Her August Schedule is Filled with Hill Country Shows;
She Goes National in the Fall
AUSTIN, Texas — Bluesy singer-songwriter Paula Nelson will play Austin City Limits Music Festival in September with the Paula Nelson Band, but August will see her from one end of the Texas Hill Country to the other, showcasing cuts from her latest release, the sultry, no-nonsense LUCKY 13 (Pedernales Records; Feb. 26, 2008).
Nelson is scheduled to play at 12:40 p.m. on the BMI Stage on Friday, September 26, at Austin City Limits Music Festival, the three-day music extravaganza in Zilker Park.
However, Nelson — who, with the filming of her role in the political thriller “Conflict of Interest” (due for release next year), has added actress to a packed résumé that includes stunt woman, stunt driver and martial artist — will spend the month of August criss-crossing the Hill Country to play shows including: August 1-2 at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels (with Reckless Kelly), August 13 at Hill’s Café in Austin (with The Derailers), August 16 at the Back Porch Cantina in Kerrville, August 29 at The Auslander in Fredericksburg, August 30 at Poodie’s Hilltop Bar and August 31 at BatFest in Austin.
Says Texas Music Times: “Paula ranges from blues to Beatles on LUCKY 13, and the result is a fun musical ride with a little yodel mixed with jazz, blues, country and kick-butt rock and roll. Paula penned 10 of the 13 tracks, and two of the covers are duets with vocal and musical star George Devore … In addition to the duets with Devore the most notable tracks on the CD are ‘Fire Below,’ ‘Baby You're Mean,’ ‘Find Your Way,’ ‘Standing Tall’ and ‘Day to Day Love.’
“In all,” says the Times, “Paula Nelson delivers her own individual treat of a record … a kick-butt fun record [that] stands all on its own with or without a famous name. A must-have.”
Nelson has been touring constantly since the album’s release. In March, people were talking about Nelson’s karate kick — seen everywhere from YouTube to “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” In April, she drove a stock car to second place in a 10-lap race for charity. In May, she joined family to take part in the Give Love Give Life benefit concert for ovarian cancer research. She sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the start of the first-ever Peace of Mind Rally/5K in mid-June to benefit American soldiers with combat-related brain injuries. In July, she finished filming her role as mistress of the character actor Michael Madsen plays in “Conflict of Interest.” This fall, Paula Nelson Band tours nationally, playing Arkansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico and Tennessee.
Paula Nelson Band upcoming shows include:
July 28, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin *
August 1-2, Gruene Hall, New Braunfels, Texas (w/ Reckless Kelly)
August 8, Poodie’s Hilltop Bar, Austin
August 9, Josabi’s, Helotes, Texas *
August 13, Hill’s Café, Austin (w/ The Derailers)
August 14, The Rockin’ Rodeo, Denton (w/ Micky and the Motorcars)
August 15, Central Market North, Austin
August 16, Back Porch Cantina, Kerrville, Texas
August 22, Big Slick’s, Westminster, Texas
August 23, City Limits, Stephenville, Texas (w/ Cory Morrow)
August 29, The Auslander, Fredericksburg, Texas
August 30, Poodie’s Hilltop Bar, Austin, Texas
August 31, BatFest, Austin
September 3, Sticky Fingerz, Little Rock, Ark.
September 4, George’s Majestic Lounge, Fayetteville, Ark. (w/ Charlie Robison)
September 9, Lee’s Liquor Lounge, Minneapolis
September 11, Whiskey Tango, Omaha, Neb.
September 12, Million Dollar Elm Casino, Sand Springs, Okla.
September 13, Overtime Sports Bar, Burleson, Texas
September 19, Lorraine’s, Marble Falls, Texas
September 20, Fitzwilly’s, College Station, Texas
September 25, The Armadillo Palace, Houston
September 26, BMI Stage, Austin City Limits Music Festival
September 27, Yucatan Beach Club, Coppell, Texas
October 3, Lonestar Saloon, Uvalde, Texas
October 5, Woody’s Beach Bar, Galveston
October 12, Turkeyfest, Cuero, Texas
October 18, Railroad Blues, Alpine, Texas
October 19, Texas Coffee, San Angelo, Texas
October 21, Dulcinea’s, Denver
October 22, Oskar Blues, Lyons, Colo.
October 23, Aggie Theater, Fort Collins, Colo.
October 24-25, Whiskey River, Grand Junction, Colo.
October 26, Blondie’s Pub and Grub, Cortez, Colo.
October 27, Santa Fe Brewing Company, Santa Fe, N.M.
November 1, South Padre International Music Festival, SPI, Texas
November 8, Fitzwilly’s, College Station, Texas
November 16, Patrick Sullivan’s, Knoxville, Tenn.
November 19, 3rd and Lindsley, Nashville
November 28, The White Elephant Saloon, Fort Worth
November 29, Iron Horse Sports Bar, Palestine, Texas
* Acoustic performance by Nelson and band-mate George Devore
Interview times are available as well as press kits and review CDs.
For more information, visit http://www.mcguckinpr.com/mcguckin/paula_nelson/paula_nelson.htm
Also see www.paulanelsonband.com and www.myspace.com/paulanelsonband.
Media Contact: McGuckin Entertainment PR
Jill McGuckin, 512.217.9404; jill@mcguckinpr.com
Heidi Labensart, 512.478.0578; heidi@mcguckinpr.com
