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Albert and Gage e-Newsletter February 2010
please visit our website albertandgage.com
Greetings from the MoonHouse in lovely south Austin, Texas.
We've been to Belize, (take the
photo tour), we've
attended the Grammys, we've added vintage keyboards to the studio, and we've
gotten our promotional material ready for a trek to the national Folk Alliance
Conference in Memphis in a couple weeks. We'll celebrate love on
Valentine's Day with Christine's Annual Valentine's French Concert at The Wild
Basin with a stellar "orchestre". This always sells out, so make your
plans this week!
In the "proud mama" category, Christine's son
Troupe Gammage's band SPEAK will release their first EP this week with several
events in Austin.
Check it out here.
Austin, Wylie, Belton, Gruene and Memphis - here we
come.
Chris and Christine
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Thanks to
Christine's hard volunteer work for the
Recording Academy as a Trustee, we receive
great tickets to the Grammys.
Check out this
CBS screenshot of Quincy Jones during the
Michael Jackson tribute. Where's Waldo?
(Christine) |
Sunset on Ambergris Caye, Belize
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Visit the
MoonHouse
Records website where you can purchase CDs, digital album downloads
and t-shirts. Already checked it out?
Click here to go directly to the store.
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February 2010 Show Schedule
NEW: download and
print pdf of schedule
Full show schedule online
here.
Dates, venues and
times have been known to change. Please call or check the venue's
website to confirm.
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Mon. |
Feb 1 |
Donn's Depot - Austin, TX
Every Monday
Night with Chris Gage and friends
1600 W. 5th St. Austin, TX 512-478-0336
Visit the "Monday Night at
Donn's Depot" photo page |
9 -1
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Wed. |
Feb 3 |
Donn's Depot -
Austin, TX
First Wednesday with Albert and Gage
1600 W. 5th St. Austin, TX 512-478-0336
David Carroll on upright bass |
9 -1
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Fri. |
Feb 5 |
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Chris with Jerry Jeff Walker - Austin, Texas
One World Theater - two shows
www.jerryjeff.com |
7 and 9:30 |
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Sat. |
Feb 6 |
Acoustic Concert Tours - Wylie, TX
www.wylieconcerts.com -
tom@wylieconcerts.com
One of the original house concerts - a truly soulful home and
room full of soulful people. (just outside Dallas) |
8 pm |
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Mon. |
Feb 8 |
Donn's Depot - Austin, TX
Every Monday
Night with Chris Gage and friends
1600 W. 5th St. Austin, TX 512-478-0336 |
9 -1
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Fri. |
Feb 12 |
Belton Acoustic Concerts - Belton, TX
UMHB Campus - Brindley Auditorium - 9th and Moore St. - Belton, TX
www.beltonconcerts.com
David Carroll on upright bass |
7:30 pm |
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Sat. |
Feb 13 |
Gruene Hall - Gruene, TX
The legendary dancehall with the equally legendary David Carroll and
Paul Pearcy joining us. Afternoon love fest. |
1-5 pm |
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Sun. |
Feb 14 |
 Annual Valentine's
Day French Concert
Wild Basin Preserve - Austin, TX
An evening of Christine's French music with an all star band featuring Chris
Gage on piano, guitar and accordion, Chip Dolan on piano and accordion, Paul
Glasse on mandolin, David Carroll on upright bass and Bruce Logan on drums.
An 18 year tradition, this concert always sells out, so make your plans
early! BYO wine and picnic meal and we will have large draped tables,
candlelight, ambiance and musique!
Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased online at
www.wildbasin.org
or you can also buy tickets by phone or mail. Call
512-327-7622 during office hours of 9 AM to 4 PM Central, Mon-Fri, to order
by phone, or mail your order to Wild Basin Ticket Sales, 805 N. Capital of
TX Hwy, Austin, Texas 78746. Be sure to clearly state the ticket(s) you wish
to purchase, the full purchase price times the number of tickets. Make your
check payable to "Wild Basin." |
doors at 6:30
concert at 7:30 |
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Mon. |
Feb 15 |
Donn's Depot - Austin, TX
Every Monday
Night with Chris Gage and friends
1600 W. 5th St. Austin, TX 512-478-0336 |
9 -1
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Wed. |
Feb 17 |
Folk Alliance Conference -
Marriott Hotel - Memphis, TN
10:30 PM - "FOCUS presents Musical Chairs" Room #1828
12
Midnight - "Batkat's Whodat? " Room #1922 |
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Thurs. |
Feb 18 |
Folk Alliance Conference -
Marriott Hotel - Memphis, TN
12:30 AM (Thursday night) - "Concerts in Your Home" Room #1927 |
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Fri. |
Feb 19 |
Folk Alliance Conference -
Marriott Hotel - Memphis, TN
11 AM - Christine on an international panel about folk music in other
languages
3 PM - "Texas Sugarbaby Room" #1711
5:45 PM - 40th Anniversary of the FolkScene Radio Show - Nashville Room
11:30 PM - "Third Coast Music" Room #1925 - in the round with Bill Kirchen |
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Sat. |
Feb 20 |
Folk Alliance Conference -
Marriott Hotel - Memphis, TN
2:40 PM - "Bill and Kate Isles" Room #1729
3:30 PM - "Batkat's Whodat?" Room #1922
9:30 PM - Performance Alley Showcase - St. Louis Room
11:40 PM - "High Horse Records" Room # 1929 |
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Mon. |
Feb 22 |
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NO DONN'S DEPOT!
Chris with Jerry Jeff Walker - Scottsdale, Arizona
Casino Arizona
www.jerryjeff.com |
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Sat. |
Feb 27 |
Donn's Depot - Austin, TX Albert
and Gage Band
(with David Carroll and Paul Pearcy)
1600 W. 5th St. Austin, TX 512-478-0336 |
9-1 pm |
Coming up next month!
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Mar. 5 - Waldo's Coffeehouse in Waco TX
Mar. 6 - Spicewood Arts Society - Spicewood TX
Mar. 20 - South by South Artz Ribhouse - Austin TX
Mar. 24 - Dosey Doe's - The Woodlands TX
Mar. 27-28 - Jerry Jeff's birthday bash - Austin and Gruene TX |
Check out Christine's
new blog - an experiment in making a commitment to
something for no other reason than to satisfy a
creative longing to write and to dig in the dirt.
http://asgrowsthegarden.blogspot.com
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A note
from Christine:
It's been another overdrive month of travel and
mind blowing experiences, from reeling in the sharks to rockin' in
the Staples Center. Our life never ceases to amaze me.
Today I spent a healthy number of hours on the couch sleeping - my
body can't quite keep up with the pace that my passion creates, so I
have to catch my breath once in awhile.
I've been enjoying doing my new
blog. I
have challenged myself to connect with the natural world around me
more and to write about the transformation - in my inner and outer
life. When I'm in town and can actually get out there and do
it, the effects are profound. I am a happier, healthier and
more satisfied woman. The demands of our many projects and
commitments keep me in my head too much and my spirit suffers.
There's something about being outside and in the garden that
balances that for me and renews my energy. After four days of
Grammy red carpet galas it's been awhile since I actually put shovel
to earth and trust me, it shows! I wouldn't exactly say I'm
glowing tonight, but I'm sure I'll get it back with just an hour of
weeding. You can take the earth mother to Beverly Hills, but
you better get her back to the Texas Hills asap.
Grateful for simple pleasures,
Christine |
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And
a blurb from Chris:
I've never been much of a fisherman,
but living on the island in
sight of the great barrier reef was a true joy, and fishing was the
pleasure of the day. Of course it was made easy with Jerry
Jeff's island guy Armando who drove the boat, baited the hook and
cleaned the fish! We caught enough snapper every morning for
lunch and dinner, and went night fishing once for huge snapper,
horse-eyes and reef shark. I should also mention that
Armando's wife Marie then cooks the fish and sets the table!
Tough duty. It
can all be yours, by the way. When Jerry Jeff and Susan
are stateside their beautiful home is for rent by the week with
Armando and Marie. It sleeps 10 and is the most beautiful
setting I've ever seen. Follow the photo tour
here to see what I mean.
I followed my Recording Academy Trustee wife to the
Grammys last weekend, and had a ball. It's our third year, so
we're old hands. Highlights...meeting
Geoff Emerick, the engineer that recorded the Beatles, seeing
Tony Bennett giving Quincy Jones a hug two rows in front of me,
hearing Leonard Cohen recite "The
Tower of Song" and having a lovely conversation with Nashville
studio legend
Harold Bradley and his wife. Like I said, tough duty.
See you at the gig.
Chris
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