Damn. It's a new year and we haven't spoke once.
A lot going on but not Marfa Film Festival. This was Robin Lambaria's brain child, a smart woman with passion and vision. MFF was a great idea for 3 years running, growing and because of "legal issues", it will not take place this year. I wish I had more details. I hope my new friend Enrique Lopetegui Caprario picks up the story.
What's happened since we last spoke? T-Bird and the Breaks at Stubbs, bomb show, great times and wonderful friends. Not so impressed with inside sound or stage at Stubbs - but I was informed it is notoriously bad sound. I'm in love with all 3 back up singers - I wonder if they have a group stage name.....or are they the Breaks in T-Bird and the Breaks.....some one help me out.....maybe they're the Bird....
My point about the stage and sound is that if your bar spends money on anything, invest in a stage and sound. You'll book more acts, better acts. You can charge cover, and you can host special events.
With the closing of Scoutbar (pay your taxes), there is a need for a venue with not only decent sound and stage but compliment that with giving a shit with what your place looks like.
So I'm having a stage built and it will be for rent, I'll have more shameless plugs as it comes closer to completion.
Speaking of crappy places with decent sound;)
Steve Nice is bringing TB & tB to Limelight on Friday February 25th. Why Limelight, I don't know. I can bitch about how horrible of a venue I think that is but the management listens to the right people and are not afraid to take chances...and I have a good time when I go there so either I buy a spot on St. Mary's (which is not happening yet because I'm still paying 09 taxes) or I shut up about "the Limer" or "Lamelight" as it's affectionately called.
Good meeting with JC from Industry. Launching in SA February 3, 4 and 5. Pre-party at Revolution Room on the 3rd, Party Party at Revolution Room Basement on the 4th and Post Party at OFS 3 Year Anniversary Party at Rebar. - mostly merch but design house as well. Be on the look our for their ESTABLISHMENT clothing line and STAB ME RECORDINGS record label. From what it sounds like they are going to pioneer and new industry for record labels. They have a powerful semi-conglomerate in the making: owning the t-shirt presses to designing the clothes and packaging them with limited edition wax. Bravo.
Tomorrow is the First Friday of the month and of the year. The party is going down at Tucker's Kozy Korner with Soul Spot DJs JJ Lopez and Scuba Gooding Sr.
First Friday itself has become a marquee night for Southtown in San Antonio. Tucker's Kozy Korner has been at the corner of E. Houston and Cherry St. since 1948; mix in a bit of Cajun food, soul power and "the best dancers in SA." You are in for a funky treat my friend. Shake somethin'.
This month:
1/15 Super Soul Shakedown with Brownout at Sam's Burger Joint
1/16 Chicken George at Rev with DJ GIBB
1/17 In Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Peterson Brother's Band, Soul Grammar & JJ Lopez at Tucker's
Our city, San Antonio, hosts the largest MLK march in the world. March then come dance!
1/18 Mariangela Vacatello at UTSA Recital Hall
1/26 Vince Gill at Laurie Auditorium
1/29 Artslam 5 Year Anniversary at White Rabbit
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