Bidwell/Clemons/Pankey - Live at Monks

Fri, Mar 08

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Bidwell/Clemons/Pankey! Stephen Bidwell - drums Cat Clemons - guitar, fretless guitar  Sam Pankey - basses Guitarist Cat Clemons, drummer Stephen Bidwell, and bassist Sam Pankey hail from Indiana, Washington, DC, and Memphis respectively. All three have lived in Austin for a decade or longer, and you may recognize them from their day jobs. Cat plays in White Denim and Sir Woman, Stephen drums in Black Pumas and co-leads Hard Proof when not on the road, and Sam plays in Heartless Bastards and seemingly every jazz group in town. Bidwell initially assembled the trio for an off-night residency in 2022 and the chemistry was instant. As improvisers they bridge genres and approaches; they're not afraid to manhandle post-bop soloist conventions but they thrive in creating purely as a group, whether the form is a current indie rock ballad or an Ornette Coleman blues. The band recorded a full-length album in a single day at the brand-new Spectra Studios that should see an early 2024 release.  Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided! 22 free parking spaces onsite are first-come-first-serve. Doors at 7:45pm, Show at 8pm.