Thursday, August 02, 2007
ETB back in Brunswick
The weather in Brunswick wasn't bad when I arrived, but it wasn't long after Jen arrived that the bottom fell out.  The crowd didn't seem as big as last time, but we figured the weather was keeping folks away. Better for us, worse for the bar. We got some dinner while we waited for the show. If you happen to get by the Bourbon Street, try the wings. They're excellent. It's not the sauce that makes them so good it's how they're cooked. They have a nice crispy crust on the outside, letting you know they've been cooked fresh and cooked right. A Bourbon Street steak sandwich and a few beverages and I was ready to go. The band was amazing as usual. As I said previously, Matt their last bass player is gone and they now have Greg, who adds some new songs to their playlist. He sang really well, and he as well as the rest of the band assured us it would only get better. Greg said he just joined up last minute so they hadn't really worked out many songs, plus with the brutal touring schedule these guys do, his voice was suffering. I personally had no complaints. The band was amazing as usual.   by JasonJ1052 As I said, this show was amazing. Oddly enough there were no less than 3 people taken out of the bar. That was a bit high considering the smaller than usual crowd. One apparently had done a face plant in the girls bathroom, and at least one had WAY too much to drink. The best I can figure is with the new school year starting up there's a lot of college kids who haven't learned to drink yet. It's a marathon, people, not a sprint. People who try to sprint a marathon wind up being the bodies piled up just past the 1 mile marker. The evening was slightly tainted by sadness for me though. When I told the guys I had drive 6 hours from Wilmington instead of the usual 4 from Macon they were impressed. Considering they'd just driven like 11 hours from Key West and would be back on the road for like 11 more hours after the show, I fail to see how 6 hours could be at all impressive. But then I had to break the news that I now live in Wilmington and this was likely my last Brunswick trip. They always play Brunswick on the Monday after they are in Key West. In fact they announced their next Brunswick show is the first Friday in December. If you're in the area, you should make plans to go. If not for you, then for me. (Tell em Jason from Macon sent you!) Since I am back to teaching at a real school, I will almost never get a Monday off. Unless it is Christmas or Summer Vacation, or Thanksgiving or Spring break, I'll be in class. Even if I get out of class in time to make the show I'll never get home in time and in any shape for my Tuesday class. I plan to work this coming summer to get ahead of the game financially. And since I have more or less missed the past 5 or 6 Thanksgivings away from my parents, I suspect they'd disown me if I missed this year. And I have been working on a trip back to middle GA for Christmas Vacation. That leaves Spring Break. Since I have friends and family up and down the east coast, I can combine visits with friends and family with a concert trip. If the guys are up in PA in their usual haunts (around Harrisburg, PA) I could go visit my brother in northern VA, and my friend Heidi who is also in the area, and then throw in a trip up to PA, 2 hours away. Possibly convincing my friend Adriana to hop over from Brooklyn for a visit and a show. The guys in the band told me that Hardware Bar and Crocodile Rock are THE places to see them if I get up there. If they happen to be on one of their "vacation tours" in Key West, FL or Put-In-Bay, Ohio, then that might be financially out of my reach for this spring, but perhaps next year. But there's another option. I am trying to find places for them to play between Key West and PA. Sort of like they do in Brunswick. I may have one in Waycross, GA, but that doesn't help ME anymore here in NC. So now I'll be scoping out places in Wilmington. I floated Myrtle beach and it's new House of Blues by Mike and he said they checked and apparently ETB isn't "big enough" for HOB. I say bull poop. I've been to shows at the HOB in Atlanta many years ago (when Atlanta still had one). ETB is plenty big enough for HOB. The only bands that make a habit of playing HOB are has been bands. Perhaps ETB is just too progressive for HOB? Anyway, as you can see, I am in a tight spot. If you have suggestions for places thay would be open to a rowdy fun amazing band, let me know, or I can get you the phone number and address of their booking agents, or put you in touch with Mike. If you'd like a sample of their music let me know. They have some on their website www.emilystoybox.com as well as their MySpace page www.myspace.com/etbsucks. So that's my rant for today. The dual purposes of my Brunswick trip: Krystals and ETB were both overwhelming successes. Come back tomorrow for the road report. Oh and I am sure you're wondering how the new Krystals worked out today:   |
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