Austin Oyster Festival

The 5th Anniversary Austin Oyster Festival took place on February 25, 2017 on the grounds of the French Legation Museum in downtown Austin.  The event benefited the Central Texas Food Bank.

The event featured vendors and chefs showcasing oysters from both the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico.  Patrons could sample oysters on the half shell, grilled oysters, Oyster Po Boys, and more. In addition to the oysters, the official beverage host for the festival was Austin's own Deep Eddy Vodka.

Live music for the event was provided by High Plains Jamboree, the Braun Brothers, and Chanson Et Soulards.

High Plains Jamboree

High Plains Jamboree

High Plains Jamboree

Braun Brothers

Cody Braun

Willy Braun

Braun Brothers

Mardi Gras Hurrah in ATX

Mardi Gras festivities took to the streets of Austin, Texas as HONK!TX Brass Bands brought there New Orleans' style vibe to downtown on February 16, 2017.  The event was presented by Austin City Limits Live and 2nd Street District and started at Austin's newest venue, ACL's 3Ten.

3ten is located downstairs from the highly-touted Austin City Limits venue. The 350-person capacity showcase listening room presents smaller "house" shows of world-renowned, emerging, and local talent.

HONK!TX is a festival of over twenty community street bands presenting free performances in streets, parks, and neighborhoods throughout Austin. The bands all have diverse backgrounds and represent various performance traditions including New Orleans second line brass, European klezmer, Balkan and Romani music, and festivals like Mardi Gras and Carnaval.

The February 16th festival both began and ended at 3Ten's stage, but also paraded up on down Willie Nelson Blvd (Second Street) encouraging onlookers to join the band as they returned to the venue.

Valentine's Day With Bob Schneider

Bob Schneider and The Moonlight Orchestra held their annual Valentine's Day concert on February 14, 2017, at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater. The show featured The Tosca Strings and special guests Lex Land and Jackie Venson.

Bob Schneider and The Moonlight Orchestra featuring The Tosca Strings

Schneider's show featured classic love songs as well as favorites from Bob's songbook.  Keeping with the Valentine's Day theme and tradition, audience members were offered red roses as they entered the venue.

Red roses for Valentine's Day

Bob Schneider

Bob Schneider

Bob Schneider and The Moonlight Orchestra featuring The Tosca Strings

Lex Land

Lex Land

Bob Schneider

Bob Schneider

Bob Schneider

Bob Schneider

Setlist for A Special Valentine Evening with Bob Schneider:

Set 1:
La La La Song (instrumental)
Big Blue Sea
The Nearness Of You (Lex Land)
Slower Dear
Let The Light In
Moon Song
Dirty Feeling
How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore? (Prince cover - Lex Land)
Peaches
Blood
The Light In Me (Jackie Venson)
Katie
Honeypot

Set 2:
Love Story (Where Do I Begin?) (Andy Williams cover - instrumental)
A Good Thing
The Way You Look Tonight
Someone New On My Mind (Lex Land)
Easy
Never Tear Us Apart (INXS cover)
Onto Something (Lex Land)
Love Is Everywhere
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles cover - Jackie Venson)
40 Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet)
Tarantula (The Scabs song)

Bob Schneider