Best Rock & Roll Slugfest At A Very Expensive Restaurant

Primal Scream vs. An Ornery Texan, Friday, June 2

We weren't there, but we think it went a little like this: "Howdy y'all. Mind if'n I crank up the ballgame a little bit? I like the sound of sweaty male athletics to accompany my fine dinner fare." "Fck you, ya daft cnt!" Pow! Or something like that. British supergroup Primal Scream managed to turn the VIP room of Ruth's Chris Steak House, downtown Austin's finest restaurant, into a WWF Smackdown when "a guy with a cowboy hat and a big belt buckle" refused to turn down the sound on the TV overhanging the band's table. Punches were thrown, bottles were cracked on skulls, but ultimately no charges were pressed, and the following night's show at La Zona Rosa went on as scheduled. Rumors that former My Bloody Valentine wunderkind Kevin Shields continued to debate the pros and cons of digital vs. analog tape looping as magnums of champagne ricocheted inches from his head are unconfirmed but highly probable.

Ruth's Chris Steak House
107 W. Sixth, 512/477-7884
www.ruthschris-austin.com