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.
Thanks everyone for another nice sold out show at Lizard Lounge last night. Great atmosphere there as always. Here's what you missed if you weren't there (in the right order this time):
Put a Brave Face On
Call Me Elvis Now
Back Again
ATM Song
Stick Around Some More
Dreams to Forget
This Time the Angels Walk the Line
[a new song, possibly called Because of Me]
The Snow is on the Grass Again
It's Getting Late
Noly-Noly Crimbellum
Dance and Drink Wine
The Ship
Quinn the Eskimo
have to sometimes work odd hours and put the sand machine site up to listen to their music to make it easier? i'm just sayin' . . .
We're playing a bunch of songs Thursday night, from sources near and far. Your fave may already be in the works, but in case it isn't if you want to request something we'll give it consideration (meaning, can we wing that one?). You can reply here or wherever...
For the first time ever we have a holiday single this year. It's called "Back Again" and you can't miss it front and center on the homepage. You can listen to it there or download it. It's our holiday present. Hope you like it. We weren't sure what your size is, but we hope it fits. Kept the receipt.
Special thanks to Ethan Stone for the tasty organ work throughout and especially on the instrumental break. And another special thanks to Keri Beckwith for the very nice original "Back Again" image (affectionately called bunnydrum).
