Since moving to Austin, I’ve learned to have a sort of a reverence about the venue Antone’s – it’s a legendary club which was the stomping ground of Stevie Ray Vaughn and continues to be the place to hear great national acts coming through town. I’m so excited I’ll be playing there this Wednesday night (Tax Day)! A big supporter of the Austin music scene, Duggan Flanakin, recommended me to Chris Brecht, a great songwriter who’s putting the night together. Also playing will be Tiny Tin Hearts, www.tinytinhearts.ning.com, whom I’ve heard fascinating things about, and their album was produced by George Reiff, who played bass on my new album.
I’m just really excited to be part of a another night of great Austin music. Every time I have some time off here and get to go see people play, it hits me again how special this town is. Saturday I was up at the Art Authority at Matt the Electrician’s Island of Lost Souls Festival, watching Sean Hayes, whose music (accompanied by Matt’s band) was like a gypsy travelling show or some kind of Sufi adventure (to my mind). Sean is actually from California, but I thought, another reason I love to see music in this town is that the people making the music all seem real to me. They seem ordinary, quirky, beautifully imperfect. And they make incredible music. And because they seem real, I feel like I can relate to them and that maybe I could make incredible music without having to be something I’m not.
At any rate, I’ll look forward to doing my best to make something incredible out of my real life Wednesday night. I hope if you live in or near Austin, I will see you there.
