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It’s South by Southwest time lads and gents. So, the live music listings are a little more scattered than usual:
For a list of unofficial showcases of live music, visit SUNDAY FREE SXSW here.
For official showcases, well, it’s pretty much just the showcases at Emo’s.
The listings below are venues that are basically doing their normal thing. Repeat: For the larger SXSW-like showcases, use the links above. Happy music hopping.
The Amsterdam
Garett Endres
10:00
B.D. Rileys
Irish Tunes Session
8:00 / No Cover
Irish
Irish pub hosts a weekly set of Irish music. Guinness is not a requirement to attend, although it is highly recommended.
The Belmont
Jane Bond Band
Roots Rock
Jane Bond keeps the rock set on the fun, spirited side.
 Continental Club
Alejandro Escovedo, Mad Juana, Carrie Rodriguez, Grady, Mario Escovedo, Amy Cook, Nic Tremulis, Tallboys
5:30 / $20
Rock, Roots, Americana
The official (by official, we mean absolutely unofficial, but everyone agrees this is it) close to South by Southwest, the annual Alejandro show at the Continental finds a huge list of notable friends culminating in a high-energy set by Sir Escovedo. (If we did that knighting thing over here, he would’ve been some time ago.) The line will get long and start early, so don’t dally.
Continental Club Gallery (early)
Jon Dee Graham & Friends w/ Kathy McCarty, Matt the Electrician, Freedy Johnston, Jesse Sublett
8:30 / $10
Roots
Installment one of a new residency at the upstairs lounge with Jon Dee Graham. Should become a hot commodity in no time. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Austin Music Project. Since you’re here, stick around for the late night B-3 groove (keep reading).
Continental Club Gallery (later)
Mike Flanigin B-3 Trio
10:00 / No Cover
Lounge, Jazz
Upstairs at the Continental Gallery, Mike Flanigin—the local baron of the B-3, is holding court.
Elephant Room
Kevin Lovejoy Trio
9:30 / No Cover
Jazz
Often found playing with the top jazz cats in town, including the Ephraim Owens Quartet, pianist Kevin Lovejoy assumes the helm of the band.
Ginny’s Little Longhron (early)
Chicken Shit Bingo w/ Dale Watson
4:00 / No Cover
Country
Roadhouse country dance whilst you watch a chicken defecate. Does anything say Texas better than that? The already packed Sunday tradition is likely to be beyond sardine-like with SXSW-ers still tailing around.
Ginny’s Little Longhorn
James Intveld
8:30 / No Cover
Country
Keeping the country set going after the bingo game done finished.
Lamberts
Ephraim Owens, Brannen Temple, Red Young
7:00 / No Cover
Jazz
Triple threat of towns great jazz cats making one great weekly trio gig.
Latitude 30
Randy Pavlock & Twenty Four Seven
10:00 / No Cover
Blues
With these kind of blues, a Texas Flood is sure to follow.
Lucky Lounge
Bobby Bookout
9:00 / No Cover
Manuel’s
Cienfuegos
Noon
Cuban, Latin
Exquisite Latin sounds perfect to do the salsa, whether your partner be a dancer or a nacho chip.
Mean-Eyed Cat
Lucas Hudgins & The First Cousins
8:00
Country
Hudgins has a classic country heart as big as his sideburns.
Momo’s (early)
Warren Hood & The Hoodlums
9:30 / $7
Newgrass, Swing
Warren’s home base when not touring. The Hoodlums dabble in just about any American roots idiom.
Momo’s (later)
Shawn Nelson & The Ramblers
12:15am / $5
Singer-Songwriter
Threads of country and blues in Nelson’s music.
Nuevo León
Mariachi Relampago
1:00 / All Ages
Mariachi
Mariachi Lightning. The only Austin mariachi band to win Univision’s Premios a la Musica Latina award.
Red Fez
DJ Kurupt
10:00 / Free
Hip Hop, Turntables
Sunday night hip hop/dancehall/funk night running for more than six years.
Saxon Pub (early)
The Resentments w/ Harmoni & Ed Jurdi
7:00 / $7
Roots Rock, Classic Rock, Alt-Country
One of the town’s most famous weekly residencies, The Resentments continue to pack the house with seamless roots rock mastery. This week finds bass player in demand Harmoni sitting in as well as Band of Heathens’ Ed Jurdi.
Saxon Pub (later)
Crybear
10:30 / $10
Scoot Inn & Bier Garten
The Cynics, The Urges, The Higher State
9:00
Stubb’s (brunch)
Shields of Faith
11:00am & 1pm
Gospel
Popular gospel brunch fills up fast. Call 512.480.8341 ext. 306 for reservations.
Threadgrills World Headquarters (brunch)
Stonehoney
2:00 / No Cover / All Ages
Threadgrills World Headquarters (day)
The Lee Boys
11:00am / All Ages
Folk, Gospel
Threadgills’ North
John Cruz
7:00 / $15 / All Ages
Waterloo Ice House 360
Buzz Guerra
11am / All Ages
Jazz Brunch
Z’Tejas
Acoustic Jungle
6:00 / No Cover
Latin, Jazz, World
Latin oriented acoustic jazz from neighboring San Marcos.
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