Upcoming Shows

BettySoo | Opening: Nicolette Good Share| Friday, February 10, 2012   8:00 PM   ($15/$18) BettySoo Listen at My Space YouTube Not much about BettySoo isn’t surprising. People are surprised just to see her take the stage. Plain-faced, petite (clocking in at exactly 5 feet), and freckly, people don’t have any idea what to expect – they certainly don’t expect such a large voice and moving songs. Her first studio efforts (Let Me Love You, 2005; Little Tiny Secrets, 2007, Never the Pretty Girl EP, 2007) were well received by critics, earning praise locally and nationally - even securing her performance opportunities overseas. And she’s not slowing down any time soon. Since their release, she has earned multiple songwriting awards (including Kerrville New Folk, Wildflower Festival, and Big Top Chautauqua Songwriter of the Year) and has proven herself a strong, engaging, often hilarious live performer. With Heat Sin Water Skin, BettySoo adds some welcome edge and grit to the heartbreaker ballads and bell-pure vocals she's come to be known for. Opening: Nicolette Good Listen at My Space ReverbNation YouTube The 2011 Readers’ Pick for best musician in San Antonio Magazine, and featured on Troubadour TX.

Emily Elbert | Liz Longley Share| Friday, February 17, 2012   8:00 PM   ($15/$18) Emily Elbert Listen at CD Baby My Space ReverbNation YouTube Dallas native Emily Elbert studied piano as a child before moving on to guitar when she was 14. She is a young performer, with an old soul. She easily moves throughout the genres of jazz, pop, soul and folk. Her songs feature strong melodies, straight-to-the-heart vocals, and intricate guitar work. Emily spent the past four years at Berklee College of Music, and during that time has played hundreds of shows across America and as far away as Scotland, Puerto Rico, Saint-Barthélemy, Peru, Italy, Spain, Israel, Turkey and Greece. She was selected as one of the Top Ten College Women, 2010, by Glamour Magazine and has won songwriting awards such as Mountain Stage / New Song and Scotland’s Burnsong Intenational. She is currently working on her third CD, a full-band live album, due in early 2012. Liz Longley Listen at My Space ReverbNation YouTube Nashville-based Liz Longley is a Berklee College of Music graduate, quickly moving up in the world of singer-songwriters. Her ability to write well-crafted songs earned her a win in the BMI John Lennon Songwriting Competition, as well as the International Acoustic Music Awards. She has opened for the likes of Livingston Taylor, Nanci Griffith, Lori McKenna, Jonathan Edwards and Shawn Colvin. John Meyer says her music is “gorgeous, just gorgeous”. She has recently been added to the rotation on Sirius XM’s Coffeehouse Channel. Her writing style is poetic… her songs are personal and emotionally engaging… her highly textured vocals will stop you in your tracks. Longley describes herself as a “folk-pop singer-songwriter who likes to do a bit of jazz, blues, and some scatting if I get the chance.’’

Tom McDermott | George Gagliardi Share| Friday, February 24, 2012   8:00 PM   ($15/$18) Tom McDermott Born Texan, rooted in the musical soil of his grandmother’s opera career, twisted by his uncle’s tall tales, and nourished on the Irish lore of his father’s birthplace, Tom McDermott travels the US as a storyteller, guitarist, percussionist, and virtuoso ukulelist at festivals, conferences, and schools. A John Henry Faulk Award winner and author with Pelican Publishing, Tom accompanies his original stories, adapted folktales, myths, and Texas lore with humor, participation, and music (on guitars, ukuleles, drums, theremin, and hurdy-gurdy) to create an unparalleled experience for listeners of all ages. An award-winning storyteller and speaker, he has several recordings and several published books for children and adults. Tom is a resident of Ft Worth. George Gagliardi Listen at YouTube George Gagliardi has written over 800 songs, some published and several recorded by Cynthia Clawson, including George’s My Finest Hour, the title cut on her Grammy nominated album. He’s involved in Dallas theater in a variety of capacities -- as pianist, guitarist, composer, arranger and musical director. Several of his original musical productions have been produced at the Pocket Sandwich Theater, with Rodney Dobbs as book writer and co-lyricist – including Dues and Don't of Dating and Stars and Spies Forever. George also plays in a variety of local Dallas bands. His latest CD is Songs Unsung ... Until Now, was recorded in January of 2011. One of the very first to play Calvin’s in the 80’s, he lives in Dallas.

Mary Gauthier with Tania Elizabeth | Opening: Cary Cooper Share| Friday, March 2, 2012   8:00 PM   ($15/$18) Mary Gauthier with Tania Elizabeth Listen to Mary at My Space ReverbNation YouTube Listen to Tania Elizabeth at My Space ReverbNation YouTube “There’s freedom in knowing that you don’t have to know it all,” says, “which is why to me, a song should end with a question, not an answer.” It might seem that after six groundbreaking albums of original songs, more than a dozen years of recording and touring around the world, a harvest of music industry awards, and covers of her songs by a roster of great artists – that Mary Gauthier (say it: go-shay) should have a handle on some of the big answers. Yet with each new album, with each new cycle of songs that illuminate her soul, with each old and new set of characters and life changes she introduces, Mary is always ending up with more questions. Where do her people come from and where do they go? How can they find shelter from the storm? What is the truth? Opening: Cary Cooper Listen at My Space ReverbNation YouTube Mary Gauthier says, "Cary Cooper's new CD has captured me, …and the songs now sit in my heart like old friends.”

3 Penny Acre | The Honey Dewdrops Share| Friday, March 9, 2012   8:00 PM   ($15/$18) 3 Penny Acre Listen at My Space YouTube 3 Penny Acre is a musical collaboration between three up and coming songwriters: Bayard Blain, Bernice Hembree, and Bryan Hembree. Fans and critics have quickly identified their unique, Ozark-inspired sound as distinct, yet universally appealing. Listeners in all corners have begun to appreciate their attention to lyrics, harmony, and carefully crafted acoustic arrangements steeped in roots music traditions but with a focus on fresh, new songs. The songs are beautiful and longing, yet at times anti-nostalgic, resisting the temptation to “gold wash” the tough history of the people and places they portray. The Honey Dewdrops Listen at My Space ReverbNation YouTube Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish, The Honey Dewdrops, make their home in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Charlottesville, Virginia. The couple has been playing music in some capacity for over 15 years, but honed in on their natural duet abilities 7 years ago when they met for the first time in college. It was their love of folk music that brought them together and has since taken them out on the road to tour fulltime as the award-winning duet they are today. Writing and singing in the veins of folk and old country music, the Dewdrops entwine harmony singing with tight instrumentation and craft songs that are simple and fine-tuned. Theirs are new songs from the southern mountains that ring with originality.

Zoe Lewis | Opening: The Wahooligans Share| Friday, March 16, 2012   8:00 PM   ($15/$18) Zoe Lewis Originally from England, Zoe Lewis is now based out of the Provincetown area of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She can aptly be described as equal parts troubadour, vaudevillian, storyteller, singer- songwriter, and piece of work! She is a band in a body… playing jazz, jump jive, Latin grooves, swing, acoustic funk and folk originals on guitar, piano, harmonica, ukulele, penny whistle, accordion, spoons and human trumpet! She's traveled all over the globe picking up world-beat grooves and stories along the way; jumping box cars, riding on freight boats and even playing with an elephant orchestra in Thailand. Her music is upbeat, high-energy, and a delight for all… as it pokes fun at modern society and praises the rambling delights of childhood, secret worlds, and wandering love. Zoe Lewis will entertain you in a way you have never experienced and she will leave you wanting more. Opening: The Wahooligans Listen at YouTube David Hendley, John Smith and Dirje Smith bring a mix of old-time vaudeville instrumentation, costumes, and jokes with New Age sensibility.

The Waymores Share| Friday, March 23, 2012   8:00 PM   ($15/$18) The Waymores Listen at My Space ReverbNation YouTube Tom Kimmel, Sally Barris and Don Henry have written songs for the stars & garnered praise for their solo works, yet what's most exciting about The Waymores is the magic they make onstage. They are three of Nashville's finest singer-songwriters. Don Henry has written songs for Ray Charles, Conway Twitty, Kathy Mattea, BJ Thomas and others. His song Where’ve You Been won Song of the Year from the Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music, Nashville Songwriters Association International and the Grammy Award. Sally Barris‘ songs have been recorded by Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood, Keith Urban and others. Tom Kimmel’s songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt, Joe Cocker and others. He is also a storyteller, published poet and actor. The Waymores offer up harmonies, humor and world class songs that blend retro pop, old school country and contemporary folk.

Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart | Opening: Kevin Higgins & Barbara Malteze Share| Friday, March 30, 2012   8:00 PM   ($15/$18) Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart Listen at My Space ReverbNation YouTube Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart have the music gene in their DNA. Stacey and Mark grew up surrounded by many of Nashville’s greats. They are musical soul mates, as well as husband and wife. Individually they are great musicians and songwriters, but together they are better. Her voice (reminiscent of Iris Dement) blends with his high tenor in a way that retains their own distinctiveness while enhancing the other. Their unique sound draws on an eclectic mix of folk, blues, pop, country, and rock. They are engaging performers who capture your attention from the moment they walk on stage. Their show is intimate… as if you are an old friend, sitting in their living room. They pull out all the stops with clever guitar interplay, well-crafted songwriting, humorous storytelling, sweet harmonies and an obvious love of the music. Opening: Kevin Higgins & Barbara Malteze Writes songs, from deep in his soul, about the human experience… stories that are eloquent, evocative and true.

Friday, April 6, 2012   Closed

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