Last spring, Hogs for the Cause emerged as an event with a serious talent lineup and a pork cook-off. When it returns to City Park (dubbed City Pork for the day) on March 24, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue will headline a music lineup that includes the Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars, Marcia Ball, the [...]
Tag Archives: The Gourds
The Gourds, Haymaker! (Yep Roc)
March 1, 2009 – 12:01 am
Like the best of today’s roots-rockers, the Gourds burn with an honesty and simplicity that keeps the music in perspective. No character is a cliché, no story drowns in either irony or sentiment, and no guitar wails or accordion squawks. This Austin, Texas group comes naturally from the ground level; the loveable losers are never [...]
