Who stole my name?
Your friends from Austin’s Pizza were in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, for a little R+R last week. And, coincidentally we were there during what the locals call ‘Texas Week.’
During this Texas Week several acts from the still-thriving Texas Americana scene take over the venues at the Mountain Village and play music for a few days. Lots of super-engaged fans from Texas and its surrounds come in and take over. This crowd mostly consists of late college-age to mid twenty-somethings. Oddly, this festival is only pitched to out-of-townwers, and I think this is part of the reason the locals are so guile-ish about it. That and the mostly-harmless drunkenness, the door smashing, and the occasional snow vomiting.
We were fortunate enough to catch Ray Wylie Hubbard. Having never seen him, we now certainly understand the draw. He’s literate, smart, and a great entertainer. And, of course, the songs are solid as well. He’s known as a patriarch to this scene–a position that’s made completely obvious when set within the context of this festival. He’s Texas Classic for sure. Not that the other artists are bad (only some).
And speaking of Texas Classics, former Artist of the Month Bruce Robison was at the festival as well. Both He and Hubbard have new releases forthcoming, with Ray Wylie’s coming this month and Bruce’s next month.
All release will be available form our fiends at Waterloo. In fact, Ray Wylie has a signing tomorrow at 5.
Music Fest outdoor stage = very cold.