Please note the following listings for the Acoustic Medicine Music Series at The Olmos Bharmacy. All shows begin at 8 pm.
Sept. 3 – Susan Gibson/Laura Marie
Sept.17 – Jess Klein/Rachel Laven
Oct. 15 – Lincoln Durham/Nicolette Good
Oct. 29 – Charlie Faye/Little Brave
Nov. 5 – Elizabeth Wills/K. Phillips
Nov. 19 – Rebecca Loebe/TBD
Dec. 3 – Noelle Hampton/Chris Taylor
Dec. 17 – Matt Harlan/Art & Lisa
SAN ANTONIO – Local musician Melissa Ludwig has partnered with the Olmos Bharmacy to offer the Acoustic Medicine Music Series, showcasing regional Americana, folk and singer-songwriter artists throughout the fall and winter of 2011.
Sponsored by Riff House Concerts, the series kicks off Sept. 3 with Susan Gibson, who penned the Dixie Chicks hit “Wide Open Spaces” and local favorite Laura Marie, who won Ourstage.com’s Lilith Fair Competition in 2010.
The series runs from September through December, pairing each regional artist with a local opener. Other headliners include Rebecca Loebe, who recently starred on NBC’s The Voice, where Christina Aguilera told her that she had a “really special gift.”
The series also stars Noelle Hampton, who was featured in the very first all-star commercial for iTunes with Aimee Mann, Ziggy Marley, Iggy Pop and Elizabeth Wills, a songstress who has shared stages with the likes of Willie Nelson and Dwight Yoakam.
Local openers include Nicolette Good and Little Brave (AKA Stephanie Briggs), who are both being filmed for Troubador TX, a national TV show that opens this fall on the CW network.
Ludwig and husband Mitch Connell will host the series, and each show will be broadcast live on internet radio station Radio Free Texas.
Located in the historic Monte Vista neighborhood, the Olmos Bharmacy is an old pharmacy that got rid of the prescriptions, kept the soda counter and transformed into a live music venue with a great selection of wine and microbrews.
With the demise of the San Antone Café and Concerts, few venues remain that showcase acoustic Americana artists, and Ludwig felt the Bharmacy could step in and fill the void.
“It’s not a listening room in the traditional sense,” Ludwig said of the Bharmacy. “You can eat a hamburger and talk to your friends without drawing disapproving glances. But people go there to listen to the music, it’s the focus of activity and the acoustics are amazing.”
A full schedule is below. Information about the series can also be found online at www.facebook.com/acousticmedicinemusic .
For press photos of the artists or questions, please contact Melissa Ludwig at (210) 380-0733 or events@melissaludwig.com.