Year Two Day 4 - March 13th 2010
Nashville. A quick stop on our way to Dallas for the first warmup shows for SXSW. We would be staying with Brianne O'neill, a very good friend of mine and an extremely tlaneted singer/songwriter in her own right. I met her while booking bands at O.N.E. a couple of years back and worked with her right up until she left for Nashville. Her blend of melody and vulnerability won her quite the following up here, not to mention the fact that she's not pareticularly hard to look at.
When I told her that we were heading in her direction she offered her home for us to stay in so that we would have to drive 22 hours straight to Dallas.
We gave Brianne a call as we pulled into Nashville and she was there to meet us. It was a good day apparently because her roomates were out of town so there were beds to sleep in. So Brianne asks the inevitable question..."Do you guys wanna go out or are you ready to hit the sack?" We opt to go out. We go to a rather cool little spot.
The first thing we notice about Nashville is that the people are friendly it was like a bizzaro world where hipsters aren't douchebags. In my exhausted state (I hadn't really slept much the night before) two beers were deadly. I meet Joey from Anberlin, and like an ass I confuse his band with another. I'd definitely heard the name and some of the music before, he seemed a bit taken a back that I wasn't a 100% solid on who he was, the band does have songs in the charts. It's a testament to the state of the music industry, 10-20 years ago if a band had a hit song, even if you couldn't hum the tune you knew who they were, in 2010 you make an ass of yourself in a bar. Despite the speed bump, I manage to hold a pretty solid conversation with him, we talk about SXSW and he tells me about his experiences in the industry.
We catch up with Brianne mostly. I miss her presence. She was one of the artists that played a critical role in the HYPE! being successful. Not to mention that I met the Soulfatronic/Bam crew (who were her backing band at first) through her. I always knew if she was playing the show was going to be good.
Bar to the Kroger, Kroger to her apartment.We hang out till about 5 and hit the sack, but I don't sleep long. I'm up by 9 cause frankly I haven't showered in two days and it's starting to bother me. A quick breakfast followed by a trip to downtown Nashville. Pretty cool to see especially druing the SEC tournament. Most of the cute girls were wearing Kentucky blue, although there was enough foundation on their faces to build a house. There was a whole stretch of clubs with stages playing country music, which was pretty cool.
We eat some food and hit the road...three hours later we're in Memphis. It's a lot bigger than Nashivlle. The Gibson factory and the Staxx Museum were closed but we found a chill little spot and hung out for a while. It's a beautiful city. Even the cougars are hot.
Brian wants to see the Mississippi River, so we check it out and are currently headed towards Dallas. Dad calls, I mention my concerns about the weight we're carrying, he suggests springs, I suggest a trailer, I never know where the money for any of this is going to come from lol.
Best part of this stretch of highway is that you get to see the stars and vibe out on some music. You're often surprised what or should I say who you're thinking about when the stars are out at night. It's usually someone beautiful.
By the time I wake up we should be in Dallas Texas, I'm itching to play, far too much leisure time on this trip for me, not that I'm against fun, but I raring to get to work. I want us to be at our very very best.
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