Chances are if you’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing the outlaw cowboys known as Brent Amaker and the Rodeo in concert then you know about Tiny Dancer. He’s the slim and silent guy dressed in all black from head to toe who slings a mean six string. Okay, so everyone in Brent Amaker in the Rodeo is always garbed in black from head to toe, which makes them look like the biggest bunch of badass goth cowboys this side of the Mississippi, but you still know Tiny Dancer when you see him.
While Amaker is the man who writes the country hits, Tiny Dancer is the guy who makes them shine with solid fretwork that never oversells a song’s merits and never undersells its groove. Unfortunately a few weeks ago Tiny Dancer broke his leg and is out of commission and he doesn’t have insurance to cover the costs of hospital bills. Adding insult to injury is that he can’t perform his day job as a house painter for three months due to his broken leg.
To help Tiny Dancer’s recovery, both financially and spiritually, there’s a benefit show going down at the Sunset Saturday featuring Nightrain, The Young Evils and Daniel G. Harman & the Trouble Starts. The show will be emceed by Brent Amaker himself and will feature DJ Broken Tiny Dancer spinning tunes on the ones and twos. Tickets for the show cost $10.
While the music Saturday night will be fantastic, there will also be a raffle for some pretty sweet prizes and an auction for a red velvet cake made by Brent Amaker from his grandmother’s recipe. The raffle includes a pair of tickets to any Crocodile show, tickets to see Grand Hallway and Head and the Heart, a gift certificiate for a massage and more. The raffle will also include the first pair of tickets for Ear Candy’s FunOfficial Bumbershoot Party. The full list of items being offered up to support Tiny Dancer is below.
So how exactly did Tiny Dancer break his leg? Well, I don’t know the specifics but knowing BAR’s penchant for motorcycles (they once toured the western U.S. on their choppers) I imagine it probably involved a bunch of cocky bikerclub patch-wearing punks who made fun of the cowboys when they walked into some joint to wet their whistles. The legend (which I am making up as I type btw) goes that one of these no good fellas touched Tiny Dancer’s hat and from there fists started flying. In my imaginary world Tiny Dancer a went down in a blaze of glory involving broken beer bottles, pool cues snapped in half, unexpected haymakers and a 6’2”, 385 lb guy named Biggie receiving a mule kick that introduced the spurred side of a cowboy boot to his nether regions. The best part of my fake story is that when people ask Tiny Dancer how he broke his leg, he only responds with a sly smirk and a “You should see the other guy” answer.
I’m pretty sure none of that actually happened, but you never know what sort of rowdy ruckus will be involved when it comes to Brent Amaker and the Rodeo.
Full list of raffle and auction prizes:
• Grand Prize: TWO guest list spots to Grand Hallway/The Head and the Heart at The Tractor Tavern on August 28th, TWO guest list spots to ANY upcoming show at The Crocodile, and TWO guest list spots at The Comet Tavern!
• 2 guest list spots to four upcoming shows at The Comet Tavern
• 2 Spark & Shine Gift Packs
• Shadowland Gift Certificate
• Dream Space Massage in West Seattle-60 minute massage
• $50 Mission Gift Certificate
• Light In the Attic Gift Pack
• Ear Candy Guest List Spots to Ear Candy Bumbershoot Kick-off Party w/ Thee Emergency, Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground, and Curtains for you Fri 9/3
• Sprint Blue Tooth Headset
• Save Tiny Dancer Benefit Gift Pack (CDs and Merch from all the bands)
•High Dive Guest List Spots to Watch It Sparkle/NighTraiN 9/8
Plus an auction for a home made Red Velvet Cake made personally by Brent Amaker from his grandmother’s recipe!!!!
