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Hard Times
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Matt Harlan
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David Lutes Trio
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Hard Times
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Tim Henderson
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Thirsty Thursday LIVE!
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Texas Songwriter
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Charm School
Willie B -
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Rick Poss, Mike Darnell,
Mark Beets & Saylor White
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Josal
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NSAI Open Mic
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Hard Times
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Tom Tranchilla & Buddy Allen
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SPUDSTOCK
VIII
Day One
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SPUDSTOCK
VIII
Day Two
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SPUDSTOCK
VIII
Day Three
NSAI Open Mic
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Hard
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Brian Ashley Jones
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August
1, 2009 - Saturday
George
Ensle
George Ensle, (pronounced
Enslee), began songwriting and performing as
a teenager in the late sixties in his hometown,
Houston at such venerable clubs as the Sand
Mountain Coffeehouse and the original Old Quarter,
sharing stages with legendary folk greats, Townes
Van Zandt, Guy Clark, and Jerry Jeff Walker.
While touring the club, college coffeehouse
and festival circuit, he was awarded a prestigious
Federal Government Grant to be an Artist-In-Schools,
teaching songwriting and the creative process
to elementary schoolchildren. George has won
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songwriting awards from The American Song Festival,
the Kerrville Folk Festival, the Music Umbrella,
and the Austin Songwriters Group, and has released
five albums in the U.S. and Europe. In 2008 he
was nominated for Singer/Songwriter of the Year
by the Texas Music Academy.
George has a unique fingerpicking
style originating from his classical guitar training
and honed over the years to flow seamlessly with
his lyrics. He has been called a "songpainter,"
capturing "lifescapes", with storysong
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August
5, 2009 - Wednesday
Wednesday's Hard Times Soup & Music Kitchen
Join us for soup and song every Wednesday at our Hard Times Soup & Music Kitchen. Hot or cold, spicy or mild, creamy or clear, meaty or veggie - soup is the perfect comfort food. There will be soups to sample, plus accompaniments - like bread or crackers. If you want to participate as 'Celebrity Soup Chef of the Week' and share your favorite recipe, contact Pam. We're all about soup to warm your belly and music to warm your soul.
Featured
this week:
Celebrity Soup Chefs
 Pam
Herndon
 Pam
Herndon
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August
6, 2009 - Thursday
Thirsty
Thursday LIVE!
Welcome to Thirsty Thursday LIVE! - an incredible night of acoustic music - always a crowd pleaser. Come share a night of music - bring your friends - enjoy a fun start to your weekend with a tasty brew and a favorite JPHH performance.
Tonight's musical performer is yet to be announced.
Details soon.
Join us!
Showtime @ 8:00 - 10:00 pm
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August
7, 2009 - Friday
Tyler Mire Combo
With two years of experience,
the Tyler Mire Combo (TMC) has been performing
its eclectic mix of Jazz, Swing, Funk, and Standards
around the West Houston area. In August 2008,
the TMC recorded their debut CD "Hit or Miss."
The group consists of young talented musicians
who are natives to Katy.
MEMBERS:
Tyler Mire (Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Leader)
Noel Bryant (Piano)
Katie Christy (Bass)
Sean Strelecki (Drums)
Showtime @ 9:00 pm
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August 8,
2009 - Saturday
David Lutes Trio
CD Release Party
David Lutes brings his unique blend of Americana,
folk and pop performance to JP Hops House tonight.
The Austin-based singer-songwriter is playing
behind his latest release Big Top
from which he has received high critical acclaim.
The Daily Texan calls the record "...the
music that actually makes it worth your time
to listen to all these free [promotional] discs,"
and Austin.com's Nichole Wagner praises Big
Top as "flashy and dangerous, with
room for the occasional flare of the unexpected."
Lutes also garnered praise from the 2009 Texas
Music Awards with nominations for "Song
of the Year" and "Male Vocalist of
the Year," which included a feature performance
at the ceremony.
Lutes' genre-bending mix of folk and pop stays
true to his Americana roots and songwriting
... with explorations into spirited pop-rock.
Showtime @ 9:00 pm
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August
9, 2009 - Sunday
HSA Meeting
@ 1:30 pm
Showcase to follow
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NSAI
Open Mic @ 6:00 pm
Host: TC Smythe
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August
12 , 2009 - Wednesday
Wednesday's Hard Times Soup & Music Kitchen
SPECIAL
GUEST TROUBADOR - Tim
Henderson
Join us for soup and song
every Wednesday at our Hard Times Soup & Music
Kitchen. Hot or cold, spicy or mild, creamy or
clear, meaty or veggie - soup is the perfect comfort
food. There will be soups to sample, plus accompaniments
- like bread or crackers. If you want to participate
as 'Celebrity Soup Chef of the Week' and share
your favorite recipe, contact Pam. We're all about
soup to warm your belly and music to warm your
soul.
Featured
this week:
Celebrity Soup Chefs
Virginia
Pruet
Tony
Ryan
 Pam
Herndon
Judy
Mood
Hard
Times Troubadors
Tim
Henderson
Bob,
Jeff, Danny & Tony
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Tim Henderson
was born in the coal country of West Virginia
and raised in Nitro and Charleston, along with
five brothers and a sister. He is considered by
many to be one of America’s outstanding folk
song writers.
Musically, his Grandma quilled
the mountain dulcimer and sang songs that have
been in those mountains since they left Scotland
and Wales in the 1700s. His mother played classical
piano. Tim played the piano
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from age 9. He was given his
first guitar at age 14 by Robert Easley, the black
janitor at his school. Imagine Tim's shock when
he brought it home and his Grandpa grabbed it and
played “Over the Waves”, the old circus
song. Tim was singing “You Are My Sunshine”
for crowds of strangers when he was two.
Tim has tried to play nearly
everything with strings, including a 19-string lute.
He considers his playing adequate, but says that
you must judge for yourself. In performing, he uses
a guitar that he bought from the designer in Spain
in 1965. It is a gut string classical guitar with
a flamenco neck. Tim says, “ I would sooner
part with my right arm. As a vocalist, I can only
tell you that I enunciate well and sing only marginally
better than Willie Nelson, and maybe a little louder.”
Tom Paxton calls Tim “The
bear who laughs…Loud.”
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August
13, 2009 - Thursday
Thirsty
Thursday LIVE!
Welcome to Thirsty Thursday LIVE! - an incredible night of acoustic music - always a crowd pleaser. Come share a night of music - bring your friends - enjoy a fun start to your weekend with a tasty brew and a favorite JPHH performance.
Tonight's musical performer is yet to be announced.
Details soon.
Join us!
Showtime @ 8:00 - 10:00 pm
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August
14, 2009 - Friday
Texas Songwriter Showcase
Some of the best singer
songwriters from around the state of Texas grace
the JPHH stage on the second Friday of each month.
Charm School
is the featured ensemble
for this evening's showcase .
Slinging guitars and packing
a jazzy rendition of classic rock, originals and
foot stomping blues, Charm School is a harmonic
trio of Texas gals your momma warned you about.
Kat Drake is on lead
guitar, jaw-harp and vocals. A Texas native and
Houston area musician for over 35 years, she is
inspired by money, fast cars and First Lady of
Bass, Carol Kaye.
Lorinda Robb is on
rhythm guitar and vocals. Another Texas native
playing music publicly for over 30 years, she
is influenced by Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello
and homemade cobbler.
Jana Arent is on
bass, keyboards and vocals. A Blue Lake Fine Arts
Alumni with her roots now firmly transplanted
in Longhorn country, she is inspired by Patti
Sullivan, Marianne Faithful and Jean Armatrading.
Willie B: Willie
describes himself as a bluesy guitar player, but
he is so much more. He is a gifted and diverse
guitar player who writes and performs in many
musical genres. Willie writes and sings songs
around the people in his life. He has been a past
recipient of HFBSA's "Song of the Year"
and "Songwriter of the Year". Willie
has recorded four albums to date and is currently
working on his fifth solo project.
The Texas Songwriters' Showcase
is the longest running showcase in Houston. These
songwriters will take to the stage to entertain
you with colossal musical talent and wide-ranging
experience ... you will not be disappointed.
Host Willie
B
Showtime @ 9:00 pm
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August
15, 2009 - Saturday
Rick
Poss, Mike
Darnell, Mark
Beets & Saylor
White
Rick Poss reports
seeing "A Hard Day's Night" as a child,
and later meeting Mance Lipscomb, Lightnin' Hopkins,
and Jimmy Reed, as key inspirations and influences.
He has been writing
songs since he learned his first chord, fronted
his own bands and worked extensively in the United
States and Europe with Alejandro Escovedo, Jimmy
LaFave, Jack Saunders, Jim Lauderdale, Greg Trooper,
and Bruce Robison. Rick has opened shows for Mance
Lipscomb, Buddy Miller, Bo Diddley, Lucinda Williams,
Son Volt, Waylon Jennings, Billy Bragg, Robert
Cray, and Ben Harper among others.
Mark Beets
has a sound which has been called "Organic
Americana". It's fresh, different from most
of the stuff out there today. In 2003 Long
Ago & Many Days, Mark's debut
collection of songs, was produced by White Cat
Productions and Beets was a finalist in the Wildflower
Festival songwriting competition. Mark's song
"The Road's Not Long Enough" was selected as the
lead single on The Houston Association of Acoustic
Musicians' first compilation CD.
East Texas born writer of
songs, poetry and short stories, Saylor White
has written over two thousand songs in his better
than thirty years of word crafting, including
"Dress of Lace" recorded and performed
by Nanci Griffith and Lyle Lovett. Saylor is an
amazing and prolific songwriter with a musical
sense that comes as natural to him as breathing.
He is co-owner of A
Songwriters Studio in Houston, Texas.
Details on Mike to be posted
soon.
Showtime @ 9:00 pm
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August
16, 2009 - Sunday
Josal
& Mo Send-Off Party
Please join us for the big
send-off as we bid Josal and Mo a fond farewell
~ they are making their get away from Houston.
Tonight will be a potluck kind of night, so bring
a dish to share if you can. Open mic will take
place as usual.
We're gonna miss you guys!
NSAI
Open Mic
Host: TC Smythe
Party & Open Mic start
@ 6:00 pm
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August
19, 2009 - Wednesday
Wednesday's Hard Times Soup & Music Kitchen
Join us for soup and song every Wednesday at our Hard Times Soup & Music Kitchen. Hot or cold, spicy or mild, creamy or clear, meaty or veggie - soup is the perfect comfort food. There will be soups to sample, plus accompaniments - like bread or crackers. If you want to participate as 'Celebrity Soup Chef of the Week' and share your favorite recipe, contact Pam. We're all about soup to warm your belly and music to warm your soul.
Featured
this week:
Celebrity Soup Chefs
Cindy
Hudson
Judy
Mood
Virginia
Pruet
John
Brown
Alicia
McMonagle
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August
20, 2009 - Thursday
Thirsty
Thursday LIVE!
Welcome to Thirsty Thursday LIVE! - an incredible night of acoustic music - always a crowd pleaser. Come share a night of music - bring your friends - enjoy a fun start to your weekend with a tasty brew and a favorite JPHH performance.
Tonight's musical performer is yet to be announced.
Details soon.
Join us!
Showtime @ 8:00 - 10:00 pm
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August
21, 22 & 23, 2009 - Friday, Saturday & Sunday
SPUDSTOCK VIII
Three
days of suds, spuds & music!!!
'Heads'
are turning and 'eyes'
are 'peeled'. Join
us in a celebration of Mr. Potato Head's 57th birthday
and the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. You 'butter'
be here ... but don't leave 'loaded'.
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Friday
- Day 1: Amazing Musical Spuds
Opening set by Dodd Eastham,
followed by Sweet
Mama Cotton, then The Hard Times Troubadors
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Bob Yoh, Jeff Tompkins, Danny Jones & Tony
Ryan.
Bring your favorite potato culinary creation to
share at the Tasty Tater Buffet. And, make sure
to bring along the clear, well defined recipe
to be included in our Spudstock Cookbook. All
proceeds from the cookbook sales will go to charity.
Dress Your Spud Contest
1. We insist that you use a real potato.
Sweet ones are always welcome.
2. Be kind, try to select Mr. Potato Head's
most distant relative for your entry.
3. Don't overlook the shape-challenged
tubers in the potato bin, they could be
a winner.
Contestants can deliver their gussied-up spud
to the JPHH Texas Top Tater Viewing Shelf anytime
between Friday and Sunday for Texas' Top Tater
Competition. Final judging takes place Sunday
evening at 8:00 pm.
Buffet
starts @ 8:00 pm
Music starts @ 8:00 pm
NO COVER CHARGE
Saturday
- Day 2: 'Shake -N- Bake Night'
Shake
Russell Band, better known tonight as Half-Baked
Shake Russet and the Tater Tots - featuring
Doug (YUKON GOLD) Floyd on mandolin and vocals
and Mike (YELLOW FINN) Roberts on bass and vocals
continue with Day 2 entertainment. Come early
and hear all of their original hits including
"SPUDSTOCK" and "ALL YOU NEED IS
SPUDS"!
Plus, we're throwin' in baked potatoes and tater
toppings ... YUM!
Texas
Tasty Tuber Buffet
(Baked Potato Bar)
Tonight's admission includes our Texas Tasty Tuber
Buffet complete with all your favorite traditional
toppings.
Dress Your Spud Contest
1. We insist that you use a real potato.
Sweet ones are always welcome.
2. Be kind, try to select Mr. Potato Head's
most distant relative for your entry.
3. Don't overlook the shape-challenged
tubers in the potato bin, they could be
a winner.
Contestants can deliver their gussied-up spud
to the JPHH Texas Top Tater Viewing Shelf anytime
between Friday and Sunday for Texas' Top Tater
Competition. Final judging takes place Sunday
evening at 8:00 pm.
Buffet
starts @ 8:00 pm
Music starts @ 9:00 pm
Cover $15.00
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If you sign up and play
at the Spudtacular Open Mic, you can have your
name on our custom Spudstock t-shirt. This is
a t-shirt you can wear with much pride and point
out your name to all who ask "Wow, what
a cool t-shirt! Where can I get one?"
Potato Dish Buffet
Bring your favorite potato culinary creation
to share at the Tasty Tater Buffet. And, make
sure to bring along the clear, well defined
recipe to be included in our Spudstock
Cookbook. All proceeds from the cookbook sales
will go to charity.
Dress Your Spud Contest
1. We insist that you use a real potato.
Sweet ones are always welcome.
2. Be kind, try to select Mr. Potato
Head's most distant relative for your entry.
3. Don't overlook the shape-challenged
tubers in the potato bin, they could be
a winner.
Contestants can deliver their gussied-up spud
to the JPHH Texas Top Tater Viewing Shelf anytime
between Friday and Sunday for Texas' Top Tater
Competition. Final judging takes place Sunday
evening at 8:00 pm.
Buffet
starts @ 6:00 pm
Open Mic starts @ 6:00 pm
SPUDSTOCK
THREADS REQUESTED
Come
commune with fellow Spudstockers wearing your
Flower Power, tie-dye, bell-bottoms or fringe.
Your hippie fashion statement is only limited
by your psychedelic imagination.
MEMORABILIA
To
commemorate Spudstock VII be sure to place your
order for one of our really, really cool t-shirts.
Click
for larger view
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August
26, 2009 - Wednesday
Wednesday's Hard Times Soup & Music Kitchen
SPECIAL
GUEST TROUBADORS-
Brian
Ashley Jones with
Tisha
Simeral
Join us for soup and song
every Wednesday at our Hard Times Soup & Music
Kitchen. Hot or cold, spicy or mild, creamy or
clear, meaty or veggie - soup is the perfect comfort
food. There will be soups to sample, plus accompaniments
- like bread or crackers. If you want to participate
as 'Celebrity Soup Chef of the Week' and share
your favorite recipe, contact Pam. We're all about
soup to warm your belly and music to warm your
soul.
Featured
this week:
Celebrity Soup Chefs
Linda
Thompson
Pam
Herndon
Glynace
Eastham
Alicia
McMonagle
Hard
Times Troubadors
Guests
- Brian Ashley Jones
Guest
- Tisha Simeral
Bob,
Jeff, Danny & Tony
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Brian
Ashley Jones is a soulful singer, an accomplished
lead guitarist and versitile songwriter. His music
is heavily influenced by guitar driven blues,
bluegrass, folk, country and rock that he absorbed
in his hometown of Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Now
based in Nashville, Tennessee, Brian maintains
an active touring schedule, and performs about
150 live shows per year at festivals, concert
series, radio shows and songwriter venues. He
also leads workshops around the country as part
of Nashville Songwriters Association International's
Pros On The Road program. Brian's swampy
instrumental "Pull 'em Up" has been
featured in the widely acclaimed PBS television
series Road Trip Nation.
Tisha
Simeral, also living in Nashville, is a professional
bassist who plays electric bass and string bass
with a wide variety of artists.
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has performed on the General Jackson Showboat and
played with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra String
Quintet and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra Pops.
Tisha
was a music professor of note at Capital University
in Columbus, Ohio. Her arrangements and compositions
have been performed by Sarah Morrow, the Women in
Music Columbus Orchestra and String Sinfonia, the
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August
27, 2009 - Thursday
Thirsty
Thursday LIVE!
Welcome to Thirsty Thursday LIVE! - an incredible night of acoustic music - always a crowd pleaser. Come share a night of music - bring your friends - enjoy a fun start to your weekend with a tasty brew and a favorite JPHH performance.
Tonight's musical performer is yet to be announced.
Details soon.
Join us!
Showtime @ 8:00 - 10:00 pm
NO COVER
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August
28, 2009 - Friday
Michael Marcoulier &
Anthony Klonaris
Michael Marcoullier is no stranger
to the Houston music scene from back in the day when
Michael, John Vandiver, Shake Russell and Dana Cooper
ruled Texas music stages. In recent years Michael
has teamed with guitarist Anthony Klonaris. Anthony's
extremely diverse musical background includes everything
from classical to rock to country and jazz.
Showtime @ 9:00 pm
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August
29, 2009 - Saturday
Larry
Wilson Duo
Larry Wilson is an Austin,
Texas legend who started his career performing
with Jimmie Carl Black (Frank Zappa's drummer).
Larry teamed up with Jimmie LaFave for 17 years,
touring in the U.S; Europe and Canada as well
cutting mulitple albums. Larry also perfomred
with blues legend, Miss Lavelle White and Jimmie
Dale Gilmore. April 2nd 2009 was officially
declared Larry Wilson day in Austin by Mayor
Will Wynn for his contributions to Austin music.
Joining Larry as half
of The Larry Wilson duo, is Richard Jessee playing
guitar with unbelievable style and true technique,
Richard Jessee has devoted over twenty years
to mastering and perfecting his art.
A nationally known guitar
player, Richard studied at Berklee College of
Music in Boston, MA and received private instruction
at the Birmingham
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Richard has also studied with music industry greats
including Larry Sinabaldi, who taught Al DiMeola.
Richard has been featured in nationally distributed
instructional videos and appeared on numerous
albums. He is also a regular session player and
has recorded multiple solo albums.
Reviewers have raved about
his "frightening skill," "un-nerving
diversity," and "doses of brilliance."
Together, Larry and Richard
put on an electrifying and mystifying performance
that will keep you spellbound and leave you speechless!
Showtime @ 9:00 pm
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