‘Live Cactus!’ (Rack ‘Em)
Bob Schneider. ‘When the Sun Breaks Down On the Moon ’ (Shockorama)
Ghostland Observatory, ‘Robotique Majestique’ (Trashy Moped)
What Made Milwaukee Famous, ‘What Doesn’t Kill Us’ (Barsuk)
Ravonettes, Lust Lust Lust’ (Vice)
Black Crowes, ‘Warpaint’ (Silver Arrow)
Spoon, ‘Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga’ (Merge)
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Musicmania Top 10 for the week ending March 23
Big Moe ‘Unfinished Business’ (Koch)
Rick Ross ‘Trilla’ (Def Jam)
Webbie ‘Volume 2 Savage Life’ (Asylum)
Snoop Dogg ‘Ego Trippin’ (Geffen)
Keyshia Cole ‘Just Like You’ (Geffen)
Devin ‘Volume 1 Smoke Sessions’ (BCD)
Rocko ‘Self-Made’ (Def Jam)
Flo Rida ‘Mail On Sunday’ (Atlantic)
Scarface ‘M.A.D.E. Chopped & Screwed’ (Rap-A-Lot)
Alicia Keys ‘As I Am’ (J Records)
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Roots Music Awards to be in San Antonio
San Antonio will host the annual Roots Music Awards, to be held in conjunction with the Roots Music Association’s upcoming Radio Seminar, Music Conference and Festival on June 26-29.
The Alzafar Shrine organization will be the event’s major sponsor and will host the event at its premier convention center.
If this somehow leads to roots rock stars driving around in those little cars, I’m there.
Check out www.rootsmusicassociation.org. for more information.
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Exclusive!!! ACL Fest poster!!! (It’s a fake)
Imagine getting this in a mysterious e-mail on Easter Sunday, three weeks before the official ACL Fest lineup announcement. The person who sent it claimed to be an employee at C3 Presents, who saw it on a screen he was passing, so he e-mailed a copy to himself and, later, to Austin Music Source. We all got pretty excited, but then C3’s Charles Attal said it was a fake. What’s he gonna say? “Yep, you guys got the real poster? Might as well cancel that April 15 announcement.”
But after checking with some of the names on the poster, including Bruce Robison and Slaid Cleaves, it turns out the whole thing is a hoax. Neither Robison, billed as playing with brother Charlie, or Cleaves are booked for ACL.
But what a fake fest this jokester put together. Especially the superstar jam (it’s in small type) featuring Robert Plant, Thom Yorke, Thurston Moore and Stephen Malkmus. Sometimes you want to believe something so much, you look over the obvious inaccuracies. Like why would Raconteurs be so high on the bill and Feist, Al Green and John Fogerty be so low?
Tell us: What other signs are there that this poster is a fake?
Update: Turns out, as Eddi pointed out in our comments, that the “C3 employee” who e-mailed this to us got it from the fans on the ACL boards at austincitylimits.com. More details here.
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