Anne McCue just sent us her latest too cool for school video - "Don't Go To Texas (Without Me)."
She says, "It's a cosmic biker rock song with a sixties garage feel...Ken Coomer played drums, Bones Hillman played bass and Jess Leary and I covered the guitars. Every single sold helps me get the rest of the album finished!!! I'd love to sell thousands and possibly millions!" Click the iTunes link to buy the single, and check out the video here.
Texas is a many-splendored thing. There are always spectacular choices in music, and this past weekend was no different. Sunday was bright and beautiful. The weather this time of year can be a bit unpredictable from day to night. Warm and then chillier than you might expect. And so it was, as I headed to Whitewater Amphitheater for the36D Red Dirt RockettesCome for the Boobs, Stay for the Music benefit concert for Susan B. Komen for the Cure.
I got there in time for Ray Wylie Hubbard, and had a wonderful day seeing and hearing old friends Cory Morrow, Jason Boland, Micky & The Motorcars, The Trishas, and Matt King with his smoking new band. Not to mention that Cooper's Barbequecatered, and there ain't no better! Now I knew there was a special guest, but I didn't think about it...that is until the Ragweed guys started filtering in. I was out in the parking lot grabbing my wrap (it started to get cold!) while Jeremy Plato was singing 'To Find My Love" I had flipped the car on to steal some warmth, radio tuned toKNBT/New Braunfels, and the song "To Find My Love" came on while the band was playing it! I love when that happens. Let's bring you our recording of it from last month!
On January 15, 2009, three-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter-guitarist Peter Case underwent emergency open-heart surgery. The surgery was successful and Peter is now on a long program of recovery, and is expected to make a full recovery. The medical bills associated with this necessary surgery and recovery are, and will continue to be, very high. And, like all too many talented working artists, Peter does not have medical insurance. Beyond the Blues: A Benefit for Peter Case will take place at the Continental Club in Austin, Texas on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Austin musicians will gather to perform his songs and raise money to help Peter with his mounting medical bills.
Hidden Love Medical Relief is an effort by Peter’s friends, fans and fellow artists to help alleviate the burden of these mounting medical bills so that Peter can recover, get back and focus on what he does best – writing and performing his songs. No one involved with Hidden Love is going to make money on this endeavor. That's not the point. All money raised through this effort and the Hidden Love Benefit Concert will be applied to Peter’s medical expenses. The idea behind Hidden Love is that acts of Love – big or small – are often hidden. We, and you, are doing this because we care for Peter and for his work and feel deeply that, at the end of the day, we need to take care of each other.
Music Fog's Jessie Scott will emcee this benefit show. Please click the concert poster above for the complete list of artists scheduled to perform.
