Dec
1
7:30 PM19:30

Dana Cooper

Dana Cooper started his devotion to music at just age 2.  Since then this Kansas City native has logged millions of miles as a renowned songwriter & storyteller.  This song poet engages and inspires audiences around the world with his quick wit, insightful stories & lyrics.  Dana's mixture of flat-picking, finger picking, and percussive strumming is " Legend Among Other Guitarists. "  His harmonica playing equally impressive. As one critic noted, " he sings like an angel and plays like the devil."

Danas 1st self-titled Release was on Elektra Records in the 70's.  His studio band consisting of " The Section" with legendary players Leland Sklar & Russ Kunkel.  An "Austin City Limits" show with Shake Russell in the 80's is currently being replayed on Circle TV.

Since then he has worked with Lyle Lovett, Kim Carnes, Tom Kimmel, Shake Russell, Pat Alger, Hal Ketchum, Susan Werner & Kim Richey to name a few.  It is no surprise his discography measures at 30 albums and collections with more in the works.

 
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Nov
3
7:30 PM19:30

Amanda Pascali

Internationally acclaimed, bilingual singer/songwriter and 2021 Houston Chronicle "Musician of the Year," Amanda Pascali was born in Queens, New York, and is based in Houston, Texas. Pascali, whose music has been described as “an auditory passport,” has performed internationally, from the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. to packed houses in Italy, Romania, and across the Eastern hemisphere. Accompanied by classically trained multi-instrumentalist Addison Freeman and the rest of her band, Amanda Pascali is not only a powerful poet with an angelic voice but an unstoppable force.

 
 
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Oct
27
7:30 PM19:30

Sam Robbins

Sam Robbins describes himself as an "old soul singer songwriter." A Nashville based musician whose music evokes classic 70's singer songwriters like James Taylor and Neil Young, Sam adds a modern, upbeat edge to the storyteller troubadour persona. An avid performer, he has gained recognition from extensive touring and as one of the six 2021 winners in the Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk competition, one of the largest and most prestigious songwriting competitions in the country. 

 
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Oct
20
7:30 PM19:30

Jamie Lin Wilson

Jamie’s anticipated new record Jumping Over Rocks marks her second full-length solo album, but she’s not the new kid. She cut her teeth fronting and co-fronting beloved bands including the Gougers and the Trishas, winning over listeners and peers across the country. Now, her place as an acclaimed singer-songwriter on her own seems fated, imbued with a singular blend of freshness and road-earned wisdom. “I consider ‘Jumping Over Rocks’ to be a definitive record on myself and my style,” Jamie says. “I hope it’s something people connect with, that it’s familiar to them but also new. I hope that people find it interesting.” 

No one covers the spectrum of age and experience quite like Jamie: moving portraits of men, women, and children coping, striving, wondering, and celebrating. Interesting? Undoubtedly. Universal but specific and personal, too. “I studied people around me more for this record than I have in the past,” she says. “I wrote songs from my perspective, from the outside looking in.”  

 
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Oct
13
7:30 PM19:30

Matt the Electrician

Matt Sever — DBA Matt the Electrician — sings about virtue and hope on his upcoming album We Imagined an Ending. In the jangly first release “Home Again,” the Austin singer-songwriter explores the idea of prudence. “If you’re gonna be here now, you better take a deep breath,” he sings, advising patience and caution in 2021. The guitars are Big Star bright, the harmonies choir-like, and Matt’s own delivery a jolt of clarity in a cacophonous world. It’s a journey to zen, in just under four minutes.

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Oct
6
7:30 PM19:30

JM Stevens

The Austin- based songwriter who fueled Moonlight Towers through 15 years, four albums and thousands of miles crisscrossing the country on shoestring tours has a knack for tapping the intangible elements of pop songcraft that elevate the enduring from the ephemeral.

What Stevens leaves out of his songs is almost as important as what he puts in. There’s no instrumental derring-do or insular lyricism. He’s wise enough to know not to let musical ego get in the way of a good hook. Stevens would rather have you humming along and connecting with the songs on your own emotional terms.

“Where the complexity comes in is the texture you put on them and the feeling as opposed to the inner-workings and gears,” he says. “I want to create more of an overall picture in a song.”

 
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Oct
5
7:30 PM19:30

Matt Harlan Songwriter Showcase

 

Jim Wyly (Austin):

Website: https://jimwylymusic.com/

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Jim Wyly is a 40-year veteran of the Austin music scene and is widely-regarded by peers as a master of the songwriting craft with “a keen sense of timelessness and familiarity”. After years playing in bands, he broke away to record his first solo album, “The Artisan,” co-produced by Chuck Hawthorne. His latest album, "Eclectic Tales" is set for an October 2023 release, which brings together Folk, Soul and Americana tones with strong grooves and dreamy melodies.

 

 
 

Bex Brown (Houston):

Website: https://www.facebook.com/bexbrownmusic/

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If you try to find out about Bex Brown through standard avenues, you may come up short. But if you ask around and listen close, you’ll find her. Whether she’s lending her talents to Houston band “oh hooray” (featured on NPR's "Best 2021 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We saw This Week”) or going it alone, she’ll help you understand why press releases and talking points are only as necessary as you need them to be. Stay tuned for more from Bex.

 

 

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Sep
29
7:30 PM19:30

Vince Bell

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"As a songwriter he can easily take his place in that hallowed area occupied by the likes of Randy Newman, Bruce Cockburn and Tom Waits." - Musician Magazine.

 Bell's songs have been performed and recorded by such diverse talents as Little Feat, Lyle Lovett and Nanci Griffith, and both a ballet and musical have been set to his work. Along with five critically acclaimed CDs and a live performance DVD, he is the author of an autobiography, One Man’s Music: The Life and Times of Texas Songwriter Vince Bell and one-man performance piece, One Man’s Music: A Monologue with Song.

 "Vince is a poet," said the late Townes Van Zandt.

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Sep
22
7:30 PM19:30

Albert and Gage

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Austin, Texas duo Albert and Gage (Christine Albert and Chris Gage) have a personal and musical chemistry that radiates from the stage. The joy they experience making music together is evident as they travel through their musical roots, moving from country and folk to blues and French chansons. The integrity of their musicianship and the rare blend of their voices create a unique and cohesive sound as Gage effortlessly switches from guitar to piano and accordion throughout their set to follow the mood of the music. Austin songwriter Jimmy LaFave once described Christine as a “wondrous singer with a beautiful focus and unrestrained grace.” She had a prolific recording career as a solo artist before meeting Gage, including the acclaimed “Texafrance” series, a bilingual tribute to her European family roots. Christine’s most recent solo CD “Everything’s Beautiful Now” explores the richness of loss, an issue she deals with every day as Founder & CEO of Swan Songs®, a non-profit that fulfills musical last wishes. Ms. Albert has also served for 12 years on the national Board of Trustees of the Recording Academy (known for the GRAMMY Awards®), eventually rising to the position of Chair of the Board and currently serving as Chair Emeritus. In addition, Christine serves on the Board of Directors of Musicares® and the Latin Recording Academy®.

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