Rippleberry

Rippleberry play Jester King Brewery on Saturday, August 29, starting at 5 PM. It's a free show, and the band plays rock and jam.

If you haven't spent much time there, Jester King is a bit of a trek from the center of town. It's a world-renowned, award-winning maker of farmhouse ales and barrel-aged wild ales, sitting on 165 acres of farmland on a ranch on the outskirts of Austin. The beer is the main draw, but the brewery does more than that: they make wood-fired pizza and raise goats on the grounds. The whole place is known for being a relaxing environment tied to time, place and people, which makes it a different kind of spot for a Saturday afternoon.

Rippleberry fits that vibe. They're a rock and jam band, so the set is built around the kind of playing that lets songs stretch out and breathe rather than sticking to a tight, radio-ready format. It's the kind of music that works as well as a backdrop to a beer and a pizza as it does when you're actually paying attention to the stage.

Since it's a free show, it's an easy one to drop into without much planning. The music starts at 5 PM, so you've got the whole evening ahead of you. The brewery is at 13187 Fitzhugh Road, Austin, TX 78736.