twisted folks
Tonight Kate and I went to Santa Cruz for a DeatHat show at the Attic. The other bands were GHQ (from New York) and June Madrona (from Olympia, Washington). June Madrona is also playing at the Twisted Folk Festival tomorrow, along with DeatHat--no booking conspiracy, we just both got on the same bill twice.
At the venue I introduced myself to the other bands. Ross, the core member of June Madrona, looked kind of familar, but then, people do. Then I saw a sticker on a box the band was carrying, and I realized the truth: He used to be in The Pasties, a band I came across at random one afternoon, playing on the street to drum up business for their show that night in Missoula. Both they and I were on our ways west from Minneapolis. I blogged about it here. There's actually a photo of Ross, not that you could tell. He's the guy I followed down the street.
So, wow, small world. I asked him and he confirmed it, and then mentioned it was actually through the Pasties that he'd met Corpus Callosum, and that's how he met Vermillion Lies, and that's how June Madrona got into the festival. I pointed at my bandmate. Kate used to be in Corpus Callosum. And I'm in Vermillion Lies. And rumor has it our friend Avery, from Corpus Callosum, will be the MC for the festival.
Also June Madrona was fantastic. If you're near Big Sur anytime from 3 to midnight tomorrow (Friday, August 25), come to the Henry Miller Library! If you're not near Big Sur, see if you can get near it.
At the venue I introduced myself to the other bands. Ross, the core member of June Madrona, looked kind of familar, but then, people do. Then I saw a sticker on a box the band was carrying, and I realized the truth: He used to be in The Pasties, a band I came across at random one afternoon, playing on the street to drum up business for their show that night in Missoula. Both they and I were on our ways west from Minneapolis. I blogged about it here. There's actually a photo of Ross, not that you could tell. He's the guy I followed down the street.
So, wow, small world. I asked him and he confirmed it, and then mentioned it was actually through the Pasties that he'd met Corpus Callosum, and that's how he met Vermillion Lies, and that's how June Madrona got into the festival. I pointed at my bandmate. Kate used to be in Corpus Callosum. And I'm in Vermillion Lies. And rumor has it our friend Avery, from Corpus Callosum, will be the MC for the festival.
Also June Madrona was fantastic. If you're near Big Sur anytime from 3 to midnight tomorrow (Friday, August 25), come to the Henry Miller Library! If you're not near Big Sur, see if you can get near it.