TCB
By Christopher Gray, Fri., Feb. 10, 2006
Seven Nation Army
Without further ado, your lineup for the 2005-06 Austin Music Awards, March 15 at the Austin Music Hall, 7:55pm sharp: the Red River Revue with Black Joe Lewis, Walter Daniels, and Chili Cold Blood; Guitars a Go-Go with 3 Balls of Fire, George Tomsco, Jerry Cole, and the Boom Chica Boom Girls; Jon Dee Graham with Eliza Gilkyson; and Roky Erickson & the Explosives with Powell St. John. More to come.
Emo's inside is hosting a benefit tonight for Jack Control, singer with local punk bands World Burns to Death and Severed Head of State, who was stabbed in the abdomen while breaking up a fight outside the Parlor Jan. 28. Signal Lost, Camp X-Ray, Army of Jesus, Iron Age, and Modern Needs perform.
As the Runnin' Horns continue their Sherman-like march through the Big 12, several local artists will serenade fans at both men's and women's games. Pregame performances from Eve Monsees (Saturday), Woode Wood (Sunday), Shawn Pittman (Tuesday), the Hudsons (Feb. 25), Darin Murphy (Feb. 26), Ron Titter Band (March 1), and the Allen Oldies Band (March 5) happen at the Frank Erwin Center's North Plaza and are free. For the halftime shows, all with the Longhorn Band, you of course need a ticket: Carolyn Wonderland (Tuesday), Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel (Wednesday), Roky Erickson (Feb. 25), and Jerry Jeff Walker (March 5). Hook 'em!
Barbara Orbison, widow of Wink-born rock & roll legend Roy, has started a petition drive to place her husband on a U.S. postage stamp alongside former Sun labelmate Elvis Presley and fellow West Texan Bob Wills. Bono, Dan Aykroyd, and Pamela Anderson have already signed, so you should too, at www.petitiononline.com/royvote/petition.html.
Classic-rock-loving Hill Country twangers the Dust Devils are the latest Texans to hop on the XM train: their album Gathering Dust is No. 26 on X Country's (XM 12) weekly chart, a few paces behind Honeybrowne and ahead of Guy Forsyth, Scrappy Jud Newcomb, and the just-added Gourds. The Devils tape an interview and performance at XM's Nashville studio Wednesday.
Blind item of the week: Two employees of a nameless downtown nightclub, both musicians, were drinking at a nearby watering hole when one excused himself to use the facilities. The other seized this opportunity to undo his trousers and rub his manhood around the rim of his buddy's glass. The victim returned from the restroom, took a sip, was shown digital-camera evidence of the act, and promptly went ballistic. Later, he had to be forcibly restrained from defecating in the defiler's van, and at press time has yet to exact his revenge. Remember kids: Never, ever leave your drink unattended. Some things are much worse than roofies.
