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The complete July calendar is posted at http://www.gruenehall.com. These are just a
few of the highlights. You can also read the newsletter on-line here
 

 

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Slaid Cleaves - CD Release
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     Friday, July 7th    (tiks at the door only)

Lyle Lovett did it (Step Inside This House), Pat Green and Cory Morrow did it (Songs We Wished We'd Written), and now it's Slaid's turn. His new Rounder-released CD called "Unsung", is a collection of songs penned by some of his favorite writers and colleagues, including Adam Carroll, Michael O'Conner, and Karen Poston. Some of the songs you have heard at Slaid's live shows already, others are great songs that beg to be heard. You will get a chance to check them out at Slaid's Gruene Hall CD release show on Friday, July 7th. Make plans to come on out and get a copy of the cd, or if you can't wait, you can get them through  http://www.slaid.com.  Brian Keane opens the show at 8pm.
 

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Chris Knight - CD Release
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    Friday, July 14th  (tiks at the door only)

Still living in the small remote Kentucky coal mining town where he grew up, Chris Knight makes a swing over to Texas to promote his 4th CD, "Enough Rope".  The CD is due out July 11th and should be available at his Gruene Hall CD release show on July 14th. Chris first came to the forefront of the songwriter scene  when he teamed up with Fred Eaglesmith to co-write, "A Pretty Good Guy". Since then he has earned accreditation around the US as one of the great songwriters in the Americana scene. But take that sometimes dark, and often intense songwriting and put an exceptionally talented band behind it and you've got a band that rocks. Get your copy of the new CD at http://www.chrisknight.net or at his Gruene Hall show on the 14th.
 

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Seth Walker - CD Release
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     Sunday, July 16th   (no cover charge)

The Carolina's have been good to Texas over the years, sending us great bands like Marshall Tucker, Uncle Walt's Band, and recently, The Deschamps Band, and Brian Keane. So it should come as no surprise that another Gruene Hall favorite, Seth Walker, also hails from North Carolina. The surprise though, is that Seth is a bluesman, which is not a typical Carolina sound. But the mixture of his Carolina up-bringing, along with his love for the blues, have melded together into a style that is rootsy and original. Seth's talents as a singer and a songwriter, as well as his ability to combine it all into an enjoyable live show, has led us to put him on stage with legends like Aaron Neville, Delbert McClinton,The Robert Cray Band, and Taj Mahal, all who were as impressed as we are. Seth returns to Gruene Hall for an afternoon show on Sunday, July 16th.  Look for his new release, a self-titled CD coming out soon on Pacific Blues Recording Co..
 
 

      Get Tickets Now!

There's also a slew of good musicians and bands that originate out of Oklahoma, with  Kelly Willis being one of the first to land in Texas. Originally from Lawton, Oklahoma, Kelly spent time in North Carolina and Virginia before settling in Texas. She got her first break when Nanci Griffith heard her singing at the Continental Club in Austin, and called producer Tony Brown, who signed her to MCA Records. The rest is history. She's now married to Bruce Robison  (who plays at Gruene Hall on July 8th) and continues to spend most of her time being a mother to their 4 kids. She'll  make a rare appearance at Gruene Hall on July 21st.  Advance tickets available now!
 
 

Come celebrate Roger's birthday with him at his annual Birthday Bash on July 22nd!
Tickets on sale at gruenehall.com on Tuesday, July 11th at 1pm!
 
 

      Most Monday Nights this summer!

The Austin based band who call themselves The Heathens, are comprised of four exceptionally talented singer songwriters/vocalists (Brian Keane, Colin Brooks, Ed Jurdi, and Gordy Quist) and an outstanding rhythm section (Seth Whitney/bass & Eldridge Goins/drums). They all have careers of their own, but they have shared the stage together so often that the Good Time Supper Club (their original band name) was a natural evolution. Adopting the name "The Heathens" after a misprint in a newspaper, the show has morphed from a singer-songwriter swap, into a collective of talented musicians forming one great band. They are one of the most talented bands we've seen in a long time, best described as"The Resentments meet the subdudes". You can catch them for free on most Monday nights this summer. Come check it out!.
 

.........      Two Tons of Steel - "Live at Gruene Hall" DVD/CD now Available!

The long awaited DVD from Two Tons of Steel is now available on-line and at their shows. Two Ton Tuesdays, now in it's 11th season, has become a historical event which has been documented in a new DVD/CD combo, filmed and recorded on a Tuesday night during the summer of 2005. As a follow up to their well-received CD, "Vegas", the "Live at Gruene Hall" DVD is sure to make it's way around the world, bringing a little bit of Two Ton Tuesdays to everyone.
 
 

 Coming in August - Bob Schneider, Guy Forsyth, Reckless Kelly, John Arthur Martinez,  Ezra Charles, Shake Russell, The Heathens, Tommy Alverson, Stoney LaRue, and more........