19 Nov 09 Houston Area Songwriter Meetings and Organizations
NSAI Houston Monthly Meeting and Open Mic Next meeting is Sunday, Nov. 22nd, 4:00pm, at JP Hops House, 2317 Hwy 6 South. For more information on NSAI Houston’s meetings, contact Dave at dbannen@hotmail.com Houston Songwriters Association Next meeting Sunday, Dec. 13th, 2:00pm at JP Hops House, 2317 Hwy 6 South. For more information, visit http://www.houstonsongwriters.com NSAI Houston North Metro Chapter Next meeting is Tuesday, January 5th beginning at 7:00pm at…
Posted by: John South
Tags: Houston Songwriters Association, NSAI Houston North Metro Chapter, Songwriting
16 Nov 09 Austin Songwriters Conference
There will be a conference for songwriters on Jan 29 thru 31 in Austin where songwriters can attend classes on just about everything that has anything to do with the business of songwriting. Some of the best songwriters in the world will be there including Rodney Crowell (who is bringing Mary Karr too!!), Allen Shamblin (I can’t make you love me if you don’t/ and 15 other number ones), Chuck Cannon ( BMI Eight-Million-Air award…Great…
Posted by: John South
25 Sep 09 Jhankaar to Appear at the Old Pecan Street Festival
As we stated when we started the Texas Music Journal, Texas music is nexus of many cultures and their music forming a unique fabric of song and style. In fact, we are proud of the fact that Texas music displays the influence of all of the cultures that have been a part of our history. Over the past few years, Texas has also been the the cultural melting pot of…
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30 Jul 09 Performance Opportunity for Christian Musicians
Event Name: University of Dallas Ministry Conference Event Date(s): October 23-24, 2009 Event Time(s): 9AM to 7 PM Event Location: The Dallas Convention Center The University of Dallas is soliciting applications from performers, either as individuals or in bands, to provide Christian music in 30-min time slots throughout the two-day conference, the musical climax of which will be a concert with John Michael Talbot on Friday evening. Given that the…
Posted by: John South
Tags: Christian music, John Michael Talbot, University of Dallas Ministry Conference
01 Jul 09 Recording the Beatles
The Recording Academy® Texas Chapter in partnership with the Producers & Engineers Wing presents The P&E Tour 2009. The event in Houston will showcase Brian Kehew and Kevin Ryan discussing their book “Recording the Beatles”. The event will be at the Hard Rock Cafe, 502 Texas Avenue, Houston, Tx on Saturday, July 11th. The program itself will be from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, followed by a mixer from 4:00 to…
Posted by: John South
24 Jun 09 Correction: IGNITE 2009
Though we strive to present the information about events as accurately as possible, we incorrectly identified the event host for IGNITE 2009 as the Student Discipleship Ministries (see our original article here). In fact, CW Festival was the organizational group who hosted the event and the Student Disciple Ministries was one of the larger private donors. Check out the website for CW Festival (www.cwfestival.com) for more information on their vision…
Posted by: John South
Tags: CW Festival, IGNITE 2009
03 Jun 09 Album Review: The Snakecharmers – Been Gone Too Long
The Snakecharmers formed in 2002 as a family affair. Marie Angell, Will Blumentritt and their son Eric Blumentritt brought together diverse musical backgrounds to form an incredible blues sound. The missing element for the band was a lead guitarist that could feel the music and integrate into “the family”. They found that in the person of Larry Meeker, a saxophonist by early training who turned to the guitar in a…
Posted by: John South
Tags: Eric Blumentritt, Larry Meeker, Marie Angell, The Snakecharmers, WIll Blumentritt
26 May 09 Anna Thomas – Matt Gaskins at Cafe Bohemia
Anna Thomas dazzled the audience at Café Bohemia in Plano, Texas on Saturday, May 23rd, with a selection of sultry jazz and lively pop standards and originals. Her originals highlighted songwriting capabilities that have come a long way in a short time. Thomas is only 13-years old. Of her originals, Thomas performed three notable songs, “Little Red” (a very sophisticated take-off on Little Red Riding Hood), “My Circle” (about comfort…
Posted by: John South
Tags: Anna Thomas, Matt Gaskins, NAMS, Neighborhood Arts and Music School
20 May 09 Album Review: Mike Darnell – The Promised Land
Mike Darnell brings us an offering of the “flues” as he calls it – a combination of Folk and the Blues. Like much of Texas music, it’s really the confluence of the many events, people and music that have impacted Darnell. He moved around the country as a youth and was impacted by folk and rock that he heard. Darnell counts “…Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Jackson…
Posted by: John South
Tags: Big Lizard Boys, Bill Aspinwall, Lloyd Daniel, Mike Darnell, Smythe and Taylor
17 May 09 Album Review – Bill Aspinwall “Free Range Trout”
Bill Aspinwall offers us an album that crosses a number of Texas musical styles including folk, pop and blues. He has brought together a talented set of friends to produce an album that highlights their versatility and creativity including Gibson, the dog and Satchmo, the cat (highlighted in “Mister Crippen’s Banjo”). This is the first of two albums that we will be reviewing that were recorded by Lloyd Daniel at…
Posted by: John South
Tags: Bill Aspinwall, Free Range Trout, Lloyd Daniel, Mike Darnell, Smythe and Taylor
