05/07/2024
I haven’t been out in public much lately but you will definitely see me at the Hoots For Help benefit series that David Castro has steadfastly been booking for me, VancertsATX, and Meshed Up Productions, to help fundraise.
Hootsforhelp.com was born because my stroke caused my already precarious financial situation to become almost unbearable. It was one of those lightbulb moments. I am going to turn this negative to
a positive.
When I had the stroke, and went into the hospital on Easter Sunday, I had just returned from a successful festival in Conroe, TX.
I was in the middle of building a new website, spending ten thousand plus dollars in equipment repairs and upgrades, vehicle maintenance (such as two new van transmissions),with loan payments, and all kinds of miscellaneous expenses coming due as I got ready for the new season.
When I was deemed well enough to return home from the hospital, I was half paralyzed and fearful of my future, and my financial viability going forward.
I realized I needed to do some fundraisers, but that eventually I was going to be ok.
I’m lucky to be in a unique position where I can call the general manager, or the owner of a couple dozen venues in town, or all over Texas and ask for some dates, or email a few hundred bands and ask them to help me.
I have roster of amazing sound people, six fully equipped PA systems, and three vans.
It may sound like I’m rich, but trust me. I’m far from it. I live day to day, like so many of us do these days. I’m still building this company so that one day I will get paid.
PB&J is my savior. I don’t have credit.
But at least I know I can survive if I just keep working at it.
I want to use my position to help other people with their benefits or gofundme campaigns, and raise money for other good causes and people. Hoots For Help could be a way to make it happen by being a one stop shop for people needing help with their own fundraisers.
It was a moment of reflection and reckoning with my purpose here.
I don’t know how much time I really have on this planet and I want to leave a lasting legacy in case I’m gone too early. My whole life has been devoted to the Austin music community. I wanted a piece of me to live on and continue having a positive impact in the future.
Come help me raise money for a good cause!
All of these bands are doing COVER SONGS, so you can PARTY!
But if you want to know what bands they are covering, you will have to come see them LIVE!
All shows are free with a suggested donation of $10
I just ask that you consider reading about, and contributing to my gofundme.
https://gofund.me/7c6d4295
Thanks for reading and happy 4th of July!
SAVE THE DATES!!!
HOOTS FOR HELP BENEFIT SERIES BENEFITING
Matt Meshbane, HAAM, SIMS and BASTROP LIVE MUSIC FOUNDATION
BATCH CRAFT & BEER:
July 5, TOMORROW!
7:00- Doors ready
7:15-7:30 - Stage Ready
8:00 Christine Renner
9:00 - Treehouse Empire
10:00 - Nervous Bride
11:00 - raffle plus announcements, thank you’s, and good nights, etc.
12:00 - Out
VINYL BEAUTY BAR: RUN OF SHOW: July 8
7:00- Doors ready
7:15-7:30 - Stage Ready
8:00 Jess Helios
9:00 - Michael Simon
10:00 - Scott Klein
11:00 - raffle plus announcements, thank you’s, and good nights, etc.
12:00 - Out
CORAL SNAKE: RUN OF SHOW: July 15
7:30- Doors ready
8:00- 8:30 - Stage Ready
9:00 - Noirë
10:00 - Trick Myers
11:00 - Iron Uncle
12:00 - raffle plus announcements, thank you’s, and good nights, etc.
12:30 - Out
HIGH NOON: RUN OF SHOW: July 16
7:00- Doors ready
7:15-7:30 - Stage Ready
8:00 Abstractgenesis
9:00 - Midnight butterfly
10:00 - Nix
11:00 - Slam Pig
12:00 - raffle plus announcements, thank you’s, and good nights, etc.
12:30 - Out
SAGEBRUSH: RUN OF SHOW: July 22
7:00- Doors ready
7:15:00- 7:30 - Stage Ready
8:00 - Montana Sand
9:00 - The Cove
10:00 - Red and The Rebels
11:00 - Dusty Miller and the Spur Flowers
12:00 - raffle plus announcements, thank you’s, and good nights, etc.
12:30 - Out
HOLE IN THE WALL: RUN OF SHOW: July 29
7:00- Doors ready
7:15:00- 7:30 - Stage Ready
8:00 - Sound Check
9:00 - BE’WARE
10:00 - Violet Vanity
11:00 - LCLS
12:00 - raffle plus announcements, thank you’s, and good nights, etc.
12:30 - Out
BATCH CRAFT & BEER: RUN OF SHOW: Aug 9
6:00- Doors ready
6:30-6:45 - Stage Ready
7:00-7:30 - Deep Fried Soul
7:40-8:10 - Sons Of Glulliver
8:20-8:50 - The Bottomless
9:00-9:30 - Fuzz Lightyear
9:40-10:10 - Tears Of Ra
10:15-10:30 - raffle plus announcements, thank you’s, and good nights, etc.
11:00 - OUT
CORAL SNAKE: RUN OF SHOW: Aug 21
6:00- Doors ready
6:30-6:45 - Stage Ready
7:40-8:10 - Keepsake
8:20-8:50 - Nightspiral
9:30-10:00 - Actve Captve
10:10-10:40 - Social Dissonance
11:00-11:30 - Sunnn
11:45-12:00 - raffle plus announcements, thank you’s, and good nights, etc.
12:30 - Out
SAGEBRUSH: RUN OF SHOW: Aug 5
6:00- Doors ready
6:30-6:45 - Stage Ready
7:40-8:10 - Days Of Summer
8:20-8:50 - Rita Bliss
9:30-10:00 - The Cody Band
10:10-10:40 - Jacques Melville w/ Lily Dabbs
11:00-11:30 - Counterfeit Cowboy
11:45-12:00 - raffle plus announcements, thank you’s, and good nights, etc.
12:30 - Out
HOLE IN THE WALL: RUN OF SHOW: Aug 26
6:00- Doors ready
6:30-6:45 - Stage Ready
7:40-8:10 - Snatchwitch
8:20-8:50 - Swellin
9:30-10:00 - Onism E
10:10-10:40 - Lavender Scare
11:00-11:30 - Wild Heaven
11:45-12:00 - raffle plus announcements, thank you’s, and good nights, etc.
12:30 - Out
CORAL SNAKE: RUN OF SHOW: Sep 9 "HIP HOP HOOT NIGHT" FIRST EVER
6:00- Doors ready
6:30-6:45 - Stage Ready
7:40-8:10 - Fak3 5miles
8:20-8:50 - Kid Static
9:30-10:00 - Norman Ba$e
10:10-10:40 - Ben Buck
11:00-11:30 - Frederick Boom
11:45-12:00 - raffle plus announcements, thank you’s, and good nights, etc.
12:30 - Out
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