COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF: <> THE KAT'S MEOW <> THE JITTERBUG VIPERS <> IN THESE SHOES <> YO! GADJO <> THE SLIM RICHEY DREAM BAND <> SLIM RICHEY’S MONSTER JAZZGRASS BAND <> KING SLIM AND THE SWING QUEENS > <>......updated on 6-28-08 ... <> BULLETIN: INFO ON BUYING CDs AND FINDING PHOTOS, VIDEOS, MP3s, AT END (scroll way down). <><><><><><><><><><><><><> CALENDAR: <><><><><><><><><><><><><> June 30, 2008, Monday 6 PM till 8:00. Cedar Street Courtyard, In These Shoes featuring Gaila Kenneally 208 W 4th St, Austin, TX(512) 495-9669. www.cedarstreetaustin.com No cover. July 1, 2007 Tuesday, 7:00 PM ‘til 9:30. Lambert’s, The Jitterbug Vipers Vipers with Katie Holmes, Jon Doyle, Suga Jame, Meaux Jeaux & Albanie, 401 W 2nd Street, Phone: 494 1500 Fancy Barbecue, Wood Grilled Steaks, Chops & Seafood. info@lambertsaustin.com, www.lambertsaustin.com/ No cover. July 3, 2008, Thursday, 6 ‘til 10 PM, Z' tejas Grill, The Kat's Meow with Kat Edmonson and Laura Mordecai, 1110 W. Sixth, No Cover. Famous Restaurant. 478-5355 July 4, 2007 Friday, 7:00 PM ‘til 9:00, Lamberts, The Kat’s Meow with Kat Edmonson and Laura Mordecai, 401 W 2nd Street, Phone: 494 1500 Fancy Barbecue, Wood Grilled Steaks, Chops & Seafood. info@lambertsaustin.com, www.lambertsaustin.com/ No cover. This is the only Friday The Kat’s Meow will play at Lamberts in July. July 5, 2008, Saturday 8:00 PM ‘til 9:00, Austin Enchanted Forest, The Jitterbug Vipers, Gates open noon for Bar-B-Que cook-off. Bands from 3 PM ‘til 2 AM. www.austinenchantedforest.com MySpace URL: http://www.myspace.com/austinenchantedforest, Cover charge. July 6, 2008, Sunday, 12:15 (after midnight). Momo’s, The Jitterbug Vipers, 618 W. 6th Street Suite in downtown Austin above Katz's Deli, www.momosclub.com/or myspace.com/momosclub 479.8848 A swinging night: Marshall Ford at 8 PM, then Dennis Ludiker and Noah Jefferies, then we play at 12:15 AM ‘til ?. $5.00 cover. July 7, 2008, Monday 6 PM till 8:00. Cedar Street Courtyard, In These Shoes featuring Gaila Kenneally 208 W 4th St, Austin, TX(512) 495-9669. www.cedarstreetaustin.com No cover July 8, 2007, Tuesday, 7:00 PM ‘til 9:30. Lambert’s, The Jitterbug Vipers Vipers with Emily Gimble, Jon Doyle, Suga Jame, Meaux Jeaux & Albanie, 401 W 2nd Street, Phone: 494 1500 Fancy Barbecue, Wood Grilled Steaks, Chops & Seafood. info@lambertsaustin.com, www.lambertsaustin.com/ No cover. July 10, 2008 Thursday, 6 PM ‘til 8:00at the Elephant Room, In These Shoes featuring Gaila Kenneally. 315 North Congress, Austin, 512 473-2279. http://www.natespace.com/elephant/ No cover. July 13, 2008, Sunday, 3 PM ‘til 5:00, Uncle Billey’s Brew & Que, The Kat’s Meow with Kat Edmonson and Laura Mordecai, Anniversary party. Also Two High String Band, Onion Creek Crawdaddies & others. 1530 Barton Springs Road, Austin, 512.476.0100 -$400, jeff Anderson <janderson@rozoneproductions.com>, July 13, 2008, Sunday, 12:15 (after midnight). Momo’s, The Jitterbug Vipers, 618 W. 6th Street Suite in downtown Austin above Katz's Deli, www.momosclub.com/or myspace.com/momosclub 479.8848 A swinging night: Marshall Ford at 8 PM, then Dennis Ludiker and Noah Jefferies, then we play at 12:15 AM ‘til ?. $5.00 cover. July 14, 2008, Monday 6 PM till 8:00. Cedar Street Courtyard, In These Shoes featuring Gaila Kenneally 208 W 4th St, Austin, TX(512) 495-9669. www.cedarstreetaustin.com No cover. J July 15, 2007 Tuesday, 7:00 PM ‘til 9:30. Lambert’s, The Jitterbug Vipers Vipers with Katie Holmes, Jon Doyle, Suga Jame, Meaux Jeaux & Albanie, 401 W 2nd Street, Phone: 494 1500 Fancy Barbecue, Wood Grilled Steaks, Chops & Seafood. info@lambertsaustin.com, www.lambertsaustin.com/ No cover. July 20-25, 2008 Slim will NOT teach “Swing Guitar for Flatpickers” at Bluegrass Camp, South Plains College, Levelland, Texas. July 22, 2007 Tuesday, 7:00 PM ‘til 9:30. Lambert’s, The Jitterbug Vipers Vipers with special guests, an Jon Doyle, Suga Jame & Albanie, 401 W 2nd Street, Phone: 494 1500 Fancy Barbecue, Wood Grilled Steaks, Chops & Seafood. info@lambertsaustin.com, www.lambertsaustin.com/ No cover. July 29, 2007 Tuesday, 7:00 PM ‘till 9:30. Lambert’s, The Jitterbug Vipers Vipers with Katie Holmes, Jon Doyle, Suga Jame, Meaux Jeaux & Albanie, 401 W 2nd Street, Phone: 494 1500 Fancy Barbecue, Wood Grilled Steaks, Chops & Seafood. info@lambertsaustin.com, www.lambertsaustin.com/ No cover. August 3, 2008, 8 PM ‘til 9:00. Momo’s, The Jitterbug Vipers, 618 W. 6th Street Suite in downtown Austin above Katz's Deli, www.momosclub.com/or myspace.com/momosclub 479.8848 A swinging night: We’ll be followed by Warren Hood and the Hoodlums at 9:30 and another hot swing band after Warren. A great club with a dance scene and a big dance floor! $5.00 cover. August 7, 2008, Thursday, 6 ‘til 10 PM, Z' tejas Grill, The Kat's Meow with Kat Edmonson and Laura Mordecai, 1110 W. Sixth, No Cover. Famous Restaurant. 478-5355 August 8, 2008, Friday The Kat’s Meow plays a wedding. KEEP US IN MIND FOR YOUR PRIVATE EVENTS! August 9th, Saturday, ‘til August 15th Friday, 2008 Puget Sound Guitar Workshop during session three. Slim will be teaching two classes: One class on playing hot rhythms with swing and jazz Chords. And one class on playing lead jazz solos in the styles of Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, and Barney Kessell with emphasis on playing fast leads with the thumb. This is my third time to do this and it’s heaps of fun. Just ask Meaux Jeaux! Beautiful location, beautiful weather, and beautiful people. Check out: http://www.langston.com/PSGW/PSGW2008-S.html www.psgw.org. contact: <info@psgw.org> August 10, 2008, 8 PM. Momo’s, The Jitterbug Vipers, 618 W. 6th Street SuAugust 10, 2008, 8 PM ‘til 9:00. Momo’s, The Jitterbug Vipers, 618 W. 6th Street Suite in downtown Austin above Katz's Deli, www.momosclub.com/or myspace.com/momosclub 479.8848 A swinging night: We’ll be followed by Warren Hood and the Hoodlums at 9:30 and another hot swing band after Warren. A great club with a dance scene and a big dance floor! $5.00 cover. August 24, 2008, 8 PM ‘til 9:00. Momo’s, The Jitterbug Vipers, 618 W. 6th Street Suite in downtown Austin above Katz's Deli, www.momosclub.com/or myspace.com/momosclub 479.8848 A swinging night: We’ll be followed by another hot swing band at 9:30 and another hot swing band after that. Dance scene and a big dance floor! $5.00 cover. Aug 31, 2008 Sunday, 3 PM ‘til 6:00. House Concert in Susie Fowler’s Art/Potter's Gallery, Yo Gadjo, part of Spicewood Arts Society - summer music series house concerts in on the cliff side of the Pedernales River. 25001 Highway 71 West Spicewood, TX 78669 512-264-9923. Map & directions: http://www.shadetreepotter.com/printmap.html (On the left about 19 miles out past the back Yard. (1.8 miles past 2322) <susie@shadetreepotter.com>, Family friendly affair (there is a cliff!!) Bring a Potluck Appetizer to share and whatever you want to drink. The admission is $10 per person and reservations are encouraged. After the gig Meaux Jeaux, Albanie and I will hurry down to Momo’s to play at 8 PM ! August 31, 2008, 8 PM ‘til 9:00. Momo’s, The Jitterbug Vipers, 618 W. 6th Street Suite in downtown Austin above Katz's Deli, www.momosclub.com/or myspace.com/momosclub 479.8848 A swinging night: We’ll be followed by Warren Hood and the Hoodlums at 9:30 and another hot swing band after Warren. Dance scene and a big dance floor! $5.00 cover. September 7, 2008 Sunday - 12:30 PM ‘til 3 PM, Central Market Westgate, The Jitterbug Vipers featuring Emily Gimble & others, 4477 S. Lamar. No cover. September 26, 2008, Friday, Slim, Meaux Jeaux & friends, 12th annual Texas Heritage Living History Day on Friday, , at the Robbins-Lewis Pavilion on Schreiner University campus in Kerrville. November 21, 2008 - Friday, 9:00 PM ‘til 12:00. Swing Dance (Austin Swing Syndicate’s Annual Lindy Exchange!).The Jitterbug Vipers, This is a huge weekend event. Check out the Web site. I’ll have details later. www.austinswingsyndacate.com January 10, 2008, Saturday. The Kat’s Meow will play a wedding reception. Keep us in mind for your private events! GOOD INFO: <>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-<> BOOKMARK THIS LINK FOR WEEKLY INFO: http://www.slimrichey.com/shows.php MUSIC: http://www.myspace.com/katedmonson MUSIC: http://www.myspace.com/jitterbugvipers MORE MUSIC & PHOTOS: http://www.myspace.com/slimandthekatsmeow Or: http://www.myspace.com/slimrichey PHOTOS OF KERRVILLE ’06 CONCERT: http://www.jimdirden.com/kerrville_2006-2of2/richey_kats-meow/index.htm VIDEOS ON WEB: Kat’s Meow Now on Myspace: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2410408 Other on Myspace (Kerrville ’06) http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=4333236 http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual=15201776 Blue Skies: http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/?ArID=159837 Click on Play the video. Jitterbug Vipers on KOOP, video clip http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=YObKXZ05_LE VIDEOS ON WEB: Dream Band, recent with Linda Sriro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG3BHkMQnXA&mode=related&search= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHt0kNwbp1I&mode=related&search= VIDEOS ON WEB: This video isn’t about music but it use Yo Gadjo’s music as a sound track.: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=X5-SYZX_0OY CD ALBUMS AVAILABLE: NEW!!: THE JITTERBUG VIPERS featuring EMILY GIMBLE, 13 great tunes. Done in the studio. I’ll send you one for $12.00. THE KAT’S MEOW, 5 tune EP CD #1. Featuring Kat Edmonson with Bobby Natanson, Francie Meaux Jeaux, Floyd Domino, Slim and Elias Haslanger. Done in the studio. I’ll send you one for $6.00. THE KAT’S MEOW, 5 tune EP CD #2. Featuring Kat Edmonson with Bobby Natanson, Francie Meaux Jeaux, Floyd Domino, Stephen Bidwell, Slim and Jon Doyle. Done in the studio. I’ll send you one for $6.00. SLIM RICHEY'S DREAM BAND Sweet Georgia Brown. Great 14 tune CD released in Japan. Singers are Alice Spence, Lady Lacynica and Leeann Atherton. All previously released material I’ll send you one for $17.00. Bonus tracks from Jazz Grass and Light Up! I'm waiting for a new shipment form Japan. YO GADJO! Great album of 15 Gypsy Jazz tunes with Django Porter guitar and Ross Holmes fiddle (plus Meaux Jeaux & Slim!). $15.00.CD BACK PORCH VIPERS -- LIGHT UP! Here it is! Great music ..Viper tunes..with Chip Dolan, Richard Bowden, and of course Karen Abrahams, Meaux Jeaux & Slim. $15.00.CD LIVE AND UNREHEARSED – THE FIRST GIG OF THE SLIM RICHEY DREAM BAND is a full length CD, done in 2000 but just now released. It features Julie Lowery:vocals,Speedy Gonzales:trombone, Martin Banks:trumpet,Bobby: drums. I’ll send you one for $15.00. 13 tunes. SLIM RICHEY’S DREAM BAND has a 6 tune CD. I’ll send you one for $10.00. This great little CD features Alice Spencer: vocals, the late Martin Banks: trumpet, the late Larry D.C. Williams: sax SLIM RICHEY’S JAZZ GRASS Available on CD. I’ll send you one for $17.00. JAZZ PHARAOHS Old Man Time. Special CD released in Japan.. I’ll send you one for $17.00. THIS IS ONE GREAT ALBUM! I'm waiting for a shipment from Japan. BUYING CD ALBUM RELEASES: 1) At our gigs, less$, save on shipping. 2) At Cheapos 3) At Waterloo 4) At Antones 5) Via e-mail from Meow@slimrichey.com. VISA, MASTER, DISCOVER, or AMERICAN EXPRESS. 6) Write a check to: Ridge Runner or Slim Richey send to: Slim Richey, 84 York Creek Dr. Driftwood, TX 78619. PRESS: National Press for The Kat’s Meow: CONCERTS –Old Settler’s Music Festival (’06) Perhaps the most mesmerizing of these [performances] featured the music of Slim Richey and The Kat’s Meow. Blending jazz and bluegrass, the contrast of Kat Edmonson’s seductively sultry vocals and the twang of Richey’s guitar, backed up by an upright bass and clarinet, left the audience completely captivated. By Annette C. Eshleman, Page 29, Dirty Line #123, August/September 2006. Old Settler’s Music Festival (’06) Another group that turned more than a few heads early Sunday with its seductive sounds was The Kat’s Meow. Slim Richey helped pioneer the improvisational bluegrass movement with his 1977 classic, Jazz Grass. Helming the microphone on top of Richey’ssonic guitar riffs with her smoky vocals was Kat Edmonson. She looks like a teenage choirgirl butsings like a seasoned jazz singer of the ’20s and ’30s. Their cover of the Peggy Lee classic “Fever” had the crowd hypnotized with Richey’s twangy guitar and Edmonson’s commanding vocals. ABOUT SOME OF SLIM AND MEAUX JEAUX'S BANDS: JJITTERBUG VIPERS This is the band that does Texas Roots Swing. The core trio is guitar, bass, piano and vocal. The pianist/vocalist is Emily Gimble. “Jitterbug” –danceable music from the 30s & 40s. “Vipers” – Viper music is a special kind of swing music from the 30s & 40s which was played and sung by Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Louie Jordan, Bob Wills and the Ink Spots, to name only a few. Often we're augmented by drums, horns or fiddles. SLIM RICHEY'S DREAM BAND: This is the band that does Texas Roots Swing. The core group is guitar, bass and vocal. Recently the vocalists are Maryann Price or Gaila Kenneally. (Don’t rule out Linda Sriro, Liz Morphis, Alice Spencer, Julie Lowery or Lady Lacynica, who have all sung in the Dream Band!) All four Dream Band albums feature this music. Think Billie Holliday, & Nat King Cole tunes with a Count Basie style rhythm section done by three Texans. Influenced by the 40s, dance music and Mexican food. Ahhhh! Often we're augmented by drums, piano or horns. Look for new CDs soon! THE KAT'S MEOW: You listen to The Kat's Meow and you think you've been transported to a dim lit nightclub in 1940's Chicago where Billie Holliday and Wes Montgomery are jamming with Ray Brown and Nat King Cole Period jazz, swing, whatever you want to call it, it's suave, cool, danceable, hot, sultry, sophisticated and beautiful. Played by Texans?! Yeh, right! Well check it out. Close your eyes and you won't believe your ears. Kat Edmonson, vocals (think PeggyLee, Julie London, Dinah Washington); and Slim Richey, guitar (dangerous, virtuosic player);and Francie Meaux Jeaux, bass fiddle (most solid walking bass!). The Jitterbug Vipers music video has been released on the unsuspecting public! Go to our Myspace or find it on youtube.com. |