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This site is your portal to the Texas Country Music Scene. A daily listing of the gigs around the Austin area by country, Americana, folk, and a few other indefinable kinds of music.  I hope you discover some new artists and new venues and you go out and support live music tonight!

If you just happened upon this site, I am Janice Williams and I have been in Austin almost 9 years.  I am a recovering disc jockey and have said the name "Janice Williams" on the air a couple of million times. Now I am discovering that if I want people to search or Google "Janice Williams" and find this site, the words Janice Williams need to be on here more often. So, forgive what appears to be ego which is really just, well, self-aggrandizement.

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AUGUST Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat           1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31             Friday, August 1, 2008 Bruce Robison at the Broken Spoke . . . Come here him sing California 85 from the new CD.  It comes out next month. Junior Brown at Antone's with Josh Allen & the Whisky Brothers  9 pm Stoney LaRue at the Nutty Brown Cafe   Only $13 at the door... that's a steal! Gary P Nunn at Threadgill's World Headquarters Bo Porter opening at 9 pm  $15 Texas Renegade at the Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos South Austin Jug Band at Poodie's Hilltop Roadhouse  8 pm Reckless Kelly at Gruene Hall starts two nights   Paula Nelson kicks it off  9 pm Saturday, August 2, 2008 Hayes Carll at Threadgill's World HQ with The Gougers opening the show at 9 pm Redd Volkaert --with a new CD "Reddhead" coming out next mont--hosts the matinee at the Continental Club  3 pm  Free The Sunset Valley Boys at Evangeline Cafe 3 to 5 pm  South Austin Jug Band at Momo's  Jeff Plankenhorn too. Alvin Crow at the Broken Spoke Pat Green at the Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels Susan Gibson celebrates the release of her CD "New Dog, Old Tricks" at the Cheatham Street Warehouse Andrea Marie and the Magnolia Band at Poodie's Hilltop Roadhouse  8 pm Reckless Kelly at Gruene Hall with Paula Nelson opening  9 pm Sunday, August 3, 2008 Heybale! at the Continental Club  11 pm  $7 Grant Mazak Band at the Cheatham Street Warehouse 4 to 8 pm Adam Carroll, Owen Temple, and Jason Eady at Gruene Hall Monday, August 4, 2008 Dale Watson at the Continental Club at 10 pm  $5 Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Jordan Minor and the Bottom Dollar Band on a Bottom Dollar Tuesday at the Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos   930 pm Two Tons of Steel on a Two Ton Tuesday at Gruene Hall Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Emmylou Harris at Stubb's with Buddy Miller opening No Justice at HIll's Cafe Sunny Sweeney and the Wrights at the Cactus Cafe Dale Watson at the Broken Spoke Kent Finlay's Song Swap at the Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos.   930 pm Zack Walther and the Cronkites at Gruene Hall Thursday, August 7, 2008 Jesse Dayton  at the Broken Spoke Cornell Hurd Band at Jovita's on South First 8 to 10 pm Bob Schneider's Texas Bluegrass Massacre at Threadgill's World HQ Austin Collins at Gruene Hall Friday, August 8, 2008 Gary P Nunn at the Broken Spoke Bleu Edmondson at Midnight Rodeo  $8 Asylum Street Spankers at Threadgill's World HQ/South Raul Malo at Gruene Hall  The Wrights open Saturday, August 9, 2008 Dale Watson at the Broken Spoke with dance lesson 8 to 9 Bruce Robison at the Nutty Brown Cafe   730 pm  $10 Stoney LaRue and Brandon Jenkins at Whitewater at the Horseshoe on the Guadalupe  $10 Raul Malo again at Gruene Hall with The Wrights and Susan Gibson playing, too Hayes Carll and the Dedringers at the River Road Ice House in New Braunfels Sunday, August 10, 2008 Heybale!  at the Continental Club  $7 Monday, August 11, 2008 Dale Watson at the Continental Club  10 pm  $5 Keith Davis at Gruene Hall Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Lyle Lovett and his Large Band at the Long Center Bo Porter at the Broken Spoke.  Free! Jordan Minor and the Bottom Dollar Band on a Bottom Dollar Tuesday at the Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos   930 pm Two Tons of Steel on a Two Ton Tuesday at Gruene Hall Wednesday, August 13, 2008 James McMurtry at the Continental Club at midnight $7  The Dedringers (okay, they aren't country) earlier Dale Watson at the Broken Spoke Kent Finlay's Song Swap at the Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos.   930 pm Zack Walther and the Cronkites at Gruene Hall Thursday, August 14, 2008 The Annual Buck Owens Birthday Bash at the Continental Club  Starts early (7 pm) and goes very late with tons of bands and musicians.  It's always great fun and it benefit's a great cause.   $15 The Quebe Sisters Band is back in town at Central Market at Westgate (south).  Free music at 630 pm.  This band is outstanding! Jesse Dayton at the Broken Spoke Cornell Hurd Band at Jovita's on South First  8 to 10 pm Band of Heathens at the KNBT Music Series at the Whitewater Amphitheater  8 pm Free Show Ruby Jane at Gruene Hall Friday, August 15, 2008 Eleven Hundred Springs and The Doug Moreland Show at the Continental Club  $10 Alvin Crow at the Broken Spoke Joe Ely and Joel Guzman a Threadgill's World Headquarters  9 pm   Sunny Sweeney at Midnight Rodeo  $10 Jimmy LaFave at a Benefit for the Representation Alliance at Stubb's Delbert McClinton at Gruene Hall with Clay McClinton opening for him Saturday, August 16, 2008 Brian Wright & the Waco Tragedies are opening at the Parish.  I don't know a thing about the guy they are opening for (Joe Firstman), but I saw Brian Wright and the Waco Tragedies at SXSW in March and have listened to their CD over and over.  I don't think you'd call it "country country," but check them out online or at the club. They are from LA, I think, so this is the first time I've seen them back in town. Derailers at the Broken Spoke Butch Hancock direct from Terlingua at the Cactus Cafe  9 pm  $15 Terry Hendrix at Threadgill's World HQ at 10 pm Wade Bowen at Whitewater at the Horseshoe by the Guadalupe with Texas Renegade and Walt Wilkins Roger Creager and Micky and the Motorcars at Schroeder Hall down by Goliad. Roadtrip time! Joe Ely and Joel Guzman at Gruene Hall Sunday, August 17, 2008 Heybale! at the Continental Club   1030 pm  $7 Micky and the Motorcars at Luckenbach Monday, August 18, 2008 Marshall Ford Swing Band for Happy Hour at the Continental Club Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Hardcore Country with Alvin Crow and James M. White at the Broken Spoke.  No cover. Jordan Minor and the Bottom Dollar Band on a Bottom Dollar Tuesday at the Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos   930 pm Two Tons of Steel on a Two Ton Tuesday at Gruene Hall Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Ryan Turner at HIll's Cafe Dale Watson at the Broken Spoke Kent Finlay's Song Swap at the Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos.   930 pm Zack Walther and the Cronkites at Gruene Hall Thursday, August 21, 2008 Texas Renegade at the Nutty Brown Cafe  830 to 1130 pm  Free Jesse Dayton at the Broken Spoke Cornell Hurd Band at Jovita's on South First  8 to 10 pm Friday, August 22, 2008 Derailers at the Continental Club James Hand at the Broken Spoke Pete Benz at Midnight Rodeo   $10 Saturday, August 23, 2008 Aaron Watson at the Nutty Brown Cafe  $15 at the door The Subdudes at the Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels with Jason Eady opening Radney Foster at Gruene Hall Joe Ely at Luckenbach Pat Green at the Margarita and Salsa Festival in Waco Sunday, August 24, 2008 Heybale! at the Continental Club 1030 pm  $7 Cody Canada, Randy Rogers, Stoney LaRue, Ray Wylie Hubbard and friends swapping songs to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.  It's at the Cheatham Street Warehouse in the afternoon.   4 pm Monday, August 25, 2008 Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Debra Peters hosts the Accordion Roundup at the Broken Spoke. Early and free. Jordan Minor and the Bottom Dollar Band on a Bottom Dollar Tuesday at the Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos   930 pm Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Lucky Tomblin Band at the Broken Spoke.  No cover. Kent Finlay's Song Swap at the Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos.   930 pm Thursday, August 28, 2008 Jesse Dayton at the Broken Spoke  9 pm Corb Lund at Threadgill's World Headquarters at 9 pm Cornell Hurd Band at Jovita's on South First  8 to 10 pm Friday, August 29, 2008 Ricky Calmbach at the Broken Spoke Mark McKinney at Midnight Rodeo   $7 Micky and the Motorcars at the Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos Saturday, August 30, 2008 Heylbale! makes its debut at the Broken Spoke! It's about time. See you there!  930 pm with dance lessons 8 to 9. Eliza Gilkyson at Threadgill's World Headquarters  9 pm Cory Morrow at the River Road Ice House in New Braunfels Will Hoge, Band of Heathens, and The Gougers at the Whitewater Amphitheater Charlie Robison for two night at Gruene Hall Sunday, August 31, 2008 Heybale! Orchestra at Continental Club at 1030 pm  $7 Party in the Park at Waterloo Park with Jack Ingram, Cory Morrow, Brandon Rhyder, Ryan James, Rich O'Toole and more to come.  Tickets go on sale 8/6/2008 Randy Rogers Band at Whitewater at the Horseshoe Charlie Robison again at Gruene Hall And coming in September: Cory Morrow at the Nutty Brown Cafe 9/6 Guy Clark at the Cactus Cafe 9/18