Concert Recap: Alabama Shakes with Greyhounds at Moody Center

Soulful Southern rockers Alabama Shakes brought modern blues to Moody Center on Sept. 25 with support from the Austin-based duo Greyhounds.

Photos by Charlotte Keene

An astronaut mimics floating in space during Greyhounds’ opening slot for Alabama Shakes’ stop in Austin.

Guitarist Andrew Trube raises his hand while performing “Set Us Free.”

Drummer Russell Lee keeps the rhythm for Greyhounds’ Americana set.

Trube fronts Greyhounds for its 2016 tune “Before BP (The War Is On For Your Mind).”

 Anthony Farrell soulfully vocalizes while playing the keys during Greyhounds’ performance.

Trube fronts Greyhounds for its 2016 tune “Before BP (The War Is On For Your Mind).”

Percussionist John Speice incorporates a plethora of sounds through Greyhounds’ set, deepening the melodies with chimes, twinkles, and hollow drum beats

Trube fingerpicks a chord on his guitar, his name illuminating the fretboard.

Frontwoman Brittany Howard raises her fist, guitar pick in hand, during her ethereal performance at Alabama Shakes’ reunion tour.

New drummer Noah Bond joins Alabama Shakes for its first Texas show, opening with a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Run Through the Jungle.”

Howard’s voice drips with a nostalgic drawl on retro jam “Hang Loose” off of the band’s 2012 album Boys & Girls.

Bond and bassist Zac Cockrell round out Alabama Shakes’ rich instrumentation during the band’s performance of its beloved older tunes.

Cockrell grooves on the bass during “Hang Loose.”

Ben Tanner sparkles as one of two keyboardists for Alabama Shakes’ set.

Howard warms the stage with hearty melodies during groovy throwback “Shoegaze.”

Howard warms the stage with hearty melodies during groovy throwback “Shoegaze.”

Guitarist Heath Fogg and keyboardist Paul Horton pluck and thrum with deep bluesy resonance.

Howard warms the stage with hearty melodies during groovy throwback “Shoegaze.”

Howard cannot help but toss her head back during her cosmic vocalization.