We played our first Austin show last night. It was a pretty fun show, and we played with 4 other NYC bands, all of whom were really good. A band called Beat The Devil played. Their second song is still stuck in my head. I’ve got to make sure to see them again so I can hear it.

We’re staying at my good friend (and ex-roommate), Darryn’s house. He even still has my old cat, Syntax. Syntax is currently staying at Darryn’s girlfriend’s house, but I’ve been told I’ll get to see her at some point. It’s so great to see Darryn. He’s a good friend, and funny as hell. I don’t see him enough.

We were in Dallas the day before yesterday, where we got to see another old friend and roommate. His name is Ben, and he used to live with both Matt and me. Ben is now a family man with a house a 4.5 year old. They were incredibly good to put us up, and it was great to see them. It’s striking, though, to see how much has changed.

Went bowling before the show. This time at a huge alley in Dallas, and again… no beer (they didn’t start serving till 5). How is it we’ve been to two bowling alleys, and haven’t been able to have a Bud? Weak.

We’ve got two more shows in Austin. I also get to see my brother, sister-in-law, niece, and nephew. My brother said my niece is in a phase where she yells at everyone and isn’t social at all, so she’ll probably yell at me. I’ll probably think it’s really funny. I can’t wait for that.

I have to say, I’ve been more excited about the post-Austin portion of the tour than anything. Most of it is with an amazing band, Foreign Islands. And we’ve got some exciting shows (like the one at the Viper Room, in LA). But also, we’re going to be heading to Champaign and Chicago - two old hometowns for me and Matt.

I am learning this: I’m not a huge fan of the days off. I like playing. I like moving. I just want to keep going. My concern about Austin is that it will be just one giant mess of bands, too much schmoozing, too much “yeah, you’re awesome, we should hook up in New York, you should come out to this city or that city, we should have a meeting, let’s set a call up…” All fucking empty talk.

Today we’re playing the Rainbow by Rainbow West (RXRW) fest. It’s at a gay bar called the Chain Drive. There are two stages, an indoor stage and outdoor stage. It’s free, and there’s free beer. There are bands from all around the world playing it, and it’s to raise awareness.

I have high hopes for it.

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 15th, 2007 at 11:29 am and is filed under Daily, Goes Cube Winter/Spring Tour 2007. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.