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Mike Brenner introduced the Low Road's "An Ounce of Sleep" with a story the crowd at the Hole in the Wall could relate to. Speaking on behalf of the Philadelphia acoustic pop group, the guitarist explained that the band's current low-budget tour was its first outside the Northeast. And in clubs in Memphis and Nashville, he said, he'd finished the song by asking " 'Speaking of sleep, can we sleep on your floor?' And you know what? It worked. " Bands from all over the country - the world - are in Austin this week, and more than a few have probably had to worry about sleeping arrangements.