It’s a strange old thing, I guess if you hang around the music scene long enough you get used to seeing groups come and go, form and reform. I met up with Nelson Valente last w/e and he told me that Maneja Beto were doing one last gig before taking a break for the rest of the year, so I went along last night and had a great time at the Mohawk. So goodbye favorite local band Maneja Beto, come back soon, in the meantime, there is always YouTube.

Meanwhile my longtime buddy and “superfan” Peggggy has got me hitched with Four Way Free. The band are touring the old fashion way, in a van. They have a great acoustic rock sound, and have been writing and posting video blogs on the earlier part of their tour, I’m looking forward to seeing them back in Austin.

They are in town Saturday evening at the “Dirty Dog Bar“. Interestingly Dirty Dog describes itself as “sports bar with a focus on extreme sports” – I bet my definition of extreme sports and theirs are a bit different, 112-mile ride followed by a marathon anyone? – Anyway, I disgress. The band are in town for just one show before heading off to New Mexico and gigging their way back home to Southern California. Check them out online, and come see them Saturday.