The Wetting of Feet
On Wednesday, January 27, I did my first show for 2010 at The End here in Nashville. I haven’t done an actual show since August of last year, and this was just a chance for me to get my feet wet and back into the swing of things. (The irony hasn’t escaped me. It’s fitting to make a new beginning at The End. Where else should it happen?)
My drummer Tim Good and I pretty much rocked out. I’m blessed that he’s extraordinarily talented and that he knows my songs very well because we were not able to rehearse before then due to another drummer backing out on me. We just went on stage and decided to “wing it” as they say. I’m glad we did because our set was lively and fantastic. Here was the setlist:
1. Mr. Stranger
2. Fear
3. Tears In Savannah (New Version with drums)
4. Villain
5. Gertrude Is a Boy
It was actually just a small set even though we could have gone on far longer. I went with a more rockin’ set because The End is traditionally an indie rock venue, and I’m not really interested in doing too many ballads these days. (Though I have to say that the audience and the whole venue were eerily quiet when I did “Tears In Savannah”. It was kind of amazing. I’m never going to forget that.)
On a side note, I really loved playing at The End. It’s a VERY old venue with a lot of spunk and character. Tim and I also weren’t the only two-piece band to play. In fact, it was the night of the two-piece. Conestyle and Allofher Twitch were also two-man bands who to0k the stage. I enjoyed both of their very intense sets.
Here are some photos:
Now that I’ve gotten my feet wet, it’s time to dive all the way in. There’s gonna be a lot of music going on in 2010. In addition to all of my own work, I’m also lending my keyboard skills to a couple of songs on a friend’s new album. (More on that collaboration soon.) I’m gonna play my little heart out all year.
It’s full immersion time.
More soon.
-g
