Carolyn Wonderland ~ April 21 @ 7PM
Carolyn Wonderland
A musical force equipped with the soulful vocals of Janis and the slinging guitar skills of Stevie Ray, Carolyn Wonderland reaches into the depths of the Texas blues tradition with the wit of a poet. She hits the stage with an unmatched presence, a true legend in her time.
She’d grown up the child of a singer in a band and began playing her mother’s vintage Martin guitar when other girls were dressing dolls. She’d gone from being the teenage toast of her hometown Houston to sleeping in her van in Austin amid heaps of critical acclaim for excellent recordings.
Along with the guitar and the multitude of other instruments she learned to play – trumpet, accordion, piano, mandolin, lap steel – Wonderland’s ability to whistle remains most unusual. Whistling is a uniquely vocal art seldom invoked in modern music, yet it’s among the most spectacular talents the human voice possesses.
Kevin Lance
Over the past three decades, Kevin has performed and recorded with such artists as Carolyn Wonderland, Alejandro Escovedo, Willie Nelson, Paula Nelson, Fastball, Nakia, Wendy Colonna, Ginger Leigh, Patrice Pike, Patricia Vonne, Miles Zuniga, Jon Dee Graham, Dewato, Darin and Trish Murphy, Skyrocket, Govinda, Matt Hubbard, Lance Keltner, Mr. Rocket Baby, Johnny Goudie, Steven Doster, Phil Lewis, and LA Guns, The Holidays, Johnson (the band), and many others.
He also assembled and was a driving force behind the critically acclaimed and award-winning instrumental groups Gnappy and McLemore Avenue. Kevin is currently recording/performing/touring with Carolyn Wonderland, Nakia & the Blues Grifters, and performing local dates with the Texas Tycoons.
Bobby Perkins
Bobby Perkins is a man. A man of mystery. Bass player to the stars, he is a constellation. Nobody fully understands the inner workings of such a Perkins, but everyone tries. Born in Italy, TX, young Bobby traded a pig for his first car and used that car to drive to music. He keeps driving music to this day.
He is known for his stints in bands like Ian Moore, Pike & Sutton, Chickenstrut, Larry, Topaz, Graham Wilkinson, Whiskey Sisters, Bruce Hughes’ All Nude Army, and Carolyn Wonderland, with whom he currently sweeps up the dance floor with the four string thunderbroom. along with Jimi Hendrix records, at full volume! I’m pretty sure it drove my parents crazy.”
A couple of years later, he saw Muddy Waters perform, standing a few feet away from the man himself. This proved to be a powerful experience inspiring Greg to explore further the blues scene that was thriving in Chicago at that time. He spent many nights frequenting the blues clubs watching the musicians and sitting in whenever possible.
Around the age of 21, Greg was invited to play a show with Otis Rush. Otis liked what he heard that night, and he immediately asked the young bassist to join the band. This was, of course, an invaluable opportunity to apprentice with one of the true blues masters of all time.
A musical force equipped with the soulful vocals of Janis and the slinging guitar skills of Stevie Ray, Carolyn Wonderland reaches into the depths of the Texas blues tradition with the wit of a poet. She hits the stage with an unmatched presence, a true legend in her time.
She’d grown up the child of a singer in a band and began playing her mother’s vintage Martin guitar when other girls were dressing dolls. She’d gone from being the teenage toast of her hometown Houston to sleeping in her van in Austin amid heaps of critical acclaim for excellent recordings.
Along with the guitar and the multitude of other instruments she learned to play – trumpet, accordion, piano, mandolin, lap steel – Wonderland’s ability to whistle remains most unusual. Whistling is a uniquely vocal art seldom invoked in modern music, yet it’s among the most spectacular talents the human voice possesses.
Kevin Lance
Over the past three decades, Kevin has performed and recorded with such artists as Carolyn Wonderland, Alejandro Escovedo, Willie Nelson, Paula Nelson, Fastball, Nakia, Wendy Colonna, Ginger Leigh, Patrice Pike, Patricia Vonne, Miles Zuniga, Jon Dee Graham, Dewato, Darin and Trish Murphy, Skyrocket, Govinda, Matt Hubbard, Lance Keltner, Mr. Rocket Baby, Johnny Goudie, Steven Doster, Phil Lewis, and LA Guns, The Holidays, Johnson (the band), and many others.
He also assembled and was a driving force behind the critically acclaimed and award-winning instrumental groups Gnappy and McLemore Avenue. Kevin is currently recording/performing/touring with Carolyn Wonderland, Nakia & the Blues Grifters, and performing local dates with the Texas Tycoons.
Bobby Perkins
Bobby Perkins is a man. A man of mystery. Bass player to the stars, he is a constellation. Nobody fully understands the inner workings of such a Perkins, but everyone tries. Born in Italy, TX, young Bobby traded a pig for his first car and used that car to drive to music. He keeps driving music to this day.
He is known for his stints in bands like Ian Moore, Pike & Sutton, Chickenstrut, Larry, Topaz, Graham Wilkinson, Whiskey Sisters, Bruce Hughes’ All Nude Army, and Carolyn Wonderland, with whom he currently sweeps up the dance floor with the four string thunderbroom. along with Jimi Hendrix records, at full volume! I’m pretty sure it drove my parents crazy.”
A couple of years later, he saw Muddy Waters perform, standing a few feet away from the man himself. This proved to be a powerful experience inspiring Greg to explore further the blues scene that was thriving in Chicago at that time. He spent many nights frequenting the blues clubs watching the musicians and sitting in whenever possible.
Around the age of 21, Greg was invited to play a show with Otis Rush. Otis liked what he heard that night, and he immediately asked the young bassist to join the band. This was, of course, an invaluable opportunity to apprentice with one of the true blues masters of all time.