My roommate and I are fixin' to head out to the Mohawk to see Frank Smith tonight.
I read a brief description of their music the other day - I forget where - so I asked Jeff if he knew anything about them. Among Jeff's response was the declaration "they moved to Austin because of Booher" which I found to be very intriguing. See, Frank Smith is, from what I can tell, basically two dudes from Boston. And although I will admit our friend Michael Booher is pretty extraordinary, I didn't anticipate his awesomeness would lure people to this city in pairs like that.
That was enough to inspire me to do the requisite Google searching and Myspace listening. It sounds like good alt-country, complete with tambourines, banjo and steel guitar. Juliana Hatfield fans should note they put out an EP with her earlier this year, cleverly titled Sittin' In A Tree.
Here's a pretty cool video for "Throwin' Rocks":
So tonight Jeff and I will see them at the Mohawk. I'll let you know how we like it.
