Unless you were around here almost 30 years ago and traveling in the music scene, Mickey Clark probably means nothing to you. But the inside liner sleeve on Clark's new album, Winding Highways, is the Anderson Fair music calendar for March 1980. Nanci Griffith and John Grimaudo both had two-day stands that month, Lucinda Williams played the 13th and 29th. Lyle Lovett played the 20th, then opened for Eric Taylor the 21st and 22nd. Clark headlined the 23rd. So suffice to say that he traveled i
Friday, April 1, at the Old Quarter Acoustic Café, 413 20th Street in Galveston, 409-762-9199. Dobson also appears Saturday, April 2, at Anderson Fair, 2007 Grant, 713-528-8576.
A couple of important Americana shows have slipped under the radar this week. Whisky Priest Dustin Welch rolls into the Continental with Small Sounds. Welch's debut album Whisky Priest has remained in LOM's player much of the year and should find considerable support when the annual top albums lists start pouring out in December.
