One of the many, many cool things we saw at South By Southwest was Viet Cong’s Mike Wallace crushing the drums with only one hand for most of the festival. Wallace injured his hand before the band’s showcase at the Mohawk, but dutifully played with one arm tied behind — err, in front of — his back. He took the stage several times despite his handicap, and, if his performance at our Stubb’s Showcase was anything to go by, didn’t miss a beat. The band recently shared a series of photos on their Facebook page documenting the saga of Wallace’s injury, and features an appearance by his literal left-hand man, Swan’s Thor Harris, who helped him play drums on some of the more complex songs. Check the pictures out below.
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Posted by Viet Cong on Sunday, March 15, 2015
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“Wallace & Thor ” I called in some back up, I had no idea Thor lives in Austin or the capacity of how amazing he really…
Posted by Viet Cong on Wednesday, March 25, 2015
“Bloodshred” After 6 one-handed shows in 3 days, Mike’s right hand was taking the heat #bloodshred #vietcong #gnarbounty #sxsw #faderfort
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“Ocean Of Despair” Thor came to meet up with us after the show and gave us all individually a signed copy of a really beautiful book he made ! What a guy ! #oceanofdespair #vietcong
Posted by Viet Cong on Wednesday, March 25, 2015
“Wallace & Thor” I LOVE this man !!!! #thor #vietcong #gnarbounty #sxsw photo: Nick Helderman Photography
Posted by Viet Cong on Wednesday, March 25, 2015
