the only reason i have a million pictures is because of the million fun things i've gotten to do during the first part of my favorite season, summer!
i tend to be long-winded when i'm feeling expressive, so i'll try to keep this one short.
maybe i'll change the music station first though...the fray. not today.
we played the grey eagle for the first time with josh phillips folk festival! i have no pictures from this night, but i can tell you that it was amazing, and so much fun, and we'd do it all again in a heartbeat!! here's a picture of shane on the couch in the green room at the grey eagle:
there's proof!
THEN
we had friends in from pittsburgh and nyc. they camped in our yard, and we went on a 5 hour tube down the swannanoa! it was so nice to have friends from our old homes at our new home. they all came to our beacon pub show, which would have been VERY sad without our neighbor
and friend,lyndsay wojcik (http://www.myspace.com/lyndsaywojcikband), who lent us her pa and really saved the day, because i had some kind of mutant allergy attack and lost my voice! the show went on though, and, all in all, i'd say we survived it.
THE NEXT WEDNESDAY...
we played the grey eagle again!!! our friend, taylor martin (http://www.myspace.com/taylormartinsmusic) invited shane and i to participate in his cd release party for his new album, engine. it was the second most fun i've ever had play-
ing at the grey eagle, and i can't wait for the third, fourth, and fifth!!! there were amazing musicians there (as you can see), and it sounded beautiful, much thanks to eric wilson, who produced the album brilliantly.
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE...
our good buddy, chris michael (tennessee hollow, taylor martin and friends) decided he would take us up on our invitation to sing and play bass with us! we rehearsed for a total of about 5 hours in some of the hottest sun you've ever felt. it was beautiful. he played with us at bobo, and it was the best kickoff to a birthday weekend i'd ever had!
WAIT! I FORGOT!
we also played the blue plate special in knoxville, tn. holy cow, it was fun. a live, attentive studio
audience made us feel welcome and appreciated. it was a little like being transported in time. people came in off the street to hear what was being piped out to them from inside the quaint, yet impressive knoxville visitors' center. we couldn't help but notice that a lot of great musicians have played there before us...like the mad tea party, and the avett brothers!
WAIT!? BIRTHDAY WEEKEND??
yes! it was my birthday on friday, june 19th, and it kicked ass. we bottled up some brews at the highland brewery, went busking, got to eat some sushi, and then played a surprise show at fred's speakeasy with taylor (martin, duh).
TO WRAP IT ALL UP...
we had a float/badmitton/fire at the treeshack! rachel marie and sabrina (not pictured, sadly) got me a happy penguin firework (pictured)! and it did make me happy!
AND ALL THE WHILE...
we've been getting amazing support from our fans and family in the WNC magazine last band standing contest. if you don't know what it is, check it out!
http://www.wncmagazine.com/lastbandstanding
basically, we have the chance to play the orange peel and possibly bele chere! wishes have been coming true left and right lately, and we'll know friday, june 26 whether or not this is another one! either way, it was an honor just to be nominated....
stay tuned to our myspace, twitter, facebook (we're a group), or reverbnation pages (so many choices!)
http://myspace.com/nowyouseethem
http://reverbnation.com/nowyouseethem
http://twitter.com/nowyouseethem
to see what's going on with your favorite quirk-pop band out of asheville. i'll try to be more frequent with my posts so they don't have to be three years long.
NOW YOU SEE THEM LOVES YOU!
thanks for helping me get it all off my chest.
