one of these days, the sky's gonna fall

[dreadfulpenny]

Saw these guys in Austin on Saturday night. We almost didn't make it to the show. I was headache-having and tired and grumpy and in the mood to hibernate. It's a long story.

But we made it to the show. It was beyond fantastic. We were literally right in front of the stage (it was a small, excellent venue). I reached out and brushed fingertips with Steven McKellar (the singer/bassist) when he held his hand out shortly after playing something beautiful and haunting on the piano. I have pictures and video, but the audio did not turn out at all, as there was a sub right in front of us. Alas.

During the above song, Steven stepped off the edge of the stage and ended up in the crowd. The moment was nearly ruined by the girls who kept trying to grind with him. It was also ruined by the fact that I nearly got taken out by the microphone stand.

We snagged two guitar picks (but I gave one away to a nice girl who asked me if I would hand her one and said please), a set list, and the huge poster that was on the wall outside of Antone's (the venue).

Despite my weariness, I felt amazing today. Live music does this to me. Good live music flows into my soul and wakes up pieces of me that drift off in the mundane existence that I struggle through so much of the time.

Also:

Awesome.