A 20 Island Moon April 18, 2013 Three Chords HAPPY SANDFEST Mike Williams Stuart Michael Burns and the Truth Every 1st & 3rd Friday Every Wednesday (7-10) And Every Monday (5-7) Carol Elliott By Ronnie Narmour Every 2nd & 4th Friday [email protected] Free Beer Band (5-7) Island Moon Art Walk… Every Thursday Open Jam with Uel Jackson The Island Moon Newspaper held its first (7-10) 321 N Alister * (361) 749-2337 Every Sunday (7- 11) Art Walk on Padre Island this weekend. We appreciate Stevie Start and Sky Malone for Bottlehead Miller tribute scheduled… table and watched a long line of bilingual remix of the Ramones ‘I showing up and lending their ample musical Wanna Be Your Boyfriend.’ You My friend, L. Leon Sands, who is a great new fans stand in line to offer talents to the cause. It was a very cool setting gotta come out – if only for the suits. guitarist and artist, has been busy organizing them sailing trips, lighthouse right on the seawall next to the Holiday Inn. The album is free on Amazon right a tribute to Dave “Bottlehead” Miller, who tours, fishing trips, you name it. We had a bunch of arts and crafts type vendors now, too.” recently passed away. Miller was an island Every single one of these gals on hand and a really great Cajun food vendor. fixture and played music in this area for many has star quality. I suspect the next I really had a lot of fun. BTW, you can catch Lots of great options this years. Originally from Ft. Worth, he resided time I see them will be in some Stevie any Saturday night at the Coast Club. weekend… in Rockport until his death. Sands has teamed huge festival or arena somewhere He’s a great one man show and really pumps it t h up with Tarpon Ice House owner, Paul Fain, for huge money. I’m glad I was Today, Thursday, April 25 , Antone out on piano and guitar. and will hold this event on Saturday, May 11th lucky enough to catch them on Perez and the All Stars will play their way up. Whew!!! What a Moon Light Social played Back Porch… at 5 pm. This will give them time to assemble Giggity’s and the Gypsy Kings will many of the musicians that used to play with show! What a band! Oh, and they be at Concrete Street. On Friday, Bottlehead through the years, including told us my new favorite banjo April 26th, catch real-deal bluesman, drummer Kris Vanderkohn. There will also joke: why are there no banjos J.T. Coldfire (Austin, TX) at be a silent auction to help Miller’s daughter, on Star Trek? Because its in the Giggity’s, teenage powerhouse, Riley with some of the medical bills that she future. Samantha Aiken & Rodeo Drive at the Coast Club. I should mention inherited. Mark this one on your calendar folks, DO NOT MISS LIST J.T. Coldfire will play it will definitely be a goodern! Giggity’s this Friday a little number called SandFest will The Krayolas night bring some 100,000 people to town. to play Back I’ll be working the music tent again this year with my pal, Janet Planet Porch… and her famous mountain of jello shots. Look For my money, the show to for Hy Eddlemann, Raenne & the Ride, catch this weekend will be The The Ones, Cord Carpenter, Flatbroke, Rich Moon Light Social played the Back Porch Krayolas (San Antonio, TX) at Lockhart, Melissa Brooks, Palipha Starry the Back Porch Band and the Real Life Band last Friday night on Saturday. over the three day weekend. Be This is what forewarned, this will be the mother I caught a couple of cool shows last Friday The Ramones of all traffic jams. On Saturday, night in Port A. Moon Light Social (Austin, would sound April 27th, Houston Marchman will TX) played the Porch. This was a fusion of alt like if the were bring their veteran Americana to the rock and country with the boy-girl harmonies from Westside Porch, Lela Caldwell’s wild Purple of Jeremy Burchard and Jennica Scott. I Della Mae, an all female bluegrass band from Boston, San Antonio. Monkey Laser show is at Shorty’s. really liked them. They were young fresh faces played the Back Porch last Saturday night Their frontman, Rich Lockhart is at Giggity’s and with a new slant on an old theme. Their female H e c t o r the funky Latin rockers Vallejo drummer was spot on, too. This show was a S a l d a n a , (Austin, TX) is at the Executive Surf little different from what the Back Porch usually Della Mae rips the head off of Port A… embodies cool. Heck, their Club in Corpus. Also on the 27th, the does, but I’m glad it got slipped in. It was a nice Della Mae (Boston, MA) played the Back spiffy outfits are worth the price Felder Art Gallery will be having change. They were one of those super cool Porch last Saturday night. Bands like this really of admission. Hector weighed an art exhibit of original works Austin bands that not many people have heard make my job easy… there’s so much to say in, “The Krayolas are pumped by Wade Koniakowsky, Glenn of but are really good. about them. They are an all female bluegrass to come back to Port A. We’re Francis, and John Cobb from 5-9. ensemble that can flat play the bejeezus out of bringing in the fun, stripped- Harpist, Stephanie Nash-Prichett, every song they do. All the musicians were hand down powerpop, folk and Tex- will provide entertainment… that’s picked by the founder, Kimber Ludiker, a two- Mex rock ‘n’ roll sound featured right I said harpist. Check out the time national fiddling champion. She explains, on our new album ‘Caninca’ LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT schedule “The identity that we’ve developed as a band which is getting great spins on Samantha Aiken will at the bottom of the page for even is a melting pot of our different personalities Sirius XM and some East Coast play the Coast Club more options. Be safe out there! FM radio stations thanks to a and backgrounds”. Singer Celia Woodsmith this Friday And that’s the truth! comes from a blues/rock background, guitarist Courtney Hartman studied at Berklee College of Music, bassist Shelby Means played with Sky Malone and Stevie Start played the various bands in Nashville, and mandolin player Island Moon Art Walk last weekend on Jenni Lyn Gardner was schooled in traditional Live Music Padre Island bluegrass. The energy coming off of the Back Saturday, April 27 continued Porch stage could have powered a small city. Sevendust, Coal Chamber @ Concrete Street Every song they played was pedal to the metal, Tonight Amphitheater New venue coming to Port A… foot stompin’, yee-haw yellin’ magic. Smitten? Thursday, April 25 Local Licks, Data Fix, Fly Emirates, Peace & Quiet @ House of Rock I spoke to ex- Lug Nutz proprietor Sean Yes I’m smitten. These girls are the hottest Antone & the All Stars @ Dr. Rockits Etheridge last week and it seems he’s passed thing I’ve seen… maybe ever! The last time I Free Beer Band @ Tarpon was this fired Ice House Sunday, April 28 all the obstacles involved in opening his new Vampires Welcome Palipha Starry Band, up was after John Eric @ Island Italian club, Stingrays, to be located in the same Kevin Hill @ Scuttlebutt’s Real Life Band, Melissa seeing the Dirty Mon-Sat location next to The Gaff. His main problem, Gypsy Kings @ Concrete 10am- 2am Brooke @ SandFest initially, was getting the city to sign off on his River Boys. It’s Street Amphitheater Open Jam @ Tarpon Ice lack of parking. But, he struck a deal with the easy to see why Ryan Beaver, Bleu Sun House High School to use the parking on Beach Street, Della Mae is Edmondson, Thieving Noon- 2am Tumble Dry Low @ which is the perimeter of the tennis courts and becoming such Birds @ Brewster Street Bernie’s Beach House Ray T & the Open Jam @ Neptune’s track. Etheridge is shooting for an opening an international Fortunate Youth, House City Crew Brian Permenter @ some time in August. He told me that he wants sensation. I can Blend, Inna Vision @ see them getting House of Rock Every Friday Scuttlebutt’s to be open for football season and plans to The Harvesters, Hybrid Dixie Chick feature a large variety of draft beers. Let’s hope Friday, April 26 Roots @ Dr. Rockits live music is in the mix, too. big. BTW, they Hy Eddlemann, Raeanne loved us here in The Krayolas will play & the Ride, The Ones @ Monday, April 29 Port A. 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