Learn to Swim - ATX TOOL tribute

Learn to Swim are playing Come and Take It Live on Thursday, August 27, as a Tool tribute. It's a single-act bill, so the whole night is dedicated to the Tool catalog. If you've spent any time with the band's music, you know how much of it relies on the odd time signatures and the long, building arrangements that make them what they are, and that's exactly what a tribute like this has to get right to work.

Tool's music is famously difficult to pull off live, and a tribute band has to nail the specific interplay between the guitar, bass, and drums that gives the songs their weight. When it works, it's a good way to hear those tracks in a room with other people rather than through headphones. If you're a fan, it's a chance to hear the songs played straight through, and if you're just getting into them, it's a low-stakes way to get a feel for the sound.

Come and Take It Live is at 2003 E Riverside Dr, just east of downtown. The show starts at 7 PM, with doors opening around 6 PM, so you've got a window to get in and settle before things kick off. Tickets run from $14.48 to $74.34 depending on where you're sitting, and if you wait until the day of the show, they're $22.73. It's a Thursday night, so you can catch it and still have the rest of the weekend ahead of you.