Time Off

It's easy to assume that life on the road is all fun.Generally our life is one long party, sometimes I liken it to a never ending college spring break road trip. For the most part this is true, but there's a lot of undesireable aspects like 8 guys in a van for hours a day (we had our bro Mark along manning the merch table this tour), time away from family (Sarah and I just did 7 weeks) load-in, crappy food, not enough sleep, etc... All necessary elements of our touring lifestyle, but non-ideal none-the-less. Suffice to say we're looking forward to a break between the East and West sections of the Things That Fly Tour.

These last two weeks rank amongst the best in band history. We're discovering new musical territory every night and the raw enjoyment factor is through the roof. Everyone's taking more chances and I've never seen fans so ready to have a good time. We can't even begin to describe our gratitude; so many new friends, so many highs... absolutely epic Eastern Tour. Can't wait to see all of you at The Festy this fall. We'll announce the line-up soon.

The Western half of our Tour launches in Taos with our friends the Belleville Outfit on June 8th. We're planning to unveil a bunch of new musical ideas, jams and "moments" out West. We're spending most of the summer out there, hitting as many if the great zones as we can. From Seattle to Flagstaff, Bozeman to Pagosa Springs. Life is so good, we have so much to be thankful for.

Be good to each other, we're all we have.
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Listen to last nights show

Thanks to ZMan for streaming this live and getting it up online so fast. Check it out.
http://www.youtorrent.com/torrent/7356696/infamous-stringdusters-five-spot-atlanta-georgia-5-19-2010-schoeps-ccm4vs-fob


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Epic Week

This has been a great week by anyone's standards.  Wednesday night we showed up late and sold out the Kirk Avenue Music Hall, then went out and saw a kick-ass local band at the bar around the corner.  In the morning we played the local radio station (also around the corner) and ate at Tudor's Biscuit World.  Arlington did not disappoint, managing to fill Iota beyond capacity two nights in a row.  A WAMU radio spot midday on Friday turned into a 4 hour hang as we waited for the White Torpedo to get fixed.  Later that night we invented a new game, Name That Cat Facebook Edition (you impersonate some cat by quoting their facebook status, the other guys have to guess their identity)  and invented a new name for the van; The Dude Tube (we had 10 guys in there on the way back to the hotel).

Saturday we spent the afternoon in the sun at Camp Jam in the Pines (best kept festival secret), rocked a great evening set then hung with some of the Duster and Railroad Earth family.  NRPS closed out the night with a little Panama Red and we did the same thanks to some friends.  Finally we headed back to bluegrass country today at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival.  We were on after the Seldom Scene and before Allison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, or AKUSfJD "if you're into the whole brevity thing."  After our set we sold about a million Things That Fly then grabbed some food.  While we were eating, Tony Rice strolled into the backstage area.   He was AKUSfJD's super special guest.  Very very cool, that man.  We hung out, then hit the road just as they were closing up their set.

We'll finish this drive off tomorrow, spend a day at home in Nashville, then head down to Atlanta, Charlotte, Asheville and possibly Carborro to close out the Eastern portion of our Things That Fly CD Release Tour.  RRE had to cancel Saturday in Carborro, so we're waiting to figure out how that will play out, we're optimistic that the show will go on in some capacity but you might want to stay tuned if you're planning to attend that show.

Festy Lineup Announcement coming soon.  If you want to be the first to know, sign up at TheFesty.com.

Killin time

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Roanoke to D.C.

Sold out show last night in Roanoke. Great scene happening there. Headed for two nights at Iota in Arlington, VA. Last time we turned a lot of people away at the door so make sure you get your tickets.

Hoping for some sun this weekend at the festivals. NRPS and AKUS feat. JD.


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The Crux

We've come to the end, tonight's show is the last on this stretch and for good reason. Charlottesville is our home away from home (The Festy) and finishing out this run in C'Ville feels right. Super Secret Special Guest expected.

Last night in Baltimore was one of the best show's we've played. The jams had dimensions that hadn't been previously explored. Dr. Snacklish really came through on the mixing console. Drew's as much a part of this band as anyone.

Sunday we'll be out at The Festy grounds, creating the physical space that'll be the foundation of an amazing experience. 10/10/10, Columbus Day weekend, Roseland, VA. We'll announce the lineup soon, sign up at www.thefesty.com for updates when they're available.


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