The Bright Light Social Hour

"When it's time for some booty shakin', look no further than The Bright Light Social Hour. The local indie group combines raw, jazzy vocals with poppy musicality enough to make any crowd dance."
-The Austinist

ACL 10/2/09

The Bright Light Social Hour, a local Austin band, wasn't scheduled for Austin City Limits in the beginning but instead won the Sound and the Jury Contest. A contest starting with 100 bands competing for the chance to play during ACL on the Dell Stage, was narrowed down to 20 then 5 and finally a winner was chosen. It's very clear to me why they won - their show was hilarious, infectious, entertaining, and most definitely booty shakin'. They are a rock band that incorporates electronica, funk, and indie into every song making for an interesting mix but absolutely a good one. They currently have 3 EP's with a combined total of 11 songs but are determined to record a full album in the next year or so.

The energy infused show could have been overwhelming at 11 AM but they were brilliant performers and now listening to the few songs they have, I'm convinced they're even better in concert. An overall great experience I recommend checking them out before they're selling out shows all over the country.

Recommended songs: Back and Forth (Part Two)

peace,

tess.allen