HAAM Benefits Austin Musicians

Soaking up the good vibes at the Great Austin Music Medicine Show at Threadgill's with the amazing Barbara K.

Last night, I went to a benefit for the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, or HAAM. Actually, it would have been hard NOT to go to a HAAM benefit last night, since half the businesses in town seemed to be supporting HAAM by donating five percent of their gross receipts to the effort. The other half were hosting HAAM concerts with great artists like Abi Tapia, Tony Campise, and Vallejo.

I attended the Great Austin Music Medicine Show at Threadgill's World Headquarters on Riverside. The show included performances by Greezy Wheels, Maryann Price, Ghosts and Sparrows (featuring Barbara K), Idgy Vaughn, and others. Ghosts and Sparrow's music was, as always, sublime, and Idgy brought down the house with her ode to a departed (!?!) boyfriend, "Dragging the River." (Unfortunately, the links to the mp3 may be dead.)

The good news is, the HAAM Benefit Day raised money for a really good cause. The better news is, you can still contribute to HAAM -- and to the collaborative culture of a city where you can stumble on to great music on any given day -- by going here.