Gitkin

Gitkin plays the Sahara Lounge on Friday, September 18, with the show running from 7 PM to 9 PM. He's the only name on the bill, so the whole night is his.

If you're not familiar with the name, the description of the sound tells you exactly where he's pulling from. He calls it a blend of twang-funk, desert blues, psychedelic cumbia and cinematic soul. It's a wide net, and the pieces fit together in a way that makes sense: the twang of the guitar, the deep groove of the funk, the open-road feel of the desert blues, and the danceable sway of cumbia, all tied together with a cinematic, soul-inflected sensibility. It's the kind of music that doesn't sit in one place for long, shifting between those different moods over the course of the set.

Because he's the sole feature, the set will be built around his own material. You'll hear how those different threads—the funk, the blues, the cumbia—work together in a live setting, rather than just reading about them in a summary. It's a good chance to get a full sense of what he's doing without other acts sharing the stage.

The show is at the Sahara Lounge, 1413 Webberville Rd, in East Austin. It runs from 7 PM to 9 PM on Friday, September 18.