Wednesdays in June with Jimmy Pizzitola!
Avant Garden Social Patio, Bar, Lounge, 411 Westheimer, Houston, TX
I'm excited about doing a residency with Jimmy Pizzitola at Houston's popular night spot, Avant Garden on the Westheimer curve in Houston's Montrose arts district. We kicked it off there in May, and it really is turning out to be a lot of fun with a strong audience of people who are into songs. Jimmy's been playing some of my favorites by Sam Baker, Del Reeves, and Blaze Foley, as well as the GREAT originals from his new album, Poet on the Run. The famous music critic, Joe Nick Patoski recently wrote, "I'm digging the Jimmy P... he covers Blaze great, but it's his songs that close the deal for me. Between the sentimental romance and the vivid imagery in Poet On The Run, Jimmy P.'s got it going on" (March 5, 2010). I agree wholeheartedly. In fact, Poet on the Run is on my list of "top albums ever recorded." No kidding. It's really THAT GOOD. Check out Jimmy's site and listen to some tracks at http://www.poetontherun.net . . . At the Avant Garden shows, I'll be playing songs from my forthcoming release, Perfectly Legal: Songs of Sex, Love, and Murder, as well as some Johnny Cash covers like Get Rhythm and Sunday Morning Coming Down, plus a few by Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Hank Williams, Sr. and whoever else I might decide to throw into the mix. I am really enjoying this chance to work more with Jimmy, who produced three of the songs on Perfectly Legal and who will also accompany me at Avant Garden on drums and keyboards. This will be a GUARANTEED GOOD TIME, but it is a good idea to call ahead just to make sure that we'll be there because every now and then they book private parties on Wednesday evenings. Y'all come! ABOUT AVANTE GARDEN: Avant Garden has a relaxed atmosphere, and the summer months are really pleasant in the evenings out on the patio in the breeze under the old shade trees, where you can hear us playing and singing in the adjacent downstairs room. Avant Garden is situated in a historic two-story house that has been very tastefully designed to create an intimate, romantic feel. It has been a mainstay of the Houston arts scene for years, and the New York Times named it one of the top "must visit" venues in Houston.