MUSIC

45rpm for 45 years: Hole in the Wall celebrates with a single

Peter Blackstock
pblackstock@statesman.com
Hole in the Wall will celebrate its 45th anniversary in June 2019 with a weeklong slate of shows and a 45rpm single. [T. Jones / Statesman file]

What better way for a historic Austin music venue to celebrate its 45th anniversary than the release of a 45rpm 7-inch single? That's what University of Texas campus-area hangout Hole in the Wall is doing, and they've come upon an ideal "way" to choose songs reflecting both the club's past and its "future."

Country band Mike & the Moonpies and indie-pop performer PR Newman will do the honors by covering two songs that first got an airing at Hole in the Wall, before they went on to become nationwide top-40 singles. Newman is doing Timbuk3's "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades," a fave of mid-1980s Hole audiences before it became a hit in the fall of 1986. The Moonpies get "The Way," which helped turn Fastball from Hole regulars into rock stars upon its release in early 1998.

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Newman and Mike & the Moonpies will be joined by Mayeux & Broussard and John Evans for the split-single release party on Monday, June 17, to kick off a weeklong 45th anniversary celebration. Here's the full lineup, with links to advance ticket details where applicable (some ticket prices include a copy of the single).

Monday, June 17 (tickets here, $15-$20):

Midnight: PR Newman

10:30 p.m.: Mike & the Moonpies

9 p.m:. Mayeux & Broussard

8 p.m.: John Evans

Tuesday, June 18:

Midnight: Clyde & Clem

11 p.m.: The Bread

10 p.m.: Mrs. Glass

9 p.m.: Blake Vanburen

Wednesday, June 19:

Midnight: Bridge Farmers

11:15 p.m.: Magic Rockers of Texas

10:30 p.m.: Gold Leather

9:45 p.m.: Altamesa

9 p.m.: Desilu

8:15 p.m.: Apopka

Thursday, June 20 (tickets here, $7-$10):

12:30 a.m.: Sharks in the Deep End

11:45 p.m.: Glory Fires

11 p.m.: Hong Kong Wigs

10:15 p.m.: Daphne Tunes

9:30 p.m.: Indoor Creature

8:45 p.m.: The Irons

8 p.m.: Clarence James

Friday, June 21 (tickets here, $10-$15)

11:30 p.m.: Grand Champeen

10:15 p.m.: Go Fever

9 p.m.: Ben Ballinger

Saturday, June 22 (tickets here, $17-22)

12:30 a.m.: Harvest Thieves

10:30 p.m.: Weary Boys reunion

9 p.m.: Corey Baum

Sunday, June 23

9:30 p.m.: Rock and Roll Free For All Reunion with members of Superego All Stars, Texas Tycoons and more

4 p.m.: Cass Brostad, Mary Beth Widhalm, Candler Wilkinson