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September 2010
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Wed - Sep 01
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  AMY ANNELLE & FRIENDS LIVE WEDNESDAYS AT THE BACK BAR - HAPPY HOUR LIVE MUSIC SERIES
Amy Annelle & Friends
Live at our new back bar
FREE, NO COVER!
Gratuity encouraged
Happy Hour Beer Special! $3 Dos XX, $3 Real Ale
www.highplainssigh.com
Wed - Sep 01
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  Free Salsa Lesson with Purchase!
FREE Intro to Salsa lessons will be provided by Street Salsa from 7:30-8:30pm with proof of Ruta Maya food or beverage purchase. Your receipt will be your dance ticket. Stay to dance to the music of La Mona Loca from 9 PM to midnight. Beer Specials ALL NIGHT LONG with Corona, Dos Equis, Negra Modelo!! www.musicacienfuegos.com www.streetsalsa.com
Wed - Sep 01
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM
  Live Salsa Dancing Every Wednesday with La Mona Loca $7 Cover
Salsa band Cienfuegos expands to an eleven piece salsa orchestra LA MONA LOCA every Wednesday night for your dancing pleasure! La Mona Loca peforms original arrangements and material from groups such as Ray Barretto, Maraca, The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, The Fania All-Stars, Calle Real, El Gran Combo and more. www.musicacienfuegos.com
Thu - Sep 02
8:30 PM - 1:00 AM
  CARSON BROCK, SOFT TALK RADIO
8:30pm doors
9:30pm bands
Carson Brock www.myspace.com
Soft Talk Radio www.myspace.com
$7
Fri - Sep 03
8:30 PM - 2:00 AM
  AUSTIN VIDA SHOWCASE W/ LA GUERILLA, BOMBASTA, JEZ, ARTHUR YORIA
Austin Vida Showcase
8:30pm doors
9pm Arthur Yoria www.myspace.com
10:15pm Jez www.myspace.com
11:30pm La Guerilla www.myspace.com
12:30am Bombasta www.myspace.com
www.austinvida.com
$5 21+, $7 under 21
Sat - Sep 04
8:30 PM - 2:00 AM
  FLOUNDERS WITHOUT EYES, STRAWBERRY JAM
8:30pm doors
9pm bands
Flounders Without Eyes www.flounderswithouteyes.moonfruit.com
Strawberry Jam
$7
Sun - Sep 05
9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
  BBOY CITY BASIC TRAINING W/ ROMEO NAVARRO RUTA MAYA SUNDAYS
Breakdance inside the circle w/ Romeo Navarro of BBOY CITY
to the best of Hip Hop & Soul
Every Sunday at Ruta Maya
FREE, NO COVER!
bboycity.com
www.insidethecircle.com
Mon - Sep 06
9:00 PM - 11:30 PM
  Flying Balalaika Brothers
Russian, Roma Gypsy, Ukrainian and foot stomping original songs get hands clapping and feet dancing in a crazy blend of rock, bluegrass and traditional folk music from around the world. Now front man for the Flying Balalaika Brothers, Zhenya Rock was a founding member of the Red Elvises and penned some of their biggest hits including "Red Lips Red Eyes Red Stockings," the full soundtrack for Six String Samarai and the full album "Bedroom Boogie." William Michael Smith recently wrote in the Houston Press, "Austin's Flying Balalaika Brothers are to Russian folk music what Béla Fleck is to bluegrass: Outside-the-box, no-boundaries, take-no-prisoners innovators. The FBBs combine jaw-dropping virtuosity with a masterful sense of mixing up genres ranging from rock to Russian folk to bluegrass; if that sounds weird, it's also cool as hell." $5 Cover www.youtube.com www.russiafbb.com www.houstonpress.com
Tue - Sep 07
9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
  Open Mic MUSIC Every Tuesday NO COVER
The Music Open Mic is from 9 PM to 1 AM. Sign up for Open Mic is at 8:30 PM upstairs above the coffee bar with performance order by lottery. It is not possible to call Ruta Maya and be put on the sign up list. Performance time is three songs or 20 minutes, which ever is less. Recordings can be made of Open Mic performances and CDs of these recordings are available to the artist for a $10 fee. Please let the sound man know in advance there is a request to be recorded.
Wed - Sep 08
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  AMY ANNELLE & FRIENDS LIVE WEDNESDAYS AT THE BACK BAR - HAPPY HOUR LIVE MUSIC SERIES
Amy Annelle & Friends
Live at our new back bar
FREE, NO COVER!
Gratuity encouraged
Happy Hour Beer Special! $3 Dos XX, $3 Real Ale
www.highplainssigh.com
Wed - Sep 08
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  Free Salsa Lesson with Purchase!
FREE Intro to Salsa lessons will be provided by Street Salsa from 7:30-8:30pm with proof of Ruta Maya food or beverage purchase. Your receipt will be your dance ticket. Stay to dance to the music of La Mona Loca from 9 PM to midnight. Beer Specials ALL NIGHT LONG with Corona, Dos Equis, Negra Modelo!! www.musicacienfuegos.com www.streetsalsa.com
Wed - Sep 08
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM
  Live Salsa Dancing Every Wednesday with La Mona Loca $7 Cover
Salsa band Cienfuegos expands to an eleven piece salsa orchestra LA MONA LOCA every Wednesday night for your dancing pleasure! La Mona Loca peforms original arrangements and material from groups such as Ray Barretto, Maraca, The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, The Fania All-Stars, Calle Real, El Gran Combo and more. www.musicacienfuegos.com
Thu - Sep 09
8:00 PM - 2:00 AM
  TIME2FLY PRESENTS GREG GINN, GARY PIAZZA, FATTY LUMPKIN, THE TRIM
Time2Fly Presents
8pm doors
9pm The Trim (w/ members of Moving Matter) www.myspace.com
10:30pm Greg Ginn (of BLACK FLAG) & Gary Piazza www.gregginn.com
12mid Fatty Lumpkin www.fattylumpkinmusic.com
$7
Fri - Sep 10
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  LZ LOVE ACOUSTIC LIVE FRIDAYS IN SEPTEMBER AT THE BACK BAR - HAPPY HOUR LIVE MUSIC SERIES
LZ Love Acoustic, featuring Matt Smith and Adam Raven
Live at our new back bar
FREE, NO COVER!
Gratuity encouraged
Happy Hour Beer Special! $3 Dos XX, $3 Real Ale
www.lz-love.com
Sun - Sep 12
9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
  BBOY CITY BASIC TRAINING W/ ROMEO NAVARRO RUTA MAYA SUNDAYS
Breakdance inside the circle w/ Romeo Navarro of BBOY CITY
to the best of Hip Hop & Soul
Every Sunday at Ruta Maya
FREE, NO COVER!
bboycity.com
www.insidethecircle.com
Mon - Sep 13
9:00 PM - 11:30 PM
  Flying Balalaika Brothers
Russian, Roma Gypsy, Ukrainian and foot stomping original songs get hands clapping and feet dancing in a crazy blend of rock, bluegrass and traditional folk music from around the world. Now front man for the Flying Balalaika Brothers, Zhenya Rock was a founding member of the Red Elvises and penned some of their biggest hits including "Red Lips Red Eyes Red Stockings," the full soundtrack for Six String Samarai and the full album "Bedroom Boogie." William Michael Smith recently wrote in the Houston Press, "Austin's Flying Balalaika Brothers are to Russian folk music what Béla Fleck is to bluegrass: Outside-the-box, no-boundaries, take-no-prisoners innovators. The FBBs combine jaw-dropping virtuosity with a masterful sense of mixing up genres ranging from rock to Russian folk to bluegrass; if that sounds weird, it's also cool as hell." $5 Cover www.youtube.com www.russiafbb.com www.houstonpress.com
Tue - Sep 14
9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
  Open Mic MUSIC Every Tuesday NO COVER
The Music Open Mic is from 9 PM to 1 AM. Sign up for Open Mic is at 8:30 PM upstairs above the coffee bar with performance order by lottery. It is not possible to call Ruta Maya and be put on the sign up list. Performance time is three songs or 20 minutes, which ever is less. Recordings can be made of Open Mic performances and CDs of these recordings are available to the artist for a $10 fee. Please let the sound man know in advance there is a request to be recorded.
Wed - Sep 15
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  AMY ANNELLE & FRIENDS LIVE WEDNESDAYS AT THE BACK BAR - HAPPY HOUR LIVE MUSIC SERIES
Amy Annelle & Friends
Live at our new back bar
FREE, NO COVER!
Gratuity encouraged
Happy Hour Beer Special! $3 Dos XX, $3 Real Ale
www.highplainssigh.com
Wed - Sep 15
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  Free Salsa Lesson with Purchase!
FREE Intro to Salsa lessons will be provided by Street Salsa from 7:30-8:30pm with proof of Ruta Maya food or beverage purchase. Your receipt will be your dance ticket. Stay to dance to the music of La Mona Loca from 9 PM to midnight. Beer Specials ALL NIGHT LONG with Corona, Dos Equis, Negra Modelo!! www.musicacienfuegos.com www.streetsalsa.com
Wed - Sep 15
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM
  Live Salsa Dancing Every Wednesday with La Mona Loca $7 Cover
Salsa band Cienfuegos expands to an eleven piece salsa orchestra LA MONA LOCA every Wednesday night for your dancing pleasure! La Mona Loca peforms original arrangements and material from groups such as Ray Barretto, Maraca, The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, The Fania All-Stars, Calle Real, El Gran Combo and more. www.musicacienfuegos.com
Thu - Sep 16
9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
  DJ NOTION'S "THE GATHERING" W/ GALAPAGOS4 CHICAGO SHOWCASE
DJ Notion's "The Gathering" w/ Galapagos4 Chicago Showcase
Featuring QWEL & MAKER
9pm doors
10pm show
$7
Galapagos4 www.facebook.com
Qwel www.myspace.com
Maker www.myspace.com
Fri - Sep 17
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  LZ LOVE ACOUSTIC LIVE FRIDAYS IN SEPTEMBER AT THE BACK BAR - HAPPY HOUR LIVE MUSIC SERIES
LZ Love Acoustic, featuring Matt Smith & Mark Epstein
Live at our new back bar
FREE, NO COVER!
Gratuity encouraged
Happy Hour Beer Special! $3 Dos XX, $3 Real Ale
www.lz-love.com
Fri - Sep 17
9:00 PM - 2:00 AM
  RUTA MAYA BACK BAR GRAND OPENING PARTY! W/ LEO RONDEAU, THE PRESERVATION, AMY ANNELLE
Ruta Maya Back Bar Grand Opening Party!
9pm doors
10pm bands
Featuring live music from
Leo Rondeau www.leorondeau.net
The Preservation www.myspace.com
Amy Annelle www.highplainssigh.com
$6
Sun - Sep 19
9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
  BBOY CITY BASIC TRAINING W/ ROMEO NAVARRO RUTA MAYA SUNDAYS
Breakdance inside the circle w/ Romeo Navarro of BBOY CITY
to the best of Hip Hop & Soul
Every Sunday at Ruta Maya
FREE, NO COVER!
bboycity.com
www.insidethecircle.com
Mon - Sep 20
9:00 PM - 11:30 PM
  Flying Balalaika Brothers
Russian, Roma Gypsy, Ukrainian and foot stomping original songs get hands clapping and feet dancing in a crazy blend of rock, bluegrass and traditional folk music from around the world. Now front man for the Flying Balalaika Brothers, Zhenya Rock was a founding member of the Red Elvises and penned some of their biggest hits including "Red Lips Red Eyes Red Stockings," the full soundtrack for Six String Samarai and the full album "Bedroom Boogie." William Michael Smith recently wrote in the Houston Press, "Austin's Flying Balalaika Brothers are to Russian folk music what Béla Fleck is to bluegrass: Outside-the-box, no-boundaries, take-no-prisoners innovators. The FBBs combine jaw-dropping virtuosity with a masterful sense of mixing up genres ranging from rock to Russian folk to bluegrass; if that sounds weird, it's also cool as hell." $5 Cover www.youtube.com www.russiafbb.com www.houstonpress.com
Tue - Sep 21
9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
  Open Mic MUSIC Every Tuesday NO COVER
The Music Open Mic is from 9 PM to 1 AM. Sign up for Open Mic is at 8:30 PM upstairs above the coffee bar with performance order by lottery. It is not possible to call Ruta Maya and be put on the sign up list. Performance time is three songs or 20 minutes, which ever is less. Recordings can be made of Open Mic performances and CDs of these recordings are available to the artist for a $10 fee. Please let the sound man know in advance there is a request to be recorded.
Wed - Sep 22
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  AMY ANNELLE & FRIENDS LIVE WEDNESDAYS AT THE BACK BAR - HAPPY HOUR LIVE MUSIC SERIES
Amy Annelle & Friends
Live at our new back bar
FREE, NO COVER!
Gratuity encouraged
Happy Hour Beer Special! $3 Dos XX, $3 Real Ale
www.highplainssigh.com
Wed - Sep 22
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  Free Salsa Lesson with Purchase!
FREE Intro to Salsa lessons will be provided by Street Salsa from 7:30-8:30pm with proof of Ruta Maya food or beverage purchase. Your receipt will be your dance ticket. Stay to dance to the music of La Mona Loca from 9 PM to midnight. Beer Specials ALL NIGHT LONG with Corona, Dos Equis, Negra Modelo!! www.musicacienfuegos.com www.streetsalsa.com
Wed - Sep 22
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM
  Live Salsa Dancing Every Wednesday with La Mona Loca $7 Cover
Salsa band Cienfuegos expands to an eleven piece salsa orchestra LA MONA LOCA every Wednesday night for your dancing pleasure! La Mona Loca peforms original arrangements and material from groups such as Ray Barretto, Maraca, The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, The Fania All-Stars, Calle Real, El Gran Combo and more. www.musicacienfuegos.com
Fri - Sep 24
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  LZ LOVE ACOUSTIC LIVE FRIDAYS IN SEPTEMBER AT THE BACK BAR - HAPPY HOUR LIVE MUSIC SERIES
LZ Love Acoustic, featuring Adam Raven & Mark Epstein
Live at our new back bar
FREE, NO COVER!
Gratuity encouraged
Happy Hour Beer Special! $3 Dos XX, $3 Real Ale
www.lz-love.com
Sat - Sep 25
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  Austin Friends of Traditional Music NO COVER!
Open mic for members of Austin Friends of Traditional Music. Austin Friends of Traditional Music is a non profit supporting traditional music and dance in Austin for over thirty years. General public welcome to listen and participate. www.aftm.us
Sat - Sep 25
9:00 PM - 2:00 AM
  AUSTIN SAMBA SCHOOL PRESENTS BRAZILIAN CARNAVAL SEASON LAUNCH DANCE PARTY
Austin Samba School Presents Brazilian Carnaval Season Launch Dance Party
9pm
Capoeira Evolução
Anne Simoni
Austin Samba School
Seu Jacinto
Os Alquimistas
$12
www.austinsambaschool.org
Sun - Sep 26
9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
  BBOY CITY BASIC TRAINING W/ ROMEO NAVARRO RUTA MAYA SUNDAYS
Breakdance inside the circle w/ Romeo Navarro of BBOY CITY
to the best of Hip Hop & Soul
Every Sunday at Ruta Maya
FREE, NO COVER!
bboycity.com
www.insidethecircle.com
Mon - Sep 27
9:00 PM - 11:30 PM
  Flying Balalaika Brothers
Russian, Roma Gypsy, Ukrainian and foot stomping original songs get hands clapping and feet dancing in a crazy blend of rock, bluegrass and traditional folk music from around the world. Now front man for the Flying Balalaika Brothers, Zhenya Rock was a founding member of the Red Elvises and penned some of their biggest hits including "Red Lips Red Eyes Red Stockings," the full soundtrack for Six String Samarai and the full album "Bedroom Boogie." William Michael Smith recently wrote in the Houston Press, "Austin's Flying Balalaika Brothers are to Russian folk music what Béla Fleck is to bluegrass: Outside-the-box, no-boundaries, take-no-prisoners innovators. The FBBs combine jaw-dropping virtuosity with a masterful sense of mixing up genres ranging from rock to Russian folk to bluegrass; if that sounds weird, it's also cool as hell." $5 Cover www.youtube.com www.russiafbb.com www.houstonpress.com
Tue - Sep 28
9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
  Open Mic MUSIC Every Tuesday NO COVER
The Music Open Mic is from 9 PM to 1 AM. Sign up for Open Mic is at 8:30 PM upstairs above the coffee bar with performance order by lottery. It is not possible to call Ruta Maya and be put on the sign up list. Performance time is three songs or 20 minutes, which ever is less. Recordings can be made of Open Mic performances and CDs of these recordings are available to the artist for a $10 fee. Please let the sound man know in advance there is a request to be recorded.
Wed - Sep 29
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  AMY ANNELLE & FRIENDS LIVE WEDNESDAYS AT THE BACK BAR - HAPPY HOUR LIVE MUSIC SERIES
Amy Annelle & Friends
Live at our new back bar
FREE, NO COVER!
Gratuity encouraged
Happy Hour Beer Special! $3 Dos XX, $3 Real Ale
www.highplainssigh.com
Wed - Sep 29
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  Free Salsa Lesson with Purchase!
FREE Intro to Salsa lessons will be provided by Street Salsa from 7:30-8:30pm with proof of Ruta Maya food or beverage purchase. Your receipt will be your dance ticket. Stay to dance to the music of La Mona Loca from 9 PM to midnight. Beer Specials ALL NIGHT LONG with Corona, Dos Equis, Negra Modelo!! www.musicacienfuegos.com www.streetsalsa.com
Wed - Sep 29
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM
  Live Salsa Dancing Every Wednesday with La Mona Loca $7 Cover
Salsa band Cienfuegos expands to an eleven piece salsa orchestra LA MONA LOCA every Wednesday night for your dancing pleasure! La Mona Loca peforms original arrangements and material from groups such as Ray Barretto, Maraca, The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, The Fania All-Stars, Calle Real, El Gran Combo and more. www.musicacienfuegos.com
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