Here's the current news in ETB land...

The CD release for our new album "Blues Bullets" is scheduled for June 23rd @ Antone's here in Austin.  The next day we'll be leaving on tour for a hair less than a month.  We're excited.  The CD is sounding pretty good and the van just got some much needed repairs, so we aren't as worried about the transmission falling out in St. Louis or something awkward like that...

We are all still a little shocked by our dear friend Clifford Antone's passing but we had a great time at his memorial last Wednesday at the club playing with Carson Alexander (young badass) and Alan Haynes (older badass) and then finishing out with A.J. Vallejo and me cutting heads (that was seriously fun AND badass). It was great to see how many people showed up to show their respect for Clifford and his tireless work in the music community.  It's interesting to note just how much Clifford has done. 6th street would be just another street in Austin without him. Austin wouldn't be the live music capital of the world. And we would have all had to go through life without the blessing of knowing someone so kind and generous. 

In other news, Russell, our trusty sound engineer and one-man-security-team is now playing guitar and mandolin in a local Austin band on his nights off... On Tuesday nights you can catch him melting faces onstage with "Nowhere Texas" at the Velvet Spade on Red River.  I'll probably see you there...

Until next time,
be good...
eric