A few of us went to Portsmouth early ahead of the Blue Mermaid show because it's a pleasant place to hang out - walk around the old port feel, watch the Bruins win at Fat Belly's, etc.
Sand Machine is returning to Lizard Lounge in Cambridge on Saturday night for a nice mid-holiday season show. We'll be pulling out a mix of the heard, barely heard and possibly never heard (by you) for this one. We're taking the third slot out of four that night so we'll be on a bit earlier than we usually are at Lizard. Here's the bill in order of playing:
Thanks everyone for coming early and staying late. It was a great night. If you missed it, here's what we played.
Sand Machine made its first foray onto foreign soil this past weekend. It was a lot like The Beatles landing in the U.S. Check the footage.
Harvard Square was hopping Friday night. People were everywhere. And Tommy Doyle's was hopping too. A band called Borough of Kings from NYC opened the night. They leaned toward 80's party music including some covers in that vein.
I decided to play an old Guild Starfire that I've had forever that night, just to keep people honest. I'll post a pic of that soon.
We had a nice crowd of Sand folks and the place was crowded with walk-ins byt the time we were on. Here's what we played:
Mystery Track #4
Call Me Elvis Now
I've walked by this diner I don't know how many times. Never knew there was a room in back... and it's a nice room. I guess they serve their ham and eggs with a side of rock and roll.
It has the "red room with mirrors" feel like the Lizard, but with much more room and more seating (not taking anything away from our beloved Lizard of course). The bands play at floor level in the corner facing both the entrance and separate bar section.
I'm looking forward to hooking up with our old friend Rick Berlin at the Lizard Lounge next Saturday (4/24). He has been a huge part of the Boston music scene for #$%^7 years and our paths have crossed a lot over the years. Noah played in Rick's band Shelley Winters Project for two or three years in the early 00s. Rick was partially/largely/completely responsible for our first show ever at the Lizard Lounge back in 2002. In the meantime we have played on the same bill at least seven times according to my sometimes reliable records.
We worked on 5 or so post-Conference songs or potential songs last night. It's promising stuff. Bootleg versions of some of this material in whatever state it's in may be available at some point on the iSM page. Stay tuned.
