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KPFT Radio 40th Birthday Party (Under the BigTop)

Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck

March 14, 2010

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McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents KPFT Radio 40th Birthday Party. (Under the BigTop). Sunday, March 14, 2010. Noon til 7pm.

FEATURING:

Randy Weeks
"Randy writes amazingly well crafted, beautifully melodic songs and delivers them with his own brand of laid back vocals and surfboard cool, very hip approach” says Lucinda Williams, who included his song “Can’t Let Go” as the sole cover on her Grammy winning album, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.

“An amazing songwriter” (Salon.com). “Smart songwriting and a broad palette of pop music influences” (CD Now). “Amazing musician” (Billboard).

Guy Forsyth
The insanely talented multi-instrumentalist can put on one hell of a show, alternately dazzling and amusing audiences on a musical journey that ventures from ragtime jazz and Delta blues to socially conscious folk and rollicking modern rock. The two-disc Unrepentant Schizophrenic Americana does a good job capturing the variegated intensity of Forsyth's live shows.

Ray Wyle Hubbbard
writes the kind of songs that make you want to ride along no matter where he's going, because you know it's gonna get strange somewhere along the way. His ability to segue seamlessly from primal exclamations of carnal lust into songs about salvation without pausing for irony; and a craftsmanship that manages to rhyme mescaline and gasoline and Volkswagen with dragon while painting vivid portraits of characters both real and unreal, all evoke a sense of place that is larger than life but in no way made up.

Jack Saunders
His gritty songs prove that Jack is set to confound the music biz, just like peers ranging from Jimmy LaFave to Joe Ely. --San Antonio Express News 

No doubt about it: this is a major league songwriter. --Inside Houston

Shotgun Party
Think of the Ditty Bops joining in with Dan Hicks' Lickettes and ace backing band, and you have a fairly good Polaroid of what Shotgun Party, a very strange nomenclature for such a spunkily pacific band, really is. They swing, proto-rock, chance a tang of rag here and there, waltz about in gingham and cowboy boots, even roll out un canción and a few covers, all adeptly slotted into their nuanced style. Every cut is so well cohered that Mean Old Way hangs together like that prizewinning quilt at the county fair. No two ways about it, Shotgun Party is a hip hootenanny and a dreamy kitchen window country flirtation rolled into one sly package. Mark S Tucker - Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange

John Evans
The John Evans Band has been a mainstay in the Texas music scene for the past several years with a list of influences that span the genre map.

From classic country and rockabilly to old school punk and rock 'n' roll, each album project progresses in a different direction than the last. John is a strong lyricist with a country voice. He is a lot of fun on stage.

Sisters Morales
"Having lived through their share of romantic storms, sisters Lisa and Roberta Morales -- better known as Sisters Morales -- craft those experiences into the remarkable "Talking to the River'' album. You won't find more soulful songwriting this year. The Sisters come from the heart with richly varied songs produced by Los Lobos veteran Steve Berlin, who brings out the best in them.'' -- STEVE MORSE,Boston Globe

Mike Stinson
"Virginian Mike Stinson's vibrant take on old-school honky tonk music has made him perhaps the leading L.A. light of the moment...he's a formidable songsmith..." Chris Morris -- Billboard Magazine

Mike Stinson's style of music will never fade away or become passe because the truth is never out-of-date. Mike writes memorable heart-bleeding tales laced with pain, humor and regret, describing his straightforward sound as "Tear-in-your-beer honky-tonk and barnyard rock and roll."

"Even if you've never heard any of the songs by the man described as the king of L.A.'s neo honky-tonk scene, you'll probably find yourself singing along with lots of them during his set..." So says the L.A. Times venerable music critic Robert Hilburn...

Baker Hotel
Baker Hotel produces a sound unlike any other. Carter Beckworth's songwriting mixed with the driving guitar & piano instrumentation results in "a top pick of local bands to go listen to in Austin” (Texas Beer Maps). The sound is reminiscent of such groundbreakers like Pearl Jam, Zeppelin, and the Allman Brothers.

Carter Beckworth writes the majority of Baker Hotel’s songs, though in a group comprised of lifelong musicians, all members practice a collaborative approach in developing the Rock/Pop, Southern Alt-Rock influence that shines in Baker Hotel.

Greg Trooper
Greg Trooper has for years been regarded as one of the most accomplished songwriters in Nashville. His 1998 album, "Popular Demons," is considered by many to be one of the defining albums of the Americana movement. Trooper has been steadfast to his folk-pop style but on his new release, "Make It Through the World," he walks in new territory, thanks to the thoughtful guidance of producer Dan Penn. Penn has written some of the most gorgeous soul music ("Dark Side of the Street") of recent memory, and Trooper's 12 original songs are infused with the gentle breeze of Penn's brand of instinctive street soul. With this fine release, Trooper and Penn hit just the right note, proving they are at the top of their game. - Mary Houlihan Chicago Sun-Times Lizzy D

Lizzy D
After graduating from Vanderbilt University’s Music program with a major in Piano and a minor in Voice, she came full circle back to Austin where she cut her teeth playing the local music circuit while surviving on a diet of frozen peas and ramen noodles. For now, at least until she rolls again, she can be seen demonstrating her skills of near-perfect recall, both behind the bar and on the piano, at Houston’s famed acoustic venue, McGonigel’s Mucky Duck.

Mighty OrkThe Mighty Orq
(pronounced ork) is a power trio from Houston Texas. This band blends stellar songwriting with soaring guitars and emotional vocals that create narrative musical stories of layered landscapes, which vibrates through the mind and soul of the listener. Their goal is not only to write songs with substance, but finding truth in a world of heartless pop