Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band at Paramount Theater

Texas songwriter and conceptual artist Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band performed at the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas on January 19, 2019 in advance of the release of his newest album Pedal Steal + Four Corners.  

Terry Allen and The Panhandle Mystery Band at Paramount Theater

Terry Allen and The Panhandle Mystery Band

Terry Allen and The Panhandle Mystery Band

The Texas country and outlaw singer, best known for his 1970s classic albums "Juarez" and "Lubbock: On Everything," was joined on stage by a multitude of accomplished musicians known as The Panhandle Mystery Band including several well-known in the Austin area: guitarist Charlie Sexton, who recently returned from touring with Bob Dylan; multi-instrumentalist Lloyd Maines, producer for the Dixie Chicks and many others; cellist Brian Standefer; and vocalist/harmonica player Terri Hendrix. Also performing as part of The Panhandle Mystery Band were fiddle player Richard Bowden, drummer Davis McLarty, bassist Glenn Fukunaga, and New Orleans singer Shannon McNally. Terry Allen's sons Bukka Allen (accordion) and Bale Allen (percussion) also performed with the band. The evenings special guest was Allen's friend David Byrne, the lead singer for Talking Heads.

Terry Allen and The Panhandle Mystery Band

Terry Allen 

Shannon McNally and Lloyd Maines

Richard Bowden and Charlie Sexton

Davis McLarty

Glenn Fukunaga and Bukka Allen

Terry Allen and The Panhandle Mystery Band

Terry Allen 

Setlist:

Unlike many artists, Allen dedicated his opening set of the evening to all new material from his new album Pedal Steal + Four Corners. 

Set one:

Sailing On Through

Pirate Jenny

Bad Kiss

Harmony 2

All These Blues Go Walkin' By

All That's Left Is Fare Thee Well

Set two:

Amarillo Highway

Texican Badman

Gimme A Ride To Town

Buck Naked (with David Byrne)

New Delhi Freight Train (with David Byrne)

Solo Encore:

Old Friends (Guy Clark cover)

Terry Allen and The Panhandle Mystery Band

Charlie Sexton

Terry Allen

Brian Standefer, Richard Bowden, and Charlie Sexton

Terry Allen