I never believed my crazy road trip days were over. I guess I just needed a reason to do something completely irrational like that. So, lets put the pieces of the puzzle together. I love music. I love live music. I love live music in Austin. I love Austin bands...of all types. My wife is from Dallas. We will make any excuse to go to Dallas to see her family, BUT the best excuses are MUSIC. My wife loves The Roosevelts (http://www.wearetheroosevelts.com/welcome-1). The Roosevelts are the product of a fine Austin band which has blossomed into something amazing.
Ok! So we find out The Roosevelts would be playing in Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and then Austin. For the hell of it I told my wife "We were gonna road trip it to Dallas and surprise the band." Threw the bags up in the car and hit the road. Got to Dallas in the evening and had the opportunity to hang out with her family, BBQ, and drink beer. HELL Yes! The next morning my wife decides she wants to explore a little before the bands performance the next day. Deep Ellum is the spot she chose. This is a bar/club district that is still expanding, and very nice to hang out at for a few hours.
As we are getting ready to go see a part of Dallas my beautiful wife has never had the opportunity to explore as an adult, I get a text. The band is reminding me they have a show in Austin the next day and would love for us to go so when can catch up. My response is super simple 'Sorry guys, we are out of town and probably wont be back in Austin until late on the day of their show.' Good enough. The stage is set.
Off we go to Deep Ellum. We walk around, listen to the sounds, see some of the sights, and stop into a few places. It was some o the most damn fun I have had just hanging out with my wife since Vegas.
After a few hours of walking, drinking, and making new friends. We go back to the house we to change and head to the performance. Here is where I get serious folks.
The venue is called The Rustic (http://therustic.com/). This place is located right on the corner of Hwy 75 and Lemmon Ave. Super easy to get to, plenty of parking - Oh wait...we didn't drive, never mind. The restaurant/venue is gorgeous. The indoor area is huge, with tons of tables and seating, both in the bar area and kitchen area. It is split level. As you walk in the door you cannot help but to notice the large "U" shaped bar to your left and to the right, in the back corner, is the stage. As you travel through The Rustic you end up in their back yard. Here you see the rest of the stage. A huge outdoor side view of the tiny stage you saw from inside. Listen folks, when The Rustic says a show is rain or shine, there is now joking about that here. The back yard area wraps around to the back of the restaurant. Out here there is plenty of casual seating, table service, and an outdoor bar connected to the large bar from inside the restaurant.
Although we did not get a chance to eat, the prices seemed reasonable, and the menu was perfect for a night out with a date, with the office, or with some friends.
As we walked outside we passed by the front of the stage as The Roosevelts were preparing to sound check. Making it quite obvious he was surprised and shocked, the lead singer and acoustic guitarist James Mason greeted us with a smile. He then let his partner and lead guitarist Jason Kloess we had surprised them by showing up in Dallas. After a quick hello and an acknowledgment that the earlier message for being out of town was an awesome decoy, we found spot to enjoy the one of a kind performance that is The Roosevelts.
Although we have seen them many times. Their performances are never stale. It is never quite the same. The stable may be the same, but there is always an new thoroughbred ready to run every time The Roosevelts perform. The harmonies are amazing and the story telling through the song writing is epic and heartfelt. The two front men are always genuinely thrilled and excited to be doing their thing for the crowd and fans. This evening at The Rustic there seemed to be more fans then crowd. It didn't matter though, their were Two very happy fans that were thrilled to drive 3 hours into 'The Belly of the beast' for some 'Peaches'! 
And the Texas peaches are mighty fine!
Laters
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