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Coming.... Sunday 9/5: Heybale! w/Redd & Earl @ 10pm, $8; Early Show: Junior Brown & the lovely Tanya Rae @7pm, $15.... Monday 9/6: TBA @10pm, $5; HH: Continental Graffiti @6:30, no cover... Tuesday 9/7: Wisebird, Mudphonic @10:30pm, $5; Happy Hour: Toni Price @ 6:30, $7.... Wednesday 9/8: James McMurtry, Jon Dee Graham @ 10:30pm, $8; Happy Hour: Hot Club of Cowtown @6:30, $5... Thursday 9/9: Deadman, The Preservation @10, $7; Happy Hour: Planet Casper @ 6:30pm, $5.... Friday 9/10: *Deke Dickerson*, *Lynda Kay*, *Kenneth Brian* @ 10, $10; Happy Hour: The Blues Specialists @ 6:30pm, no cover... Saturday 9/11: Nick 13 (from Tiger Army) @ 10pm, $10; Matinee: TBA @ 3pm, no cover..... Sunday 9/12: Heybale! w/Redd & Earl @ 10pm, $8; Early Show: Junior Brown & the lovely Tanya Rae @7pm, $15.... Monday 9/13: TBA @10pm, $5; HH: Continental Graffiti @6:30, no cover... Tuesday 9/14: Wisebird, Graham Wilkinson @ 10:30pm, $5; Happy Hour: Toni Price @ 6:30, $7.... Wednesday 9/15: James McMurtry, Jon Dee Graham @ 10:30pm, $8; Happy Hour: Hot Club of Cowtown @6:30, $5... Thursday 9/16: Honky, Chris Gates & Gatesville release party, Back Porch Mary @10, $7; Happy Hour: Planet Casper @ 6:30pm, $5.... Friday 9/17: LeRoi Brothers, Guy Forsyth @ 10pm, $10; Happy Hour: The Blues Specialists @ 6:30pm, no cover... Saturday 9/18: Woodsboss, Leo Rondeau, Possessed by Paul James, Crooks @ 10pm, $10; Matinee: Redd Volkaert @ 3pm, no cover..... Sunday 9/19: Heybale! w/Redd & Earl @ 10pm, $8; Early Show: Junior Brown & the lovely Tanya Rae @7pm, $15

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August Birthdays

Bradley Kopp, Mark Hallman, Ivy Brom (1), "Big" Walter Price, Larry Vanston (2), Randy Weeks, Tony Redman, Andy Haynes, Heather Kinley, Laura Durham (3), Graham Wilkinson, Savannah Welch (4), Marshall Hood, Alyssa Archambault (5), Cory Moore, Pat MacDonald, Gaynielle Neville, Kellie Jo Gonzalez [The Original Ruby Rockit], Sarah Slattery (6), B.J. Thomas, Denny Freeman, Raoul Hernandez, Noska Chickatello, Tracy Brown (7), Tony Villanueva, Ian Moore, Susan Voelz, Kym Olson (8), *Robert Shaw (9), Jimmy Dean, *Alfred "Snuff" Johnson, BB Morse, Billy Block, Will Sexton, Doug Strahan (10), *Ronnie Dawson, Charlie Sexton, Jackie Bristow, Brennen Leigh (11), *Buck Owens, Johnny Reno, Doak Short (12), *Bobby Doyle, Mike Flanigin, Larry England (14), Gary Claxton, Lyman Hardy, Justin Collins, Rick Heysquierdo, Diane Clegg (15), Billy Joe Shaver, *Champ Hood, Robin Rather (16), Eric Johnson, Kevin Welch, Cherry Chainsaw, Kathleen Smith (17), Mark Rubin, Rona Mayer (18), Lois Richwine, Irene Triola Shaver, Shuichi Iwami (19), Don Leady, Robert Williams [Big Sandy] (20), Kenny Rogers, Matt McCormack (21), Dale Hawkins, Corey Keller, Mark Patterson, Cavan Carruth, Ben Sherman (22), Rob Villarreal [Rob's Chop Shop], Susan Adams (23), Mason Williams, Eliza Gilkyson, Bob Futey (24), Rich Brotherton (25), Brannen Temple (26), Charlene Hancock, Yolanda Adams, Sharon Lindsay, Chris Matic (27), Conrad Choucroun, Django Walker, Gary Belvedere (28), Shelley King (30), Scott Rylander (31), Happy 22th Anniversary to HIGH NOON, the rockabilly trio!

August Memorials (date of death)

8/2: Billy Lee Riley (2009); 8/13: Les Paul (2009); 8/15: Erbie Bowser (1995), Ural DeWitty (1995), Jim Dickinson (2009); 8/16: Elvis Presley (1977); 8/20: Danny Roy Young (2008); 8/27: Stevie Ray Vaughan (1990)

September Birthdays

*Boxcar Willie, Archie Bell, Charlie Robison, Chris Rhoades, *Virginia Scott (1), Susan Bollinger (2), Hank Thompson, *Freddie King (3), Jody Bilyeu, Ashley Overton (4), Bill Campbell, Dave Pipkin, Bucket (5), David Allan Coe, Gary Myrick, Rhett Miller, Karen Peters, Matteo Bosisio (6), *Buddy Holly (7), *Jimmie Rodgers, Guitar Shorty, Michelle Vignault, Anna Keyah (8), Sharon Lohse (9), Rosie Flores, Miles Zuniga, Mark Guerra (10), Roger Wallace, Hosea Hargrove (11), *Kenneth Threadgill, George Jones, *Barry White, Christine Albert, Steve Reynolds, Jennifer Hoskins, Shontae Moeller, Michael Lahrman (12), *Marchel Ivery, Bill Small (13), *Hank Williams, *Don Walser (14), Beaver Nelson, Stephanie Nelson, Karen Salter, Becky Gernand, Giorgio Angelini, Bryan Hibler (15), Terry McBride, Andrew Duplantis, Paul Minor, Eric C. Hughes, Will Indian (16), *Hank Williams, Tracy Anne Hart (17), Lance Armstrong, Tricia Gernand (18), Corri Mava (20), Bobby Snell, Gary Newcomb (21), Chris Gunn (22), John Avery Lomax, Alan Durham (23), Andi Taylor (24), Carrie Weld Grimes, Griff Luneberg (25), Chris Miller, Mike Whitely (26), Meat Loaf, Alex Napier (27), Paul Skelton, Tomas Ramirez (28), *Joe "Guitar" Hughes, Alvin Crow, Betsy Moore (29), Johnny Mathis, Gibby Haynes, Noelle DeBruhl, Anthony Bice (30)

September Memorials (date of death)

9/1: Vanessa Alvarez (2006); 9/11: Remember the Heroes of 9/11 in NYC, PA & Washington DC (2001); 9/12: Johnny Cash (2003); 9/13: Ann Richards, former Governor of Texas (2006); 9/19: Toby Solomon; 9/20: Don Walser (2006)

Birthday Legend: * = deceased; italic = Continental Club staff (past & present)

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Notable Obituaries - August 2010

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Phelps "Catfish" Collins - b. 1944 (Cincinnati, OH) * d. August 6, 2010 (Cincinnati, OH)

R&B guitarist Phelps "Catfish" Collins dead at 66

By Gary Graff

DETROIT (Billboard) – R&B guitarist Phelps "Catfish" Collins, a veteran of James Brown's J.B.'s, Parliament-Funkadelic and his younger brother William "Bootsy" Collins' Rubber Band, died of cancer last Friday at his home in Cincinnati. He as 66.

Bootsy Collins said in a statement that "my world will never be the same ... Be happy for him, he certainly is now and always has been the happiest young fellow I ever met on this planet."

Bootsy's wife, Patti Collins, told the Cincinnati Enquirer that Catfish "was a father figure to my husband. He's the reason why Bootsy is who he is."

Catfish, eight years Bootsy's senior, suggested his brother put bass strings on an old guitar. After being recruited by James Brown, they played on such classics as "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine," "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose," "Super Bad" and "Soul Power."

By 1971 they had left Brown's employ, going on to form the House Guests and then joining Funkadelic in 1972 for albums such as "America Eats Its Young"
and "Cosmic Slop." Catfish remained with the group -- which also lost guitarist Garry Shider to cancer in June -- until the mid-'80s.

"(Catfish) was a hell of a musician," keyboardist Bernie Worrell, who played with the guitarist in Funkadelic, told the Enquirer. "People seem to forget that the rhythm guitar behind James Brown was Catfish's creative genius, and that was the rhythm besides Bootsy's bass."

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In a 2004 interview with The Tennessean newspaper, Hebb recalled that all four Beatles were nice. "John (Lennon) and George (Harrison) were very quiet," he said. "But Ringo (Starr) and Paul (McCartney) were more active and easier to get to know. It was just something to be with those cats."

In 1971, Lou Rawls won a Grammy award for "A Natural Man," written by Hebb and Sandy Baron. In 2004, Broadcast Music Incorporated honored Hebb for 6 million airings of "Sunny."

As recently as 2007, Hebb was still writing songs and had his own publishing company and record label, Hebb Cats.

Hebb was born to blind parents and raised in Nashville. He joined the Navy in 1955 where he played the trumpet in a jazz band.

In the 1950s Hebb also played and danced with Roy Acuff's country band, the Smoky Mountain Boys, and became one of the first black musicians to perform on the Grand Ole Opry show in Nashville.

Funeral services were pending. Survivors include a daughter and four sisters.

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Mitch Jayne b. July 5, 1928 (Hammond, IN)* d. August 2, 2010 (Columbia, MO)

The Dillards' Mitch Jayne passes

Columbia Daily Tribune

Author, musician and humorist Mitch Jayne, 82, died Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, in Columbia. Jayne was the author of five books, a weekly newspaper column published in the rural Ozarks for 20 years, and more than a dozen bluegrass songs recorded by The Dillards. He hosted a radio show in Salem that attracted national attention for its satire, including the “Snake and Tick Market Report,” a regular feature that reported market prices for Hoo-Boy White Dot Crushproof Dry Valley Wonder Ticks and black, copperhead, coachwhip, garter and rattle snakes.

A memorial service is planned for the fall in the Ozarks, the time and place Jayne loved best and never tired of sharing through his stories and music.

Jayne was born July 5, 1928 in Hammond, Ind., the son of Bea and Gus Jayne. After a stint at the University of Missouri, he began teaching in one-room schools in Dent County, where he documented the use of the forgotten words and phrases of Elizabethan English spoken by his pupils.

He once asked a 6-year-old what his father did for a living. “He principally farms,” the youngster told him, “and when he isn’t farming, he sits on the porch and plays the fiddle, just to beguile the time.” One day when a student learned he wanted to see a beaver in the wild, the student told him, “Mr. Jayne, there’s a beaver a ‘workin’ forenent the mill.” When Jayne asked a student to stay after school for some chore, the boy replied, “No, Mr. Jayne, I’d best haste home. Mother don’t sanction us being dilatory.”

Jayne published his recollections of his students’ use of Elizabethan English in 2000 in “Home Grown Stories & Home Fried Lies,” illustrated by his wife, artist Diana Jayne. He lamented the consolidation of one-room schools, comparing it to the influence of TV and radio that brought homogeneity to language and culture, ultimately leading to the demise of the rich old English phrases in their last sanctuary in the remote Ozarks mountains.

In 1962, Jayne befriended talented bluegrass musicians Douglas and Rodney Dillard, who invited him along to seek their musical fortunes in California. Jayne learned to play the bass lying down in the back of their station wagon en route to the West Coast. They played several venues, including the hungry i in San Francisco, where they caught the attention of critics for their hard-driving melding of electrified bluegrass and rock. They were invited to play on “The Andy Griffith Show,” where they appeared regularly as the Darling Family for three years.

Jayne authored many of The Dillard’s best-known works, including “Dooley,” “The Old Home Place” and “The Whole World Round.” The group recorded more than 20 albums from 1963 to 2006, but Jayne’s participation in the group waned in the late 1970s.

While in California, Jayne also published his first books, “The Forest in the Wind” in 1966, and “Old Fish Hawk” in 1973. “Old Fish Hawk,” about an Osage Indian, was made into a movie starring Will Sampson in 1979. Jayne returned to Missouri around 1974 and built a house adjacent to the Marcoot region of the Mark Twain National Forest. One week before Christmas in 1981, a spark from the massive stone chimney of his house caught the handmade shakes of the roof on fire and destroyed his home. Two weeks later, his bluegrass friends held a benefit concert to raise money to rebuild the house, which he moved into in 1983.

His popular radio show, “Hickory Holler Time,” broadcast on KSMO in Salem, featured local news, bluegrass music, “The Snake and Tick Market Report,” and a variety of satirical sketches, including a July Fourth episode in which Thomas Jefferson and George Washington trade foxhounds. He invented a character, Zeke Reeferzottum, who shared folklore such as predicting the severity of winter by looking at “wooly caterpillows. Not their color, their size! I been skinnin’ ’em and tannin’ their hides!” “Mother Mitch’s News” was a spin-off of the “Mother Earth News,” providing practical advice for living off the land, including making your own toilet paper (“perforations can be added with a spur or pizza cutter”) or a sturdy truss out of old shoe tongues and Band-aids.

The radio show — especially “The Snake and Tick Market Report” — had a wide following. A pilot once told Jayne he diverted his plane to fly over Salem so he could entertain passengers as they passed through his air space.

Jayne started a third novel, the yet-to-be-published “Glory Hole War,” a story about Ozarkian saboteurs who take exception to a government plan to dam their spring. He also began writing his weekly column, “Driftwood,” which appeared in several Missouri newspapers and magazines, and went on the lecture circuit to talk about conservation, not just of natural resources, but of culture and history.

In his last decade, he received the official praise that in earlier years might have been the object of his gentle jokes. In 2002, The Dillards reunited to play to a packed audience in Carnegie Hall. In 2009, they were inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame at the Grand Ole Opry.

The publication of his fourth novel, “Fiddler’s Ghost,” in 2007 led to the 2008 Governor’s Humanities Book Award, and it was named one of the 10 best books of the year by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

In addition to his wife of 16 years, Diana Jayne, he is survived by a brother, Sears Jayne of Boston; and daughters Carole Jayne of Eminence, and Valerie Jayne of St. Charles.

Family and close friends were with him during his final days of compassionate care at Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital, where he entertained and told stories until he was too weak to talk. When asked by a friend how he was doing, he replied, “I don’t know. I’ve never died before.”

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And there you have it until next week,
Dianne

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The Continental Club Gallery

A Fusion of Art, Funky Jazz and Cocktails

1313A S. Congress Avenue, Austin TX 78704

Two doors up from The Continental Club

http://www.continentalclub.com

http://www.myspace.com/continentalclubgallery

Volume XIV, Issue 3.4 * August 26, 2010

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"The Continental Gallery’s ambience is strikingly different from most other clubs around town, highlighted by the revolving art displays on the walls and relatively quiet live music. Upstairs from The Continental Club, patrons find more secluded seating areas and a ping-pong table. Unique touches like this one are what make the gallery so exciting." ~DTWeekend.com

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Dianne's Gallery Dish

Hey, y'all! Ephraim Owens will be on the road with Sheryl Crow until October! Fill-ins are listed below. One of Ephraim's band members & fill-ins, Red Young, will also be on tour for the next couple of weeks with Eric Burdon & The Animals so James Robinson's band, Naked @ 2am will take the Tuesday night spot temporarily. Friday 8/27 @ 8pm (no cover) will be Darden Smith last performance of his theater piece, MARATHON. Dana Wheeler & pianist Eddy Hobizal will return for every other Tuesday, 8-10pm, beginning on September 7.

Keep readin' & rockin'....
Dianne

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Art

Art show openings will take place on the First Thursday of each month at 7pm - doors will open at 6pm - and will run for the entire month. This will be the general rule, although as with everything in this business, there may be exceptions. Art can also be shown during the day by appointment by sending an email to Steve to make arrangements. Check this section regularly for news on current & upcoming shows.

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August art exhibit.... Jon Dee Graham presents his series, "The Bear Had An Unquiet Mind"!

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Coming Thursday 9/2.... Habibi's Hutch Art Opening! Doors open at 6pm, art opening @7pm! This month's exhibit will be original works of art by the children who are students at Habibi's Hutch! I believe the proceeds from sales will benefit the school.
About Habibi's Hutch: Our schoolhouse-hold runs on the belief that children are drawn to experience, to learning, to each other. We see it as our responsibility to create an environment where each child can reach out for life and touch it, wallow in it, tinker with it, interpret it and express it.
From providing materials that inspire curiosity, wonder, manipulation, motion, contemplation and gales of laughter to keeping the house full of adults who are highly intelligent and deeply affectionate, our intentions are clear to us and, we hope, to you as well.

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Music

Mondays @ 10:30. No cover - Dan Dyer takes over the Monday nights through the end of August! "In a town full of guitar slingers and songwriters, Dyer's a singer. That puts him in a tiny local genre that includes predecessors Paul Ray, Junior Medlow, and Malford Milligan, all men who could play a note or two but sang it best. Dyer has the cool polish of a talent destined to make it, having worked with Lenny Kravitz and as one the hottest session vocalists in New York." ~Margaret Moser, Austin Chronicle.
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Dan Dyer

Tuesday 9/7 & 9/21 @ 8:00. No cover - Friday Night Lights actress Dana Wheeler is not just a bright light on screen, she is also a talented singer! She will play on select Tuesdays (6/8, 6/22, 7/6, and 7/20) from 8pm-10pm with her band, featuring pianist Eddy Hobizal. Wheeler sang in New York City for several years, with residencies at Joe's Pub, and jazz club Deanna's. She also sang at the Cutting Room, CBGB'S Gallery, The Slipper Room, The National Arts Club and others. P.S. I heard her sit in with Dale Watson one night in the Club and was quite impressed with her voice. 
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Tuesdays @ 10:30. No cover - Ephraim Owens is on tour with Sheryl Crow until October, so organist Red Young and drummer Brannen Temple will be holding down the fort for Ephraim. Red & Brannen will get a little help from James Robinson's band Naked @ 2am during August and Seprtember on any dates that Red is on tour with Eric Burdon & The Animals. 8/31 & 9/7: Naked @ 2am; 9/14: To be confirmed; 9/21, 9/28 & 10/5: Red Young & Brannen Temple
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Ephraim Owens
Red Young
Naked @ 2am

Wednesdays @ 8:30. No cover - Jon Blondell Jazz Trio is the newest addition to our Wednesday night lineup! Famed bassist & trombonist, Blondell brings his own take on jazz to an early set. Jon Blondell - Electric Bass, Carter Arrington III - Guitar, Masumi Jones - Drums.
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Jon Blondell

Wednesdays @ 10:30. No cover - Trube, Farrell & Sniz are Anthony Farrell and Andrew Trube of the Greyhounds, along with drummer Dave "Sniz" Robinson. They bring their mix of funk, soul and r&b to the Gallery every Wednesday night for a real happening scene.
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Trube, Farrell & Sniz

Thursdays @ 10:30. No cover - Continental Graffiti is Olivier Giraud's latest Django incarnation. The addition of fiddler Katie Holmes has added another dimension to their already-fabulous sound. The gypsy jazz that Olivier has become known for is great for dancing and for listening. Our Gallery space is perfect for just this kind of ultra-cool evening.
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Continental Graffiti

Friday 8/27. Doors open @7:30, Show @ 8pm-9:30pm. No cover - Darden Smith has re-written the script and music for his theater piece, MARATHON! This is the latest version of his Dramatic Song Cycle with all new songs; look for the CD, Marathon, coming in the Fall.
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Darden Smith

Fridays and Saturdays @ 10:30. $Variable - The Mike Flanigin B-3 Trio features Mike on Hammond B-3 or B-6 organ amplified through a classic Leslie cabinet. His backing players vary from night to night, but you count on it being the cream of Austin's crop in jazz, blues or funk. Regular guitarists include Derek O'Brien, Jonny Moeller, Mike Keller, Dave Biller, Gary Clark Jr. and Denny Freeman, and even special guest Jimmie Vaughan on occassion. The drummer will most likely be Barry "Frosty" Smith, but George Rains, Damien Llanes, Kyle Thompson and Chris "Whipper" Layton are also on tap. Whether the show is jazz, blues, funk or some combination of them depends solely on who the guitarist is, since Flanigin does it all with finesse.
Friday 8/27 @10:30, $ - Mike Flanigin Trio w/Derek O'Brien & Frosty
Saturday 8/28 @10:30, $ - Mike Flanigin Trio w/Derek O'Brien & Frosty
Derek “Big House” O’Brien is a Texas-style blues guitarist, sometime bassist and record producer based in Austin, TX. A stalwart of the house band at the famous Austin blues club Antone’s Nightclub, O’Brien is most often found backing up other Austin frontmen, including Delbert McClinton, Lou Ann Barton, The Texas Tornados and almost anyone recording on the Antone’s Records label. O’Brien has also backed up major blues names such as Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters. Ted Drozdowski, writing on Gibson Guitars’ website, says, “O’Brien has a terse, arrow-sharp and spare style comparable to Jimmie Vaughan’s – light on flash, but soooo right. Check it out.”
Frosty's bio includes these highlights: • 1960-1980 San Francisco and Los Angeles recording and performing includes: • Lee Michaels, Sly & The Family Stone, Sweathog, Rare Earth, Parliament Funkadelic, Steve Miller Blues Band, Delbert McClinton, numerous Motown sessions, and numerous commercial jingles...( obviously this boy can't hold a steady job ) • 1981-1991 Texas recording and performances include: Marsha Ball, Texas Tornadoes, Lou Ann Barton, Alejandro Escovedo, Omar and the Howlers, Butch Hancock, Delbert McClinton, Doug Sahm and the Texas Mavericks, Texana Dames, Tex Thomas and the Danglin' Wranglers, W.C.Clark Blues Revue, John Mooney, Chris Duarte Group, and Soulhat • 1991-1994 • Drums and Percussion for Soulhat [Sony/Epic records] • 1995-1996 • Various tours throughout the USA, Canada, Europe, and Japan with the Chris Duarte Group • 1997 • Session player, freelance drums and percussion, instructor, and clinician for Fibes Drum Company • 1998-1999 • Performs with Soulhat,recording, and touring • 2000-2001 • Joins Guy Forsyth Band, records, tours Japan, and Europe, Starts web label DV8 Records, begins Production Company - S&M Productions, co-produces Omar and the Howlers new CD Screamin' Cat, co-writes music/lyrics for Soulhat, Papa Mali and The Instagators, The Nighttime Institute, and M.C. Overlord.
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Mike Flanigin

Sundays doors @ 8:00, show @ 8:30, $Variable - Jon Dee Graham & Friend is an acoustic format with Jon Dee playing guitar, lap steel and who knows what else. Each week he invites a special guest to join him for a semi-acoustic concert punctuated by stories that will bring lots of laughter and maybe even a few tears. Jon Dee has a way of getting his fellow musicians to relax & talk & share stories that you probably haven't ever heard before. It's not just music - it's also part talk show & part comedy hour, and 100% genuine.
Austin Chronicle Recommended!
8/29 @8:30, $10: Jon Dee Graham & TBA
9/8 @8:30, $10: Jon Dee Graham & TBA
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Jon Dee Graham
Adam Carroll

Sundays @ 10:30, no cover - The Mike Flanigin B-3 Trio features Mike on Hammond organ amplified through a classic Leslie cabinet. His backing players vary from night to night, but you count on it being the cream of Austin's crop in jazz, blues or funk. Possible guitarists include Derek O'Brien, Jonny Moeller, Mike Keller, Dave Biller, Denny Freeman and Jimmie Vaughan. The drummer will most likely be Barry "Frosty" Smith, but George Rains, Damien Llanes, JJ Johnson, Kyle Thompson and Chris "Whipper" Layton are also on tap.
Austin Chronicle Recommended!
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Mike Flanigin

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Special Event

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Literati

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The Continental Club

Bringing the Continental tradition to Downtown Houston

3700 Main St, Houston TX 77002

http://www.continentalclub.com

http://www.myspace.com/continentalclubhouston

Volume XIV, Issue 3.4 * August 26, 2010

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"A spin-off of an Austin landmark, this club located in a booming section of Midtown plays host to popular retro roots, rockabilly, country and swing acts like Big Sandy and Flaco Jimenez, who perform on a red velvet-curtained stage; vintage neon light fixtures shine from high metal ceilings in the space that was once a general store, where pool tables, a back-room bar and an outdoor patio offer a respite from the music." ~Priceline.com

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The Space City Music Spin

Come on down for a cold one and a hot show in air conditioned comfort, and visit the new location of Sig’s Lagoon, just across Winbern from the club (the side street). Judy Masliyah’s got a brand new clothing store, My Flaming Heart in the front of the new building and look out for Natachee’s Supper ‘N Punch coming soon! Here's a Houston Chronicle article on the happenings, and here's one from CultureMap.com that focuses on Natachee's. Planned openings for the 3600 Main Shops - Open now: My Flaming Heart (apparel, jewelry and folk objects) and Sig's Lagoon (music, posters and gifts at 3600 Main St.). Opening in August: Natachee's (restaurant at 3622A Winbern) and Shop-O-Rama (vintage collaborative), Big Kat's (barber shop/tattoo parlor) and Kat's Meow (hair salon). Opening in September: an as yet unnamed coffeehouse.

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I have been viewing photos from The Continental Club's 10th Anniversary in Houston! Thanks to awesome photographer Jay Lee, The Bald Heretic, for always keeping his lens focused on us! Here's his CC 10th Anniversary Photo Gallery.

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When you come visit us on Main St, don't forget the good eats at Tacos A Go-Go, 3704 Main, a funky taco joint right between the Continental Club, Sigs Lagoon, and Shoeshine Charley's Big Top Lounge (The Big Top). You can place your order, return to your drink at The Big Top, and they will deliver your order to you. The Pachinko Hut is now open in The Continental Club's backyard! Come by and enjoy our brand new deck.

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Check out Chris Gray's latest photo blog in the Houston Press, Houston Music Is More Than Just Wallpaper. He writes:

The block of music-related businesses at 3700 Main known as the Island - Continental Club, Sig's Lagoon, Big Top, etc. - will soon have some new neighbors. The Island's owners are currently remodeling the building due north of the Continental, a former wallpaper store, into a coffee shop and poster gallery, clothing/jewelry boutique and maybe a wine bar. (Rocks Off forgets.) At the moment, though, the exterior is an eye-catching mural of notable names in Houston music throughout the years, as painted by some talented local youth.

Rocks Off took some shots of the mural on his way to work Thursday morning. Check it out the next time you're in the neighborhood.

Or you can view the photos online here.

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Hey, y'all, the Continental Confidential can now be found on our MySpace Blog, as well as on the website!

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Check out our schedules below for both The Continental Club, The Pachinko Hut and for THE BIG TOP. Tickets for select shows, which will be noted in the schedule, will be available at Sig's Lagoon, 3710 Main St., (713) 533-9525.

Email Pete if you need more details on the shows, or give us a call (713) 529-9899.

Keep Rockin’ Houston,
Dianne

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This week's shows at The Continental Club, Houston...

Thursday 8/26 - Graham Wilkinson @ 10pm
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Graham Wilkinson

Friday 8/27 - Black Joe Lewis and The Relatives @ 10pm - Tickets available at the door!
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Black Joe Lewis
Relatives

Saturday 8/28 - Two Tons of Steel @10:30pm, plus The Umbrella Man @ 9pm - Buy Tickets!
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Two Tons of Steel
Umbrella Man

Sunday 8/29 - Houston Funk Factory @ 9pm! Doors open @ 8pm
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Houston Funk Factory

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Upcoming shows at The Continental Club, Houston... 

Thursday 9/2 - Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes @ 10pm
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Johnny Sketch

Friday 9/3 - Skyrocket! @ 10pm - Buy Tickets!
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Skyrocket

Saturday 9/4 - The Umbrella Man @10pm, plus Ginger Leigh @ 8:30pm - Buy Tickets!
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Umbrella Man
Ginger Leigh

Sunday 9/5 - Houston Funk Factory @ 9pm! Doors open @ 8pm
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Houston Funk Factory

Wednesday 9/8 - The DarDans @ 6pm
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Weekly Residencies at The Continental Club, Houston...

Every Monday - The beautiful Tango music of pianist Glover Gill begins at 8pm every Monday. Tango dance lessons @ 7pm!!
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Glover Gill

Every Tuesday - Closed!

Every Wednesday - The Umbrella Man @ 8pm! Comedy, Music and more. Doors open at 8pm. Yes, that's right! Umbrella Man has moved from their long-time Tuesday night home to Wednesdays.
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Umbrella Man

Thursday Nights 7:00 -10:00 - FREE! BEETLE is an unbelievable band; “close your eyes” and you are there. Beetle weaves their way through all the fun of The Beatles songs, playing “Hard Days Night”, “Lucy in the Sky”, “Hello Goodbye”, and “She Loves You, YEAH, YEAH,YEAH” they cover all the favorites. Paul on bass, Jim on guitar, Jamie on guitar, and BK "Ringo" Jamison on the drums, BEETLE will have you dancing the evening away week after week. TACOS A GO GO is right next door to feed you some of their fantastic food!
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Beetle

Friday Nights 7:00-9:00. No Cover - On the first Friday of every month Molly and the Ringwalds are giving you the best in 80’s Pop Rock. The second & fourth Friday of each month we'll remember the British Invasion with Picture Book @ 7pm-9:30pm; Band on the Run, a Beatles tribute band, has the third Friday of the month; any months with a fifth Friday will feature the Golden Oldies with The Allen Oldies Band.
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Molly & The Ringwalds
Picture Book
Allen Oldies

Keep readin' & rockin'....
Dianne

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The Pachinko Hut

The Continental Club's backyard patio & ice house

3700 Main St, Houston TX 77002

Volume XIV, Issue 3.4 * August 26, 2010

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"There's yet another place to drink at 3700 Main, the block already home to the Continental Club, Big Top and the Mink. It's the Pachinko Hut, an icehouse in the Continental's backyard catering to those who'd prefer not to stay out until the wee hours. Named after the Japanese game that's half pinball, half slot machine, the Pachinko Room opens as early as 4 p.m. weekdays, but check the website to make sure. It opens even earlier Saturday..."
~Shae Serrano, Houston Press

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The Pachinko Hut is open! Visit the Pachinko Hut in the backyard and enjoy the brand new deck.

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This week at The Pachinko Hut...

Sunday 8/29 - TBA
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Upcoming shows at The Pachinko Hut...

Sunday 9/5 - TBA
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Shoeshine Charley's Big Top Lounge

No Phone - No Pool - No Pets - No Phacebook

3714 Main St, Houston TX 77002

Three doors down from The Continental Club

http://www.continentalclub.com

http://www.bigtoplounge.com

http://www.myspace.com/bigtoplounge

Volume XIV, Issue 3.4 * August 26, 2010

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"Basically the chill out room to Houston's venerable hard-partying Continental Club, Shoeshine Charley's Big Top Lounge, while not being as raucous as its adjacent bar brother, is really no slouch when it comes to the hip and boisterous drinking scene. When you step inside to this local Houston bar the decor will definitely make you do a double take, but don't worry, despite the circus atmosphere the only freaks here are the ones you came in with and the only high wire acts are downing canned PBR's while slamming shots. On some nights, Shoeshine Charley's Big Top Lounge has some local live music treat their patrons to a riff or two." ~Houston.com

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Shoeshine Charley's Big Top Lounge is named after "Shoeshine" Charley Miller (b. 1937 - d. 2001) a long time staple of The Continental Club in Austin, TX, and in the Houston Club after it opened in 2000. The room was once Playhouse Toys, which was open in the 1930s and 1940s. It still has several murals of animals on the plaster walls, one if which is believed to be the inspiration for Geoffrey Giraffe of Toys 'R Us. We've got No Phone, No Pool, No Pets, No Phacebook, BUT Shoeshine Charley's Big Top Lounge is now on MySpace! Won't you be our friend?

The Big Top opens at 8pm Wednesday—Saturday. No cover. Ever.

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This week's shows at Shoeshine Charley's BIG TOP Lounge...

Thursday 8/26 - The Caprolites with Psychedelic Sex Panther @ 10pm
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Caprolites

Friday 8/27 - Band on the Run @ 10pm
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Band On The Run

Saturday 8/28 - The Light Rock Express @ 10pm
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Light Rock Express

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Upcoming shows at Shoeshine Charley's BIG TOP Lounge...

Thursday 9/2 - Super Pancho Combo @ 10pm
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Friday 9/3 - @ 10pm
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Saturday 9/4 - @ 10pm
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Weekly Residencies at Shoeshine Charley's BIG TOP Lounge...

Every Wednesday @ 10pm - Peter & James no cover!
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Every Thursday @ 10pm - Pistoleros de Texas, no cover! *Except 8/26: The Caprolites with Psychedelic Sex Panther; and 9/2: Super Pancho Combo
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Pistoleros

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Email me if you need more details on the shows, or give us a call. (713) 529-9899. If you are interested in holding a party at the Continental Club or The Big Top, drop us a line for details, we hold all kinds of cool events here. Keep Rockin’ Houston.

Thanks,
Pete

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Are you a customer with questions about upcoming show times, tickets, cover charge etc.? In Austin call: (512) 441-0202 or (512) 441-2444 or e-mail Dianne at info@continentalclub.com. In Houston call: (713)529-9899 or (713) 529-9666. Are you a musician inquiring about booking a gig? Booking in Austin: steve@continentalclub.com. PR in Austin: Dianne, info@continentalclub.com. Booking & PR in Houston: pete@continentalclub.com.

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There is currently no e-mail version of the newsletter for Houston, however there is a monthly pdf calendar available via e-mail. Sign up for the free subscription to the Houston calendar by sending an e-mail with "subscribe" in the subject line to calendar@continentalclub.com. If you have questions about Houston shows, contact Pete at pete@continentalclub.com. You may subscribe to a weekly e-mail of the Austin info from Dianne at info@continentalclub.com.To unsubscribe from the e-mail

version, or if you feel that you have received the e-mail in error, please respond to info@continentalclub.com with "unsubscribe" as the subject. Don't forget to get your birthday to me if you want to be on the monthly birthday list. I'd be happy to add Houston birthdays also if y'all let me know about them!

Keep readin' & rockin'....
Dianne

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