Thursday, March 15   8:40 p.m.
Whisky Bar   (303 W 5th St)

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Billy began playing the guitar at age nine. Influenced by “pretty words,” this Austin resident is well known and respected in independent music circles, having produced records for and worked with artists such as Bob Schneider, Steve Poltz, Trish Murphy, and Kacy Crowley. Jon P. writes the following (brilliant, I think) description of Billy's music (found on Billy's Myspace page): "Harvey mixes clunky, off-kilter baroque pop and acoustic-based power pop with some analog blips and bleeps, and sings it all with a familiar, laconic drawl. The result is a strangely heartfelt concoction so warm and slightly twisted it's as if the songs are melting into new forms as you listen to them."

A true poet at heart, Billy's lyrics are penetrating, whether it's a love song, an expression of loneliness, or one of his funny tunes.