We played one of those shows in Phoenix, Arizona, where you get on stage and you’re just astounded at how few people are there. Where you think that it couldn’t possibly have been worse, even if you had told everyone that if they came to this venue on this particular night that they would undoubtedly [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Nick’s Guide to Touring (Phoenix, AZ)
Posted in Tour Diaries on November 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Help me get back to your arms (Boise – Salt Lake City – Flagstaff)
Posted in Tour Diaries on November 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I had never been to Idaho before, so I was surprised when—three songs into my set at Pengilly’s Saloon in Boise—the bartender walked up and put a napkin in front of me that someone at a back table had given him. The napkin said, “Request: ‘Wrecking Ball.’” I’m of the disposition (I like to call [...]
A Baby Unicorn! (Pendleton, OR)
Posted in Tour Diaries on November 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Touring the country, every town you go to you hear a variation on the same thing: “This local band with a great draw was gonna play with you tonight, but they couldn’t do it because the bass player had to work.” Or, “I would have brought out all my friends, but they each came down [...]
