Felice Brothers, Red 7, Austin, Thursday 13 March 2014, SXSW 2014

Without any introduction, the band launched straight on after their sound check. The keyboard and accordion player brought to the sound check an enormous bag of wires, but they almost all seemed to find a home somewhere among the equipment on stage. During the set, he squeeze-boxed like a man possessed during the second song, and throughout several later in the set.

The band played a really great energetic and entertaining set. Without too much between-song chatter they rattled through a barn-storming rune of fun country-rock tunes.

Their rollicking, bar-room tunes created a sound like late-70s Dylan fronting the Pogues covering a country song, and the audience soaked it all up with fervour and were left with a spring in their steps and a lightness in their hearts.

Other SXSW 2014 reviews from Broken Biscuit Records:
Damon Albarn
Gruff Rhys
Woman’s Hour
Wolf Alice
Jeremy Messersmith