Scott Miller, "Drunk All Around This Town"
Long ago, Scott Miller had a brief essay on his website about playing writers-in-the-round gigs. In his eyes, such shows come down to you, the one good, talented, brilliant songwriter sitting there silently wishing these other hacks would finish their goddamn long lame-ass story about why they wrote the song and just play the damn thing so it'll be your turn again. Yet the artist has to successfully act like he's hanging on every word the oth
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Skyscrapers - something you won't see at Austin City Limits.
Western Swing maidens the Quebe Sisters performed in the shadow of the Jesse H. Jones Library.Previously, Rocks Off's idea about what a "festival" should look like, and what to expect, came from his experiences at Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza, various one-offs at Austin's Auditorium Shores and - though he's never been - what he's heard/seen/read about Jazzfest, Coachella, Bumbershoot, et al. Eithe
​Between The Buried And Me, Devin Townsend Band, Cynic, Scale The Summit: Mon., Jan. 11. Meridian.
Billy Dean: Fri., April 16. Dosey Doe Coffee Company.
Bobby Bare: Sat., May 22. Dosey Doe Coffee Company.
"The Canvas Grand Opening" With Chase Hamblin, listenlisten, Sideshow Tramps, The Mighty Orq: Sat., Nov. 7, 7 p.m., Free. The Canvas.
Chuck Negron (ex-Three Dog Night): Sat., Nov. 28. Stafford Centre.
Cross Canadian Ragweed: Thu., Dec. 31. House of Blues.
While anyone who follows this column knows that Lonesome, Onry and Mean can't stand about 90 percent of what gets touted in Best in Texas magazine and labeled Texas/Red Dirt music, we have always had a soft spot for Stillwater, Okla., rockers Cross Canadian Ragweed.
Our son took us to see CCR in Lubbock just as the band's career was beginning. A couple of years later, when they'd hit it big, they dropped by Blanco's to hang with him and he sat in with them on "Them Boys From Oklahoma."
