Sunday, April 24, 2011

Big Update!!
It's been a while since our last update (computer issues), so we've got a lot to talk about here. First, a big thanks to Fort George Brewery for the great show at the end of March. The place was absolutely packed and we had the best time! We hope to play there again in the future. Have I told you about their beers?

For the past 3 weeks we've been gearing up for our Seattle shows this past weekend. On Friday we played at A Terrible Beauty Irish Pub in Renton. What a charming place! Definitely had the look and feel of an Irish pub. The staff was great, and we have some extra praise set aside for Erin our server. She was awesome! Before we played, we were entertained by the lovely Erin McNamee. What a great voice. Especially loved the Gaelic songs.
Our set went well. We got a few people out there dancing, including a gal who wanted more Newfoundland songs. Guess we need to add a few more Great Big Sea songs to the set! The only thing that was a little strange was being a little ways away from the audience, but we had a great time! Hope to play there again as well!
On Saturday we were supposed to play at the Ould Triangle in Seattle, but there was a communication problem and there was another band playing there. So instead we ended up playing at an awesome party at some friends house. That was a very nice and intimate show. It felt a little more like a practice, but it was good because we were pretty relaxed. After sleeping in a little today, we had a nice band brunch at The Rusty Pelican in Wallingford.

So now to the big news: We've been invited to play at the Great West Coast Craic in Seattle next month. The Young Dubliners will be headlining this show, and the other bands are Ockham's Razor from Seattle and Whiskey Dicks from Vancouver, BC. The show is May 14 at the King Cat Theater in downtown Seattle. This is a pretty big deal for us! We can't wait for this one!! The tickets are $25 the day of the show, but if you want to pre buy the tickets from us, you can get them for $20. Just let us know in the next week or so, so that we can get them here in time.
We have lots of shows coming up the next few weeks. Next Saturday, April 30, is the Everything Show with our friends Monody and Jetpack:missing, both of whom will be releasing CD's at the show. You should be there!
Then next Monday the 2nd we're opening for Colin Clyne at the Alberta St. Pub on his west coast tour. Definitely check out his new CD entitled Doricana. It's really good.
Finally, on Friday the 6th we'll be playing a free acoustic set at the Geezer Gallery while our friend, Andrea Burnett displays her artwork. This will be a great show for families!
We're looking at studio time starting in June to record our album. Hope to have it ready to go sometime in the fall, if everything falls into place. Hope to see you at a show soon!

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