Thursday, November 19, 2015

Antones returns with new booker & new hopes

This morning I read that Antone's has a new booker, who was also the guitarist for Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears (picture below - he is front center left), Zach Ernst, will be booking all acts for the new Antone's venue.  Antone's is slated to open in a month(!) off of 5th and San Jacinto Blvd, downtown Austin in which Ernst indicates that Blue Monday will be back showcasing local blues musicians living and working in Austin, along with other national and road-bound acts.  Blue Monday, prior to Antone's hiatus and location slump, was ongoing since the '70's with residencies from Austin blues players.  Thanks to Gary Clark Jr, Spencer Wells(scientist & author), and Will Bridges (owner of Deep Eddy Cabret, co-owner of Lamberts & Arlyn Studios), Antone's will be back in the music business after being closed for almost 2 years. This is super exciting as with the trend of venues closing/threatened to have to close, moving, and/or just straight up not returning, Austin's music scene will once again have a home for blues and r&b under the Antone's name.



Hopefully soon enough, we will have Elephant Room back to normal operating schedule and not be involved in some sink hole damage.

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