Play Here's Music Roundup for April 27 to May 4

By Chip Chandler — Digital Content Producer

A pair of wildfire benefit concerts top this week's all-inclusive guide to music options in Amarillo.

Hits for Home

Nashville songwriters and area natives Rodney Clawson, Bobby Pinson and Trent Willmon will headline a wildfire benefit concert Saturday at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road.

Also on the bill are Red Shahan, a Fort Worth-based Americana singer-songwriter who'll give a solo show Friday, and Matt Martindale, the Amarillo-based frontman for Cooder Graw, as well as unspecified others.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Saturday. Cover is $20 in advance or $25 at the door, or $300 for a reserved table. All tickets include dinner from Tyler's Barbecue. Proceeds benefit the Working Ranch Cowboys Association's Wildfire Relief Fund.

Clawson, a Gruver native, has writtten hits for Jason Aldean, George Strait, Faith Hill, Big & Rich and others. Pinson, who grew up in Panhandle, had some success as a solo artist in the early 200s before segueing into songwriting for the likes of Toby Keith, Marty Stuart, Tracy Lawrence, Sugarland and others. And Willmon, born in Amarillo and raised on a ranch near Afton, also had some success in the early 2000s as a solo artists but today works largely as a songwriter and producer for such acts as Little Big Town, Cody Johnson, Josh Grider and others.

"I was deeply saddened by the loss of life as well as livestock and property from the recent wildfires," Martindale said. "I hope by playing this show I will be able to contribute in some small way to those who have suffered. We have all been affected by this tragedy and look forward to support from our amazing community of friends and fans."

Also performing are Amarillo musicians Brandon Todd and Eddie Esler, as well as Amarillo band The Flying Elbows Perspective.

Rise from the Ashes

Cowboy singer Michael Martin Murphey will perform in a fundraising dinner at 6 p.m. Sunday at Cowboy Gelato Smokehouse, 6103 S. Coulter St., Suite 200.

He'll record part of his podcast during the event, as well. 

Murphey is a Western music icon who continues to champion the cowboy way of life and spends part of his time on his ranch near Bushland.

Tickets, including dinner, are $80. Proceeds will benefit victims of the recent spate of wildfires across the Panhandle.

Call 806-376-5286.

Friday

Velvet Funk will perform during the Miracle Up Festival, a wrap-up of Townsquare Media's annual Children's Miracle Network Radiothon, at 5:30 p.m. at Don Harrington Discovery Center, 1400 Streit Drive. Attendees can also enjoy face painting, bouncy houses, games and more. Admission is $20 for adults and $5 for children. 

Amarillo band The A-Town Rockers will perform at 6 p.m. at Bar Z Winery, 19290 Farm-to-Market Road 1541. Cover $10. Call 806-488-2214.

Mariachi band Pete Y Los Releros performs at 6:30 p.m. at Bracero's Mexican Bar & Grill, 2822 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-220-2395.

Amarillo-based folk singer Yvonne Perea will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Pescaraz, 3415 S. Bell St., Suite K. No cover. Call 806-350-5430.

Mariachi band El Trio Cortez performs at 7 p.m. at Acapulco Mexican Restaurant, 727 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-373-8889.

Amarillo bluesman Stew Moss performs at 7 p.m. at The Big Texan Steak Ranch, 7701 E. Interstate 40. No cover. Call 806-372-6000.

Acoustic chamber pop trio Band of Lovers will return for a 7 p.m. concert at Chalice Abbey Spiritual Center, 2717 Stanley St. Cover is a $10-$20 suggested donation. Call 806-576-2480.

Folk singer Andy Chase performs at 7 p.m. at Napoli's Italian Restaurant, 700 S. Taylor St. No cover. Call 806-220-2588.

The Amarillo Symphony will close out its season with a special performance featuring Amarillo native Ilana Setapen at 7:30 p.m. in the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Buchanan St. Tickets are $20 to $55, plus fees. Call 806-376-8782 or 806-378-3096. (Here's my interview with Setapen.)

Amarillo favorites Anderson, Flesher & Key will perform at 8 p.m. at Joe Daddy's, 2108 Paramount Blvd. No cover. Call 806-463-7900.

Jazz combo Patrick Swindell & Pizzazz will perform at 8 p.m. at Metropolitan — A Speakeasy, 9181 Town Square Blvd. No cover. Call 806-242-0117.

Dean Yates and Mary Lyn Halley of Insufficient Funds will play at 8:30 p.m. at Gerb's Wurst Bar, 7415 S. Bell St. No cover. Call 806-398-9991.

DJ Atomic spins at 9 p.m. at Atomic Sports Grill & Bar, 2523 Brittain Drive. No cover. Call 806-355-2100.

B-Man's Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Broken Spoke, 3101 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-373-9149.

B-Man's Karaoke also is featured at 9 p.m. at Buckles Lounge, 6800 E. Interstate 40. No cover. Call 806-379-8064.

Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Duke Tracy's, 3101 S.W. 26th Ave. No cover. Call 806-351-0757.

DJ Sinister spins tunes around 9 p.m. at Guitars & Cadillacs, 3601 Olsen Blvd. No cover. Call 806-322-7979.

Amarillo rock band Hed Change will perform at 10 p.m. at MacDaddy's, 1221 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-373-9149.

Lil T Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at The Mudd Rack, 500 E. Hastings Ave. No cover. Call 806-381-2599.

Amarillo singer-songwriter James Owens will perform at 9 p.m. at Rain Premiere Sushi Bar & Lounge, 817 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-331-1155.

Amarillo country act The Buster Bledsoe Band will perform at 9 p.m. at Rounders Club, 2801 Virginia Circle. Cover $5. Call 806-352-3317.

Amarillo country band Jack C'Ryver & The Rock 'n' Roll Cowboys will perform at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. Cover $5 for guys and free for women. Call 806-356-0873.

DJ Tino D spins tunes at 9 p.m. Fridays at Tejano Wild West, 1200 S.E. 10th Ave. Call 806-340-3313.

Amarillo singer-songwriter Tyler Higgins will perform at 9:30 p.m. at Butler's Martini Bar, 703 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-376-8180.

DJ Ted provides tunes at 9:30 p.m. at Western Horseman Club, 2501 E. Interstate 40. Cover $5 for men, free for women. Call 806-379-6555, ext. 2999.

Amarillo country-rock band The Bentwood Rockers will perform at 10 p.m. at Austin's Texas Pub, 3121 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-803-9063.

Amarillo blues-rock band Jen Williams & The Potty Mouths will perform at 10 p.m. at Golden Light Cantina, 2906 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-374-9237.

Fort Worth singer-songwriter Red Shahan will play at 10 p.m. at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. Cover $12.

DJ Element will spin at 10 p.m. at Kicked Back, 521 S.E. 10th Ave. Cover $5 after midnight. Call 806-418-8971.

Blues band Tony Holiday & The Velvetones will perform at 10 p.m. at Leftwoods, 2511 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-367-9840.

Amarillo rockers Mind Plays, featuring Sativa Ro, will perform at 10 p.m. at No Dogs Allowed, 700 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-373-3647. (Amarillo country singer-songwriter Danny Ruiz's open jam will return.)

DJ Ramon hosts The Latin Spot at 10 p.m. at The Spot, 4001 E. Interstate 40.

Amarillo country act The Tommy Gallagher Band will play at 10 p.m. at Whiskey River, 4001 S.W. 51st Ave. Cover $7. Call 806-367-6163.

Next to Kin will play a late show at 10:30 p.m. at Gerb's Wurst Bar, 7415 S. Bell St. No cover. Call 806-398-9991.

Saturday

The A-Town Rockers will perform at the Amarillo Wicked Wine Run, an evening 5K run and 1K walk benefiting Ronald McDonald House at 4 p.m. Saturday at Bar Z Winery, 19290 Farm-to-Market Road 1541. Entry fee is $50; spectator tickets are $10. Call 806-488-2214. UPDATE: The event has been postponed until June 17.

Amarillo singer-songwriter Tennessee Tuckness will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Pescaraz, 3415 S. Bell St., Suite K. No cover. Call 806-350-5430.

Amarillo bluesman Stew Moss performs at 7 p.m. at The Big Texan Steak Ranch, 7701 E. Interstate 40. No cover. Call 806-372-6000.

Amarillo singer-songwriter J Trial will perform at 7 p.m. at The Burger Bar, 614 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-376-4700.

Rodney Clawson, Bobby Pinson and Trent Willmon will headline Hits for Home, a benefit for the Working Ranch Cowboys Association Foundation wildfire relief fund (see above), at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. Doors open at 7 p.m. Red Shahan, Matt Martindale, Brandon Todd, Eddie Esler and The Flying Elbows Perspective also will perform. Cover is $20 in advance or $25 at the door, or $300 for a reserved table. All tickets include dinner from Tyler's Barbecue.

Amarillo singer-songwriter James Owens performs at 7 p.m. at Napoli's Italian Restaurant, 700 S. Taylor St. No cover. Call 806-220-2588.

The Amarillo Symphony will close out its season with a special performance featuring Amarillo native Ilana Setapen at 7:30 p.m. in the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Buchanan St. Tickets are $20 to $55, plus fees. Call 806-376-8782 or 806-378-3096. (Here's my interview with Setapen.)

Amarillo favorites Anderson, Flesher & Key will play at 8 p.m. at Smokey Joe's, 2903 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-331-6698.

DJ Atomic spins at 9 p.m. at Atomic Sports Grill & Bar, 2523 Brittain Drive. No cover. Call 806-355-2100.

Red Dirt act The Allen Biffle Band will perform at 9 p.m. at Broken Spoke, 3101 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-373-9149.

Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Duke Tracy's, 3101 S.W. 26th Ave. No cover. Call 806-351-0757.

Amarillo rock singer Lindi Willis will perform at 9 p.m. at The Mudd Rack, 500 E. Hastings Ave. No cover. Call 806-381-2599.

Karaoke by David Eric is featured at 9 p.m. at Rounders Club, 2801 Virginia Circle. No cover. Call 806-352-3317.

Amarillo country band Jack C'Ryver & The Rock 'n' Roll Cowboys will play at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. Cover $5 for guys and free for women. Call 806-356-0873.

Amarillo rockers Hangman will play at 9 p.m. at Tom & Jerry's Sports Bar & Grill, 715 S. Polk St. Cover $5. Call 806-322-0089.

B-Man's Karaoke is featured at 9:30 p.m. at Cactus Bar, 4831 S. Western St. No cover. Call 806-356-6369.

Amarillo country band Lee Scheetz & Borderline at 9:30 p.m. at Western Horseman Club, 2501 E. Interstate 40. Cover $5 for men, free for women. Call 806-379-6555, ext. 2999.

Lubbock singer-songwriter Dan Patterson will perform at 10 p.m. at Austin's Texas Pub, 3121 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-803-9063.

Lane Provence, Chad Feemster and Kerry Scheller, who perform regularly at the Will Rogers Range Riders rodeo arena, will swap songs at 10 p.m. at Golden Light Cantina, 2906 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $7. Call 806-374-9237.

Amarillo singer-songwriter Brandon Todd will perform at 10 p.m. at House Bar, 1219 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-677-6450.

DJ RoRo spins around 10 p.m. at Kicked Back, 521 S.E. 10th Ave. Cover $5 after midnight. Call 806-418-8971.

California rockers Heavy Glow will perform at 10 p.m. at Leftwoods, 2511 S.W. Sixth Ave. Amarillo band Loudmouth Lisa will open. Cover $5. Call 806-367-9840.

Amarillo rock band Loaded Six will play at 10 p.m. at No Dogs Allowed, 700 S.W. 10th Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-373-3647.

Amarillo rock band Boss 420 will play at 10 p.m. at Whiskey River, 4001 S.W. 51st Ave. Cover $7. Call 806-367-6163.

Sunday

Amarillo rockers Adrian Lambert and Pony Hernandez will host an outdoor open jam (weather permitting) at 4 p.m. at MacDaddy's, 1221 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-373-9149.

Amarillo country singer-songwriter Danny Ruiz hosts an open jam at 4 p.m. at Red Rock Saloon, 1305 N.E. Third Ave. No cover. Call 806-463-2000.

Amarillo bluesman Stew Moss will perform at 7 p.m. at The Big Texan Steak Ranch, 7701 E. Interstate 40. No cover. Call 806-372-6000.

B-Man's Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. No cover. Call 806-356-0873.

Monday

Round 5 of the Battle of the Bands to determine who'll open Homer's Backyard Ball continues at 8 p.m. at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. This week's lineup includes Drake Hayes, Bradley Banning and Seth Ward & The Silence. No cover.

Tuesday

Amarillo classic rock band The Solano Project performs at happy hour around 5:45 p.m. at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. No cover. Call 806-358-9560.

Mariachi band El Trio Cortez will perform at 6 p.m. at Acapulco Mexican Restaurant, 727 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-373-8889.

Folk singer Andy Chase performs at 6:30 p.m. at 575 Pizzeria, 2803 Civic Circle. No cover. Call 806-322-5575.

Austin singer-songwriter Jana Pochop, who often tours with Amarillo native Susan Gibson, is in the spotlight for the weekly FireSongs concert series at 7 p.m. at Fire Slice Pizzeria, 7306 S.W. 34th Ave., Suite 10. No cover. Call 806-331-2232.

Amarillo Youth Choirs will give their final concert of the 2016-17 season at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Globe-News Center. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Call 806-372-1100.

Amarillo singer-songwriter Maggie Burt hosts an open jam at 9 p.m. at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. No cover. Call 806-358-9560.

Karaoke by DJ David Eric is featured at 9 p.m. at No Dogs Allowed, 700 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-373-3647.

Jim Bean hosts an open-mic night at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. No cover. Call 806-356-0873.

Buster Bledsoe hosts an open-mic night at 9 p.m. at Throwbacks Sports Bar, 7150 S. Bell St. No cover. Call 806-418-4482.

Karaoke by Karaoke Joe is featured at 9 p.m. at Whiskey River, 4001 S.W. 51st Ave. No cover. Call 806-367-6163.

Austin-based rockabilly band Black Irish Texas will perform at 10 p.m. at Leftwoods, 2511 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-367-9840.

Wednesday

Amarillo rockers Mind Plays, featuring Sativa Ro, will play at 6 p.m. at Ruby Tequila's, 2001 S. Georgia St. No cover. Call 806-358-7829.

Amarillo classic rock band The Solano Project will play at 6 p.m. at Ruby Tequila's, 3616 S. Soncy Road. No cover. Call 806-463-7829.

Classic rock singer Jackie Haney will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Bracero's Mexican Bar & Grill, 2822 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-220-2395.

Amarillo country singer Buster Bledsoe hosts an open-mic night at 7 p.m. at Buffalo's Cafe, 2811 Fourth Ave. in Canyon. No cover. Call 806-655-4400.

Amarillo singer-songwriter James Owens will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Rain Premiere Sushi Bar & Lounge, 817 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-331-1155.

B-Man's Karaoke is featured at 8 p.m. at Smokey Joe's, 2903 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-331-6698.

Thomas Thompson hosts an open-mic night at 8:30 p.m. at The 806 Coffee + Lounge, 2812 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-322-1806.

Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Duke Tracy's, 3101 S.W. 26th Ave. No cover. Call 806-351-0757.

DJ James Erik McMurry spins during Beer Pong Night at 9 p.m. at House Bar, 1219 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-677-6450.

DJ Element spins tunes around 9 p.m. at Guitars & Cadillacs, 3601 Olsen Blvd. No cover. Call 806-322-7979.

DJ Gemini spins at 9 p.m. at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. No cover. 

B-Man's Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. No cover. Call 806-356-0873.

Amarillo country singer Lee Scheetz hosts an open-mic night at 9 p.m. at Whiskey River, 4001 S.W. 51st Ave. No cover. Call 806-367-6163.

Thursday

Folk singer Andy Chase performs at 6 p.m. at Leal's, 1619 S. Kentucky St. No cover. Call 806-359-5959.

Amarillo-based folk singer Yvonne Perea will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Pescaraz, 3415 S. Bell St., Suite K. No cover. Call 806-350-5430.

Amarillo country singer Buster Bledsoe hosts an open-mic night at 7 p.m. at Smokey Joe's, 2903 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-331-6698.

Amarillo country band Kickshikers play at 7 p.m. at Western Horseman Club, 2501 E. Interstate 40. Cover $5 for men, free for women. Call 806-379-6555, ext. 2999.

DJ Atomic spins at 9 p.m. at Atomic Sports Grill & Bar, 2523 Brittain Drive. No cover. Call 806-355-2100.

Amarillo country singer Danny Ruiz hosts open-mic night at 9 p.m. at Cowboy Gelato Smokehouse, 6103 S. Coulter St., Suite 200. No cover. Call 806-376-5286.

Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Duke Tracy's, 3101 S.W. 26th Ave. No cover. Call 806-351-0757.

Tommy Davis hosts an open-mic night at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. No cover. Call 806-356-0873.

B-Man's Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Buffalo's Cafe, 2811 Fourth Ave. in Canyon. No cover. Call 806-655-4400.

Lil T Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at House Bar, 1219 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-677-6450.

Karaoke by David Eric is featured at 9 p.m. at Rounders Club, 2801 Virginia Circle. No cover. Call 806-352-3317.

Amarillo singer-songwriters Maggie Burt and Daniel Davis will swap songs at a 10 p.m. show at Golden Light Cantina, 2906 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-374-9237.

Angelrey hosts Throwback Thursdays at 10 p.m. at The Spot, 4001 E. Interstate 40.