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[AndrewisFTTW]

So I'm a full time musician, as in I make my living by playing and teaching music. I'm doing a lot of touring this spring/summer and thought it'd be cool to post the dates here in case anybody wanted to come out and hear some music. I'll be in FL a lot for some reason but I'm headed out to the midwest as well. More dates are pending possibly along the east coast and down south but here's where I'm going so far:

3/7 - Asheville, NC
3/8 - Marietta, GA
3/9 - Tallahasse, FL
3/11 - Sarasota, FL
3/13 - Dunedin, FL
3/14 - New Smyrna Beach, FL
3/15 - West Delray Beach, FL
3/16 - Cocoa Beach, FL
3/17 - Jacksonville, FL
3/18 - Charleston, SC

4/4 - Orlando, FL
4/5 - Orlando, FL
4/6 - Cocoa Beach, FL
4/8 - Sarasota, FL
4/11 - Rahleigh, NC
4/12 - Charleston, SC
4/17 - Dubois, PA
4/19 - Akron, OH
4/20 - Mishawaka, IN
4/21 - Springfield, IL
4/23 - Davenport, IA
4/23 - St. Louis, MO
4/25 - Kansas City, MO
4/26 - Lincoln, NE

5/14 - Akron, OH
5/15 - Fort Wayne, IN
5/16 - Chicago, IL
5/17 - Des Moines, IS
5/18 - Kansas City, MO
5/20 - Atlanta, GA
5/21 - Gainesville, FL
5/22 - Orlando, FL
5/23 - New Smyrna Beach, FL
5/24 - Tampa, FL
5/25 - Jacksonville, FL
5/26 - Greensboro, NC
5/27 - Richmond, VA
5/28 - Virginia Beach, VA
5/29 - Baltimore, MD
5/30 - New York, NY
5/30 - New York, NY

[KingZog3]

Cool! What kind of music do you play? And what instrument? I'm a drummer but currently bandless.

[Kirian]

Given his avatar, I sure hope he's a drummer.

[AndrewisFTTW]

Yeah, definitely a drummer. I play all kinds of music. These tours are two different blues bands. One is Chicago blues/Chuck Berry/old time sorta stuff. The other is more SRV loud blues/rock. Dates pending are with a ska/reggae band.

[soulnet]

Given his avatar, I sure hope he's a drummer.

That's racist, man.

[jonts26]

Yeah, definitely a drummer.

I thought you said you were a musician?

[pingpongsam]

Yeah, definitely a drummer.

I thought you said you were a musician?

Damn, you beat me to it.

Where in Asheville would I find AndrewIReferToMyselfInFirstPerson?

[AndrewisFTTW]

Yeah, definitely a drummer.

I thought you said you were a musician?

Oh no. I'm just a dude that hangs out with musicians.

[AndrewisFTTW]

Yeah, definitely a drummer.

I thought you said you were a musician?

Damn, you beat me to it.

Where in Asheville would I find AndrewIReferToMyselfInFirstPerson?

You will find Andrew at Jack In the Wood in Asheville.

[AndrewisFTTW]

I'm thinking of making this thread a tour diary thing complete with photos. Would anybody be interested in something like that?

[KingZog3]

I'm thinking of making this thread a tour diary thing complete with photos. Would anybody be interested in something like that?

That sounds fun. I'd be interested in seeing photos. I live too far to come to a show unfortunately.

[Drab Emordnilap]

Yeah, definitely a drummer.

I thought you said you were a musician?

Damn, you beat me to it.

Where in Asheville would I find AndrewIReferToMyselfInFirstPerson?

Wait, there's other people in Asheville?

[pingpongsam]

Yeah, definitely a drummer.

I thought you said you were a musician?

Damn, you beat me to it.

Where in Asheville would I find AndrewIReferToMyselfInFirstPerson?

Wait, there's other people in Asheville?

It was the closest of the stops. I like Asheville but there is no way I can afford to live there, I checked.

[Axxle]

When's the San Diego show? May?

[AndrewisFTTW]

Slim chance of hitting the west coast this year. It makes me sad. I've never played the west coast besides Seattle and Victoria, BC but I'll make it someday!

[pingpongsam]

Damn, I'll be in Michigan on the 7th. Where is the Raleigh stop?

[AndrewisFTTW]

Damn, I'll be in Michigan on the 7th. Where is the Raleigh stop?

The Blue Note Grill in Durham.

[AndrewisFTTW]

Ok I don't care if nobody else is into the tour diary thing. I'm still doing it. There's so much downtime between stops and I'll be so bored I wont have anything better to do. Somebody's gotta tell me how to upload photos from my cell phone though.

[AndrewisFTTW]

Just added May dates. More midwest, more FL, some east coast.

[AndrewisFTTW]

Day 1 - Asheville, NC

Ashville is pretty sweet. Nothing really exciting happened but I'll write something anyway. The best way I can describe Asheville is it's a little-big city. There were some cool bars and coffee shops where we were at, and some musicians busking. We played at a place called Jack of the Wood and there was a good mix of people. They have good food and Crispin Cider on tap! We stayed at a Howard Johnson. Awesome.



EDIT: Someone's gotta tell me how to resize photos.

[Awaclus]

Day 1 - Asheville, NC

Ashville is pretty sweet. Nothing really exciting happened but I'll write something anyway. The best way I can describe Asheville is it's a little-big city. There were some cool bars and coffee shops where we were at, and some musicians busking. We played at a place called Jack of the Wood and there was a good mix of people. They have good food and Crispin Cider on tap! We stayed at a Howard Johnson. Awesome.



EDIT: Someone's gotta tell me how to resize photos.

Like this.

[Grujah]

Actually, like this:

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[Axxle]

If you make it to Raleigh check out tasty bev if you want a huge selection of beers. Don't go there if you want exciting atmosphere though, it's basically a beer store with a bar.

[Awaclus]

Actually, like this:

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...that's what I said.

[AndrewisFTTW]

Actually, like this:

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Thanks! I could've sworn I tried that yesterday but it's working.

[AndrewisFTTW]

Day 2 - Marietta, GA

One of the reasons I am excited to be back down south is... wait for it.... Waffle House! No Waffle House today but we did get to a Huddle House, which is pretty much Omelet House, which is pretty much Waffle House. On our way out we decided to stop by Carl Sandburg's house. Here's a shitty photo of it:



But more important than the house were the GOATS!



after some driving and experiencing the backwoods of South Carolina, we reach Marietta. Marietta is a suburb of Atlanta and there's not much else to say about it besides their street signs are illuminated. WHAT!?

The show was at Darwin's Burgers & Blues. It's a small, dark juke joint with nice music loving people and good food.  Here it is:



The show was great and.... that's about it. I'm in the hotel right now watching Dragonball Z (Cell's power grows every second!) and I gotta eat and get out of here momentarily. Tallahassee next!

[pingpongsam]

Going into WH at 3am is fun and cool while visiting HH at 3am is a good way to involuntarily contract a venereal disease.

[AndrewisFTTW]

Going into WH at 3am is fun and cool while visiting HH at 3am is a good way to involuntarily contract a venereal disease.

You might be thinking of Cuddle House.

[Kirian]

Actually, like this:

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I think you meant more like this:

[AndrewisFTTW]

Day 3 - Bradfordville, FL

We're finally in Florida just outside Tallahassee.  Bradfordsville Blues Club is a juke joint in the middle of the woods, pretty much. It's next to what used to be a baseball diamond where negro-leaguers played, if I understood correctly. This place is the real deal. Here's what it looks like:



And some history:



A band house was provided and it actually wasn't a shithole for a change. We spent the night watching a VHS of Bull Durham and passed out.

Day 4 - Off Day

We went into Tallahassee, had a ridiculous Cuban sandwich from a food truck, went to a book store and record store, and... pretty much did nothing else. I tried a Newcastle Cabbie Black Ale and was impressed.

More exciting posts to come... I hope.

[AndrewisFTTW]

Day 4 - Sarasota, FL

I'm sick and my phone is being a little bitch so no photos from this day. We played at The Blue Rooster, a more modern bar compared to where we've played so far. Good show but I was pretty worn out and just wanted to drink tea and get to sleep.

Day 5 - Off Day

Holy shit... ok. Let me try to explain this day. My roommate/the sax player John and I are big baseball fans and thought it'd be cool to see a Spring Training game while we're down here. We were going to see the Yankees but found out Sarasota is home to the Orioles, and being from Maryland, I was more than happy to see a team I like (I'm more of a Nats fan). Anyway, we get to the stadium and get our seats and I decide to get some peanuts. I walk out to the concessions and see a huge line. I look around and see some books for sale. Cal Ripken Jr.'s book. And he'll be here in an hour signing his new book. Now this might not sound like a huge deal but if you are from Maryland and you were born in the late '80s, Cal Ripkin Jr. is a god. He was my hero as a kid and I wasn't about to miss a chance to at least get an autograph. I run back to my seat to tell John, we quickly decide that we don't give a shit about the game and we buy books and get in line. About two hours later, this happened:



I also got a picture with him but I don't think I'll post it. I like having people guess what I look like. Some people might think I'm an Eskimo and I don't want to ruin anything for them.

Anyway, pretty sweet right? We then walked to a book store, ate some Mexican food and continued being awesome. Wow. Here's a photo of the Sarasota shore:

[theory]

awesome!

[pingpongsam]

Hate to break it to you, FTTW, but you've already posted your picture; we see your avatar in every post and I, for one, am not fooled into believing you look any other way.

[AndrewisFTTW]

Hate to break it to you, FTTW, but you've already posted your picture; we see your avatar in every post and I, for one, am not fooled into believing you look any other way.

The people on this forum are too smart for their own good. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm late for my drum battle with Buddy Rich.

[shraeye]

tagging.  I'm in Atlanta.  Give me details about that stop.

[AndrewisFTTW]

tagging.  I'm in Atlanta.  Give me details about that stop.

We played outside the city in Marietta at Darwin's Burgers and Blues. You can see the full post at the top of the page. Do you live there or are you just visiting? I've been there a couple times before and know a little bit (really just a little) about Atlanta.

[shraeye]

I'm not so familiar with Marietta, but it seems that you'll be in Atlanta in May?  I've been there 5 years, so I know a few places around and such.  I'm not so into the music scene, but I could ask a fellow music-oriented grad student if he knows of any must-see music things or whatnot.  Basically, all my city-knowledge involves food.

[AndrewisFTTW]

Ok cool. Most of my experience with cities is the immediate area surrounding the club I'm playing at. In Atlanta I've played at a place in Little Five Points called The Star Community Bar and a big club called The Masquerade which I know nothing about. I've seen a little bit of the downtown but really that's the extent of my knowledge. I'll let you know when I'm coming through in May!

[shraeye]

Little 5 is awesome. if I remember correctly, Masquerade is not in a very cool place.

[pingpongsam]

The Tabernacle is a pretty sweet music spot. I don't know of any Halls of Fame or anything like that. Little 5 Points is probably the best part of all of Atlanta. Satellite Records is there as is the Flying Biscuit. DO NOT visit Underground Atlanta.

[shraeye]

you from there too?  Dominion meetup?

[AndrewisFTTW]

Just remembered, what's that historic hotel with the strip club in the basement?

[shraeye]

oh dear...clermont lounge, though my better judgement told me not to say anything at all.

[AndrewisFTTW]

Yes! I've heard about it, gotta check it out someday.

[pingpongsam]

you from there too?  Dominion meetup?

No, I spent about 6 months on a project in Hampton and then 16 months on a project in Fort Benning and my  SIL lived there and I went to many raves there, oh and my brother lived there so I have spent a great deal of time in Atlanta and know my way around it pretty well. On the project stints it was where I went to do anything fun although Columbus was kind of fun without the drive and traffic. Speaking of music places the Earl is a great hole in the wall place to catch a show.

[Ozle]

Please stop going into book shops, you are ruining my drummer mental image.

Thanks,

Ozle

[Axxle]

Please stop going into book shops, you are ruining my drummer mental image.

Thanks,

Ozle

But you get cool sounds with books:

[theory]

Have you ever played Rock Band? 

[AndrewisFTTW]

Please stop going into book shops, you are ruining my drummer mental image.

Thanks,

Ozle

Just replace "went to a book store" with "banged some chicks in the back of the van".

[AndrewisFTTW]

Day 6 - Dunedin, FL

So we pulled into the shithole hotel we were staying in that night and noticed the business next door. It was aptly called "The G-Spot" and was pretty much a shack. I like strip clubs as much as... well I'm not crazy about them. But I wasn't about to touch that parking lot with a stick. The hotel was awful. One of the worst I've ever stayed in. The whole joint smelled like an ashtray, there were holes, cigarette burns, weird stains, and rust everywhere, and we weren't looking forward to going to sleep. My roommate and I decided we needed to get the hell out so we found an overpriced mini-golf place and I proceeded to demonstrate my dominance in the sport. They had some gators right in front which was pretty cool.





Anyway, we played at The Dunedin Brewery. I played here two years ago and was so hungover I didn't want to touch alcohol ever again. Yeah, it was one of those hangovers. I've waited two years to drink the beer at this brewery and here I am again, sick, and not wanting to touch alcohol at all. Anyway, even without alcohol the show went well and people were digging it. There was even a dude from a radio show in Nova Scotia that wanted us to record a couple promos. So here's what the place looks like:



And a couple shots from the beach at Dunedin:



 

After the show we got back to the hotel and I reluctantly put my head on the lumpy ass pillow and somehow fell asleep.

[Ozle]

Please stop going into book shops, you are ruining my drummer mental image.

Thanks,

Ozle

Just replace "went to a book store" with "banged some chicks in the back in the van".

Thanks, will be resting easier now.

[KingZog3]

We can see your shadow! I bet we could figure out what you look like based on your build, height and time of day the picture was taken at.

[Ozle]

We can see your shadow! I bet we could figure out what you look like based on your build, height and time of day the picture was taken at.

Call in the CSI team, they will have a new device that would do just that, plus identify a rare type of birdshit that would tie him to a completely different location

[AndrewisFTTW]

Day... whatever - Smyrna Beach, FL

No photos from this day. My roommate and I were pretty miserable and this day just sucked. The only good part was we checked into a Hilton and I got in the hot tub. We played a bar and a bunch of bikers danced. The end.

[AndrewisFTTW]

Day 8 - Delray Beach - FL

My roommate and I walked to breakfast and soon found a St. Patty's day parade in progress.



The people were ugly as hell but whatever. I like the Irish. I ate a shitty breakfast sandwich and we soon left for Delray beach. When we arrived we were greeted by a massive St. Patty's day party with a ton of ridiculously hot and ridiculously drunk girls, most notably Kassie who found herself in the parking garage with us. Here she is:



We played a theater type place to a good crowd, ate a late night breakfast at Denny's (ugh) and went back to the hotel.

[AndrewisFTTW]

If somebody can guess my height and weight from my shadow I'd be impressed. Shoe size and favorite color get extra points.

[KingZog3]

If somebody can guess my height and weight from my shadow I'd be impressed. Shoe size and favorite color get extra points.

5 foot 9 inches, 180lbs, nine and a half, red.

[AndrewisFTTW]

If somebody can guess my height and weight from my shadow I'd be impressed. Shoe size and favorite color get extra points.

5 foot 9 inches, 180lbs, nine and a half, red.

No, no, no, hell no.

[pingpongsam]

If somebody can guess my height and weight from my shadow I'd be impressed. Shoe size and favorite color get extra points.

5 foot 9 inches, 180lbs, nine and a half, red.

No, no, no, hell no.

5'11.5", 145lbs, 10.5, silver

[KingZog3]

If somebody can guess my height and weight from my shadow I'd be impressed. Shoe size and favorite color get extra points.

5 foot 9 inches, 180lbs, nine and a half, red.

No, no, no, hell no.

5'11.5", 145lbs, 10.5, silver

6'1.78", 135lbs, 10.5, magenta

[AndrewisFTTW]

If somebody can guess my height and weight from my shadow I'd be impressed. Shoe size and favorite color get extra points.

5 foot 9 inches, 180lbs, nine and a half, red.

No, no, no, hell no.

5'11.5", 145lbs, 10.5, silver

No, close, no, no.

If somebody can guess my height and weight from my shadow I'd be impressed. Shoe size and favorite color get extra points.

5 foot 9 inches, 180lbs, nine and a half, red.

No, no, no, hell no.

5'11.5", 145lbs, 10.5, silver

6'1.78", 135lbs, 10.5, magenta

No, no, no, huh? You suck at this.

[Axxle]

If somebody can guess my height and weight from my shadow I'd be impressed. Shoe size and favorite color get extra points.

5 foot 9 inches, 180lbs, nine and a half, red.

No, no, no, hell no.

6 foot 11, 5 lbs, two, hooves.

[AndrewisFTTW]

If somebody can guess my height and weight from my shadow I'd be impressed. Shoe size and favorite color get extra points.

5 foot 9 inches, 180lbs, nine and a half, red.

No, no, no, hell no.

6 foot 11, 5 lbs, two, hooves.

How did you know my favorite color is hooves?

[KingZog3]

If somebody can guess my height and weight from my shadow I'd be impressed. Shoe size and favorite color get extra points.

5 foot 9 inches, 180lbs, nine and a half, red.

No, no, no, hell no.

6 foot 11, 5 lbs, two, hooves.

How did you know my favorite color is hooves?

It's a trick question. You have no favorite colour!

[AndrewisFTTW]

If somebody can guess my height and weight from my shadow I'd be impressed. Shoe size and favorite color get extra points.

5 foot 9 inches, 180lbs, nine and a half, red.

No, no, no, hell no.

6 foot 11, 5 lbs, two, hooves.

How did you know my favorite color is hooves?

It's a trick question. You have no favorite colour!

Should I spoil the fun?

[AndrewisFTTW]

Day 9 - Cocoa Beach, FL

Finally after all this time in FL we get to a beach. First we stop by the Cuban restaurant we stopped at two years ago and this place rocks.



From here we walked to the beach but didn't have a place to change . That's alright though, it was really nice out besides being a little windy.



The club was The Beach Shack. Models in bikinis by day, old farts by night. We got some love and had a good show.  Here's what The Beach Shack looks like:



And in the bathroom...


If you can't see it, it says "for refund, incert baby".

When I got back hotel I stayed up until 4 or so watching some gangster movie and then some weird ass sci fi/horror film that I wish I knew the name of. Sorry these days aren't very eventful but that's just how it goes.

[pingpongsam]

We got some love and had a good show.

Translation: We banged some of the models in bikinis in the back of the van before and after the show.

[AndrewisFTTW]

We got some love and had a good show.

Translation: We banged some of the models in bikinis in the back of the van before and after the show.

And during the show.

[AndrewisFTTW]

Day 10 - Jacksonville, FL and Day 11 - Charleston, SC

Nothing exciting and no photos so I'll keep it brief. We actually played outside of Jacksonville at a nice hotel. I got a workout in and played some pool. Done.

There was a pretty hot girl in Charleston giving me the eyeball all night. But sorry ladies, I'm taken.

So that's it. Sorry this tour wasn't more exciting. I could've taken more photos, gotten into trouble and gotten drunk at least once but what can I say? I'm more settled (mature?) than my age suggests and thus am kinda boring. Thanks for following along and let me know if you want more of this in the future. The May tour should be pretty cool.

[pingpongsam]

Uh, Charleston is one of the most historic and picturesque cities in all of America. That it just got a text blurb is depressing.

[Ozle]

Uh, Charleston is one of the most historic and picturesque cities in all of America. That it just got a text blurb is depressing.

Happy now?

[AndrewisFTTW]

One of the downsides of touring is most of the time the only part of the city that you see is the square block around the club you're playing at, and that's assuming the club is in the city proper. The club last night was a little outside the city and we didn't have any time to check it out. Sad but that's how it is sometimes.

[theory]

We got some love and had a good show.

Translation: We banged some of the models in bikinis in the back of the van before and after the show.

And during the show.

I got a bra thrown at me once during a rock show.  It was a Rock Band show though.  True story.