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New Open Mic Coming Soon to Georgetown
These past several weeks have been very eventful here in Blue Rail land. We had several really fun gigs - Vino100 in Round Rock, The Dig Pub in Cedar Park and also Vino100 in Cedar Park. The audiences have given us tremendous support and with each night it feels like we've made new friends - thank you from the bottom of our hearts. I've also had the opportunity to share the stage with a good friend of mine, Trey Haney. Try and I spent a couple of nights swapping songs at Applebee's in Georgetown and The Goal Post in Liberty Hill. Come out and join us on the patio at Montana Mike's in Georgetown on Saturday night.
As some of you know Michael and I have hosted an Open Mic night here  in Georgetown for the last couple of years. Unfortunately due to circumstance out of our control we've had to cancel the last several weeks. But, as of today, we are proud to announce that we'll be starting a new Open Mic very soon. Starting September 23rd, every Wednesday evening we'll be hosting an Open Mic at Duke's BBQ here in Georgetown. Not only does Duke's have some of the best BBQ in central Texas, it will now also have some great music to go along with it. Stay tuned for more information. Please mark September 23rd on your calendar and come out and do your part in supporting live music. Peace 
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In the days before everyone had their own car, the railroad symbolized America, and America was all about freedom. In the 19th century, the Transcontinental Railroad unified a fractured and disjounted America. It was abject evidence that we had conquered the wilderness. The great distances that were America were somehow diminished. You could get on a train in New York and, eventually, you could be cooling your heels in the Pacific Ocean. There was no place you couldn't go.
To an America growing up, the railroad represented freedom and adventure. For many, in a very real sense, it was the quickest way to get to other places. For some, it was the only way to go somewhere, or to get away from something. It could take you to far away places. Mysterious places full of mysterious and interesting people doing interesting and important things. Laying in bed at night and hearing the distant wail of a passing train filled the head of many a kid with tantillizing visions of adventure. Places where anything was possible. Trains and the railroads run deep in the collective psyche of our generation. But the wistles and the clanking of the tracks as the trains go by are heard less today, and I fear, they do not impregnate our souls as they once did. For many, they are just a nuisance. Like so many other things, they are being bulldozed by the relentlessness of time. I do not know if that is a good thing. Trains have figured prominantly in American music. From Woody Guthrie to Guy Clark, train songs have stirred our imagination. So, in a sense, we chose Blue Rail to pay some small homage to the romanticism of the railroad. To the freedom and mystery that lies ahead as you peer out at those twin rails, blue from the reflected sky, that seem to go on forever. Plus, well, it sounded pretty cool too. "So go to sleep you weary hobo
Let the towns drift slowly by Listen to the steel rails hummin' That's a hobo's lullaby" -Woody Guthrie "Hobo's Lullaby" |
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