A Night Show for Esme at Beerland: The Crack Pipes, Ted Leo, The Golden Boys, Royal Butchers:
A Night Show for Esme at Beerland: The Crack Pipes, Ted Leo, The Golden Boys, Royal Butchers
The Golden Boys, Royal Butchers
Sat, January 28, 2012
Doors: 9:00 pm / Show: 10:00 pm (event ends at 2:00 am)
Antone's
Austin, TX
$10.00
Sold Out
This event is 21 and over
this event to take place at Beerland: 711 Red River Street beerlandtexas.com/
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The Crack Pipes
the super now sound of Austin,Tx. revved up blues and garage soul. band members: Ray Colgan (vox) / Mike Corwin (drums) / Billysteve Korpi (guitar) / Nick Moulos (bass) / Coby Cardosa (keys).
Ted Leo (solo)
When Ted Leo won the 2010 Shorty Award for Best Twitter Feed in the Music category, he defeated some strong competition, including Justin Bieber and Britney Spears. What vaulted New Jersey native Theodore Francis Leo over such juggernauts? Many voters cited Leo's natural humor and conversational tone, which veered from quips encouraging vegans to opt for Tofucharist at their next communion, to commentary on watching Battlestar Galactica, to lashes at his intern.
While many musicians would crap out self-promoting blurbs and bland observations, Ted Leo was articulate and goddamn funny. What does his road commentary have to do with his live show, you ask? Why should you be sure to see him at Bottom of the Hill? Because the guy's a goddamn national treasure, that's why.
It's rare these days to find an American songwriter tackle political issues with such ferocity and specificity. The UK has Billy Bragg and Frank Turner, but who do we have? We have Ted Leo. This show is a solo acoustic set. The raucous shows with the full Pharmacists band are cathartic, sure, but the acoustic setting is where those barbed lyrics really emerge.
Leo's trio of acclaimed albums for the sadly defunct Berkeley label, Lookout!, will surely be represented: The Tyranny of Distance, Hearts of Oak and Shake the Sheets. We'll likely hear a few brisk numbers from his most recent disc, The Brutalist Bricks. And yes, there's a chance we'll hear a song or two from his as-of-yet unfinished musical about the history of US involvement in Guatemala, Red Bananas.
For a taste of his sharply observed words, look no further than the first lines of the new album's opening, "The Mighty Sparrow": "When the café doors exploded, I reacted too / I reacted to you / Papers in the wind a-waltzing, I was dancing too / My mind danced to you." It's a powerful start to a strong record, and another victory for the tenacious punk journeyman. And when Ted Leo wins, we all win.
KEVIN SEAL
While many musicians would crap out self-promoting blurbs and bland observations, Ted Leo was articulate and goddamn funny. What does his road commentary have to do with his live show, you ask? Why should you be sure to see him at Bottom of the Hill? Because the guy's a goddamn national treasure, that's why.
It's rare these days to find an American songwriter tackle political issues with such ferocity and specificity. The UK has Billy Bragg and Frank Turner, but who do we have? We have Ted Leo. This show is a solo acoustic set. The raucous shows with the full Pharmacists band are cathartic, sure, but the acoustic setting is where those barbed lyrics really emerge.
Leo's trio of acclaimed albums for the sadly defunct Berkeley label, Lookout!, will surely be represented: The Tyranny of Distance, Hearts of Oak and Shake the Sheets. We'll likely hear a few brisk numbers from his most recent disc, The Brutalist Bricks. And yes, there's a chance we'll hear a song or two from his as-of-yet unfinished musical about the history of US involvement in Guatemala, Red Bananas.
For a taste of his sharply observed words, look no further than the first lines of the new album's opening, "The Mighty Sparrow": "When the café doors exploded, I reacted too / I reacted to you / Papers in the wind a-waltzing, I was dancing too / My mind danced to you." It's a powerful start to a strong record, and another victory for the tenacious punk journeyman. And when Ted Leo wins, we all win.
KEVIN SEAL
The Golden Boys
Matthew Hoopengardner, Bryan Schmitz, John Wesley Coleman III, Nathan Arbietman, Patrick Travis
Royal Butchers
THEE ROYAL BUTCHERS OF POONTANG JUNCTION
is a Texas dance band with wide appeal among the insane and feebleminded.
They take only the most wrongheaded aspects of a hillbilly bop engine and fix it to the dismantled chassis of 60s garage, which ends up as something that let's just say, bangs and scrapes and makes a lot of noise when it rolls down the street.
is a Texas dance band with wide appeal among the insane and feebleminded.
They take only the most wrongheaded aspects of a hillbilly bop engine and fix it to the dismantled chassis of 60s garage, which ends up as something that let's just say, bangs and scrapes and makes a lot of noise when it rolls down the street.
