Minor Mishap Marching Band turns 10; plus Gurf Morlix, John Doe and more music this week
![The Minor Mishap Marching Band celebrates 10 years of merry mayhem with a reunion concert on Sunday. [Dave Creaney/AMERICAN-STATESMAN]](https://www.gannett-cdn.com/authoring/2019/01/24/NA36/ghows-TX-804ce041-604e-7d1f-e053-0100007fa661-945afaf5.jpeg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Friday: Gurf Morlix album release at El Mercado Backstage. Morlix has received some well-deserved attention in the past year for his role in the acclaimed biopic “Blaze” about the late Austin songwriter Blaze Foley, who was one of Morlix’s best friends. But he’s been one of Austin’s most accomplished musicians for decades. “Impossible Blue,” his 10th studio album, is classic Morlix music, a rough mix of blues and folk deeply grounded in the guitar grit that has been his trademark since his 1980s years in Lucinda Williams’ band. Drummer Rick Richards, B3 organ ace Red Young and backing vocalist Jaimee Harris helped to color in the songs; Morlix handled everything else himself. $20. 8 p.m. 1302 S. First St. elmercadorestaurant.com. — P.B.
Friday: Bright Light Social Hour at Waterloo Records. Known for sprawling instrumental jams and fuzzed out grooves, the new release from Austin’s indie rock powerhouse, “Jude, vol. 1,” is the band’s most lyrically explicit, personal and moving work to date. The band members wrote the album in the throes of grief, leaning on the music they were creating to cope with the 2015 suicide of Alex O’Brien, brother to bassist Jackie O’Brien and the band’s manager for four years. The songs are vulnerable and poignant, but shimmer with a quiet beauty. The album is the first of two releases that carry Alex O’Brien’s middle name. The crew hits the road in early March for an extensive spring tour that includes a brief stop back in Austin for the South by Southwest Music Festival. Free. 5 p.m. 600 N. Lamar Blvd. waterloorecords.com. — D.S.S.
Saturday: Latasha Lee and the Black Ties, Soulman Sam at the Continental Club. Every year for her birthday, the Continental Club’s longtime PR maven, Dianne Scott, says she likes to spotlight at least two bands she thinks are “the cat’s pajamas.” For this go 'round, she presents a “soul/R&B/doo wop throw-down.” Longtime fans of Austin soul will be happy to see Latasha Lee and crew back in action. After a few quiet years, Lee started dropping a steady stream of new videos and music online last year and the band appears to be gearing up for a busy 2019. $15. 10 p.m. 1315 S. Congress Ave. continentalclub.com — D.S.S.
Sunday: Minor Mishap Marching Band 10-year birthday at Springdale Station. Clad in black and yellow; carrying horns, drums and assorted noisemakers; and spreading whimsical merriment wherever they go, this D.I.Y. street band has become a beloved Austin institution. For the birthday bash, the band is inviting everyone who’s ever performed with them to join in a massive reunion show. This show also serves as a fundraiser for the many free community performances and street parades the band hosts throughout the year. $20-$25. (includes open bar). 8 p.m. 979 Springdale Road, Ste. 160. minormishap.com — D.S.S.
Thursday: John Doe Folk Trio at Continental Club. Here’s where Austin still proves its mettle as Live Music Capital: X co-founder Doe, so essential to Los Angeles that his band’s first record was called “Los Angeles,” moved here last year and promptly formed this terrific acoustic-leaning side project with upright bassist Kevin Smith of Willie Nelson’s band and well-traveled drummer Cully Symington (Shearwater, Okkervil River, etc.). Doe’s still doing X tours with some regularity, but he may well be making his best music right now with this ensemble. $20-$22. 10 p.m. (Pro tip: Arrive early for the free 7 p.m. happy hour show with rootsy guitarist Casper Rawls, who regularly has some of the city’s most talented acoustic musicians accompanying him.) 1315 S. Congress Ave. continentalclub.com. — P.B.
Thursday: Colter Wall at Waterloo Records. The much-talked-about young Canadian troubadour’s Thursday evening concert at Scoot Inn, a make-up date for the original Dec. 7 show that was postponed by inclement weather, is already sold out. The good news is that he’ll stop by Waterloo beforehand for a 5 p.m. in-store where not only the admission is free, so is the beer (while supplies last). 600 N. Lamar Blvd. waterloorecords.com. — P.B.
ALSO PLAYING
Friday
Disney’s DCapella, Southern Stride at ACL Live
Quiet Company E.P. release, Black & White Years, Black Books at Mohawk outdoor
Fruition, Daniel Rodriguez at Antone’s
The Electric Church 2-year anniversary party with Bali Yaaah, Rattlesnake Milk, more
Pat Byrne at Saxon Pub
Mike Flanigin Trio with Sue Foley & Chris Layton, Rosie Flores Revue at C-Boy’s
Dale Watson, Blues Specialists at Continental Club
Continental Drift, TC Superstar, Pleasure Venom, Hey Cowboy at Cheer Up Charlie’s
Pong, Crack Pipes, Rocket 808, Morales at Beerland
Soul Supporters, Silo Road, Missy Beth & the Morning Afters at White Horse
Ali Holder Band, Christy Hays at Radio Coffee & Beer
Michael Hearne & Shake Russell at Threadgill’s
Skyrocket at Highball
Karaoke Apocalypse at Hotel Vegas
Robert Kraft Trio, Lost Counts at Continental Gallery
Beth/James at Cactus Cafe
West Coast Feed at Stubb’s indoor
Joyce Muniz, Robert Roman, Enter the Dao at Empire
JSTJR at Parish
Saturday
Tobymac, Jeremy Camp, Jordan Feliz, Ryan Stevenson, We Are Messengers, Aaron Cole at HEB Center
Devotchka, Neyla Pekarek at Scoot Inn
Jesse Cook at One World Theatre
Go Fever EP release, Hong Kong Wigs, Hard Proof, Being Dead, Grant Cross’ Arms at Cheer Up Charlie’s
A. Sinclair album release, Good Field, Daphne Tunes at Mohawk indoor
Valor Alan EP release, ATX Flowdown, Ben Buck, Branchside, Foci at Empire
William Fitzsimmons, Jim & Sam at Cactus Cafe
Twiddle, Hip Abduction at Antone’s
Ramsay Midwood, Cornell Hurd, John Carver at Sam’s Town Point
A-Town Getdown, Watters, Flyjack at 3Ten
Bob Marley Birthday Bash with Hail Marley, Mau Mau Chaplains at Flamingo Cantina
Garrett Lebeaut, Johnny Nicholas, Robynn Shayne at Saxon Pub
16 Bit Lolitas at Parish
Western Youth, Matthew McNeal at Stay Gold
Christy Hays, Ethan Azarian at ABGB
Zumbi and the All Stars, Patois, Maracatu Texas at Sahara Lounge
David Beck’s Tejano Weekend at Geraldine’s
Tequila Rock Revolution, Atash at One-2-One Bar
Chili Cold Blood, Kathryn Legendre, Dave Insley at White Horse
Wrongbird, Cover Letter at Stubb’s indoor
Aaron McDonnell at Cosmic
Teresa Neal at Townsend
Sunday
Rachael Yamagata, Radnor & Lee at Antone’s
King Princess, Louisiana Purchase, Banoffee at Emo’s (sold out)
Andrew Nolte at Cosmic
Purgatory Players at El Mercado Backstage
Hilary York at C-Boy’s
Doug Strahan & the Good Neighbors at ABGB
Monday
Current Joys, As the Cities Burn at Barracuda
The Function at Hotel Vegas
Blue Monday with Carl Weathersby, James Bullard at Antone’s
Dylan Bishop, Rose Sinclair at Sam’s Town Point
Church on Monday Band at Continental Gallery
Lonelyland, Hoody & the Wolves at Saxon Pub
Peterson Brothers at Continental Club
Arielle LaGuette, Hunter Duncan, Boone Graham at Townsend
Tyler Stuckey, Kathryn Legendre, Texas Tycoons at White Horse
Shelley King at Hilton Cannon & Belle
Bluegrass Night at Radio Coffee & Beer
Chris Gage at Donn’s Depot
Open mic with Kacy Crowley at Cactus Cafe
Tuesday
Yung Gravy at Emo’s
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quartet at UT McCullough Theatre
Caroline Says, Little Mazarn, Margaret Chavez at Cheer Up Charlie’s
Sue Foley Acoustic Trio, David Grissom at Saxon Pub
Donovan Keith, 8-½ Souvenirs at C-Boy’s
Mike Schoenfeld, Christy Hays at Volstead Lounge
Nate Boff, Antone’s Big Trio at Antone’s
Betty Soo at Geraldine’s
Umlauf After Dark with Sydney Wright at Umlauf Sculpture Garden
Durawa, Blue Mist at El Mercado Backstage
Floyd Domino’s All-Stars at Sam’s Town Point
Lip EP release, Gregs, Town Lake at Mohawk indoor
Jeff Warren Johnston at One-2-One Bar
Wednesday
Jacob Banks, Jamie N Commons at Mohawk outdoor
Jacob Banks at Waterloo Records
Samantha Fish, John Egan at Antone’s
Jon Dee Graham, William Harries Graham at Continental Club
Brannen & Red, Blue Moon Jazz Quartet with Rosie Flores at Continental Gallery
Warren Hood at ABGB
Walt Wilkins, Wagoneers at Saxon Pub
Matt Hubbard Trio, Cheatin’ Hearts at C-Boy’s
John Inmon at El Mercado Backstage
Silvie Rider-Young at Parker Jazz Club
La Mona Loca, Seela at One-2-One Bar
Barbara Nesbitt at Hilton Cannon & Belle
Doctor Darkness at Townsend
Thursday
Jim Messina at One World Theatre
Daniel Romano at Barracuda
International Pop Overthrow Austin with Mount Pressmore, Genders, Freddie Krc, Mooks, Leisure McCorkle at Mohawk indoor
TC Superstar, Belcurve, North by North, Mountebank at Hotel Vegas
Rubilators, Patrice Pike, Love & Chaos at Saxon Pub
Bonnie Whitmore, Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few at Continental Gallery
Roxy Roca at Antone’s
Ward Davis at Stubb’s indoor
Tiefschwarz at Parish
Red on Yellow at Townsend