south austin jug band

Friday, June 27 found Eggs and me at one of our favorite Houston venues, Last Concert Cafe. We walked through the restaurant and into the outdoor stage area to find the majority of the picnic tables arranged in two long lines. Rows of people neatly perched on the benches while hula hoopers took advantage of the empty space in the middle. But musical guests South Austin Jug Band were the main focus, and they adroitly fulfilled our expectations.

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While nobody can touch the original version of "Jack-Ass" by Beck, our hill-country friends South Austin Jug Band sure do a good job with it. Check it out:

Gotta love this delicious cover!

South Austin Jug Band will be making the journey up to Kansas this weekend to play at Wakarusa (we will have a full report from Waka next week!), and will also be stopping by our favorite Houston venue, Last Concert Cafe, next month. I am not sure if I will be at the festival in time to see them, but the Houston show is definitely in our plans. They are supposed to put on one hell of a show!

We are two days away from the first ever Record Store Day. This celebration of independent vinyl retailers is going off all throughout the world, including a few places here in Houston. Cactus Music, Vinyl Edge, ALLRECORDS, and Music Depot are all going to be celebrating with in-store performances, give-aways, cheap vinyl and other deals, free food and beverages, and other fun stuff.

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