Tish and Polvos

Carrie and I went to see Tish Hinojosa at Waterloo on Wednesday. Tish is a sweet-voiced folk singer who bilingually crosses over into country, or adult contemporary, depending on the style of album she wants to make. She is one of the first songwriters that Carrie and I saw live after we moved to Austin. Tish has moved to Germany, and the small crowd at the show spoke to the fact that she has not been around to cultivate a following. Her current album is more of the country variety, and she and some of her old bandmates played a nice set with crystal clear vocals, and no annoying cliche country hooks.

You can listen to one of her songs from from 1990 here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=talSh23RN2E

I headed to South Austin for lunch yesterday at Polvos on S. 1st. It was early, not to hot yet, so I sat on the big covered patio. Polvos goes against the grain, and charges for chips and salsa. They are quite proud of their salsa bar, which means you have to pay, and go inside to get your salsa yourself. I turned off the cheap part of my brain (not an easy task) and went along with the system. I ordered the chili relleno al nopal, with pork and a pecan cream sauce. Wow! The spices and the meat blended perfectly, with just the right amount of heat. Some might think the sauce to be a little too sweet, but that is the only criticism I can imagine. The portion was huge, and I packed up a box of leftovers that I ate today. And the salsas were great, by the way.

It rains so infrequently these days that last night's storm rates a mention. We were ready to round up the pets in case it turned severe. Instead, we were treated to the kind of rain that moves us to sit on the porch swing, watch the storm swirl around us, and wave to the neighbors across the street, who also savor such weather from their front porch. A summer gift from the weather gods.

Have a good weekend, all.

Peace,

JS4