Friday night at the Paramount Theatre felt more like a family reunion than a show, an experience replaying at venues across Austin lately. The energy and joyfulness from the sold-out, half-capacity crowd matched that onstage from Ley Line and Nané, with chatter and hugs during the intermissions as enthusiastic as the response to the performances.
Nané bandleader Daniel Sahad on May 22 at the Paramount Theatre (Photo by Suzanne Cordeiro)
The uplifting tone of the evening set in early as both Ley Line and Daniel Sahad of Nané presented 10-minute films they completed during the past year. The shorts offered something of an origin story for both Austin acts, with the latter’s focusing on his family and bandmates as they grounded their swelling ambitions with a foundation of community support. Ley Line’s clip tracked the band’s 2017 journey across Brazil.