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Happy New Year, Everybody! I hope it’s turning out to be a good one for you so far. It’s pretty cold for Houston, raining and gray, but it’s nice and warm here in my old house at the edge of the city. I’ve been singing to my dogs and playing the blues and reading Woody Guthrie’s autobiographical Bound for Glory—what an incredible, inspiring piece of American literature that I only wish I’d discovered sooner—and enjoying doing some cooking and some songwriting, too.
On the heels of the holidays, Greg Henkel (viofiddle) and I took a rather archetypal road trip from Houston through the land of frozen fields and cattle, going north of Dallas to Denton, Texas near Oklahoma, where we played to a receptive, young “listening audience” at a packed out college house party and “headlined” for an incredibly high-energy, female fronted indie band (Hen and the Cocks) that literally rocked the house. The whole experience was quite an adventure and had the feel of the folk/blues revival of the sixties, I think.
Now, I’m in the process of planning an advance screening of my new music video, which should be a lot of fun for the teen actors, their families, and friends and for everyone who was involved in the production. In the meantime, I’m glad to be getting back to some of my favorite Houston spots this month, including Dean’s (Downtown—January 11), La Carafe (Downtown—January 13), Khon’s (Midtown—January 30, details forthcoming), and more. I’ll be keeping you posted, as always, and wishing you all the best of life in 2015. Y’all come!
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Dean's Credit Clothing
Downtown Songwriter in the Round: 8-10 p.m.
316 Main St.
Houston Texas 77002
US 713-227-3326
Filmed and recorded live in this gorgeous, artistically renovated venue located in the historic Dean’s storefront building on Main Street. Hosted by Andrew Karnavas. A first-class showcase experience with full bar service and luxurious couches, tapestries, and intimate coffee table arrangements.
Featuring
Glenna Bell
Mason Lankford
Tom Lynch
. . . trading songs and swapping stories.
You can check out a video of me doing “Poor Girl” and videos of some of Houston’s finest singer songwriters here:
http://deansdowntown.com/houston-songwriter-series/
AND . . . Tuesday, January 13, 2015
La Carafe, Downtown Market Square
Featured Guest Appearance: 10-11 p.m.
813 Congress Ave
Houston Texas 77002
USA (713) 229-9399
Welcoming another New Year and many more memories in the making at dear old La Carafe this Tuesday evening. Hosted by Jimmy Pizzitola.
Featuring
Glenna Bell: guitar and vocals
Greg Henkel: viofiddle
Gary Clark: resonator guitar
Historic La Carafe . . . a Houston Landmark Destination
Convenient free street parking in the downtown theater district after 6 p.m.
Nice outdoor seating/smoking tables facing scenic Market Square
Good wines and beers. Friendly, down-to-earth, “old-school” service
Independently owned since the dawn of time
Casual but classy with candlelit tables indoors
Possibly haunted
Best classic jukebox in town between live sets
Bring cash. The original, antique cash register predates plastic!