Top Music Events- March 19-30 by John Morthland Fifth Annual Texas Music Conference
This March 22-24 gathering at the Holiday Inn Southwest in Houston offers daytime panels for the movers and shakers of the statewide African-American music biz, and nightly shows starring the likes of the Geto Boys and Flavor Flav .
Tejano Music Awards
About 42,500 people are expected to pack the Alamodome in San Antonio March 23 to hear and cheer the titans of Tejano; the late Selena has the most awards nominations with five.
Poor David's
The Dallas listening room continues to celebrate its 19th anniversary throughout March; Guy Clark on the 29th is one of the top bookings.
Austin Music Awards
In the prelude to South by Southwest, genre-meshing roots singer Toni Price claimed the most victories with four (blues, female vocals, album for Hey, and song for "Tumbleweed").
South By Southwest
Austin was stretched nearly to its limits for the March 13-17 music-biz shindig. Among the lesser-known acts creating a buzz for themselves were Jon Langford and the Waco Boys (Chicago alternative-country), the Red Aunts (all-female L. A. punks), Edsel (D. C. arty punk), the Gourds (Austin alt-country), Rattlecake (Portland pop), Semisonic (Minneapolis alt-rock), and Michael Hurley (Richmond, Virginia, loopy folk).
Pat Boyack and the Prowlers: On the Prowl (Bullseye)
The young Dallas guitarist sparks a band that specializes in rockin' Texas party blues.
Alejandro Escovedo: With These Hands (Rykodisc)
Austin's favorite son, post-punk division, has created his most accessible album yet, without sacrificing his uncanny blend of the arty and the visceral.
Roy Heinrich: Listen to Your Heart (Stockade)
A nuanced country stylist who writes songs to match, the Austin singer can keep a dance floor full.
Bobby Patterson: Second Coming (Proud)
On his first album in two decades, the Dallas rhythm and blues journeyman serves up true grit with his knowing story-songs about men and women.
Don Walser: Texas Top Hand (Watermelon)
The Austin (via west Texas) traditionalist performs his one-of-a-kind quilt of western, western swing and honky-tonk musics with a grace and elegance that seem effortless. Top Music Events Mar 7-14
