The City Veins

So after sleeping a lot yesterday and realizing I am going to have to get used to playing til late in the evening and taking free whiskey shots from grateful bartenders, I am totally up for it. The show was a total rush, and I was telling the other guys that 10 minutes after the show ended I really didn’t even remember being up on stage. That’s how quickly it goes by, and how into the music and crowd you get. Playing live is a totally different feeling than practicing or running through the set list a few times. First, on stage the band isn’t all facing each other, which makes for a completely different setup. Second, you can’t stop after a song and “try it again”, or start from a certain spot to fix what you fucked up before. The set is one rapid succession and once the opening beat starts, it’s just a barrage of energy until the final crash of the cymbals. Obviously I’m having a hard time describing the feeling, but I guess the word to describe it is exhilerating, also exhausting, but in a good way. Aaron always says if you aren’t completely spent after playing a set you haven’t done it right. I like that way of thinking. We were all drenched in sweat and it was like a feeling of victory. I was also totally impressed with our collective energy on stage, we legitimately enjoy playing with each other as a band. We are all really happy with the first show and if anything it made us want to go out the next time and rock even harder. Aaron and I are headed to Velvet tonight to see Prabir and the Substitutes, a cool 60s type rock band from Richmond. Maybe we can do some shameless promotion while we’re down there. Adios.