After last night's hectic schedule, things get quite a bit calmer tonight. But there are still a couple of shows worth mentioning -- good ones, too.
Hayes Carll and Shovels & Rope at The Double Wide
Tonight's Hayes
Carll show begins the singer-songwriter's musical journey across North
Texas. After this evening's festivities, Carll heads off to play shows in Fort Worth, then in Denton, then back in Fort Worth and back again in Dallas -- and all in
five days. Whew! All this small venue hoopla is to highlight Carll's
latest effort, KMAG YOYO, the album that is supposedly going to catipult
Carll into the country rock big time. God knows the guy deserves such.
The real question is whether or not the big time deserves someone as
subtle, witty and wise as Hayes Carll.
Gipsy Kings at The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
If
you like your music a bit more on the tasteful, National Public Radio
side of things, then you might want to get all gussied up and head down
to the Meyerson to catch the always dependable Gipsy Kings. For nearly a
quarter of a century, these multi-cultural French dudes have been
dispensing their fiery brand of flamenco and samba-infused folk and pop
while gaining a worldwide audience. Singer Nicolas Reyes seems to
always be in top form in front of a live audience as he matches the
band's intensity note for note. But, really, Gipsy Kings' shows are always tasteful
and talented excursions into a unique form of music that fits
surprisingly well into the ears of fans of rock 'n' roll.
