Houston Allred is back!  
After the support of so many of his friends and fans during a 6 month hiatus while he successfully recovered from spinal meningitis, Houston's magnificent musical, comedic, and yes... political entertainment events continue with vigor and vitality. 

Come out for a night of music, laughter and libation!

Thursday Night, February 28th, 7:30 - 11:30, $5 cover

The Octavia Lounge
1772 Market St.
San Francisco, CA.
(415) 863-3516

Join Houston Allred and Friends at the Historic 23 Club for an evening of festive sophistication (that means Houston might wear a tie?) in our hometown of Brisbane! Visiting artists are always welcome. 

Friday Night, March 7th, 8pm - Midnight, $10 cover

DeMarco's 23 Club
23 Visitacion Ave
Brisbane, CA.
(415) 467-7717

About the 23 Club...

Still unincorporated and without a police force,by 1941 or so, the town now known as Brisbane saw the opening of the 23 Club,and by the 50's the main drag through town was a row of rowdy, crowded, blue collar bars that had, for years already, been blasting the music of Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Webb Pierce, Bob Wills, Hank Snow, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and many,many more - all live and in person. In the early 60's, in a definitive example of the musical caliber typical of the 23 Club,the house band, Jimmy Rivers & The Cherokees, recorded their 'Brisbane Bop' album on stage over a few nights and showcased their effortless mastery of western swing.

 A lot of bourbon and blood has spilled on the stage of the 23 in the good and bad times since the wild, old days, but the rough wood structure still echoes the melodies of a time before the Telecaster was a 'vintage' guitar and the term 'retro' had been coined. History haunts the shadows of the house that John DeMarco built into a touchstone of Western American musical culture.

The club is under new management that has finally made some major improvements in the stage, sound system and kitchen/restaurant areas,and we're all hoping for the best. We are now offering The Most Excellent Pizza (made with fresh dough !) served nightly till 10 pm !!

The versatile entertainer was best described in the New York Times, which proclaimed him a "splendid-voiced quick-silver imp whose mimicry spans whole scenes from Broadway to opera spiced with sass and healthy camp." Houston's birth, upbringing, and family background have impelled him to include controversial commentary in his shows, which promise whimsical humor, souciant drama, incurable romanticism, and passionate pacifism.

Born at the Executive Mansion at Austin during his father's second term as Governor, and named Sam Houston Allred, after the original hero of San Jacinto, and first president of the Texas Republic, Houston's "show-biz' debut was in the arms of a U.S. First Lady, (Life Magazine photo, April 5, 1937, p. 70) with his mom lying in the Sam Houston bed, smiling up at Eleanor Roosevelt. At three days of age, Houston is clearly the LEAST attractive member of that trio. Houston was early inspired and introduced to musical theater by his mother's concert piano artistry, following her practice of Chopin, Beethoven, Liszt, and Tchaikowsky. The Austin Symphony was formed in 1935 at meetings for which Houston's mom offered the use of the Governor's Mansion. Houston's musical theater aspirations were once again pursued after he dropped out of Georgetown University Law School and got a job playing and singing in a Southeast Washington, D.C. piano bar. New York followed, and leading roles in "My Fair Lady," "Oklahoma," and a chorus part in "Guys & Dolls" cemented Allred's determination to make a career of performing musical theater which has taken him around the world from cruise ships to the boites of Europe and England.

A brief return to his native Texas saw Houston as an anchor-man newscaster for Vann Kennedy's Corpus Christi-CBS affiliate KZTV-Channel 10 and program director for Laredo's Channel 13. Weekend performances at the Corpus Christi Town Club whetted his musical theater performance appetite once again, and Allred took off for Hollywood where he continued to wow audiences at the top night spots, as well as occasional returns to New York. After dazzling Coachella Valley audiences, Houston moved north to rehydrate and now lives and performs regularly in San Francisco and parts beyond.