Concert Recap: Sour Widows at 29th Street Ballroom

Indie-rock band Sour Widows performed at 29th Street Ballroom on Oct. 30, with support from emo-folk artist proun.

Photos by Aivy Whitworth

Jamie Weed, lead singer-songwriter of proun, an alternative emo-folk band based in Austin, Texas, performs “Bloody.”

proun performs “Coloring Pages” from its latest album Maybe Luck: “Old tapes and coloring pages, hide and seek games at my old house / Memories grow tender with age but relationships change I know they do.” 

Lead vocalist and guitarist Maia Sinaiko of Sour Widows strums passionately to “Sigil’’: “A sigil in red ink / A silverfish in the sink.’’

Vocalist and guitarist Susanna Thomson of Sour Widows performs “Interlude’’ from the band’s latest album Sigil.

Sour Widows’ members trade guitar riffs beneath a wash of purple and blue lights during “Blood In The Grass.”

Sour Widows’ members trade guitar riffs beneath a wash of purple and blue lights during “Blood In The Grass.”

Sour Widows’ members trade guitar riffs beneath a wash of purple and blue lights during “Blood In The Grass.”

Sinaiko passionately performs “Her Garden”: “I open up, lick the fat from the sun / And I suck the hot white bone.’’

Sour Widows sing “Still Warm’’ in unison: “I swallow it all / While the blood is still warm / I swallow it all.’’

Sour Widows sing “Still Warm’’ in unison: “I swallow it all / While the blood is still warm / I swallow it all.’’

Bassist Timmy Stabler plays beneath vibrant stage lights, delivering an energetic live performance of “Still Warm.’’

Lights illuminate around Thomson as she performs “Lucky Star’’ for the lively Austin crowd.

Sour Widows locks into the rhythm as the band moves through “Big Dogs” from the album Sigil.

Sour Widows locks into the rhythm as the band moves through “Big Dogs” from the album Sigil.