Kristy Kruger, Dylan Sneed, Doug Burr Oh My!

What would this blog be if it didn’t include me being a week or two behind on pics/posts about the Dallas live music scene? I think I’m 2-3 weeks behind right now, but hope to get caught up tonight. Warning, tangent ahead.

I was looking through my past posts, and saw the Fishing For Comets post with the Waylon Jennings youtube video. I’m listening to it now, and recommend that you sing along. In fact, everything will be better if you sing along:
“Well the only things in life that make it worth Livn’, are guitars that tune good and firm feeling women.
I don’t need my name in the marquee lights!
I got my song and I got you with me tonight,
maybe it’s time we got down to some basics in love.”

I was fortunate enough to make it to Opening Bell in time to see Kristy Kruger and Dylan Sneed. They both just recently got back in town after a multi state tour up the east coast. I think this was the 3rd time I’ve seen Kristy play, and the second time I’ve seen Dylan play, and so far this was my favorite show. They were both on stage and accompanied each other as they went back and forth between each others songs. There was a great mix of songs and instruments that ranged from banjos, to the slide guitar. Each really added greatly to the other artist’s music. At one point, unbeknownst to Dylan, Kristy sat down at the piano that is off stage at Opening Bell; she tickled the ivory and really added to the quality of the music.

“Let’s go to Lukenbach Texas with Waylon Willy and the boys,
this successful life we are living has us feuding like the Hatfields and McCoys,
Between Hank Williams pain songs, Newberry’s train songs
and Blue Eyes crying in the rain,
Out in Lukenbach Texas,
aint nobody feeling no pain”

Now for my GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR of the week.
I have been waiting to see Fishing For Comets at Opening Bell for over a month. I got some good pics of them at City Tavern a while ago, and I knew that I could get some great pics at Pascale’s place because of the fantastic (read brigh, and white) light that they have. I also really enjoyed their live show and wanted to see them play again. The GRRRRRRRRR!!!! comes in at the last min. change of plans for my Dad’s birthday dinner. A day or so before the show it was moved from Sunday night to Friday night. Note: Dad doesn’t read the blog, so I can write this . Because of all of that , I didn’t make it down to the Bell until after FFC and already played and Doug Burr’s set was almost over. I really enjoyed the few songs of Doug that I did see, and hope to get a chance to hear him play a full set some time soon.