Where has the time gone? THIS SATURDAY, no not the rocking one we had LAST SATURDAY, SATURDAY the 24th , is FREELANCE SWEATPANTS’ 2nd ANNIVERSARY. Run on sentence? Well, this band has been RUNNING ON FOR TWO YEARS! In that time they have accomplished things I WOULDN’T HAVE THOUGHT POSSIBLE!
Year two was described by JUSTIN as “THE YEAR OF FREELANCE SWEATPANTS” and what a year it has been. From losing THE JAM STATION, to finding new creative ways to REHEARSE, the band has SOLDIERED ON! REACHING NEW CREATIVE AND MARKETING HEIGHTS NEVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE. Yes, the diary of a madman like captions are intentional.
The bands following has extended beyond friends and family, bringing in quite the community of BANDS WHO WANT TO PLAY WITH THEM. Play they did, EXCELERATE, one of our longtime friends INVITED US TO PLAY AN ELECTRIC DAWSON STREET PUB SHOW. LAZER SHARK have agreed to reuniting THE GRAPE ROOM LINEUP. REUNITE WE DID!
The band, LAZER SHARK, and a scene stealing RYAN GADS brought a great show to THE RUSTY NAIL. While it may have been our LOWEST AUDIENCE TURNOUT, we won over the HEARTS of the BANDS and their FANS on the BILL. PAT, LAZER SHARKS ELECTRIC MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST was singing along with DOM to “NEW MATERIAL”. KEVIN, the bands BASS PLAYER even asked if the band was playing their cover of “WHATEVER”. Why am I talking about what the other bands think? I KNOW, YOU DON’T.
Over the last few days, FOOTAGE OF THE SHOW IN IT’S ENTIRETY has been uploaded to YOUTUBE. You can watch the sweat stains appear on SEAN in REAL TIME! The setlist hadn’t changed much since DAWSON STREET, but that was fine as a new AUDIENCE GOT TO WATCH FOR THE FIRST TIME! Even PAT remarked that AJ’S signature tune “OTHERSIDE” was HIS FAVORITE.
So, in another year, we are now becoming part of a MUSIC SCENE. Bands like our stuff, want to PLAY WITH US AND VICE VERSE WITH THEM. Things can ONLY GET BIGGER AND BETTER FROM THERE. It was a great show for ALL INVOLVED. LET’S DO IT AGAIN SOMETIME!
SPECIAL SHOUT OUT: CHRIS AND THE RUSTY NAIL, RYAN GADS, LAZER SHARK and SEAN’S PHONE ON A LITTLE TRIPOD for footage.
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