Keep Austin Strange is more than just a city's motto, it's a
way of life. Shakey Graves personifies that notion and a whole lot more.
Wednesday night's show, on December 1, was a blessing in that
the show was a make-up date from a COVID delay. Too many times, shows that
suffer the ill-fated cancelation get permanently cancelled, but Shakey's tour
was able to be rerouted only a few weeks later. The initial show on November 19
sold out quickly, but with two major shows on December 1 and every day circumstances,
the show became un-sold out, then as of a few days ago re-sold out. It's a
great feat to sell out a show two times.
The yo-yoing of dates didn't have any effect of the final
product though. The set
was broke up into two parts full band and one part solo with an amazing full
band encore. It mostly contained material from Roll the Bones, which is
celebrating its 10-year anniversary and And the War Came. Graves—aka
Alejandro Rose-Garcia—and company seemed genuinely happy to be playing post
delay and too every moment they could to thank the audience and Tipitina's for
making them feel so welcome.
You can see more
pictures here.
