It's a Summertime Thing

It's been a long, long time...
Lawnchair has had a great Summer thus far. We've been having a blast playing Gettysburg, Brooklyn, and our dirty old town of Baltimore.
The 4th of July gigs in Gettysburg went great even with some last minute rearranging due to inclement weather. As usual, the folks up there were great and they really dug the show. We rolled straight from the house party to our home-base up there, the Gerryowen, where we came blasting through the back door and straight through a super rocked up set. We were flying! The next night we played a gig up at Woodhall Wine Cellars, where our contact Al and his crew laid out the hospitality. We played some old songs and new ones for the small but receptive crowd. 3 shows in 2 days, and it was great. The varying locations and crowds had us playing 3 drastically different shows, from quiet and intimate to loud and raucous, and somewhere in between.... all straight up fun.

Then, it was up to NYC to play Hank's Saloon in Brooklyn. We were supposed to split the night with our old palls the Country Devils, but their lead singer/guitar player broke his hand a few days before. So, we headed up on our own, to play 3 sets to a small but receptive crowd. We had a blast. It was a trip full of bonding, catching up, mechanical breakdowns, and rock-n-roll. Keri, the bartender/sound engineer who kept us fueled up and sounding good all night, served far too many shots and made it possible to pass out for an hour or two in the sweatbox that night. The next morning's technical issues and drive, however, did not benefit from the libations.

The first show of August was back home at the Waterfront Hotel. I was testing out a new (used) guitar, the crowd was packed in and tuned up, and we got our friend Jenny from the SLC in Utah to sing one with us. It was a great night. We were throwing the Bohs down as fast as we were sweating them out. I'm not sure why, but I love those sweaty, packed shows.

Last week was loaded up with some great music. For what ever reason I hadn't been to a big rock show for awhile. On Wednesday night I finally caught Lucero live. Man, that band rocks. The first set was great, but the second slid into a drunken mess. This seems to be their M.O., but I think that it cheapens a potentially wildly good band. Ben Nichols writes songs that are far too good to become a second set laughing stock. The show definitely had some great moments though. Saturday I caught John Hiatt at Hot August Blues, and man-o-man he was exemplary.... I leave it at that.... damn he was good.

We've got some more shows coming up, and we hope to see you there. Check the schedule at:
myspace.com/lawnchair