As much as I enjoyed playing with Kathy Murray and Bill Jones with other members of the Austin Ukulele Society at the Keep Austin Weird 5K, I enjoy hearing Kathy and Bill, et. al. as "Kathy and the Kilowatts." They played last night at the Lone Star Court in the Domain (north Austin), a club that, according to rumor, is co-owned by Z.Z. Top front man Billy Gibbons.
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 Saw several wonderful uke acts last night as the Sahara Lounge hosted another "Uketania" fest. Hard to pick out a favorite, but Ukensaw (shown above) stands tallest in my memory. I just loved the unusual combination of someone bowing a saw to accompany a ukulele.
Tonight's open mic at B.B. Rovers was great! It started out slow, but by the end of the night, we had nine different acts perform. Bob Guz was one of four folks there from the Austin Ukulele Society. Bob, shown above, is AUS's fearless leader and a very talented performer, too.
Special thanks to Ray Carr, the first member of the Austin Ukulele Society to attend my open mic night at B.B. Rover's Cafe & Pub. He brought two sweet-sounding ukes with him.
 I believe that last night's medley of songs learned at the uke group meeting gave me some insight into a common phrase adults often use around infants: "coochie, coochie, coo." I believe it originates from the 1925 hit song, "Has Anybody Seen My Gal?"
Although the song is about a flapper, I think one line was subsequently used as baby talk. The original line, as recorded in 1925 is: "Could she love, could she woo, could she, could she, could she coo...." 
For the second week in a row, Richard was able to drive from Waco to Georgetown to meet and perform with me at Roots Bistro. Aside from the obvious fun we had on stage, we spent the rest of the evening chatting with other musicians at our table, including Paul Teneyuque, Carol Franks, Nick Sequoia, Georgetown's own Jeff.
Just got word today that Krave Bistro in Round Rock is undergoing some sort of management issues and my shows scheduled there for July 15 and 20 (as well as several other artists' shows) have been canceled.
Canceled shows are part of the business, I guess, but they are frustrating. 
Paul and I went to The Better Halves' CD-release party and concert at Strange Brew today. Jimmy Joe and Chrissie were at the top of their forms. In fact, everything about the show was about as close to perfect as possible. Everybody had a great time.
Performed with the Austin Ukulele Society for the "runners" at this year's Keep Austin Weird Fest 5K run (billed as "the slowest 5K on the planet"). While folks ran, danced, and strolled passed, we played an assortment of songs on four-strings each.
I always enjoy my time with AUS, but it's especially fun when a few of us step out and perform in and around Austin. |
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