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Weekend picks: Rockin’ the holidays
(Pictured: Dale Watson, Photo by Laura Skelding AMERICAN-STATESMAN)Thursday
Miss Lavelle White at the Saxon Pub. Christmas Eve just might be the slowest night of the year in Austin music, but the Saxon Pub has a treat for the steadfast fans who decide to trek out — the slick bar house boogie and crisp R&B styling of blues belter Miss Lavelle White. She waited until 1994 to release her first full album, but White’s laid down classic singles stretching all the way back to 1958, and the years have only made her striking blues wail more powerful. Proceeds will go to support her living expenses. With Malford Milligan, Tommy Shannon, David Holt and LZ Love. $15. 9 p.m. 1320 S. Lamar Blvd. thesaxonpub.com.
Also recommended:
- Mike Dubose at the Hole in the Wall
- Greezy Wheels and Texana Dames at Armadillo Christmas Bazaar at the Austin Convention Center
Friday
Dale Watson and his Lone Stars at the Continental Club. So the Christmas ham has been consumed, the gifts gleefully unwrapped, the egg nog mercifully finished off and the now-empty stockings returned to their place of honor along the mantel. What’s a satisfied — and, possibly, ready to get away from the family — reveler to do? Why, hit up this annual tradition, of course, and catch Austin’s beloved alternative country troubadour at his swinging seasonal best. $10. 10 p.m. 1315 S. Congress Ave. continentalclub.com.
Also recommended:
Saturday
Jimmie Vaughan at Antone’s. With his ageless grin, ever-present pompadour, casually soulful croon and delicate finger-picking, Vaughan has long since ascended to the same Austin icon status afforded to his little brother Stevie Ray. His laid-back, slick take on the blues reliably makes for a live show that’s equal parts amiably ambling and fiercely virtuosic. With Mike Flanigan’s B3 Trio. $25. 8 p.m. 213 W. Fifth St. antones.net
Also recommended:
- Booze Weasels at the Continental Club
- Joe Ely at the Saxon Pub
- Toni Price at Poodie’s Hilltop Bar and Grill
- Gary P. Nunn at the Broken Spoke
Sunday
Joe Ely at the Saxon Pub. Whether flying solo, singing with the Clash, recording with Los Super Seven or, perhaps most famously, as one-third of the Flatlanders, Ely is one country music’s most luminous stars. He’s also one of the genre’s most reliable live performers, with a half-dozen live albums under his belt to prove it. $25. 7 p.m. 1320 S. Lamar Blvd. thesaxonpub.com.
Also recommended:
- Daniel Francis Doyle at Beerland
- Hayes Carll at Antone’s
- Warren Hood at Momo’s
- Jon Dee Graham at Continental Club Gallery
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