David Olney & Sergio Webb + Buddy Zapata; $17, A/A @ Slim’s
August 21, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

Showtime: 8:00 p.m. (Doors: 7:30 p.m.)
Ticket price: $17
Tickets available on-line at: slimstickets.com, Tickets.com
All Ages 6 and Over

Over an impressive professional career spanning four decades, David Olney has built a reputation not as a kind-hearted troubadour, but rather as a performing songwriter with a sharp literary mind that often cuts to the bone of the human condition. Whether the subject matter is heartbreak or armed robbery. Olney’s cinematic style and fearless approach to lyric writing have won him a reputation as a kind of musical outlaw. Listening to his newest CD, “One Tough Town,” (which features the amazing guitarist Sergio Webb), is like watching a Sergio Leone western: it’s gritty, smart and dangerous and you can’t take your eyes off the screen.

Olney’s first taste of show biz success came in 1975 when he fronted the band the X-Rays and began performing in clubs around Nashville. By 1978 they were one of the hottest bands on Nashville’s alternative music scene, winning a slot on Austin City Limits, opening for Elvis Costello & the Attractions, and landing a deal with Rounder Records. In time, Olney signed on as a solo artist and released numerous albums over the years. His songs have been covered by numerous artists, including Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Del McCoury, Lonnie Brooks and many others, winning him a reputation as one of the best songwriters in America.

Sharing the bill this evening with Olney and Webb is Buddy Zapata. He creates a form of music he refers to as Nuevo blues or “Junk Shop Blues.” A morphing of traditional blues will all the influences which have captivated him and continue to today. ***PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FIRST 50 FOLKS THROUGH THE DOOR WILL GET A COPY OF BUDDY ZAPATA’S CD!***

Buddy Zapata at the Coffee Gallery Backstage opening for Bill Jackson
September 4, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

Showtime: 8:00 p.m.
Ticket price: $18
Reservations/Information: (626) 398-7917

BILL JACKSON & THE ACOUSTIC ORCHESTRA

With local artist, BUDDY ZAPATA who has appeared often at The Coffee Gallery Backstage. Buddy will open the show.

Hailed as "Australia’s Lyle Lovett,” Roots Singer-Songwriter Bill Jackson is coming to America after blitzing many major Australian music festivals earlier this year. Mr. Jackson will be performing with The Acoustic Trio, which includes Aussies Ms. Ruth Hazelton on Clawhammer Banjo/Guitar/Vocals and Mr. Peter Fidler on Dobro/Lap Steel/Mandolin/Guitar. They are touring the U.S. in support of Jackson’s newly released "Steel + Bone" CD on Sound Vault Records.

“His songwriting talents are extraordinary, using creative lyrics to tell his stories. He then delivers those inventive lyrics with a rich, versatile voice...Jackson puts his heart and soul into the music and the listener can sense his connection.” – Herb Barbee, (US) Roots Music Report

Based in Melbourne, Australia, alt.Country/Roots singer-songwriter Bill Jackson has been crafting his vivid stories from the fringes of Melbourne’s music scene and beyond in various recording & touring configurations for more than twenty years.

“Take a chance and hear some genuine ground breaking roots influenced music that cuts across borders.” – Keith Glass, Rhythms Magazine