Will T. Massey and Richard Bowden (fiddle) will play this great, relaxing , outdoor venue 8:00pm - 11:00pm. House Wine http://www.housewineaustin.com is close to Barton Springs and Lamar. Please come check out many original tunes in this relatively new venue. Admission is free.

Chris Brecht and the Dead Flowers @ the Saxon Pub July 21 10PM

Videos and Music at www.myspace.com/chrisbrecht visit MYSPACE

When Chris Brecht moved to Texas from Colorado a few years back, he landed in an $18 a night St. Elmo Motel filled with drunks, whores, and crackheads – until that fateful day he met guitarist Brad Rice, recorded "Night Highway 99" and got radio airplay and real gigs. Two years later Brecht finished work on The Great Ride, of which the Seattle Weekly says:

In a lazy drawl that sounds like a hybrid cross between Ryan Adams' soulful North Carolina slur and Bob Dylan's off-pitch, nasal mutterings, Austin songwriter Chris Brecht croons about trains, lost love and the nomadic life with the same passion and timeless appeal of greats from Woody Guthrie to Willie Nelson.

Brecht says he still "sings my songs in strange towns," traveling by highway and train and sleeping on sofas and staying in slightly better motels. "It was when I had no money that I decided that music is what I am supposed to do. I go out there, coffee blooded and in the back of the night, playing shows for the sake of my soul because I have songs like "Lost Highway" and "Says an Orphan" that I want people to hear."

Brecht’s passion for the road took him "By Train" to five cities in Washington and Oregon in February and all across that "hot ass desert frying pan of a state" called Texas – from historic venues like Gruene Hall, Antone’s, and the Continental Club to newer stages like Conroe’s Corner Pub and Greek Bros. in El Campo (where he opened for Bruce Robison).

Rattletree Marimba is excited to announce the details of the next Afro-Beat dance party at Copa! This month, that they are inviting their friends of Hard Proof Afrobeat to participate in the show.

Rattletree is a Zimbabwean style marimba band based in Austin and plays high-energy dance and trance music that is guaranteed to get the dance floor moving from the first song! They won the second place in the Austin Chronicle Music Poll in the world music category.

Hard Proof is a 10 piece afrobeat band in the style of Fela.

This party will also help raise awareness for the Multicultural Refugee Coalition (MRC).



What: Afro-Beat Dance Party
Who: Rattletree Marimba, Hard Proof Afrobeat
Where: Copa
217 South Congress
Austin, TX 78701
When: July 24
Time: 10PM-2 AM
Cost: $6 online, $10 at the door
Why: THE place to be for high-energy dance music on July 24!
Tickets may be purchased at the door or online. Click here to purchase yours!

After nearly a month on the road, Austin’s favorite trio is coming home! Come out to the Continental Club on July 25 and give the Guy Forsyth Band a big, Austin-style homecoming. Show starts at 9pm and you DO NOT want to miss it.

Monument To No One + Bloody Stiletto + Zeke Villarreal This is a FREE SHOW with some psyche rockin' goodness. Expect to hear tracks from the forthcoming self-titled self-release out this summer. http://www.myspace.com/monumenttonoone
222 East 6th St.
The best sound system in Downtown Austin!
10pm

THE INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC CIRCLE OF AUSTIN PROUDLY PRESENTS A Grand Indian Flute Recital featuring Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia ("The Emperor of the Flute") accompanied by Rakesh Chaurasia (Flute) Shantilal Shah (Tabla) Date: Sunday, August 2, 2009 Time: 5:00 PM Venue: Westlake High School Fine Arts Facility Tickets: Free for ICMCA Members Non-Members: $20 (limited), $35, $50 Available online at www.icmca.org For more info, directions & tickets, visit www.icmca.org, or call (512) 895 9524 ICMCA - Don't Miss a Beat. http://www.icmca.org Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia is the greatest exponent of the bamboo flute today. His musical journey began in Allahabad, an Indian holy city by the banks of the Ganges. The son of a wrestler, his early lifestyle seemed to be preparing him to follow his father, with early morning dips in the Ganges, a strict regimen of physical fitness and wrestling at the local gymnasium. A career in music, let alone ascension to the ranks of the greatest musicians, seemed remote. What muse drew young Hariprasad to the flute is a mystery - his family expected him to take up something more ìmanly,î like wrestling, or if he failed at that, herding cattle. Perhaps it was the river that cast its spell. Regardless, the flute that he stole as a child to make his own was to change his life forever. The hard struggle to make something of his talent then followed. His formal learning was at the feet of several masters of the Indian classical tradition, the greatest of them being Annapurna Devi, the daughter and disciple of the legendary Ustad Allaudin Khan. His journey has since taken him all over the globe with performances in all major music centers and festivals in all major continents. He has established schools to teach music, including the Vrindaban Charitable Trust in Bombay, India and the Brindavan Gurukul, Inc., in the United States. He has also been the Head of the Indian Music Department at the Rotterdam Music Conservatory for over a decade now. The Government of India bestowed upon him its second-highest civilian honor, and he has been hailed by fans around the world as the ìBansuri Samraat,î or ìEmperor of the Flute.î At the end of it all, though, Chaurasia is inseparable from his art - he is the flute, and the flute is him. His titles are many and the accolades for his music overflow with adjectives, but everyone who has heard him is convinced that the descriptions are, if anything, understated. A critic described his music thus: ìÖ reminiscent of a sage in deep meditation, a young mother with her child, a river flowing gently Öyou will be completely mesmerized.î ******************** The Indian Classical Music Circle of Austin (ICMCA), founded in 1991, is a non-profit, tax-exempt cultural organization that brings high caliber Indian music and dance to Central Texas audiences. This concert is funded in part by a grant from the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division, the Texas Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation dserves great art.

Sunday, July 19, 2009 7:30Pm to 10Pm No Cover Charge Band: Reggae with DONCHANI DONCHANI is one of the heaviest reggae and dub bands in Central Texas. Donchani has been featured at Bob Marley Fest, Austin’s Reggae Fest, and numerous appearances at Austin’s Reggae home, Flamingo Cantina. This is a RARE opportunity to hear them with no admission charge and early in the evening. Music café is now featuring live music every Sunday evening. Join us on our huge tree covered patio and enjoy one of our freshly made sandwiches or pizzas, and Italy's finest coffee 'Segafredo', sangrias,cold beer & over 60 different wines from around the world. Stay updated of all upcoming events at www.facebook.com/austinmusiccafe

Rattletree Marimba is excited to announce their debut at one of Austin's premiere venues! On Saturday, July 11, 2009, they will play at Threadgill's World Headquarters for the very first time.

Rattletree is a Zimbabwean style marimba band based in Austin and plays high-energy dance and trance music that is guaranteed to get the dance floor moving from the first song! They won the second place in the Austin Chronicle Music Poll in the world music category.



What: Afro-Beat Dance Party
Who: Rattletree Marimba
Where: Threadgill's
301 West Riverside Drive
Austin, TX 78704
When: July 11
Time: 9 PM- 12 AM
Cost: $10 cover, children 12 and under get in for free!
Why: THE place to be for high-energy dance music on July 11!