hellllloooo cleveland

you know the snickers commercial where the r&b dude walks out on to stage at a packed stadium and yells, "helllloooo cleveland!" and then the crowd falls silent? and then his partner whispers, "dude, cleveland was last night."

yup, that's kind of how friday's night gig felt. first, we actually played really well and i was thrilled with the sound. we nailed all of the songs and nick's vocals sounded superb.

however, the rest of the bill ranged from hard-core to old-school punk bands. not exactly the right crowd for a singer-songwriter (nick) whose album review included adjectives like "soulful" and "melodic."

that being said, i had a great time. the 2nd band of the night had a kick ass singer who simply owned the stage. in fact, he owned the whole club. during the set he walked off the stage with his guitar and jammed with the crowd. later, sans guitar, he ran around the club and got up on the bar. awesome.

this dude is my hero

the band that played before us were gonzo linkin park wannabe's. i mean they went fucking nuts on stage and really rocked the house. they even had two vocalists--one who rapped and screamed and one who had a nice tenor--just like linkin park. the amps were turned to eleven and by the end, the singer was shredding his vocal cords while writhing on the ground. i loved it.





so when we went on, the crowd was like, "uh, who are these geezers?"

nick is a really introspective lyricist. tristan offers great vocal and guitar harmonies. michael definitely bangs on the drums. i come from the less is more school of bass. i really try to choose my notes and like to play a lot of counter-melodies. not exactly head bangers' ball.



so about halfway through the set, i peer out through the stage lights and realize 80% of the crowd is sitting down. the only people standing are mrs. wintermute, joe, and a few other friends/family members of the band.

got some nice pics, courtesy mrs. wintermute. click here to see them.

big up to joe for standing in (the wrong) line in the cold.