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He's sad because he was going to call in sick but waited too long.
Yes! Of course. I now have a whole music video of someone hideously hungover, driving to work singing this... Kind of like the "everybody hurts" video but like crazy shit is happening.
So you're picturing me every morning back when I had to drive in to work. Got it.
Ah, so you are a Bexar drunk? I'm further down i10 myself, not sure I could go through that interchange every day.
Edit: I am being too literal again, I think.
Harris. Also just off 10.
I do know her well! Hi neighbor! I hope you don't have to suffer the i10 610 interchange daily!
Howdy neighbor!
Naw, I work remote, the HEB is walking distance, and if I'm on the motorcycle I'm headed the other way out of town. The only time I have to deal with it is when I'm playing a gig headed into town while everyone else is driving the other way.
Nice! I'm lucky to have a short commute as well: grew up spending 45 min on i10 into the sun each way going to school. Never again! City driving is awful. I miss going to Austin often. Love the back roads between here and there. Especially fun on a bike. What kind of music do you play?
Sorry, I was drunk as hell up on 1960 and forgot we were having a conversation.
No problem. Have a good one!
Just to answer the question, tonight I was with a hard rock band. We did our thing then got hammered again.
Nice! I'm going to guess you are a drummer. Second guess is bassist. I want to go to some good local shows, but I've been out of the scene so long I don't know what places are best anymore. Any recommendations?
I like The Farm and BFE, but those are two completely different vibes. I miss Acadia so much. That was my favorite place to be but they closed down last year.
So is shit in town just crap? I honestly wouldn't be surprised, but I was hoping there might be something closer in.
Both of those look pretty awesome, though. Thanks for the recommendations.
There are some cool places closer in but I try to avoid heading that way. We played White Oak Music Hall recently and it's pretty neat. Fitzgerald's closed a few years back and that place was amazing. On the other side of town is House of Blues which is always a good time.
Fitzgeralds was my place in the 90s. Motherfuckers paved "paradise" and put up a parking lot. It enrages me every time I see it. My friends used to play downstairs at Fitz all the time back then. Looking for that vibe: clearly I'm not a teenager anymore, but I love a good dive and a good show. Doesn't really matter the genre as long as the musicians are good and know how to put on a show. Austin was also great for this, emos and hole in the wall were great, and taco land in SA was amazing until it wasn't.
I mean, is there anything like that in town?? Or do I need to go out to spring because that's where people can afford to have a good time? It would not surprise me and I'd be happy to even if that's quite a drive for me. I'm just kind of lost because I'm trying to get back to what I love, but I've been so isolated I don't know anything anymore.
I mean, I know numbers is still around. That's good. But there's got to be something else where good music is happening.
Sorry, not meaning to dump. I really appreciate your recommendations.
I get it. We played Fitzgerald's a lot for the last few years before it closed. My buddy was sitting in the lighting booth watching the last show.
I don't think there's anything that's going to capture that vibe anymore. BFE is cool. Numbers, for whatever reason, was never really my scene. I've played there but I don't go out of my way to do it. Even The Farm isn't really what it used to be. I wish I could remember what the name of it was before because we played there a lot too. Wildcatters out in Katy is pretty cool on the right night. Brash has the arcade. Karbach usually has something cool going on (I've got a friend over there right now). But none of that is like what Fitzgerald's was back in the 00s (I was too young and hours away in the 90s, then I left for the military).
But you know what they say. You can never go home.
Yeah, it's so true! I've gotten close on bourbon street watching an amazing mostly cover band, but I never expect to find fitz again. But there's gotta be bands like that... Right? Or has it all been that fucked by the industry?
It's not like the old days, but you can still find high energy local acts out at places like BFE. Just keep an eye on their roster. I'll likely see you there someday!
Cool. Will do. Thanks, and have a great weekend!