[FairRetailRecordings] #0068 -- Austin Homegrown -- Due North>Down South

#0068

This morning's offering comes from another band that's on an indeterminant hiatus. I need bands to stop breaking up around here...

Artist: Austin Homegrown

Date: 2009.07.11

Venue: The Mean Eyed Cat

Track: Due North > Down South

Enjoy. And support your local music scene.

Some New, Some Old

Been a slow summer here in Austin. The mercury touching triple digits every day has presumably been keeping a lot of folks away. Not much in the way of (OKOM) touring acts coming through with the exception of Scott Miller (audio of his Cactus show) a few others that we weren't able to attend.

Some of the shows we have been able to attend included the Brock Zeman (Canadiana), Flatcar Rattlers (bluegrass), Roger Alan Wade (of Jackass notoriety), Austin Homegrown (local country/blues/reggae rockers), The Memphis Strange (former Stillwater Pioneers rocking it up) and the Happen-Ins (former Dedringer Sean Faires' new group). Here's the recordings from some of their performance.

Brock Zeman: 2009.06.10 at Riley's

The Flatcar Rattlers: 2009.07.03 at Jovita's

Roger Alan Wade: 2009.07.08 at the Mean Eyed Cat

Austin Homegrown: 2009.07.11 at the Mean Eyed Cat

The Memphis Strange: 2009.07.16 at Stubb's BBQ

The Happen-Ins: 2009.07.16 at Stubb's BBQ

Also, next Monday (August 3rd) will the latest installment of the Mean Eyed Cat Songwriter Night featuring host Lew Card, Ramsay Midwood, Jacob Jaeger and Johnny Dango. You can check out the audio from the last songwriter night at the link below.

Mean Eyed Cat Songwriter Night: 2009.07.20

The Goings-On in The ATX This Week

Monday and Tuesday are looking slow but then the rest of the week rolls around and there's no shortage of good stuff happening.

Wednesday 9/10
Adam Carroll, Mark Jungers and Danny Santos are playing a song swap at Threadgill's North from 8-10p.

Thursday 9/11
Woodsboss is playing the happy hour (630-9p) slot at the Continental Club.
The Fundamentalists are playing at Threadgill's North from 8-10p.

Friday 9/12
Cross Canadian Ragweed is playing at the Nutty Brown Cafe waaay out in far southwest Austin.
Christian Kjellvander and the South Austin Jug Band are playing at the Parish on 6th starting at 9p.
The Lost Bayou Ramblers are at the Continental Club at midnight.

Saturday 9/13
The Mean Eyed Cat hosts it's 4th year anniversary gig with Texico (8p) and Austin Homegrown (930p).
Mario Matteoli and the Lost Bayou Ramblers are at the Continental Club starting at 10p.

The Goings-On in The ATX This Week

Wednesday 8/6 Sonny Landreth @ Blues on the Green in Zilker Park
Thursday 8/7 Sonny Landreth @ the Continental Club
Friday 8/8 Damon Bramblett @ the Dry Creek Cafe
Saturday 8/9 Austin Homegrown @ Donn's Depot

Gonna try to get out and tape a couple of these shows. Should be some good ones.

Shit Howdy! It's Austin Homegrown Live

Here's a great show from Austin Homegrown (myspace) at Momo's from May 9th, 2008. Homegrown is a very enjoyable mix of americana, country, rock, soul and blues that comes together nicely on some of their originals like "Sail Wide Open", "Blue Sky Day" and "Her Smile" as well some choicely picked covers of the Boss, Woody Guthrie and Willis Alan Ramsey (covers that mostly follow my guidelines for choosing covers for your band). Enjoy this show and go out and see these guys some time!

The Gunhands @ The Mean Eyed Cat

One of my favorite local bands is featured in this set from the Mean Eyed Cat (greatest Johnny Cash themed bar on Earth!) recently. Find them doing some excellent covers and playing with guests Zach Hruska (of Austin Homegrown) and Reid Wilson.

There are a few tunes on here that will be on their forthcoming release Country Strange (coming in March as I understand it).

The highlights for me are One Foot In The Honky Tonk (a Jason Ringenberg cover), Cold Cold Ground, Harps & Halos and Rainy Day Women 12 & 35 (a Bobby D cover).

Enjoy. Support the band!