The Haute Spot pulls some of Austin’s honky-tonk rockers north for the release of Aaron McDonnell’s new EP on the heels of last year’s standout Too Many Days Like Saturday Night. The Oregon native continues to lace his country with a harder-kicking sound, while maintaining his smooth drawl and touches of Northwest influences. Rattlesnake Milk burns their slow Southwestern blues jams like a desert hallucination from last year’s Chicken Fried Snake, while ripping duo Mayeaux & Broussard unloads Gulf Coast southern boogies with cajun fervor. Ryan Quiet, who just opened his new Martindale musical hub Duett’s, slings first.
Sat., Aug. 19, 6:45pm