Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) will be performing in Austin, Texas on Friday, December 22nd. TSO features music composed by Paul O'Neill, Robert Kinkel, and one of my favorite music artists of all time, Jon Oliva, of Savatage fame. Jon Oliva and Savatage rock - got to give 'em a free plug here.
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Also, I've recently added several local Austin music clubs and venues to the calendar links. As a reminder, if you want your band or venue included in the calendar links, simply post a message here. We're really looking for Austin music reviews too!

New Orleans New Year is a day long event on Saturday, Dec. 30 that will feature a “second-line” parade through downtown Bastrop (beginning at 1pm) led by the Tremé Brass Band and Black Men of Labor steppers from New Orleans. The public is invited to join in and make stops along the route at area businesses. There will also be a "Year-End Market Days" event happening along Main Street in Bastrop's historic downtown district.

The evening jazz concert at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa will feature Irma Thomas , the “Soul Queen of New Orleans,” and Bastrop’s own grammy- nominated jazz trumpet master Hannibal Lokumbe accompanied by their bands. Performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in the resort’s Lost Pines Grand Ballroom.

This is a rare opportunity to see some of New Orleans’ best musicians all in our own backyard. For tickets to the evening concert, go to GetTix.com

For information on concert/hotel/dinner packages, go to www.visitlostpines.com or call 512-308-1234. Proceeds from the concert go toward the restoration and renovation of the Kerr Community Center in Bastrop.

Produced by Erik Wofford (Voxtrot, Explosions in the Sky) and mixed at Public Hi-Fi, famed studio of Spoon drummer Jim Eno, All Hail's debut EP Every Wealth aims to bring the band's poetic lyrics and unique musical interplay to the forefront of the burgeoning Austin scene. The CD release is set for January 26th at The Mohawk in Austin, TX with Crawling with Kings and more!

For more information check out All Hail's myspace page: www.myspace.com/allhail

http://www.liveoakuu.org/coffee/coffeeup.html benefiting For the Love of Christi From Austin to Prague, from San Francisco to London, Freddie "Steady" Krc has plied his musical trade for more than twenty years. Descended from a line of talented Czechoslovakian musicians, Freddie has kept the family tradition alive by providing his music to people all over the globe. His drum playing has provided the "Steady" beat for Jerry Jeff Walker and the Gonzo Compadres for many years. He has also fronted several of his own bands and played back up for artists as diverse as Carole King and Roky Erickson. The Freddy Steady 5 are a group of Freddie's Austin pals--wait until you see some of their surprises! Edge City's music combines the singer/songwriter tradition of their home in Austin, Texas, with the East Coast rock and roll of their former hometown just outside Baltimore, Maryland. In 1984, Edge City's Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus ran an ad in the Baltimore and Washington newspapers looking for players who liked the Byrds, Stones, Van Morrison, Creedence, and they've stayed pretty true to that for over twenty years. In 2006, Edge City released their second full length Austin CD, "Keepers of the Flame", produced by Bradley Kopp and featuring some of Austin's finest players: Lloyd Maines, Glenn Fukunaga, Darcie Deaville, David Webb, Jon Sanchez, and Freddie Krc.