All tagged Paul Thorn
There is a tendency at multi-venue music festivals like Americanafest to overthink the line-up card. You race from one venue to another to try to create the perfectly curated live music experience from the dozens of great acts playing all over town, only to stand in the back or miss half the acts you wanted to see. I’m more of a pick-a-venue-and-settle-in guy, and the Day One evening we had at 3rd and Lindsley is one reason why.
Reckless Kelly is celebrating 25 years as a band in 2021; having been founded in 1996 by brothers Willy and Cody Braun in their home state of Idaho before moving to Austin. Their latest record American Girls/American Jackpot is a double album released last year in the middle of the pandemic; “Not the best business decision,” as front man Willy Braun says. The last time we saw RK in concert was in the fall of 2019. Ryan Engleman of the Turnpike Troubadours had just filled the guitar spot, then recently vacated by longtime member David Abeyta. Now it was time to see how the group was holding up after spending so much time in their online “Quarantine Kitchen” last year. Our mission was to catch Reckless Kelly on the last shows of their September run; 3 shows in 3 nights in 3 states at 3 very different venues.
