Young Girls, the latest endeavor from the Tijerina brothers, trotted out a short set of scaled back versions of their pop-laden garage rock. The minimal arrangements really brought forth the swinging sock-hop roots of the tunes, which were frequently bemoaning relationships and girl problems. The whole thing just worked.

While expecting simplified lineups from several of the acts, we were caught off-guard by Lee Alexander, who trotted out a five-piece lineup. His guitar shellacked in beer and liquor labels, Alexander led the group through five songs, borrowing a bit from Dire Straits to round out his bluesy songwriter style.

The six-headed Finnegan, led by the duo of Taylor Lee and Sara Van Buskirk, was arguably one of the hits of the evening. The band's been steadily gaining ground with their cleverly arranged tunes, which feature an array of instruments including a flute and cello.

People seemed to hush up - at least a bit, to take in the spectacle, and Canned Acoustica founder Mark Austin saw fit to demand an encore number. They rolled out "Sonuvagun," finishing up a six-song set, all of which will be on their debut album What Happened To Jacqueline? next month.

From there, Hank Schyma led his Southern Backtones on stage. Hank clearly had thought his set out well, flowing from number to number backed by a very jazzy drummer and a friend playing "handheld miniature upright bass" - a violin to replace their absentee bassist.

The songs sported a spaghetti-western vibe, draped out in a sultry manner - very apropos, given that Schyma's own comedic slasher Honky Tonk Blood debuted just weeks ago. In the middle of their set, the Backtones drew out a saloon-like version of "Sway With Me" - an excellent choice, if we may say so.