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December 2006

Pic of the Month

Link of the Month

 Raquel Bitton
A wondrous French singer...check out her new movie about Edith Piaf!
 

Albert & Gage: ...will be spending the month in the Austin area, singing songs of the season.  Christine is busy with French music (David Webb is now playing piano in the Cow Beret Orchestra and David Carroll is on upright bass), booking A&G next year and nurturing Swan Songs.  Chris is the webmaster and studio maestro, hard at work on both, as well as a couple of shows with Slaid Cleaves.

MoonHouse Studio:  Chris is mixing the upcoming Red Willow Band live CD, recorded for the South Dakota Public Broadcasting DVD about RWB. Work begins on "The Texafrance Collection" - a compilation of tracks from the previous two Texafrance CDs and newly recorded material - to be released later this year. 

MoonHouse Records:  Sales have been strong this year, thank you all very much for ordering online and especially for coming to our shows and "shaking howdy" while you pick up an autographed copy.  We couldn't do this without you.  And a big thank you again to all the djs around the planet that include MoonHouse music on their shows.  There's still time to pick up a copy of Albert and Gage "One More Christmas" CD....great little stocking stuffer.

Visit our MySpace page for a free download of "Go Tell It On The Mountain".

CDs and and artist info can be found at MoonHouseRecords.com.  Albert and Gage, Christine Albert, Cowboy Johnson, Michael Austin and Red Willow Band all available now.

Podcasts with Albert & Gage, Michael Austin, Bill Small and many more can be heard at www.austinconnection.net.
  December
2006

UPCOMING PUBLIC EVENTS
Click here for a detailed concert schedule.  You can
call the venue to confirm any last minute changes.

 Time
Three Mondays
4, 11, 18		 Donn's Depot - Austin, TX
Chris Gage at the piano with local luminaries guesting
1600 W. 5th St.  Austin, TX    512-478-0336		 9 pm
Sunday
3		 Austin, Texas Benefits:
#1.  We'll play to benefit Georganne Foster who unceremoniously lost her job at the Wild Basin - Green Mesquite / 1400 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX   512-479-0485   3-5pm
With Danny Britt & Craig Calvert, Michael Austin, A&G and Frank Meyer
If the weather is too bad, this event may be moved to Artz Rib House.  Call to confirm. 
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#2.  We'll play to benefit David Carroll, our bassist who had his beautiful upright stolen from his car recently.  As a friend said, there is a "special place in the afterlife" for any lowlife who steals a working musician's tools.  With Jon Emery, Cowboy Johnson, Will Sexton, A&G and more...
Threadgill's World Headquarters - Austin
301 West Riverside Dr.  Austin, TX 78704 512-472-9304

 A&G at 4:30 pm

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A&G at 6 pm
Wednesday
6		 Donn's Depot - Austin, TX     First Wednesday of every month - DUO!
1600 W. 5th St.  Austin, TX    512-478-0336		 9 pm
Thursday
7		 Artz Rib House - Austin, TX
 First Thursday with Chris Gage and Michael Austin
2330 South Lamar,  Austin, TX    512-448-8283     view poster
Love this gig...		 7:30 pm
Monday
11		 Cactus Cafe - Austin, TX
 Chris plays with Slaid Cleaves opening for Guy Clark (SOLD OUT SHOW)

Then...on to Donn's Depot  		8 pm
Tuesday
12

Cactus Cafe - Austin, TX
 Chris plays with Slaid Cleaves opening for Guy Clark (SOLD OUT SHOW)

 8 pm
Friday
15		 The Bugle Boy - La Grange, TX   
1051 N. Jefferson St.  La Grange, TX 78945   979-958-9944
www.thebugleboy.com
A fantastic listening room and worth the drive out!  Enjoy a great meal at Bistro 108 in La Grange before the show.  (979-968-9108)		 8 pm
Saturday
16		 Central Market Cafe - Austin, TX
Albert and Gage (with David Carroll on bass) take part in the Central Market Christmas Extravaganza - we'll play a short set around 7 pm
Then...on to Donn's Depot
1600 W. 5th St.  Austin, Texas 512-478-0336
Albert and Gage Band (with David Carroll on bass and Bruce Logan on drums)
4001 North Lamar  512-206-1000		 7pm

 

9 pm
Friday
22		 Central Market Cafe - Austin, TX
 Albert and Gage band (with David Carroll on bass and Paul Pearcy on drums)
4001 North Lamar   512-206-1000		 6:30 pm

 Saturday
23

 Armadillo Christmas Bazaar - Austin, TX
 Austin Music Hall -
208 Nueces St.- southwest corner of Third & Nueces
(with David Carroll on bass and Paul Pearcy on drums)		 8:10-10:50
pm

Sunday
24

Merry Christmas!

Trinity United Methodist Church - Austin, TX
600 East 50th Street  Trinity United Methodist Church -
Chris and Christine sing for the Christmas Eve early service at 5:30 pm - all are welcome!

 5:30

Monday
 25

 
Sunday
31		 New Year's Eve with Albert & Gage (with David Carroll on bass)
          and special guest Michael Austin
The Wild Basin Preserve  
Click here for more info and to purchase tickets.  Reservations are a must!
BYO libations and nibbles - table space provided! 		8:30
Sneak
Peeks!		 1/13 Urban Campfires in San Antonio; 2/14 Valentine's Day at The Wild Basin; 3/6 A&G teach at the Central Market Cooking School  

...a note from Christine...

     The quote of the month is a fitting one for December.  My usual mode of operation is to try to do everything at the same time - juggling like a circus clown - but the holiday season makes my attempts even more comical.  It's just not possible and something has to give.  This month connecting with friends and  family is the one thing that doesn't get shoved to the bottom of the list and I love that.  My son is coming home from USC and we'll hop on a plane to see my family in Florida for a few days.  The database entry, contracts, press releases and bathroom cabinet organizing will just have to wait.  Well, maybe not the bathroom cabinets.  That's my idea of indulgence!
     Christmas Eve at Trinity, Armadillo Christmas Bazaar, Central Market Christmas Extravaganza, New Year's Eve at the Wild Basin - we don't have snow here in Austin, but we do have traditions that warm my little transplanted Texas heart.    
     Joy and Peace to All, 

      Christine

Non-Profit of the Month

Operation Blue Santa
Since 1972, Operation Blue Santa has delivered toys and food to thousands of families in need, helping the Austin community celebrate the magic of the holiday season. 





Quote of the Month
"I've learned that you can't have everything and do everything at the same time."
Oprah Winfrey

 

Here's a little game for
those of you with
the time.....

...and a note from Chris...

      Hey and howdy from beautiful Austin Texas where we had dinner on the porch last night at a balmy 72 degrees, and then set the thermostat to 'heat' on the way to bed because a freeze was expected. 
     True confessions...I have been enjoying the networking website MySpace.  I avoided getting involved in myspace for the longest time, but have recently discovered it's merits, and have had a ball designing the look of our myspace pages (Albert and Gage / Chris Gage / Christine Albert / Michael Austin / Red Willow Band). 
     Originally a teen hangout, MySpace has become a very cool place to listen to music, and to research your musical heroes of the past.  Every musician's page has several songs cued up for you to listen to.  You can check it out anytime, and if you join up (for free) you can communicate with your favorite artists at the click of a mouse.  Want to be our myspace friend? 
     Christmas is my favorite time of the year, and it's almost time to get out the Santa collection.  (I rescued a little broken Santa from Thrift Town just this afternoon.) 
     Happy Holidays...see you at the gig!

     Chris

 

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