Local musicians hold a hootenanny at Marfa Public Radio for Pete Seeger.
It was a last-minute call that went out through Jalapeño Schwartz’s Facebook page – local musicians gather at Marfa Public Radio station tonight at 6:30 for an on-air tribute to Pete Seeger. J.P. “Jalapeño” Schwartz, also known as “Doc Cactus,” (although, really, shouldn’t it be Dr. Pepper?) hosts the blues show, play harmonica and keyboards in local bands, and is a country doctor.
Trevor Reichmann was there, virtually. He recorded “We Shall Overcome” in his home/dome studio and sent it through the inter-webs to the radio station.
Only a few musicians braved the sub-freezing temperature – Maria Moss, Doc, Beth, and me. J.P. printed out the lyrics for a few Pete Seeger songs and we quickly rehearsed in the lobby.
It was a ragged, soulful sing-along… I do hope the people listening at home joined in.
There is an alarming quantity of very high quality live music going on in the Big Bend this xmas season. I’m personally delighted to see Slim Richey will be in town. Butch Hancock will join a very talented group of performers for the Townes Van Zant Memorial concert. There’s something cool going on pretty much every night – get out and support live Terlingua Music!
Check out the listings below –
Starlight Theatre
Monday – Dec 23 – Burger Night with Dr. Fun
Tuesday – Dec 24 – Uh Clem
Wednesday – Dec 25 – Christmas with The Whitmores
Thursday – Dec 26 – Trevor Reichman & Emilie Clepper
Friday – Dec 27 – Paper Moon Shiners
Saturday – Dec 28 – Hogan & Moss
Sunday – Dec 29 – Trevor Reichman 5pm-8pm
Ghosts Along the Brazos 8:30pm
Monday – Dec 30 – Slim Richey & The Jitterbug Vipers
Tuesday – Dec 31 – Uh Clem 6pm-8pm
New Years Eve with Radio La Chuzma 9pm
Wednesday – Jan 1 – Townes Van Zandt Memorial
Thursday – Jan 2 – The Desert Blossom Pearls 9pm
Tim Beck & Friends 10pm
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This Week @ THE HIGH SIERRA / ELDORADO HOTEL
FRI~TREVOR REICHMAN 7pm
SAT~RACHEL LAVEN STRING BAND 3pm-6pm
SAT~JASON BLUM 6pm-till?
Sunday is the Hangover Jam, everyone welcome to come play
NEW YEARS EVE PARTY TUES STARTS AT 9 pm.
La Kiva
Wednesday – Open Mic (are we really doing open mic on xmas night?)
12/28/13 The Lavens!
New Year’s Eve – The Fabulous Vortexans – Texas Blues
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Live music in the Thirsty Goat Saloon
December 23rd – Trevor Hickle
December 24th & 25th – Jason Blum
December 26th – The Whitmores
December 27th & 28th – Slim Richey and the Jitterbug Vipers
December 29th – Jon Hogan and Maria Moss
December 30th – Jason Blum
December 31st – Slim Richey and the Jitterbug Vipers
January 1st – Jason Blum
Tonight, after playing tub bass with Jeff Gavin at the High Sierra, local author and entertainer – and world-class hitchhiker, Mark Kneeskern, performed some scenes from his book, “THE LAST AMERICAN HITCH-HIKER”
There are several levels of community in Terlingua.
The most visible is the restaurant/bar scene. That and the mountains are what most visitors see, and it’s an essential part of living in the Big Bend. Sitting on the porch, strumming guitar and watching the sun set in the East is a Terlingua tradition.
As the sun sets behind the mountains to the West, the mountains of Big Bend National Park reflect the colors- purple, gold, red, pink – in a changing kaleidoscope that’s different every evening and always amazing. Then, the mountains fade and lose their colors as the light shifts to the clouds above, and it looks like the mountains have a technicolor aura… then that fades, the stars come out, the moon illuminates the desert…
There’s the river community- many Terlingua residents are current or former river guides. It’s a close-knit community. A friend who is a long-time guide explained to me that most of the guides are single because they chose the river over relationships, and, in her case, she doesn’t regret that choice at all.
These guides are the kind of people who can take a backpack, a bedroll, and a boat and spend weeks alone or with a group camping under the stars in the canyons carved out by the Rio Grande River.
And then there’s the people who are raising families here and are concerned with the infrastructure of the community. They’re focused on the school and community service. You don’t see them much in the bars, but when Christmas rolls around, they’re very visible.
The community choir, led by local Uber-musician, studio owner, and high-school band director, Ted Arbogast, bring their Christmas music show to various venues in the Big Bend.
Here are some pics from the show at the Starlight Theatre. The choir sang songs of the season. As they were singing, “Here Comes Santa Claus,” Santa himself walked through the Starlight Theatre. The choir left the stage and Santa took a seat as the local children lined up to make their xmas requests.
Live music, community events and entertainment news – Terlingua, Texas
Most of this is “cut and pasted” from the Terlingua Moon.
This week at the Starlight:
Tuesday – Nov 12 – Uh Clem
Wednesday – Nov 13 – Tim Relleva
Thursday – Nov 14 – Trevor Reichman
Friday – Nov 15 – Hillie Bills
Saturday – Nov 16 – The VorTexans
Sunday – Nov 17 – Brunch with Jeff Gavin
Monday – Nov 18 – Burger Night with Ramsay Millwood
Tuesday – Nov 19 – Uh Clem
Wednesday – Nov 20 – The Whitmores
This week at the High Sierra:
Friday ~ George Goss and The Showgoats ~ 7pm
Saturday~ Dr. Fun ~ 7pm
Farmer’s Market every Sat. 10-2 pm in the Ghostown Community Garden
Sat. Nov. 16th at noon “Composting with a Pro”
Master Composter Carol will be on hand discussing how to build soil and reduce the amount of trash that goes into the landfill,
the third in the monthly series of workshops sponsored by the Garden
Patti Manning from Sul Ross will have native plants for sale this Saturday at the farmers market
Enjoy Music with Jeffro Greasewood
A BIG Garden THANK YOU to all that came out on Sunday for the workday
We raise the wall next Sunday, Nov. 17th at 9 am
On the menu for lunch: Chard Lasagna with Summer Squash and as always Cold Beer
The catchment tanks are FULL and Overflowing!!
Come See What’s Growing!
THINK COMMUNITY—BUY LOCAL
The book signing for Carlton Leatherwood’s Big Bend People is Saturday, 4 pm, at Espresso y Poco Mas. “It is especially a party for all those in the book,” Carl said. Likely participants in the program are Anna Oakley, Jim Keaveny, Carmen Ganser, Nancy Faubion, Voni Glaves, two very special guests, a dog named Tubo, and a goat named Cisco Kid. Noemi Aviles, manager of Poco Mas, will serve cake and other refreshments. As for the book, an anonymous comment is “I have learned things I didn’t know about people that I have known forever.” And river guide John Parker said, “Every fresh chapter Carl writes is as unique as the people he interviewed.”
Second Third Saturday Flea Market If the parking lot isn’t like chocolate pudding. If it isn’t cold and windy. If it isn’t raining. See ya at the Flea Market at El Centro/H2O 2 Go ?
Looking to connect? Check out “Our Terlingua,” “Terlingua” and “West Texas-Big Bend-Community” on Facebook. Need an errand in Alpine? Check out “Alpine Run.” Want to carpool or need a ride? Check out “Big Bend Rideshare.” Have something to give away, trade or sell? Need or know of work or housing? Check out “Terlingua Exchange” on Facebook and Yahoo. There is also a free box at Delia’s Terlingua Store. Please consider donating at that location to help others in our community. The phone number there is 371-2487.
The motion picture Wasteland will be in the area shooting for the next several weeks. On November 20th and 21st, the crew will be shooting scenes at the Perry Mansion which will involve a gun fight. Though the shots may sound real they are in fact known as squibs and are blanks. There is no reason to become alarmed or return fire. It’s all just a bunch of show business make believe.
Monday – Nov 4 –
Starlight – Burger Night with Laird Considine
Tuesday – Nov 5 –
Starlight – Clem
Wednesday – Nov 6 –
Starlight – The Whitmores
High Sierra – 6 pm~ GENE GRIFFIN and the SONG WRITERS CIRCLE with Austins Finest- Ben Ballinger, Cory Reinsisch , Greg Loftus
La Kiva – Open Mic
Friday – Nov 8 –
Starlight – Gary Gorence
Saturday – Nov 9 –
Starlight – Loves It
High Sierra – DR FUN 7 pm on the patio
Sunday – Nov 10 –
Starlight – Brunch with Hank Woji
High Sierra- Lone Star Cans $1.25 while they last during the Hangover jam – come and play with your friends @ 2pm till ?
Monday – Nov 11 –
Starlight – Burger Night with Trevor Hickle & Joe Sirotnik
Tuesday – Nov 12 –
Starlight – Clem
Wednesday – Nov 13 –
Starlight – Tim Relleva
La Kiva – Open Mic
Venues and Musicians – send me your info or add as a comment here, and I’ll make sure it gets online.
The BIG news this week is that Alejandro Escovedo is bringing his band to the Amphitheatre at the Lajitas Golf Resort this Saturday night, Oct. 26. Of course, this being Terlingua, there’s great live music happening pretty much every night.
For the 19th year in a row, Al Barlow is hosting the Terlingua Music Bash – a gathering of singer/songwriters and music lovers from all over the world.
Check the previous post for dates and times – there’s something going on every day.
One day 2 of the Music Bash, the party was on the porch as the Rocky Top Alien Breeding Experiment played in the Starlight.
Weds. Oct.16th Open Mic at LaKiva hosted by Al Barlow
Thurs. Oct.17 th 8 am Rio Grande Music Jam Float. For info. Call BBRT @ 432-371-3033 to make your reservation. Go to Jana Laven’s event page on Facebook for details.
Thurs. Oct. 17th, Dr. Fun on the Patio @ High Sierra 4 pm-?
Thurs. Oct. 17 th Longdraw Pizza 6pm
Thurs. Oct 17 th Rocky Top Alien Breeding Experiment @ 7:30 pm Starlight Theater
