Patrick MichelsRoppolo's Red River "location" did big business at SXSW.I spent much of the last week in Austin for SXSW, so rather than hipping you guys to some local jewel this week, I've decided to give a play-by-play commentary of how I vittled down in the Live Music Capitol of the World.Comprehensive Dude Factor: 9, or Doug Sahm, on a scale of 1, "Christopher Cross," to 10, "Willie Nelson."Wednesday:After three and half hours of assorted I-35
bullshit I arrive in Austin, where I immediately
Holy late '70s, early '80s mellow rock flashback, Batman! Tonight's bill at the Meyerson Symphony Center features two giants of smooth cheese: Australia's legendary Air Supply and San Antonio's own Christopher Cross.Back when I was just getting into high school, you couldn't make it half a block in your car without being "blessed" by such slick and tacky fodder as Air Supply's "I'm All Out of Love" and "Lost in Love" or Cross' equally saccharine "Sailin'" and "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Ca
Eric Johnson, not Eric Johnson.Not to be confused with the Eric Johnson of The Fruit Bats [Editor's Note: Or the NFL tight end from my hometown], the Eric Johnson appearing at House of Blues tonight is the legendary guitar slinger from Austin. Drawing praise from the likes of Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Johnny Winter and the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, The 55-year-old Johnson has been steadily plying his expert guitar craft for over three decades now. And, over that time, Johnson has appeared o
