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JUNE 9TH | Mid City Grill w/ Prabir & The Substitutes | Ft. Wayne, IN

The Mid City Grill in Ft. Wayne, IN


Prabir & The Substitutes


Seven Sit-Down Fast Food Restaraunts in Terre Haute, IN that Represent the Members of Our Band:


Our MVP Of The Day: Our friend Matt who put us up for the night on short notice.


The Plaid O' The Day:


Check back tomorrow for the news from yesterday!

Cheers,
Steve | GAH

You're my mate, and I will stand by you

JUNE 8TH | The Bluebird w/ Mates of State, Headlights | St. Louis, MO

It was nice to have a day in town to make sure we had everything packed that we need for the next couple weeks. Mike went out and bought two new trailer tires, thus securing the MVP of the day. Congrats, Mike. You better relish it, because you can only win once.

While Mike was buying tires, Kiley and I were chasing a house sparrow from the top floor of my apartment stairwell, through my apartment, and out my balcony doors. Here's a visual aid:


I guess now's as good a time as any to mention that I'm compiling a tour diary for Annie Z. at the Riverfront Times which I guess will be posted once we get back, so if it seems like any of these entries are brief or truncated, it's because I'm trying to avoid telling the same boring stories twice.

Moving on, the Mates of State/Headlights show was SO good. I could go on, but speaking of the RFT, I'll let Ryan Wasoba tell you about it.




Needless to say, we had a blast, and it was a real pleasure sharing the stage with such awesome and talented musicians. I'm really glad that they got such a good turnout, so we can keep bringing bands of their caliber back through town.

On a more personal note, seeing Kori & Jason perform together is kind of special for me, since Kiley and I really enjoy being able to perform together in our band. It's a little bit of an inspiration to see a married couple succeed as a band, and as a married couple. Kiley and I watched the Mates of State documentary Two of Us on our last tour, and it evoked the same feelings of inspiration, and in a way, reassurance. Sappiness and sentimentality aside, it made me realize that not very many people get to do this with their "mate", and a lot of people don't even have a "mate". So, I just wanted to take a second and let you all know, Right Said Fred has you covered.



Also, here's some photos and video of our set at The Beat Kitchen last Friday, courtesy of TooMuchRock.com.

And without further ado, I give you:

The Plaid O' The Day®:


and Seven Objects That Represent The Members Of Our Band:


Until tomorrow...

Cheers,
Steve | GAH

Well, we rock a house party at the drop of a hat...

JUNE 7th | Birthday Party | St. Louis, MO

We headed back home on Saturday to play at a birthday party for a friend of the band. We were about an hour out of town when this happened:


13" trailer tires (or at least the specific size we had) are apparently kind of a rarity. We know because the kind folks at the strawberry field just off of the highway helped us call every tire place in the area. They ended up having a friend drive a tire he had laying around over to the field to meet us, whereupon he promptly sold the tire to us for $20. Score! I give you our MVPs of the day:


So we had to take the newly acquired tire down the road to the Gas & Tire to get it fitted on our wheel. Another $20, and cheap beer next door. Score again!



We finally made it back into town to set everything up for the birthday show. Fattback kicked it off with a genre cornucopia, complete with a sweet cover of "Psycho Killer".



Our set was a blast, and we had some party guests twice our age dancing more than any of our audiences in recent memory. There was a congo line.

Plaid O' The Day®:


Seven things that represent the members of our band:


Stay tuned for "coverage" of our bonkers show with Mates of State and Headlights!

Cheers,
Steve | GAH

MATES OF STATE! HEADLIGHTS! BLUEBIRD! TONIGHT!

We can't contain our excitement for this show! Get there early! We go on at 8:00!

Blogger!? I just met her!

We've embarked our June tour, and though we're back in town tonight for the Mates of State/Headlights show (it's still part of the tour, I swear), we'll be hitting the road again tomorrow and remain out-and-about for the next couple of weeks.

In an effort to include you all in the many mundane moments that occur throughout a typical day in a GAH tour, I'm going to try and get some daily(ish) content up here. Probably not a good sign that I'm already a day behind, but hey, internet (and free time) has been scarce.

JUNE 6th | The Beat Kitchen | Chicago, IL

The venue:


The stage:


The Plaid O' The Day®:


MVP of the day: Liz, who bought us a round of drinks (DISCLAIMER: The minor is drinking ginger ale)


Seven Objects That Represent The Members Of Our Band:


Stay tuned for tidbits from yesterday (this is going to get confusing, I can tell already).

Cheers,
Steve | GAH

2008 RFT Music Awards

The RFT Music Awards are in full swing again this year, and there are a heap of sweet St. Louis bands nominated. Please take a second and cast your vote for all of your favorite bands, but remember, you can leave certain categories blank, so if you don't know who any of the bands in a specific category are, you don't have to pick the one whose name you like best. If you find yourself scratching your head while you skim over a bunch of bands you've never heard of, you should go out to more shows!

The RFT Music Awards Showcase is happening on Sun., June 1st, and we're scheduled to play the main stage at 3 p.m. It'll be a bonkers day of St. Louis music, so make sure you're there. You can check out the schedule here.

CAST YOUR VOTE HERE!

And on a more self-centered note, the night before (May 31st) is the Bluebird's BBQ Bash featuring yours truly, our friends in The Bureau, local power trio The Feed, Blind Eyes, and DJ Commiekay. Should be a fingerlickinggoodtime - don't forget the A1.

Everyone gear up, cause summer's a comin'.

Cheers,
GAH

coming to you at 1000 beats per minute

hiya.

and goodbye michigan.

we've had a few great shows and some technical issues (like having too much time pre-show to drink and play pool). last night was our last night with Canada. very sweet folks. in three cities on this trip we managed to say with three different members of that band. and last night ended in a 13+ person percussion fest' at the tail end of their set. hopefully we all broke some stuff. insta-cred, no? no.

this morning we woke up dark and early and headed to Daytrotter for a session live off the floor that will probably be available sometime in the next coupe months. now we are across the river in davenport, iowa, boust to "ghost-ride the whip to the undead beat." whatever that means, we're gonna do it.

ALERT (Happiness Level Orange): Stephen bought two more sweet robots.

as usual, we are missing some great shows in st. louis while we're gone. i hope you're there.

k, now i've gotta get gone. show starting soon. adios.
ee/GAH