{"id":1151,"date":"2010-09-25T20:00:52","date_gmt":"2010-09-25T20:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=1151"},"modified":"2015-10-14T20:29:16","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T20:29:16","slug":"eliza-gilkyson-conroe-house-concerts-conroe-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2010\/09\/25\/eliza-gilkyson-conroe-house-concerts-conroe-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Eliza Gilkyson – Conroe House Concerts – Conroe, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Eddie Ferranti <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sep 25, 2010 at 08:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Image\"The city of Conroe has really come on strong in the music arena over the past few years.\u00a0 I was first exposed to the area with their Sounds of Texas music series at the venerable Crighton Theater in downtown Conroe about eight years ago.\u00a0 Being able to tailgate before the show-with free music at 6:30-was most cool indeed.\u00a0 Since then the very same tailgating area spawned a “house concert” at Hillson’s on Main, a place that specializes in remodeling residents and commercial offices.<\/p>\n

THIS night they specialized in bringing live music to their showroom in the form of Eliza Gilkyson.\u00a0 They had an open “Pot Luck” food variety that was next to none that began at 6:30pm.\u00a0 Rosie and I have been to house concerts before and thee array of grub was awesome.\u00a0 They featured ribs, many styles of deviled eggs, three types of sausage, turkey, great spinach salad, and small sandwiches to name a few!\u00a0\u00a0 It seemed like most of the 64 patrons were participating in it which was homey and cool. It was BYOB and the seating was comfortable and the lighting just right.<\/p>\n

By the time sweet EG began to play, we were well fed and ready to be entertained. Her sidekick this gig was the vastly badass guitar player out of Austin, Mike Hartwick. This guy is so unselfish and smooth.\u00a0 Once Eliza started in she takes over the room with her story telling and sharp wit.\u00a0 The gig never bogs down either and she is hilarious provoking many belly laughs from this reviewer. Whether it\u2019s about her many ex-husbands (“I used to marry my guitar players to get to know them!”) or why she had so many records (“Because I’m old!”), Eliza has thee audience in the palm of her hand.<\/p>\n

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\nHer vast catalog of chestnuts was on display this night for sure with “Requiem”. “Emerald Street”, “Rare Bird”, and “Hard Times in Babylon” to name a few!\u00a0 Thank God she’s going into the studio to release yet another album soon and the title cut “Roses at the End of Time” was sweet.\u00a0 Sending “Easy Rider” to her famous daddy, Terry Gilkyson was heartfelt.\u00a0 Crowd participation in “Welcome Back” was loud and fun. Eliza’s pipes never sounded better and we’ve been on her trail for years now. “The Party’s Over” and “Rose of Sharon” also stood out.<\/p>\n

I could go on and on-and already have-about this lady and Mr. Hartwick, but they are that good.\u00a0 Overall I can’t decide which was better- the super nice people or the gig itself??\u00a0\u00a0 “MC” Mike and “Head Greeter” Pat did a super fine job indeed.\u00a0 Let’s call it a draw in a good way!\u00a0 Next up for these fine folks is Butch Hancock 2\/12\/11!\u00a0 They tell me they can host outdoors, too and hold 90 or so patrons.\u00a0 Count HMR IN and hats off to the wonderful evening they provided……Circle your calendars and have a nice night “somewhere” catchin’ live music!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Eddie Ferranti Sep 25, 2010 at 08:00 PM The city of Conroe has really come on strong in the music arena over the past few years.\u00a0 I was first exposed to the area with their Sounds of Texas music series at the venerable Crighton Theater in downtown Conroe about eight years ago.\u00a0 Being… <\/p>\n

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