That's right, folks, the kicking has commenced! Sorry we're a little late with this update, we've been busy. Gigging, driving, writing new songs, moisturizing....
Our 2011 tour started in New York City Friday, April 8, downtown at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center. It was our first time there, only our second time in that kind of theater. We were part of the Next Voice You Hear series. The folks at TPAC were great; from the director to the sound guys to the ladies selling merchandise. We got some newspaper coverage, too, in the local Downtown Express.
Show went off without a hitch. We worked hard to bring more than the usual Timebomb show for a 90-minute experience. We met some bloggers and internet radio hosts that some of us had never seen in person, and some fans who hadn't come out in awhile. Great show all around.
Then we slept 3 hours and drove to Chicago. 13 hours. In a minivan. You learn some things about your band on a trip like that:
-almost all of us are napkin hoarders
-the pancakes in suburban Chicago are awesome
-Jibrail really likes the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
-Shanelle will kick him out the minivan if he doesn't shut up about it
-Something in Gary, Indiana smells really bad
But seriously, the show went great. Hooked up with some fans we met last year and some old friends who moved to Chicago. Brian and Matt and everybody at the Elbo Room are really cool people and we'll be happy to play there again. And we didn't get any speeding tickets!
We're back in NY for a little while, writing new material and getting ready for the next leg. Good talk, we'll see you out there.
