Aug 12-13 The Mohawk
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Driving into Austin, its 104 degrees and the doors open at 8. Speeding past cattle which slowly amble across green fields. Flying past Aquarena Springs and the town of Kyle to cool off at Barton Springs, full of the sights and ardor of late Summer, warm bodies on the green lawn with the turquoise bath just beyond. Then its a brief swim and a pint before the show.
When I arrived Mark Sultan, Rob Fitzpatrick and the many others at the merchandise booth were administered some delicious pizza to stave our hunger, a ritual which then moved into the Green Room. Lee Blackwell of The Night Beats politely said hello before sauntering on stage to join Tarek and James. An incredible set ensued and a few of us were dancing, then it was over and Mark Sultan performed. Mark channeled Link Wray and out came “I’ll be Lovin You”, a favorite of Sultan’s fans.
Next up was The Dum Dum Girls, an incredible set with “Relax Catholics” followed with “Rest of Our Lives”. It was off to The Green Room for pizza and the bar where Briana Purser’s work was featured on projection. Next up downstairs, Shapes Have Fangs with “Ghost In the Mirror” and more great music. The final set was why we were there, The UFO Club which was incredible to say the least with “Hex” and “My Love is Waiting”.
The entire night was a success on so many levels with each musician, friends, family and total strangers; one of which happened to be wearing the very same Cult of Dom Keller shirt. A great weekend with great memories.
Then the morning at a crash pad in Austin with the long drive home to the coast, what a weekend.
