2005 was full of concerts
Mercy.
I truly had the best intentions to document every single concert i went to on my TX adventure.
And then i got a little behind.
and then i started trying to keep a daily blog of other stuff.
And then i just lost control.
And i'm sorry about it, but whatever. it happens. it was getting too hard for me to write concert reviews anyway. i couldn't find the words. i can always find the words for daily ramblings.
but i'd like to try to keep track of shows that i see. and maybe give blurbs about the performances. and maybe give full reviews. so i might. we'll see.
here's what i saw in 2005
i saw so many shows in 2005 that i can't even remember them all.
before i moved to TX, i saw Eliza Gilkyson, David Childers and The
Gourds, The Pernice Brothers, James McMurtry, Tift Merritt and
Chatham County Line, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Gary Louris and Mark Olson
(from the Jayhawks), John Eddie, Todd Snider and Hayes Carll, Todd
Snider and the Nervous Wrecks, Danny Schmidt a couple times, Fastball, David Lowery
and Johnny Hickman from Cracker, Emmylou Harris and Buddy Miller,
Aqualung, Chuck Prophet, Eddie and Martha Adcock, Don Rigsby, Heather Berry, Devon and Paul Curreri, Kevn Kinney, Drive by Truckers, and surely a couple more.
since moving to TX in September here's what i've done:
saw Hayes Carll at Hills' Cafe
saw Billy Joe twice
saw David Garza
saw Hayes Carll, Stoney Larue, Walt Wilkins, and
Kent Finlay in a song swap
saw Jon Langford, Rico Bell, and Sally Timms
i've seen the Sidehill Gougers a ton of times.
i saw them at the Boerne Arts and Crafts Festival with Chris Wall.
that was fun. Chris Wall was great. it was cool to hear "i feel like
hank williams tonight' by the guy that wrote it. in my mind, that's
one of the best country songs ever. ever.
I saw Son Volt at Stubbs.
I saw Ray Wylie Hubbard at Hills Cafe
I saw The Geezinslaws at Hills.
I saw Hayes Carll at Cheatham St
I saw Slaid Cleaves at Cheatham St
I saw Alejandro Escovedo and his orchestra at Casbeers
I saw Dale Watson at Chicken Shit Sundays at Ginnys
I saw Roger Marin at Triple Crown
I saw Roger Marin and Mark Jungers at Gruene hall. they were really
good.
I saw Dale Watson, and a bunch of local bands at Broken Spoke
I saw Brennan Leigh at Threadgills Gospel Brunch.
I saw Hayes Carll and James McMurty at Saengerhalle
I saw Mike McClure with the dedringers and the Sidehill Gougers at
Cheatham
I saw Adrienne Young and Little Sadie at Gruene Hall
I saw Tish Hinojosa at Gruene Hall
I saw Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers at Gruene Hall
I saw Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriquez at the Armadillo Holiday Bazaar
I saw a couple songs by the Resentments at the Bazaar too.
and i'm sure i've done more.
but maybe i haven't.
i need to.
i'll try to in 2006.
of all those, 2 really stand out. first: Todd Snider and the Nervous
Wrecks. i'd never seen him w/ the band. the energy was
electrifying. it was tremendous.
second: Gary Louris and Mark Olson of the Jayhawks. that one blew
my mind. the jayhawks are one of my all time favorite bands. Mark
left the band in 1995 and the 2 of them haven't performed together
since then. there are no 2 better people to sing harmonies
together. it was pretty magical.
other show highlights:
seeing Todd and Hayes was also a highlight because it was the first
time i ever heard Hayes Carll. he's quickly become my new favorite.
Emmylou and Buddy Miller were tremendous as well. i'd only seen
emmylou perform at the opry, and that was only 3 songs. to see a
whole concert by her, was extraordinary. i love her.
the pernice brothers put on a rockin great show in charlottesville
before i left. they're not at all country, but they're totally
great.
jimmie dale was tremendous. i'd never seen him before.
and even though i've seen Cracker over a dozen times, the Lowery-
Hickman acoustic duo show was pretty incredible.
and lots of the others were really awesome too.
i am Hutch.
and i love music.
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