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Michael Schaefer
A Little Bit About Me And The Roadhouse In General
Welcome to The Roadhouse. If you've come this far, you must be a fan of the blues. So for that, let me thank you. You probably want to know more about this site, such as who started it and why. So I'm here to try and tell you a little bit about that.
I'm just a blues fan like you. I happen to work in the technology field. So I get a chance now and then to play around with new stuff like this. I've been on a mission to find technology out there to try and help musicians reach a broader and broader fan base. And I wanted it to be free, because we all know how hard it is these days to make a living making music. Nothing is worse than scams that try to make money off of people that already don't have a lot of money to begin with. That's why everything on this site is free to everyone.
The idea behind this site is a simple one. Texas Blues is known around the world for it's high energy and tasty sound thanks to the pioneers that have come before us. Everybody has heard of Stevie Ray Vaughan and many have heard of Freddie King, TBone Walker and Lightning Hopkins. But how many have heard of the local musicians who are keeping the blues alive today? Yes, the answer to that is that only a few of the really passionate blues fans today know their local artists. And so the idea here is to use the banner of Texas Blues to rally the fans to one central location. That location is the Texas Blues Roadhouse. And here, the Top 1% of blues fans can share their love of live blues with blues fans from all over the world. And hopefully, we can help promote local Texas Blues to help keep the tradition alive.
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Nice job Alex.
I'm tentatively planning on being there too. It'll be my birthday present to myself. Hope to see you there. Maybe we can relive some of those late nights at the clubs dancing our fool selves to death (oh wait, that was just me.) :)
I'll be at Festival International 2010 . . .
If you love blues, but love jazz too, hang out here to discuss all things jazz related.
Wow, nice shot. Louis, is that you on the white guitar?
I'm thinking of going to Festival Internationale in Lafayette this year on a fact finding mission for the Frisco Arts Festival. I'm curious if anyone else is thinking of attending either of these festivals this year.
Festival International 2010
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Thanks Tom. Now those links are available here for all to peruse. Appreciate 'cha.
Tommy, do you have a link to the site that talks about the mod you did to the amp? I forget what the mod is called. You told me the other day, but I forget.
A place to discuss amps, guitars, keyboards and all other gear.
Great shots. Thanks for sharing the photos. I see at least two Roadhouse members in this photo. ;)
Yeah, I'd love to comment. Basically, I was mildly happy with the Vibrolux. It had decent Fender tube amp tone. But overall, it was kind of bland. I began to think that I might need to sell the amp to buy something else when I started playing more j…
He's written so many great blues and I love many of 'em. This period of time I'm much into the first I've learned, Texas Flood, I prefer it to the later slow'mo 'cause it's raw and refined at the same time, I think no one has ever played like that!
Fans of Stevie Ray Vaughan!!!
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Michael Schaefer's Blog
The Ft. Worth Blues Scene - Getting Cooler All The Time
Exerpt taken from the Fort Worth Weekly on Thursday, March 4th, 2010. Author CAROLINE COLLIER & PHOTOS BY ANNA ROUTH - original article
The musicians a
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Nick Curran Diagnosed With Cancer
Posted On NTB by django75228@hotmail.com:
my roommate and dear friend nick curran has been diagnosed with tongue cancer
here is the official release...
Guitarist Nick Curran, a Jimmie Vaughan acolyte and former member of The
Fabulous Thunderbirds, has been diagnosed with cancer of the tongue, according
to a news release sent by his Roanoke Valley-based m… Continue
my roommate and dear friend nick curran has been diagnosed with tongue cancer
here is the official release...
Guitarist Nick Curran, a Jimmie Vaughan acolyte and former member of The
Fabulous Thunderbirds, has been diagnosed with cancer of the tongue, according
to a news release sent by his Roanoke Valley-based m… Continue
Posted on February 9, 2010 at 1:49pm — 1 Comment
Finished My First Guitar Lesson Video
Backing tracks and full written lesson can be found here:
http://www.texasbluesroadhouse.com/forum/topics/g-major-e-natural-minor
Here are the videos:
E Minor Blues Lesson - Part 1 of 2
E Minor Blues Lesson - Part 2 of 2… Continue
http://www.texasbluesroadhouse.com/forum/topics/g-major-e-natural-minor
Here are the videos:
E Minor Blues Lesson - Part 1 of 2
E Minor Blues Lesson - Part 2 of 2… Continue
Posted on January 25, 2010 at 7:00am — 2 Comments
Got Plans For Valentines Day?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
What: Frisco Jazz Band Performs a Valentines Day Special Event
When: Sunday, February 14th from 6pm to 8pm
Where: Lochrann’s Irish Pub (6195 Main St, Frisco, TX. 75034 )
Tickets: free
Reservations: first come first serve.
FRISCO JAZZ BAND – VALENTINES CONCERT &… Continue
Posted on January 23, 2010 at 4:19pm —
ALERT - Hash Brown's Gear Stolen - Complete List
All,
I got this from Hash Brown. If you hear anything suspicious or see any of this in a Pawn shop, please let me or Hash know ASAP:
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Friends,
I was the victim of theft of musical equiptment taken from my
van parked in my driveway(sometime after 1am this morning 12/30)
Here is a list of equiptment taken, any leads or help finding any or
all equiptment will be rewarded.
1 FENDER 1965 BLACKFACE DELUXE REISSUE(SN AC082182)
1 DESIGNED TO FIT COVER FOR REISSUE DEL… Continue
I got this from Hash Brown. If you hear anything suspicious or see any of this in a Pawn shop, please let me or Hash know ASAP:
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Friends,
I was the victim of theft of musical equiptment taken from my
van parked in my driveway(sometime after 1am this morning 12/30)
Here is a list of equiptment taken, any leads or help finding any or
all equiptment will be rewarded.
1 FENDER 1965 BLACKFACE DELUXE REISSUE(SN AC082182)
1 DESIGNED TO FIT COVER FOR REISSUE DEL… Continue
Posted on December 30, 2009 at 4:07pm —
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Comment Wall (90 comments)
- At 5:51pm on March 7, 2010,
Doug Leslie said…
- can I convert a wma file to a mp3 so I can upload to the roadhouse??
- At 5:34pm on March 7, 2010,
Doug Leslie said…
- Hope u dont mind the song on there
- At 2:39pm on March 7, 2010,
Doug Leslie said…
- On the calender, what happened to thursday? There are 3 jams that nite...
- At 4:58pm on March 5, 2010,
Louis Powers said…
- thanks Michael, I really appreciate it, I'll stop by for a visit soon, long live the blues!
- At 6:23pm on February 14, 2010,
Abby Owen said… - Hey Michael, how about adding Houston's Blues channel KPFT 90.1 FM / www.kpft.org to your list of 'Blues Radio' stations?
- At 3:13pm on February 14, 2010,
Doug Leslie said…
- Good luck tonite!! Sorry I cannot make it-wife works till 8- But I KNOW u will record it!!!
- At 6:25pm on January 20, 2010,
Doug Leslie said…
- still cant seem to make it work- I found the box i think but cannot "hit" it!
- At 5:46pm on January 14, 2010,
Doug Leslie said…
- i dont know how to respond!
- At 11:26pm on January 4, 2010,
behzad sadighi said… - thanks,i upload a video of my performance,please check it out and make your comment
- At 3:59am on December 9, 2009,
gita said… - thanks for welcoming me ...:)
it's such a great place...!
- At 1:29am on December 6, 2009,
Mark Sena said… - Right back at ya Michael. I hope you can make it out to my Wednesday jam at the Cadillac. We'll definetly lay it down. Thx.....Mark
- At 3:03pm on December 4, 2009,
Carol Dierking said… - I love jazz also... it is my foundation... my roots... LOL
This is a private monthly event... invite only. Those who would like to know more.... please send me a request. I am waiting to hear from my friends now, and will have more info soon. :) I'll let you know Micheal, it would be awesome to see you there!
- At 11:40pm on December 2, 2009,
Chuck Mayo said… - >> Your page is bad ass. Love the Google Calendar too. You're making me look bad, lol. ;)
Thanks Mike, I appreciate that. The CSS almost kicked my butt, but I think I won out in the end. I was so pleased with the look of my Roadhouse page when I was done that I tweaked my artist website to match my Roadhouse page!
- At 1:38pm on November 23, 2009,
Rockin' Robert T. said… - Thanks Chuck and Micheal- Enjoyed the jams with you guys at The Cottage and signed up to the site on you guys suggestons- So far totally awesome- Have noticed some friends such as Lance Lopez, Hash Brown and a few guys from The Cottage Jams that I am familiar with- Looking for some hook ups from here -a regular gig would be nice-doing the open mic's ect. and making great new friends as well as running into some previous friends- Just feeling my way around thring to get back active in the music business- gonna rock til I drop hehe. Thank you guys a bunch for turning me on to the site. Any pointers that you can give me are all welcome. I'm not a computer genuis yet by any means -Thank you my friends Peace Rockin Robert T.
- At 12:45pm on October 20, 2009,
Chuck Mayo said…
- I hadn't noticed the landing page loading particularly slowly, but where computers are concerned, faster is always better! I did, however, notice the newest featured member... thanks much!
- At 7:48pm on October 9, 2009,
Chuck Mayo said…
- Hey Michael, I can't seem to find the Chicken Shack contest page... is it still on? How are you taking submissions?
- At 3:52pm on October 8, 2009,
Lenno Summers said… - Thanks, Michael. I'm new to the Roadhouse, but I can tell you, it's been a great experience!
- At 8:21pm on October 7, 2009,
Chuck Mayo said…
- Michael, I posted a response to your comment on my page but I'll copy it here (still getting my sea legs on the site):
At 10:52am on October 7, 2009, Chuck Mayo said… Thanks, Michael. Almost all the voices are from a Yamaha S90 with the exception of a few Hammond, Rhodes and Clav patches from a Nord Electro.
- At 11:34am on October 7, 2009,
Thomas H. E. Law said… - I agree about adding keyboards - glad to support any musical promotion up my alley.
- At 3:50am on October 7, 2009,
Chuck Mayo said…
- Thanks for the welcome, Michael. Glad to be here. If you get a chance, you might add keyboards to the list of Artist->Instruments, then I could lay claim to playing an instrument!
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