Island Moon July 7, 2010 PA 6 It’s been a wild ride this Fourth of July holiday with Hurricane Alex threatening to rain on our proverbi- al parade. The Back Porch cancelled the Friday show with the Sisters Morales (and re-booked them for August), when the TV weathermen had us all dash- ing for shelter. By the time that Alex finally decided to stake his claim in Mexico, the damage was pret- ty much done here in Port A...our biggest weekend of the year wasn’t to be. By late Saturday the skies cleared and the beaches started filling up, but it was nothing like last year. It was nice in one respect, not to have to fight the traffic, but there’s no denying that Alex stole our thunder. The good news is that the shows still went on and we still partied like rock stars here on the island. Larry Joe packed the house at the Porch on Saturday and Austin Heat had them dancing in aisles at the Ice House. Ray T and Lyrical Bynge held court at the Flats and I suppose there was music in Corpus. The truth is that I can’t seem to make it any farther than Padre, lately... blame it on the heat, blame it on lazi- ness. But, I’ve become quite attached to my small ra- dius in Port A that has become my comfort zone and I couldn’t be happier waiting for the world to come to me...or not. Fortunately, there’s plenty of music in my little village and I don’t feel the least bit guilty about my lack of travel to find good music to tell you about. Maybe I’ll go to town when it cools down some... or not. In the mean time, it’s a given that as long as there’s great live music venues like the Porch, the Ice House, Hooks, the Gaff and the Flats that I can get to on my bicycle, then you’ll know where to find me. Life is good on a small Texas island. Let’s roll... God Bless America... I want to share a most un- likely place that I ran across some great live music on the Fourth. It was on the upper deck of the Island Queen during the fireworks show just after dark in Port A. I was with an old and dear friend of mine of nearly 40 years, Ruth Swart. She was my college roommate back in Lubbock. I actually in- troduced her to her husband, Don Burrows (who was in town playing with Austin Heat), and they’ve been married 37 years and have four grown children. As Ruth and I stood on the up- per deck of the Queen and the fireworks started to ap- pear, a group of school age children started singing patriotic songs. There were maybe ten of them and their enthusiasm was infectious...everyone joined in. As we watched the fireworks overlooking the marina behind the Back Porch, and sang America the Beau- tiful and The Star Spangled Banner with these chil- dren; it brought me home. This is a wonderful coun- try we live in and I couldn’t have been more proud. It was truly touching. God bless America and God bless Port Aransas. HOBO HOBO (Corpus Christi, TX) played the Tarpon Ice House on June 25th. This is a band that I first saw perform at the Gaff last winter. The band consists of Reverend Fred Cook (vocals and Dobro), Na- than McLain (lead guitar), Andy “Grump” Ander- son (upright bass), “Annaville” Gil Harris (drums) and Chad Thomas Petty (keys and banjo). Reverend Fred had just shaved his head in honor of his brand new baby that had just entered the world and he had a sparkle in his eye. I’ve gotten to know Rev. Fred from all the songwrit- By Ronnie Narmour [email protected] Three Chords and the Truth er showcases that I’ve gone to at the House of Rock. Fred, along with Ty Dietz, are the resident hosts for shows of this nature. I guess I’ve seen him play a doz- en times or more. He has quirky tunes that are both funny and a little twisted. I dig his demented sense of humor. And when you put a whole band of guys, who have the same attitude, around such songs as Round Women & Corn Whiskey or Klegberg County Beach, you get the whole HOBO experience. I’m a sucker for anybody with a banjo, Dobro and stand up bass anyway and these guys play a happy mix of original tunes that always hit the spot. The only cover tune I know Fred to cover was written by his young son, called Baby With a Beard. These boys are originals and really have a good sound going for them. If I was pressed to describe them, I’d say its The Soggy Bot- tom Boys meet Todd Snyder at Ramblin’ Jack El- liot’s house. You gotta love a psychedelic banjo player... I met HOBO’s banjo player, Chad Petty, last winter when he approached me about a 13th Floor Eleva- tors thing I wrote some time ago. He also played in a psychedelic band (Brightly Feathered Ones) and is a big Elevators fan. You gotta love a psychedelic banjo player. Check out HOBO whenever you get the chance...they definitely leave a lasting impression. I think they’re fabulous. Austin Heat Austin Heat (Austin, TX) played the Tarpon Ice House on July 3rd and 4th. If you haven’t gathered by now, I think these guys are great. Austin Roach, the 21 year old wunderkind, can flat out play a guitar. He’s as fluid and clean as they come. I’m telling you, this kid is strong! Without a doubt, Austin Roach is in complete control of his guitar. He has a bunch of foot pedals and has a nice, full tone. The band, beyond Roach, are all veteran players. Small Don Burrows (keyboard) is an old pal who goes back to Lubbock and Joe Ely’s early bands. The two brothers that comprise the rhythm section are east Austin dignitary: Dexter Walker (Mose Allison, etc) and Freddy Marshall (Tabboo). Freddy plays a seven string bass and plays all over it. Dexter played his drums the first hour of Saturday’s show using a tree branch and a screwdriver for drum sticks when he couldn’t find his...enough said. These are funky funky fellows. And the music is nothing short of bad ass! This is butt shaking music for the most part. They do play a wide variety of stuff (Neil Young, Beatles, San- tana, etc) but I think these guys are most at home when they’re playing James Brown or the Funky Meters. On the first night when the band pulled into town, Austin and Freddy arrived about an hour late for the gig and lo- cal faves, Woody Lawson and J.D. “Mr. Mo” Moore, hap- pened to be in the house and got the ball rolling with a few songs. This impromptu band with Lawson, Mr. Mo, Small Don and Dexter (with his screwdriver and firewood drum sticks) was cool. Lawson (Triggerfish) played bass and took lead vocals with a couple of standards and knocked the bottom out of Long Tall Sally, complete with kara- te side kicking. Mr. Mo (Buddy Miles, Rev. Horton Heat, etc) was just getting warmed up on his guitar when Austin and Freddy showed up but Austin did bring him back up later in the night. It was an unex- pected pleasure. Daddy pull over, there’s fun in there... On the Fourth, the Ice House had Austin Heat play in front of the Ice House, on the stage facing Allis- ter Street. And after the fireworks show at Roberts Point Park, the line of cars full of families who were creeping down Allister in the annual traffic jam got into the act too. I can hear the kids in the back seat of dad’s SUV now, “Pull over daddy, it looks like fun in there”...and it was. Two nights of Austin Heat about wore us all out but left us wanting more. This was the perfect band to party with on the Fourth of July. I’m hoping we see them again on Labor Day. Two Ton of Steel The swinging country unit known as Two Tons of Steel (San Antonio, TX) will play the Back Porch on Saturday, July 17th. The band is led by the eternal- ly peppy, Kevin Giles, who can sling a guitar and move around on stage with the best of them. He kind of like a Buck Owens meets Elvis Presley at The Ramone’s house...but with duct tape on his boots. Giles has been accompanied on stage by guitar mas- ter, Dennis Fallon, for many, many years in a rela- tionship that goes back to the days of San Antonio’s consummate garage band, The Dead Crickets. Giles is also a professional journalist who worked as a staff photographer for the San Antonio Express-News un- til the big city daily’s in- evitable “lay-off ax” fell. Two Tons is one of Texas’ favorite sons and held court every Tuesday night at Gru- ene Hall for most of a de- cade. Their most recent re- leased, Not That Lucky, was produced by Lloyd Maines and reached #4 on the Amer- icana Charts. Their single Alcohol and Pills, a Fred Eaglesmith pen, is a main- stay on Sirius Radio. Giles is raucous performer who swings his guitar back The Gaff Beer ● Pizza ● Belt Sander Races (361) 749-5970 Live Music Tonight Wednesday, July 7th Randy Rogers & Sean McConnell @ Brewster Street Thursday, July 8th Scarecrow People @ Back Porch Randy Rogers & Ben Danaher @ Brewster Street Richard Lockhart @ Hooks BarBQ Ryan Beaver @ Executive Surf Club Friday, July 9th Jesse Dayton @ Back Porch Goodnight Avenue @ Tarpon Ice House Scarecrow People @ Brewster Street Girl in a Coma, Eden Burning, Golden Meanies & Holiday Hawks @ House of Rock Another Level @ Executive Surf Club Ray T & the City Crew @ The Flats Lounge Saturday, July 10th Max Stalling @ Back Porch Blindfold @ Tarpon Ice House Hannah’s Reef @ Brewster Street Billy Brown & Triple Shot @ Executive Surf Club Hanna’s Reef: Jimmy Buffett Tribute @ Brewster Street Nekromantix, Mutilators & Howlers @ House of Rock Tuesday, July 13th Open Mic w/ Reverend Fred @ House of Rock Thursday, July 15th CC Big Band Orchestra featuring Jason Armstrong @ Back Porch Kyle Park @ Brewster Street Row Zero @ House of Rock HOBO @ Executive Surf Club Friday, July 16th Stone River Boys @ Back Porch Blindfold @ Tarpon Ice House Cruise Control @ Executive Surf Club Havana Daydream @ Hooks BarBQ Forever the Sickest Kids, The Ready Set, The Scene Aesthetic, Phone Calls from Home, A Cursive Memory & The Young Machines @ House of Rock Ray T & the City Crew @ The Flats Lounge Saturday, July 17th Two Tons of Steel @ Back Porch Dead or Alive @ Executive Surf Club Black Market Revival @ House of Rock Norm & Amanda @ Hooks BarBQ Sarah Pierce @ 3rd Coast Studios Josh Abbott Band & Britt Lloyd Band @ Brewster Street Sunday, July 18th Norm & Amanda @ Hooks BarBQ Monday, July 19th Sick Puppies @ Brewster Street Tuesday, July 20th Open Mic w/ Reverend Fred @ House of Rock 321 N Alister TARPON ICE HOUSE Port Aransas Cold Beer & Hot Music and forth, ala Dwight Yoakum, and hops around like a Mexican jumpin bean on steroids. They run through their repertoire of faves such as My Gal is Red Hot, Baby Please Don’t Go and I Want to Be Sedated plus will play some of their newer stuff like Long Road to Heaven and Cryin’ Eyes. This is one super high energy band that needs a 40 acre dance floor to get their point across. Their gig at the Porch promises to be one fun night. Bowling for Soup Bowling for Soup (Denton, TX) will play the House of Rock on Thursday, July 29th. The band is a pop-punk band who originally formed in Wichita Falls in 1994 but are now based out of Denton. The band is best known for its singles Girl All the Bad Guys Want (a 2003 Grammy nominee), Almost, High School Never Ends and 1985. The have eleven studio recordings to their credit including the 2003 release, Drunk Enough to Dance and the 2004 release, A Hangover You Don’t Deserve, which made it to the top 40 album charts when the single, 1985, got good radio airplay. This is one hilarious band whose irreverent attitude for life spills over to the stage. Check out their websites and you quickly get the picture. The band has a strong cult following and their 2009 CD, Sorry For Partying, boasts over two million hits on the internet. They also have a strong following in the UK. This show at the HoR promises to be super cool. Happy Birthday House of Rock... By the way, Wednesday, July 28 is the House of Rock’s fifth anniversary. Congrats to Casey Lane and all the folks over there who consistently put on cre- ative and community minded shows every day. Sweet Daddy and Matt King will play the event. Stop by and show Casey your appreciation for providing such a diverse and professionally run venue in our area. Here’s to the next five years Casey, all your friends at the Moon appreciate what you’re doing. And that’s the truth! KYDELLS Annual pilgrimage to the Island August 12 - 15 Blindfold July 10 & 16 Goodnight Avenue July 9 B AC K P ORC H SAT JUNE 17 TWO TONS OF STEEL FRI JULY 24 GARY P. NUNN (361) 749-BEER (2337) Two Ton of Steel to play Back Porch July 17th. Bowling for Soup to play House of Rock July 29th. Austin Heat at the Tarpon Ice House. Hobo at the Tarpon Ice House.
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Island Moon July 7, 2010PA 6
It’s been a wild ride this Fourth of July holiday with Hurricane Alex threatening to rain on our proverbi-al parade. The Back Porch cancelled the Friday show with the Sisters Morales (and re-booked them for August), when the TV weathermen had us all dash-ing for shelter. By the time that Alex finally decided to stake his claim in Mexico, the damage was pret-ty much done here in Port A...our biggest weekend of the year wasn’t to be. By late Saturday the skies cleared and the beaches started filling up, but it was nothing like last year. It was nice in one respect, not to have to fight the traffic, but there’s no denying that Alex stole our thunder.
The good news is that the shows still went on and we still partied like rock stars here on the island. Larry Joe packed the house at the Porch on Saturday and Austin Heat had them dancing in aisles at the Ice House. Ray T and Lyrical Bynge held court at the Flats and I suppose there was music in Corpus. The truth is that I can’t seem to make it any farther than Padre, lately... blame it on the heat, blame it on lazi-ness. But, I’ve become quite attached to my small ra-dius in Port A that has become my comfort zone and I couldn’t be happier waiting for the world to come to me...or not. Fortunately, there’s plenty of music in my little village and I don’t feel the least bit guilty about my lack of travel to find good music to tell you about. Maybe I’ll go to town when it cools down some...or not. In the mean time, it’s a given that as long as there’s great live music venues like the Porch, the Ice House, Hooks, the Gaff and the Flats that I can get to on my bicycle, then you’ll know where to find me. Life is good on a small Texas island. Let’s roll...
God Bless America...
I want to share a most un-likely place that I ran across some great live music on the Fourth. It was on the upper deck of the Island Queen during the fireworks show just after dark in Port A. I was with an old and dear friend of mine of nearly 40 years, Ruth Swart. She was my college roommate back in Lubbock. I actually in-troduced her to her husband, Don Burrows (who was in town playing with Austin Heat), and they’ve been married 37 years and have four grown children. As Ruth and I stood on the up-per deck of the Queen and the fireworks started to ap-pear, a group of school age children started singing patriotic songs. There were maybe ten of them and their enthusiasm was infectious...everyone joined in. As we watched the fireworks overlooking the marina behind the Back Porch, and sang America the Beau-tiful and The Star Spangled Banner with these chil-dren; it brought me home. This is a wonderful coun-try we live in and I couldn’t have been more proud. It was truly touching. God bless America and God bless Port Aransas.
HOBO
HOBO (Corpus Christi, TX) played the Tarpon Ice House on June 25th. This is a band that I first saw perform at the Gaff last winter. The band consists of Reverend Fred Cook (vocals and Dobro), Na-than McLain (lead guitar), Andy “Grump” Ander-son (upright bass), “Annaville” Gil Harris (drums) and Chad Thomas Petty (keys and banjo). Reverend
Fred had just shaved his head in honor of his brand new baby that had just entered the world and he had a sparkle in his eye.
I’ve gotten to know Rev. Fred from all the songwrit-
By Ronnie Narmour
Three Chords and the Truth
er showcases that I’ve gone to at the House of Rock. Fred, along with Ty Dietz, are the resident hosts for shows of this nature. I guess I’ve seen him play a doz-en times or more. He has quirky tunes that are both funny and a little twisted. I dig his demented sense of humor. And when you put a whole band of guys, who have the same attitude, around such songs as Round Women & Corn Whiskey or Klegberg County Beach, you get the whole HOBO experience. I’m a sucker for anybody with a banjo, Dobro and stand up bass anyway and these guys play a happy mix of original tunes that always hit the spot. The only cover tune I know Fred to cover was written by his young son, called Baby With a Beard. These boys are originals and really have a good sound going for them. If I was pressed to describe them, I’d say its The Soggy Bot-tom Boys meet Todd Snyder at Ramblin’ Jack El-liot’s house.
You gotta love a psychedelic banjo player...
I met HOBO’s banjo player, Chad Petty, last winter when he approached me about a 13th Floor Eleva-tors thing I wrote some time ago. He also played in a psychedelic band (Brightly Feathered Ones) and is a big Elevators fan. You gotta love a psychedelic banjo player. Check out HOBO whenever you get the chance...they definitely leave a lasting impression. I think they’re fabulous.
Austin Heat
Austin Heat (Austin, TX) played the Tarpon Ice House on July 3rd and 4th. If you haven’t gathered by now, I think these guys are great. Austin Roach,
the 21 year old wunderkind, can flat out play a guitar. He’s as fluid and clean as they come. I’m telling you, this kid is strong! Without a doubt, Austin Roach is in complete control of his guitar. He has a bunch of foot pedals and has a nice, full tone.
The band, beyond Roach, are all veteran players. Small Don Burrows (keyboard) is an old pal who goes back to Lubbock and Joe Ely’s early bands. The two brothers that comprise the rhythm section are east Austin dignitary: Dexter Walker (Mose Allison, etc) and Freddy Marshall (Tabboo). Freddy plays a seven string bass and plays all over it. Dexter played his drums the first hour of Saturday’s show using a tree branch and a screwdriver for drum sticks when he couldn’t find his...enough said. These are funky funky fellows. And the music is nothing short of bad ass! This is butt shaking music for the most part. They do play a wide variety of stuff (Neil Young, Beatles, San-tana, etc) but I think these guys are most at home when they’re playing James Brown or the Funky Meters.
On the first night when the band pulled into town, Austin and Freddy arrived about an hour late for
the gig and lo-cal faves, Woody Lawson and J.D. “Mr. Mo” Moore, hap-pened to be in the house and got the ball rolling with a few songs. This impromptu band with Lawson, Mr. Mo, Small Don and Dexter (with his screwdriver and firewood drum sticks) was
cool. Lawson (Triggerfish) played bass and took lead vocals with a couple of standards and knocked the bottom out of Long Tall Sally, complete with kara-te side kicking. Mr. Mo (Buddy Miles, Rev. Horton Heat, etc) was just getting warmed up on his guitar
when Austin and Freddy showed up but Austin did bring him back up later in the night. It was an unex-pected pleasure.
Daddy pull over, there’s fun in there...
On the Fourth, the Ice House had Austin Heat play in front of the Ice House, on the stage facing Allis-ter Street. And after the fireworks show at Roberts Point Park, the line of cars full of families who were creeping down Allister in the annual traffic jam got into the act too. I can hear the kids in the back seat of dad’s SUV now, “Pull over daddy, it looks like fun in there”...and it was. Two nights of Austin Heat about wore us all out but left us wanting more. This was the perfect band to party with on the Fourth of July. I’m hoping we see them again on Labor Day.
Two Ton of Steel
The swinging country unit known as Two Tons of Steel (San Antonio, TX) will play the Back Porch on Saturday, July 17th. The band is led by the eternal-ly peppy, Kevin Giles, who can sling a guitar and move around on stage with the best of them. He kind of like a Buck Owens meets Elvis Presley at The Ramone’s house...but with duct tape on his boots. Giles has been accompanied on stage by guitar mas-ter, Dennis Fallon, for many, many years in a rela-tionship that goes back to the days of San Antonio’s consummate garage band, The Dead Crickets. Giles is also a professional journalist who worked as a staff photographer for the San Antonio Express-News un-til the big city daily’s in-evitable “lay-off ax” fell. Two Tons is one of Texas’ favorite sons and held court every Tuesday night at Gru-ene Hall for most of a de-cade. Their most recent re-leased, Not That Lucky, was produced by Lloyd Maines and reached #4 on the Amer-icana Charts. Their single Alcohol and Pills, a Fred Eaglesmith pen, is a main-stay on Sirius Radio.
Giles is raucous performer who swings his guitar back
The GaffBeer ● Pizza ● Belt Sander Races (361) 749-5970
Live Music TonightWednesday, July 7th
Randy Rogers & Sean McConnell @ Brewster Street
Thursday, July 8thScarecrow People @ Back Porch
Randy Rogers & Ben Danaher @ Brewster StreetRichard Lockhart @ Hooks BarBQ
Ryan Beaver @ Executive Surf Club
Friday, July 9thJesse Dayton @ Back Porch
Goodnight Avenue @ Tarpon Ice HouseScarecrow People @
Brewster StreetGirl in a Coma, Eden Burning,
Golden Meanies & Holiday Hawks @
House of RockAnother Level @
Executive Surf ClubRay T & the City
Crew @ The Flats Lounge
Saturday, July 10thMax Stalling @ Back Porch
Blindfold @ Tarpon Ice HouseHannah’s Reef @ Brewster Street
Billy Brown & Triple Shot @ Executive Surf ClubHanna’s Reef: Jimmy Buffett Tribute @
Brewster StreetNekromantix, Mutilators & Howlers @ House
of Rock
Tuesday, July 13thOpen Mic w/ Reverend Fred @ House of Rock
Thursday, July 15thCC Big Band Orchestra featuring Jason
Armstrong @ Back PorchKyle Park @ Brewster StreetRow Zero @ House of Rock
HOBO @ Executive Surf Club
Friday, July 16thStone River Boys @ Back PorchBlindfold @ Tarpon Ice House
Cruise Control @ Executive Surf ClubHavana Daydream @ Hooks BarBQ
Forever the Sickest Kids, The Ready Set, The Scene Aesthetic, Phone Calls from Home, A Cursive Memory & The Young Machines @
House of RockRay T & the City
Crew @ The Flats Lounge
Saturday, July 17th
Two Tons of Steel @ Back Porch
Dead or Alive @ Executive Surf ClubBlack Market Revival
@ House of RockNorm & Amanda @ Hooks BarBQ Sarah Pierce @ 3rd Coast Studios
Josh Abbott Band & Britt Lloyd Band @ Brewster Street
Sunday, July 18thNorm & Amanda @ Hooks BarBQ
Monday, July 19thSick Puppies @ Brewster Street
Tuesday, July 20thOpen Mic w/ Reverend Fred @ House of Rock
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and forth, ala Dwight Yoakum, and hops around like a Mexican jumpin bean on steroids. They run through their repertoire of faves such as My Gal is Red Hot, Baby Please Don’t Go and I Want to Be Sedated plus will play some of their newer stuff like Long Road to Heaven and Cryin’ Eyes. This is one super high energy band that needs a 40 acre dance floor to get their point across. Their gig at the Porch promises to be one fun night.
Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup (Denton, TX) will play the House of Rock on Thursday, July 29th. The band is a pop-punk band who originally formed in Wichita Falls in 1994 but are now based out of Denton. The band is best known for its singles Girl All the Bad Guys Want (a 2003 Grammy nominee), Almost, High School Never Ends and 1985. The have eleven studio recordings to their credit including the 2003 release, Drunk Enough to Dance and the 2004 release, A Hangover You Don’t Deserve, which made it to the top 40 album charts when the single, 1985, got good radio airplay. This is one hilarious band whose irreverent attitude for life spills over to the stage. Check out their websites and you quickly get the picture. The band has a strong cult following and their 2009 CD, Sorry For Partying, boasts over two million hits on the internet. They also have a strong following in the UK. This show at the HoR promises to be super cool.
Happy Birthday House of Rock...
By the way, Wednesday, July 28 is the House of Rock’s fifth anniversary. Congrats to Casey Lane and all the folks over there who consistently put on cre-ative and community minded shows every day. Sweet Daddy and Matt King will play the event. Stop by and show Casey your appreciation for providing such a diverse and professionally run venue in our area. Here’s to the next five years Casey, all your friends at the Moon appreciate what you’re doing.
And that’s the truth!
KYDELLS Annual pilgrimage to the IslandAugust 12 - 15 Blindfold
July 10 & 16Goodnight Avenue
July 9
BACK PORCHSAT JUNE 17 TWO TONS OF STEEL
FRI JULY 24 GARY P. NUNN
hooksbar bq & Grill
722 TARPON(361)749.FOOD
(361) 749-BEER (2337)
Two Ton of Steel to play Back Porch July 17th.
Bowling for Soup to play House of Rock July 29th.
Austin Heat at the Tarpon Ice House.
Hobo at the Tarpon Ice House.
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