TODAY · 10:30pm
Da' Homies
The Continental Club Gallery
TODAY · 8:30pm
James Speer
Thursday, October 29 at The Continental Club Gallery, Austin
About this event
James Speer @10:30pm - $10 cover. 21+ only. Austin, Texas based piano virtuoso JAMES SPEER blows audiences away with his jaw-dropping keyboard skills, powerhouse voice, and masterful jazz, R&B and modern musical repertoire. His voice combines the soul and character of R&B legends like Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder with the charisma and swing of modern troubadours like Michael Bublé and John Legend to seamlessly perform a wide range of classic jazz standards,
Who's playing
Speer is an Austin-based piano virtuoso whose singing draws on Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder, with some of the swing of Michael Bublé and John Legend. His repertoire runs from classic jazz standards to R&B and modern material. He has shared stages with Austin names like Christopher Cross and Bob Schneider and has opened for Van Morrison and Tower of Power.
What to expect
A set built around keyboard and voice, moving between jazz standards, R&B and contemporary songs. The Gallery opened in 2008 and holds about 40 people. It started as a steakhouse and later became a guitar shop. It is a hidden, no-frills lounge, and the stage is only a few steps from the audience.
Why go
The Gallery is often compared to a house concert in a living room, and a pianist who sings suits that setting. You get to hear Speer's playing and voice without the distance of a big club. It also gives you a reason to climb the stairs above one of South Congress's best-known music rooms.
Where
The Continental Club Gallery · 1315 South Congress Ave. · Austin TXDirections
