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.