After taking a spin through Strange, the band went into the gestating "Tarzan" and sentimental favorite "Feathers." Two covers, one of Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down" and Paul McCartney and Wings' "Jet" could be telegraphing a future direction for the band, with unleashed guitarists Jason Willis and Austin Sepulvado doing sweet damage. Seriously, the sorta-towering Willis was doing evil things to his instrument.

This is a band currently playing inside the pocket with one another, with lead singer Sergio Trevino's fragile yelp, Haley Barnes' coo, Chris Wise's bass rumbling, and drummer Justin Terrell's clacking stomp snapping together like a delicate Swiss watch.

Let's see what happens next.

Personal Bias:Local boys.

The Crowd: The usual Houston indie-rock suspects, adventuresome new fans, and a whole lotta audible chit-chat during the quietest songs of the evening.

Overheard in the Crowd:The best quote of the evening came from Pegstar's Jagi Katial, goading the crowd into making more noise for a pre-encore Buxton, yelling from the stage "It doesn't get quiet for the best band from Houston since ZZ Top". Pretty strong words but...

Random Notebook Dump: The somber tones in Buxton's palette are satisfying and hit the spot, but when these boys crank up the volume, with guitarist Willis putting on a rock clinic up front, they really shine. Just another tool in their repertoire. Buxton Set List

Setlist courtesy of Jay Dryden