atlanta

we're hanging in asheville, nc for a couple of days with good friends and head down to atlanta tomorrow to play the first of three shows with bloodkin. we've faced some rough weather, had to put a couple of new tires on the trailer, we were bumped from the National Theater grand opening in richmond, va (and then they let me open the place with an acoustic set), rewired the trailer lights, i lost my coat on day 2, got a sick snow lion old school blue coat from goodwill today, nick's jeep car alarm went off for 3 hours in front of my house until our hero Micha from GOOD GUYS AUTOBODY broke in and popped the hood and disconneted the battery (my poor neighbors loved that), and all within the first 6 days.

thanks to the radiators and their people for the good times. played some wonderful rooms. real nice old theater type places. great to see maryann in raleigh. cheers to tim and stacy for their hospitality. rick and kara in nc rule as always.

now we head into the deep and dirty south. look forward to hearing and hanging with bloodkin. one of my personal faves. just some good rock and roll. think Stones in the early '70s. anyway, happy to hear the folks are digging the new EP SICK OF DEBT, pass it around...

cheers,

ed

off we go...

Madison, WI, 2.16.08

time to pack up and head south. really looking forward to getting out of the cold for a few weeks. seems like this winter has been a tough one. wanna thank all that attended the show in madison last sat., we had a great time and look forward to getting back there in april with the rev. horton heat!

leaving tomorrow, so it's time to wash clothes, make sure the van is ready and that all the gear is in working conditions, etc. probably throw some strings on the guitars. gonna do some shows with rock veterans the Radiators for a stretch and then we'll get down to the dirty south with Athens, GA rockers Bloodkin. can't wait for langorado! never seen the beastie boys or rem. really wanna see built to spill and ben folds as well.

on our way home we get to stop in memphis and record a full day at the legendary Sun Studios where rock and roll was born! this will be video taped and shown on a couple of different blogs, so keep your eyes peeled...

we'll update as we go. hopefully get some photos posted for ya...

cheers,
ed

Back to Back to Backyard Tire Fire

We just finished with three Fridays in a row in our hometown of Bloomington/Normal, IL at the NV Ultra Lounge and I’d like to say thanks to everyone who came out and made all the shows memorable occasions. I think I can speak for all of us when I say we had a great time. Ken, The Rock & Roll Giraffe, came out all three nights and has posted some writing on the subject of Backyard Tire Fire here:
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