Concert Recap: Farmer’s Wife at Stubb’s Indoors

Austin-based band Farmer’s Wife brought indie-grunge music to Stubb’s Indoors on Oct. 9 as a part of the ACL Fest Nights series.

Photos by Makenna Morgan

Bassist Jacob Masson points in surprise to someone in the crowd he knows before opening the show with “Dirty Shirley.”

Lead singer Molly Masson sits down to slow down the energy with “Swarm,” before going back to energetically dancing.

Masson smiles at the crowd and talks about the band before performing “Seethe.”

Molly Masson dances around in a frilly red dress and textured red-leather boots while singing “Seethe” off Farmer’s Wife’s latest EP, Faint Illusions..”

Molly Masson holds up the mic to guitarist Jude Hill to provide melodies for “Seethe.”

Molly Masson gets on the ground to rock out to the punchy chords of “Greg Abbott’s Maxi Pad,” one of the band’s most popular songs.

Molly Masson gets on the ground to rock out to the punchy chords of “Greg Abbott’s Maxi Pad,” while Jacob Masson goes wild on the guitar.

Molly Masson smiles as she leans into the crowd of adoring fans during the band’s performance of “Greg Abbott’s Maxi Pad.”

Molly Masson sings the piercing lyrics of “Bleeder”: “Stuck inside with my own mind / I need her / It’s pooling up behind my eyes / I’m a bleeder.” 

Molly Masson sings the piercing lyrics of “Bleeder”: “Stuck inside with my own mind / I need her / It’s pooling up behind my eyes / I’m a bleeder.” 

Molly Masson twirls around during a lull in the melody of “Mildew."

Molly Masson hypes up the crowd to sing the last song of the night “Shoe Goo” off Farmer’s Wife’s EP, There’s a Monster.

Molly Masson hypes up the crowd to sing the last song of the night “Shoe Goo” off Farmer’s Wife’s EP, There’s a Monster.

Molly Masson leans on Jacob Masson as they close out the night performing “Shoe Goo” off Farmer’s Wife’s EP, There’s a Monster.