Swim Club - The Cave Singers
I was with my complicated partner at ACL two weeks ago and her friend from Portland happened to be there too. We met up with him and he told us about this band he wanted to catch called The Cave Singers. We asked where they were playing and he pointed to a tent I had never noticed before. So we all agreed to meet under the tent after we made a dash for taco/cookies/beer (which was naturally more our focus than some band in a tent..I mean they didn’t even land a stage right?)
Well lo and behold after making sweet sweet cookie & beer porn, we sidled up under the tent for a little deserving music ed. First, the tent is the place to be…even if you’re the shittiest band at the festival, when it’s 107 in Austin, people want shade, and if you’re underneath it, they’ll pretty much listen to cats mating. But this is not the point!!! The point is that The Cave Singers were far from mating cats…in fact, I’d say they were one of my surprise highlights of Austin City Limits 2011. With just three dudes, they managed to create a total stir that had me dancing and clapping like a seasoned fan AND caused me to make mental notes over and over to google/spotify/listen non-stop when I returned to reality. When it comes to The Cave Singers, who needs a big stage? If you’ve got the talent, you can captivate from a park bench!
These three dudes hail from Seattle and they kinda look like it because I wanted to make them my friends…all you need to qualify is a beard with either a party tank, an awesome hat, or flannel (in the winter). They have probably heard this a million times before, but these guys make music that sounds more than three and also redefined the term “to the power of 3.”
Either way, I meandered into ACL’s metaphorical cave and came out with The Cave Singers. Best decision yet since those melty cookies and a crisp Heineken.
