With a full band, singer-songwriter Will T. Massey made his Momo’s debut Wednesday night accompanied by a full band including Richard Bowden (fiddle), Davis Ducharme-Jones (guitar), Mark “GumB” Williams (bass), and Ram Zimmerman (drums).
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“Why are you guys so quiet out there?” Stan Ridgway greeted the crowd at the Saxon Pub Tuesday night. “Wake the fuck up!”
The former Wall of Voodoo lead singer with his signature nasal, almost electric twang led his band (wife Pietra Wexstun on keyboards and electronics, Rick King on guitar) though the entire, newly-released Neon Mirage record before a “cavalcade of hits” – joking every step of the way.
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“That’s my favorite question… what could possibly go wrong?” Butch Hancock asked before launching into another round of the epic saga of “Split and Slide.” Finishing out the last of his five-night residency and celebrating the last night of the legendary, original Cactus Cafe before the impending KUT takeover, he was joined by friends (including Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely and BettySoo), several hundred fans, Cactus Cafe supporters and live music lovers to celebrate the historic evening.
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Celebrating the release of her new record, Cry ‘Till You Laugh, the amazing Terri Hendrix along with her talented band Lloyd Maines and Glenn Fukunaga took the stage at the Cactus Café for two sets of rockin’ folk/country fused with jazz, swing and blues.
Reviving some tunes from Raising Sand, his 2007 album with Alison Krauss as well as some Zeppelin tunes, Robert Plant has his new Band of Joy on the road giving fans a chance to preview their upcoming record.
With Patty Griffin taking harmony (and sometimes lead) vocals, along with a return of Buddy Miller on lead guitars, Marco Giovino, Darrell Scott and Byron House make up the newly revived “Band of Joy.”
On the blurred line between indie rock and straight-up pop, The New Pornographers (the Canadian-formed “supergroup” of Neko Case, Carl Newman and Dan Bejar among others) hit a sweet spot, bridging the generation gap between the skinny-jean wearing hipsters and their parents as evidenced by the crowd at their show Friday night at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater.
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With her band (Will Sexton on guitars and Dave Terry on drums) BettySoo played an intimate house concert at the beautiful Hummingbird House in South Austin Saturday night.
