Music
Cherrywood Art Fair Musical Extravaganza
We are known for our fantastic live music offerings, and 2009 was no exception.
| JIMMY LOHMAN- Cherrywood mainstay Jimmy Lohman opens up the fair for us this year. A fine singer and guitarist–two albums available at indie retailer CDBaby–Jimmy promises plenty of jazzy stuff, some New Orleans R&B, and also some adaptations of ’60’s classics. |
| KATHY MURRAY & BILL JONES- The legendary Kathy Murray needs no introduction to Austin’s musical faithful. A blues singer and songwriter par excellence, she burst on the ’70s scene with her band the Kilowatts, wowing audiences with a tremendous live show, and sharing the stage with everyone from Albert Collins to Koko Taylor. With her compatriot, guitarist Bill Jones, she’ll perform some blues, folk, conjunta…and a hearty stew of American roots music. with vocals, guitar, accordion and mandolin. |
| JOE MCDERMOTT- Nothing, I mean nothing, will put a big wide smile on the face of the kiddo in your life than a set from Austin’s kid-song extraordinaire Joe McDermott. We’re honored to present a return engagement by the great Mr. McDermott, author of such timeless, nee topical songs (at our house, anyway) as “Don’t Drop a Brick on Your Foot” and “Let the Dog Go Out,” the oh so catchy “Baby Kangaroo” and the ever-poignant “Let Your Light Shine.” |
| COLIN GILMORE- Twangy guitar pop and truly striking melodic songcraft mark Colin Gilmore’s full-length debut, The Day the World Stopped and Spun the Other Way, as the affable son of beloved troubadour Jimmie Dale Gilmore proves that the march of mega-talented Lubbock-bred singer/songwriters continues in force. Just off a sterling 2009 tour with the Flatlanders and Alejandro Escovedo, Gilmore is affable, funny, armed with some heart-stopping songs, a consummately compelling performer. |
| DANIEL LINK- Pop/rock singer and songwriter Daniel Link has been compared to everyone from Chris Isaak to George Michael, and has some half dozen fine CD releases to his name. Conversant with everything from southern pop and moving balladry to noisier alternative rock and new county textures, Link is an Austinite on the rise. |
| RADIOLA- A diverse group mixing unique instrumentation with finely crafted songwriting to create a genre all its own. Radiola’s eclectic sound bears traces of many styles, from 70s rock to classical influences, with touches of Latino rhythm and gypsy strings. A talented quintet taking chamber pop in brave new directions, this band is not to be missed! |
| COFFEE SERGEANTS- Austin psychsters The Coffee Sergeants, whose storied history stretches back some decade and a half, are a wonder of nature, churning out classic after wiggy classic. Their eponymous seventh LP is out now, but really, just about every record they’ve done has been top shelf. Live, they’re a mesmerizing delight, and they’re now a Cherrywood Art Fair favorite. |
| TROY CAMPBELL- The Austin American Statesman’s Michael Corcoran heralded ex-Loose Diamond Troy Campbell’s album American Breakdown the stalwart singer/songwriter’s masterpiece, calling it “an atmospheric gem, easily the best work of his career.” Despite his now-blossoming career as a filmmaker and all-round auteur [current project: The House of Songs, a one-year partnership between a group of Danish songwriters' guilds and songwriters and producers in Austin, Texas, in which Scandinavian and American artists will collaborate on new material and new ways to distribute songs], Campbell’s still turning out classic after classic, as evidenced by Long in the Sun, produced by the great Gurf Morlix. One of Austin’s best-kept musical secrets . . . and one whom it would behoove us not to take for granted. |
| ERIC BLAKELY- A tremendous songwriter who’s traveled his own very independent path–there’s a bit of Butch Hancock in him–Eric Blakely makes his Cherrywood Art Fair debut this year. While most will know him for his down-home regular-folk songs, with a writer’s devastating eye for detail, fewer may remember him from his power pop days in Los Angeles and elsewhere, a persona he’ll revisit this fall on a European tour with Paul Collins and John Wicks, leaders of power pop giants the Beat and the Records, respectively. |
| BOXCAR PREACHERS- You haven’t lived until you’ve seen a fiery Boxcar Preachers gig, believe me. A truly unique presence on the scene, the Preachers have proven a fave rave all over town, indeed all over the world, considering the multiple European tours under their belts. Be prepared—if you dare—for an old-timey string-band sound gussied up for Saturday night with plenty of high-flyin’, sanctifyin’ downright, down-home righteous zeal. |
| BRIAN BYRNE & BORROWED TIME- With their dynamic guitar/mandolin/fiddle/upright bass/harmonica lineup, tight harmonies, and virtually unmatched musical repertoire—one that ranges deep into bluegrass and gospel terrain, as well as into traditional and Americana roots styles—Brian Byrne and Borrowed Time are truly a treasure, one of Austin’s finest ensembles. |
| REID WATSON- Austin musical stylist Reid Watson has performed about town now for years, first as a member of the garage-rockin’ Rivals, more recently as a solo act, bringing to the stage unique interpretations and encyclopedic knowledge of pop, folk, and country music as well as singer/songwriter chestnuts, plus distinctive original material. |
| THE SOULPHONICS- This heart-stopping trio, featuring Glen Worley from Austin’s much-missed combo the Rattlecats, is a far cry from the just-resurrected version of the band that appeared at CAF 2007. They’ve evolved into a nimble, hard-driving rock and roll unit, appearing recently on the Austin City Limits stage, and playing packed residencies at Austin hangouts like the Carousel Lounge and Austin Pizza. They’ll be performing a passel of driving rock and roll originals, choice covers, perhaps a touch of potent surf rock. Plus, any band that lists Pebbles Vol. 9 as a major influence is A-OK with the Cherrywood Art Fair! |