We played at MIT Thursday night, raged it up with a packed hometown crowd on Saturday at Toad Cambridge; a local spot we've had on our list for a while, and are now separately packing up and figuring out how to fit three musicians, instruments, and all our other shit in Amy's RAV-4 (Our drummer Heidi is flying in and meeting us later). I, for one, just went to the grocery store for apples and granola bars, forgot to get granola bars, got a flask of whiskey for the two-week trip, and came home with an idea inspired by my old friend Josh, who asked for emailed updates along the way: why not start a blog to fill people in on what happens when you book 14 shows across two weeks, and just start driving? What will unfold as the highway signs blur by, and we play set after set of our own mix of indie-folk tunes for bars, coffee shops, parks, and even homeless shelters while we make our way to SXSW? How many times will Amy and Justin force me to stop at Taco Bell and abandon my vegan roots? How many shirts with dinosaurs will Justin purchase, and will he ever buy real shoes? Will Amy really dance and leap around during every show? How much awkward stage banter can I come up with?
We are so fired up, and while I don't look forward to sharing a mattress with Justin - our guitarist, vocalist, and the leader of the great band Hope and Things, who is joining us on the road - at the Red Roof Inn in Cleveland, I do look forward to writing down all the chaos, drama, laughs, and new music and highway inspiration this road trip promises to bring.
Catch us tonight in Northampton, MA at Bishop's Lounge!
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Stay tuned-
B
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