Friends of Elgin Parks Annual Fundraiser
at Kingfisher Fine Art & Music
present:

Austin Lounge Lizards

Photo by George Brainerd

Saturday evening, February 23, 2008
Concert starts at 7:30, doors open 6:30

The Austin Lounge Lizards have delighted audiences from Texas to California, from Canada to the U.K., with their inventive style of satirical folk, country and bluegrass. Based in Austin, Texas, since they formed in 1980, the Lizards have honed their music into a knife-sharp art form.

Trademarks of a Lizards song are highly literate, sharply pointed lyrics that poke fun at politics, love, religion and the culture in general. For example, among the songs on their latest CD, "The Drugs I Need", are the title song and four others commissioned by Consumers Union and other advocacy groups. The Lizards tackle the pharmaceutical industry, health insurance, big media and big oil, and excessive credit card debt (a touching duet entitled "Xmas Time for Visa" with guest vocalist Tish Hinojosa). "The Drugs I Need" is the Lizards most topical album yet.

The Lizard musical style features precise four- and five-part vocal harmonies and instrumental mastery, particularly from Conrad Deisler on guitar, Korey Simeone on fiddle and mandolin, and Tom Pittman on banjo, dobro, and pedal steel guitar. Rounding out the group are Hank Card on rhythm guitar and Boo Resnick on bass. Lizard arrangements often include harmonies and instrumental parts that are themselves a spoof of the conventions of bluegrass, country, rock, and pop music. So it's no surprise that the group counts among its influences Frank Zappa, George Jones, Spike Jones, Flatt & Scruggs, Tom Lehrer, and Steve Goodman.

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Kingfisher Fine Art & Music, located in the historic O'Conner building features the creations of Texas artists, live concerts celebrating the diverse musical heritage of Texas and a selection of fine instruments for sale.