Well, this most recent New England run has just been wrapped up. For the most part we had great weather, great shows, and a great turnout.
We had quite the week in New York City. On Monday, we played at this great place in the East Village called Kenny's Castaways. This was one of the coolest rooms I've played in a while. The place was an old brothel, and according to the internet, you can still see pictures of different sized women and arrows pointing to their respective, uh, showrooms. I looked around but couldn't find them. We were the only band in there on a Monday night, so the crowd was sparse, but they seemed appreciative and got some good feedback. Next time we're up in the city, we're looking forward to playing there again.
Tuesday we played at All Asia Bar in Cambridge, MA. Another good turnout, and another bill that consisted of us and only us. We had some old friends come out, and the walk-in crowd was pretty nice, and the gig on a whole totally could have been worse given that it was a Tuesday night.
Wednesday we were back in the big apple to play at Parkside Lounge. Interestingly, the bar was not connected to the listening room, so the crowd wasn't as big as we had hoped, but we had some walk-ins, sold some CDs, and made some friends.
Thursday we were back at Boston's of Plymouth. Another great acoustic set of beer, food, and interesting fiddle licks!
Friday night, Greg and I went over to the city and had a great night out with one of my best friends from childhood, Mike. He works in the financial industry up in New York, and knows more about baseball than anyone else I have ever, or ever will, meet. Eventually we met up with one of the finest trombone players and singers in New York City, my buddy Aaron, who was my first roomate on cruise ships. If you know me, you know about a certain plane flight I had to make from Cork, Ireland to Nashville. Aaron was with me on the first two legs of that flight. He will also whoop your butt in Scrabble.
Saturday we played at the Jalopy Theater and School of Music for Brooklyn City Limits, an event put on by www.brooklyncountry.com. Despite the L Train being out of service, Greg and I were able to watch Tennessee lose to Florida, Ohio State lose to Miami, and make the show on time. We played with the Newton Gang, among others. All in all it wrapped up a great week in New York City.
The next show we played was at the Lucky Dog Music Hall in Worcester, MA. This was a really cool theater, and they managed to spell "Burroughs" right, something that I did not previously feel was super difficult, but with every place we go, I'm proven more and more incorrect.
Finally, we wrapped it all up at Mardi Gras Multi Club in Cranston, RI. Some old friends, the DiRicos, came out, and it was great to see them again. This place was packed, and was a fantastic place to finish out a great month in the northeast.
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