Music on, stuck in traffic, talking about nothing and everything, we were laughing SO much in the car. I was feeling really relaxed about everything. So much so that I completely lost track of time and we ended up having to take our food from Cracker Barrel to go for fear that we would miss our sound check/load in time. (Shout out to Chris from Cracker Barrel who dealt very patiently with our tired and groggy out of state asses. We ordered, then asked someone else to ask Chris our server if we could please have that order to go instead. Chris comes back and finds us saying, "Ok, I've just been made aware of the siutation-" Go Chris!)
No worries it turned out- we got there in plenty of time. Showed up at Tommy's house, were greeted with smiles, hugs and Indian food. Changed, ate, off to the club to load in, and then started to get settled.
This place had a sick jukebox! Ryan, Saysha and John were all crowded around it and must have put on at least an hour's worth of songs. Good thing as we were kind-of waiting around till 11 to go on. It was fine- I actually prefer not being rushed about things, it makes me less nervous. South Side is a very chill, community type feeling, part of Pittsburgh. Everyone there was watching the hockey game until the music started.
Ah... the music.
We haven't played a show in a long time. Four months. To the day. And we've never played a show with Ryan before. So picture this- first show with new drummer, first show in several months, and first show out of town ever. :) It felt good being back on stage. We were a little stiff at first, but warmed up quickly and all in all everything went really well. Great sound, great people, great vibe. I even sang Who We Are for our 5 minute sound check.
It's hard being the opening band, especially if you're from out of town, but fortunately I have the bestest big brother in the world and he managed to convince about 8 people to come down and join the party. They were dancing the whole time- thank you so much guys! You have NO idea how much that keeps us going- we feed off of it. And just to be up there and see so many people who we don't know, have never met before, and have no reason to care, dancing and having a good time- that's really special I think and it means the world to me.
Afterwards everyone was so nice- they said we sounded really original and (this I wasn't expecting) people were really happy to see girls on stage. Really? I forget sometimes how much of a bubble New York can be in this great country of ours'. I guess it's easy to take things for granted. Like female musicians who rock and make nosie and scream while playing their guitars.
After us were Five O'Clock Charlie. Sick fucking band! I love these guys! Super tight, super fast - after our set we were so motored up to party we were ripping up the dance floor. Then our new friends The Dream Intended came on, (who were not only nice enough to let us use their gear, they also helped us set it up and were just really excellent people in general- thanks Jeff!!! You're the best! *grin*) and put on a great fucking show! We were a little tired from Five O'Clock Charlie, but by the time The Dream Intended started- I knew that this night was going to be one of those nights you remember for the rest of your life. Where you're with your friends and your family and the people you love, doing the things that make you happy. As I've said a million times before- music will be the savior of us all.
Thank you everybody for coming out and making Pittsburgh fun for us!!! It was definitely a night to remember.
Set List:
-Without You
-This Happens
-Don't Look Back (I Scream Song)
-Never Again
-Try So Hard
-Half Here
-Not That Bad
-Consider Me Gone
-Guiltless
-Stuck In My Head
No worries it turned out- we got there in plenty of time. Showed up at Tommy's house, were greeted with smiles, hugs and Indian food. Changed, ate, off to the club to load in, and then started to get settled.
This place had a sick jukebox! Ryan, Saysha and John were all crowded around it and must have put on at least an hour's worth of songs. Good thing as we were kind-of waiting around till 11 to go on. It was fine- I actually prefer not being rushed about things, it makes me less nervous. South Side is a very chill, community type feeling, part of Pittsburgh. Everyone there was watching the hockey game until the music started.
Ah... the music.
We haven't played a show in a long time. Four months. To the day. And we've never played a show with Ryan before. So picture this- first show with new drummer, first show in several months, and first show out of town ever. :) It felt good being back on stage. We were a little stiff at first, but warmed up quickly and all in all everything went really well. Great sound, great people, great vibe. I even sang Who We Are for our 5 minute sound check.
It's hard being the opening band, especially if you're from out of town, but fortunately I have the bestest big brother in the world and he managed to convince about 8 people to come down and join the party. They were dancing the whole time- thank you so much guys! You have NO idea how much that keeps us going- we feed off of it. And just to be up there and see so many people who we don't know, have never met before, and have no reason to care, dancing and having a good time- that's really special I think and it means the world to me.
Afterwards everyone was so nice- they said we sounded really original and (this I wasn't expecting) people were really happy to see girls on stage. Really? I forget sometimes how much of a bubble New York can be in this great country of ours'. I guess it's easy to take things for granted. Like female musicians who rock and make nosie and scream while playing their guitars.
After us were Five O'Clock Charlie. Sick fucking band! I love these guys! Super tight, super fast - after our set we were so motored up to party we were ripping up the dance floor. Then our new friends The Dream Intended came on, (who were not only nice enough to let us use their gear, they also helped us set it up and were just really excellent people in general- thanks Jeff!!! You're the best! *grin*) and put on a great fucking show! We were a little tired from Five O'Clock Charlie, but by the time The Dream Intended started- I knew that this night was going to be one of those nights you remember for the rest of your life. Where you're with your friends and your family and the people you love, doing the things that make you happy. As I've said a million times before- music will be the savior of us all.
Thank you everybody for coming out and making Pittsburgh fun for us!!! It was definitely a night to remember.
Set List:
-Without You
-This Happens
-Don't Look Back (I Scream Song)
-Never Again
-Try So Hard
-Half Here
-Not That Bad
-Consider Me Gone
-Guiltless
-Stuck In My Head
