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McGonigel's Mucky Duck

The Duck was opened in 1990 as a restaurant/pub and live music venue. We pride ourselves on presenting "folk" music. That music comes from many arenas, countries, and crosses many genres. We hope our tastes in music will meld with yours.

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    McGonigel's Mucky Duck

    2425 Norfolk
    Houston, TX 77098

    Phone: (713) 528-5999

    Fax: (713) 528-4763

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    09/03/10

    Clandestine McGonigel's Mucky Duck Clandestine Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 3, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Clandestine. Clandestine is hard-driving, toe-tapping Texas Celtic sound. They re-formed in 2006 after a four-year break, with the same brand of blasting tune sets and new songs. Al Cofrin, the newest member, brings cittern and another set of bagpipes to the mix. Percussionist and singer Emily Dugas captivates with her original song collaborations with Al, as well as her singular...

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    09/04/10	Song Swap with Butch Hancock and Jimmie Dale Gilmore McGonigel's Mucky Duck Song Swap with Butch Hancock and Jimmie Dale Gilmore Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 4, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Song Swap with Butch Hancock and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. Butch and Jimmie Dale are, individually, excellent songwriters and performers in a "high lonesome" style. Together they are dynamite.?? "Jimmie Dale Gilmore synthesizes so many different forms of music," says Nicholas Dawidoff, author of "In the Country of Country: People and Places in American Music" (Pantheon), which devotes a full chapter to The Flatlanders....
    09/07/10	Shotgun Party McGonigel's Mucky Duck Shotgun Party Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 7, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Shotgun Party. The original Shotgun Party trio met in a little Texas dive bar in 2006. They got their start performing weekly at Austin's own Continental Club. Sparks flew and now Shotgun Party, the Austin based trio, really knows how to fire up a crowd! Their original songs are beautiful and timeless drawing influences from early blues, country, bluegrass and depression era swing. Katy Rose Cox's...
    09/08/10- 09/29/10	Wednesday Irish Sessions McGonigel's Mucky Duck Wednesday Irish Sessions Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 8-September 29, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Wednesday Irish Sessions.  "What's the difference between a bodhran and a trampoline?" Shaver asks, in an Irish variation on the ever-popular bluegrass banjo jokes. "With a trampoline you have to take your shoes off." The general session scheme is that someone starts a tune, and those who know it join in. Good session etiquette requires not playing if one does not know the tune,...
    09/09/10	Bob Schneider McGonigel's Mucky Duck Bob Schneider Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 9, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Bob Schneider.  Bob Schneider is a fixture on the Austin scene, having kicked around for years in various bands before embarking on a solo career. He dropped out of the University of Texas at El Paso to front his first band, the funk-and-rap outfit Joe Rockhead. The band independently released three albums before disbanding immediately prior to signing with a major label. A...
    09/10/10	Mike Stinson McGonigel's Mucky Duck Mike Stinson Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 10, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents 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,...
    09/11/10	Asylum Street Spankers (2pm Kid's Show & 7pm) McGonigel's Mucky Duck Asylum Street Spankers (2pm Kid's Show & 7pm) Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 11, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Asylum Street Spankers. The magnificently indefinable Asylum Street Spankers began in 1994 at a booze and hallucinogen-fueled party at the Dabbs Hotel in Llano, Texas. There Christina Marrs and Guy Forsyth met Wammo. During a night spent singing and playing along the banks of the Llano River they made a pact to keep the all-night-sing-along-anything-goes spirit of that party alive. Upon...
    09/12/10	Mary Gauthier McGonigel's Mucky Duck Mary Gauthier Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 12, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Mary Gauthier. “There’s freedom in knowing that you don’t have to know it all,” she says, “which is why to me, a song should end with a question, not an answer.” It might seem that after six groundbreaking albums of original songs, more than a dozen years of recording and touring around the world, a harvest of music industry awards, and...
    09/13/10- 09/27/10	Mucky Duck Open Mic Night (Mondays) McGonigel's Mucky Duck Mucky Duck Open Mic Night (Mondays) Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 13-September 27, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Mucky Duck Open Mic Night. Sign up is at 6:30. Showtime 7pm. No Cover. Each performer gets three songs or 15 minutes on stage. McGonigel's award winning Open Mic, ongoing since 1990, has been hosted by such well respected musicians as Will LeBlanc, Lisa Morales, Michael Stroup and Wayne Wilkerson. Some pretty famous long tall Texans have made the Duck Open Mic their testing ground for new material. The Duck...
    09/16/10	Cheryl Wheeler McGonigel's Mucky Duck Cheryl Wheeler Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 16, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Cheryl Wheeler. Cheryl Wheeler has to be seen to be appreciated. Nothing you read and nothing you hear from her albums prepares you for how good a performer she is.  You may not be familiar with Cheryl, but you have probably heard her music. She is very respected as a songwriter by her peers, which can be seen by how many of them record her songs. Chery's songs have been covered by...
    09/17/10	Warren Hood and the Hoodlums McGonigel's Mucky Duck Warren Hood and the Hoodlums Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 17, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Warren Hood and the Hoodlums. Warren Hood is an accomplished musician who plays violin, fiddle, mandolin, and composes and sings as well.  He lives in Austin, Texas and performs with his local band, Warren Hood and the Hoodlums, in a blend of jazz/blues/newgrass acoustic fusion of music, on Sundays @ Momo's. In the 2005 Austin Chronicle Best Musician Awards, Warren was voted #1-Best String...
    09/18/10	Shake Russell McGonigel's Mucky Duck Shake Russell Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 18, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Shake Russell. Weaving sophisticated harmonies through his songs and drawing from various genres, Shake created a style of folk-rock that is uniquely his own. His repertoire consists of a blend of love songs, ballads, and waltzes, skillfully balanced with lively rockabilly tunes and soulful rhythm and blues pieces. His lyrics are imbued with beautiful imagery, catchy phrases, and inventive...
    09/19/10	Patty Larkin McGonigel's Mucky Duck Patty Larkin Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 19, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Patty Larkin. Patty Larkin is part of the urban-folk/pop music phenomenon that spun off of the singer/songwriter explosion of the seventies, reinterpreting traditional folk melodies, rock, pop, bossa nova, drawing on anything from Dylan (Bob) to Dylan (Thomas). A self described “guitar driven songwriter,” Larkin has wound her way through soundscapes of evocative vocals, inventive...
    09/21/10	Runaway Sun McGonigel's Mucky Duck Runaway Sun Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 21, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Runaway Sun. In little over a year, Runaway Sun's self-recorded debut EP released in November 2008 garnered the band a nomination for Best Blues Group in the 2009 Houston Press Music Awards and an official showcase at SXSW 2009 playing alongside Grammy contender Diane Birch. The band recently released a 10-song LP, The Bridge, recorded in SugarHill's Studio A in eight hours. Live...
    09/23/10	Eliza Gilkyson McGonigel's Mucky Duck Eliza Gilkyson Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 23, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Eliza Gilkyson. Eliza Gilkyson is a politically minded, poetically gifted singer-songwriter, who has become one of the most respected musicians in roots, folk and Americana circles. The Grammy-nominated artist has appeared on NPR, Austin City Limits, Mountain Stage, etown, XM, Air America Radio and has toured with Richard Thompson, Patty Griffin and Mary Chapin Carpenter. In February of 2003,...
    09/24/10	Druha Trava McGonigel's Mucky Duck Druha Trava Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 24, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Druha Trava. Druha Trava is a wonderfully individual band from the Czech Republic that is hard to describe. They perform new acoustic world music with bluegrass influences. You might hear them perform a bluegrass tune, Bob Dylan tune or one by another American or British artist, or one of their many originals. Though they basically use a typical bluegrass complement of instruments, you might see the banjo...
    09/25/10	Moores School of Music: What’s Opera, Duck? McGonigel's Mucky Duck Moores School of Music: What’s Opera, Duck? Presented by University of Houston - Moores School of Music and McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 25, 2010 The Moores School of Music at the University of Houston presents What’s Opera, Duck? Saturday, September 25, 7 pm & 9:30 pm, at McGonigel's Mucky Duck, 2425 Norfolk. What’s Opera, Duck?  is a benefit celebration featuring the stars of the Moores Opera Center at the University of Houston singing their hearts out in a sparkling evening of opera arias and songs from musical theatre. Hosted by MOC director Buck Ross in his trademarked...
    09/26/10	MilkDrive McGonigel's Mucky Duck MilkDrive Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 26, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents MilkDrive.  MilkDrive, the Austin alt-folk-progressive acoustic string band, actually got its start in the northern climes of Idaho, where principal songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Noah Jeffries grew up playing bluegrass and gospel in his family’s family band and started writing amazing tunes at age 14. The first band he put together, 36 String Swing, toured...
    09/28/10	The Mighty Orq McGonigel's Mucky Duck The Mighty Orq Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 28, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents The Mighty Orq.  The Mighty Orq has quickly risen to be one of Houston, Texas' biggest bands by combining the energy of classic southern rock with undeniable pop hooks & melodies. Influenced by legendary Texas bands like ZZ Top, Soulhat, & Kings X, the band has been able to reach out to a wide-ranging audience that continues to grow & diversify. The band is best known for...
    09/30/10	Sarah Jaffe McGonigel's Mucky Duck Sarah Jaffe Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 30, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Sarah Jaffe.  If there is one thing that Sarah Jaffe will never have to contend with it is the idea that she is a female singer for females. There was once a time that being a female singer meant you would undoubtedly be put into an all too snug box. Is she an angry singer? An activist singer? A singer for the victims or the singer your mom bonds with you over? To be honest, when Sarah’s...
    10/01/10	Bruce Robison McGonigel's Mucky Duck Bruce Robison Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 1, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Bruce Robison. Imagine you are Texas singer-songwriter Bruce Robison on any given Saturday night, and you might be forgiven for thinking life looks pretty good. You’re on your way to headline at one of the Texas Hill Country’s legendary dancehalls—the Broken Spoke, say, or Gruene Hall or Floore’s Country Store—when one of your songs comes on the radio. Maybe it’s...
    10/02/10	The Greencards McGonigel's Mucky Duck The Greencards Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 2, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents The  Greencards.  You could call it an attraction...a curiosity...an anticipation of surprise and delight. But there’s a better word to describe what the music of The Greencards inspires. Fascination. If you’ve followed this multinational threesome over these past five years, you know the feeling. From their personal histories through the content of...
    10/03/10	Trout Fishing in America McGonigel's Mucky Duck Trout Fishing in America Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 3, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Trout Fishing in America.  Trout Fishing in America - Top 100 most influential independent artists in the past 15 years - Performing Songwriter. Trout Fishing in America is a nationally acclaimed performing and recording group based in northwest Arkansas. While they have a strong following for their sophisticated repertoire of music for grownups, the group has also garnered national awards for...
    10/04/10- 10/25/10	Mucky Duck Open Mic Night (Mondays) McGonigel's Mucky Duck Mucky Duck Open Mic Night (Mondays) Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 4-October 25, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Mucky Duck Open Mic Night. Sign up is at 6:30. Showtime 7pm. No Cover. Each performer gets three songs or 15 minutes on stage. McGonigel's award winning Open Mic, ongoing since 1990, has been hosted by such well respected musicians as Will LeBlanc, Lisa Morales, Michael Stroup and Wayne Wilkerson. Some pretty famous long tall Texans have made the Duck Open Mic their testing ground for new material. The Duck...
    10/05/10	Somebody's Darling McGonigel's Mucky Duck Somebody's Darling Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 5, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Somebody's Darling. Hailing from Dallas, TX, the four piece country-rock outfit Somebody’s Darling came up in a part of the nation where soutern meets western and urban meets rural, so it’s no surprise how effortlessly this group of twenty-somethings blends rock energy with country sensibilities. Their tunes sound just as good alongside Ryan Adams and The Stones as they do Cross Canadian...
    10/06/10- 10/27/10	Wednesday Irish Sessions McGonigel's Mucky Duck Wednesday Irish Sessions Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 6-October 27, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Wednesday Irish Sessions.  "What's the difference between a bodhran and a trampoline?" Shaver asks, in an Irish variation on the ever-popular bluegrass banjo jokes. "With a trampoline you have to take your shoes off." The general session scheme is that someone starts a tune, and those who know it join in. Good session etiquette requires not playing if one does not know the tune,...
    10/07/10	Shawn Phillips McGonigel's Mucky Duck Shawn Phillips Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 7, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Shawn Phillips. You might not recognize Shawn Phillips’s name, but you’ve heard his impact. He helped Joni Mitchell learn guitar and gave George Harrison sitar lessons. He sang on the Beatles’ “Lovely Rita (Meter Maid)” from their “Sgt. Pepper’s” album. He hung out with the Greenwich Village crowd in the heyday of Hardin, Havens, van Ronk and...
    10/08/10	Greg Trooper McGonigel's Mucky Duck Greg Trooper Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 8, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Greg Trooper. Rarely has there been a more aptly named singer/songwriter than Greg Trooper. Over three decades, the New Jersey native has soldiered on through the victories and setbacks unique to a career dedicated to music, proving through gestures large and small that he's one of our best. It's evident in the company he keeps, the critics who praise his recordings, the fans who...
    10/15/10	Iris DeMent McGonigel's Mucky Duck Iris DeMent Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 15, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Iris DeMent. A true living treasure of country-folk music, Iris Dement enthralls audiences with the lyrical beauty of her songcraft and the unflinching intimacy of her performances. Iris' voice is instantly recognizable, with a spare, timeless quality that echoes her native Arkansas hills, complementing the unaffected, honest wisdom of her songs about family, forgiveness, and other...
    10/16/10	Michelle Shocked McGonigel's Mucky Duck Michelle Shocked Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 16, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Michelle Shocked. “I’m the most sophisticated hillbilly you’ll ever meet.” When Michelle Shocked says this about herself, it’s hard not to crack up. ‘Hillbilly,’ after all, is no compliment. And frankly, it’s tough to reconcile that reflex image of a backwoods, overalls-and-a-smile hillbilly with this focused, erudite singer-songwriter. If such...
    10/17/10	Ellis Paul McGonigel's Mucky Duck Ellis Paul Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 17, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Ellis Paul. A singer songwriter is only as good as the times he reflects. In times like these, when so many nuts are running the show, it's comforting to know that Ellis Paul is actually holding our sanity on his own stage! Wise, tender, brilliant and biting, Ellis is one of our best human compasses, marking in melodies and poems where we've been and where we might go if we so choose to. Personally...
    10/19/10	Matt Harlan McGonigel's Mucky Duck Matt Harlan Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 19, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Matt Harlan. If there’s a performer today that embodies the oft-applied and rarely understood moniker of “songwriter’s songwriter” it’s Houston favorite, Matt Harlan. With songs that are already well known in many circles Harlan’s studio work is just beginning to make its mark with his debut studio release, “Tips & Compliments”. Born and...
    10/21/10	The Belleville Outfit McGonigel's Mucky Duck The Belleville Outfit Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 21, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents The Belleville Outfit. “The only music that hasn’t influenced us is the music we haven’t heard.” - Phoebe Hunt, The Belleville Outfit Gigs connected by long winding roads through North Carolina, Texas, Tennessee and on to Colorado and California, via the many places in between, have helped weave the charm and energy that defines The...
    10/22/10	California Guitar Trio McGonigel's Mucky Duck California Guitar Trio Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 22, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the California Guitar Trio. With a whirlwind of instrumental styles fusing classical, rock, blues, jazz, world music, progressive, as well as the quintessential California musical genre surf music, the California Guitar Trio's stunning virtuosity and sly sense of humor have earned them a rabid following and wide notoriety, with significant crossover in the progressive, acoustic and classical music...
    10/23/10	Tom Russell McGonigel's Mucky Duck Tom Russell Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 23, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Tom Russell. Tom Russell has recorded 25 records and two DVDs. His songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Doug Sahm, Nancy Griffith, Joe Ely, Iris Dement, Ian Tyson, KD Lang, Suzy Bogguss, Ramblin´ Jack Elliott, Jeff Walker, Dave Van Ronk and other great artists. Russell is credited, along with Dave Alvin, of inventing the Americana radio format with their Merle Haggard tribute 'Tulare...
    10/26/10	Will Sexton (CD Release!) McGonigel's Mucky Duck Will Sexton (CD Release!) Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 26, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Will Sexton. (CD Release!) Will Sexton is an artist developed by the unique diversity of the Austin music scene, which placed him on stage with local legends before he’d lived out his first decade. Many of the sounds of his childhood still resonate in his current work. Will has a wide range of credits as a musician, producer and songwriter, from collaborations with Waylon Jennings, to...
    10/28/10	Bob Schneider McGonigel's Mucky Duck Bob Schneider Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 28, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Bob Schneider.  Bob Schneider is a fixture on the Austin scene, having kicked around for years in various bands before embarking on a solo career. He dropped out of the University of Texas at El Paso to front his first band, the funk-and-rap outfit Joe Rockhead. The band independently released three albums before disbanding immediately prior to signing with a major label. A...
    10/29/10	Jimmy LaFave McGonigel's Mucky Duck Jimmy LaFave Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 29, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Jimmy LaFave. Austin-based singer/songwriter and guitarist Jimmy LaFave brings a passionate rock & roll energy to his original folk songs, whether he's playing solo or with a band. Jimmy LaFave was born in Wills Point, Texas, a small town 30 miles east of Dallas. He began school down the road in Mesquite and by Junior High was making music perched behind his Sears & Roebuck drum kit. It...
    10/30/10	Sisters Morales: En Espanol (all Spanish Show) McGonigel's Mucky Duck Sisters Morales: En Espanol (all Spanish Show) Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck October 30, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Sisters Morales.  En Espanol (all Spanish Show). The best music knows no boundaries, transcends borders and genres, and mixes, matches and melds styles into something all an artist’s own. And doing just that comes naturally to Sisters Morales. A veritable spectrum of sounds and styles can be heard in the music created by Lisa and Roberta Morales and their longtime...
    11/01/10- 11/29/10	Mucky Duck Open Mic Night (Mondays) McGonigel's Mucky Duck Mucky Duck Open Mic Night (Mondays) Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 1-November 29, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Mucky Duck Open Mic Night. Sign up is at 6:30. Showtime 7pm. No Cover. Each performer gets three songs or 15 minutes on stage. McGonigel's award winning Open Mic, ongoing since 1990, has been hosted by such well respected musicians as Will LeBlanc, Lisa Morales, Michael Stroup and Wayne Wilkerson. Some pretty famous long tall Texans have made the Duck Open Mic their testing ground for new material. The Duck...
    11/03/10- 11/17/10	Wednesday Irish Sessions McGonigel's Mucky Duck Wednesday Irish Sessions Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 3-November 17, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Wednesday Irish Sessions.  "What's the difference between a bodhran and a trampoline?" Shaver asks, in an Irish variation on the ever-popular bluegrass banjo jokes. "With a trampoline you have to take your shoes off." The general session scheme is that someone starts a tune, and those who know it join in. Good session etiquette requires not playing if one does not know the tune,...
    11/04/10	Shotgun Party McGonigel's Mucky Duck Shotgun Party Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 4, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Shotgun Party. The original Shotgun Party trio met in a little Texas dive bar in 2006. They got their start performing weekly at Austin's own Continental Club. Sparks flew and now Shotgun Party, the Austin based trio, really knows how to fire up a crowd! Their original songs are beautiful and timeless drawing influences from early blues, country, bluegrass and depression era swing. Katy Rose Cox's...
    11/05/10	Junior Brown McGonigel's Mucky Duck Junior Brown Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 5, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Junior Brown. "A lot of people tell me they don't like country music, but they like what I am doing," says Junior Brown. "I hear that line more than anything else," which is ironic because a couple of licks is all it takes to erase any doubts concerning Junior's stylistic allegiance. His music combines the soul of country and the spirit of rock n' roll. In Junior's case,...
    11/06/10	The Trishas McGonigel's Mucky Duck The Trishas Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 6, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents The Trishas.   The Trishas got together towards the end of 2008 for what they thought was going be one show, a tribute to songwriter Kevin Welch at 2009's Steamboat Music Festival.  The four songstresses, Jamie Wilson, of the sweetheart band of the hill country The Gougers, Liz Foster, Kelley Mickwee, formerly of Jed & Kelley, and Kevin's daughter Savannah...
    11/09/10	John Evans & Emily Bell McGonigel's Mucky Duck John Evans & Emily Bell Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 9, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents John Evans & Emily Bell. 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. Anyone who follows Texas music has most likely been exposed to Evans' unique sound, often referred to as "Buddy Holly fronting AC/DC." From classic...
    11/11/10	Owen Temple and Adam Carroll McGonigel's Mucky Duck Owen Temple and Adam Carroll Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 11, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Owen Temple and Adam Carroll. From the fear of getting hurt that walks hand in hand with the rush of falling in love ("Accidentally Break My Heart") to the futility of running a corporate rat race that can't be won ("Move Around Money"), Owen Temple knows a thing or two about the little (and big) contradictions that make life interesting. "What I'm really drawn...
    11/12/10	Shake Russell McGonigel's Mucky Duck Shake Russell Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 12, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Shake Russell. With special guest Michael Hearne. Weaving sophisticated harmonies through his songs and drawing from various genres, Shake created a style of folk-rock that is uniquely his own. His repertoire consists of a blend of love songs, ballads, and waltzes, skillfully balanced with lively rockabilly tunes and soulful rhythm and blues pieces. His lyrics are imbued with beautiful imagery,...
    11/13/10	Ray Wylie Hubbard McGonigel's Mucky Duck Ray Wylie Hubbard Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 13, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Ray Wylie Hubbard. A leading figure of the progressive country movement of the 1970s, singer/songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard remains best known for authoring the perennial anthem "Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother."  Born November 13, 1946, in Soper, OK, Hubbard and his family relocated to Dallas during the mid-'50s; there he learned to play guitar, eventually forming a folk group with...
    11/18/10	Mike Stinson McGonigel's Mucky Duck Mike Stinson Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 18, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents 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,...
    11/19/10	Robbie Fulks McGonigel's Mucky Duck Robbie Fulks Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 19, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Robbie Fulks. If Robbie didn't make music, he'd probably be a postal service administrator... Draw your own conclusions. Robbie plays by nobody's rules--except the ones he hears in his head; his scorn for the music industry makes ours look positively prosaic. But don't let that make you lose sight of THE SONGS. Widely regarded by those who monitor such things as one of the most gifted...
    11/20/10	Skyrocket! McGonigel's Mucky Duck Skyrocket! Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 20, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Skyrocket! SKYROCKET! is perhaps the most wickedly original party band to emerge from any music scene, let alone a city like Austin where original music rules. Two things make SKYROCKET! stand out: 1) The players. All of them are recording artists in their own right. Maybe you've seen them before, on tour, on TV, or performing around Austin. 2) The songs. It all started when this handful of the...
    11/21/10	Suzanna Choffel McGonigel's Mucky Duck Suzanna Choffel Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 21, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Suzanna Choffel. A native of Austin TX, Suzanna Choffel combines her poetic lyrics and sweet smoky voice with funky urban rhythms to create a fresh and unique sound. She uses her guitar to create staccato rhythms underneath her dazzling soulful vocal melodies, all backed by a pulsing band with unique instrumentation. Her music has been described as “indie pop with urban beats”, and...
    11/24/10	Band of Heathens (Wednesday, Thanksgiving Eve - Two Shows!) McGonigel's Mucky Duck Band of Heathens (Wednesday, Thanksgiving Eve - Two Shows!) Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 24, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Band of Heathens. Wednesday, Thanksgiving Eve Two shows 7 and 9:30. WARNING: Somewhere in the landscape of the Austin music scene a Band of Heathens is running amok. These men are seeking new recruits for a celebration of musical madness and mayhem.  The Band of Heathens is a loosely-knit collective of established Austin singer/songwriters, featuring Brian Keane (I Ain’t Even Lonely),...
    11/26/10	Jimmy LaFave McGonigel's Mucky Duck Jimmy LaFave Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 26, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Jimmy LaFave. Austin-based singer/songwriter and guitarist Jimmy LaFave brings a passionate rock & roll energy to his original folk songs, whether he's playing solo or with a band. Jimmy LaFave was born in Wills Point, Texas, a small town 30 miles east of Dallas. He began school down the road in Mesquite and by Junior High was making music perched behind his Sears & Roebuck drum kit. It...
    11/27/10	Sisters Morales McGonigel's Mucky Duck Sisters Morales Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 27, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Sisters Morales. Sisters Morales. Chica Rock. Music so familiar that you don't know what it is, to quote Charlottesville's Sarah White when trying to describe music which is just that. Music you've heard before, yet you haven't. It is an intriguing concept in a world regurgitating musical styles and phrases like there is no tomorrow, spewing chord progressions and lyrics and guitar licks like machine...
    11/28/10	Swingfield Playboys McGonigel's Mucky Duck Swingfield Playboys Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 28, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Swingfield Playboys. The Swingfield Playboys are an amalgamation of some of Houston's best musicians with a collective performing experience of well over a century.  The group plays urban swing with a western flavor, not specifically western swing, although a steel guitar, guitars, and fiddle are prominent in their seven-piece presentation. "Martini and...

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    09/02/10	Corb Lund McGonigel's Mucky Duck Corb Lund Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 2, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Corb Lund. Losin’ Lately Gambler, is the 6th album from Corb Lund, Alberta’s acclaimed, alternative country star. Produced by the noted Nashville drummer and vocalist Harry Stinson (of Marty Stuart’s Fabulous Superlatives), this is Lund’s first album on his new record label New West Records. Lund’s latest series of songs on Losin’ Lately...
    09/01/10	Stan Ridgway McGonigel's Mucky Duck Stan Ridgway Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck September 1, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Stan Ridgway. "Music is more than just chords and notes to me, it has the ability to make pictures in the mind. My records are designed to be seen as well as heard." -- Stan Ridgway One of the most unique singer/songwriters in American music, Stan Ridgway is a true original. From his early days with L.A. art-punkers Wall Of Voodoo, to his even more intriguing solo career, Ridgway...
    08/31/10	McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters Night: Lisa Morales, Matt King, Lincoln Durham McGonigel's Mucky Duck McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters Night: Lisa Morales, Matt King, Lincoln Durham Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 31, 2010 It's McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters NIGHT! Songwriters Night hosted by LISA MORALES The best music knows no boundaries, transcends borders and genres, and mixes, matches and melds styles into something all an artist’s own. And doing just that comes naturally to Lisa Morales. Featuring: MATT KING “Matt King is a helluva musician and songwriter. As a performer, he...
    08/29/10	Baskery McGonigel's Mucky Duck Baskery Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 29, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Baskery. Baskery is Greta, Stella and Sunniva Bondesson, three Swedish sisters who have been sharing stages since ten years now. They describe their music as “high voltage” and use own expressions like “killbilly”, “banjo punk” and “mud-country” rather than traditional ones, since they’re certainly not bound to any genre. They might play with respect to...
    08/28/10	Max Stalling McGonigel's Mucky Duck Max Stalling Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 28, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Max Stalling. 10 years…5 cds...respect as a songwriter… top flight band…an expanding and loyal fan base. Not TOO bad of a track record for a guy who never felt he really had any business being in the music business.  “I didn’t even pick up a guitar until graduate school,” notes Max Stalling. After high school in Carrizo Springs, Texas, Stalling went to Texas...
    08/27/10	Jimmy LaFave McGonigel's Mucky Duck Jimmy LaFave Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 27, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Jimmy LaFave. Austin-based singer/songwriter and guitarist Jimmy LaFave brings a passionate rock & roll energy to his original folk songs, whether he's playing solo or with a band. Jimmy LaFave was born in Wills Point, Texas, a small town 30 miles east of Dallas. He began school down the road in Mesquite and by Junior High was making music perched behind his Sears & Roebuck drum kit. It...
    08/26/10	Malford Milligan McGonigel's Mucky Duck Malford Milligan Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 26, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Malford Milligan.  Malford Milligan is a world class blues/soul singer, based out of Austin, Texas. With his nationally acclaimed band "Storyville," he recorded 3 CDs; 2 with Atlantic Records, and 1 with November Records. He performed on "Austin City Limits" 3 times; twice with "Storyville," and once with Eric Johnson. Malford Milligan has also appeared on the Conan...
    08/24/10	Seth Walker McGonigel's Mucky Duck Seth Walker Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 24, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Seth Walker.  "The first time I heard Seth Walker at a small club in Nashville I was impressed like I haven't been impressed in 30 years, with performance, presence, and great songs." - Delbert McClinton It would seem to those previously unfamiliar with Seth Walker that he emerged practically overnight as one of the fastest rising stars in blues and roots music. Prior to his recent...
    08/22/10	Hamilton Loomis McGonigel's Mucky Duck Hamilton Loomis Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 22, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Hamilton Loomis. “If blues, soul, and rock can be said to form a triangle, you’ll find Hamilton Loomis right in the center of it”, says Guitar Player Magazine. An apt description, as young Loomis is one of the young artists at the forefront of bringing blues based American music into the 21st century and redefining it for a contemporary audience. Spanning youth and tradition, Loomis...
    08/21/10	Sisters Morales McGonigel's Mucky Duck Sisters Morales Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 21, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Sisters Morales. Sisters Morales. Chica Rock. Music so familiar that you don't know what it is, to quote Charlottesville's Sarah White when trying to describe music which is just that. Music you've heard before, yet you haven't. It is an intriguing concept in a world regurgitating musical styles and phrases like there is no tomorrow, spewing chord progressions and lyrics and guitar licks like machine...
    08/20/10	The Coveters McGonigel's Mucky Duck The Coveters Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 20, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents The Coveters. The Coveters are a side project of rotating musicians currently including: Suzanna Choffel, Dan Dyer, Ed Jurdi, Warren Hood, Jeff Botta and Brad Houser.
    08/19/10	Colin Gilmore McGonigel's Mucky Duck Colin Gilmore Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 19, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Colin Gilmore. Austin singer-songwriter Colin Gilmore is building his reputation the old-fashioned way: hard work and imagination. He and his new wife’s idea of the perfect honeymoon was a tour of Japan, where he played eight cities in 10 days, complete with a different backing band at each gig. The Flatlanders included Gilmore’s song “The Way We Are” on their...
    08/17/10	CANCELLED Luke Doucet & Melissa McClelland McGonigel's Mucky Duck CANCELLED Luke Doucet & Melissa McClelland Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 17, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Luke Doucet & Melissa McClelland.  Luke Doucet:  Luke’s song ‘Cleveland ‘was named by Nick Hornby as one of the Top Ten Songs of the Year, The Independent in the UK named the album, Blood’s Too Rich, as one of the Best Albums of 2008, while the Toronto Star named the album as the Number One Musical Moment of the Year. Hornby says on his...
    08/17/10	Deadman McGonigel's Mucky Duck Deadman Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 17, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Deadman.   Steven Collins, the Texas songwriter otherwise known as Deadman, captured a rare beauty and understated elegance rarely seen, in the album, Our Eternal Ghosts. Reminiscent of music from the days of Gram Parsons and The Band, the album is a brooding, ultimately uplifting testament to the belief that hope springs eternal. DEADMAN's latest album "Severe Mercy" is...
    08/15/10	Elizabeth Cook McGonigel's Mucky Duck Elizabeth Cook Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 15, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Elizabeth Cook. Elizabeth Cook kicks off her new album with “All the Time,” a rolling and tumbling country song. Her twangy vocal and harmonies with Buddy Miller let you know she’s locating herself just outside the mainstream of the country-music industry. If we didn’t get that message clearly enough in her opening number, she invokes hip-hop gangsters and the movie Boogie...
    08/14/10	Guy Forsyth McGonigel's Mucky Duck Guy Forsyth Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 14, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Guy Forsyth. It’s been a long and dusty road for wholly independent, Austin-based singer/songwriter Guy Forsyth that’s led to a recent surge in praise over his dazzling live shows and his rich Americana roots sound. Forsyth and his band use their unique mixture of folk, rock, blues, country and Tin Pan Alley to create a sound that’s both raw and compelling: Powerhouse vocals...
    08/13/10	Mat Kearney McGonigel's Mucky Duck Mat Kearney Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 13, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Mat Kearney. When you record the type of smart, catchy songs Mat Kearney cut for his 2006 album Nothing Left to Lose, you end up spending a lot of time on the road. And after that album’s title track throttled up the charts, that’s exactly what Kearney did. Three years later, he returns with City of Black & White, an album informed by the traveling, performing and...
    08/12/10	The Mighty Orq McGonigel's Mucky Duck The Mighty Orq Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 12, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents The Mighty Orq.  The Mighty Orq has quickly risen to be one of Houston, Texas' biggest bands by combining the energy of classic southern rock with undeniable pop hooks & melodies. Influenced by legendary Texas bands like ZZ Top, Soulhat, & Kings X, the band has been able to reach out to a wide-ranging audience that continues to grow & diversify. The band is best known for...
    08/10/10	Somebody's Darling McGonigel's Mucky Duck Somebody's Darling Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 10, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Somebody's Darling. Hailing from Dallas, TX, the four piece country-rock outfit Somebody’s Darling came up in a part of the nation where soutern meets western and urban meets rural, so it’s no surprise how effortlessly this group of twenty-somethings blends rock energy with country sensibilities. Their tunes sound just as good alongside Ryan Adams and The Stones as they do Cross Canadian...
    08/08/10	Alex & Julia McGonigel's Mucky Duck Alex & Julia Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 8, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Alex & Julia. With special guests, Pete Simple and Ken Gaines with Wayne Wilkerson. Alex and Julia are an emerging youth group comprised of two loving sisters, Alex (16) and Julia (15) Levy. Their music is original and their musical style ranges from Pop to Soulful. Both girls are gifted and alternate as lead vocalist. But the real magic appears when the Sisters harmonize and the double helix of...
    08/07/10	Jack Saunders McGonigel's Mucky Duck Jack Saunders Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 7, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Jack Saunders. Jack Saunders has been part of the Texas music scene since his arrival in the Lone Star State during the late 1970s. Born in Southern California and raised in a military family, Jack lived in a number of different states-from Rhode Island to Alaska. While taking a break from the frozen north, he ventured to Dallas, where he was impressed by Texas music. Following school he...
    08/06/10	Sugar Bayou McGonigel's Mucky Duck Sugar Bayou Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 6, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Sugar Bayou. Eclectic acoustic music—joyful, complex, ethereal vocals and instruments infused with folk, swingy bluesy jazz, Celtic, bluegrass, Cajun & South American traditions (& a touch of Texas rockin’ country). Twenty-one dog years ago (unless you count Junior High Choir), Bob Oldreive and April Rapier started a band together. Bob has a musical pedigree the size of the...
    08/05/10	Fireants McGonigel's Mucky Duck Fireants Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 5, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Fireants. Fireants is leading the trend of young upstart bands. Unlike most of their High School peers who tend to take to Alternative Rock, Fireants members find their inspiration in roots, folk, Americana and bluegrass music. Which isn’t to say they’re wed to rigid classic forms; one of the quintet describes the combo’s music as “roots...
    08/04/10- 08/25/10	Wednesday Irish Sessions McGonigel's Mucky Duck Wednesday Irish Sessions Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 4-August 25, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Wednesday Irish Sessions.  "What's the difference between a bodhran and a trampoline?" Shaver asks, in an Irish variation on the ever-popular bluegrass banjo jokes. "With a trampoline you have to take your shoes off." The general session scheme is that someone starts a tune, and those who know it join in. Good session etiquette requires not playing if one does not know the tune,...
    08/03/10	McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters Night: Marina Rocks, Noelle Hampton (w/Andrea Moran), Carrie Ann Buchannan, Lise Liddell McGonigel's Mucky Duck McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters Night: Marina Rocks, Noelle Hampton (w/Andrea Moran), Carrie Ann Buchannan, Lise Liddell Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 3, 2010 It's McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters NIGHT! Featuring: MARINA ROCKS NOELLE HAMPTON w/ Andrea Moran CARRIE ANN BUCHANNAN LISE LIDDELL
    08/02/10- 08/30/10	Mucky Duck Open Mic Night (Mondays) McGonigel's Mucky Duck Mucky Duck Open Mic Night (Mondays) Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 2-August 30, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Mucky Duck Open Mic Night. Sign up is at 6:30. Showtime 7pm. No Cover. Each performer gets three songs or 15 minutes on stage. McGonigel's award winning Open Mic, ongoing since 1990, has been hosted by such well respected musicians as Will LeBlanc, Lisa Morales, Michael Stroup and Wayne Wilkerson. Some pretty famous long tall Texans have made the Duck Open Mic their testing ground for new material. The Duck...
    08/01/10	Texas Johnny Boy & Milton Hopkins McGonigel's Mucky Duck Texas Johnny Boy & Milton Hopkins Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck August 1, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Texas Johnny Boy & Milton Hopkins. Texas Johnny Boy, eclectic bluesician, is a blues vocalist and plays diatonic and chromatic harmonica, flute, tenor and alto saxophone and is the only person, in the state of Texas, that fronts a blues band with that instrumentation. Rolls a variety of Chicago, Texas, New Orleans, West Coast Jump, and Louisiana blues, all into one evening of music. Milton Roosevelt...
    07/31/10	Trout Fishing in America McGonigel's Mucky Duck Trout Fishing in America Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 31, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Trout Fishing in America.  (Two shows:  2pm for Kids, 7:30pm Evening show)! Trout Fishing in America is a nationally acclaimed performing and recording group based in northwest Arkansas. While they have a strong following for their sophisticated repertoire of music for grownups, the group has also garnered national awards for its five...
    07/30/10	Randy Weeks McGonigel's Mucky Duck Randy Weeks Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 30, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Randy Weeks. 2009 is shaping up to be a time for change in America. However, for critically acclaimed roots-fueled rocker Randy Weeks — whose new disc Going My Way arrives February 24 — the big change started in 2007. That’s when longtime hero of the Southern California music scene uprooted himself to Austin, Texas. Living in Austin, Weeks admits, has loosened up his musical...
    07/29/10	Bob Schneider McGonigel's Mucky Duck Bob Schneider Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 29, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Bob Schneider.  Bob Schneider is a fixture on the Austin scene, having kicked around for years in various bands before embarking on a solo career. He dropped out of the University of Texas at El Paso to front his first band, the funk-and-rap outfit Joe Rockhead. The band independently released three albums before disbanding immediately prior to signing with a major label. A...
    07/27/10	John Evans McGonigel's Mucky Duck John Evans Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 27, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents 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. Anyone who follows Texas music has most likely been exposed to Evans' unique sound, often referred to as "Buddy Holly fronting AC/DC." From classic country and rockabilly to old school punk and rock 'n' roll, each album project...
    07/25/10	Bryan Harkness McGonigel's Mucky Duck Bryan Harkness Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 25, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Bryan Harkness. Harkness was 10 years old, his grandfather gave him an old guitar and taught him how to play. By the time Bryan was 11, he was playing on stage at bluegrass festivals around Texas, and so began his musical journey. At 18 years old and fresh out of high school, Bryan began his professional music career, touring for more than 4 years with legendary country and western artist Ray...
    07/24/10	Hayes Carll McGonigel's Mucky Duck Hayes Carll Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 24, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Hayes Carll.  If you haven’t already heard of Hayes Carll, you soon will. In the three years since his self-released second album, Little Rock became available, Carll has toured relentlessly in North America and abroad (performing over two hundred shows a year), founded a successful singer-songwriter music festival on the Gulf Coast of Texas, secured a record deal with...
    07/23/10	Mike Stinson McGonigel's Mucky Duck Mike Stinson Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 23, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents 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,...
    07/22/10	Butch Hancock McGonigel's Mucky Duck Butch Hancock Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 22, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Butch Hancock. Rolling Stone magazine described him as "a raspy-voiced West Texas mystic with an equal affinity for romantic border balladry and Zen paradox." Along with Lubbock bred childhood pals Joe Ely and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock has been active in their group work as The Flatlanders. They have appeared on Letterman and Imus in the Morning. He is a member of the...
    07/20/10	McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters Night: Shake Russell, Glenna Bell, Kelly McGuire McGonigel's Mucky Duck McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters Night: Shake Russell, Glenna Bell, Kelly McGuire Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 20, 2010 It's McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters NIGHT! Featuring: Shake Russell Glenna Bell Kelly McGuire Shake Russell Weaving sophisticated harmonies through his songs and drawing from various genres, Shake created a style of folk-rock that is uniquely his own. His repertoire consists of a blend of love songs, ballads, and waltzes, skillfully balanced with lively rockabilly tunes and soulful rhythm and blues...
    07/18/10	Dan Dyer McGonigel's Mucky Duck Dan Dyer Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 18, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Dan Dyer. Discovering his musical voice in his late teens, Dan Dyer rose to prominence in the Austin, TX during the late 90s as frontman of the much heralded rock outfit, Breedlove. For his debut solo album Of What Lies Beneath, (2004) Dyer headed to New York City and Miami to collaborate with veteran rock legend Lenny Kravitz, who produced and released the record on Kravitz’s own Reprise...
    07/17/10	Joe Ely McGonigel's Mucky Duck Joe Ely Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 17, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Joe Ely. Joe Ely is a singer, songwriter and guitarist whose music touches on honky-tonk, country and rock and roll. He has had a genre-crossing career, performing with Bruce Springsteen, Los Super Seven, and James McMurtry in addition to his early work with The Clash and more recent acoustic tours with Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, and Guy Clark. Ely spent his formative years from age 12 in Lubbock, Texas....
    07/16/10	Andrew Karnavas McGonigel's Mucky Duck Andrew Karnavas Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 16, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Andrew Karnavas. Andrew Karnavas is a Houston-based singer/songwriter. His acoustic melodies are a blend of straightforward chord progressions and slow fingerpicking that combine elements of blues and folk. The songs are largely introspective, image-driven stories that direct listeners examine a man's relationships and his opinions in both pastoral and urban settings. Whether live or recorded, Andrew...
    07/15/10	Will Kimbrough McGonigel's Mucky Duck Will Kimbrough Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 15, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Will Kimbrough. An astounding, in-demand guitarist (Americana Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year), a producer, and creator of timeless songs in both pop motifs and dusty Americana, Will Kimbrough is slowly, but surely, becoming a household word. 15 years ago, Alabama bars would advertise his appearances simply by putting “WILL” on the outside marquee; that’s how...
    07/13/10	Vagabond Swing McGonigel's Mucky Duck Vagabond Swing Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 13, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Vagabond Swing. Vagabond Swing (Lafayette, LA) created its one-of-a-kind musical flair with an unlikely union between hot jazz, bluegrass, and Afrobeat. True to the band’s Louisiana roots, Vagabond Swing’s sound is laden with the richness of New Orleans Ragtime, while incorporating strong Gypsy/Swing, and even Ska/Reggae/Latin rhythms. According to ultoday.com, “Vagabond Swing...
    07/11/10	Patricia Vonne McGonigel's Mucky Duck Patricia Vonne Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 11, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Patricia Vonne. Over the eight years since her debut album, Patricia Vonne has proven herself a truly ascendant and transcendent musical artist. The lovely San Antonio, Texas born and bred Chicana "has absorbed just about every indigenous musical style Texas has on offer, and can summon any one in the flick of a castanet or guitar pick," notes the Houston Press. In the same fashion as her...
    07/10/10	Kelly Willis McGonigel's Mucky Duck Kelly Willis Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 10, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Kelly Willis. Kelly Willis, named by NPR as “alternative country’s golden goddess,” returns after five years with the much-anticipated Translated From Love. The album is the follow-up to the acclaimed Easy (2002), of which Rolling Stone said, “Kelly Willis’ sweet, burnished voice practically spells heartache... Willis drapes her yearning voice over the tough but...
    07/09/10	Warren Hood and the Hoodlums McGonigel's Mucky Duck Warren Hood and the Hoodlums Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 9, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Warren Hood and the Hoodlums. Warren Hood is an accomplished musician who plays violin, fiddle, mandolin, and composes and sings as well.  He lives in Austin, Texas and performs with his local band, Warren Hood and the Hoodlums, in a blend of jazz/blues/newgrass acoustic fusion of music, on Sundays @ Momo's. In the 2005 Austin Chronicle Best Musician Awards, Warren was voted #1-Best String...
    07/08/10	Sneak Preview of Patience McGonigel's Mucky Duck Sneak Preview of Patience Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck and Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Houston at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 8, 2010 Join McGonigel's Mucky Duck and Houston's Gilbert & Sullivan Society for a musical evening Sneak Preview featuring the cast of this summer's G&S Society production of Patience. PATIENCE will run July 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, and 25, 2010 at the Cullen Theater, Wortham Center in downtown Houston. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm – Sundays at 2:30pm. PLOT SUMMARY...
    07/07/10- 07/28/10	Wednesday Irish Sessions McGonigel's Mucky Duck Wednesday Irish Sessions Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 7-July 28, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Wednesday Irish Sessions.  "What's the difference between a bodhran and a trampoline?" Shaver asks, in an Irish variation on the ever-popular bluegrass banjo jokes. "With a trampoline you have to take your shoes off." ?? While the weekly Irish session remains the heart and soul of Houston's Celtic folk-music community, a new generation of full-time bands is reaching a bigger and...
    07/06/10	McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters Night: Lisa Morales, Matt King, Jonny Burke McGonigel's Mucky Duck McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters Night: Lisa Morales, Matt King, Jonny Burke Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 6, 2010 It's McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters NIGHT! Featuring: Lisa Morales Matt King Jonny Burke Lisa Morales - sturdy songwriting, emotional authenticity and a strong sense of one's roots are the core of Lisa's writing. ALL MUSIC GUIDE Matt King - “Matt King? Brilliant, visionary, brave, accomplished, gritty, troubadouring story telling carny, handsome charming good boy, bad ass...
    07/03/10	The Belleville Outfit McGonigel's Mucky Duck The Belleville Outfit Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 3, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents The Belleville Outfit. “The only music that hasn’t influenced us is the music we haven’t heard.” - Phoebe Hunt, The Belleville Outfit Gigs connected by long winding roads through North Carolina, Texas, Tennessee and on to Colorado and California, via the many places in between, have helped weave the charm and energy that defines The...
    07/02/10	Suzanna Choffel McGonigel's Mucky Duck Suzanna Choffel Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 2, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Suzanna Choffel. A native of Austin TX, Suzanna Choffel combines her poetic lyrics and sweet smoky voice with funky urban rhythms to create a fresh and unique sound. She uses her guitar to create staccato rhythms underneath her dazzling soulful vocal melodies, all backed by a pulsing band with unique instrumentation. Her music has been described as “indie pop with urban beats”, and...
    07/01/10	Radney Foster McGonigel's Mucky Duck Radney Foster Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck July 1, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Radney Foster. The position that Foster enjoys in the country music landscape is remarkable. Mainstream country music and independent Americana tend to occupy separate orbits. Yet for 24 years Foster has thrived in both as a songwriter, recording artist, live performer and producer. His songs--solo, with Foster and Lloyd and recorded by other artists--have topped the country, Texas, Americana, and AAA...
    06/30/10	Patrice Pike/Irish Session McGonigel's Mucky Duck Patrice Pike/Irish Session Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 30, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Patrice Pike at 6pm and an Irish Session at 8:30pm.  PATRICE PIKE - Austin, Texas is known for its laid back, bohemian yet ultra committed music scene--something Austin native Patrice Pike immediately conveys. She's been a professional musician since she was sixteen, but has maintained such a raw, down-to-earth quality and irrepressible talent that...
    06/29/10	McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters Night: Lisa Morales, Cindy Cashdollar, Redd Volkaert, Heather Myles McGonigel's Mucky Duck McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters Night: Lisa Morales, Cindy Cashdollar, Redd Volkaert, Heather Myles Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 29, 2010 It's McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters NIGHT! Featuring: Lisa Morales Cindy Cashdollar, Redd Volkaert, Heather Myles
    06/27/10	Swingfield Playboys McGonigel's Mucky Duck Swingfield Playboys Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 27, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Swingfield Playboys. The Swingfield Playboys are an amalgamation of some of Houston's best musicians with a collective performing experience of well over a century.  The group plays urban swing with a western flavor, not specifically western swing, although a steel guitar, guitars, and fiddle are prominent in their seven-piece presentation. "Martini and...
    06/26/10	Ray Wylie Hubbard McGonigel's Mucky Duck Ray Wylie Hubbard Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 26, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Ray Wylie Hubbard. A leading figure of the progressive country movement of the 1970s, singer/songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard remains best known for authoring the perennial anthem "Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother."  Born November 13, 1946, in Soper, OK, Hubbard and his family relocated to Dallas during the mid-'50s; there he learned to play guitar, eventually forming a folk group with...
    06/25/10	Slaid Cleaves McGonigel's Mucky Duck Slaid Cleaves Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 25, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Slaid Cleaves. Slaid Cleaves’ music is marked by both the quirky blend of isolated eccentricity and steely resilience of his Yankee upbringing and the weathered soul of Texas, the state he has called home for over a decade now. First registering on the national folk scene by winning the Kerrville Folk Festival’s New Folk competition in 1992, Cleaves released his national debut No Angel...
    06/24/10	BettySoo McGonigel's Mucky Duck BettySoo Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 24, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents BettySoo. Change is good. Sometimes, you just need a little shake-up to get things to how they always ought to have been. With Heat Sin Water Skin, BettySoo (pictured, photo by Todd V Wolfson) adds some welcome edge and grit to the heartbreaker ballads and bell-pure vocals she's come to be known for. Teamed with seasoned producer Gurf Morlix (Lucinda Williams, Mary Gauthier,...
    06/23/10	Charlie Robison McGonigel's Mucky Duck Charlie Robison Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 23, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Charlie Robison. It's no surprise to hear Charlie Robison describe his first release for Dualtone as “my favorite record that I've ever made, the one I've been wanting to make for a long, long time.” False modesty has never been the style of this native Texan, known for saying what's on his mind and letting the chips fall where they may. Along the way, he's developed a...
    06/22/10	Steve Poltz McGonigel's Mucky Duck Steve Poltz Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 22, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Steve Poltz.  He trick-or-treated at Liberace’s house, planned a two-day stay in Amsterdam that ended a month later with him escaping the city under the cover of darkness, and was Bob Hope’s favorite altar boy. Alone, these anecdotes go well with a fistful of peanuts at a cocktail party. But on top of all this, he also co-wrote the longest-running song on the Billboard Top 100...
    06/19/10	Skyrocket! McGonigel's Mucky Duck Skyrocket! Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 19, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Skyrocket! SKYROCKET! is perhaps the most wickedly original party band to emerge from any music scene, let alone a city like Austin where original music rules. Two things make SKYROCKET! stand out: 1) The players. All of them are recording artists in their own right. Maybe you've seen them before, on tour, on TV, or performing around Austin. 2) The songs. It all started when this handful of the...
    06/18/10	Jimmy LaFave McGonigel's Mucky Duck Jimmy LaFave Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 18, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Jimmy LaFave. Jimmy LaFave was born in Wills Point, Texas, a small town 30 miles east of Dallas. He began school down the road in Mesquite and by Junior High was making music perched behind his Sears & Roebuck drum kit. It wasn’t long before his mother traded a drawer full of green stamps for his first guitar and the switch to singer–songwriter was in progress. His family later moved to...
    06/17/10	CANCELLED Bob Schneider McGonigel's Mucky Duck CANCELLED Bob Schneider Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 17, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Bob Schneider.  Bob Schneider is a fixture on the Austin scene, having kicked around for years in various bands before embarking on a solo career. He dropped out of the University of Texas at El Paso to front his first band, the funk-and-rap outfit Joe Rockhead. The band independently released three albums before disbanding immediately prior to signing with a major label. A...
    06/17/10	Josh Charles McGonigel's Mucky Duck Josh Charles Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 17, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Josh Charles.  Josh Charles may have won the ultimate endorsement for a New Orleans style singer/pianist: that of New Orleans’ great musical ambassador, blues/jazz legend Dr. John. Charles became a protégé of Dr. John at the age of 14, incorporating much of his mentor’s style and philosophy into his own musicianship. Of Charles’ debut album ‘Love,...
    06/16/10	Carolina Chocolate Drops McGonigel's Mucky Duck Carolina Chocolate Drops Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 16, 2010 Avg. Event Rating (5.0 Stars): McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Carolina Chocolate Drops. “Tradition is a guide, not a jailer. We play in an older tradition but we are modern musicians.” —Justin Robinson In the summer and fall of 2005, three young black musicians, Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens, and Justin Robinson, made the commitment to travel to Mebane, N.C., every Thursday...
    06/15/10	Guy Forsyth & Carolyn Wonderland McGonigel's Mucky Duck Guy Forsyth & Carolyn Wonderland Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 15, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Guy Forsyth & Carolyn Wonderland. It’s been a long and dusty road for wholly independent, Austin-based singer/songwriter Guy Forsyth that’s led to a recent surge in praise over his dazzling live shows and his rich Americana roots sound. Forsyth and his band use their unique mixture of folk, rock, blues, country and Tin Pan Alley to create a sound that’s...
    06/13/10	Incendio McGonigel's Mucky Duck Incendio Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 13, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Incendio. The veteran Los Angeles-based songwriter/musicians collectively known as INCENDIO knew the kind of inspired passion and energy they wanted to convey when they named their band in 1999. The Latin guitar world fusion created by guitarists JIM STUBBLEFIELD, JEAN-PIERRE DURAND, and LIZA CARBE’ has received international acclaim, and their reputation as a live act has spread....
    06/12/10	Shake Russell McGonigel's Mucky Duck Shake Russell Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 12, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Shake Russell. For more than three decades, Texas singer-songwriter Shake Russell has been entertaining audiences throughout the region with his unique, Americana style of folk-rock. A prolific songwriter, Shake has written or co-written hundreds of melodies. Through the years, Shake’s songs and albums have frequented the Billboard charts, with many, including “Deep in the...
    06/11/10	Sara Hickman (CD Release Party) McGonigel's Mucky Duck Sara Hickman (CD Release Party) Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 11, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Sara Hickman. (CD Release Party) Sara Hickman grew up in Houston, Texas, as the daughter of artistic parents—a mother who was a fiber artist, a father who was a painting professor. Her household was full of interactive creativity: writing, painting, jars of clay. There was never a dull moment. At 7, she started to play the guitar, which became her best friend. She wrote her first song...
    06/10/10	Shotgun Party McGonigel's Mucky Duck Shotgun Party Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 10, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Shotgun Party. The original Shotgun Party trio met in a little Texas dive bar in 2006. They got their start performing weekly at Austin's own Continental Club. Sparks flew and now Shotgun Party, the Austin based trio, really knows how to fire up a crowd! Their original songs are beautiful and timeless drawing influences from early blues, country, bluegrass and depression era swing. Katy Rose Cox's...
    06/08/10	Wheatfield McGonigel's Mucky Duck Wheatfield Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 8, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Wheatfield. Wheatfield began in 1972 in Houston, Texas, with Connie Mims, Ezra Idlet, and Craig Calvert. The three original members met during a talent show at Lamar High School in Houston Texas.  When they began performing together professionally in 1973, luck was on their side as they almost immediately began to land really cool gigs. One evening, while playing a private party, Wheatfield...
    06/06/10	Webb Wilder McGonigel's Mucky Duck Webb Wilder Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 6, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Webb Wilder. There are Roots-Rockers, and then there's Webb Wilder.  Hardly a purist, he has described the music he and his band, The Beatnecks, make as, "Rock for Roots fans and Roots for Rock fans." In essence: Rock and Roll. There’s nothing new about combining R & B, Rock and Roll, Country, Blues, Pop and Rock. The Rolling Stones and the Beatles proved that it can yield...
    06/05/10	McGonigel's Mucky Duck Open Chair Night: Lisa Morales, Greg Trooper, John Evans McGonigel's Mucky Duck McGonigel's Mucky Duck Open Chair Night: Lisa Morales, Greg Trooper, John Evans Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 5, 2010 It's McGonigel's Mucky Duck Open Chair NIGHT! Featuring: LISA MORALES GREG TROOPER JOHN EVANS
    06/04/10	Greg Trooper McGonigel's Mucky Duck Greg Trooper Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 4, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Greg Trooper. Rarely has there been a more aptly named singer/songwriter than Greg Trooper. Over three decades, the New Jersey native has soldiered on through the victories and setbacks unique to a career dedicated to music, proving through gestures large and small that he's one of our best. It's evident in the company he keeps, the critics who praise his recordings, the fans who...
    06/03/10	Dan Dyer McGonigel's Mucky Duck Dan Dyer Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 3, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Dan Dyer. Discovering his musical voice in his late teens, Dan Dyer rose to prominence in the Austin, TX during the late 90s as frontman of the much heralded rock outfit, Breedlove. For his debut solo album Of What Lies Beneath, (2004) Dyer headed to New York City and Miami to collaborate with veteran rock legend Lenny Kravitz, who produced and released the record on Kravitz’s own Reprise...
    06/01/10	Mike Stinson McGonigel's Mucky Duck Mike Stinson Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck June 1, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents 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,...
    05/29/10	Band of Heathens McGonigel's Mucky Duck Band of Heathens Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck May 29, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Band of Heathens. WARNING: Somewhere in the landscape of the Austin music scene a Band of Heathens is running amok. These men are seeking new recruits for a celebration of musical madness and mayhem.  The Band of Heathens is a loosely-knit collective of established Austin singer/songwriters, featuring Brian Keane (I Ain’t Even Lonely), Gordy Quist (Songs Play Me), Colin Brooks (Blood...
    05/28/10	Sisters Morales: En Espanol (all Spanish Show) McGonigel's Mucky Duck Sisters Morales: En Espanol (all Spanish Show) Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck May 28, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Sisters Morales.  En Espanol (all Spanish Show). Sisters Morales were born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, spent the past 12 years in Houston, Texas and now live in the Hill Country-San Antonio area. They grew up around a musical and very Mexican family, which contributed to their diverse tastes in music. They sang in Spanish before they sang in English. Their first...
    05/27/10	Rita Hardt (CD Release) McGonigel's Mucky Duck Rita Hardt (CD Release) Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck May 27, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Rita Hardt.  (CD Release)! Rita Hardt’s musical journey began early in life with a love of the piano, growing up in small towns of Georgia and Alabama. After moving to Texas, it was a “girls night out” that changed life as she knew it. Rita discovered her voice that fateful night, after joining a girlfriend and her band on stage. The crowd went wild and this female country...
    05/25/10	Austin Collins McGonigel's Mucky Duck Austin Collins Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck May 25, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Austin Collins. In little more than a year, Austin Collins has played his way from virtual unknown to in-demand artist. He played the 2005 Austin City Limits Music Festival just six months after premiering his critically acclaimed debut album Something Better (Fat Caddy Records, 2005) to a standing room only crowd. And since then, he’s played to packed houses at hotspots like...
    05/23/10	The Magpies McGonigel's Mucky Duck The Magpies Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck May 23, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents The Magpies. The Magpies bring a new reverent energy to roots music performance. The Ohio four-piece formerly known as Roger Hoover & The Whiskeyhounds are now four albums into a career that has taken them all over the country, preaching a rowdy gospel of sin, redemption, love, and death — it’s indiefolkrockrevivalism. Without label or professional representation, the Magpies...
    05/22/10	The Trishas McGonigel's Mucky Duck The Trishas Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck May 22, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents The Trishas.   The Trishas got together towards the end of 2008 for what they thought was gonna be one show, a tribute to songwriter Kevin Welch at 2009's Steamboat Music Festival. The four songstresses, Jamie Wilson, of the sweetheart band of the hill country The Gougers, Liz Foster, late of Liz & Lincoln, Kelley Mickwee, formerly of Jed & Kelley, and Kevin's...
    05/21/10	The Killdares McGonigel's Mucky Duck The Killdares Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck May 21, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents The Killdares. NOT JUST A BAND… AN EXPERIENCE! Originally formed in 1996, The Killdares have come to be known as one of the hottest, cutting edge bands in music today—Celtic or otherwise. World-class musicians from all over the U.S., they have come together in Texas to create and perform a brand new version of hard-driving, alternative Celtic rock music. Blending traditional...
    05/20/10	Wendy Colonna McGonigel's Mucky Duck Wendy Colonna Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck May 20, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Wendy Colonna. Wendy Colonna may live and work in Austin these days, but one listen to her soulful vocals and her south Louisiana roots are obvious. Colonna grew up in Lake Charles and her music is a spicy stick-to-your-ribs Gulf Coast gumbo of soul and blues and funk. The first time I heard Colonna I thought of another sultry southern country soul singer, the great Rita Coolidge. But...
    05/18/10	Allen's Landing Band McGonigel's Mucky Duck Allen's Landing Band Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck May 18, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Allen's Landing Band.  Allen’s Landing Band brings together four original artists, performing as a group for the first time. Each member brings unique vision and experience to the band’s reinterpretation of bluegrass classics. We are located in Houston, Texas and named after Allen’s Landing, the historic origin of our city. Bobby Nichols, vocals, lead guitar,...
    05/14/10	Clandestine McGonigel's Mucky Duck Clandestine Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck May 14, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Clandestine. Clandestine was well-known and well-loved from 1992 to 2003 for their particular brand of Texas Celtic music. They were regulars at the Texas Scottish Festival and the North Texas Irish Festival for many years and had full houses at McGonigel's Mucky Duck in Houston, the Cactus Cafe in Austin and Poor David's Pub in Dallas. The band toured the US extensively and had successful...
    05/11/10	The Mighty Orq McGonigel's Mucky Duck The Mighty Orq Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck May 11, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents The Mighty Orq.  The Mighty Orq has quickly risen to be one of Houston, Texas' biggest bands by combining the energy of classic southern rock with undeniable pop hooks & melodies. Influenced by legendary Texas bands like ZZ Top, Soulhat, & Kings X, the band has been able to reach out to a wide-ranging audience that continues to grow & diversify. The band is best known for...
    05/07/10	Jesse Winchester McGonigel's Mucky Duck Jesse Winchester Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck May 7, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Jesse Winchester. If you listen to many of the songs Jesse Winchester has written in his professional career, now nearing four decades, you'll hear most of the elements of what's become known as "Americana" – detailed, empathetic stories of everyday people set to music incorporating folk, country, bluegrass, blues and gospel instrumentation. How ironic,...
    05/06/10	Wendy Colonna (CD Release!) McGonigel's Mucky Duck Wendy Colonna (CD Release!) Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck May 6, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Wendy Colonna. (CD Release!) Wendy Colonna may live and work in Austin these days, but one listen to her soulful vocals and her south Louisiana roots are obvious. Colonna grew up in Lake Charles and her music is a spicy stick-to-your-ribs Gulf Coast gumbo of soul and blues and funk. The first time I heard Colonna I thought of another sultry southern country soul singer, the great Rita...
    05/02/10	Rory Block McGonigel's Mucky Duck Rory Block Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck May 2, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Rory Block.  Heralded as “a living landmark” (Berkeley Express), “a national treasure” (Guitar Extra), and “one of the greatest living acoustic blues artists” (Blues Revue), Rory Block has committed her life and her career to preserving the Delta blues tradition and bringing it to life for 21st century audiences around the world. A traditionalist and an innovator at...
    05/01/10	Asylum Street Spankers McGonigel's Mucky Duck Asylum Street Spankers Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck May 1, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Asylum Street Spankers. The magnificently indefinable Asylum Street Spankers began in 1994 at a booze and hallucinogen-fueled party at the Dabbs Hotel in Llano, Texas. There Christina Marrs and Guy Forsyth met Wammo. During a night spent singing and playing along the banks of the Llano River they made a pact to keep the all-night-sing-along-anything-goes spirit of that party alive. Upon...
    04/30/10	Jimmy LaFave McGonigel's Mucky Duck Jimmy LaFave Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 30, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Jimmy LaFave. Jimmy LaFave was born in Wills Point, Texas, a small town 30 miles east of Dallas. He began school down the road in Mesquite and by Junior High was making music perched behind his Sears & Roebuck drum kit. It wasn’t long before his mother traded a drawer full of green stamps for his first guitar and the switch to singer–songwriter was in progress. His family later moved to...
    04/29/10	Will Kimbrough McGonigel's Mucky Duck Will Kimbrough Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 29, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Will Kimbrough. An astounding, in-demand guitarist (Americana Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year), a producer, and creator of timeless songs in both pop motifs and dusty Americana, Will Kimbrough is slowly, but surely, becoming a household word. 15 years ago, Alabama bars would advertise his appearances simply by putting “WILL” on the outside marquee; that’s how...
    04/27/10	Seth Walker McGonigel's Mucky Duck Seth Walker Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 27, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Seth Walker.  The driving delivery and infectious down-home style of Seth Walker's voice and songs resonate with Blues and Roots music. Although he is heavily influenced by guitar players BB King, T-Bone Walker and Snooks Eaglin to name just a few, Seth also has a great gift for songwriting in the blues idiom. "These songs sound like classic -- matter of fact, they are!" says Chris...
    04/25/10	Trout Fishing in America McGonigel's Mucky Duck Trout Fishing in America Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 25, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Trout Fishing in America.  (Two shows:  2pm for Kids, 6pm for Adults)! Trout Fishing in America is a nationally acclaimed performing and recording group based in northwest Arkansas. While they have a strong following for their sophisticated repertoire of music for grownups, the group has also garnered national awards for its five previous...
    04/24/10	Chris Knight McGonigel's Mucky Duck Chris Knight Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 24, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Chris Knight.  Chris Knight is a singer/songwriter from the tiny mining town of Slaughters, KY, whose self-titled debut album invited comparisons to Steve Earle and John Prine.  Knight started on his musical journey at just three years old when he requested a plastic guitar for Christmas. At 15, he became more serious when he began teaching himself dozens of John Prine songs on his...
    04/23/10	Steve Forbert McGonigel's Mucky Duck Steve Forbert Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 23, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Steve Forbert. The Place and The Time is the record Steve Forbert Fans have been waiting for. From the first sound of the clear and ringing acoustic guitar that introduces Black Bird Tune – a wistful ode to finding beauty in ‘a chimney top town’ - it’s evident that his listeners are in for something special. The Place and The Time – Forbert’s...
    04/22/10	The Marshall Ford Swing Band McGonigel's Mucky Duck The Marshall Ford Swing Band Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 22, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents The Marshall Ford Swing Band.  The Marshall Ford Swing Band is a rotating lineup of young musicians from the Hill Country in Texas who combine the traditional western swing with be-bop jazz and Texas blues. Drawing inspiration from artists as diverse as Nat King Cole, Bob Wills, T-Bone Walker, Django Reinhardt and Johnny Gimble, the band plays music that can swing a dance floor into a full tilt...
    04/20/10	Baker Hotel McGonigel's Mucky Duck Baker Hotel Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 20, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Baker Hotel. The live stage is the driving force behind Baker Hotel. Inspired by the old Baker Hotel, in Mineral Wells, Texas, the band’s performance projects the alluring, lively spirit of this mysterious and rustic location. Baker Hotel’s 2005, Oxford, Mississippi origin and notoriety for passionately driven stage performances brought...
    04/18/10	Igor & Red Elvises McGonigel's Mucky Duck Igor & Red Elvises Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 18, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Igor & Red Elvises. If Igor and Red Elvises aren't in the middle of a tour, they are getting ready for the next one - this is a group that is constantly in motion and consistently evolving. Singer, songwriter, guitarist and showman extraordinaire Igor Yuzov is perpetually globetrotting and in the process he has found scores of wildly talented, entertaining musicians to bring into the fold of this...
    04/16/10	Solas McGonigel's Mucky Duck Solas Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 16, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Solas.  Since its birth in 1996, Solas has been loudly proclaimed as the most popular, influential, and exciting Celtic band to ever emerge from the United States. Even before the release of its first Shanachie CD, the Boston Herald trumpeted the quartet as “the first truly great Irish band to arise from America,” and the Irish Echo ranked Solas among the “most exciting bands...
    04/15/10	BettySoo & John Wort Hannam McGonigel's Mucky Duck BettySoo & John Wort Hannam Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 15, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents BettySoo & John Wort Hannam. Change is good. Sometimes, you just need a little shake-up to get things to how they always ought to have been. With Heat Sin Water Skin, BettySoo (pictured, photo by Todd V Wolfson) adds some welcome edge and grit to the heartbreaker ballads and bell-pure vocals she's come to be known for. Teamed with seasoned producer Gurf Morlix (Lucinda...
    04/13/10	Somebody's Darling McGonigel's Mucky Duck Somebody's Darling Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 13, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Somebody's Darling.  Hailing from Dallas, TX, the four piece country-rock outfit Somebody’s Darling came up in a part of the nation where soutern meets western and urban meets rural, so it’s no surprise how effortlessly this group of twenty-somethings blends rock energy with country sensibilities. Their tunes sound just as good alongside Ryan Adams and The Stones as they do Cross...
    04/11/10	Danny O'Flaherty McGonigel's Mucky Duck Danny O'Flaherty Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 11, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Danny O'Flaherty. Danny's success as an entertainer is driven by his dedication to preserving and passing on his Celtic heritage. As the last of a generation reared in the isolation of a pure Gaelic culture, Danny's youth recalled the simple tradition kept alive on the rugged and desolate islands. His first language is Gaelic, and his first love - the ancient music played and sung around the peat fires...
    04/10/10	Stone Coyotes McGonigel's Mucky Duck Stone Coyotes Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 10, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Stone Coyotes. Barbara Keith began her career at the Café Wha? in Greenwich Village, following in the footsteps of Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Bill Cosby and many others who got their start in that hallowed dive. She was soon recording for MGM/Verve, A&M, and Warner Brothers. Her songs have been covered by such diverse artists as Tanya Tucker, Barbra Streisand, The Dillards,...
    04/09/10	Shake Russell McGonigel's Mucky Duck Shake Russell Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 9, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Shake Russell. For more than three decades, Texas singer-songwriter Shake Russell has been entertaining audiences throughout the region with his unique, Americana style of folk-rock. A prolific songwriter, Shake has written or co-written hundreds of melodies. Through the years, Shake’s songs and albums have frequented the Billboard charts, with many, including “Deep in the...
    04/08/10	The Waymores (Don Henry, Sally Barris, Tom Kimmel) McGonigel's Mucky Duck The Waymores (Don Henry, Sally Barris, Tom Kimmel) Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 8, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents The Waymores (Don Henry, Sally Barris, Tom Kimmel).  Alt-Nashville Writers-in-the-Round. The stories behind the songs. The heart behind the music. Way cool Nashville in an intimate setting. Don Henry Grammy Award winner Don Henry's songs have been recorded by Ray Charles, Patti Page, Conway Twitty, Kathy Mattea and dozens of other great artists... but...
    04/06/10	Ruby James McGonigel's Mucky Duck Ruby James Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 6, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Ruby James.  "But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?" - Albert Camus With her sophomore album Happy Now Ruby James finally seems to have gotten that simple harmony down. Ruby James has been on a journey through darkness and doubt that left her questioning the absurdity of everything in her life. After years playing her music...
    04/03/10	Guy Forsyth Band McGonigel's Mucky Duck Guy Forsyth Band Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 3, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Guy Forsyth Band. It’s been a long and dusty road for wholly independent, Austin-based singer/songwriter Guy Forsyth that’s led to a recent surge in praise over his dazzling live shows and his rich Americana roots sound. Forsyth and his band use their unique mixture of folk, rock, blues, country and Tin Pan Alley to create a sound that’s both raw and compelling: Powerhouse...
    04/02/10	Jack Saunders McGonigel's Mucky Duck Jack Saunders Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 2, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Jack Saunders. Jack Saunders has been a part of the Texas music scene since the 70’s, when he initially moved to Austin. He lived briefly in Dallas - and in the 80’s, made Houston his home. It wasn’t long before Jack was fronting his own band and backing up other singer/songwriters. Among the local talent was a young man named Shake Russell. At that time, Shake was enjoying...
    04/01/10	Belleville Outfit McGonigel's Mucky Duck Belleville Outfit Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck April 1, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Belleville Outfit. With a tight, seamless, and an acoustic sound that's uniquely their's — a mix of gypsy swing, big band jazz and cross-genre Americana music, original songs and some clever covers — the startling six-piece Belleville Outfit of Austin belies the tender age of its members and its vast experience garnered swiftly after its union around Merlefest 2007 in Wilkesboro,...
    03/30/10	McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters Night: Lisa Morales, Johnny Burke, Sam Baker McGonigel's Mucky Duck McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters Night: Lisa Morales, Johnny Burke, Sam Baker Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 30, 2010 It's McGonigel's Mucky Duck SONGWWRITER'S NIGHT! Featuring: LISA MORALES JOHNNY BURKE SAM BAKER
    03/28/10	Swingfield Playboys McGonigel's Mucky Duck Swingfield Playboys Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 28, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Swingfield Playboys. The Swingfield Playboys are an amalgamation of some of Houston's best musicians with a collective performing experience of well over a century.  The group plays urban swing with a western flavor, not specifically western swing, although a steel guitar, guitars, and fiddle are prominent in their seven-piece presentation. "Martini and...
    03/27/10	Kristine Mills McGonigel's Mucky Duck Kristine Mills Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 27, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Kristine Mills. Kristine Mills is the winner of the 2009 Houston Press Music Awards “Best Female Vocalist!” This "bold, blonde entertainer outta the old school" and native Houstonian was also nominated for the prestigious 2009 Houston Press Music Awards “Musician of the Year” and two consecutive years in the “Best Jazz” category. Houston Modern...
    03/26/10	Sugar Bayou McGonigel's Mucky Duck Sugar Bayou Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 26, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Sugar Bayou. Twenty-one dog years ago (unless you count Junior High Choir), Bob Oldreive and April Rapier started a band together. Bob has a musical pedigree the size of the Big Bend, a glorious voice to match, plays amazing and lush guitar, and writes exquisite songs that are destined to live forever. April has studied voice since the 80s (classically trained, she is technically a...
    03/25/10	Notorious McGonigel's Mucky Duck Notorious Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 25, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Notorious.  NOTORIOUS: THE DUO - AS A TRIO - AS A QUARTET “Eden MacAdam-Somer is a remarkable musician. Violinist, fiddler (there’s a difference), clogger, and vocalist, she bowed, plucked, and danced up a storm, Unger contributing harmony, rhythm, musical ambiance and style. And style there was – in abundance...MacAdam-Somer has mastered it and Unger hung on for the...
    03/24/10	Battlefield Band McGonigel's Mucky Duck Battlefield Band Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 24, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Battlefield Band. Inspired by their rich heritage of Celtic music and fired by the strength and vibrancy of today's Scottish cultural scene, which indeed they have done much to create and fuel, they have led, and been at the forefront, of a great revival in Scottish music. Refusing to be limited musically by suffocating antiquarianism, or the music business' fashions, they have...
    03/23/10	CANCELLED Fishtank Ensemble McGonigel's Mucky Duck CANCELLED Fishtank Ensemble Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 23, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Fishtank Ensemble.  Fishtank Ensemble are the leaders in high-energy, cross-pollinated gypsy music. From California, they bring their unique blend of Romanian, Gypsy jazz, Flamenco, Balkan, Turkish and Tango influenced music to the world. The LA Weekly calls them “cross pollinated gypsy music….one of the most thrilling young acts on the planet.” Formed in 2005...
    03/23/10	Luke Doucet & Melissa McClelland McGonigel's Mucky Duck Luke Doucet & Melissa McClelland Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 23, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Luke Doucet & Melissa McClelland.  Luke Doucet:  Luke’s song ‘Cleveland ‘was named by Nick Hornby as one of the Top Ten Songs of the Year, The Independent in the UK named the album, Blood’s Too Rich, as one of the Best Albums of 2008, while the Toronto Star named the album as the Number One Musical Moment of the Year. Hornby says on his...
    03/22/10	Steve Poltz McGonigel's Mucky Duck Steve Poltz Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 22, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Steve Poltz.  He trick-or-treated at Liberace’s house, planned a two-day stay in Amsterdam that ended a month later with him escaping the city under the cover of darkness, and was Bob Hope’s favorite altar boy. Alone, these anecdotes go well with a fistful of peanuts at a cocktail party. But on top of all this, he also co-wrote the longest-running song on the Billboard Top 100...
    03/21/10	Melissa Ferrick McGonigel's Mucky Duck Melissa Ferrick Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 21, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Melissa Ferrick.  Melissa Ferrick could blow her own horn quite well _ a flugelhorn to be exact _ if she chose. Instead, she expresses her creative spirit with an acoustic guitar. Since the early 1990s, the accomplished singer-songwriter from New England has compiled a solid string of sonically strong, lyrically rich studio albums. Her widely praised 2006 album "In the...
    03/20/10	Matthew Good McGonigel's Mucky Duck Matthew Good Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 20, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Matthew Good.  Matthew Good’s fifteen year career has been marked by everything from multi-platinum album sales to an uncomfortable relationship with the media, a disdain for celebrity, eccentricity, reclusion, activism, triumphs, failures, and everything in between. He has used his official website to post short fiction and commentary on a wide variety of subjects since 1997,...
    03/19/10	Jim Lauderdale McGonigel's Mucky Duck Jim Lauderdale Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 19, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Jim Lauderdale. Jim Lauderdale is a multi-talented performer and songwriter, with successes in both country and bluegrass music. His roots stem from the Carolinas, yet his career has taken him all over the United States and abroad, making him an international recording artist with an ever-growing fan base. Jim won "Artist of the Year" and "Song of the Year" at the first...
    03/18/10	Mike Stinson McGonigel's Mucky Duck Mike Stinson Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 18, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents 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,...
    03/17/10	St. Patrick's Day Celebration at the Mucky Duck McGonigel's Mucky Duck St. Patrick's Day Celebration at the Mucky Duck Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 17, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents a St. Patrick's Day Celebration.  Serving great Irish food all day starting at 11am and continuing throughout the day. Entertainment starts at Noon. What we celebrate on St. Patrick's Day is the whole of Celtic culture, and a musical tradition that, over the centuries, has become as much American roots music as bottleneck guitar. The drums of western Africa are what gave...
    03/16/10	Miss Tess & the Bon Ton Parade McGonigel's Mucky Duck Miss Tess & the Bon Ton Parade Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 16, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents MIss Tess & the Bon Ton Parade.  Miss Tess is a New York City based songwriter and performing musician, who tours regularly with her band, as "Miss Tess & The Bon Ton Parade". In addition to Tess on her 1920s archtop guitar, the current lineup includes Alec Spiegelman on sax & clarinet, Ben Davis on upright bass, and Matt Meyer on drums. After nationally touring...
    03/14/10	KPFT Radio 40th Birthday Party (Under the BigTop) McGonigel's Mucky Duck KPFT Radio 40th Birthday Party (Under the BigTop) Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 14, 2010 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...
    03/13/10	Bob Schneider (Under the BigTop) McGonigel's Mucky Duck Bob Schneider (Under the BigTop) Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 13, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Bob Schneider.  Bob Schneider is a fixture on the Austin scene, having kicked around for years in various bands before embarking on a solo career. He dropped out of the University of Texas at El Paso to front his first band, the funk-and-rap outfit Joe Rockhead. The band independently released three albums before disbanding immediately prior to signing with a major label. A...
    03/11/10	HAPA McGonigel's Mucky Duck HAPA Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 11, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents HAPA. Like the Hawaiian Islands themselves, HAPA's Pan-Polynesian music is an amalgam of infuences ranging from ancient genealogical chants to the strummed ballads of Portuguese fisherman, Spanish cowboys, and the inspired melodies and harmonies of the traditional church choirs of the early missionaries. Add to this a dose of American acoustic folk/rock, and you have what has been described as the...
    03/09/10	MilkDrive McGonigel's Mucky Duck MilkDrive Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 9, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents MilkDrive.  MilkDrive, the Austin alt-folk-progressive acoustic string band, actually got its start in the northern climes of Idaho, where principal songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Noah Jeffries grew up playing bluegrass and gospel in his family’s family band and started writing amazing tunes at age 14. The first band he put together, 36 String Swing, toured...
    03/07/10	Burns Sisters McGonigel's Mucky Duck Burns Sisters Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 7, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Burns Sisters. “...music with spunk and spirit.” - USA Today “...vocal harmonies blend with a special warmth...” - CMJ “...strong material and fine performances” - Dirty Linen You can think about the Burns Sisters in descriptive terms – powerful songs,gorgeous sibling harmony, a distinctive blend of folk, country, and rock styles...
    03/06/10	Sisters Morales McGonigel's Mucky Duck Sisters Morales Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 6, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Sisters Morales. Sisters Morales were born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, spent the past 12 years in Houston, Texas and now live in the Hill Country-San Antonio area. They grew up around a musical and very Mexican family, which contributed to their diverse tastes in music. They sang in Spanish before they sang in English. Their first performances included singing with mariachis in Mexican...
    03/05/10	Liz Dannemiller McGonigel's Mucky Duck Liz Dannemiller Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 5, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Liz Dannemiller. With Twilight Broadcast. Liz was born in Austin, Texas to the life of the Vagabond-Bard, when her parents first loaded her into the family station wagon, popped a Bob Dylan tape into the 8-Track, and made like rolling stones for Madison, Wisconsin. From there her life was almost pre-ordained. After graduating from Vanderbilt University’s Music program with a major in...
    03/04/10	The Trishas McGonigel's Mucky Duck The Trishas Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 4, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents The Trishas.   The Trishas got together towards the end of 2008 for what they thought was gonna be one show, a tribute to songwriter Kevin Welch at 2009's Steamboat Music Festival. The four songstresses, Jamie Wilson, of the sweetheart band of the hill country The Gougers, Liz Foster, late of Liz & Lincoln, Kelley Mickwee, formerly of Jed & Kelley, and Kevin's...
    03/02/10	Cadillac Sky McGonigel's Mucky Duck Cadillac Sky Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 2, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Cadillac Sky.   When the first strains of Cadillac Sky's "Born Lonesome" come pulsing out of the speakers, it's immediately apparent that there's a different kind of bluegrass band on the scene—one wrapped in tradition, but not bound by it. That song, has a high, lonesome sound that would do the great Ralph Stanley proud. And when they follow that up with...
    02/28/10	Hamilton Loomis McGonigel's Mucky Duck Hamilton Loomis Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 28, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Hamilton Loomis. "Innovate, don't imitate." Hamilton Loomis took his mentor, Bo Diddley's advice. It speaks volumes when the likes of Diddley, Johnny "Clyde" Copeland, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, and Albert Collins take you under their wings. The twenty-something Texas sensation isn't just another cat-in-a-hat with a Strat. He has crafted his blues roots into a...
    02/27/10	Jimmy LaFave McGonigel's Mucky Duck Jimmy LaFave Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 27, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Jimmy LaFave. Jimmy LaFave was born in Wills Point, Texas, a small town 30 miles east of Dallas. He began school down the road in Mesquite and by Junior High was making music perched behind his Sears & Roebuck drum kit. It wasn’t long before his mother traded a drawer full of green stamps for his first guitar and the switch to singer–songwriter was in progress. His family later moved to...
    02/26/10	Joe Ely McGonigel's Mucky Duck Joe Ely Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 26, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Joe Ely. Joe Ely is a singer, songwriter and guitarist whose music touches on honky-tonk, country and rock and roll. He has had a genre-crossing career, performing with Bruce Springsteen, Los Super Seven, and James McMurtry in addition to his early work with The Clash and more recent acoustic tours with Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, and Guy Clark. Ely spent his formative years from age 12 in Lubbock, Texas....
    02/25/10	McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters Night: Lisa Morales, Patricia Vonne, Dustin Welch McGonigel's Mucky Duck McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters Night: Lisa Morales, Patricia Vonne, Dustin Welch Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 25, 2010 It's McGonigel's Mucky Duck SONGWWRITER'S NIGHT! Featuring: LISA MORALES PATRICIA VONNE DUSTIN WELCH
    02/25/10	CANCELLED Will Kimbrough McGonigel's Mucky Duck CANCELLED Will Kimbrough Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 25, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Will Kimbrough. An astounding, in-demand guitarist (Americana Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year), a producer, and creator of timeless songs in both pop motifs and dusty Americana, Will Kimbrough is slowly, but surely, becoming a household word. 15 years ago, Alabama bars would advertise his appearances simply by putting “WILL” on the outside marquee; that’s how...
    02/23/10	An Evening with Kinky Friedman McGonigel's Mucky Duck An Evening with Kinky Friedman Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 23, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents An Evening with Kinky Friedman. Richard "Kinky" Friedman is one of a very few serious musicians and authors whose life and work comes with a caution: This Material May Be Offensive to Some. Outrageous and outspoken, Friedman's satirical country tunes have led to comparisons to the work of the late Frank Zappa of rock 'n' roll fame. Richard S. "Kinky" Friedman (born October 31,...
    02/21/10	Chip Taylor McGonigel's Mucky Duck Chip Taylor Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 21, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Chip Taylor. Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter, Chip Taylor is a Renaissance man whose determination and dedication have permeated all facets of his life. Born in 1944 and raised in Yonkers, New York, Chip (a.k.a. James Wesley Voight) began his love affair with music early in life. At the ripe old age of eight, he convinced his parents to let him stay up late to hear a country radio station...
    02/20/10	Guy Forsyth Band McGonigel's Mucky Duck Guy Forsyth Band Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 20, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Guy Forsyth Band. It’s been a long and dusty road for wholly independent, Austin-based singer/songwriter Guy Forsyth that’s led to a recent surge in praise over his dazzling live shows and his rich Americana roots sound. Forsyth and his band use their unique mixture of folk, rock, blues, country and Tin Pan Alley to create a sound that’s both raw and compelling: Powerhouse...
    02/19/10	Slaid Cleaves McGonigel's Mucky Duck Slaid Cleaves Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 19, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Slaid Cleaves. Slaid Cleaves’ music is marked by both the quirky blend of isolated eccentricity and steely resilience of his Yankee upbringing and the weathered soul of Texas, the state he has called home for over a decade now. First registering on the national folk scene by winning the Kerrville Folk Festival’s New Folk competition in 1992, Cleaves released his national debut No Angel...
    02/18/10	Irene Kelley McGonigel's Mucky Duck Irene Kelley Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 18, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Irene Kelley.  With guest Sara Kelley. In few life stories do you find the heroine getting kicked out of her own rock band because of Dolly Parton but IRENE KELLEY proves it ain't impossible. Latrobe, Pennsylvania is better known for brewing Rolling Rock Beer than as a hot musical breeding ground. However, one does not have the privilege of...
    02/16/10	John Cowan McGonigel's Mucky Duck John Cowan Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 16, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents John Cowan. Bluegrass, Newgrass, Gospelgrass, Rock N’ Rollgrass…true innovators like John Cowan break boundaries and personify innovation. John’s ability to take audiences on a musical journey through multiple genres has made him one of the most unique vocal artists of his generation. John Cowan rose to fame when he became the lead singer for New Grass Revival. He and band mates...
    02/15/10	Hayes Carll McGonigel's Mucky Duck Hayes Carll Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 15, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Hayes Carll.  If you haven’t already heard of Hayes Carll, you soon will. In the three years since his self-released second album, Little Rock became available, Carll has toured relentlessly in North America and abroad (performing over two hundred shows a year), founded a successful singer-songwriter music festival on the Gulf Coast of Texas, secured a record deal with...
    02/13/10	Chris Smither McGonigel's Mucky Duck Chris Smither Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 13, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Chris Smither. "Back in the old days,” muses resilient troubadour Chris Smither, “writing new songs and making new albums were just chores. My priority was, and still is, performing live. I guess I still write the songs and make the records so that I can go out and play – except that now I actually look forward to it. I’ve learned how to do it, and I’m very eager to get...
    02/12/10	Terri Hendrix McGonigel's Mucky Duck Terri Hendrix Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 12, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Terri Hendrix. In the 10 years since she self-released her debut CD, Terri Hendrix has bloomed from the Texas hill country’s best-kept secret into one of the folk world’s most endearing and original voices.  And one of it’s most proudly independent, as shown by the song lyric she’s adopted as the slogan for her label, Wilory Records: “Own Your Own Universe.”...
    02/11/10	Glen Phillps McGonigel's Mucky Duck Glen Phillps Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 11, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Glen Phillips. Glen Phillips (born December 29, 1970) is a songwriter, lyricist, singer and guitarist. He is best known as the singer and songwriter of 1990s alternative rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket. Phillips began Toad the Wet Sprocket in 1986. By 1988, they had signed with Columbia Records. After recording six albums and playing many major tours, they...
    02/09/10	Po Girl McGonigel's Mucky Duck Po Girl Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 9, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Po Girl. The interplay between Allison Russell, Awna Teixeira, Benny Sidelinger, and Mikey "Lightning" August is truly something to behold. They are distinct voices with incredible harmonies; multiple instrumentalists who bring the perfect sound to each song and songwriters who pen poetic tunes you’ll find yourself humming. Po’Girl showcases a wide array of instruments-from...
    02/06/10	The Greencards McGonigel's Mucky Duck The Greencards Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 6, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents The  Greencards.  You could call it an attraction...a curiosity...an anticipation of surprise and delight. But there’s a better word to describe what the music of The Greencards inspires. Fascination. If you’ve followed this multinational threesome over these past five years, you know the feeling. From their personal histories through the content of...
    02/05/10	Justin Townes Earle McGonigel's Mucky Duck Justin Townes Earle Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 5, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Justin Townes Earle. With special guest Dawn Landes. Justin Townes Earle is 25 years old and his age belies his experience. Growing up in Nashville he mis-spent his youth playing in bluegrass/ragtime combo The Swindlers and the louder, more rocking The Distributors and developing some very bad habits. During tours as guitarist and keyboardist...
    02/04/10	Rosie Flores McGonigel's Mucky Duck Rosie Flores Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 4, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents  Rosie Flores. Damn good songwriter, award-winning guitar player, and break yer heartstrings singer, Rosie Flores whips the best of rock and roll, honky tonk, early rockabilly, blues and jazz with the traditional sounds of her roots in San Antonio, TX. She took flight in Southern California, and has been a major figure in the Los Angeles, Austin and Nashville music scenes – as...
    02/02/10	Wheatfield McGonigel's Mucky Duck Wheatfield Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck February 2, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Wheatfield. Wheatfield began in 1972 in Houston, Texas, with Connie Mims, Ezra Idlet, and Craig Calvert. The three original members met during a talent show at Lamar High School in Houston Texas.  When they began performing together professionally in 1973, luck was on their side as they almost immediately began to land really cool gigs. One evening, while playing a private party, Wheatfield...
    01/31/10	Red Molly McGonigel's Mucky Duck Red Molly Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 31, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents  Red Molly. "Everything Red Molly sings is delivered with tick-tight arrangements, crystalline vocals, and caramel harmonies. But what is most striking is the ardor they bring to everything they do, whether snuggling into the sweet parochialism of an old spiritual, or the gritty pathos of a Gillian Welch tune. They come on less like stars strutting for their minions than pals sharing their...
    01/30/10	Doyle Bramhall McGonigel's Mucky Duck Doyle Bramhall Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 30, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Doyle Bramhall. Born in Dallas in 1949, this singer/songwriter/drummer grew up listening to Dallas radio (with heavy doses of Jimmy Reed, Ray Charles, and Bobby Blue Bland on rock & roll stations) and locals the Nightcaps, one of the country's first white electric blues bands. In high school he joined the Chessmen, which soon included a young Jimmie Vaughan on guitar; they opened in Dallas...
    01/29/10	Randy Weeks McGonigel's Mucky Duck Randy Weeks Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 29, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Randy Weeks. 2009 is shaping up to be a time for change in America. However, for critically acclaimed roots-fueled rocker Randy Weeks — whose new disc Going My Way arrives February 24 — the big change started in 2007. That’s when longtime hero of the Southern California music scene uprooted himself to Austin, Texas. Living in Austin, Weeks admits, has loosened up his musical...
    01/28/10	Fred Eaglesmith McGonigel's Mucky Duck Fred Eaglesmith Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 28, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Fred Eaglesmith. Award-winning singer-songwriter Fred Eaglesmith inspires comparisons to icons like Woody Guthrie and Bruce Springsteen, tops the roots music charts, and boasts devoted fans that include a slew of his fellow songwriters.  High-profile tastemakers in the know — fellow musicians like Toby Keith and The Cowboy Junkies as well as film folks like Martin Scorsese and James...
    01/26/10	Skyrocket! McGonigel's Mucky Duck Skyrocket! Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 26, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Skyrocket! SKYROCKET! is perhaps the most wickedly original party band to emerge from any music scene, let alone a city like Austin where original music rules. Two things make SKYROCKET! stand out: 1) The players. All of them are recording artists in their own right. Maybe you've seen them before, on tour, on TV, or performing around Austin. 2) The songs. It all started when this handful of the...
    01/24/10	Swingfield Playboys McGonigel's Mucky Duck Swingfield Playboys Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 24, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Swingfield Playboys. The Swingfield Playboys are an amalgamation of some of Houston's best musicians with a collective performing experience of well over a century.  The group plays urban swing with a western flavor, not specifically western swing, although a steel guitar, guitars, and fiddle are prominent in their seven-piece presentation. "Martini and...
    01/23/10	Ray Wylie Hubbard McGonigel's Mucky Duck Ray Wylie Hubbard Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 23, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Ray Wylie Hubbard. A leading figure of the progressive country movement of the 1970s, singer/songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard remains best known for authoring the perennial anthem "Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother."  Born November 13, 1946, in Soper, OK, Hubbard and his family relocated to Dallas during the mid-'50s; there he learned to play guitar, eventually forming a folk group with...
    01/22/10	Scott Miller McGonigel's Mucky Duck Scott Miller Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 22, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Scott Miller. Scott Miller is best known for non-stop touring with his band the Commonwealth, and for his eight prior critically acclaimed albums including the recent Appalachian Refugee Demos. In fact it was with proceeds from Internet sales of that album (demos from a Marantz hard-disc recorder with handmade cover art for each copy) that he financed his forthcoming release titled For...
    01/21/10	Willy Porter McGonigel's Mucky Duck Willy Porter Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 21, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Willy Porter. "How To Rob A Bank," the latest release from esteemed guitarist/singer-songwriter Willy Porter, showcases his continued growth as a songwriter and recording artist. Porter offers a rich blend of salt and sugar with tracks that move easily from rough-hewn electric edges into soulful irony with equal aplomb. Jeff Giles of Popdose.com says, "It's another solid entry in a...
    01/19/10	McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters Night: John Evans, Greg Schroeder, Graham Wilkinson McGonigel's Mucky Duck McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters Night: John Evans, Greg Schroeder, Graham Wilkinson Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 19, 2010 It's McGonigel's Mucky Duck SONGWWRITER'S NIGHT! Featuring: JOHN EVANS GREG SCHROEDER GRAHAM WILKINSON
    01/16/10	Ian Moore McGonigel's Mucky Duck Ian Moore Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 16, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Ian Moore. Bob Dylan said it best: "He who is not busy being born is busy dying." Singer, songwriter and guitarist Ian Moore lives and creates by that precept. And his new album on Justice Records, To Be Loved, vividly displays the artistic benefits of doing so. It's a way of living has led Moore from emerging as, at first glance, a teenage guitar prodigy in the early 1990s in his...
    01/15/10	Suzanna Choffel McGonigel's Mucky Duck Suzanna Choffel Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 15, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Suzanna Choffel. A native of Austin TX, Suzanna Choffel combines her poetic lyrics and sweet smoky voice with funky urban rhythms to create a fresh and unique sound. She uses her guitar to create staccato rhythms underneath her dazzling soulful vocal melodies, all backed by a pulsing band with unique instrumentation. Her music has been described as “indie pop with urban beats”, and...
    01/14/10	Darden Smith & Dan Navarro McGonigel's Mucky Duck Darden Smith & Dan Navarro Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 14, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Darden Smith & Dan Navarro. Texas singer-songwriter Darden Smith was once describe as an explorer. This fits. During his 20-year career, he has recorded in folk, country and pop settings. He has co-written songs with a British rocker, released 10 critically acclaimed albums, created works for dance theater, done symphonic collaborations and through his Be An Artist Program, brought to...
    01/13/10	Charlie Robison McGonigel's Mucky Duck Charlie Robison Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 13, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Charlie Robison. It's no surprise to hear Charlie Robison describe his first release for Dualtone as “my favorite record that I've ever made, the one I've been wanting to make for a long, long time.” False modesty has never been the style of this native Texan, known for saying what's on his mind and letting the chips fall where they may. Along the way, he's developed a...
    01/10/10	McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters Night: Rick Poss, Danny Everitt, Jack Saunders, Mark Beets McGonigel's Mucky Duck McGonigel's Mucky Duck Songwriters Night: Rick Poss, Danny Everitt, Jack Saunders, Mark Beets Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 10, 2010 It's McGonigel's Mucky Duck SONGWWRITER'S NIGHT! Featuring: RICK POSS DANNY EVERITT JACK SAUNDERS MARK BEETS
    01/09/10	Clandestine McGonigel's Mucky Duck Clandestine Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 9, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Clandestine. Clandestine is a Celtic music group from Houston. Featuring bagpipes, guitar, fiddle, and drums (bodhrán and conga drums), they play traditional Celtic music (both instrumental and vocal) as well as some modern tunes (including some originals) in a Celtic style. Some songs include additional instruments like the flute, bombarde and various whistles. They formed in 1991,...
    01/08/10	Wendy Colonna McGonigel's Mucky Duck Wendy Colonna Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 8, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Wendy Colonna. Wendy Colonna may live and work in Austin these days, but one listen to her soulful vocals and her south Louisiana roots are obvious. Colonna grew up in Lake Charles and her music is a spicy stick-to-your-ribs Gulf Coast gumbo of soul and blues and funk. The first time I heard Colonna I thought of another sultry southern country soul singer, the great Rita Coolidge. But...
    01/05/10	Harry Fish String Band McGonigel's Mucky Duck Harry Fish String Band Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 5, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Harry Fish String Band. It's likely that the first thing most people notice about the Harry Fish String Band's Texas-by-way-of-Appalachia sound is not Buck Stonebroke's bass plucking, but rather the guitars and mandolin of Joe Kirkpatrick, Mike Stroup and the banjo of Chris Hirsch, respectively -- which is as it should be. Oftentimes, the best bassists are the ones who make themselves the least conspicuous. And if Stonebroke weren't holding down...
    01/03/10	MilkDrive McGonigel's Mucky Duck MilkDrive Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 3, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents MilkDrive.  MilkDrive, the Austin alt-folk-progressive acoustic string band, actually got its start in the northern climes of Idaho, where principal songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Noah Jeffries grew up playing bluegrass and gospel in his family’s family band and started writing amazing tunes at age 14. The first band he put together, 36 String Swing, toured...
    01/02/10	Belleville Outfit McGonigel's Mucky Duck Belleville Outfit Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck January 2, 2010 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Belleville Outfit. With a tight, seamless, and an acoustic sound that's uniquely their's — a mix of gypsy swing, big band jazz and cross-genre Americana music, original songs and some clever covers — the startling six-piece Belleville Outfit of Austin belies the tender age of its members and its vast experience garnered swiftly after its union around Merlefest 2007 in Wilkesboro,...
    12/31/09	Shake Russell New Year's Eve 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck Shake Russell New Year's Eve 2009 Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 31, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Shake Russell.  New Year's Eve 2009!  Supperclub service beginning at 7:00pm, Four course dinner, party favors. Weaving sophisticated harmonies through his songs and drawing from various genres, Shake created a style of folk-rock that is uniquely his own. His repertoire consists of a blend of love songs, ballads, and waltzes, skillfully balanced with lively rockabilly...
    12/29/09	Max Stalling McGonigel's Mucky Duck Max Stalling Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 29, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Max Stalling. 10 years…5 cds...respect as a songwriter… top flight band…an expanding and loyal fan base. Not TOO bad of a track record for a guy who never felt he really had any business being in the music business.  “I didn’t even pick up a guitar until graduate school,” notes Max Stalling. After high school in Carrizo Springs, Texas, Stalling went to...
    12/27/09	Sisters Morales: En Espanol (all Spanish Show) McGonigel's Mucky Duck Sisters Morales: En Espanol (all Spanish Show) Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 27, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Sisters Morales: En Espanol (all Spanish Show). Sisters Morales were born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, spent the past 12 years in Houston, Texas and now live in the Hill Country-San Antonio area. They grew up around a musical and very Mexican family, which contributed to their diverse tastes in music. They sang in Spanish before they sang in English. Their first performances included singing...
    12/26/09	Feast of St. Stephen Pub Mass & Boxing Day Celebration McGonigel's Mucky Duck Feast of St. Stephen Pub Mass & Boxing Day Celebration Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 26, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Feast of St. Stephen Pub Mass & Boxing Day Celebration. With the spirit of Christmas in the air, we remember the Feast of St. Stephen, deacon and martyr of the Church, who was charged with overseeing the distribution of goods to the community. It's also Boxing Day, a traditional British holiday where we remember those less fortunate in our city. Please bring a donation of food, clothing or blankets that we will give to...
    12/26/09	Asylum Street Spankers McGonigel's Mucky Duck Asylum Street Spankers Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 26, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Asylum Street Spankers. The magnificently indefinable Asylum Street Spankers began in 1994 at a booze and hallucinogen-fueled party at the Dabbs Hotel in Llano, Texas. There Christina Marrs and Guy Forsyth met Wammo. During a night spent singing and playing along the banks of the Llano River they made a pact to keep the all-night-sing-along-anything-goes spirit of that party alive. Upon...
    12/22/09	Trish & Darin Christmas Dinner Show McGonigel's Mucky Duck Trish & Darin Christmas Dinner Show Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 22, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Trish & Darin Christmas Dinner Show. Tonight's musical performance will be preceeded by a dinner by Trish (pictured). For Austin’s Trish Murphy it’s been a stormy ride between records. But sometimes the pain makes you stronger and that is certainly the case with her splendid new release, Girls Get In Free. With a new found confidence, Murphy...
    12/17/09- 12/19/09	Martin Burniston's 19th Annual Christmas Sing-a-Long McGonigel's Mucky Duck Martin Burniston's 19th Annual Christmas Sing-a-Long Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 17-December 19, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Martin Burniston's 19th Annual Christmas Sing-a-long. December 17, 18, & 19. With a delicious dinner and much holiday fun. Saturday there will be a special kids singalong at 3pm on Saturday, December 19 at 3pm. Tickets for the kids show are $10 benefitting St Jude's Childrens Hospital. (price does not include dinner) Dinner Menu Starts with a Mixed Green Salad with Pears, Walnuts, and blue cheese dressing
    12/15/09	Junior Brown McGonigel's Mucky Duck Junior Brown Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 15, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Junior Brown. A singer and demon guitarist whose raucous blend of country and rock & roll helped make him a successful crossover act, Junior Brown was born in 1952 and raised in the backwoods of Kirksville, IN. He first learned to play the piano from his father, and was exposed to country through radio and TV, becoming a fan of Ernest Tubb's music and television program. He became a professional...
    12/13/09	Hadden Sayers McGonigel's Mucky Duck Hadden Sayers Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 13, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Hadden Sayers. Hadden Sayers was born in Nacogdoches, TX and was raised in Sugar Land. He began playing guitar as a teenager and was immersed in live music while a student at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX.Studying took a back seat to all-night jam sessions and performances by Blues and Texas Music legends Gatemouth Brown, Joe Ely, Omar and the Howlers, Eric Johnson and...
    12/12/09- 12/16/09	Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison - Annual Holiday Show (Saturday & Wednesday) McGonigel's Mucky Duck Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison - Annual Holiday Show (Saturday & Wednesday) Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 12-December 16, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison - Annual Holiday Show. Although the work of new traditionalist singer/songwriter Kelly Willis  earned widespread critical acclaim, she found little in the way of comparable commercial success; her sound, a smart hybrid of country and rock, simply assimilated both musical styles too well to gain acceptance in either camp. Born in Oklahoma and...
    12/11/09	Danny O'Flaherty's Celtic Christmas McGonigel's Mucky Duck Danny O'Flaherty's Celtic Christmas Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 11, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Danny O'Flaherty's Celtic Christmas. Danny's success as an entertainer is driven by his dedication to preserving and passing on his Celtic heritage. As the last of a generation reared in the isolation of a pure Gaelic culture, Danny's youth recalled the simple tradition kept alive on the rugged and desolate islands. His first language is Gaelic, and his first love - the ancient...
    12/10/09	Greg Trooper McGonigel's Mucky Duck Greg Trooper Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 10, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Greg Trooper. Rarely has there been a more aptly named singer/songwriter than Greg Trooper. Over three decades, the New Jersey native has soldiered on through the victories and setbacks unique to a career dedicated to music, proving through gestures large and small that he's one of our best. It's evident in the company he keeps, the critics who praise his recordings, the fans who...
    12/09/09	Jack Ingram McGonigel's Mucky Duck Jack Ingram Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 9, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Jack Ingram. When Jack Ingram won the 2008 Academy of Country Music award for “Best New Male Vocalist,” thousands of people in the audience had to be smiling to themselves about that whole “new” thing. They knew the thirty-something, steel-eyed veteran accepting that trophy on that stage in Vegas had been rocking roadhouses, theaters and stadiums relentlessly since 1997, that...
    12/08/09	19th Annual Noise for Toys McGonigel's Mucky Duck 19th Annual Noise for Toys Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 8, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the 19th Annual Noise for Toys. A show benefitting the MARINE CORPS' TOYS FOR TOTS PROGRAM. Admission is a new unwrapped toy for a child between the ages of 1 and 12. ENTERTAINMENT WILL FEATURE: John Evans Evans continues to build on the fan base he cultivated with 2000's "Biggest Fool in Town" when he was named Best Male Vocalist for 2001 (Houston Press Music Poll). Subsequently, he was honored...
    12/06/09	Wine and Alchemy McGonigel's Mucky Duck Wine and Alchemy Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 6, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Wine and Alchemy. Wine & Alchemy is an unique experience in World Music, providing a delicious blend of original and traditional world fusion music derived from a wide variety of genres including Celtic, Renaissance, French, Greek, Armenian, "Gypsy", Flamenco, Sephardic, Middle Eastern and others. The memorable audial experience created by Wine and Alchemy's...
    12/05/09	Clandestine McGonigel's Mucky Duck Clandestine Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 5, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Clandestine. Clandestine is a Celtic music group from Houston. Featuring bagpipes, guitar, fiddle, and drums (bodhrán and conga drums), they play traditional Celtic music (both instrumental and vocal) as well as some modern tunes (including some originals) in a Celtic style. Some songs include additional instruments like the flute, bombarde and various whistles. They formed in 1991,...
    12/04/09	Home for the Holidays: Carolyn Wonderland & Guy Forsyth McGonigel's Mucky Duck Home for the Holidays: Carolyn Wonderland & Guy Forsyth Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 4, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Home for the Holidays: Carolyn Wonderland & Guy Forsyth.  Guy Forsyth is a musician with gripping, powerful vocals and a true Renaissance man. He has mastered numerous instruments, including acoustic, electric and slide guitar, harmonica, ukulele and singing saw. Carolyn Wonderland hits the stage with unmatched presence, a true legend in her time. Along with the guitar, she has learned to play a multitude of instruments, including...
    12/03/09	Ian McLagan McGonigel's Mucky Duck Ian McLagan Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 3, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Ian McLagan. Ian McLagan is a genuine, dyed-in-the-wool rock’n’roller. In fact, his smiling visage — he was, after all, a member of the Small Faces and the Faces — would serve as an ideal illustration in the proverbial Dictionary of What Is Truly Cool.  The man known to his many mates and even more fans and admirers as 'Mac' is the sort who shrugs off such puffery. And then he...
    12/01/09	Christabel and the Jons McGonigel's Mucky Duck Christabel and the Jons Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck December 1, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Christabel and the Jons. Christabel & the Jons are currently on tour promoting their new CD “Custom Made for You”. This album beautifully illustrates their growth from a folky, honky-tonk band to an old-time swing band. The group saunters and sways together with ease. Their music blends multiple musical styles from gypsy jazz to country blues. Lead singer Christa DeCicco...
    11/29/09	Swingfield Playboys McGonigel's Mucky Duck Swingfield Playboys Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 29, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents the Swingfield Playboys. The Swingfield Playboys are an amalgamation of some of Houston's best musicians with a collective performing experience of well over a century.  The group plays urban swing with a western flavor, not specifically western swing, although a steel guitar, guitars, and fiddle are prominent in their seven-piece presentation. "Martini and...
    11/28/09	Sisters Morales McGonigel's Mucky Duck Sisters Morales Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 28, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Sisters Morales. Sisters Morales were born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, spent the past 12 years in Houston, Texas and now live in the Hill Country-San Antonio area. They grew up around a musical and very Mexican family, which contributed to their diverse tastes in music. They sang in Spanish before they sang in English. Their first performances included singing with mariachis in Mexican...
    11/27/09	Jimmy LaFave McGonigel's Mucky Duck Jimmy LaFave Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 27, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Jimmy LaFave. "Jimmy LaFave is in the first rank of roots rockers to emerge from Austin, Texas. His songwriting shows equal passion for road-house rock and romantic balladry - -” Rolling Stone “songs that suggest a sense of hard earned wisdom...music that deserves arena size audiences.” - -Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer “one of...
    11/25/09	Band of Heathens McGonigel's Mucky Duck Band of Heathens Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 25, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Band of Heathens. WARNING: Somewhere in the landscape of the Austin music scene a Band of Heathens is running amok. These men are seeking new recruits for a celebration of musical madness and mayhem.  The Band of Heathens is a loosely-knit collective of established Austin singer/songwriters, featuring Brian Keane (I Ain’t Even Lonely), Gordy Quist (Songs Play Me), Colin Brooks (Blood...
    11/22/09	Hamilton Loomis McGonigel's Mucky Duck Hamilton Loomis Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 22, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Hamilton Loomis. "Innovate, don't imitate." Hamilton Loomis took his mentor, Bo Diddley's advice. It speaks volumes when the likes of Diddley, Johnny "Clyde" Copeland, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, and Albert Collins take you under their wings. The twenty-something Texas sensation isn't just another cat-in-a-hat with a Strat. He has crafted his blues roots into a...
    11/21/09	Rik Emmett McGonigel's Mucky Duck Rik Emmett Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 21, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Rik Emmett. Rik Emmett has his fair share of gold and platinum hanging on the wall after surviving three decades in the music biz. Awards from Best Guitarist at the '81 Junos to Best Smooth Jazz Guitarist in 2005, along with induction into the Canadian Rock Hall of Fame in '93, the Music Industry Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Junos Hall of Fame in 2008 are highlights in an ever-evolving career. The...
    11/20/09	Slaid Cleaves McGonigel's Mucky Duck Slaid Cleaves Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 20, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Slaid Cleaves. Slaid Cleaves’ music is marked by both the quirky blend of isolated eccentricity and steely resilience of his Yankee upbringing and the weathered soul of Texas, the state he has called home for over a decade now. First registering on the national folk scene by winning the Kerrville Folk Festival’s New Folk competition in 1992, Cleaves released his national debut No Angel...
    11/19/09	Crossing Togo (CD Release Event) McGonigel's Mucky Duck Crossing Togo (CD Release Event) Presented by McGonigel's Mucky Duck at McGonigel's Mucky Duck November 19, 2009 McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Crossing Togo.  (CD Release Event!) Crossing Togo will be releasing their debut album, "Of Love, Scorn & Insecurity" on Thursday, November 19 at McGonigel's Mucky Duck and will be hitting the stage at 7:30 p.m. for a two set performance. Brought together via Craigslist, Scott Spencer and Ko have an undeniable connection when it comes to completing each other's musical...

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      "Fantastic!!!!"
      Review posted by: Karen from Houston, Jun 17, 2010
      

      This trio is destined for greatness!

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