Hey y'all, Dan's got a great night of music lined up this Saturday so come hang out with STONE RIVER BOYS and GREEZY WHEELS.  Show starts at 8pm and JP Harris and The Tough Choices will close the night out around 11:30ish. See you then!

After tearing it up in the Lone Star State and across the country for nearly two years, Austin's Stone River Boys have issued their recording bow Love on the Dial. The Texas-based quintet features the talents of two well-traveled roots music practitioners - guitarist Dave Gonzalez, formerly a driving force in the Hacienda Brothers and the Paladins, andvocalist Mike Barfield, "The Tyrant of Texas Funk" and onetime leader of the Hollisters. Together, Barfield and Gonzalez have fashioned a gutsy crossbreed of country and R&B they've labeled "country funk."

Greezy Wheels are among the last surviving performers of 'Armadillo Rock' still bringing it in

J. Paul Slavens is host of The Paul Slavens Show, which airs Sundays from 8 to 10 p.m. on KXT 91.7. Paul is also well known in the North Texas area for his work as a multi-instrumentalist with bands like Ten Hands, the Baptist Generals and Robert Gomez. Currently, he has a Tuesday night residency at Dan's Silverleaf where he is joined by an ever-changing array of luminaries such as Jeff Barnes of Brave Combo.  Paul takes suggestions from the audience and the band creates full-blown songs on the spot.   

DATES: 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/19, 6/26

 SHOW: 10PM / NO COVER

The following is a brief summation of the sounds and spirit of The Spring Standards. Born and bred in the Delaware Valley, this trio of songsters now call Brooklyn, New York their home, like much of their musical brethren. Comprised of a lass named Heather and two boys named James, the songs they Smith will Robb your heart, that much is Cleare. Brought up on the music of their elders, they drew much of their inspiration from those times, learning the power of song from artists you all know, The Beatles, James Taylor, Crosby, Stills and the other one. Longtime friends and cohorts, by the time any of us had heard of them, they'd been working on their craft and crafting their works for many years under many names, with their passion for vocal harmony always in their foremost thoughtsfor seven years.

TV Girl is an indie-pop band made up of Trung Ngo and Brad Petering. In late 2010, their Todd Rundgren sampling song "If You Want It" gained traction on the internet and became popular enough for Warner Music Group to take notice and take it down. Their second EP, Benny and the Jetts, is available for free through their facebook

Possessed By Paul James is the stage name of multi-instrumentalist Konrad Wert. He was raised Mennonite with Amish roots in the swamps of Immokalee, Florida and presently resides with his wife and two sons in the Hill Country of Texas.  Wert's performances are so energetic that he could easily be mistaken for a small crowd. His songs are very honest. Not only are they completely personal and sincere, but they transcend identity and touch on the human condition.  "Possessed is just... possessed by experiences and family (Paul and Melvin James)," Wert says. "...I connect with that, with the beauty of the brokenness, innocence and/or ugliness." PPJ has been around now since 2006 touring domestically and internationally.

The son of acclaimed author Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove, Terms of Endearment), James grew up on a steady diet of Johnny Cash and Roy Acuff records. His first album, Too Long in the Wasteland (released in 1989), was produced by John Mellencamp and marked the beginning of a series of acclaimed projects for Columbia and Sugar Hill. In 1996, McMurtry received a Grammy nomination for his Longform Music Video of Where'd You Hide The Body. 1997's It Had To Happen received the American Indie Award for Best Americana Album. 

LANGHORNE SLIM & THE LAW  w/ very special guest JESSICA LEA MAYFILED - WED AUG 15

There is nothing like the challenges and camaraderie of the road to inspire a songwriter who thrives upon the emotional energy and exhilaration only travel can deliver. Some singers are devoted to the pursuit of perpetual motion, and Langhorne Slim releases his wild soul in ways that come out of the discipline of live performance. The 13 songs that compose Langhorne Slim & The Law's new The Way We Move are road-tested, rollicking and very rock 'n' rolling tunes that the songwriter perfected with his loyal band, and come out of the kind of good times and bad experiences that songwriters of Langhorne's lofty stature can turn into life-affirming rock 'n' roll. 

FAUN FABLES / Le Leek Electrique / Daniel Markham - FRI SEPT 7

FAUN FABLES is made to explore human pathos amid an animate earth with musical & physical storytelling forms. It has been attracting a devoted and eclectic following since 1997 with numerous performances throughout North America, Europe, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland and four record releases distributed worldwide on Drag City Records: EARLY SONG, MOTHER TWILIGHT, FAMILY ALBUM and THE TRANSIT RIDER. Dawn McCarthy is a writer, singer and theater artist whose work is a sea of gorgeous elemental nitty gritty; haunting melodies, breath, stomping, and natural theatricality led by the voice, rooted in the physical body. It is a crossroads where ancient ballad, art song, physical theater and rock music meet. Her lyrics speak to people of all ages about things like rugged housekeeping, street kids, growing old, sleepwalking and exiled travelers returning home.

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