Friday night I went to the premiere of The Supernatural Valley of the Sphinx at the Shed Show! Nothing short of stellar.  The folk band consists of lead singer Josh (Cass's older brother), far travelin' lives out of a van extraordinaire mandolin player Casey, the brilliant bluesy Dustin Estes, quick string-pickin' Ryan (whose musical genius is so acute he can play what a tree sounds like, or a cat, or the person sitting next to him, or whatever you throw at him), Matt Simon from Voxtrot, accordian and washtub basin player Laura, and Marie on the harp.  

Dustin played some of his very best afterwards, including "Heroin" and "Atheist, Anti-Social Socialist."  He also wrote the Cheatin' Heart Trilogy, a trio of songs about murder, alcohol, and getting stoned. His music is dark.

Some one hundred people showed up to watch a few bands play out of a twenty by twenty foot shed that sits in the backyard of Cass's parent's property off 38 and 1/2 St., including the Whites themselves! Needless to say, most people were outside.  I met some guys who went to Cedar Park that knew me but I didn't know them.  The mutual relationship was Justin Carey.  Handles of Old Crow circulated throughout the crowd and facilitated inebriation.  Towards the end of the show everyone was dancing in the shed.  Just before the last set was over the APD (Austin Police Dept.) showed up.  They came into the shed, informed Josh that they were "sorry" but the show could only continue accoustically.  They were sorry because upon arrival they had listened to the music from afar for some time before coming into the shed - and they thought it was really good. One officer asked Josh if they'd be playing later in the night, cuz his shift was over in 30 minutes. Ryan, who is twenty years old, offered one of the cops a beer.