Anyone familiar with Austin-based artists should be familiar with The Scabs. And anyone familiar with The Scabs should be familiar with their former frontman, Bob Schneider.

And God bless Bob.

Known to my friend Aleisha as ’’Mr. Sandra Bullock,’’ Bob is breaking away from his customary and regular shows in Austin and in one day he’s coming to our own wonderful Deep Ellum. Craig and I are very psyched. We’ve been planning on catching a Bob show in Austin for months now, but having him at Trees is so much easier to pull off.

Bob Schneider’s music is hard to describe. Turning away from the insane psychobilly/funk sound of The Scabs and the Ugly Americans, Bob’s solo endeavors are more melodic and folky while managing not to sound too wussy. His words are beautiful and inspired, a chain of rousing poetry put to music. And, to top it all off, he’s a gee-dee painter! You can check out his artwork and hear his tunes on his website: www.bobschneidermusic.com

Bob Albums:
Lonelyland
Songs Sung and Played on the Guitar
Underneath the Onion Trees

Bob Songs to Hear:
Sideshow Tornado
Metal and Steel
Big Blue Sea
My Name’s Batman; You Can Call Me Bob
The World Exploded into Love
I Could Just Die

Please, if you do only one thing the rest of this year, take a day to check out Bob Schneider. It’s worth the other 364 days of slovenly sloth and laziness.