From Oaktopia to Oktoberfest

… and beyond

By Kathy Edwards McFarland and Mr Joseph Pinson

September got us up and running. Now that Fall officially is upon us, we have so many things to do, people to see and music events to experience, we have no excuses for sitting in front of the TV, watching the world unfold as pixels.

Tonight! Tuesday, Sept. 22:

• Bubba Hernandez & Friends (Jimmy Tunnell, Robert Hokamp, Alan Emert) at Sweetwater Grill & Tavern, 115 S.
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  Bubba Hernandez

  Elm, 7 pm – FREE

• Open Mic at Muddy Jakes, 222 W. Hickory, from 8 pm to Midnight – FREE

Wednesday, Sept. 23:

• Traditional Irish music with County Rexford at the Abbey Inn, 100 Hickory, from 7:30 to 9:45 pm – no cover
• Bassist Jeffry Eckels presents A Vocal Jazz Showcase with Hale
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  Hale Baskin at the Whitehouse

  Baskin, The Whitehouse, the corner of Bryan and Scripture, from 8:00 to 10:30 pm – no cover. Also, guitarist Gerhard Kraus (new to the area from Germany), and Lupe Barrera on drums.

• University of North Texas Seven O’Clock & Six O’Clock Lab Bands at Gateway Center, at 9 pm – $5

Thursday, Sept. 24:

• Oak Trio (jazz) at UNT on the Square, 109 N Elm St., at 7 pm, followed by the Brandon Moore Quartet at 8 pm – FREE

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• Oaktopia Fest 2015! (http://www.oaktopiafest.com/) Nine venues over three days with a plethora of local and regional music talent, spanning the music genre spectrum. Featuring… (some, but not all performers) … Minus the Bear, The Polyphonic Spree, Thundercat, Shlohmo, DJ Mom Jeans (Danny Masterson), The Bright Light Social Hour, Sarah Jaffe, Eisley, Mineral, Father, Desert Noises, Israel Nash, Ruby Amanfu, Stardeath and White Dwarfs, ALLAN KINGDOM, Chris Kennedy (Chris Masterson), Will Johnson, Bayonne (Formerly Roger Sellers), Horse Thief, The Boombachs, Jessie Frye, Topic, Buffalo Black, Kaela Sinclair, Blue, The Misfit, Biographies, Criminal Birds, Exit 380, Not Half Bad, Dome Dwellers, SikWitIt, Playdough & Sean P, Fab Deuce & Rec League, Octahedron, BUFFALO RUCKUS, Orcanaut, Fun Button, REMAIN, Baconomics, The Holophonics …
  

Thursday, Sept. 24:

• Andy’s Bar, 122 N. Locust, hosts “the Rotation” – this week it’s Fusion with Anti-Trojan Horse Wesley Case, 10 pm –
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  Keith Karns Messengers Quintet, a tribute to Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers at Andy’s Bar.

  followed by Brandon Harris at Midnight.

• Judy Chamberlain Cabaret Jazz at Zippers Hideaway, 3333 N Fitzhugh, Dallas, 9 pm – 1 am.

Judy Chamberlain is a singer who’s always a pleasure to hear. In part, because her astonishing repertoire makes every performance a fascinating journey through a century of song. But even more so because she brings such care, authenticity and musicality to everything she touches. The International Review of Music

Friday, Sept. 25:

International Computer Music Conference begins at UNT – a complete schedule of events is at:
http://icmc2015.unt.edu/program/#music

Sunday, Sept. 27:

Funky Knuckles/Sidewalk Chalk/Melissa McMillan, Show: 8:00pm | Price: $10.00

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Dallas-based Funky Knuckles.

Melissa McMillan is a jazz/R&B vocalist and songwriter based in Brooklyn, NY.
Sidewalk Chalk is an eight-man band steeped in Hip-Hop, funk, jazz, soul.

• Bonnie & Nick Norris play the patio stage at Sweetwater Grill & Tavern, 115 S. Elm, 7 pm – FREE
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  Nick & Bonnie Norris. Photo by Tammi Paul Photography.

I’ll be writing up a special post about the Oktoberfest weekend events and activities. My shameless promotion is – Oktoberfest on Walnut, Friday, Oct. 2 from 5-11 pm.

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