Gary Allan Opening for Rascal Flatts

Gary Allan is a great artist with a voice and a sincerity that can really draw you into a story. The man took a personal tragedy (the suicide of his wife) and turned it into a theraputic, personal and exceptional album “Tough All Over.”

I’m sure Allan’s current opening slot with Rascal Flatts will allow him good exposure to a wider audience. Too bad the pain caused by the pop-country swill of the Flatts will make me to miss him when he’s here at Madison Square Garden on the 16th.

Hey Gary, when you’re done opening for a band not worthy of carrying your gear come back through on your own and I’ll be front and center. 

Yard Dog with Bloodshot in Chicago This Week

Austin’s Yard Dog folk art gallery and the mighty Bloodshot Records in Chicago this week for two big events. Friday through Monday they will be showing art at the very first Country Living Fair at the Chicago Botanic Gardens. On Thursday night we’re joining forces with Bloodshot Records & Jon Langford at the Hideout, one of Chicago’s finest bars, for a night of art & loud music.

The Country Living Fair
October 6-9, 2006
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL

Artwork being offered by Jennifer Harrison, Eric Bellis, Brad & Sundie Ruppert, Bill Miller, Mose Tolliver, Scott Griffin, Mike Miller, Mary Klein, some great anonymous work and more. The show itself features folk art, outsider art, antique & americana dealers from around the country; artisans, design & educational seminars, food tastings & even a pie tasting contest.

Yard Dog/Bloodshot Party
The Hideout
1354 W. Wabansia, Chicago IL
773.227.4433

Music by
The Waco Brothers, Puerto Muerto, Outlaw Family Band, The Hiders (x-Ass Ponys), Jon Langford & Special guests!
Art by Jon Langford, Tom Russell, Lamar Sorrento, Kevin Coyne & Tim Kerr.
8 pm, $8 cover

Jim Lauderdale Fall Dates

Lot’s of activity on the East Coast this fall! Here are some dates for the esteemed Jim Lauderdale with opener Jimmy Barret.

Sunday, 10/01: Tin Angel, Philadelphia, PA : 7 pm, for more info call: 215-928-0770

Monday, 10/02: Iron Horse, Northampton, MA , 7 pm, for more info call: 413-584-0610

Wednesday, 10/04: Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, VT, 7:30 pm, for more info call: 802-652-0777

Thursday, 10/05: Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA, 8 pm, for more info call: 508-324-1926

Friday, 10/06: Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY, 7:30 pm, for more info call: 718-230-0236

Saturday, 10/07: Valentine’s Downstairs, Albany, NY, 8 pm, for more info call: 518-432-6572

Sunday, 10/08: Cafe Nine, New Haven, CT, 7 pm, for more info call: 203-789-8281

Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys Fall Dates

Yep Roc recording artists Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys are brinnging their brand of western rockabilly swing from out of their base in Anaheim, CA clear on over to the East Coast. This stretch will also feature ex-BR549er Chris Scruggs on the steel. Check out these cats if you get the chance.

Wed Oct 4 Music Mill Indianapolis, IN
Thu Oct 5 Cowboy Monkey Champaign, IL
Fri Oct 6 The Abbey Pub Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 7 Tall Stacks Music Festival Cincinnati, OH
Tue Oct 10 Cafe Nine New Haven, CT
Wed Oct 11 Iron Horse Northampton, MA
Thu Oct 12 Maxwell’s Hoboken, NJ
Fri Oct 13 North By Northwest Philadelphia, PA
Sat Oct 14 IOTA Club & Cafe Arlington, VA
Sun Oct 15 Taphouse Norfolk, VA
Tue Oct 17 Gravity Lounge Charlottesville, VA
Wed Oct 18 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC
ThuOct 19 Grey Eagle Asheville, NC
Fri Oct 20 The Earl Atlanta, GA
Sat Oct 21 Private Nashville, TN
Sun Oct 22 Automatic Slims Memphis, TN

Wayne “The Train” Hancock Fall Dates

In support of his upcoming release ,”Tulsa” (10/10) on Bloodshot Records, Wayne Hancock will be honky-tonkin his way to a town near you. Hey! Where’s New York City on this list??!!!! Argh!!!!
Oct. 13
Dan’s Silver Leaf
Denton, TX

Oct. 14
Continental Club
Austin, TX

Oct. 17
Smith’s Olde Bar
Atlanta, GA

Oct. 18
The Garage
Winston-Salem, NC

Oct. 19
Neighborhood Theatre
Charlotte, NC

Oct. 21
Hideaway BBQ
Raleigh, NC

Oct. 22
Taphouse Grill
Norfolk, VA

Oct. 26
T.T. The Bears
Cambridge, MA

Oct. 27
Bank St Café
New London, CT

Oct. 28
Club Café
Pittsburgh, PA

Oct. 29
Beachland Ballroom Tavern
Cleveland, OH

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Singer/Songwriter Randy Huston will be on Michael Johnathon’s Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour with Don Edwards – October 2nd

October 2 Woodsongs: Cowboy Music Night
http://www.woodsongs.com/wotrh.html
SPECIAL EVENT – Cowboy Music Night
 
Don Edwards,a Grammy nominated singer-guitarist, continues
to build a musical legacy of the American West. The National
Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, summed Edwards’s importance
as “…the best purveyor of cowboy music in America today.”

Randy Huston was breaking horses for wages at 13 and competing
in the rodeo throughout high school and college. After graduating
college, he moved to Kentucky where he was a horse doctor for some
of the best-known horse farms in the world. In the 1980’s, Randy
pulled from his experiences as a cowboys and started to write songs
and record CD’s.

Deadstring Brothers Fall Tour with the Shooter Jennings

Motor City’s Deadstring Brothers have scored themselves a
place on the bill with Shooter Jennings on part of their
upcoming Fall tour. The Sticky-Fingers influenced roots-rockers are currently on tour in the UK and will begin a trek through the US in mid October in support of their current Bloodshot release “Starving Weather Report.” The Brothers will join Bloodshot brethren Scott H. Biram, The Meat Purveyors and more at the Bloodshot Records / CMJ Bar-B-Que on Saturday, November 4th at Union Pool in Brooklyn.  

more Deadstring Dates:

Sat 9/30    London            UK     The Borderline

Sun 10/01   Bristol           UK     The Promenade

Tue 10/03   Swansea           UK     The Chattery

Wed 10/04   Sheffield         UK     The Boardwalk

Thu 10/05   Hull              UK     The Adelphi

Fri 10/06   Darvel, Scotland  UK     Darvel Music Festival

Sat 10/07   Wolvehampton      UK     The Little Civic

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