Upcoming Live Shows
2009Sunday, October 18, 2009 Rod Moag and Texas Grass is again a featured band at the The Ranch Bluegrass Festival at the Texas Rose Horse Park this year near Lindale, Texas held the first weekend in November 2009. Saturday, December 19, 2009 Rod Moag On The Air Every Thursday 9 - 11am "Our country is classic, our swing is Western, and the rockabilly is the early kind from the late 50s," declares Rod Moag, host of this long-running KOOP show. Rod brings in samples from his vast collection of vinyl albums, CDs and cassettes, and spices up the show with live appearances by both Austin performers in his favorite styles of music, but also well-known country and swing stars passing through Austin. Supporting KOOP's mission, Country, Swing, and Rockabilly Jamboree gives special attention to women, Latino artists, the elderly, and those not finding a voice elsewhere.
Recent Past Shows2009Rod Moag and Texas Grass with Billy House return to play the Bluegrass Brunch at Threadgill's North on Sunday, July 19, 11 am to 1 pm. This will be Rod's first public appearance since his sextuple bypass on April 22. Sun. March 15, Rod Moag and Texas Grass play The Bluegrass Brunch at Threadgills North, 6411 N. Lamar Blvd. in Austin. 2008 Sunday, Dec. 21, 11am - 1pm, Threadgill's Old No. 1 on N. Lamar with Wayne Ross on banjo and Fred Langner on bass and vocals. Sunday, Nov. 23, 11am - 1pm, Threadgill's Old No. 1 on N. Lamar with Wayne Ross on banjo and Fred Langner on bass and vocals. Sun. Sept. 28, Rod Moag and Texas Grass play The Bluegrass Brunch at Threadgills North, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. No cover, but the tip jar will be passed. Sun. Aug. 31, Rod Moag and Texas Grass play The Bluegrass Brunch at Threadgills North, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. No cover, but the tip jar will be passed. Sun. July 13, Rod Moag and Texas Grass play The Bluegrass Brunch at Threadgills North, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. No cover, but the tip jar will be passed. Wed. July 2, special guest at Freddie Steady Wednesday at Threadgills North, 8-10 p.m. No cover, but the tip jar will be passed. Saturday May 10, Rod Moag and Texas Grass with Billy House will be the featured band at the monthly Lone Star Bluegrass Show at Lone Star, TX. Doors open at 7 p.m. Playing banjo that night will be longtime veteran Dennis Bailey. Sunday May 4, Rod will perform a set on the KOOP Radio stage at Austin’s famed Pecan Street Festival, 5-6 pm. Backing Rod will be an all-star cast including Eddy Rivers from Asleep At The Wheel on steel, 13-year-old super fiddler Ruby Jane Smith from the cast of A Ride With Bob, and others to be added. Stay tuned for updates. On Feb. 16, Rod Moag and Texas Grass with Billy House performed an hour-long set including several special guests at the benefit to raise funds to help with the medical expenses of former Texas Grass band member Randy Rogers. Randy suffered severe back and head injuries in a one-car accident on Oct. 26, 2007 and is still in fulltime neurological rehab in Dallas. Bluegrass bands from as far away as Paris TX and Greenville LA also performed at this concert which raised over $2300 despite heavy rains and tornados in the area. A special bank account has been set up for continuing donations to assist Randy and his wife during their time of tragedy. Checks can be sent to: 2007 On Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007, Rod Moag and Texas Grass with Billy Houseplayed two sets at the Perrin Bluegrass Festival at Mitchell Park in Perrin, TX. The afternoon set was played to a small audience under the boiling sun, but the evening show had a large and wildly enthusiastic audience. Mitchell Park is a beautiful setting and the air conditioned warmup room was wonderful. Rod Moag will be accompanying his friend and recording partner, Bill C. Malone--noted author of several books on country music-- at two functions next week. Wednesday April 4, 8 p.m. Wednesday April 4, 10:00 pm Friday, April 6, 5:30-7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11th, 2006 September 26-27 ROD MOAG WILL CHAIR A PANEL AT
The first ever Classic Country Broadcasters Conference will be held in Dallas, Texas September 26-27. Rod has organized a panel titled: Classic Country Below 92.1 MHz The other three members of the panel are: Dr. Bill C. Malone, Back to the Country, WORT-FM, Madison WI (who will also deliver the conference keynote address); Deidre Craft and Mark Mundy, Wednesday and Friday hosts respectively of Texas Renegade Radio, KNON-FM Dallas-Fort Worth. Learn more about the conference and the associated Academy of Western Artists awards show at: http://www.classiccountrywesternmusic.com/ Sunday, July 20th June 20th: Friends, For several years in the mid to late 90s, Bob Miller and Rod Moag held down the Thursday night slot at Ski Shores on Lake Austin. For much of that time "Drivin' Ivan" (Ivan Brown) was a regular on the gig as well. Bob's signature songs such as "I've Been Everywhere," and his standard closer "Train Ride Down to Austin," Rod's famous dock walk (once even performed from a boat 100 ft. out in the lake) and Ivan's world class acrobatics with and on his bass were all regular features of this zaney and unpredictable show. In support of the Keep Austin Weird campaign, Rod, Bob, and Ivan's particular brand of weirdness returns to Ski Shores for one night only on Thursday, June 22 from 7-9:30 p.m. Another feature of those former gigs was the appearance of many "spacial guests" who would come up to sing one or two songs or bring their ax and sit in for the entire night. Past guests have included Walter Hyatt, Gurf Morlix, Darcie Deaville, Tom Pittman (Austin Lounge Lizzards), Grady Pinkerton, Ron Erwin, Sharon Sandomirsky, and so many more. Come and be a "special guest" or just a listener at this one-off recreation of a musical phenom from the last century. There's never a cover for the Rod and Bob show. For map quest devotees, the address is 3907 Pearce Rd., (ph. 346-5915). For normal travelers: Take 2222 West, Turn left on city Park Road (next light past 360), go 4 miles South to the fork in the road just past the fire station, there's a sign with a girl water skiing reading Ski Shores Caffe. Follow Pearce Rd. (the left fork) to the bottom of the hill to the next sign with the water skiing girl. Leave your vehicle in the parking lot and come onto the dock. February, 14th: Lauren recently was part of the caste of the Ride With Bob stage production, co-written by Ray Benson, which depicts the life of Bob Wills. Lauren has sung with Merle Haggard, Pauline Reese, Freddy Powers, and Ray Benson. If you haven’t heard or seen Lauren perform, you’ll be blown away. Her performance is part of a songwriters night organized in conjunction with the 18th annual Folk Alliance held this year in Austin, Febrary 10-14. Friday, Dec. 9th Thursday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, 3 p.m. |
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