Fred: Cajun fiddle during "Jenny Says"? Why the hell not! Thanks @amandashawmusic for helping spread the rock 'n' roll joy tonight with Cowboy Mouth. It was a blast playing with you! Thanks to all our friends and everyone in Nashville who made it out to the show tonight!
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video: Jay Capps
Fred: What a great way to end a great week! I think we may have found our new home away from home in Nashville at the @3rdandlindsley club. The Drivin' N Cryin' guys have been telling me about that one for years. I don't think you could've fit another person in there tonight. It was packed and crazy! At one point, we indulged our request from the crowd for "Kelly Ripa" that morphed into our punk rock version of The Replacements' "Can't Hardly Wait." But in my humble opinion, the highest of highlights during the show tonight was being joined on stage by the Louisiana fiddle phenomenon Miss @amandashawmusic ! I'm not sure how this happened, but here's the moment where "I Believe" turned into a punk rock "Louisiana Saturday Night!" Damn, this girl can play!
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video: Jay Capps
Fred: Well, THAT was pretty cool! Last night we played the Overton Shell in Memphis, the site of Elvis’s first “professional gig.” He had just put out his first Sun Records single, “That’s Alright, Mama” and was in the process of turning into an overnight phenomenon that still has yet to let up after all these years. The backstage area was pretty cool, with LOTS of memorabilia involving not only Elvis and other 50s rockabilly stars, but also commemorating the heydays of the late 60s and 70s, when they hosted lots of Brian’s favorite bands.
We had a HUGE crowd that went nuts (after I let them know it was OK) for the rest of the entire evening. Although the stage was blisteringly hot (I think I sweated buckets up there), I think we did a good job and they seem to want us back! Love that. Tonight? Viva Nash-Vegas!
Fred: Jackson, Mississippi! What a wild, packed, crazy night that was! The audience was revved up and ready to go from song one! John Thomas's flight schedule got mixed up and he ended up arriving to the venue five minutes before we started on very little sleep, but still performed like the champion he is! Thanks everybody for making that show a blast! On to Memphis, baby!
Going on sale this Friday, June 28 at 10:00 am eastern time!
Sept 20 - Raleigh, NC - @the.rialto
Sept 21 - Savannah, GA - Coach's Corner
Sept 28 - Roswell, GA - @fromtheearthbrewing
Fred: What a week we had! Wasn't sure what to expect in Boston playing on a Wednesday night, but it was packed and those people were crazy! Had a big bowl of clam chowder and got to kick musical booty with what I like to think is one hell of a rock 'n' roll band! New York was a blast as well. We were visited on stage by the one and only CajunMan, my old buddy from my Dash Rip Rock days, as well as spending the show celebrating the life of Josh Lipschutz, with his beautiful and amazing family jamming onstage with us! CM is truly a lucky bunch. We also did Dewey Beach on Saturday night, but my voice was blown out due to a cold I'd been fighting. People still seemed to have a good time though, and that's what counts! Thanks everyone for what we in Louisiana call 'passing a good time.' Thanks also Jay Capps, as well as Dr Charu and Jeff Henson for the videos and pictures! Looking forward to Mississippi and Tennessee this week!! Are you with me?!?
From Josh's wife Abby about the NYC show: 'We felt Josh with us that night for sure and were beyond touched at your efforts to bring such a heartfelt and spirited show to us. It was felt into the depths of my soul.'
Makes it all worthwhile.
