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Caliente Contest
This week's Spotlight focuses on the Austin, Texas-based rock band White Denim, which is scheduled to play Club Congress Saturday.
White Denim's lead singer is James Petralli, whose father is former major league catcher Geno Petralli.
Geno Petralli played 12 seasons for the Rangers and Blue Jays.
Petralli led all of baseball in passed balls with 35 in 1987, 20 in 1988, and 20 in 1990. His 35 passed balls established a Major League single-season record.
Most of Petralli's past balls occurred when he was catching a famous knuckleball pitcher.
For a chance to win an audio book tell us the name of that knuckleballer, who pitched until he was 46 years old.
Star reporter Kevin Smith is an avid collector of mornings after, enjoys bands in which members wear white belts, and could murder a pint of Stella at this very moment. He can be reached at the north east corner of Reid Park, between the hours of 1 and 6 a.m.
Lucinda Williams does you a solid on tickets, merch
Due to the tip-top shape of the economy and her/everyone’s hatred of ticketing service fees, Williams is going to give credit for each ticket bought at her merch table at every show.
For one Rialto ticket (priced at $28 general admission, $33 reserved balcony), you’ll get a $7 discount on clothing and $5 off CDs at the venue.
The credit is also going to stretch to her online store from April 1 through July 31, to help fans who went to one of Williams’ shows before this announcement.
“I understand that this may only be a small gesture and in no way solves the problem long term, but I feel that it is important to try and do something to make it a little easier during this time,” Williams said in a statement.
Real talk.
This gesture comes during a time when many artists and labels are smarting at fans who download albums for free and wind up trying to make that money back at the merch table. T-shirts going for $40-to-$50 at major shows (what up, Kanye West?) has become standard.
For those reasons, it’d be tough to see this becoming a trend at concerts, but right now- when virtually everything seems overpriced- Williams’ effort seems more than generous.
