April 19, 2012 Island Moon A 11

By Ronnie Narmour

ronnienarmour@gmail.com

Three Chords and the Truth

Live Music

Thursday, April 19th

SandFest @ Port Aransas Cory Morrow/ Thieving Birds @ Brewster Street Forty Pound Dog @ Executive Surf Club Vagina Monologues @ House of Rock Antone & the All Stars @ Dr. Rockits Friday, April 20th

Jesse Dayton @ Back Porch SandFest @ Port Aransas The Klocks @ Brewster Street The Bar Nutz @ Executive Surf Club Vagina Monologues @ House of Rock Trysum @ The Seawall Another Level @ Dr. Rockits Saturday, April 21st

SandFest @ Port Aransas Swamp Romp w/ Ponty Bone @ Tarpon Ice House Larry Joe Taylor @ Back Porch Opeth/ Mastodon @ Concrete Street Metal Shop @ Brewster Street Flashback @ Executive Surf Club EMT @ The Seawall Mike Milligan & the Altar Boys @ Dr. Rockits Sunday, April 22nd

SandFest @ Port Aransas Open Jam w/ Ricke Burnet @ Tarpon Ice House Ballabajoomba Poetry Slam @ House of Rock Mike Guerra & John Lopez @ The Seawall The Blue Hit @ Dr. Rockits Monday, April 23rd

Open Jam w/ Antone Perez @ Doctor Rockits

Tuesday, April 24th

Open Mic w/ Rev. Matt Martinez @ House of Rock

Steven James & the Shakedown @ Dr. Rockits

Wednesday, April 25th

Open Jam w/ Wolf Jaw @ Flats Lounge HOBO @ House of

Rock Neil Edwards Band

@ Dr. Rockits Thursday, April 26th

Bart Crow Band/ Pear Ratz @

Brewster Street John Evans Band @ Executive Surf Club

Local Licks/ Kurt Grien/ D&S/ Jimmy Wilden/ Mariana Zel

@ House of Rock Antone & the All

Stars @ Dr. Rockits Friday, April 27th

Oso Texas @ Back Porch

Five Card Draw @ Brewster Street

Another Level @ Executive Surf Club Oso Bay @ House of Rock

Antone & the All Stars @ Dr. Rockits Saturday, April 28th

Charlie Montague @ Back Porch Texas Blues Runners/ Omar & the

Howlers/ Matt Hole/ John Cortez Band @

Brewster Street Ben Tapia @

Executive Surf Club Ink Slingers Ball @

House of Rock EMT @ The Seawall

Bobby Mack @ Dr. Rockits

Sunday, April 29th

Open Jam w/ Ricke Burnet @ Tarpon Ice House

Joe Ely/ Michael O’Connor @ House of Rock

Mike Guerra & John Lopez @ The Seawall

Ranson Jack @ Dr. Rockits

Monday, April 30th

Open Jam w/ Antone Perez @ Doctor

RockitsFriday, May 4th

Cruise Control @ Back Porch

This, that and the other…I may be shooting myself in the foot here, but

the latest plan is to put this column out every week now. I’m flattered that there appears to be a demand and will give it my best shot. I have some sad news. Clyde Smith, the owner of Hook’s B-B-Q in Port A, died last week from a massive stroke. Clyde and his wife Laura moved to Port A from Austin nearly two years ago and proceeded to put their most colorful stamp on our local live music scene until about a month ago when Clyde sold the business to Kody’s owner, Edwin Myers. Laura tells me they will organize a memorial to Clyde sometime in the middle of May. Rest in peace, Clyde. You will be missed. I’ve seen some

phenomenal shows lately. The seasonal debut of Sunset Sounds with Tropical Punch was great. Perry Wing (Rockport, TX), Woodie Lawson and L. Leon Sands put on a well attended, high energy performance to kick off the series. In the coming months look for Alma and Luis, Aqua Vox, Latin Gypsy Combo, Samantha Aiken & the Rodeo Drive Band and Rosewood. The surprise performance of the week goes to Jarrod Birmingham (Victoria, TX) who played the Back Porch on April 13th. I’m not much on “hat acts” but this cowboy has some real talent. But by far, the most outstanding show I’ve seen recently goes to Jimmy LaFave (Austin, TX)

at the Third Coast Theater. His band, featuring David Spencer (Sisters Morales, Tom Gillam) on guitar, Bobby Kallus on drums, Glenn Schuetz on bass and Bryan Peterson on keys.was astonishing. The sold-out crowd gave LaFave three standing O’s. I’ve never seen anyone interpret Dylan more artistically. After the show, I ran into Third Coast owner, Jim Urban, at the Randy McAllister show at the Porch and he was uncharacteristically

spellbound of LaFave’s performance. This was Jimmy’s first performance at the Theater but I’m sure not his last…he made quite an impression. It’s a big weekend for music and merriment in Port A. Austin honky tonker and zombie enthusiast, Jesse Dayton plays the Back Porch on Friday and Mr. Predictable, Larry Joe Taylor (Stephenville, TX) is there on Saturday. Texas accordion master, Ponty Bone (Austin, TX) is at the Tarpon Ice House on Saturday for their first annual Swamp Romp and Gumbo Cook-off. AND IT’S SANDFEST TIME!!! Here’s the line-up: Friday is Brandon E. Busch, The Rich Lockhart Band and Goodnight Avenue. Saturday is Todd Dorn & the Sea Drifters, C Plus, The Bonnie Lang Band and J.T. Coldfire. And on Sunday is Donny Nesloney and Mr. Mo & the Famous Unknowns. Janet Planet did another great job of booking the entertainment for the three day master sand sculpting competition. You will find me working the music tent and hovering around the ice chest full of jello shots as I do every year. And, don’t forget about the great Joe Ely (Austin, TX) show on the 29th at the House of Rock in Corpus. Michael O’Connor (Brenham, TX) will open that show and it will be great. And finally, here’s to me…I haven’t smoked a cigarette in six weeks. Not one puff and I still have my eyebrows (oh ye of little faith.)

DO NOT MISS LIST

Ponty Bone Ponty Bone and the Squeezetones (Austin,

TX) will play the Tarpon Ice House on Saturday, April 21st as part of the first annual Swamp Romp. This event is the brainchild of Port A residents, French Smith and Tanya Fain, who turned this annual Austin event into a very successful festival. They have now brought the tradition to Port A and plan to make it bigger and better every year. This year will feature a gumbo cook-off and a crawfish boil. Sounds like the perfect end to a big day at SandFest.

Ponty Bone is a real life Texas Accordion King. Originally from San Antonio, Bone moved to Lubbock to attend Texas Tech in the early 70’s and joined the Joe Ely Band, where magic was made. Over the course of five albums with Ely, countless tours here and abroad, consistent critical acclaim and collaborations with the likes of The Clash and Linda Ronstadt, the Joe Ely Band forged a new brand of Texas country music with Bone’s accordion as one of the signature instruments.

In 1986, Bone stepped out front and founded the Squeezetones with guitarist, R.C. Banks. Jim Beal, Jr, music writer for the San Antonio Express-News says of Bone, “...the San Antonio-bred accordion icon, the man who helped return the instrument to pop-music respectability through his work with Joe Ely ...fuses blues, zydeco, Cajun and conjunto for a sound that shows the power and the playfulness of roots music and the subtle talents of the band.”

Omar & the Howlers/ Texas Blues Runners

Classic Rock 104.5 in Corpus is sponsoring a free blues concert with Omar and the Howlers, the Texas Blues Runners, the John Cortez Band and Matt Hole and the Hot Rod Gang at Brewster Street Ice House on Saturday, April 28th. Omar Dykes (Austin, TX) is best described as Wolf Man Jack meets Howlin’ Wolf at Jimmy Reed’s house. He’s one of the original Mississippi Hoo Doo Men with a growl as deep as the Delta. He has recorded 19 albums since 1980. My favorite is the one he did with Jimmy Vaughan entitled On the Jimmy Reed Highway. He did garner some national fame when his 1987 record, Hard Times in the Land of Plenty (Columbia Records) managed to get on MTV rotation and sold 500,000 copies. Omar is a mainstay in the Austin

blues scene and is very popular in Europe. He recorded a live album in Amsterdam in 1992 entitled Live at the Paradiso.

The Texas Blues Runners live all over the state of Texas now, but formed in their hometown

of Wichita Falls in 2008. Keyboard and Hammond B-3 player, Charlie Rouzer, lives in Port Aransas and played with the PA Rockers all winter. The Runner’s guitarist, Mike O’Neil has played with Delbert McClinton, Jessie Colin Young, Huey Lewis, Freddie King, Kingfish, and many others both in studio and on tour. The bass player, Steve Crane lives in Austin and has played with Glenn Frey. He has appeared with Savoy Brown, Sly and The Family Stone, Journey, Blues Image, Bloodrock, The Five Man Electrical Band, The Grassroots, Arrowsmith, Peter Frampton, Charlie Daniels Band, REO Speedwagon, Steppenwolf, and Foghat.

The Blues Runners have worked stages with Pat Travers, Edgar Winter, Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal and Los Lonely Boys. They have recorded one album, Somebody Bring Me Some Water of all original material.

And that’s the truth!

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Accordian master, Ponty Bone will play the Swamp Romp at the Tarpon Ice House on April 21st

Perry Wing and Tropical Punch played the Patsy Jones Ampitheater on April 9th.

Grammy nominee, Randy McAllister played the Back Porch on April 13th.

Jimmy LaFave played the Third Coast Theater on April 14th.

Omar and the Howlers will play the Brewster Street Ice House on April 28th.

The Texas Blues Runners will play the Brewster Street Ice House on April 28th.