His was hard rock and heavy metal. Hers was the classic sound of the East Texas piney woods. Theirs was a fiery collision, bearing forth a sound that was at once novel and instantly familiar–high lonesome harmonies with a rock and roll soul.
Wendy Elizabeth Jones & Her Texas Roundup
Wendy Elizabeth Jones is a soulful Texas Singer Songwriter with a Roots & Americana flare crossing genres offering a taste of Rock ‘N’ Roll, Motown, Country, Folk and Blues. She has lived and performed all over and is currently based in her hometown, Houston, TX. Wendy offers a lively energetic performance whether you catch her in a solo show or her full band.
“HERE’S THE FUTURE OF THE SINGER-SONGWRITER GENRE.” – TEX RENNER
Nationally touring singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and author Tommy Lewis is considered a Nova Beat, the group of creatives in the same vein as those at the heart of the mid-century cultural revolution. Alongside his sensei Radney Foster, Chad Elliott, Dana Cooper, Rod Picott, and Matt Harlan in the same spirit as Tom Russell, Jason Isbell, and Sturgill Simpson, Tommy is helping to redefine American roots music. www.tommylewis.net
His was hard rock and heavy metal. Hers was the classic sound of the East Texas piney woods. Theirs was a fiery collision, bearing forth a sound that was at once novel and instantly familiar–nodding to roots seated deep in high lonesome harmonies and back porch blues, while peering out at a scorched path bound by modern assertions and contemporary commentary.
This two-person, dozen-instrument act provides a show full of sound a fury, punctuated with raw, quiet vulnerability. Come welcome them as they bring you back home. www.griftersandshills.com
Guitarist and lead of the jazz band On Three.
SEAN WALTERS Songwriter, singer & rhythm guitar player. A fixture on the Houston music scene since his Old Market Square gigs in the 70’s, Sean was well known during the 80’s for presenting the Sean Walters’ Songwriters Showcase every Sunday night. He started that at the Heights Diner, then moved to Blythe Spirits, then took the showcase to Chelsea 804. Sean was well known around town in those days & was respected as a songwriter & showman. He also had a group called the Wooters that did performance art shows. In the 70’s Sean had a lot of success on the college circuit with a country rock band called Walters & Hickman. Sean also starred as Judas in a bootleg production of Jesus Christ Superstar that toured the US.
Where to find him: EQ Social House 1030 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77008
713-868-4996
David Fahl returns for a solo performance. David is singer/songwriter and has a long list of originals that we love. Listen close, he’s got a dry sense of humor! David has been playing the market for at least 11 or 12 years. No one kept track! On the web: Facebook, ReverbNation
Singer/Songwriters Paul Boedeker and Herman Kluge take the stage! Listen now: ReverbNation
Grifters & Shills is high-energy roots music, featuring vocal harmonies, guitar, banjo, percussion, harmonica, and bass. They write and perform timeless music with deep ties to the past and a very assertive outlook on the present. Their music and their shows are high-energy, down-to-earth journeys through songs and stories, celebrating and touching lives wherever they go. griftersandshills.com
Wendy Elizabeth Jones, Alyson Fahl, Susan Jasckson and Mona Lawrence are the core members the Atomic Nightingales. On Facebook
The prestigious Great American Song Contest accepts five thousand entries per year from all over the world. Of those five thousand, only fifty-five are selected as award winners. In 2014, two of those fifty-five awards went to Richard and Maureen Hall. They call their music Psychedelic Folk. Their duo is called Bliss Hippy. See, read and here more at BlissHippy.com
Performing October 3rd, 3-6 p.m.
