Thursday, November 21st – New Orleans, LA
I sent the text to make sure everyone was up and moving. Last time we took a trip to Texas, we had to climb up to Noah’s apartment and knock until their roommate kindly let us inside to retrieve our guitarist. This time, though, everyone was set and, for the most part, awake. We packed the cars and settled in for the first part of the ride. We picked up Angelo, who would be capturing the weekend as we went from our home in New Orleans to Austin and finally Houston. After a brief stop at Costco for gas and morning pizza, we were ready to set out on the road.
This would be our second time playing at Darwin’s Pub in Austin and our first time ever playing in Houston at Axelrad Beer Garden. As a band that is just starting to tour, we were all looking forward to spending time together on the road and playing for audiences that we didn’t know. We had two cars loaded with gear and nine hours before we landed in Austin.
Traveling with The Hi Res is fun because when the aux cord gets passed around, you end up finding a lot of cool music. Mauricio, our keys and sax player, shows off an impressive knowledge of spanish funk music, while Noah can pull out anything from math rock to japanese metal. Aidan, our bari sax player, is known for bringing top notch sea shanties to car rides and Kevin, our drummer, has the Grateful Dead’s deepest cuts at the forefront of his musical taste. It makes for an interesting soundtrack as you travel hundreds of miles across Louisiana and into Texas.