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Terri Hendrix and Lloyd
Maines
Saturday June 28
7:00 P.M.
Reston Community Center
Lake Anne
Unit 1609-A Washington
Plaza
Reston, VA
directions
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The Reston Community Center
at Lake Anne is located on your left, directly across the plaza from the
Millennium Bank. PLEASE NOTE: According to the facility's
representative, googling the address or using a GPS will give inaccurate
results. Get
Directions.
Terri Hendrix
“Own Your Own Universe”
When Terri Hendrix walked
away from her opera scholarship in college, it was only because she found
the classical music path too narrow for her free spirit. But there was
just no shaking her love of music. Armed with the Mississippi-John-Hurt-style
guitar chops she learned from her mentor, Marion Williamson, in exchange
for milking goats on the philanthropist’s Wilory Farm, Hendrix began hauling
her own P.A. in the back of her beat-up pick-up to gigs throughout the
Texas Hill Country. From her native San Antonio to the live music hotbed
of Austin and every small town honky-tonk and coffee shop in Texas, it
wasn’t long before the fans started adding up and Hendrix had to recruit
some of them to help her keep up with her mailing list. All this in the
pre-email/Web site dark ages of the early ’90s. By the time she got around
to recording her debut album, 1996’s Two Dollar Shoes, read
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| Lloyd Maines
- A Driving Force In Texas Music
Long before the Dixie Chicks
were hatched, Lloyd Maines, father of "Chick" Natalie Maines, had established
himself as a country music giant, both as a legendary steel guitarist and
a producer. Music though, was not Lloyd's initial career choice. He studied
forestry while attending Texas Tech, hoping to land a job in the parks
department. However, after landing a job at a local studio, his future
was forever changed.
Lloyd lists legendary steel
guitarist Jimmy Day as one of his greatest influences. In his heyday, Jimmy
Day seemed to be everywhere. Name a classic song and chances are, Jimmy
played on it. read
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We do not charge money for
the concert, but instead ask for a minimum donation of $27, all of which
goes to the artist.
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Vince Bell
May 18
4 - 7 p.m.
Tortilla Factory
648 Elden Street,
Herndon, Virginia 20170
directions
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VINCE BELL: Biography
by Jim Musser
Having spent the '70s working
the national coffee house circuit, playing "edge to edge" in the Lone Star
state, and sharing the stage with fellow-travelers Townes Van Zandt, Guy
Clark, and Lucinda Williams, the native Texan's star was on a rapid rise.
Not only was he a nimble guitarist with a one-of-a-kind voice, but his
songwriting drew favorable comparisons to such disparate-but-remarkable
tunesmiths as Randy Newman, Bruce Cockburn and Tom Waits. A ballet, “Bermuda
Triangle” had been set to his work. Referring to Bell's fellow Texas songwriters
Nanci Griffith said, "I always felt Vince was the best of us."
In 1982, he was in the studio
recording his songs with hired guns Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Johnson.
While driving home after a session a drunk driver broadsided Bell's '64
Ford Fairlane. Thrown over 60 feet from his car, Bell suffered embedded
glass, multiple lacerations to his liver, broken ribs, a mangled right
forearm and, most significantly, a severe traumatic brain injury. Awaking
from a coma a month later, Bell embarked on a courageous, decade-long journey
to re-claim his identity, his music and his career. The whole terrifying
but ultimately uplifting saga is told with extraordinary candor and insight
in his gripping 1998 autobiography, One Man’s Music. read
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We do not charge money for
the concert, but instead ask for a minimum donation of $22, all of which
goes to the artist.
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Keith Sykes
April 13
4 - 7 p.m.
Tortilla Factory
Herndon, VA
directions
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Nearly 30 years ago, a young
Keith Sykes walked into a pawn shop on Memphis’ famed Beale Street and
paid $20 for his first guitar. Since then, Sykes has made a name for himself
as a guitarist/songwriter/producer extraordinaire, contributing to projects
from artists as diverse as Jimmy Buffett, John Prine, Guy Clark, Jerry
Jeff Walker, Todd Snider, Rosanne Cash and Patty Loveless.
Now on his tenth record Don’t
Count Us Out (newly released on Syren Records), Sykes showcases not only
his finely honed talents, but those of some of his dearest and most talented
friends as well. This latest work provides the listening audience with
a clean break in style from his last great work on Advanced Medication
For The Blues. While ‘Advanced Medication’ rocked the house from its opening
track, Don’t Count Us Out shows an entirely different side of Sykes with
some true finger-picking ‘Americana’ flavor. read
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Larry
Joe Taylor
Singer - Songwriter
Record Producer - Texas
Music Mentor
4:00-7:00 PM
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Brown’s Chapel
11300 Baron Cameron Avenue,
Reston, VA. 20190
Directions
Larry Joe Taylor is recognized
as one of the leading Texas Music Artists and Songwriters, featuring a
“Coastal and Western” theme in his music. He has recorded five albums
and his songs have been recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker, Richard Leigh, Guy
Clark, the Lost Gonzo Band, Gary P.Nunn, Michael Hearne and South by Southwest,
Joe Pat Hennen, Mike Graham, Tommy Alverson, and several others.
Larry’s major talent is songwriting,
as evidenced by the long list of notables who have cut his songs, but also
in the way his own albums have been recorded. With only two exceptions,
he has written or co-written all the material on his recordings.
These have been featured on his CDs “Port A to Port B”; “Heart of the Matter”,
“First Row-Third Coast”; “Terlingua Sky”; “This One’s for You”’ Summer
Days” and his latest “Times”. Each of these incorporate elements
of his Coastal and Western style which implement elements of country, reggae,
blues, rock and roll, and tropical themes. He has always been his
own, creating a down home, upbeat style, that has established a solid fan
base within the Texas genre, and is very popular across the US and Europe.
For every two or three rocking, country tunes, Larry Joe also delivers
a poignant ballard about life and passion and the resilience to get through
life, as illustrated in his popular “Catch Your Second Wind” that was written
for a dear friend with an incurable medical problem.
Larry Joe is one of the best
promoters and entrepreneurs on the Texas Music Scene. The Larry Joe
Taylor Music Festival has become one of the top three festivals in Texas,
last year drawing over 30,000 music fans with a program listing of the
Who’s Who in Texas or Alternate Country Music scene. This five day
festival held annually in late April has become such an event that it is
rivaling the famous Willie Nelson Picnic in attendance and performers.
For his fans, Larry Joe has created multiple venues to promote his style
of music which include an annual cruise entitled “Coastin & Cruisin”
each January, Spring Fling in beautiful Red River New Mexico, an annual
Birthday Pilgrimage to the Caribbean, and the Hot Chili Days and Cool Mountain
Nights held in Red River also. Additionally, Larry Joe has been a
headliner at Parrothead Convention, Meeting of the Minds held in Key West.
On each of these venues, Larry Joe brings additional musicians and song-writers
to perform, providing the fans an excellent choice of talent. Recent
performers include Richard Leigh (9 Top ranked songs, two song of the year
awards), Keith Sykes, Matt Martindale, Doug McClure, Joe Pat Hennen, Susan
Gibson, Bruce Robinson (4 Top Ranked Songs), Joe Ely, Ray Wylie Hubbard,
Guy Clark, Pat Green, Rusty Weir, Bob Livingston, Jed and Kelly,
Teri Hendrix and Lloyd Mains, Michael Hearne, and many others. Larry
Joe has proven that he is a songwriter’s songwriter and is willing to mentor
up and coming Texas musicians
A true pioneer in Texas Music,
Larry Joe is the rare individual who truly believes in the American Dream
and has helped and mentored numerous current stars and the starving beginner.
Through his efforts, performers like Jed and Kelly, Cody Canada (Cross
Canadian Ragweed), Chris Wall, Matt Martindale (Cooder Graw), Mike McClure
(Great Divide) have been given a major boost in their careers through Larry
Joe’s mentoring. Larry Joe is often mentioned in the same breath
and company as Jerry Jeff Walker, Guy Clark, Willie Nelson, and Robert
Earl Keen and has performed for many of these in his career.
Michael Hearne
4 - 7 PM
Sunday, November 18,
2007
Brown’s Chapel
11300 Baron Cameron Avenue
Reston, VA. 20190
Texas native Hearne rocketed
into the vibrant New Mexico music scene from the late 1970’s Austin music
scene and immediately joined forces with numerous other musical luminaries
including Michael Martin Murphey and Tish Hinojosa, becoming an integral
part of Murphey’s band. Over the past several years, Hearne and his band
"South by Southwest" have created a new and unique kind of music. "Southwestern
Americana" as Hearne calls it, "Songs about the Southwest with an acoustic
feel." His incredibly smooth voice and amazing acoustic guitar style make
him a very talented performer. One of the reasons that people come to the
venues and dance at Hearne’s solo performances is his guitar mastery. His
playing sounds like ha has two right hands. If you’ve got to hear it to
believe it, check out his solo disc, "Me and My Guitar." It will make a
believer out of you. Hearne states "I can play a house concert, corporate
party, wedding, or a full-fledged dance, and everyone has a smile on their
faces at the end of the night. I love what I do." His voice is down home
with a universal feel and he touches emotions with his voice because it’s
unique, distinct, gentle, yet penetrating. His voice is like a bell—it
rings.
Hearne’s songwriting credits
are impressive, penning songs for Jerry Jeff Walker and Gary P. Nunn (Lesson
to be Learned from Love) and his New Mexico anthem, "New Mexico Rain" recorded
by his uncle and aunt, Bill and Bonnie Hearne, and country music legend
Johnny Rodriguez. His critically acclaimed CD "Sight and Sound", 11 songs
written about 11 different works of art, won seven awards at the New Mexico
Music Awards, making him the biggest winner in their history. This CD includes
a song, "The Songwriter" co-written with grammy winners, Mentor Williams
and Andy Byrd. Hearne has also co-written songs with Shake Russell, Keith
Sykes, Lloyd Maines and many others
He is a professional showman
in the true respect. From the stage he quickly establishes a personal and
intimate rapport with the audience. During breaks between sets, he ambles
through the crowd speaking with the people who came to hear him play. By
the end of every evening, each individual member of the audience feels
as if he or she knows Mike personally, and even more that he is an old
friend.
PS—Both Moya and I have
heard Michael play several times over the past few years and are very impressed
with his style and quality of music. Take it from us, you will really be
impressed with Michael’s mastery of the guitar and the quality of his music. |
Hear some great songs at
www.myspace.com/michaelhearne
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