Beer drinkers’ alert!
Long Time Comin’, those two guys with guitars, are going to be up to new tricks at Harley’s Country Store and Beer Garden in Bayview this Saturday afternoon from 4 til 7 or so and then again at Dirty Red’s Kantina in Arroyo City Sunday from 4 to 7.
Frankly, we’re excited. It’s been [...]

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from Mark Clark
‘Happy Children Singing’ – Brownsville Children’s Choir
Free  and Refreshments too
The Lara Family has been putting together a childrens choir and after several months of arduous work the children are ready to give their first performance.
Thursday is the first and the second one will be at the Childrens Museum of Brownsville in Dean Porter [...]

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The Brownsville Society for the Performing Arts (BSPA)
The 13th Annual Brownsville Latin Jazz Festival
October 8 to 11, 2009
Various Locations in Brownsville Texas
The Brownsville Society for the Performing Arts (BSPA) announced its 13th Annual Browns­ville Latin Jazz Festival, scheduled to take place this coming October 8 to 11, 2009 in Brownsville, Texas. For complete schedules, artist [...]

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From Mark Clark
Opening Reception: Thursday, 01 October, 6:00 p.m.
Chris Leonardski: ‘Depression Proof CommOddities Deliberately Designed for that Sweet, Lazy Life’
Paintings / Ceramics
Free Admission
Show runs through 24 October
Noche de Pena: Sunday, 04 October, 7:30 p.m.

Benito de la VillaMoreno – Techno Sitar
Joey Tamayo – Singer, songwriter
Ensamble La Misiøn – International music, art song
Suggested [...]

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If you want some fun on a Sunday evening, come on out!

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By Stan Raines

Randy Newman & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Roelof van Driesten. Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1979
I’ve been playing Randy Newman’s “Guilty” for about a year now and most of the time it’s been fairly well recieved although, in retrospect, the smatterings of applause may have had to do with admiring how, through all the gasping and [...]

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From Joel
Hey Guys:
No time for witty repartee or insouciant press releases (thanks Stan), but here’s the deal:
Dirty Red’s Cantina and our great nation share a birthday and Brent (Dirty Red) has asked LONG TIME COMIN’ to help celebrate. The music starts at 7:00 and goes ‘til at least midnight. There’ll be bar-b-que until they run [...]

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BROWNSVILLE, May 2009-The Brownsville Heritage Complex, in historic downtown Brownsville, invites the public to the launch of the 1st Sunday Music and Merienda Series, a musical lecture program presented by Joe and Rosa Perez of Rumbo al’Anacua on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 2 p.m. The event is free for BHA members and $2 for [...]

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From Virginia Gause

SAN BENITO—Gloria Jean Cantu plans to play her heart out at the Big Squeeze finals this weekend in Houston. With the help of a $200 travel sponsorship from the Texas Conjunto Hall of Fame and Museum, Cantu will compete against three other finalists, young accordion players chosen from across the state.
“She is a [...]

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Reading and Book Signing
Saturday, 16 May, 7:00 p.m.
Brenda Nettles Riojas will read from her new book
of poetry, ” La Primera Voz Que Oi”
Free Admission
Noche de Peña XIV
Sunday, 17 May, 7:30 p.m.
Music: Irma Guadarrama, sings original compositions
Bree Stevens, with J Tamayo and C Harris
Ensamble la Misiøn, the Foncerrados, art song
Suggested donation: $5 includes refreshments
Children’s [...]

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Long Time Coming, Joel Humphries and yours truly, will be back at Harley’s Country Store and Beer Garden tonight at six and be playing till we’re done. Hope to see you there.
Harley’s is located on the backside of Bayview. Turn off 510 on Ted Hunt Road. Go approximately 1 mile. Turn left on Center Line [...]

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From Virginia Gause

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From Virginia Gause
The Brownsville Heritage Complex, in historic downtown Brownsville, invites the public to Songs of the Border Brick Culture, a multimedia musical program presented by Joe and Rosa Perez of Rumbo al’Anacua on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. The event is free to the public and is held in honor of National [...]

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Video by Tom Waits
A little confection from the anti-crooner, Tom Waits.

More about Chocolate Jesuses and other confections for those suffering some level of incredulity.
Let us not forget the famous Abba-Zaba, about which, apparently, we should all know.
And the lyrics, as ennunciation is not always Mr. Waits’ strongest suit:

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A reminder
YEAR EIGHT is ending for the NMCACWF at the Tuesday, May 5th, 7-9 p.m. NMCACWF’s First Tuesday … in the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center in San Benito ….
Come and see if the “high” from Poetry Month can be maintained!
Add your 10 minutes to the vault of universal wisdom!
Gene for Tri Facilitators Mel, Robin [...]

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Video by Edgar Clinton, Jr.

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Video by Edgar Clinton, Jr.

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A video
Here is Despedida ( the fourth movement) of the Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra by Ney Rosauro performed by Thomas Raines, marimbist, and the University of Texas at Brownsville Orchestra. The performance took place at Sacred Heart Church at the corner of Sixth Street and Elizabeth in Brownsville. You should have been there. It [...]

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A tip from Jim Abbott

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by Edgar Clinton, Jr.

Society is one cruel beast

It eats the heart of love Laps greedy at the fonts of souls desire Then spews poison to flame into pyres And in the ghost light zombies lurch and jerk The squallor dancers of the night Stumbling at last onto the altar in limbless despair.. Society is one [...]

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From the UTB Music Department
The Spring UTB/TSC Jazz Concert will be presented this Sunday April 5 beginning at 3:00 PM with the Jazz Guitar Ensemble followed by the Jazz Combo.
The One O’Clock Jazz Band is scheduled to perform at 4:00PM. The concert will be in the SET-B Lecture Hall. We are experimenting with [...]

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from Stan Raines
John Harley has booked Monkeysoop to play this Saturday at Harley’s Country Store and Beer Garden. Monkeysoop plays some hard-driving rock and roll (which you can sample here) and has performed all over South Texas, from San Antonio to South Padre Island.
John called yesterday to say he wanted Long Time Coming (that’d be [...]

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Blues On The Hill, Harlingen’s premiere concert series, gears up for 2009 Season
The Harlingen Volunteer Involvement Council is gearing up for the 9th season of the Blues On The Hill concert series.
Blues On The Hill is a live music concert series featuring national and international Blues headliners. This is truly a public event. [...]

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Change is the name of the game these days, and that includes what’s up at Harley’s Country Store and Beer Garden.
Long Time Coming took last weekend off due to some family obligations, but we’re back this weekend on Saturday evening starting at 6:30. So come on out and bring some friends, have a meal (we [...]

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From Virginia Gause

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