1 Night in Austin

Thursday we crawled out of the hostel around noon, only to find that at some point during the concert craziness, the key to the jeep must have fallen out of the purse! So after making a few calls, we were able to get a key cut at a local jeep dealership, but the only problem: we didn't have a way to get it! Thank goodness there are still good people in this world! Heather had made friends with Jesse, the bartender at Numbers, and he was willing to come pick us up and bring us to get the key! So finally, around 4:30, we were back on the road, headed to Austin to check out some more live music.

We arrived in Austin around 8:00 and decided to grab something to eat at the Cedar Door Tavern, which was right up the road from the bar we were going to check out. The Cedar Door was a pretty cool place- one side had 2 large garage doors that would open out onto the deck, and there were a lot of different dining rooms to accommodate any kind of experience (ie large parties, quiet seclusion, lounge atmosphere, etc.). Our waitress was pretty awesome too! She was sporting a plain black tank top with print that read: 'Dip me in honey and feed me to the lesbians!' and she gave me a free beer koozey (sp?) to go on my corona! The food was great and cheap too!

After dinner we walked the 2 blocks to the 121 Bar (spoken 'one-to-one'), to see Karl Morgan perform, with the DanK Trio following afterward. Karl is from Australia, but came to the US to find a more supportive environment to play his Bluesy-rock music. He is a quiet, relaxed kind of guy and I really enjoyed chatting with him after his show. I highly recommend checking out his music- he has a great sound!

After Karl, the DanK Trio set up to play. Their music has a deep, Southern rock feel to it, and between the slide-guitar and Peruvian cahona (sp?) drum, their sound wasn't quite like anything we've heard before. They all seemed to be having so much fun just playing and hanging out with friends, and the vibe was contagious throughout the whole bar. We met so many people while we were hanging out listening to the great tunes!

Nextdoor to the bar is a small pizza shop, called The Onion. According to Doug, the owner/manager, the place would normally have been packed, except the road was all torn up and blocked off for construction, so normal foot traffic was significantly reduced. So we decided to give the guy a little business and try out a slice, and it was A+! If you ever go to Austin you have to find The Onion, because even though you don't always find good pizza at every pizza place you try, you can always find good pizza in every town you go, and this was it!

After the show we headed back to San Antonio and walked in the door at 4am! So we don't feel so bad for sleeping in past noon... hehe

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