Javier Chaparro and Salud will be performing at the Long Center’s
Rollins Studio Theatre THIS THURSDAY, May 2nd at 7:30 PM!

We’re ecstatic the Long Center has chosen to feature
the group to close out the five-part local artist music series!

The Long Center has released some tickets
for our friends and fans to purchase!
No Membership is needed!
Call the Long Center at 512-474-LONG Mon-Sat from
10 AM to 5 PM and ask for the “Javier Special” $35 Ticket!

The good folks over at Texas Song captured this video of Javier Chaparro and Salud at the Kerrville Folk Festival. Check it out!

Well, I won’t lie. I’m very glad that tonight is the final night of the 35 Daze of Beto. Who’s crazy idea was that anyway?!

But it was fun – and inspiring. To take a bunch of musicians – top flight, busy and somewhat jaded – and drag them through 35 consecutive gigs was a task no less frustrating than Austin traffic. However, to see the twinkle come into Robert’s eye when fans expressed their thanks and to see the posture shifts and true inspiration blow through the horns after watching the band’s 1979 ACL taping, were just a few of the moments that made it all worthwhile.

Some might consider this whole exercise as beating a dead horse. They didn’t make any of the gigs. Even the players may have had to drag themselves to the stages but there’s no denying that once the music started the reason why it still goes on became very apparent. Robert Skiles writes joyful music. We all need some joy in our lives these days.

Hope to see everyone there tonight. We will be serving up a feast of joy. Enough for everyone to take some home.

Beto and the Fairlanes drive home to the Elephant Room tonight, Folks. 9:30p downbeat in the heppest jazz room in the city! Come on down!