AllGood Cafe - Dallas, TX

Sat,	Mar	3	-	Zydeco Blanco at AllGood
Thu,	Apr	5	-	Hobart Brothers at AllGood
Thu,	Apr	12	-	Butch Hancock at AllGood
Thu,	Apr	19	-	Eilen Jewell at AllGood
Fri,	Apr	27	-	North Mississippi Allstars at Club Dada
		TBA	-	Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys at AllGood

TICKETS TO MAJOR SHOWS ARE NOW AVAILABLE THRU Front Gate Tickets Or by phone at 888‑512‑SHOW.
Tickets are also available at GOOD RECORDS, and Bill's Records & Tapes .

See videos from past shows at YouTube.com/AllGoodChannel

Saturday, January 14 at 8PM

Our Favorite Neighborhood Musician and Bon Vivant, BOB is turning 60 !!!

Jammin' with BOB!!!
BIRTHDAY PARTY

"The first time I met Bob...we were playing a parking lot party on Greenville Ave in the middle of August almost 20 years ago. He was wearing a three piece suit, holding a briefcase, and jamming out to the music with a penny stuck to his forehead.

He's been "bringing it" ever since. -Brandon Jeymeson, The Sutcliffes

Our Favorite Neighborhood Musician, Movie Star, and Bon Vivant, BOB is turning 60 !!! and we want to throw him a PARTY! Hell Yeah! and we want all his friends and fellow musicians to join and help him celebrate this big milestone. Our good friends The SUTCLIFFS will start things off and then you are invited to join in the jam or on the dance floor to help our good friend BOB turn the big 6 ‑ 0.

CAKE WILL BE SERVED !!!

8PM-10PM ― NO COVER! BRING YOUR INSTRUMENTS!

Thursday, January 19 at 8PM

"the singing voice of Huck Finn." ―Jim Dickinson

JIMBO MATHUS & The Tri State Coalition

The late Memphis producer Jim Dickinson once called Jimbo Mathus “the singing voice of Huck Finn.” Outside the South, Mathus is likely known as the ringleader of the hyper-ragtime outfit Squirrel Nut Zippers. In his native Mississippi and throughout the South, however, Mathus is the prolific songwriter of born-in-the-bone Southern music, the torchbearer for Deep South mythology and culture. Think Delta highways, bowling-pin Budweisers and “innerplanetary honky-tonk” for the masses.

Jimbo Mathus remains a rising-star powerhouse that feeds the soul. His latest band, The Tri-State Coalition, features solid talent cut from the same Delta cloth. Mathus describes Tri-State’s sound as “...a true Southern amalgam of blues, white country, soul and rock-n-roll. As Dickinson would say, ‘If you don’t like this, there is seriously something wrong with you.’”

8PM ― $10

Saturday, January 21 at 9PM

TWO of the Most Talented and Entertaining GUYS in the entire City will amaze and dazzle with their interpretations of the Classic Songs of Simon & Garfunkel. You KNOW these guys, so you KNOW it'll be GOOD.

HOLT & STOCKSLAGER play
SIMON & GARFUNKEL

See preview HERE

Thursday, January 26 at 8PM

The ORIGINAL Song-Swap Line-up !!! - this is one of our FAVORITE NIGHTS of FUN!


LAURA HARRELL	CHAD STOCKSLAGER	DAVE LITTLE

8PM ― NO COVER - Pay What You Can ($5 suggested donation.)

Friday, January 27 at 8PM

One of the Original Lost Gonzos

BOB LIVINGSTON

Singer-songwriter BOB LIVINGSTON has never been a traditional Texas country musician living the honky-tonk life, even though he's spent more than his share of time on the roadhouse circuit with some of the most colorful musicians in Texas. As a member of Austin’s legendary Lost Gonzo Band, performing and recording with such musical visionaries as Jerry Jeff Walker, Michael Martin Murphey and Ray Wylie Hubbard, Livingston played an integral role in creating the music that first earned Austin the designation of 'Live Music Capital of the World'. Achieving recognition in their own right, the Gonzos’ self-titled debut record was named by 'Rolling Stone', "one of the best albums ever to come out of Austin".

Livingston has seen a lot of the world since growing up in musically fertile West Texas. Hailing originally from Lubbock, his interests were more 'Cosmic' than 'Cowboy' and have prompted him to delve into the music and mysteries of many cultures. Traveling since the 80’s as a Music Ambassador for the US State Department, Livingston has taken Texas music as far afield as India, Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, demonstrating again and again the unique power that music has to build bridges between peoples of the world. As Livingston says, 'When all else fails, music prevails'. This philosophy earned him the honor of being appointed, 'Austin’s International Music Ambassador', in November of 2009 by the City Council.

8PM ― $10
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Saturday, January 28 at 9PM

Our Annual WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP of HONKY TONK 2K12 !!!

KING BUCKS

Via covers and (gasp!) the occasional original tune, the King Bucks will take you (or me, specifically) back to Dad teaching how to pop a beer top, sitting in Granny's kitchen at that cool metal table and insisting that brown cowboy boots needed to be worn with an Easter dress. Somehow those blasts aren't as offensive when done with reverence for the original musicians such as Buck Owens (hence the name), the Louvin Brothers, the Everly Brothers, Waylon Jennings, Hank Thompson, David Allan Coe, Dylan and the like. As King Buck Chad Stockslager says, "It's not a tribute to a band as much as a style or genre. It's a time-honored sound."

Before there's any question as to why the Bucks break the cover band mold, let's get the history out of the way. Those of you aware of Dallas/Denton music from the last decade will remember a little outfit called Budapest One. After the demise of that group came the Drams who play packed houses (such as New Year's Eve with the Old 97's) and claim a couple of the same members as Budapest One. Said Drams' Keith Killoren and Stockslager began a weekly Wednesday night set at the Barley House.

Between the two of them, Killoren and Stockslager have been in about 1,279 bands. Not really, of course, but their studio-quality skills are often borrowed and loaned out for friends' recordings and live performances. In the same vein, Killoren & Stockslager started hosting some regular guests at their performances: Joseph Butcher (UFOFU, Pleasant Grove, Polyphonic Spree and 917 other bands), Danny Balis (Sorta, Sparrows, 313 others) and Chris Carmichael (Airline, Sorta, 189 others).

The King Bucks were made official in September of last year. "We played our first gig as a full band at Mesquite Rodeo. People there thought we were too loud. We were," says Butcher after the Bucks performed during the Boys Named Sue's "House of Sues" night to a healthy crowd at House of Blues...an audience probably a bit more prepared for the decibels than the God and Garth Brooks-fearing rodeo folk.

The Bucks' performances include an impressive yet tried and true honky-tonk-style rotation of Stockslager, Killoren, Balis and Butcher on main vocals in addition to their normal duties on keys, guitar, bass and pedal steel, respectively. All members contribute to the playlist of originals and covers.

The Bucks toss in three or four original songs per set. Some of them have been around since Budapest One; others are new inventions that Butcher describes as "rip-offs of other songs we like, albeit obscure ones." ―Merritt Martin, DallasObserver.com

9PM ― $10

Friday, February 3 at 8PM

GREEZY WHEELS

One of the greatest bands you never heard in your life, unless you live in Austin or New York City, as they've played there too. GREEZY WHEELS is led by Cleve Hattersley and his incredibly talented wife, Sweet Mary, along with Cleve's sister Lissa. A more creative trio you'll never find. Formed in the '70s, the WHEELS were the house band for the infamous Armadillo World Headquarters and headlined or opened first Austin gigs for everyone from the Flying Burrito Bros. to Frank Zappa. They practically owned the stage at the legendary Lone Star Cafe in New York City. Then, the hiatus began. It wasn't supposed to last 25 years.

8PM ― TICKETS $10 AT DOOR
On Sale NOW at Front Gate Tickets

Saturday, February 4 at 9PM

Elizabeth Cook had to cancel to go on tour opening for Willie

FOLK FAMILY REVIVAL

Mason, Barrett and Lincoln Lankford became fast friends with Caleb Pace when the then pre-teens stood up for him in a squabble at church. If you ask them now, the band is made up of four brothers. A bond that transcends musical barriers formed early in the lives of the brothers long before they’d ever step foot in a recording studio. Not yet old enough to drive and still without a formal band title, the foursome realized in each other a shared love of music, and they quickly began exploring sounds and instrumentation. The band grew as a unit under several names and through varying incarnations of style and lineup. Seemingly the only constant was the four brothers and their love for one another and music.

After several years of experimentation and self-instruction, the chemistry between the players (now in their early twenties) was undeniable, and they found themselves at Red Tree Recording Studios with producer Jeffery Armstreet. Although they were set to put down tracks that took on a more hard rock vibe, Mason, without provocation, shared one of their folksier, country songs. Armstreet immediately recognized the talent at hand, and later sought out their other demos of this unique style.

A couple years later, the Folk Family Revival is debuting their first full-length album, Unfolding, on Magnolia Red. Mason leads the band on vocals and guitar, but also plays harmonica, jaw harp, and a theramin if he ever finds one. Barrett has made the transition from guitar to bass, and Caleb can be found on electric guitar, mandolin, and lap-steel. Lincoln takes on drums and percussion, and the whole band is constantly embracing new instruments and methods.

The band has played live on Houston’s Fox26 and KPFT 90.1 in addition to opening for artists like Charlie Robison, Cody Canada & the Departed, Robert Ellis, The Marshall Tucker Band, Rodney Atkins and the Trishas. Their current musical influences are still eclectic and evolving and include The Black Keys, Switchfoot, Hayes Carll, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Ryan Bingham and the Dylans (both Jakob and Bob).

Their inimitable sound has been described as Americana-folk-country music, and yet, it is still developing and changing. Mason spearheads the songwriting, but the relationship and inspiration of every member of the band is evident in the results. While individual players alternate taking the spotlight in certain songs, the performance as a whole would not be what it is without the dedicated collaboration that unites the foursome.

Friday, February 10

OWEN TEMPLE
JAMIE WILSON

Saturday, February 11 at 9PM

They don't come any more talented than this "Guy" right here.

GUY FORSYTH

It's been a long and dusty, winding road for Austin singer/songwriter Guy Forsyth that's lead to a recent surge in praise over his dazzling live shows and his rich Americana roots sound. Forsyth (vocals, acoustic, electric, & slide guitar, harmonica, ukulele, singing saw), along with Will Landin (bass/tuba) and Rob Hooper (drums/Cajon), bring a unique mixture of styles such as folk, rock, country, and Tin Pan Alley to create a sound that's as heterogeneous, raw and compelling as America itself. You'll hear powerhouse vocals deliver energetic yarns about love, the government and the apocalypse, to name a few, as Forsyth and company squeeze everything they have into each song and rarely come up for air.

Forsyth brought his skills as a stellar live performer to help found and make infamous nationwide the theatrical acoustic group The Asylum Street Spankers. He gave Wammo his first washboard and Christina Marrs her first guitar and ukelele. His time with the Spankers touring and recording 5 albums added to a wealth of earlier unique experiences in his life working as a stuntman in renaissance shows, busking on the streets of New Orleans and playing on a mountain top in Nepal which provided him musical fodder to be refined in the songs of Forsyth's numerous solo albums. The release of his latest, Calico Girl, which features new songs as well as re-recordings of some of Guy's most popular songs from 1999's Can You Live Without, marks the fourth album for the record label he started in 2002, Small and Nimble Records.

Guy is known today as a musician with gripping, powerful vocals as well as a master of numerous instruments. He started his musical development first with singing, and began playing harmonica at 16. Shortly thereafter he heard a very distinct and overwhelming sound on Kansas City radio that changed his life; it was Robert Johnson. After that, he borrowed a guitar, fell in love and learned to tune it with his feet from a friend who had lost both his arms in an accident. In college, he lasted a single semester at the University of Kansas, and then he found the music he had been seeking gritty, organic folk and blues, from a practical hands-on, gears, joints and joists level. And he struck out to learn it.

Since then, he's been awarded an Austin Music Award for Best Male Vocalist in 2005, as well as numerous other AMAs over the years in categories such as Blues and Best Miscellaneous Instrument Player (singing saw), among others. Last year's 2-disc live record, Unrepentant Schizophrenic Americana, was received very well by critics and fans alike.

9PM ― $15
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Sunday, February 12 at 9PM

Texas Country singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician

KINKY FRIEDMAN's Southern Discomfort 2012 Tour

What can we say about Kinky Friedman that hasn't been shouted from the highest peaks already? Kinky has been around since the original Outlaw Movement of Willie and Waylon and Billy Joe and friends and he has not let us down since. There is really nothing we can say to make you more aware of, or curious about the Kinkster that he hasn't already made sure you've heard and seen a thousand times over already !!!

9PM ― $25 Advance $30 At the Door
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Saturday, March 3

ZYDECO BLANCO

Zydeco Blanco was originally a duo formed in 1997 when accordion player Leif Oines met rubboard player Harvey Trahan. Both musicians were newly relocated to the Blanco river Valley near Blanco, Texas. Mr. Oines had moved from the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex, where he had successfully headed up the energetic band Zydeco Faux Pas. Harvey Trahan, a French Cajun originally from Lafayette, Louisiana, came to the valley via Houston, Texas, where he played harmonica in several blues bands.

As the new partners began playing shows in their Hill Country community, they met other area musicians and incorporated them into the band. First, a rhythm section was added to the band, consisting of Steve Lamphier on bass and Brandon Aly (of the New Bohemians) on drums. Both Steve and Brandon had been playing together in another local band Jamadillo. They suggested their fellow Jamadillo band mate, Larry Woods, be added on guitar. The addition of Saxophone player, Brad Houser, (also of the New Bohemians and Critters Buggin) completed the lineup.

Thursday, March 22

From her days with the Thrift Store Cowboys to playing with the Texas Playboys to sitting in with the likes of Billy Joe Shaver, Gary P Nunn and even Devotchka, to appearing along side Gwyneth Paltrow in the Hit Movie, Country Strong ... "Pearl" has long been an AllGood FAVE !

AMANDA SHIRES

"If you don't like Amanda Shires...then you don't like America." ―DeVotchKa

This Texas firebrand singer-songwriter-fiddler penned a very different kind of train song, one in which the chugging engine doesn’t signal loneliness or even escape, but represents a romantic deus ex machina. “Standing in the kitchen with all the dirty dishes,” she sings. “You left a lot of things undone.”―When You Need a Train It Never Comes American Songwriter’s Top 50 Songs Of 2011

I remember sitting in an airport waiting for a plane and my drummer Kenney running up and saying 'there's a girl here you gotta hear' and we walked up and there she was this beautiful girl with a fiddle standing by herself and smiling and playing and I said 'How about some Faded Love?' and she played so pretty that Kenney and I missed our plane. America needs pizzicato. ―Chris Isaak

"Amanda Shires leans back on her heels, bears down on her bow and evokes the spirit of Spade Cooley. With a voice that whispers Dolly and lyrics that scream Faulkner, this girl shines like a diamond, but she's pure Pearl." ―Justin Townes Earle

“Shires is a damn talented and idiosyncratic song-writer...She is a fiddling maestro. At times her energetic, jittery vocals and eccentric lyrical subjects mark her out as a young female heir to the godfather of strange, Mr. Tom Waits.” ―Americana UK

Thursday, April 19

Eilen Jewell's new album "Queen In A Minor Key" is being showered with shining reviews. "An undiscovered gem ... a layered shimmering pearl of an album that shines like cut crystal. " - American Songwriter !!!

EILEN JEWELL

It is the battered cassette jammed in the tape deck of the getaway car, the music Ida Lupino cues up on the roadhouse jukebox as she counts the till after close. This is Queen of the Minor Key by Eilen Jewell, a smart cookie with a heart of burnished gold and enough stories to keep even the rowdiest crowd hanging on her every word. Though its long shadows and dark corners make her kingdom feel intimate, her sovereign domain stretches as far as the imagination. Its denizens seek refuge in padded rooms, abandoned automobiles… and strong spirits. They defend their territory by any means necessary: weird voodoo, sawed-off shotguns, broken bottles.

But beware, savvy observer. There is more to Eilen Jewell than meets the ear. Do not confuse the singer and her songs. The drama and darkness that give Queen of the Minor Key its gritty texture are in short supply in the Boston-based songwriter's personal life. And in a curious twist, these fourteen originals actually took shape in a sunny, idyllic location that contrasts strikingly with the album's moody, film noir atmosphere.

American roots music, Western Swing, Rockabilly,
and Traditional Country - playing it like they invented it.

BIG SANDY & his Fly-Rite Boys

Since forming in 1988, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys have emerged as one of the world's most respected practitioners of American roots music, western swing, rockabilly, and traditional country—playing it like they invented it. "I think of us as just a rock and roll band, a rock and roll band that's letting the roots show," says bandleader Big Sandy.

Whether they're playing the Grand Ole Opry, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, or simply climbing out of a bus after rolling into your town, these guys are bringing us some great old-time rock and roll.

.....!!! AND THAT AIN'T ALL !!!.....

Take a LOOK at what we have coming to YOUR FAVORITE VENUES !!

SonsofHermannHall

SONS OF HERMANN HALL 3414 Elm St. Deep Ellum - Dallas, TX 75226 (214) 747-4422

Saturday, February 11 at 9PM

Annual Valentine's Dance & Concert !

MAX STALLING

probably one of the deepest writers I've known personally. Anybody can make words rhyme. Max makes the words mean something, play off each other and have two or even three different meanings ―Mark David Manders

Always a Boot-Scootin', Beer Drinkin', Hell-Raisin' Good Time - for your Sweetie !!!

ON SALE NOW at Front Gate Tickets

.....!!! AND THAT STILL AIN'T ALL !!!.....

Club Dada 2720 Elm St. Dallas, TX 75226 (214) 748-5105

Friday, April 27 at 9PM

NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS