David Card, the owner of Poor David's Pub, just sent me an e-mail that brought a tear to my eye. Card let us know that Rusty Wier, a longtime performer at Poor David's Pub, died Friday of cancer at 65....
Kudos to the legendary Poor David's Pub for back-to-back weekends of terrific shows. I had the pleasure of being at the Jimmy LaFave-Zane Williams doubleheader on Sept. 12 and again on Friday night, Sept. 18, to hear folk music giant...
Spring will soon be sprung, and Poor David's Pub is announcing all sorts of cool shows. Brave Combo will appear there March 28, followed by the Wailers on April 4, Scottish-Gaelic folksinger Juliet Fowlis on April 16, the one-and-only Kinky...
Houston native Rodney Crowell plays Poor David's Pub Nov. 13 as part of an acoustic trio. Will Kimbrough will be his opening act. Mr. Crowell's newest CD, Sex and Gasoline, is a worthy artistic achievement. Read my review of it...
Nashville-based Len Snow penned every song on his CD, Country's What I Choose. His style is relaxed, old-school and honest. A highlight is the traditional country ballad "The Price I Pay." Listen to it and other songs from the disc...
After 31 years, Poor David's Pub has gone smoke-free. In an email to the music club's customers, owner David Card said it's "time to read the tea leaves of the city council mutterings'' - a reference to the plans of...
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