Back in December it was intermission at The Wayne Sutton Show and I was talking in the garage with Daniel Barker who I hardly even knew at the time... He was telling me about catching Billy Joe Shaver back in November with his brother at a place called Courville's in China, Texas...
He was telling me about a guy who opened up for Shaver on that night... He couldn't remember the guy's name, but he told me that he had a pony tail and played these really great songs... He was really impressed by this dude, whoever he was... Then at the end of the night, he remembered and he told me the guy who had opened for Shaver was Matt Harlan... Matt Harlan, I said to him, dude, I got Matt Harlan coming here on February 28, 2009 with The Front Porch Society... Had it booked since July... Also went on to tell him that I know, Matt Harlan is a really great singer/songwriter/guitar player, yeah, Matt Harlan has all the tools man...
Before that, in late September after Ike rolled through and destroyed so much for so many, I had agreed with David Olney to reschedule his November 08' show to March of '09, and due to those circumstances had a hole to fill in November, and I told Randy Hill of The Front Porch Society that if they wanted to, they could move their date up from 02/28/09 to 11/15/08... He looked into it, and told me that Matt Harlan already had a gig that night... He also told me that Matt had a new CD scheduled to be released in early '09, and that there was just no way that The Front Porch Society could do a show right now without Matt Harlan... So we agreed to leave The Front Porch Society set for 02/28/09... Which is coming right up, finally...
About a month ago I caught half of The Front Porch Society at their weekly gig on Thursdays at Pizzatola's BBQ at I-10 and Shepherd from 6-8, and was lucky enough to get a copy of Matt Harlan's not yet released CD from the man himself... I didn't even start listening to it until this past Wednesday Night, but I haven't stopped listening to it yet, I'm listening to it right now, and will be listening to it again when it stops... Hopefully we'll be able to buy these here on Saturday Night, but I'm not sure about the status on that and I'll let you know later in the week... He said this copy is not "it", but really damn close, and this is a really great CD that I have on right now...
This coming Saturday Night, we'll be hearing these and many other great songs up in "the house" as The Front Porch Society finally makes their way in to play their own show here at Almost Austin where they have very unselfishly donated us a PA System for 10 of our last 11 shows...
I've probably seen these guys in some form or fashion about 25 times since last March, and man is this going to be a killer show when they play in "the house"... You don't want to miss this one, as we will have a group of six musicians in "the house" to play for you, and this show will surely be taking some interesting twists and turns along the way, and will be a hell of a lot of fun... Can't wait to see how this one plays out...
The Front Porch Society
is made up of:
Randy Hill
Nathan Taylor
Matt Harlan
Jimmy Pizzatola
Huke Green
Ben Hall
For those of you who are asking yourselves how we can put a group of this many guys on our stage here at Almost Austin, you'll have to show up and donate to find out... I can tell you that we do know what we are doing here, we do have a few tricks up our sleeve, and that this one will be a hell of a lot of fun... Go ahead and make those reservations at www.yourtexasmusic.com and while you are there, it's never too early to start thinking about David Olney and Sergio Webb coming up on March 21, 2009 as some people on this list already have been making their reservations for that one as well... Saturday February 28, 2009
It Is With A Great Deal Of Pride That
Almost Austin House Concerts Presents
The Front Porch Society
Live In Concert
Some Basic Facts About Almost Austin House Concerts
**The music begins at around 8PM, but the doors open at 6PM for what I've been told is a Killer Pot Luck Dinner... The dinner is optional, but I highly recommend it... If you can bring some little something that's great, but if you can't, don't let that stop you from partaking anyway... Aside from the dinner, once the doors open you'll want to be here early to reserve the best seats**
**All shows are NON-SMOKING in the house... You can smoke (cigarettes) in the garage, or in the backyard**
**All Shows Are BYOB**
**A $20 Donation is requested from everyone attending a show here... 100% of the take goes to the performers**
**Kids are welcome to attend shows here with their parents for a $10 Donation, provided that they remain seated quietly with their parents throughout the performance**
Make Your Reservations Now If You Haven't Already Done So
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Coming Soon to "Almost Austin"
The Front Porch Society
February 28, 2009
(Don't Even Be Thinking You Know What Is Going To Happen Here, Because You Have No Idea)
David Olney & Sergio Webb
March 21, 2009
(Enough Said)
The Sideshow Tragedy
April 10, 2009
***This Show Is On GOOD FRIDAY***
(These guys ROCK)
Clay Melton Band
May 2, 2009
(You will see it, but you will not believe it, I'll guarantee it)
porterdavis
May 16, 2009
(If you still haven't seen these guys, what are you waiting for? BE HERE)
Malcolm Holcombe
June 13, 2009
(DO NOT miss Malcolm Holcombe, this guy is truly a one of a kind)
Rick Poss & Kevin Carroll
July 11, 2009
(Back by popular demand, these guys are "crazy good")
Austin Uprising
"Writers in the Round"
Idgy Vaughn, Will Sexton, Randy Weeks
July 25, 2009
(Not sure what I did to deserve this one, but it must have been something pretty damn good)
Tommy Womack
September 26, 2009
(Tommy is proof of the existence of God, a genius, a role model, and a credit to the gene pool)
Randy Weeks
November 7, 2009
(Any time is a good time for another shot of WEEKS)
Plenty of dates will be added in the coming weeks, so keep an eye on us...
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