When I meet the six members who make up Balmorhea at Austin’s Mohawk, I am immediately struck by their kind spirit. It is perhaps, that very nature, full of nurture and unadulterated calmness, that fuels the singularly instrumental music they construct. It is a breezy August night and this is a venue made for this
Balmorhea is the beautiful instrumental ensemble curated by Rob Lowe (no, not THAT Rob Lowe) and Michael Muller. I sat down with the two soft spoken musicians at Rob’s lovely home in Austin during SXSW to talk about their latest album Stranger and what’s on the horizon for the brainchild known as Balmorhea. Kristen Blanton: