Rudyard's British Pub

 

Cavern Hymnal (Houston, TX)
https://www.facebook.com/CavernHymnal

“Their music was an amalgam of indie rock and folk. The strumming vibrated off the walls and floor, up your legs, and into your skull. Cavern Hymnal played a trick however. Indie Folk music carries a certain vibe of relaxation and calm. Sharespace was well into its beer when the last song played, slow and melodic, relaxing almost, but then came a crescendo of drums and guitar like a splash of water. End on a high note? Sure, why not.” – Free Press Houston

 

 

David Dondero (San Francisco, CA)
https://davedondero.com/

Singer/songwriter David Dondero’s musical career began in 1993, when he released the first of three records as a member of the alt-rock band Sunbrain. But since he split the band and headed out on his own, his music has been more comparable to such American folk music/troubadour greats as Woody Guthrie and Townes Van Zandt.

The year 2001 saw the release of his solo effort Shooting at the Sun With a Water Gun, an album in which Dondero assumes the role of different characters for nearly each song (while some were biographical, such as “Analysis of a 1970’s Divorce,” which recounts his parents’ split). The album was produced by Billy Konkel, and was recorded in Konkel’s living room. In 2003 he released Transient, his second full-length for Future Farmer records, and the next year the album Live at the Hemlock, taken from a February 2003 performance in San Francisco, came out. In 2005 the singer moved to Team Love, the label run by Brighteyes’ Conor Oberst — who lists Dondero as an influence — and South of the South was issued later that year. In 2007, Simple Love was released, followed by 2010’s # Zero with a Bullet.
“This is the sound of a man on fire. Smart, funny and honestly out of his mind; but he comes back long enough to sing about it. One of the best singer/songwriters I’ve ever heard.” - Bob Boilen, NPR

“He has a terrific ear and eye for simple detail, for spinning songs out of the mundane just as deftly as standards like love and loss.” - David Bevan, Pitchfork

“His songs capture places in detail, but also the feeling that life can be about grabbing a hold of the wind (or of a song, as he sometimes phrases it) and seeing where it takes you.” - Dave Headon, Pop Matters

 

“Ever since going solo and releasing his 1999 album … The Pity Party, David has shown a remarkable ability to capture the heart of America in his songs, which he does with his rambling, poetic narratives, like a modern day Jack Kerouac, and in turn captures the heart of humankind.” - No Depression

 

Sergio Trevino (Houston, TX)
https://www.buxtonband.com/

Sergio Trevino of Houston’s acclaimed Buxton and Ancient Cat Society.