Rhythm and Beards

One of the best things about bumming around the city – visiting what you can – especially things like brewery tours and such – is the great local music that you can discover.

At the Cobra Brewing Company event in Lewisville I was able to check out Rhythm and Beards – a great rockin’ bunch. Now I want to see them again.

Rhythm and Beards  (click to enlarge)

Rhythm and Beards
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Rhythm and Beards  (click to enlarge)

Rhythm and Beards
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Rhythm and Beards  (click to enlarge)

Rhythm and Beards
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Bethan

Thursday, at the last Patio Sessions of the season, warming up for Home by Hovercraft, was a local group, Bethan (facebook). They were very good and very mellow.

The sun had set behind the giant buildings, but a bit of light was still filtering through – so I was able to get some better photos of them.

Bethan, Patio Sessions, Arts District, Dallas, Texas

Bethan, Patio Sessions, Arts District, Dallas, Texas

Bethan, Patio Sessions, Arts District, Dallas, Texas

Bethan, Patio Sessions, Arts District, Dallas, Texas

Bethan, Patio Sessions, Arts District, Dallas, Texas

Bethan, Patio Sessions, Arts District, Dallas, Texas

Photos of Home by Hovercraft

I was digging around some directories of old and not-so-old photos and came across some I liked.

These were taken of my newest favorite band, Home by Hovercraft. I had taken some pictures of them at the Setlist on the Green, but between my poor camera and poorer skills, it was tough to get decent shots at night. This set was in the daylight at the Deep Ellum Arts Festival – they played before Brave Combo.

I really like their theatrical and playful, yet musical style. Any band using an Irish Dancer on a piece of gym floor for rhythm has to be good.

Their album, Are We Chameleons? is firmly entrenched in my current listening selections – Amazon Link.

Home by Hovercraft in Deep Ellum

Home by Hovercraft in Deep Ellum

Irish dancer with Home by Hovercraft

Irish dancer with Home by Hovercraft

Home by Hovercraft in Deep Ellum

Home by Hovercraft in Deep Ellum

Home by Hovercraft

Home by Hovercraft

Home by Hovercraft, Dallas

Home by Hovercraft, Dallas