Austin360 Reviews ‘Songwriter Rendezvous’

Austin360 Reviews ‘Songwriter Rendezvous’

“Everyone who got a ticket for Jimmy LaFave’s Songwriter Rendezvous at the Paramount Theatre on Thursday knew this night was going to be full of both sorrow and beauty. And still, the show overflowed the limits on both ends of the emotional spectrum.”

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I Love You, Jimmy Nearly four-hour LaFave convergence petitions a greater good

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I Love You, Jimmy Nearly four-hour LaFave convergence petitions a greater good

As midnight neared Thursday at the every-last-seat-sold Paramount Theatre, Jimmy LaFave’s 10 minutes onstage turned the show’s refrain back on his flock: “I love you all. Thank you so much. I love you.” Amid tears hours earlier, writer Dave Marsh recognized the evening’s jubilation not simply as a pledge by Austin to LaFave but more so his dying wish for us.

The beauty of you: Jimmy LaFave teaches us through the magic of music

The beauty of you: Jimmy LaFave teaches us through the magic of music

Jimmy LaFave is the Great Oak of Austin’s singer-songwriter community. That’s how Griff Luneburg, who ran the Cactus Cafe listening room for decades, likes to put it. Luneburg sees the oak as a symbol of elegance, of stature, of longevity. In his words: “Jimmy is like this oak tree. He has always been all about community. And all these little oaks have sprouted up around him.”