Join us for an evening of timeless Cajun classics from Gumbo Ce Soir that will have you tappin your toes and doing a jig! Picnics and puppies on leashes are more than encouraged at this outdoor event. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the music will begin at 6:30pm. Admission is $5. Come relax with us under the oaks and support local history and musicians!

Gumbo Ce Soir, an Austin Texas based Cajun band, came together by their love for traditional Cajun music. They come from diverse backgrounds and bring unique elements to their own brand of traditional Cajun fiddle tunes. Gumbo Ce Soir has had the privilege of playing along side Austin Cajun greats like Charles Thibodeaux (Austin Cajun Aces) and Peter Schwarz( former member of Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys). They have entertained at popular places in Austin like The Evangeline Cafe, The Hole In The Wall, and Uncle Billy's.

For more information about the Museum and Gumbo Ce Soir, please visit www.frenchlegationmuseum.org or www.gumbocesoir.com.

Celebrated Texas singer-songwriters Jack Saunders and Danny Everitt will pair up for the next installment of the Cibolo Nature Center’s Songs & Stories outdoor concert series from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, May 26. The annual concerts under the oaks and the evening stars help support nature education and outreach programs at the non-profit Cibolo Nature Center.

Saunders has been part of the Texas music scene since the late 1970s and just released his fourth solo CD, “A Real Good Place to Start.” He once played bass and guitar with the Shake Russell Band and released four CDs with Russell as a duo. In 1996, Saunders formed the Jack Saunders Band. He has won multiple Houston Press awards and was nominated as Instrumentalist of the Year at the Kerrville Folk Festival.

Texas troubadour Everitt’s songs have been recorded by Scott McGill, Brook Benton, Shake Russell, Johnny Nash, Coco Kallis and Bob Bourgoin. He has received the New Folk Award at the Kerrville Folk Festival and was nominated for Texas Music Awards Singer/Songwriter of the Year in 2009. His most recent album, “Cold Wind Cold Rain,” was released in 2007.

Songs & Stories family-oriented concerts take place on the outdoor stage next to the CNC Visitor Center. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets, kids and grandparents, picnic fare and friendly dogs on leashes. Admission to Songs & Stories is $10; $7.50 for CNC members; $5 for those 65 and older; and free for children 12 and younger. Season tickets are available for $60, $45 for CNC members.

The CNC's 162-acre nature preserve is located in Boerne City Park off Highway 46 just west of the Kendall County Fairground. The Cibolo Nature Center’s mission is conservation of natural resources through education and stewardship. Call (830) 249-4616 or visit Cibolo.org.

The Lost Mule Band will bring its unique mix of traditional country, classic rock, blues and Texas swing to the Cibolo Nature Center’s family-friendly Songs & Stories outdoor concert series in Boerne at 8 p.m. May 12 amid the oaks and the evening stars.

Proceeds benefit nature-education programs at the non-profit CNC. Bring lawn chairs or blankets, picnics, kids, grandparents and nice dogs on leashes. Tickets cost $10, $7.50 for CNC members, $5 for 65+, free for kids 12 and under. Call 830-249-4616 or visit Cibolo.org.

Friday, May 4, 2012 WORTHY CONSTITUENTS The Elephant Room 315 Congress Ave. Austin, TX 512.473.2279 9:30pm-1:30am    $5/door Worthy Constituents Alex Coke & Rich Harney Pat Harris (bass) &  Masumi Jones (drums) make Friday night just right.  An evening of originals, standards and  real, jazz satisfaction.

Join us for a beautiful Evening Under the Oaks as the Museum welcomes Latin-folk songstress Gina Chavez to the Park for a special fundraising concert on April 27, 2012!

Gates open at 6PM
Music starts at 6:30PM
Picnics, Puppies, and Lawn Chairs Encouraged
$5 Cover

Plucking her custom-built charango, Latin-folk songstress Gina Chavez sets the mood for lyrical scenery, but it's the folkloric "Embrujo" of her voice that sears the memory. Since the release of her 2007 debut album, Hanging Spoons, Chavez has toured with The Kills and Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, shared the stage with Ozomatli, Grupo Fantasma, and Del Castillo, and represented the City of Austin on tour in Japan and on the 2011 Austin Music Vol. 10 compilation. National Public Radio touted her one of eight "New Latin Artists at SXSW" and her music as a "perfect mix of Latin, folk and bluegrass." Chavez recently returned from 8 months of mission work in El Salvador and established Austin 4 El Salvador, a college scholarship fund for girls she lived and worked with in a gang-dominated part of San Salvador. For music samples and tour dates, visit www.ginachavez.com. Please contact ginachavezmusic@gmail.com for more information.

The French Legation Museum is a non-profit historic house museum. The Historic Structure stands as the oldest home in Austin, and was built by Alphonse Dubois to serve as a diplomatic outpost for Louis Philippe, King of the French, to the Republic of Texas. Please visit www.frenchlegationmuseum.org for more details.

The semifinals for Texas Folklife’s Big Squeeze accordion contest are being held on The Lone Star Plaza at The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum again this year! Come out to cheer on your favorite young squeezeboxer from around the state and dance to the rhythms of accordion legend and Grammy-award winner Joel Guzman, zydeco star Ruben Paul Moreno, and Big Squeeze 2011 Champ Ignacio Morales. Saturday, April 28 from 2:00 to 5:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. 512-441-9255/ www.texasfolklife.org

Hyde Park Bar & Grill south
4521 Westgate
512-899-2700

3/18/2012
SUN - Air Cargo - 6 - 8pm

3/20/2012
TUES - Lauren Silva - 7:30 - 9:30pm


3/25/2012
SUN - The Jitterbug Vipers - 7:00 - 9:00pm

3/27/2012
TUES - Natalie Zoe's Chicken Fried Chick-A-Thon - 7:00 - 9:00pm

4/1/2012
SUN - Edison Chair - 7:00 - 9:00pm

4/3/2012
TUES - Jimi Lee - 7:00 - 9:00pm

4/8/2012
SUN - Calico Jazz Trio - 7:00 - 9:00pm

Wadzilla Mansion, an Allston, Massachusetts independent production company and former underground music venue, will host a live music showcase coinciding with the South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival in Austin, TX.

Treehouse Pub, 6th Street, March 17 & 18
A live stream of the performances can be viewed online at www.wadzillamansion.com.

The schedule for Wadzilla Mansion's "Boston in Austin" showcase is as follows:
http://www.facebook.com/events/336934273024287/

SATURDAY MARCH 17th, 2pm - 2am

2:00 - 2:30 – Mrs. Danvers (Boston/NYC)
2:45 - 3:15 -- Herra Terra (Worcester, MA)
3:30 - 4:00 – Moniker (Boston)
4:15 - 4:45 -- Dirty Dishes (Boston)
5:00 - 5:30 -- Spanish Prisoners (Brooklyn)
5:45 - 6:15 -- Il Abanico (Boston/LA)
6:30 - 7:00 -- King Orchid (Boston)
7:15 - 7:45 -- Megafauna (Austin)
8:00 - 8:30 – R. Aucoin (Halifax)
9:00 - 9:30 -- The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt (Nashville)
10:00 - 10:30 -- Sonnymoon (Boston/LA)
10:45 - 11:15 -- The Shills (Boston)
11:30 - 12:00 -- Grass is Green (Boston)
12:15 - 12:45 -- The Thickness (Boston)
1:00 - 1:30 -- For Sleeping or Jumping (Boston)

SUNDAY MARCH 18th, 2pm - 6pm

2:00 - 2:30 -- Eli Whitney Houston (Allston, MA)
2:40 - 3:10 -- Doug Wartman (Boston)
3:20 - 3:50 -- Reddy Set Joey (Allston, MA)
4:00 - 4:30 -- Sarah Fylak (Allston, MA)
4:40 - 5:20 -- Les Rav (Austin)
5:30 - 6:00 -- Emily Elbert (Boston)

South By Southwest is one of only a few music festivals capable of delivering the unthinkable. SXSW 2012 has officially announced the showcase on March 16th, for a full-band reunion of The Nerves, featuring founding members Paul Collins and Peter Case. Although The Nerves disbanded in 1977, they have continued to inspire new generations of indie rockers, hipsters, classic rockers and punks; their songs have been covered by the likes of Cat Power, Green Day, Def Leppard, Blondie and L7. In 2008, it was rumored that pre-orders for The Nerves' "One Way Ticket" CD reissue compilation outsold the ill-fated Guns 'N Roses' "Chinese Democracy" album. Ironically, Collins' guitarist for this tour also plays with Tommy Stinson, from Guns 'N Roses and The Replacements. With an increased demand for The Nerves' music, longtime friends and musical partners, Paul Collins and Peter Case have declared a reunion tour paying tribute to their respective bands The Nerves, The Breakaways, The Beat and The Plimsouls.The touring band lineup for the tour is augmented by members of The Paul Collins Beat, offering audiences with a full-band electric showcase. Guitarist Tim Schweiger will replace Jack Lee who is not part of the Nerves tour. Schweiger also performs with Tommy Stinson of The Replacements. The Nerves formed the same year as The Ramones, in 1974, making their own self-released records, booking their own tours and driving in their own customized station wagon, which belonged to Paul Collins. Ironically, The Nerves toured with The Ramones and performed for the troops on the USO tour. The Nerves started hosting concerts of punk rock notables such as The Germs, The Dils and The Weirdos. They rented space in a Los Angeles movie studio at the corner of Sunset and Gower and named it the Hollywood Punk Palace. Hosted and operated by The Nerves, people would pay a small cover to see some of the latest regional punk rock acts. Case and Collins' friend Eddie Money co-wrote Let Me Into Your Life with Paul Collins. These musical friendships later helped Paul Collins and Peter Case when they disbanded The Nerves and The Breakaways to form spinoff groups The Beat (Collins) and The Plimsouls (Case). The Paul Collins Beat were featured on the Caddyshack motion picture soundtrack with Journey and Kenny Loggins, while The Plimsouls were featured as a performing band in the 80s Nicholas Cage film "Valley Girl." Fast forward to the present day and you have two separate groups with Peter Case & Band and The Paul Collins Beat. Peter Case has a large adult following in the world of blues, folk music and singer/songwriters. Case has won words of praise from Bruce Springsteen and the Grammys. With support from punk artists such as members of The Ramones, Paul Collins Beat has re-established their place in music and has a large fanbase consisting of teens, twenty-somethings and thirty-somethings. Collins owns a partnered booking agency called The Beat Army, which focuses on booking/discovering new rock bands and organizing tours around the world. For many years, fans in the audiences of Peter Case and Paul Collins would request songs from their group The Nerves. It's hard to categorize The Nerves in one particular genre and further proof would be the cross-genre cover versions of their songs as done by modern indie rock artists such as Cat Power and Def Leppard. Recently, The Nerves' music received more attentionfrom mainstream audiences, including genre-crossing covers of their songs by Cat Power and Def Leppard.In 2011, the band Green Day launched the American Idiot Broadway Musical Production and began performing the song "Walking Out On Love," written by Paul Collins and recorded more than once with his bands The Nerves/Breakaways and The Beat. The Nerves continue to be worshipped by new generations of rockers and music lovers worldwide. Their songs have been covered by the likes of Cat Power, Blondie, L7 and Def Leppard. The Nerves formed in 1974 and embraced the DIY approach of funding their own self-promoted tours, studio recordings and album pressings. The Nerves were comprised of Peter Case, Paul Collins and Jack Lee. With the rise of punk rock during the 1970s, The Nerves managed to tour with The Ramones and other notables such as Devo and Pere Ubu. The 1976 self-titled Nerves EP vinyl caught the attention of Deborah Harry and Blondie, who were inspired to record their own cover version of the song Hanging On The Telephone. The Nerves toured in a black '69 Ford LTD Wagon, hauling their own instruments and equipment from state to state. With Collins as their manager and booking agent, The Nerves later performed for the troops as part of the United Services Organization. More tour dates found the band performing in the U.S. and Canada. The Nerves eventually made the decision to open their own club, The Hollywood Punk Palace by renting the dilapidated basement in the tacky movie studio at the corner of Sunset and Gower in Los Angeles. It was here, The Nerves booked numerous punk bands including The Weirdos, The Dils, The Zippers, The Zeros, the Screamers, and many others. Due to lack of interest from record companies, The Nerves disbanded in 1977, although their music continues to inspire new generations worldwide. Lee pursued a solo career, while Case and Collins briefly formed their own post-Nerves group with The Breakaways and recorded a collection of songs that was recently released as a collection by Alive Naturalsound, the same label responsible for The Nerves' One Way Ticket, a complete collection. Collins later formed The Beat and toured with The Police and The Cure during the 70s and 80s. Case assembled The Plimsouls, another guitar-oriented rock group with a sound similar to The Nerves.

AMFM Magazine, Serrano’s Restaurant and Musical Services Group present Margo Rey at Serrano’s Symphony Square March 14th, starting at 8 p.m.

It’s a free show at Austin’s best kept secret, our very own “Riverwalk” type ampitheater a few blocks north of downtown on Red River. Margo’s husband, comedian Ron White will be in attendance watching his wife sing “Let the Rain,” which charted at #17 on Billboard’s Dance Charts. Ron thinks “Margo creates the sexiest music on the planet,” and we tend to agree.

Come join us and AMFM’s own Reno Perez will also entertain you with some surprise musical guests, and his own flavor of the blues. The amphitheatre is surrounded by historic buildings, including the headquarters of the Austin Symphony, Serrano’s Restaurant, and the Mercantile Room, which used to house one of the oldest New Orlean’s style jazz clubs in Austin (an historic vibe permeates this building, legislators would come down from the hill and unwind here and it’s the purported scene of a gun fight…by said legislators. This is Texas you know.) There’s plenty of parking, the accoustics are astounding and the weather is beautiful this time of year, come join us.

Brandon’s Revue, a Texas singer-songwriter showcase featuring Austin roots-master Guy Forsyth, will kick off the Cibolo Nature Center’s annual Songs & Stories outdoor concert series on April 21 under the stars at CNC’s nature preserve in Boerne. Forsyth will be joined amid the oak trees by Susan Gibson, Matt Harlan, and Art and Lisa with John Inmon.

The family-friendly event is sponsored by the Brandon Gallagher-Manning Memorial Endowment, which supports the Songs & Stories concert series. The series helps support nature programs at the non-profit Cibolo Nature Center. Brandon’s Revue will begin at 6 p.m. (gates open at 5:30 p.m.). Tickets cost $25 in advance from www.outhousetickets.com or $30 at the event, with children under 12 admitted free.

Louisiana cuisine by Lagniappe Today and soft drinks will be available for sale. Guests may bring picnic baskets or small coolers and their own beverages, and blankets or lawn chairs to sit on, and be aware that dancing is likely to break out.

The Cibolo Nature Center is located at 140 City Park Road, just west of the Kendall County Fairgrounds in Boerne. Call 830-249-4616 or visit Cibolo.org.

8th Annual ASH Dash 5K Bunny Run Saturday, April 7, 2012 8 AM – Family Friendly Event Follow the Easter Bunny as you race, run, or walk for mental health. Runners will enjoy a fast, flat double loop course in beautiful historic Hyde Park on the Austin State Hospital grounds. An Easter egg hunt will take place immediately following the race for all participants. Proceeds benefit Austin State Hospital children and adults facing obstacles with mental illness. Sat. April 7, 2012. Registration capped at 750 for this popular race Registration open now at www.ashvolunteers.org. (512) 419-2330.