Sin City Social Club news

Let the celebrating begin...

Gorgeous days and blue skies here in Austin. LIFE IS GOOD! Having had so many good friends come thru town in the last week we've been reminded of how lucky we all are to stay connected thru this amazing musical community. Neither time nor distance really matter when it comes to the love, support and appreciation of those that inspire us to feel and create!

In the coming weeks we all celebrate the lives and music of the living and those that have passed on yet have left an indelible mark on our lives...may each day be a blessing and a celebration!

DAVE ALVIN & THE GUILTY WOMEN, EXENE CERVENKA, KELLY WILLIS, JON DEE GRAHAM, JESSE DAYTON, DAMON BRAMBLETT and members of DEAD ROCK WEST AMONG ARTISTS PERFORMING AMY FARRIS MEMORIAL SHOW
OCTOBER 21 @ THE CONTINENTAL CLUB IN AUSTIN

With the sudden and tragic death of Austin native and revered musician Amy Farris, it is announced today that friends and fellow musicians will come together for a night of music and remembrance on October 21, 2009 at Austin’s Continental Club.

The show will be opened at 9pm with a very special violin performance by some of Amy’s former students.

Amy Farris, 40, was an accomplished musician and a beloved human of light with a giant heart and sparkling eyes, packed into a pint-sized frame. An Austin native, Amy moved to Los Angeles to expand her music career and talent for playing violin, viola, cello, mandolin and some of the sweetest vocal harmonies ever recorded. Among the artists Amy worked with through the years include Ray Price, Kelly Willis, Brian Wilson, Bruce Robinson, Charlie Robinson, Alejandra Escovedo, Grant Lee Phillips, Stan Ridgway, Peter Case, Greg Dulli, and many others. Amy was seen and loved by millions having performed on Late Night with David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, The Grand Old Opry and Austin City Limits. Most-recently, Amy recorded and was touring the United States as one of Dave Alvin’s Guilty Women.

Cover for the show is a suggested donation of $10, with all proceeds going to Amy’s charity of choice, Hungry For Music. Hungry For Music is a non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire underprivileged children by bringing positive musical and creative experiences into their lives through musical instrument donations, concerts and workshops. Visit www.hungryformusic.com for more information.

http://www.continentalclub.com


ROCK N ROLL HOOCHIE COO!
Shurman are taking over Texas this week with Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers!
10/21 Dosey Doe The Woodlands, TX (Houston)
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10/22 Sams Burger Joint San Antonio, TX
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10/23 Wormy Dog Saloon Oklahoma City, OK
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10/24 Larryfest 2! Princeton, TX (on Lake Lafon)
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10/25 House of Blues Dallas, TX

There’s a powerful sweet spot at the juncture where rock’n’roll and country intersect, giving the music that results a double-whammy that can’t be denied. The Austin, Texas-based band Shurman hits that bulls-eye dead on packing a powerful punch of rock crunch, soulful grooves and deeply-rooted country twang.

Over the last decade the band has built a “reputation as a live powerhouse” (Amazon.com) that has scorched its music into the hearts and minds of a mushrooming cadre of followers that is about to hit critical mass. They’ve also garnered reams of press raves and won such advocates as Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Ted Nugent and John Popper of Blues Traveler.
http://www.shurmanville.com

FRIDAY, October 23rd
THE CONTINENTAL CLUB - Austin
WANDA JACKSON'S ANNUAL BIRTHDAY BASH
10pm
with special guest ROSIE FLORES

Rosie plays before Wanda at 10pm and we're celebrating the release of GIRL OF THE CENTURY (Bloodshot Records) officially to be released on the 10/27! It features Jon Langford and The Pine Valley Cosmonauts! I hear she'll have some vinyl on hand that I can't wait to get my paws on a copy. Go Rosie GO!
http://www.rosieflores.com

"The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?"
- Edgar Allan Poe

FRIDAY OCTOBER 30th
SIN CITY SOCIAL CLUB'S
DAY of the DEAD ROCK STARS BALL
at The SCOOT INN (Austin, TX)
8pm doors
$5

This amazing painting is by Jon Langford and is too good not to share, but is not our official artwork... we'll hit you with that soon!

Gone but not forgotten... We've got plenty to choose from, come prepared to honor the rock stars who have shaped our lives at our DAY of THE DEAD ROCKSTARS BALL!

We welcome ROCK STAR Zombie's and Blood Sucking Grampires too! We've put together a devilishly fun night starting off with JEFF HUGHES & CHAPARRAL followed by Sin City's own supergroup "THE SKELETONEZ" featuring members of THE MOTHER TRUCKERS, SHURMAN and STONEHONEY! They've got list of tunes that'll raise the dead...

A certain cast of characters will be showing up early for some grub (pot luck) and to carve the hell out of some unsuspecting pumpkins. All are welcome... BYOP! We're on the look out for fortune tellers, belly dancers, fire breathers ... if you know any please send em our way!
NOW I'M FEELING ZOMBIFIED!

We sure wish that Captain Clegg & The Night Creatures could be here with us on the 30th but since they'll be on the road with Rob Zombie we'll have to beam them from the depths of hell! The video for "ZOMBIE A GO GO" is a good place to start...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eDsCT8B

They'll be torturing souls from 10/30 - 12/5 ... consider yourselves WARNED! RUN for your lives to the nearest ticket outlet before the tour sells out!

For a complete listing of tour dates visit http://www.jessedayton.com

10/30 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl
10/31 Hollywood, CA Palladium
11/1 Anaheim, CA The Grove
11/10 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
11/11 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless
11/13 Dallas, TX Palladium
12/1 NY, NY Hammerstein

3rd Annual Gram Parsons Birthday Hoot
Thursday, November 5th
Threadgills World Headquarters (S. Austin)

Our friend Peggy Hanson was kind enough to send this info. along to us... Although Sin City isn't officially involved with this, we're always here to support a celebration of the Grievous Angel and his legacy.

"It's time once again for the Annual Gram Parsons Birthday Hoot, and things are shaping up nicely. This years participants include Gurf Morlix, Michael Fraccasso, Rosie Flores, Albert and Gage, Ben Mallott, Robyn Ludwick, Steady Freddie Krc, Cam King, Floyd Domino, members of Stonehoney, Tom Gillam, Julieann Banks, Earl Poole Ball and...well, Patterson Barrett."

This year's event will benefit SWRFA (the Southwest Regional Folk Alliance), a non-profit organization that promotes traditional, contemporary, and multicultural folk music.

Sounds like a GRAMtastic time to us!

REMINDERS:

Attention procrastinators! The SXSW Music Festival Showcase deadline is looming. If you want to be considered for an official showcase slot at SXSW 2010 you have to get your applications in by November 6th. You’ve got just over three weeks to apply to perform at the biggest music industry showcase in the world.

SXSWeek 2010 March 12-21
Interactive: March 12-16
Film: March 12-20
Music: March 17-21

Sonicbids is the official online music submission partner of the 2010 SXSW Music Conference and Festival and the ONLY way to apply for an official showcase!

To apply online using Sonicbids, log in to your Sonicbids account and look for SXSW in the Find Gigs section. If you’re not already a member, you can create an account - it’s free for 6 months when you apply to SXSW.
http://www.sonicbids.com/sxsw/

Unlike in the past, this year there will not be a separate international and domestic deadline. The Showcase Application fee is $40 and must be submitted no later than November 6, 2009.
For additional info. visit http://www.sxsw.com

Sin City's YOUTUBE Channel!
Since our last update, we've added videos from TIM EASTON & The FREELAND BARONS (Live from The Scoot Inn), The StoneTruckers (Mother Truckers and Stonehoney) delivering kick ass performances of "Chain of Fools", "Blackwater" and "Rock n Roll" and "Amazing Grace"... it was incredible night! All of these PLUS videos from Ruby James, Mike Farris, Susan Marshall, Raul Malo, Charlie Robison, Shurman and hundreds more of our favorite artists ranging from The Flying Burrito Brothers to Black Joe Lewis! THANK YOU Glen Brown and Nursemade Films for capturing the magic!
http://www.youtube.com/user/sincitysocialclub

FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK... WE SALUTE YOU!
Shilah & Erika "Pinktipps"
Your Sin City Socialites
Shilah Morrow
Sin City Social Club
LA * Austin * Nashville
213.840.3865
TWEET: @sincitysclub
FACEBOOK : facebook.com/shilah.morrow
For more info. on events & projects please visit:
www.sincitysocialclub.com
www.susanmarshall.net
www.charlierobison.com
www.ilovetwang.com
www.rubyjames.com
www.gramparsons.com
www.shurmanville.com
www.jessedayton.com
www.myspace.com/austinhl
www.americanamusic.org

The Sin City Social Club is a renegade collective of musicians, fans, artists and industry executives brought together by shared appreciation of the art and culture that blur the lines between classic, outlaw & alt. country, punk rock, americana and indie singer songwriters. We turn fans around the globe onto the music and art we love thru our Sin City Social Club Samplers, live events, In flight audio programming and thru our home away from home on the internet.

** Wherever you are, Sin City is a state of mind! **