Upcoming Acoustic Performances

* for information regarding any performance, including how to make reservations, please email coumbe@consolidated.net *

Next on the Rug:
3/24/12
8 pm

Matt the Electrician

$20 per seat (all proceeds go to the artist)



Reserve your seat now. Email coumbe@consolidated.net. Check out www.pwptickets.blogspot.com

SHINYRIBS

Shinyribs sure gots good stuff!!!!

Visual Recap

5/22/10 at Piney Woods Performances

** Click photos for hyperlinks to videos **

Top 3 photos by Catherine Click

Click below to see "Who Built the Moon"

Click below to see "Country Cool"

Click below to see "Sweet Potato"

Bottom 3 photos by Eddie "Edge" Ferranti

** click photos for hyperlinks to videos **

Click below to see "Waterfalls"

Click below to see "Devil's Song"

Click below to see "East Texas Rust"

Matt the Electrician

11/21/2009

Visual Recap

What the Artists Have Said About PWP

"The Piney Woods House Concert is what a house concert should be. Relaxed, intimate, and fun. Just a guitar and your songs. It's as real as it gets." -- Hayes Carll

"Piney Woods Performances creates an authentic environment for an artist to really showcase his craft. It was the most rewarding experience I've ever had as a performer." -- Austin Collins

"I'd play Piney Woods twice a week if I could. Comfortable, quiet, and real. It's the kind of place where everything is tuned out but the songs." -- Ben Mallott

"I had a lovely time!" - Abra Moore

"The Piney Woods show was a great change of pace for me. It feels so gratifying to step out of the bar scene, sit down and just play and sing for a room full of people that respect what I do. Everyone there is appreciative and respectful of good music and I'm glad to be made a part of it." -- Adam Hood

"Piney Woods is the ultimate in casual yet intense performing environments. The patrons, Jamie and Katren, have all the bases covered for a relaxed and intimate performance. The crowd was stellar, as they listened intently and were easily involved in the show and generous with applause. Even the homey, rustic room itself feels warm and inviting and also sounds great with no amplification whatsoever. I'll pass to Piney Woods the same compliment that I received during my performance there: Better than Bluebell!" -- Kevin Carroll

"If you're a traveling musician, I can't think of any better way to spend a summer night in Texas than at a Piney Woods Performances...An attentive, enthusiastic crowd, with gracious hosts, a bottomless bucket of cold Texas beer, and in a comfy room, is the perfect way for an artist to have their songs heard." - Stephen Simmons

"The best Texas house concert we have played in 2 years, with a vibrant intimacy I can't wait to see again." -- Gordie Tentrees

"As soon as I drove up and saw the tall trees and the open house (the game room has one wall that completely opens to the yard) and the people lounging about on the deck, I knew this night would be fun... I really do love to play without a soundsystem, no cumbersome cords or sound checks just the true resonance of a song sung to appreciative ears in a room custom made for music complete with a cat and some fish... a great musical experience for me!" -- Cindy Kalmenson

"Thanks y'all" -- Adam Carroll

"It is so much fun to play music for people who love music. Keep up the great work and thanks again for providing a great listening environment for some of the area's most talented singer/songwriters (and even me). We look forward to seeing you guys again soon." -- Scott Melott and The Dead End Angels

"At Piney Woods, James and Katren made me feel like a big star and made me feel like part of the family, all at the same time. I would come back anytime." -- Darryl Purpose

"When I arrived at Piney Woods, there was a bucket of canned beer icing down next to my chair. These people should offer house concert seminars." -- Jeffrey Foucault

"Great people, food, and atmosphere....want more could a band want???? They make it easy to relax and let the music flow. Look forward to playin' there again soon!" -- Mike Meadows of porterdavis

"Jamie & Katren really make you feel at home at Piney Woods Performances...except the house is nicer and the food is better...so I could say, it's better than home ~ thanks in advance for having me back!" -- Susan Gibson

"Piney Woods is as intimate as it gets. An attentive audience in a great sounding room. Thanks Jamie and Katren for having me. Can't wait to come back." -- Gordy Quist

"This is a really nice house concert. Thanks for having us." -- Brian Hudson

Ben Mallott

visual recap

7/18/09

"Ben Mallott's pearl snaps and patterned cowboy boots on the cover of his debut LP are a bit misleading. Although he's backed at times by some solid steel and gently chugging rhythms, the Austinite's propelled by his impressively soulful vocals." - Doug Freeman, Austin Chronicle

Roots formed in old standards, a juvenile heart, and his mother’s Ray Charles albums, Austin’s Ben Mallott uses his grainy timbre to remove the punctuation between singer and songwriter.
For his first solo release, Look Good, Feel Good, Mallott’s songs range from sentimental to sad to what he calls “unpredictably genuine”. A songwriter who admits his journeys have taken him from window seats to bathroom floors, he sticks to what works and in turn churns out his distinctive brand of Americana confession.

The Hudsons

Visual Recap
June 6, 2009 at Piney Woods Performances
Supported by Colby Miller

Just days before Hudson Mueller left for New York City to see what the next chapter held for him, he and Brian Hudson made their second trip to the rug for a farewell acoustic performance for 30 appreciative fans in Conroe, Texas. Wow. What a show.

Scroll through the photos below for a hint of the evening's delights. But for a better taste, check out the videos. Just look on the right hand side of this blog and click on the links to go straight to YouTube for some incredible songs. And if you're interested in more, a simple YouTube search will reveal several more recordings from that evening. Just search "The Hudsons Piney Woods Performs" and enjoy. (My YouTube name is PineyWoodsPerforms if you'd rather search that way.) Either way - enjoy! ---- Oh yeah, you'll find Colby Miller there too!!!!

Above - Colby Miller - what a wonderful beginning to the night. Check back for Colby's return trip to the rug as a part of the Piney Woods Songwriter Swap Series...

porterdavis
visual recap
March 27, 2009

porterdavis pastel on paper by Joy Wren

www.joysgallery.net

below - Dan feeling it during a splendid rendition of Bill Withers' classic "Use Me Up". Click the photo to go to YouTube and watch the whole thing. I assure you, it'll be worth the nine minutes. I'd say this shot is somewhere around 3:45 or 4 minutes in.

below - Simon, once I'm able to unearth "Work Song" from the videos, it's going to go here. For now, click on the link below to see my daughter's favorite porterdavis song performed live.

below - I believe this was just prior to Simon announcing "it's Dan's birthday!" Click the photo below to hear Simon's game-worthy accent shake the snow globe as he states it loud and proud, before they bust into "Take the Fall".

below - the full capacity audience at hand for porterdavis' third trip to the rug. Even though it was Dan's birthday, he gave a gift to Jamie by performing "Bury Me Deep" (Poi Dog Pondering). Click the photo below to enjoy this moment.

Kevin Carroll

with special guest Mike Meadows

February 28, 2009

Visual Recap

below - Kevin Carroll pastel on paper by Joy Wren

www.joysgallery.net

click on the video below to see the live performance of "Singing to the Birds"

click on the video below to see "Give it Away"

click on the photo below to see "Dark Valley Serenade"Click below to see Kevin Carroll perform "Box of Wine"

Click below to see "Make it Feel Good" performed live and acoustic on the rug

Click below to see "Borderline" (Yes, that "Borderline"...)

Click below to see "Something Has Ruined You"

Visual Recap
Austin Collins & The Rainbirds
January 24, 2009

above - "Austin Collins & The Rainbirds" pastel on paper by Joy Wren

www.joysgallery.net

What an incredible performance! Austin, Craig, Dylan & "the professor" treated a capacity crowd at PWP to a wonderful evening of music. If you're unfamiliar with Austin Collins, I urge you to check out his music by visiting the web site. If you have a chance to see them live, do it. And if the rare acoustic performance presents itself, make absolutely sure you're there. This music was made to be heard in a true listening environment.

The set list:

(Click on the set list above to hyperlink to "House Without Windows" live at Piney Woods Performances)

(Click on the photo below to hyperlink to YouTube to see "Unapology" live at PWP)

(Click on the photo below to see "Reckless & Lovely" from this evening)

(Click on the photo below to hyperlink to "Roses are Black" from this evening)

(Click on the photo below to hyperlink to "Restless" from this evening)

(Click on the photo below to hyperlink to "Things You Want the Most" from this evening)

To compare the unplugged at PWP to the plugged version, click here and check out some tunes on Austin's myspace page.