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Jon Dee Graham and The Fighting Cocks hit The Continental Club for a super rockin' First Thursday show!Presented by Sig's Lagoon!
Jon Dee Graham
Jon Dee Graham should need no introduction, as someone whose artistry and accomplishment are well-known throughout his native Texas and the music community well beyond. But still it seems that too few know all that they should about him, as a seminal figure in Texas punk and Americana, as a hotshot guitarist for others artists, as an explosive performer whose club sets leave no prisoners, and, most of all, as a singer-songwriter whose range extends from a whisper to a howl, and from the highest highs to the lowest depths. “You know, I’m really tired of being called the best songwriter in America that nobody’s heard about,” he says with a laugh. “I don’t know how many times that has been written about me.”
So, a brief bullet-point recap:
● Three-time inductee into the Austin Music Hall of Fame. As a member of the Skunks, the True Believers, and a solo artist. Named Austin Musician of the Year in 2006 at South by Southwest.
● An in-demand guitarist, he has backed Alejandro Escovedo (his former True Believer bandmate), John Doe (from X). Kelly Willis and many others.
● The subject of both a 2005 tribute album (Big Sweet Life: The Songs of Jon Dee Graham) and a feature-length 2008 documentary (Jon Dee Graham: Swept Away)
Click Here to read Texas Monthly's review of Only Dead for a Little While!
"Jon Dee Graham is one of those artists that most people don’t know about, but most of the people who do know about him think he is one of the greats. An unheralded and underrated master at saying the absolute most in the fewest words possible, a gruff voice with a melodic gift, a songwriter’s songwriter, and a musician’s musician. He’s an artist’s artist and a true survivor (the title of his album is no joke, even though I’m sure he means it with his usual excellent sense of humor). He’s been making excellent albums since the 80’s (True Believers!) and his new one is as great as anything he’s ever done."
Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers)
Advance Tickets are Available and Recommended:
$10 Advance*
$15 Day of Show (CASH ONLY)
$20 Seated Section*
* Plus $3 surcharge
Schedule:
8:00 Continental Club Opens
9:00 Jon Dee Graham & The Fighting Cocks
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
3700 Main St, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77002
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