Latino in a ponytail, beard, and pearl snap button shirt singing and on electric guitarist. Latina in a miniskirt, traditional Mexican peasant top, and bedazzled sunglasses on bass guitar. Very pretty black boy in dreads on drums. Very pale white guy with shoulder length curls & sunglasses on keyboards. In other words, a Houston band. They bill themselves as an amalgam of ten different genres but they’re really pretty straightforward Texas blues. Technically, I’m not a fan of the genre (too much guitar and unnecessary slickness) but they did it well. The lead singer was appealing with pantomimes of ecstasy and pain, and a classic-rock butter-smooth voice. They had a big sound. Did do one jazzy keyboard song and a slower psychier song. They’re a quality band.

I am embarrassed that I enjoy this band so much what with their unfair use of everything good in rock and roll: heavy bass lines, groovy blues licks, funky pick-ups, but to their redemption, they\”ve also got talent, soul, authenticity, and diversity. At previous shows, they\”d been more about the tight hopped-up songs (which they still did), but tonight there was only three band members (lead guitar, pedal steel and drums) and they did some extended intense jams as well as some lighter country numbers (Moonhanger songs?), with both guitarists exchanging vocalizing duties. I like Chili Cold Blood, I cannot lie.

80s Texas country cool lead singer (suit, gum-chomping, Elvis sneer, and sunglasses indoors) ended every song with a gimmicky Elvis-like thank you – there\”s no doubt that they\”re good at what they do but also true that 1000s have already done what they do – wide range of country, rock and pop – distinctly heard the influence of Roy Orbison, The Traveling Wilburys and Tom Petty (but this would be as deep as I delve into country)

the alter ego of Chili Cold Blood (more country and less funk) but not as different as expected, still slick fast and electric, lots of Southern rock flavor, I really like these guys no matter what band they are for the night

Burton on pedal steel and singing – young hipster too self conscious to seem comfortable singing old Texas swing songs, rest of the band is a conglomerate of people from other bands in the Austin swing scene

didn\”t want to go, didn\”t want to go, typically a venue for country/blues for the 40-something set and 45 minutes out of Austin, DrummingNeighbor did research for me and said that he\”s got a great voice (truck commercial style) but that his songs are constructed on the country standard (not so great), he was good, too much of the Stevie Ray Vaughn Texas blues but sometimes would noodle in very pleasing southern rock manner, everything was gravelly (voice, guitar) and high quality

Definition of Texas blues rock and not much more to say about that.

one of those surprise shows – an old great coming back – he was near toothless and truly short and heartbreakingly addicted to crowd adoration – of other interest was the gay romance hero 80s guitarist who kept trying very inappropriately to do the guitar face-off with other members of the band – happy fat drummer and little old proper but hip dancing keyboardist – other odd white guy was a guitarist doing the turtle head dance

had Erik Hokannen playing with him and it was delicious – dueling fiddle and guitar, Erik is crazy and wonderful, swing country eh but pleasure to watch their pleasure

quality middle-age bar blues-rock

the Sexton brothers’ band but they were not there-that slick sleazy blues I hate-and of course Bill (or Chris?) Butler who was guitars/vocals wrote songs for Stevie Ray Vaughn (‘of course’ because I hate Stevie Ray Vaughn too, sorry Austin)

terrible Stevie Ray Vaughn-like slick blues, competent for sure but not pleasing, the whole trashy-people scene was not intriguing me

Texas rock, I think he’s famous?