Red's Porch, on South Lamar, seemed to be a hoppin' place on a Thursday afternoon.
This is located on the edge of the Barton Creek gorge, with nice views enhanced by the fact that the porch is about 3 floors up.
In addition to comely customers, waltzing waitresses, and
terrific tattoos, the drinks were pretty good.
We had a round, along with some blazing hot jalapeño poppers, took some pictures, then headed home for supper.
Friday we headed off to our usual, the City Hall free concerts. The band was Neckbone, a funk-hop group. Before the start we took a few minutes to revisit City Hall's art work. It changes on a regular basis, and is always enjoyable. The pieces are eclectic, ranging from pencil sketches to found pieces to sculptures.
Lighting is not great here, so the pics vary. This piece was called "White Trash", found pieces which either were white or were painted to be white. We liked the 3-D nature. I always wonder what inspires the artists (and how they know when to stop). I guess that as long as I wonder, I won't be an artist.
This time I liked the sculptural pieces best. I have always admired wood and glass as media, so I found I really like this one.
Then it was off to listen to Neckbone. While they call themselves funk-hop, to me they were more R&B/blues, musically. They did some regular vocals and some hip-hop.
One lone white guys played a mean fuzz guitar.
My favorite, as usual, was the bass player, Mr. D. Madness. He had a ball and was really good.
Toward the end of the hour Neckbone got into some dance worthy tunes. This kid came out of the crowd and starting dancing up a storm. He was really good.
Then along came the mariachi singers. After Neckbone there was to be a contest to decide who joined the bigger contest. We really liked the excellent pantalones.
The musicians were accompanied by girls in pretty dresses.
We didn't stay for the competition, as we had other plans. This young kid, 8 years old, was the eventual winner, as reported on the local news. He was quite good in the TV spot, singing with a mixed regular and falsetto voice. It was a bit like yodeling, but mariachi-style.
His Dad was all set up to take pictures AND protect his hat at the same time.
Austin remains a very interesting place. Next weekend is the annual Keep Austin Weird festival. That should be a stitch!
Hey Jim, from your blog posts, Austin indeed looks like a really happening place with lots to see and do at very low or no cost. Free concerts and people watching can't be beat for great summer fun. Hope the house hunting is going well for you and E.
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