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Albert and Gage e-Newsletter August 2009
Hey and howdy, friends and fans. Fresh from a successful South Dakota tour, we are super proud to
announce that "Dakota Lullaby" is #31 on the
Americana chart. Bringing
Tom Peterson's great songs to a wider audience has been one of the most rewarding
journeys of our career so far. Tom joined us on stage at the Sioux River
Folk Festival and unveiled a new song and on our way out of town he gave us
lyrics to another great one he is working on. That's the way the creative
process works...sparks fly and you never know what they're going to
ignite. Scroll down to see a new picture of Albert and Gage and Peterson. Special thanks to Lisa Grey, passionate radio promoter
extraordinaire, for the heart and commitment she has brought to this project.
Available now - "Dakota Lullaby" t-shirts. Sport this
beautiful artwork by Jim Geier Stevens on your beautiful body. All the
usual sizes from small to XXL. Order today, along with the CD, at
www.moonhouserecords.com.
Haven't heard Dakota Lullaby yet?
Click
here for song samples at the MoonHouse Records website.
Chris will be working on several projects at
MoonHouse Studio this month, as
well as recording at The Zone with Jerry Jeff
Walker and hopping on the tour bus with JJW to go to Louisiana for a weekend.
Christine will stay home and write songs, go swimming, sing at a retirement
community to gain wisdom from some elders, and basically enjoy taking that
weekend off.
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Thank you radio stations across the
land!!
Just a few of the stations dedicating some
airwaves to "Dakota Lullaby" are: KZSC, KZSU, KCSN, KVMR,
KUSP (California); WUMB (Boston); WKZE (New York); WWUH
(Connecticut); KDNK (Colorado); WEFT (Illinois); KAXE
(Michigan); WVMR (West Virginia); KBCS (Washington);
WMUD (Vermont); WCHG (Virginia); WVMR (West Virginia);
WUSC (South Carolina); WMPG (Maine); WVUD (Delaware);
WMNF (Florida); KGLT (Montana); folkalley.com; KMHD
(Oregon); WERW, WKSU, WCBE (Ohio); KMHD, KSMF (Oregon);
WCHG (Virginia); WMUD (Vermont); KCUB, KSYM, KFAN, KTEP,
KTRU, KUT, KJJP, KTOT, KTXP, (Texas).....
Please call your local station to request our music and
keep the momentum building! We'll send a more
complete and detailed list soon.
#31 - Americana Music Association Chart
#11 - Roots Music Report Roots Country Chart
#15 - Freeform American Roots
#16 - Top Albums Folk DJ July Chart
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Pre show at Jigg's Bar
(Latitude 44 - Sioux Falls SD formerly front room of Stockman's)
(photo by
Chris Gage)
August 2009 Show Schedule
Dates, venues and times have been known to
change.
Please call or check the venue's website to confirm.
Full show schedule online
here.
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Wed. |
Aug 5 |
Donn's Depot -
Austin, TX First Wednesday with Albert and Gage
1600 W. 5th St. Austin, TX 512-478-0336 |
9-1 |
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Sat. |
Aug 8 |
Copperas Cove, TX
- Music at the Gap
Concert Series
Free concert with David Carroll on upright bass and Paul Pearcy on drums
Benefitting the Boys and Girls Club of Coryell County |
7 pm |
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Mon. |
Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 |
Donn's Depot -
Austin, TX Every Monday
Night with Chris Gage and friends
1600 W. 5th St. Austin, TX 512-478-0336
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9-1 |
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Thurs. |
Aug 13 |
Chris Gage's Birthday!
He'll celebrate by putting in a full day recording with Jerry Jeff
Walker and then
probably cooking dinner. |
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Sat. |
Aug 15 |
Donn's Depot -
Austin, TX Albert
and Gage Band
(with David Carroll and Paul Pearcy)
1600 W. 5th St. Austin, TX 512-478-0336
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9-1 |
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Tues. |
Aug 18 |
Mucky Duck - Houston, TX (Christine)
Songwriters Show with Connie Mims, Cary Cooper, Christine Albert
Craig
Calvert on guitar
2425 Norfolk Houston, TX 713-528-5999 |
7:30 pm |
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Thurs. |
Aug 20 |
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Central Market Westgate - Austin, TX -
Christine's "Texafrance" Music!
with Chris Gage, David Carroll and
Tony Airoldi
4477 S. Lamar Austin, TX 78745 512-899-4300 |
6:30-8:45 pm |
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Fri/Sat |
Aug 21, 22 |
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Chris plays with Jerry Jeff Walker - Lake
Charles, LA
visit www.jerryjeff.com for more
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Coming up next month!
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Wed - Sept
2 |
Donn's Depot -
Austin, TX
First Wednesday with Albert and Gage |
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Sat - Sept
12 |
Chris with Jerry Jeff Walker - Nutty Brown
Cafe
Christine's Birthday! |
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Fri - Sept 18 |
Central Market North - Austin, TX |
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Sat - Sept 19 |
Donn's Depot -
Austin, TX Albert
and Gage Band |
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Fri - Sept
25 |
Red Dragon Listening Room - Baton Rouge, LA |
Tom Peterson, Christine Albert, Chris Gage
Photo by John M. Nelson
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A note
from Christine:
We are somewhere between Norman. Oklahoma and
Austin. Chris is driving while I have fun on the laptop so I
thought I'd get a head start on the newsletter.
The South Dakota trip was perfect - really. How
satisfying to sing Tom's songs for him and for audiences who have
been fans of his for years, as well as people who had never heard
his music before. The weather was mild and having David
Carroll along inspired us to take some detours so that we could see
some of South Dakota's landmarks - Mt. Rushmore, the Badlands, Wall
Drug, bikers in Sturgis. I had a vision of
doing a trip like this someday and hiring a
Scenicruiser to follow
along, filled with Albert and Gage fans who have never experienced
South Dakota. David never got to see the Corn Palace or
Spearfish Canyon, so there's more to do!
I've got a French show at Central Market this month -
I'm craving that music and look forward to spending some time
getting back into my chanteuse heart to prepare for it.
Tony Airoldi will be
joining us on guitar this time. Bravo!
Okay, I'm gearing up for 105 degrees again. Here
we come Austin!
Love, Christine |
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And
a blurb from Chris:
It's great to be home after the 4000 miles of
highway. We drive a Ford F-150 (we all do in Texas) and we
pulled a 4 by 8 U-Haul trailer along to accommodate the big bass,
the sound system and the new Dakota Lullaby T-shirts. It takes
me awhile, but my trailer-backing skills come back eventually.
As a teenager I would be in charge of backing our boat into the
Missouri River. Only one minor mishap...a big truck tire in
the middle of the highway and nowhere to swerve. U-Haul of
course charged us for the rubber marks on the side of the trailer!
It was great to see Tom Peterson again, and to hear
some new songs. My favorite chorus:
Take heed of Al Gore's warning
Keep your carbon footprint light
I believe in global warming
But there's an iceberg in our bedroom tonight
Highlight of the trip? Shooting off killer
fireworks as a guest of Doug and Shirley outside of Sioux Falls.
Oh, and the coffee at Black Sheep. Oh, and the pie at Al's Oasis.
Oh, and the ice cream at the Zesto. Oh......
See you at the gig.
Chris |
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