A-Trak, Rye Rye,
Treasure Fingers: Sat., July 11.
Warehouse Live.
Arc Angels: Fri., July 10. Warehouse Live.
Asleep At The Wheel: Sat., Aug. 1. Sengelmann Hall
(Schulenburg).
Beto Cuevas: Wed., Aug. 26. House of Blues.
Blue October, Switchfoot, Ours: Fri., Aug. 14. Verizon
Wireless Theater.
David Cook: Sun., July 5, 8
p.m. Moody Gardens.
De La Soul: Sun., Aug. 2. House of Blues.
Dwele & Leela James: Fri., June 26. Hous
Asleep At The Wheel: Sat., Aug. 1. Sengelmann Hall (Schulenburg).
Balaclavas, Cave, Twisted Wires: Thu., June 4. Mango's.
Babasonicos: Thu., Aug. 20. House of Blues.
Billy Joe Shaver: Tue., Aug. 4. Dosey Doe Coffee Company.
"Sean Hannity Freedom Concert" with Billy Ray Cyrus, The Charlie Daniels Band, Lee Greenwood, Michael W. Smith: Sun., Aug. 9. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.
Fall Out Boy, Asher Roth, Chester French: Wed., Sept. 23. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (with Blink-182).
Bun B &
Nick DiFonzo
Sengelmann Hall, a 115-year old saloon and dance hall in Schulenberg, has been closed up since the 1940s. Until last week, that is, when Houston entrepreneur Dana Roy Harper opened the doors to his million-dollar renovation on this sleepy main street halfway between Houston and San Antonio. The hall features an original downstairs bar, a biergarten and dining area, clam-shell-paved back porch and large upstairs dance hall. After a sold-out crowd on Friday, Saturday's turnout for Aus
www.halatamusic.comPolka may be a musical punchline to a lot of people, but it's no joke to others. That's why no one was laughing when the Recording Academy announced last week that it was eliminating the Best Polka Recording category starting with next year's awards. As reported in The New York Times, the Academy said, in a statement, it cut the category "to ensure the awards process remains representative of the current musical landscape."
The only thing is, polka is very much a part of the c
Photos by Nick DiFonzoTo find out, a trip to Schulenburg and the recently revived Sengelmann Hall is in order. Schulenburg lies exactly halfway between San Antonio and Houston along Interstate 10. While the small town itself was formally established in 1875, Czech and German settlers had already made their homes there for several decades prior and had brought with them the culinary heritage of their homelands in central and eastern Europe.
Kolaches, sausages, goulash and schnitzel -- all the
Photos by Craig Hlavaty
Wanda Jackson, unquestionably the true Queen Mother of rock and roll, was fashionably late getting on the stage Saturday night at the Continental Club. It was her seventy-second birthday, and she had played Austin the night before. Who could blame her for being a little slow to the drawl?
Miss Wanda backs a mighty rockabilly howl in her tiny frame. If you would have seen her anywhere else other than the stage at the CC, you would have wanted to make sure that she got i
