9SD Friday.

Friday night it was Drew Tichnell w/ 9 Station Drive at the Vortex (the coolest dive in Beaumont).

As everyone knows, 9 Station Drive is my favorite band of local boys, and they were in exceptionally good form on Friday night. Most times I've seen them lately they've had less than the full band, but they were all there last night. They managed to work a lot more of their originals in the mix than I usually hear, and that was a good thing. I don't know why they're always opening for someone else.

Closing for 9SD was Drew Tichnell an fugitive from Hemphill now living in Austin. She's got a good strong voice and a lot of potential. You can read a bit about the show here.