Friday, January 12th was a balmy night. A colorful night. A Brigante night in Austin. Joe had finaly broken all 30 shot glasses in his home reserve and acquired a new set from the Spiderhouse bar. Plus a quesadilla and a round of drinks for his table.
This would be Brigante's first public performance since both Yjian and Joe quit smoking 11 days earlier. The body remembers. The cravings come on fast and hard. What do you do instead of smoking at band practice? Ride around a cul-de-sac on giant bicycles that Peet hand-built. What do you do instead of smoking at Spiderhouse? Why, drink more!
Cirf Hashins was opening with Gary Barftits. They sang that beautiful song about blowing up a hotel before you get there. Then came Brigante's sound check. Brigante's very LONG soundcheck that Travis was running because he was joining on upright bass for a few songs and wanted everything to go smoothly and perfectly. He has much to learn about the slippery slope of Mt. Brigante. But he sounded really good.
Everybody clapped and sang. Some danced. Almost at the end of the show we played "Dark Eyes". We sing "You Are My Sunshine" over top of it. That's when the rain hit. And hit.
Four days later, Austin was frozen. And Yjian was pacing around a heatless apartment that he shares with Cirf in two giant Greek sweaters: editing his movie, smoking herbal spliffs, and watching his icy breath mist to the cold ceiling. He won't take shelter under any friends' central heat, and he's catching a cold!
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Brigante Live at Spider House
Come listen to Brigante LIVE every second and fourth Friday evening at Spider House, Austin Texas. Enjoy italian folk, greek blues and gypsy jazz under the stars and twinkling (year-round) Christmas lights.
Bring your friends and dance, yell "oompa!", bang on glasses of fine coffee or beer, and have yourself an eastern european-style good time. An Austin tradition since 2006, hear the band even hipsters are saying, "they can't believe they haven't seen before" and are dragging their friends to!
All shows are free, but tips surely appreciated!
"You're the only one that can gets these kids to do anything... unless I was urinating on some of these kids, they'd never look up from their laptops. And then only if I was actually urinating on their laptop." ~Johnny, manager of Spider House
Bring your friends and dance, yell "oompa!", bang on glasses of fine coffee or beer, and have yourself an eastern european-style good time. An Austin tradition since 2006, hear the band even hipsters are saying, "they can't believe they haven't seen before" and are dragging their friends to!
All shows are free, but tips surely appreciated!
"You're the only one that can gets these kids to do anything... unless I was urinating on some of these kids, they'd never look up from their laptops. And then only if I was actually urinating on their laptop." ~Johnny, manager of Spider House
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