October 22, 20187 yr Austin music -- let's hear it. Not Dallas, not Houston, not San Antonio. Not San Marcos, 'cause I don't want to hear Blue October. There's a near infinite well to draw from. I'll start with one of the catchiest (minor) American hits of the last 20 years. It should have sold a whole lot more:
October 23, 20187 yr Author Awesome! Already a lot of stuff I've never heard. Here's one from my grad student past when I used to spend way too much time watching grimey bands at The Continental Club (pre-roots), Liberty Lunch, and The Beach:
October 23, 20187 yr A great forgotten Austin band. If you can find their album Old Man Lung, pick it up. It's fantastic beginning to end.
October 23, 20187 yr Son of a bitch, my Don Walser didn't post (I'm sure I didn't copy the same URL twice or anything....) Anyway, Love me some Dale Watson too, Spent a drunken night at the Cactus Cafe round '89 or so watching these guys open up for Brave Combo -
October 23, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, Chad Fuck said: Makes me miss driving home after work to Johnny Walker on KLBJ Friday afternoons.
October 24, 20187 yr 4 hours ago, HenryJames said: San Antonio. Yeah, but he did do a reasonable stint in Austin. Kinda like saying Willie is from Abbott. It's true, but... Like this guy. He's not from Austin, but I went to see him every Sunday at the Continental for a long time. What says the gallery?
October 24, 20187 yr Author If they were living & playing here when the song was written & recorded, that works for me. Sir Douglas Quintet was definitely a San Antonio band.
October 24, 20187 yr Author Now, that brings about the question of one of the biggest hits ever written in Austin . . . but it wasn't written by an Austinite: "Margaritaville" by Jimmy Buffett What I didn't know until I just googled it was that it was inspired by a margarita at Lung's Cocina del Sur restaurant on Anderson Lane. That HAS to be a relative of Joe Lung, longtime Austin restaurateur who passed away just this year. I worked with his wife for years. Never put the connection together with "Margaritaville".
October 24, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, jimmyjazz said: Now, that brings about the question of one of the biggest hits ever written in Austin . . . but it wasn't written by an Austinite: "Margaritaville" by Jimmy Buffett What I didn't know until I just googled it was that it was inspired by a margarita at Lung's Cocina del Sur restaurant on Anderson Lane. That HAS to be a relative of Joe Lung, longtime Austin restaurateur who passed away just this year. I worked with his wife for years. Never put the connection together with "Margaritaville". I did not know that...I'm having lunch with Diane in a couple of weeks.
October 24, 20187 yr Author 7 minutes ago, Rollo Tomassi said: I did not know that...I'm having lunch with Diane in a couple of weeks. I dug a little deeper . . . I believe the patriarch of the family was her husband's paternal grandfather (also "Joe"). He was the one who started the restaurant boom in the family. There are multiple OLD Austin names in that family tree: Lung, Dismuke, Freytag.
October 24, 20187 yr 38 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: I dug a little deeper . . . I believe the patriarch of the family was her husband's paternal grandfather (also "Joe"). He was the one who started the restaurant boom in the family. There are multiple OLD Austin names in that family tree: Lung, Dismuke, Freytag. you should join us, Jimmy. The whole gang is going to be there. Nov. 16th.
October 24, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, DougO said: Maybe my favorite of all Austin band songs. One of my favorites also.
October 24, 20187 yr Author 2 hours ago, Rollo Tomassi said: you should join us, Jimmy. The whole gang is going to be there. Nov. 16th. PM when you get a chance. I saw an event on the 8th, which I assume is different?
October 25, 20187 yr Written and vocal by Powell St. John (Austin days in Waller Creek Boys), violin by Spencer Perskin (Shiva's Head Band).
October 31, 20187 yr On 10/24/2018 at 4:33 PM, Chad Fuck said: Pretty sure Bob Mould was living in Hyde Park when this came out: Sold Bob the blank 2 inch master reels (3M 996...?...) for File Under Easy Listening working at Pro Tape. I think he could tell I was dorking out half way thru the transaction and was genuinely gracious and patient.
October 31, 20187 yr On 10/24/2018 at 11:04 AM, jimmyjazz said: If they were living & playing here when the song was written & recorded, that works for me. Sir Douglas Quintet was definitely a San Antonio band. So, does Sublime count?
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