Happenings

Our 25th annual Yard Dog Parties never happened, thanks to Covid-19, but here's what we had planned. 

Thursday & Friday parties are now at the fabulous and wonderful ABGB, located at 1305 W Oltorf St, Austin, TX 78704

Thursday March 19
Brought to you by us, Yard Dog Art, & Tikly, the artist-focused, fan-friendly online ticketing solution.

SET TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

12:00 - 12:30  William Harries Graham & Jon Dee Graham
12:45 - 1:15 Walter Salas-Humara
1:30 - 2:00  Dressy Bessy
2:15 - 2:45  The Dream Syndicate
3:00 - 3:30  Wild Seeds
3:45 - 4:15  Bob Schneider
4:30 - 5:00  Casey Neill & The Norway Rats
5:15 - 5:45  Churchwood
6:00 - 6:40  Jon Langford & The Far Forlorn 

Free! No cover! No wristbands!

Friday March 20
25th Annual Bloodshot Records Unofficial Day Party
at The ABGB
Fueled by Dark Matter Coffee,  Recording King (who will give away several guitars to lucky Bloodshot fans at the event!), and the music-friendly folks at Tikly
[Noon 'til past 6PM]
Including performances from (in no particular order):
Waco Brothers
Banditos
Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
The Yawpers
ROOKIE
Vandoliers
Jason Hawk Harris
Zach Schmidt
Big Cedar Fever

Free! No cover! No wristbands!

Saturday, March 21
Afternoon art & acoustic music at the new Yard Dog!
2 - 6 PM
916 Springdale Rd
Austin, TX 78702

Featuring acoustic music sets by Jon Langford, Ramblin' Deano, Laura Cantrell, and Jad Fair. Our neighbor Modern Rocks Gallery will be joining us. The music will start in their gallery and then continue in ours. 

Free! No cover! No wristbands!

We’re sorry to report that we’ve canceled our music festival-related events at The ABGB on March 19 & 20, as well as our in-gallery art reception with Jon Langford. This was to have been our 25th annual party and we hate to skip it, but we’ll be back next year, louder and prouder than ever.

One of our Thursday sponsors, Tikly, has agreed to let us pass their sponsorship money on to the musicians who were scheduled to play on Thursday. Those bands: Jon Langford & The Far Forlorn, Churchwood, Bob Schneider, The Dream Syndicate, Wild Seeds, Casey Neill, Dressy Bessy, Walter Salas-Humara, and William H Graham & Jon Dee Graham, could all use your support, now more than ever. Buy their music, go to their shows, share their clever posts on Facebook and Instagram.

How else can you help support?  Many of the musicians who play at Yard Dog parties are also visual artists. Below are 4 canceled souls. You could help them earn back some lost touring income by buying their art.

• Jon Langford is hard at work on a new painting for us to show next week. When finished it will be available in our gallery and on our website. Here’s a photo of the work in progress.

• Last week we opened a show of new collage/paintings by Bob Schneider. Check it out on our website or gallery. 
• Steve Wynn of The Dream Syndicate
• Walter Salas-Humara paintings of dog & horses. 

Thanks again to The ABGB. Delicious beer & pizza, as well as the best sound guy in Austin.

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Thanks again to Tikly,  the artist-focused, fan-friendly online ticketing solution. If you ever need to sell a ticket, manage reservations/RSVPs, or accept donations prior to an event, please keep them in mind. 

We’re looking forward to the day when we can all share big hugs and a rollicking good time with these hard-working musicians. Meanwhile, buy art and listen to music to feed your sequestered souls. 

Love,

Yard Dog Art

Bob Schneider - Paintings & Prints
Margie Criner - Miniature Dioramas
Opening Reception
Friday, March 6, 2020 
7 - 10pm

Austinite Bob Schneider & Chicagoan Margie Criner show off their latest creations. Opening night is also an Open Canopy. Our neighbor Bale Creek Allen Gallery will be showing prints by Julie Speed. Absolutely not to be missed.

In our NEW GALLERY at

916 Springdale Rd, Bldg 2 #103, Austin 78702

Look out! Here comes Valentine's Day. Here's a little collection of hearts & flowers for you.

Mike Egan
New Paintings 2020

January 17 - February 15

Kicking things off in our new gallery with art by Mike Egan.

Yard Dog is now at Canopy Austin, 916 Springdale Rd #103, Austin TX 78702 - open limited hours (Friday & Saturday afternoons) and by appointment, for now, and for openings and other events. Our first opening is coming up on Friday night, January 17. That night is an Open Canopy, so all the various galleries and artist studios will be open. It's a lot of fun, come check it out.

Eight Friday nights a year Canopy holds Open Canopy, when all the galleries and artist studios are open for viewing and various events. We'll be in our new space for the next Open Canopy on Friday, December 13, from 7-10pm. Come by and say hello!

The new gallery will mostly be open by appointment for the time being. We’ll let you know when that changes, of course, and you can follow us on social media for up to the minute news.

We also now have a booth at Uncommon Objects, 1602 Fortview Rd, Austin, TX 78704. They were a huge part of why we wanted to be on South Congress in 1995 and were a great neighbor for 20+ years, so we’re thrilled to be joining them at their “new” South Austin space.

South Congress has been our home since 1995 and will always be a big part of who we are. We've had a lifetime of history on South Congress and leaving is bittersweet, but we're excited about the possibilities in front of us.

We will be at our current South Congress location through the end of December, and you’ll still be able to find us 24/7 online at yarddog.com.

Thanks & lots of love to all of our friends.

Jon Langford - Backstage In Honky Tonk Hell

Jo Clauwaert - A Scrap Of Paper

Yard Dog is very pleased to be showing the work of Bruce Lee Webb of Waxahachie, TX. Bruce is a folk art gallerist (the Webb Gallery in Waxahachie) and an antique dealer (Uncommon Objects in Austin) and in his travels he collects vintage cotton sacks and journal paper on which he then paints and draws.

Bruce Lee’s grandparents were missionaries in the mountains of Kerala, South India during the 1930’s and 40’s, where his mother was born.  In his youth he was surrounded with their esoteric books and folk art which they brought back to the U.S. These mysterious treasures  were Bruce's earliest inspirations.
Bruce Lee grew up in Dallas where in the 1980's he discovered the skateboarding and punk rock scenes. It was here that he met his wife, Julie and they quickly began a lifetime of collecting together.
Bruce and Julie collaborated on a cut and paste fanzine in their teenage years called “Bad Karma” and  the profile head which Bruce repeats as subject in his artwork began as a t-shirt sharpie marker drawing in 1982.

Inheriting his grandparents' love of antiquarian books, Bruce Lee has added to the collection of printed matter with folk art, railroad hobo lore, train car graffiti, the study of the occult, and fraternal history.  

Every March, beginning in 1996, during what the City of Austin calls "Spring Festival Week," we have our own little festival in the parking lot and alley behind the gallery. We put up a tent, a small stage and PA system, bring in a caterer to sell food & beverages, entice some bands to play, and have some fun. This year we're doing it again. Entrance is free: there's no cover, no tickets, no rsvp, no wristbands, no badges. Come on by.

With a little help from our friends at Southside Flying Pizza and Lagunitas.

Thursday, March 14