THE LIGHT ALUMINUM

9.17 4PM

The music of The Light Aluminum lands somewhere in the intersection between country, blues, and blue eyed soul filtered through a grimy garage blender. At the end of their first gig in June of this year one fan described the show as "if Lou Reed was backed by The Band." Another said "sort of like The Rolling Stones covering Randy Newman."

Sure, why not? That's as good as any other way of putting it.

The most important thing you need to know is this. Yes, they're doing it this way on purpose, it's supposed to sound like that.

So who are these guys? 

The band is fronted by Adoniram Lipton, longtime singer and songwriter for the now retired Slowtrain in Austin TX. Despite moderate success with that group (some stuff on TV and Film... notably Sons Of Anarchy, The Pitch, and a movie starring the dude from that Silicon Valley show), Adoniram felt that today's dark times called for something a bit, well... lighter.

Slowtrain called itself "music you'd play in cold weather" and that was an apt description. Following that same line of thinking, The Light Aluminum is supposed to be music you would play outside. Or maybe in a barn in the Catskills. It's not garage rock. It's not country. Is it barn rock?

So here's the deal... put down your phone, shut off your laptop, turn off whatever device is displaying this text for you. Walk out your door and stand alongside other humans and listen to music played by still more humans.

You might just find something you thought you'd forgotten. You might find something you were afraid was lost. You might look around the room and see someone who doesn't act like you or look like you or think like you and say... "hey, people aren't so bad after all."

Don't worry, your secret is safe. Just don't forget to tip your bartender!

RACCOON BROTHERS

9.17 6PM

Raccoon Brothers is a working-class Americana band from Austin, Texas making music that marries the Midwest to the Southwest. With hundreds of shows under their belts and years of touring, these five friends celebrate the small victories in life and the growth through challenges in between. No Relation, the band’s latest album, is streaming everywhere with new singles being released throughout 2023. Raccoon Brothers has had the honor of sharing bills at major venues with legendary artists like The Eagles and Bruce Springsteen but feels comfortably At Home in listening rooms like Saxon Pub and honkytonks like Luckenbach dance hall. Catch them live and on tour your way soon.