July 13 & 14

www.dragonboysuede.com

There are any number of ways you can measure just how talented and funny ex-Austinite Howard Kremer is-and we'll get to some other ways in a sec; keep your shirt on, will ya?-but perhaps one of the most fun and convincing (precisely for its randomness) is to just Google him, then arbitrarily read three or four of the entries that come up: One might be a piece in TimeOut-a respected New York-based weekly publication that covers arts and entertainment-noting that Howard was one of the stand-out performers at the Just For Laughs International Comedy Festival, one of the biggest comedy events in the world, featuring hundreds of comedians; one might be a discerning blog on a web site that tracks the best & most inventive comics around-and singling out Kremer for a particular new bit or performance; one might be focused on the acclaimed, first-rate and hilarious work produced by his alter ego, rap artist Dragon Boy Suede; one might address all the television pilots he and writing partner Brad “Chip” Pope (another ex-Austinite) have written and sold to HBO, NBC, ABC, FOX, Comedy Central and other networks; and so on. There are lots more where these came from, Googlebreath. And even if you didn't own a computer, or didn't feel like firing up a search engine, there are (as promised in the opening sentence, Buster) a number of other indications that Kremer is a gifted dude, a real top-notch stand-up guy. Surely you remember “Austin Stories,” the MTV series set right here in Austin that starred Kremer (and Pope, among others), he's performed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and Comedy Central shows, including “Premium Blend” and “Comedy Central Presents.” Given all this overwhelming evidence that Kremer's a highly accomplished and funny man, we assume it goes without saying that you should hightail it to Cap City this week.

with tba