Wednesday
Jan312007
The Camera That Does It All...
Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at 01:44AM
It focuses automatically, while counting down from 10, to give us this stunningly clear and beautiful portrait of a rock band who, tonight in rehearsal, put five sets of earplugs to very good use...
That's Matt Odmark, on guitar, to the fuzzy left. To his blurry right stands Jeff Pardo, on the keyboards. We are anchored, as usual, by the hazy cloud of drummer Paul Eckberg, who is, of course, being "Chorus-Lined" by Chris Weigel, our foggy bass player. On the right, having tripped over two chords in a hurry to get in the picture just in time to be near enough the others to communicate the idea that "I think these guys are cool and I wish they liked me" stands yours truly, indistinctly orb-faced. To my right you will notice a very pristinely focused mic stand.
The shows are going to be great. I think they'll also be mostly in tune. This will contribute to the greatness (by not detracting). Ok, I'm obviously too tired to be writing anymore. If you're in Nashville, or near Nashville, or thinking of moving, or thinking of a friend who thought of moving, you should come to the show.
Thursday night, 3rd and Lindsley. Five bucks. That'll break down to something like $.60 a song, give or take. That's a deal. And I promise, tomorrow I'll do my very best to finish my thoughts on the link from a few days ago. You guys are the greatest, thanks for coming by.
That's Matt Odmark, on guitar, to the fuzzy left. To his blurry right stands Jeff Pardo, on the keyboards. We are anchored, as usual, by the hazy cloud of drummer Paul Eckberg, who is, of course, being "Chorus-Lined" by Chris Weigel, our foggy bass player. On the right, having tripped over two chords in a hurry to get in the picture just in time to be near enough the others to communicate the idea that "I think these guys are cool and I wish they liked me" stands yours truly, indistinctly orb-faced. To my right you will notice a very pristinely focused mic stand.
The shows are going to be great. I think they'll also be mostly in tune. This will contribute to the greatness (by not detracting). Ok, I'm obviously too tired to be writing anymore. If you're in Nashville, or near Nashville, or thinking of moving, or thinking of a friend who thought of moving, you should come to the show.
Thursday night, 3rd and Lindsley. Five bucks. That'll break down to something like $.60 a song, give or take. That's a deal. And I promise, tomorrow I'll do my very best to finish my thoughts on the link from a few days ago. You guys are the greatest, thanks for coming by.
Reader Comments (7)
ah yes... the auto focus.
"..., or thinking of moving, ..." Don't make me noogie you. ;)
You know, just the other night my wife was saying that we should move. And Nashville was one of the options. Doubt it'll all come together by Thursday, though. Carry on, and bring forth the Rawk!
Add in airfare, meals and hotel and the price is more like....well...I don't like math so let's just say "$A LOT."
The next time you make it out to the musical hotbed that is Waco, Texas, we'll be sure to make it to the show...
Kat
I wish Nashville wasn't so dang far away from Charlotte. You seriously need to find a place to play at in Charlotte; I've never seen your solo show. There's a place called the Evening Muse that Sandra McCracken plays at frequently and right across the street is a place called the Neighborhood Theater that I have seen Derek Webb/Sandra play in 5 or 6 times.
Seriously, there need to be some Square Peg shows in Phoenix, AZ. Soon.
If you want him booked, put in a good word with venues, people. :)