Britny's back!
Summer rages on in Austin, Texas and so does the live music. The thing one thing that I love the most about this city.
Needless to say, that neither summer nor winter weather has ever stopped me from going to see live music once I have put my mind to it.
The beginning of the evening was nerve-wracking I must admit. After stalling from going outside to hop on a bus for as late as I could to deal with the 106°F (or 41°C). But I miscalculated everything and went out at the hottest time of the day, therefore I waited in the heat. And strangely enough, no buses came when they were scheduled or supposed to arrive. The longer I waited, the more I started to have second thoughts about going out at all.
Yet at the very time that I began to convince myself that I should bail, the bus FINALLY was spotted coming up the street. At that point, I was committed to going.
With the tardiness of the bus arriving, I was convinced that I would be super late for the event. I found that Britny Lobas was starting things off and the horror began to wash over me. Being late, probably not that big of a deal. But as I waited for a second bus, I started to believe that I would miss Britny's set completely. It was a terrible feeling.
When I boarded the second bus in the downtown area, I was just wracked with being nervous. I knew that once I got off the bus, I still had to go on my own to down the street and over one block just to reach the door. Also, I was unsure whether or not I would find inconvenience when I went inside due to not being able to print off the ticket that I purchased so long ago.
My original plan was to stop by a convenience store before going to the show. I went for plan B and just kept going until I reached the front door the venue.
Hot, probably dehydrated, tired, and hungry I arrived at the venue. My mind had totally convinced me that I would not miss the entire show, but I would miss MOST of it.
Once I told the person at the door that I was on the list, I realized that there was no music playing at all!
I asked, "Have they started yet with music?" and the person I looked to shook her head.
Incredible!!!
Even after waiting for late buses, I had not missed any of the music.
I took my place front and center of the stage and waited. I did not have to wait too long though. Band members marched on stage, and I knew it was GO TIME!
After the first song, Britny told the crowd to approach closer. I happily obliged.
I crammed myself up against the barricade as best I could. CATIL has a barricade that is ridiculously wonky for anyone who is in a wheelchair. Anyone else can just walk up and lean on it and be close to the stage.
For the rest of the show, I focused only on the band.
The one thing that I found was new, was the addition of a backing vocal by the name of Sydney. Sydney has a stage presence that is hard to ignore. Put her together with Britny and you have TWO powerhouses on one stage, and they work together so well. Their voices combined gives you the sense of magnificence, and yet a force to be reckoned with.
I am looking forward to hearing more from the two of them. I understand that Sydney and guitarist Cole, have together a band of their own. I am eagerly looking into this.
As I understand, Britny Lobas will have more live shows in the coming weeks and months. I will clear any calendar day to make sure that I can go, if at all possible.
For now, I have these memories currently. Summer will roar on and so shall I. Stay tuned for more show reviews here.
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