Shotgun Party
This week's most notable band name
When buckshot enthusiasts get together to compare gauges, debate the merits of lead shot vs. steel shot, and trade terrorist hunting licenses for back issues of Field & Stream, does the air grow tense with the threat of violence? Or does it mellow out into a neighborly exchange, with folks cleaning each other's barrels while muttering sleepy platitudes about the 2nd Amendment? Judging by the stripped-down Austin trio Shotgun Party, such gatherings are rowdy in spirit, but the only things ricocheting around are the pleasantly rustic fiddle and walking bass of Western-swing tunes. If singer-guitarist Jenny Parrott is an arms-bearing frontierswoman, she sounds sweet and bashful in the role, even on up-tempo numbers like "Yell Out The Chords." Word is, the band plans to get a little rowdier at this Saturday's basement show at Kiki's House Of Righteous Music, but it'll at least be friendlier than your average militia meeting.
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