Horsetail with Dylan Hill & Kid Wy

Horsetail headlines a three-act bill at Hole in the Wall on Tuesday, September 1, with Dylan Hill and kid_Wy sharing the stage. The night is presented by the venue itself, and it's a 21+ show.

Horsetail is the main draw here. Critic Caroline Drew places them in a long Texas legacy of landscape-inspired poetic pondering, spiced with prickly humor and illuminated by folk-blending instrumentation, and describes the sound as sweet and soothing. It's the kind of songwriting that takes its time with a scene and lets the lyrics breathe, and that folk-leaning instrumentation keeps it grounded in something familiar even when the humor gets a bit sharp.

They aren't alone on the bill. Dylan Hill is a multi-instrumentalist and an Austin scene staple, and kid_Wy is the indie-pop songwriting project of Wyatt Corder, who also fronts Big Wy's Brass Band. Corder describes kid_Wy as embracing whimsy, with melodies that turn honest storytelling into sing-alongs—the kind of songs that work just as well when the room joins in as they do when you're listening on your own. Between the two of them, you've got a multi-instrumentalist who's a regular around town and a songwriter with a knack for a hook, so the night covers a fair bit of ground before Horsetail takes over.

Doors open at 8 PM and the music starts at 9 PM at Hole in the Wall, 2538 Guadalupe St., Austin, TX 78705. Tickets start at $10.