Pavement Performs Rarity ‘Texas Never Whispers’ In Dallas

Pavement came to Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas on Friday ahead of their performance at Levitation Festival in Austin. The Dallas concert saw the band dusting off off the location-appropriate “Texas Never Whispers” for the first time since 1997.

The track off Pavement’s 1992 EP, Watery, Domestic, came in the 19th slot of the band’s 27-song concert. Played 20 times in ’92, according to SetlistFM stats, “Texas Never Whispers” saw just five more performances leading up to the Dallas show. Pavement last played the song on March 13, 1997 in Belgium.

Watch Pavement guitarist Stephen Malkmus lead the band through “Texas Never Whispers” below:

Pavement launched the concert with “Grounded” from their 1995 LP, Wowee Zowee. The band’s main set saw additional favorites “Stereo,” “Shady Lane,” “Harness Your Hopes” and “Range Life.” Following the latter, the band concluded the set with “Stop Breathin.”

Pavement kicked off the five-song encore with “Cut Your Hair.” The encore also saw classics “Gold Soundz” and “Summer Babe” before coming to a close with “Fin.”