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Greg Tillman @ Jackie's Brickhouse
Thanksgiving Open Mic @ Cock-Eyed Seagull
sampling of music from the trio that afternoon before having to bug out. Keep your ears tuned for more of the Tillmans – To be continued… While we’re at the Brickhouse, need to mention the Fab 5 show Fab 5 @ Jackie's Brickhouse that went down in November. We’ve been following the Fab 5 around town and Jackie’s for quite some time so when Rob booked this band from Houston, we were curious about the reception they would get south of the lake. Since that first booking, the Fab 5 have returned on several occasions filling the house nicely. South of the lake, music lovers are funny when the tribute bands come to play at the Brickhouse – These
One thing true about a neighborhood bar is that you can find one open on the holidays. Not everybody can be with family and hanging out with friends on these special days is mighty special. The good folks at the Cock-Eyed Seagull were open Thanksgiving evening with Cisco’s open mic providing the entertainment. Joey Wainright (a star product of Bryce House’s fine Karoke Brigade) tore it up with Kevin Fenton performing Elton John’s “Love Lies Bleeding.” The special feature for the evening were the Tryptophan Twins of Billy Gilbert and Steve Staas performing Arlo Guthrie’s Alice’s Restaurant Massacree in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the event and in honor of Cindy Peterson who lost her battle with cancer recently. Cindy was a long-time supporter of local live music and in recent years held her own quite well at the various open mics around the area. I’m humbled to claim getting Cindy to understand and put into practice CAGED patterns, basic progressions, root note theory. Suffer no more, dear friend… FOLLOW UP – In the previous issue of the SCENE, we covered the great reunion performance of the Tillman Brothers at David Schwope’s 60th birthday shindig. In November, we followed up by catching Greg Tillman along with his son Tyler and dentist-turned-lead-guitarist Doc Saenz on stage at Jackie’s Brickhouse. Balance? Check… Clarity? Check... Tonal Quality? Check…. Following? Check, check, check… We heard a good
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good people would often simply sit and take in the show out of respect for the band like you would see on a PBS show. Before long, the itch sets in, the boogie woogie breaks through and before you know it, the entire Brickhouse is twisting and shouting. Go figure... <vbgrin> - Continued on Page 37
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