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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Los Lonely Boys party like it’s ‘1969’
The next record from Henry, JoJo and Ringo Garza will be an EP of covers from 1969, including Santana’s “Evil Ways,” “Roadhouse Blues” by the Doors and Tony Joe White’s “Polk Salad Annie.” Produced by legendary Andy Johns (Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones), “1969” comes out Oct. 13 on Austin’s Playing In Traffic label.
Los Lonely Boys embark on the “Acoustic Brotherhood” tour with Alejandro Escovedo and San Antonio’s Hacienda on Oct. 5. There are currently no Austin dates on the tour.
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Your A-List: Best Band with six members or more
The ’60s sound of Hwy 90, from San Antonio to New Orleans, is still very much alive according to A-list voters who’ve chosen Larry Lange and His Lonely Knights as the best Austin band with six or more members. Prince’s favorite Austin band Grupo Fantasma came in second. A longtime bassist for Delbert McClinton and others, Lange made a move on the horn-laden Gulf Coast soul concept about three years ago and he and the Knights have had folks slowdancing and juking to Sunny and the Sunliners, Cookie and the Cupcakes and the like ever since.
Others receiving votes: Grupo Fantasma, 8 percent; Asleep at the Wheel, 8 percent; Scabs, 6 percent; Black Joe Lewis, 5 percent; Tiny Tin Hearts, 5 percent; Del Castillo, 5 percent; White Ghost Shivers, 4 percent; The Brew, 3 percent; Monster Big Band, 2 percent; Boombox ATX, 1 percent; Asylum Street Spankers, 1 percent; Austin Lounge Lizards, 1 percent; Hard Proof Afrobeat, < 1 percent; Brothers and Sisters, < 1 percent; Moonlight Towers, < 1 percent; Much Love, < 1 percent; The Minor Mishap Marching Band, < 1 percent; Soul Track Mind, < 1 percent; Brownout, < 1 percent; Invincible Czars, < 1 percent; Golden Hornet Project, < 1 percent; Ocote Soul Sounds, < 1 percent; The Johns, < 1 percent; Mike Truth and the Replacement Killers, < 1 percent; Nakia and His Southern Cousins, < 1 percent
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Keen to make Lost Highway debut
The new album includes a tribute to Levon Helm called “The Man Behind the Drums.”
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It’s a Willie weekend on satellite radio
Willie Nelson will celebrate the release of his new album of standards, ‘American Classic’ this weekend on Sirius XM radio, starting Friday at 6 p.m. on his” Willie’s Place” channel (Sirius 64, XM 13)..
The new album, which could be called “Stardust II,”, will be released Tuesday.
According to Sirius/XM, Willie will tell stories about various tracks from ‘American Classic’ every hour throughout the weekend. “Willie’s Place” is broadcast from Carl’s Corner, about 40 miles north of Waco.
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ACL Festival is sold out
All single day, three-day and VIP passes to ACL Fest Oct. 2- 4 are completely sold out, according to the fest’s official Web site. This is the earliest sellout in the fest’s eight years.
The recent Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, also promoted by Austin-based C3 Presents, also sold out this year, with 75,000 fans each day. ACL Fest has a limit of 65,000 attendance each day.
Thanks to commenter DJC for the tip.
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