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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Girls In a Courthouse
Singer Nina Diaz and bassist Jenn Alva of Girl In a Coma will attend a preliminary hearing for their felony assault on a peace officer charges June 9 at the 209th State District Court in Houston. The band will play at Fitzgerald’s that night.
Kent Schaffer, the pair’s attorney, said the Grand Jury probably won’t hear the case until September, when GIAC wraps up a summer tour. Although Diaz and Alva are not required to testify in person before the Grand Jury, Schaffer said they’ve decided to.
In the case against Diaz, 21, and Alva, 29, two off-duty police officers hired by Chances nightclub in Houston’s Montrose district, charge both women with striking the officers while being detained.
The incident started when Diaz and her boyfriend engaged in horseplay that one of the officers thought was a fight. Schaffer said that when the officer threw the boyfriend up against the bar, Diaz protested and said ‘he didn’t do anything!’ The defense attorney said he has witnesses that saw the officer backhand Diaz.
“Jenn saw that and came running from the other room when she was tackled from behind by the other officer,” said Schaffer. “She fought him off until she saw that he was a police officer.”
Chances nightclub manager Nick Vastakis told the Houston Press in April that he backed the officers’ version, saying that Diaz “was hellbent on going to jail.”
We’ll keep following this story, as well as what’s been happening on the musical side. GIAC plays Emo’s main room Saturday.
(Booking photos provided by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office)
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The story behind: Gomez’s ‘Airstream Driver’
We talked with Gomez drummer Olly Peacock when the band was here during the South by Southwest Music Festival in March. ‘Airstream Driver’ is on the band’s recently released ‘A New Tide.’ Gomez plays Monday at Stubb’s with J.J. Grey and Mofro. $18. stubbsaustin.com.
‘The lyrics for ‘Airstream Driver’ were actually pieced together,’ Peacock says. “I’d written the song at home and I took it to the studio when we were working late at night. I needed some words, so we Googled ‘Red Red Meat,’ because we were working (producer) Brian Deck, who used to be in Red Red Meat. We thought just for a joke we’d take some lyrics and use them just for the time being, and in the end they were just so befitting we kept them. That was an interesting way to do a collaboration - without someone actually wanting to collaborate. The lyrics are totally obscure to others, but they fit. It was an interesting lyrical excursion.’
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Scoot Inn goes country Thursdays
The East Side hipster hangout Scoot Inn has been hosting SCOOTENANNY! for a few weeks now, but tomorrow’s lineup could be the strongest yet. Rosie Flores joins Scoot regulars Dave Insley’s Careless Smokers, plus there’s Ramsay Midwood’s backwoods ditties and Doug Kent & the Homewreckers.
The Scoot Inn is at 1308 E. 4th street at Navasota. Show starts at 9 p.m.
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Counting Crows to play Austin Music Hall Aug. 3
Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. June 6 for Counting Crows, Michael Franti and Spearhead and Augustana at Austin Music Hall Aug. 3.
In addition to their own sets, the three bands will jam together for a set.
Check out austinmusichall.frontgatetickets.com for details.
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CROZ.FM archive site features vintage Wille, SRV shows.
This website features a whole mess of sets that were once radio broadcasts, among other things.
Boy howdy, is it an Austin music/classic rock/blue fan’s dream.
Here is the link for the Stevie Ray Vaughan stuff.
Here is the link for the Willie Nelson stuff.
You could spend a few months rooting around this site.
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Steamboat reunion show at Threadgill’s
Steamboat booker Danny Crooks has put together a line-up of classic Steamboat bands to play Threadgill’s South June 14.
Bands start at 3 p.m. and go to 10:30 or so. The line-up includes:
3:30 p.m. - Rhythm Child
4:30 p.m. - MC Overlord
5:30 p.m. - Dah-veed
6:30 pm. - the Alice Rose
7:30 p.m. - Vallejo
8:30 p.m. - Sister7
9:30 p.m. -Johnny Goudie & the Little Champions
Tickets are $10 advance through FrontGate, $15 at the door. This year’s proceeds go to HAAM.
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Arc Angels to play free concert 6/24
Right after playing 12 sold out shows in London at Royal Albert’s Hall opening for Eric Clapton, the Arc Angels are playing the free Solar Power concert series at Republic Square (422 Guadalupe St.)
The show, which starts around 6 p.m., will be the last of the series this year.
