Seventeen and strung out...
After cancellations, misfires, and endless mischief, the band is still going strong. Why wouldn't we be? We have ten plus songs, a slew of covers, and an evolving following that's growing with each show. To think, we're actually selling albums! Who would have thought that was possible, huh? Well, it is possible and that's been a total plus...not for monetary purposes (though that'd be nice, at least for Brad's sore wallet), but it just shows people are digging the tunes.
The past two weeks have been a blast. A week ago (and some change), the band re-assembled after some short blows and worked through a strong three hour practice. We wrote a new tune, "Moving Walkways", and put together two new covers: the Mat's "Take Me Down to the Hospital" and The Toadies "Hell in High Water." All of them sounded impressive at practice and it was unbelievable how fast "Moving Walkways" came together--I think it was something like two takes? We're just made for each other, I guess. Aw, how romantic!
As for Reggie's, we kicked up a storm and a racket. We don't any photos yet, but mind you, it was a show for the cards. Although we went on late, after three bands and around 12:30, we put up a fight and managed to rope in about 25-30 people (who weren't even there for us specifically). Everything new went over expectations. "How Very" seemed smooth and spot as an opener and "Andrew McCarthy" rounded out the show for the first time. The crowd favorite seemed to be "Good For You" and surprisingly "Take Me Down..." (there were a couple of 'Mats fans in the house). So, we were really proud of what happened. We even made a few fans and had some people come up to us throughout the night. It was great.
We've met some new friends and have some BIG surprises coming up this week. If you pry around you'll find out what exactly those are, but what good would that be? Don't you want to be surprised? Don't you need the surprise? We know you do, so just sit tight. We're waiting on the specifics and also some artwork, but once we have those, we'll announce our big plans as soon as possible. For now, enjoy the tunes and try to catch our upcoming date: 2/25 at the Bottom Lounge. Mind you, this is the same stage that grab huge, huge bands every night. We're playing on a Wednesday, but nonetheless...we're psyched.
Well, here's the set list for Reggie's:
Feb. 07, 2009
Reggie's Music Joint, Chicago, IL
Set: 50 mins
How Very
Nobody Knows This Is Somewhere
Moving Walkways
Take Me Down To The Hospital (The Replacements cover)
It's Gonna Rain
Short Circuitry
Kiki's At It Again
Hell In High Water (Toadies cover)
Good For You
Andrew McCarthy
The past two weeks have been a blast. A week ago (and some change), the band re-assembled after some short blows and worked through a strong three hour practice. We wrote a new tune, "Moving Walkways", and put together two new covers: the Mat's "Take Me Down to the Hospital" and The Toadies "Hell in High Water." All of them sounded impressive at practice and it was unbelievable how fast "Moving Walkways" came together--I think it was something like two takes? We're just made for each other, I guess. Aw, how romantic!
As for Reggie's, we kicked up a storm and a racket. We don't any photos yet, but mind you, it was a show for the cards. Although we went on late, after three bands and around 12:30, we put up a fight and managed to rope in about 25-30 people (who weren't even there for us specifically). Everything new went over expectations. "How Very" seemed smooth and spot as an opener and "Andrew McCarthy" rounded out the show for the first time. The crowd favorite seemed to be "Good For You" and surprisingly "Take Me Down..." (there were a couple of 'Mats fans in the house). So, we were really proud of what happened. We even made a few fans and had some people come up to us throughout the night. It was great.
We've met some new friends and have some BIG surprises coming up this week. If you pry around you'll find out what exactly those are, but what good would that be? Don't you want to be surprised? Don't you need the surprise? We know you do, so just sit tight. We're waiting on the specifics and also some artwork, but once we have those, we'll announce our big plans as soon as possible. For now, enjoy the tunes and try to catch our upcoming date: 2/25 at the Bottom Lounge. Mind you, this is the same stage that grab huge, huge bands every night. We're playing on a Wednesday, but nonetheless...we're psyched.
Well, here's the set list for Reggie's:
Feb. 07, 2009
Reggie's Music Joint, Chicago, IL
Set: 50 mins
How Very
Nobody Knows This Is Somewhere
Moving Walkways
Take Me Down To The Hospital (The Replacements cover)
It's Gonna Rain
Short Circuitry
Kiki's At It Again
Hell In High Water (Toadies cover)
Good For You
Andrew McCarthy