Celtic punk Archives - KUT & KUTX Studios

When it comes to co-curating sounds for a city’s specific scene, certain artists and venues can often become inseparable. So when the band breaks up or the venue closes its doors, it’s like their counterpart loses a big piece of their identity as well. And its with reverence and empathy that we now point to a poignant example of that right here in Austin.

See, the surly, stage-filling roots-punk project Gary Lindsey & the Pleasure Tide has spent the first Saturday of each month turning it up at Eastside heavy metal hub The Lost Well for a decade straight. In that time, the seven-to-eight-piece has been perfecting their debut album, which enjoys a bittersweet release the same weekend The Lost Well has its last hurrah. This weekend, to be exact.

A loving tribute that cements The Lost Well’s legacy while providing quick access to the Pleasure Tide on digital platforms, Spirits From The Well can be heard in full during a free show 5-7PM tomorrow at The Lost Well followed by two sets from Amplified Heat’s Mötörhead tribute band Meän Machïne. With no cover charge and no remaining opportunities to enjoy one of the Live Music Capital’s heaviest HQ’s, there’s no excuse to miss this one. And because “Idle Hands”are the devil’s playthings, you’d better bless yourself with the counterculture communion tomorrow night, let your pint catch any stray tears, and spice up our local dystopia with some Celtic-inspired cynicism, courtesy of Gary Lindsey & the Pleasure Tide.

The lightly-irreverent, endlessly-perseverant energy of Celtic punk is truly a unique one, capable of both riling unrest and encouraging excess within the same three-minute sprint. That’s straight out of the playbook for Sydney five-piece The Rumjacks, whoseraucous take on the genre has led to a decade-and-a-half-long success streak. The Rumjacks have managed to keep it fresh after all that time, most noticeably with the addition of a new lead singer just before last year’s highly-acclaimed full-length Hestia. But as we all know, in the punk world, shorter is often better. That may be why The Rumjacks opted to release their first EP since 2009, Brass for Gold, earlier this year. Brass for Gold offers an efficiently-packaged eight-track punk experience, embossed in years of growth. The release has also landed The Rumjacks a spot on tour alongside The Dropkick Murphys, which continues soon at Stubb’s. You can catch ’em both next Monday and let loose with your buddies, belting out tunes like “Bloodsoaked in Chorus”!