caught between a rock and a role that i was never really meant to play

[jfb]

Remember that thing last month about pressing one's CD into the hands of a musical idol? Tonight's victim was Adam from Nadine, another band I've been waiting years to see.

Some of you know this: The first time I got up on stage and sang and played the mandolin, it was a song from Downtown, Saturday. And it wasn't because I had wanted to go sing in public and I just needed a song to do it with--the song itself was the motivation to perform. I think it's fair to say there wouldn't be a CD if it weren't for Nadine. So it was nice to be able to express a little gratitude in person.

And also, they were great! I knew they had really good songs and were able to come up with great arrangements in the studio, but I didn't know how tight the band would be, or how fun. So yeah, highly recommended if you find yourself around St. Louis sometime... or in LA on Wednesday, europopkid. It's free! Go!

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[michaelpop.livejournal.com]

oooh, that's...tomorrow. hm, i've never been to molly malone's, but i know where it is. and it's an irish pub, and lorien's irish, and she likes beer, and i like music, and...ok, sounds like a plan.

[jfb.livejournal.com]

An interesting thing about the show, BTW, was the degree to which they've shed the country part of their sound. It's not completely gone, but, well--the best indication I can give is that Steve Rauner had a lap steel guitar on stage with him, but ended up not playing it.

I didn't get a good look at it, but I think it was the same exact model as mine, so that was cool.