It's 4th of July Weekend and that means it's MAMA SHi'S BIRTHDAY!
Time to THROW A PARTY at one of the most historic and iconic places
in outlaw country history!

FREE * ALL AGES
SATURDAY, JULY 3rd - 12 noon - 6pm
FOOD * BEER * COSMIC AMERICAN MUSIC!

Featuring performances from DEADMAN (1pm) , MIKE STINSON (2:30) and SHURMAN (4pm)!

For those of you that haven't been there yet... there's no address!
It's just LUCKENBACH.. please visit their website for directions.

If Waylon, Willie and the boys can find it, so can YOU!

www.luckenbachtexas.com

** COSMIC AMERICAN COWBOYS OF ALL AGES WELCOME! **

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard about the fantastic super deluxe remastered expanded version of EXILE ON MAIN STREET that hits stores this week!   Well, we couldn't think of a better excuse to gather our friends together and pay homage to one of our favorite records of all time.  After all, what would GRAM DO?!   So, this Thursday, we're gonna our ROCKS OFF and put a little something in the LOVING CUP for our fellow musicians in Nashville who have lost gear, personal belongings and work as a result of the devastating flood that paralyzed Music City at the beginning of the month.

Come SHAKE YOUR HIPS with members of The Mother Truckers, Jesse Dayton, Michael Des Barres, Stonehoney, Deadman, Randy Weeks, Knuckle Yummy, Nakia, David Beck, Danny B Harvey, Ruby James and JImmy Thrill  - all performing songs from one of the most influential albums of all time - here in Austin, TX at Maria's Taco Xpress! 

2529 S. Lamar
Austin, TX  78704

In addition to taking donations at the door and passing the "loving cup" around the room, we've got some amazing items for a silent auction. Those items include: Exile on vinyl, limited edition 7" single "Plundered My Soul", and an extremely rare (one of 6 in the world) "uncut proofs from the super deluxe Exile book featuring a gorgeous photo of Keith and Gram Parsons" suitable for framing" along with other items generously donated from members of the Austin community.

All proceeds from the door and auction items will go directly to the NARAS Nashville Flood Relief Fund

If you'd like additional info. on the event or would like to donate an item, service or volunteer your time, please contact Shilah Morrow.
Shilah@sincitymarketing.com
213.840.3865

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Peter Wolf, one of rock music’s legendary showmen, has announced a long-awaited solo tour for May, in support of his latest release, ‘Midnight Souvenirs’ (Verve/UMe).  The album debuted at number 45 and features Merle Haggard, Shelby Lynne, and Neko Case.  Peter’s band will include Duke Levine (guitar), Kevin Barry (guitar), Marty Ballou (bass), Marty Richards (drums), and Jonathan Carroll (keyboards). 

 

Watch Peter Wolf and Shelby Lynne performing "Tragedy" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: http://bit.ly/9B4ztJ

 

Reviews have been ecstatic. In his four star review, Rolling Stone’s Anthony DeCurtis called 'Midnight Souvenirs' "delightful," continuing, "Nothing can kill Wolf's charm, musicality and youthfulness.” The Boston Globe’s James Reed called it “one of [Wolf’s] most poignant albums.”

 

Tour dates:

May 9 - Londonderry, NH - Tupelo Music Hall

May 11 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse

May 12 - Portland, ME - Port City Music Hall

May 15 - Chicago, IL - Park West

May 17 - Detroit, MI - St Andrews

May 18 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom

May 19 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls

May 21 - Albany, NY - Swyer Auditorium at the Egg

May 22 - Norfolk, CT - Infinity Hall

May 23 - Providence, RI - Lupo's

May 25 - Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre

May 26 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom

May 27 - West Chester, PA - The Note

May 28 - Brooklyn, NY - The Bell House

May 30 - Falls Church, VA - State Theatre

 

http://www.facebook.com/PeterWolfMusic

http://www.myspace.com/peterwolf

"Growing up in the era that I did, when the first generation of rock 'n' rollers were coming out ... there was a fusion of rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll that was very profound," he says. "And I think that the R&B and blues artists always listened to the Grand Ole Opry. And the Grand Ole Opry artists always listened to Sonny Boy Williamson on the King Biscuit [Flower] Hour. And I think it was real, blue-collar music — and I don't really see the difference between a juke joint and a honky-tonk." - Peter Wolf from a recent interview on NPR ... click here to read the entire interview http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125538517

I gotta tell ya, Peter Wolf's duet with Shelby Lynne "Tragedy" sets the tone as track 1 on Sin City Social Club Vol. 13's sampler and it's been stuck in my head for 3 weeks now!  There's a Stonesy quality to the song and I LOVE the pairing of Peter and Shelby and sure hope that we have the opportunity to see them perform together sometime soon!  

Of course you've heard that he's brought in sweet yet haunting voice of Neko Case on "Green Grass of Summer" and Merle Haggard on "It's Too Late For Me" but those are the only other stand outs - I'm kinda partial to the dirty blues arrangement on "Thick As Thieves" and the sweet soul groove on "Overnight Lows" (which I'm swayin' to while writing this!)  



Rolling Stone gave the record 4 Stars this week... click "read more" to check out their review  We've also posted "footage from the making of the album" over on our "Hey Yall, Watch This" video page...click on the TV screen to your right!   Whatchoo waitin' for...go get you some!

Following Gram's lead, the Sin City Social Club is a renegade collective of musicians, fans, artists and industry executives brought together by shared appreciation of the art and culture that blur the lines between classic, outlaw & alt. country, soul, r&b, and indie singer songwriters.   Since moving to Austin from LA in 2007, we, the Sin City Social Club have expanded our role in bringing "Cosmic American Music" to the forefront of Austin's thriving music scene. 

To show the diversity in the community, this year Sin City will put 35+ artists on 3 different stages in South Austin during the week of  SXSW Music Festival!   After hosting un-sanctioned events for the past 8 years, Sin City (along with Sirius XM's Outlaw Country channel)  will co-present our first OFFICIAL SXSW showcase on Wednesday, March 17th at the world famous CONTINENTAL CLUB!   We're GIDDY about the incredible talent that  we have this year and can't wait to share the love with YOU!   Our complete schedule (including set times) is listed below!

THE RETURN of THE GRIEVOUS SIN CITY SAMPLER...
It's been a whole YEAR since we put out a new sampler but you're in luck cause SIN CITY SOCIAL CLUB VOL. 13 will makes it's debut at SXSW!  Hard to believe but we've given away over 100K copies of our limited edition CD samplers over the past 7 years!   This is one of the most ROCKIN' samplers we've ever had and again shows the diversity of the artist community we love so much.    Come to any of our events and you'll be the first to get your hands on our hot sampler featuring new music from PETER WOLF w. SHELBY LYNNE * SHOOTER JENNINGS * SHURMAN * TIFT MERRIT * ELIZABETH COOK * AUSTIN COLLINS & THE RAINBIRDS * RUBY JAMES * KELLY DALTON * JON DEE GRAHAM * THE MIGHTY STEF * CHARLIE TERRELL & THE MURDERED JOHNS * DEADMAN * ANNE MCCUE * 29 MULES * TORI SPARKS w. SHAWN MULLINS * CITIZEN BAND * COLIN GILMORE * ROKY ERICKSON w. OKKERVIL RIVER!  

Looks like the weather gods are smiling on us too with projected highs in the low 70's, lows in the 40's and minimal chance of rain!    Now you can pack accordingly ;)

WELCOME TO THE MAGICAL PLACE THAT WE'RE PROUD TO CALL HOME!

And lucky for us...There's a good saloon in every single town!


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17TH

OFFICIAL SXSW SHOWCASE @ THE CONTINENTAL CLUB - 1315 S. CONGRESS
presented by SIRIUS XM OUTLAW COUNTRY and SIN CITY SOCIAL CLUB
w/  Outlaw Country hosts Elizabeth Cook, Dallas Wayne and Mojo Nixon
7PM    DOORS OPEN
8 PM    Shurman
9 PM    Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles
10 PM  Jesse Dayton as Captain Clegg
11 PM  The Mother Truckers
12:30   Raul Malo
** Badge, wristband, or cover charge accepted according to availability - Must be 21+ and able to provide valid ID
  
SIN CITY SOCIAL CLUB AND FREEB!RDS PRESENT
FREEB!RDS FEED YOUR BELLY FEED YOUR SOUL STAGE @ ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
1327 S. Congress Ave. (NE corner Gibson/S.Congress)
Rock the heart of the community with the best in American roots music, local artisans, thrift store couture, flamingo petting zoo, cold beer/refreshments and the most awesome grub from Freeb!rds World Burrito!

5pm Ruby James 
6pm Lynda Kay
7pm  Austin Collins and the Rainbirds

** HELP US HELP OTHERS...$5 donation or equivalent of canned goods/clothing * all net proceeds to benefit St. Vincent de Paul

      
THURSDAY, MARCH 18
SIN CITY SOCIAL CLUB and SWEET RELIEF MUSICIANS FUND PRESENT
THE RUBY STARDUST LOUNGE hosted by RUBY JAMES
Maria's Taco Xpress
2529 South Lamar Boulevard
Austin, TX 78704-4730
(FREE/ALL AGES/NO WRISTBANDS REQUIRED)
1:00 - 1:30    Kelly Dalton
1:45 - 2:15    Early Thomas
2:30 - 3:00    Victoria Williams
3:15 - 3:45    Jim Lauderdale
4:00 - 4:30    Ruby James
4:45 - 5:15    Tom Freund
5:30 - 6:00    Randy Weeks
6:15 - 6:45    Will Sexton
7:00 - 7:30    John Fullbright
7:45 - 8:15    Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers
8:30 - 9:00    Rosie Flores
   
SIN CITY SOCIAL CLUB AND FREEB!RDS PRESENT
FREEB!RDS FEED YOUR BELLY FEED YOUR SOUL STAGE @ ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
1327 S. Congress Ave. (NE corner Gibson/S.Congress)

5pm Shurman
6pm Tim Easton
7pm Thrift Store Cowboys

** HELP US HELP OTHERS...$5 donation or equivalent of canned goods/clothing *  all net proceeds to benefit St. Vincent de Paul    
   
FRIDAY, MARCH 19TH
SIN CITY SOCIAL CLUB'S  8th ANNUAL AUSTIN JUBILEE
The Tastiest Cosmic American Music on The Planet!
Maria's Taco Xpress
2529 South Lamar Boulevard
Austin, TX 78704-4730
(FREE/ALL AGES/NO WRISTBANDS REQUIRED)
12 - 12:20      Allen Thompson
12:35 -12:55  Citizen Band
1:10 - 1:30   Anne McCue
1:45 - 2:05  The Mighty Stef
2:20 - 2:40  Ruby James
2:55 - 3:15  Austin Collins
3:30 - 3:50  Stonehoney
4:05 - 4:25  Shurman
4:40 - 5:00  Deadman
5:15 - 5:35  The Mother Truckers
5:50 - 6:10  Mike Stinson w/ Jesse Dayton
6:25 - 6:45  The Trishas
7:00 - 7:20   Elizabeth Cook
7:35 - 7:55   The Deep Vibration
8:10 - 8:30   Knuckle Yummy
8:45 - 9:15   Charlie Terrell & The Murdered Johns
   
SIN CITY SOCIAL CLUB AND FREEB!RDS PRESENT
FREEB!RDS FEED YOUR BELLY FEED YOUR SOUL STAGE @ ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
1327 S. Congress Ave. (NE corner Gibson/S.Congress)

5pm Uncle Lucius
6pm Dave Insley's Careless Smokers
7pm   Leslie & The Badgers

** HELP US HELP OTHERS...$5 donation or equivalent of canned goods/clothing * all net proceeds to benefit St. Vincent de Paul   
   
SATURDAY MARCH 20TH
   
SIN CITY SOCIAL CLUB AND FREEB!RDS PRESENT
FREEB!RDS FEED YOUR BELLY FEED YOUR SOUL STAGE @ ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
1327 S. Congress Ave. (NE corner Gibson/S.Congress)

5pm The Deep Vibration
6pm  T Bird & The Breaks
7pm Orgone
PLUS booty shakin' sets from San Antonio DJ's Super Soul Shakedown

** HELP US HELP OTHERS...$5 donation or equivalent of canned goods/clothing * all net proceeds to benefit St. Vincent de Paul

** THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU **

We'd like to extend a BIG thank you to all of our marketing partners and sponsors for this years events ... FREEB!RDS World Burrito, TACO XPRESS, SIRIUS XM OUTLAW COUNTRY RADIO, VITAMIN WATER, TWANG (beer salt), SCHOOL OF ROCK, EL GRAN JUBILEO Tequila, GotPinkFlamingos.com, MOJAVE AUDIO,  COOPERS BBQ (New Braunfels), and HELLKATS LA (devilshly kool gear) and MARSHA MILAM MUSIC - YOU ROCK! 
  
** SIN CITY RECOMMENDS **

We usually send out a massive list of "Sin City recommended showcases /parties etc" but now that we're all sharing info. on Facebook, Twitter, No Depression and other social media sites I'm retiring from putting that list together so we can focus on putting on more great shows for you rather than writing about them!    HOWEVER, in addition to coming by OUR events, I did put together the SHORT LIST of the folks we love who are hosting events that are open to the public!   We have a lot of amazing friends and organizations out there who have spent months putting together some incredible events for you to enjoy while in Austin!  I highly recommend you search out GUITARTOWN CONQUEROO'S 10TH Anniversary KICK OFF party on WEDNESDAY at JOES BAR & GRILL,  PIGEONS POSSE dayparty on THURSDAY @ Opal Divines, AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION showcase on THURSDAY night @ ANTONE'S,  MUSIC FOGS daily line up at THREADGILLS, NO DEPRESSION showcase on FRIDAY @ THE CONTINENTAL, CONTINENTAL CLUB day parties (actually ANYTHING at the CONTINENTAL CLUB usually rules), Bloodshot party @ YARD DOG, Jo's Coffee Stage on S. Congress, Alejandro's annual party @ Maria's Taco Xpress and BATTER BLASTER'S party on Saturday!   I smell a google search coming on...

And we'll sweep out the ashes in the morning...
xo

Since moving to Austin from LA in 2007, The Sin City Social Club has expanded their role in bringing "Cosmic American Music" to the forefront of Austin's thriving music scene.  Following Gram (Parsons) lead, the Sin City Social Club is a renegade collective of musicians, fans, artists and industry executives brought together by shared appreciation of the art and culture that blur the lines between classic, outlaw & alt. country, soul, r&b, and indie singer songwriters...isn't that the foundation for rock n roll?!

This year Sin City will put 35+ artists on 3 different stages in South Austin during the SXSW Music Festival!   After hosting un-sanctioned events for the past 8 years, Sin City (along with Sirius XM's Outlaw Country channel)  will co-present their first OFFICIAL SXSW showcase on Wednesday, March 17th at the world famous CONTINENTAL CLUB - featuring SHURMAN, SARAH BORGES & The BROKEN SINGLES, JESSE DAYTON (as Captain Clegg), THE MOTHER TRUCKERS and RAUL MALO with Outlaw Country hosts Mojo Nixon, Elizabeth Cook and Dallas Wayne.

Over the next 3 days Sin City has teamed up with various organizations such as FREEB!RDS World Burrito, St. Vincent de Paul and SWEET RELIEF MUSICIANS FUND to feature a diverse collection of artists; from Austin chanteuse RUBY JAMES,  roots rockers SHURMAN,  Nashville indie rockers THE DEEP VIBRATION, funk & soul from Austin's T BIRD & THE BREAKS & LA's ORGONE +  core artists from the Sin City community including JIM LAUDERDALE, ROSIE FLORES, MIKE STINSON (w. Jesse Dayton), RANDY WEEKS, TIM EASTON, STONEHONEY, LESLIE & THE BADGERS, WILL SEXTON, THE TRISHAS, DEADMAN, AUSTIN COLLINS & THE RAINBIRDS and many more!  FOR THE COMPLETE schedule click here

In December of 2009, Will Sexton suffered a minor stroke.
Will is doing really well, but his bills and doctor visits, will be ongoing.

He has lost some of his cognitive functions,
part of which is his ability to remember any of the songs
he has written and sung for most of his life.

This affects his ability to do the thing he loves most,
which is also his primary source of income.

Will is a beloved member of the Austin music community, and
his contribution to the scene as writer, player, accompanist,
teacher & friend cannot be overstated.
He is one of the most respected musicians in town.

A group of us are putting together this benefit.
The exact times and players will be FULLY listed as soon as we have the entire lineup together.
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If you're a business or individual that would like to donate
goods or services to our silent auction,
please contact: Trish Wagner/Chickrock Entertainment chickrock@gmail.com
512-627-2397
thanks!
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Roky Erickson
Terry Allen
Victoria Williams
Eliza & Tony Gilkyson
Patty Griffin
Ruby James
Lou Ann Barton
Jimmy Lafave
Bill Carter and the Blame
Charlie Sexton
Denny Freeman
Stephen Doster
Abra Moore
Michael Ramos
Warren Hood
Kurt Neumann, Ryan Bowman
and Bukka Allen of the Bodeans
Charlie Faye & Friends

DOOR IS AT 6:30PM
SHOW IS AT 7;00PM UNTIL 2AM

TICKETS ARE $25 PRESALE
AND $30 AT THE DOOR.

more info to come, daily...
please check here often...
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this is the show order at this time....
6:30pm Doors

7:00pm -7:30pm: Charlie Faye and Friends ( Aimee Bobruk, Idgy Vaugn and Bettysoo )

7:45pm - 8:15pm: Abra Moore, JImmy LaFave

8:30pm to 10:30pm: Eliza & Tony Glikyson, Ruby James, Patty Griffin, Victoria Williams, Roky Erickson & Lou Ann Barton, Warren Hood

10:45pm to 11:15pm: Terry Allen, and Bukka Allen, Kurt Neumann, Ryan Bowman, Michael Ramos (Bo Deans)

11:30 to close: Bill Carter and the Blame, ( Charlie Sexton, Denny Freeman, Andy Salman, George Rains) Stephen Doster and more.