My wife and I went to see the Gourds tonight at Threadgills. As always it was an excellent show, but we had to leave early because the smoke was really getting to us. We didn't even think it would be an issues, since Austin has basically banned all indoor smoking, but the concert was outside. We assumed being outside it wouldn't be bad, but we were wrong. There were just too many people lighting up all around us.

It's too bad really, because we like the Gourds, and once we have the baby it will be more difficult to see them. Fortunately we own all their albums, so we can at least hear them anytime we want to. Just not live.