We didn't have a venue lined up. Or a show. I called Tommy and asked him if we could do a renegade show somewhere on the streets of Pittsburgh. We had to bring all our gear and I knew he had a generator, so I figured, why not?
He was all for it, went around to a bunch of local clubs asking if we could play, (the response to which was an overwhelming no,) but lost steam after one particular rejection that kind-of killed it for him.
So be it.
We got in at 9:15 or so, had some delicious chili and I decided it would be a good idea to do a solo show. Just because. "I'm playing Pittsburgh dammit!" We found a spot that was open and not too far, I called to make sure it was still going on,
"Yes, but it's 21 and over."
"Oh, that's no problem. Can I still sign up?"
"Uh... you sound underage."
Awesome. I love that even on the phone I can't sound like a grown up. :)
We loaded up the car, guitar, pedals, CDs, and made it over to the club. Pittsburgh is BEAUTIFUL. We got a little lost and drove around some hills, surrounded by trees, overlooking the river, and the bridges, and downtown. Seriously. Good stuff.
When we finally made it we couldn't have asked for a cooler crowd. Everyone was really drunk and happy and into everything. There was a four piece blue grass band on before us that was AWESOME! Mandelin, violin, banjo and guitar, with their friend Josephine dancing her heart out on stage. It was so fun and such good music- ending with a Brett Michaels tribute! Hilarious!
I'm really sick (as some of you heard before we left,) and I'm so glad we did this because when I started warming up outside, I realized... I couldn't really sing. ! It's ok, I got my voice loosened up a bit, (what's left of it,) and tuned my guitar. I was really nervous because I was by myself and my guitar sounded weird because it was plugged straight in, no distortion, no tuner, but everyone was so nice and so supportive.
John came up and played Guiltless with me. He was jumping around (as per usual,) and the guitar came unplugged halfway through the song. I started clapping the drum beat and everybody joined in until he was able to get it working again. It was beautiful.
I love Pittsburgh.
It was a gorgeous night all around, the perfect start to a great tour.
Remember, tell your friends, tell your family, we're hitting up the following cities in the next few days: Columbus, Chicago, Detroit, and Philadelphia. We're poor and can't do this very often so come get your Stewart fix while you still can!
Set List:
-Not That Bad
-Six Degrees
-Leave Me Here
-Guiltless
He was all for it, went around to a bunch of local clubs asking if we could play, (the response to which was an overwhelming no,) but lost steam after one particular rejection that kind-of killed it for him.
So be it.
We got in at 9:15 or so, had some delicious chili and I decided it would be a good idea to do a solo show. Just because. "I'm playing Pittsburgh dammit!" We found a spot that was open and not too far, I called to make sure it was still going on,
"Yes, but it's 21 and over."
"Oh, that's no problem. Can I still sign up?"
"Uh... you sound underage."
Awesome. I love that even on the phone I can't sound like a grown up. :)
We loaded up the car, guitar, pedals, CDs, and made it over to the club. Pittsburgh is BEAUTIFUL. We got a little lost and drove around some hills, surrounded by trees, overlooking the river, and the bridges, and downtown. Seriously. Good stuff.
When we finally made it we couldn't have asked for a cooler crowd. Everyone was really drunk and happy and into everything. There was a four piece blue grass band on before us that was AWESOME! Mandelin, violin, banjo and guitar, with their friend Josephine dancing her heart out on stage. It was so fun and such good music- ending with a Brett Michaels tribute! Hilarious!
I'm really sick (as some of you heard before we left,) and I'm so glad we did this because when I started warming up outside, I realized... I couldn't really sing. ! It's ok, I got my voice loosened up a bit, (what's left of it,) and tuned my guitar. I was really nervous because I was by myself and my guitar sounded weird because it was plugged straight in, no distortion, no tuner, but everyone was so nice and so supportive.
John came up and played Guiltless with me. He was jumping around (as per usual,) and the guitar came unplugged halfway through the song. I started clapping the drum beat and everybody joined in until he was able to get it working again. It was beautiful.
I love Pittsburgh.
It was a gorgeous night all around, the perfect start to a great tour.
Remember, tell your friends, tell your family, we're hitting up the following cities in the next few days: Columbus, Chicago, Detroit, and Philadelphia. We're poor and can't do this very often so come get your Stewart fix while you still can!
Set List:
-Not That Bad
-Six Degrees
-Leave Me Here
-Guiltless
