{"id":4565,"date":"2017-12-31T20:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T20:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/?p=4565"},"modified":"2018-01-01T17:47:43","modified_gmt":"2018-01-01T17:47:43","slug":"the-jungle-show-iii-antones-austin-tx-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2017\/12\/31\/the-jungle-show-iii-antones-austin-tx-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jungle Show III – Antone’s – Austin, TX – Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Jim Bille<\/p>\n

\"P1110847\"<\/a>Austin\u2019s most famous name in the blues, Antone\u2019s, hosted Billy Gibbons \u201cJungle Show\u201d last week, two nights of some very special musicians playing some very special blues.<\/p>\n

On his two night musical safari Gibbons included just about every Austin blues heavyweight to be found. Jimmie Vaughan, Chris Layton, Charlie Sexton, Sue Foley, and Mike \u201cThe Drifter\u201d Flanigan all joined in as Gibbons presided over the third installment of the Jungle Show.<\/p>\n

Kicking off with \u201cOkie Dokie Stomp\u201d Sue Foley, along with Layton and Flannigan got the crowd jacked up with this classic jump blues tune made famous by Gatemouth Brown. Flannigan followed up with some cool grooves on his Hammond B-3 during the second number \u201cI\u2019ve Got a Woman\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"P1110505b\"<\/a>Next up was Billy Gibbons with a vintage BB King tune appropriately called \u201cThe Jungle\u201d followed up by \u201cGot Love if You Want It\u201d, a tune that can be found on BFG\u2019s solo release Perfectamundo. Some classic and more obscure blues that featured BFG included some slippery slide work on \u201cDust My Broom\u201d, \u201c44 Blues\u201d, \u201cShake Your Money Maker\u201d a fantastic take on Howlin Wolfs \u201cKilling Floor\u201d and ZZ Top\u2019s signature song \u201cLa Grange\u201d.<\/p>\n

Billy Gibbons blues roots really sprouted on this project. He has always said his influences were bluesmen and his playing this night made that quite obvious. Another unexpected treat was listening to Gibbons on harmonica during select songs throughout the show.<\/p>\n

Sue Foley stepped in with a couple of gems from her forthcoming release, The Ice Queen, due out in March. The first tune was \u201c$100 Dollar Bill\u201d followed up by \u201cFools Gold\u201d. It\u2019s worth mentioning most of the Jungle Show\u2019s line up are featured on Foleys upcoming CD so you can probably get a feel for what this show was all about by giving it a listen.<\/p>\n

\"P1110752\"<\/a>Charlie Sexton came onboard next with an over the top version of Little Richard\u2019s \u201cBama Lama Bama Loo\u201d. The next number \u201cCall Me Guitar Slim\u201d was dedicated to Clifford Antone and again featured Sexton on guitar and vocals.<\/p>\n

Jimmie Vaughan\u2019s contribution to the Austin blues scene and beyond is immeasurable. He started his portion of the show with a couple of Fabulous Thunderbirds tunes \u201cRoll, Roll, Roll\u201d and \u201cScratch My Back\u201d. For years now Vaughan has made \u201cTexas Flood\u201d part of his repertoire and along with the rest of this all-star band performed a stellar version of this blues standard. Other Vaughan numbers featured throughout the evening included \u201cMotorhead Baby\u201d and \u201cBoom Bapa Boom\u201d.<\/p>\n

More tunes covered during this close to three hour performance included \u201cBeauticians Blues\u201d, \u201dKing Bee\u201d, \u201cStrange Love\u201d, \u201cPretty Thing\u201d, \u201cThe Walk\u201d and \u201cFoxy Lady\u201d to name a few.<\/p>\n

To see such talent rolled up together at such an iconic venue like Antone\u2019s is a must do for any blues lover so keep your calendar clear and buy your tickets early for next years show. Antone\u2019s intimate club only accommodates about 400 fans so expect to get cozy as these shows will sell out quickly.<\/p>\n

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Written by Jim Bille Austin\u2019s most famous name in the blues, Antone\u2019s, hosted Billy Gibbons \u201cJungle Show\u201d last week, two nights of some very special musicians playing some very special blues. On his two night musical safari Gibbons included just about every Austin blues heavyweight to be found. Jimmie Vaughan, Chris Layton, Charlie Sexton, Sue… <\/p>\n

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