8 1/2 Souvenirs on Austin City Limits - After Youve Gone & Happy Feet

Chrystabell on vocals
Olivier Giraud on guitar
Glover Gill on piano
Kevin Smith on bass
Adam Berlin on drums
April, 1999
Would you like to know more about 8 1/2 Souvenirs? Visit the Red Diamond Vault at ChrystaBell.com

[@cola123]

I will never forget those Glover Gill days!!

[@cemcfarlin]

One of my favorite shows that we attended - back when it was easy peasy to get tickets!

[@lescostars6190]

J'adore votre musique, ce mélange de swing anglo saxon et cette pompe à la guitare et ces solos guitare tellement Django ! Le guitariste me rappelle un ami qui jouait superbement le rock 'n roll ! Vous feriez un malheur dans les petits clubs parisiens comme "le caveau de la Huchette" ! prévenez si vous venez en France !

[@tashanesbitt6417]

Yay! Chrysta Bell what a great video! Fun, fun fun.

[@PauloBarreto15041964]

Great music. I really like this Jazz. Wonderful performance. Chrysta Bell's sweet voice fit's in most styles. What a great performer. Thanks for sharing.

[@pauliusslavinskis7322]

absolutely adore. Overwhelming breathtaking flow of class and style. Would love to have a first dance to that with my future/hypothetical wife who I used to imagine almost the same as Chrysta, elegant and pure. Both angelic and demonic at the same time

[@acissejelocin]

I DIDN'T REALIZE UNTIL NOW THAT THAT IS CHRYSTA BELL

[@7000fps]

Their CD is AB FAB!

[@caribb57]

They were great and I was at this show

[@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws]

Love Chrysta Bell..this is great♡

[@rlwalker2]

Amazingly wonderful music!!

[@davestruxstop]

Beautiful

[@gomerhanger2285]

Dang. Rip Austin, Texas.

[@rockyoumentally]

Good

[@richardhartford609]

Formed in earnest in 1994 by French-born guitarist and singer Olivier Giraud, then buttressed by Glover Gill's piano and accordion skills, 8½ Souvenirs came to local acclaim with happy hours at venerable South Congress speakeasy the Continental Club. A musical confluence of European cafe society and rockabilly, slacker, and jazz fans - the quintet saw the venue's record label release its debut Happy Feet in 1995. Heavily influenced by both jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt ("Souvenirs") and Nino Rota, composer of Federico Fellini's film 8½, the group featured a succession of female vocalists (Kathy (Kiser) Benayoun, Julianna Sheffield, and Chrysta Bell) singing in English, French, and Italian, Giraud sharing lead mic duties. Presaging the 1990s swing and lounge craze, 8½ Souvenirs released Souvonica in 1997 and landed RCA/BMG to put out their third disc, Twisted Desire, in 1999. The group evaporated around the new millennium, but 8½ Souvenirs will always enjoy a firm place in Austin music history." - David Lynch

[@klbax63]

What really sucks is that the band was never as good without her and in my opinion she has never been better without them either this era of the band had IT!!!

[@codym8897]

Actually, that's from 1998, not 1999.👍

[@CiscoDuck]

I saw this on Austin City Limits - Can anyone tell me what other songs they performed that night? I know there more than these two and a tune called 'Kazango' - what else?

[@videoshomepage]

They performed "happy feet" as well.

[@garyinmarz8938]

holy retro!, surprised but not really.

[@taylorfusion]

Who came first Chrysta or Blake Shelton’s lady?