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Good Times in Austin

Matt in AustinWe had a great time running around Austin playing shows with Odawas. There are a lot of great bands and people down here. We’ll be back. Here’s a pic of Matt soakin in that warm Texas sun with Downtown Austin in the background.

Matt and Connor to Austin with Odawas

This following week the Coach (Connor) and Lder (Lundquist) are teaming up with fellow Bloomingtonian Ex-Patriots Odawas to rain Hoosier Folkadelia on Austin’s South By Southwest Conference.  The intensity will be turned up to 9 when Connor plugs in his Baritone Guitar in tandem with his Electro StandUp Bass.  Lder will be hunched over his pedal steel trying to lift people out of their brains.

If you think this picture is dark and ghostly just wait til you hear us (www.odawas.net).  Pronounced ‘Odd-uh-wahs’ if you’re from Indiana or ‘Oh-Dow-wuz’ if you’re Bay Area.  Either way it’s the Nietzchean Post Modern Lyricism of Michael Tapscott’s gentle folk ballads about Whales and Jim Jones.  I explain what’s happening in the lyrics because the vocals will be submerged in Reverb soup.  The tunes are blended with some Synthesized Orchestras under the magic baton wand of Isaac Edwards.  These dudes put out several records on Secretly Canadian’s ‘Jagjaguwar’ Label (www.jagjaguwar.com).  Michael Carreira checks our pulse with his original copyrighted brand of drum stylings. 

Here’s the dates in Austin:

Thursday 3-18 Brooklyn Vegan/Anso Day Party @ SpiderHouse 2:00pm

Friday 3-19 BBQ @ 32nd St. and Red River 4:00pm

Friday 3-19 Panache Showcase @ Beauty Bar 8:00 pm

Saturday 3-20 Kevchino Day Party @ Cafe  Mundi 1:00 pm

Big Fattie Tuesday

      In homage to the SF Bluegrass and Old Timey Festival this week, Otto will be going all electric with the same cast of folks at the Hotel Utah Saloon this Tuesday, February 16th at 8:00.  This show marks our first time with Elliott on keyboards plus Matt on the Strat.  Otto’s folk sensibilities now awash in organ swells and guitar crunch. 

      The Moaners will be opening for our friends Wartime Blues from Missoula, Montana.  This Folk Rock Octet is fearlessly putting thousands of miles on an old van and criss crossing the vast Western States in an all out chasing of the American Dream.  (www.myspace.com/wartimeblues)

        Chris Jones, from TVMike’s Scarecrowe family, is headlining the night.  (www.myspace.com/chrisjonesmusic)  He was last seen fronting his own acoustic trio after years of face melting in Strangefeather and Ride the Blinds.  The incorrigible Charlie Knote will be in the pocket on drums.

HOTEL UTAH SALOON (500 4th St. @ Bryant)

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH

8:00

6$

Chris Jones

Wartime Blues

Otto Mobile and the Moaners

Heartaches and Hootenanny’s

           For the second year Matt is celebrating Valentine’s with a bunch of lonesome Folkies singing their favorite Heartache Classics backed by an All Star San Francisco Lonely Hearts Club Bluegrass Band including Toby Oler and Ted Silverman.  Matt, AKA Lder, held a solo coin flipping contest to decide on pulling from the catalogues of Doc and Gram.  Becky Levi plays the role of Emmylou.  Further evening enhancement provided by some cool Mendocino Cats – the Blushin’ Roulettes.  Not only is it presented by the San Francisco Folk Music Club, but it is also associated with the San Francisco Bluegrass and Old Thyme Festival 2010. 

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13TH

SF FOLK CLUB HEARTBREAK HOOTENANNY

CAFE INTERNATIONAL

508 HAIGHT ST. @ FILLMORE

SAN FRANCISCO

7-10 pm

FREE