Beautiful time of year to be out traveling this country, especially through the smoky mountains. We have been playing down in western N.C. the past few days. This area of the country is a spectacular place, it actually reminds me a lot of home. We have much of the same foliage and the mountains are twisted and gnarled just like the ones up in the North East. The Appalachian ridge lines are just a little grander in N.C. with a sweet hazy mist, that in late April carries the heavy scent of recently sprung flowers.

******A word to all travelers, especially musicians, traveling through Asheville or Black Mountain area. We found great accommodations at a place called The Mountain Getaway (828) 669-2202. They only have three rooms (sleeps 8), all well priced, in a scenic/secluded area, with no sound curfew, a 7 person hot tub (outside), and a beautiful deck with a sweet grill. We stayed there for two nights and it was like a musicians retreat, they even had rocking chairs with no arms (you guitar players know how cool that is). They really had it all.*********

Every time we go out of the North East I remember that the road can be a tough place. On this trip the gas prices shot up to $3.50 a gallon, people’s wallets are a little thin, times are tight for everyone in the U.S.A. But as our band grows we get to see the same parts of the country again and again; with the hopes that each time we make a few more friends along the way. You know we always do and I guess that is why we keep doing it. This was our 2nd of 4 trips that we will be making to the Asheville area in Spring 2008.

Friday we played the Town Pump in Black Mountain. We played well, the room sounds pretty good; but there was on average about 25 people in the room throughout the evening. That sure felt like a long way away from our sold-out Iron Horse show back at the end of March. But if you can get those 25 people dancing you know that atleast we are doing something right. Saturday we played at Warren Wilson College for their Earth Day Celebration….. And here we are driving to Ohio to play at Wesleyan for another Spring Fling.

We got some new pix on the myspace page, click the link on the right —–>

Talk to you soon, much love. TAF

Hi Folks,

This weekend The Amity Front will be heading down to North Carolina to play two shows and then off to Ohio. Hope to see you around.

Friday April 25th.
Black Mountain, NC
THE TOWN PUMP
10:00 - 1:00

Saturday April 26th
Swannanoa, NC
Warren Wilson College
EARTH DAY CELEBRATION
6:00 - TBA

Sunday April 27th
Delaware, OH
Ohio Wesleyan University
5:00 - TBA

The Amity Front urges all fans to travel safely and drive responsibly. Our new CD has been described as excellent driving music, however our fans say that their tendency is to drive too quickly while listening to BORDER TOWNS http://cdbaby.com/cd/amityfront2 …. We do apologize and as a disclaimer we can not pay for your driving tickets if you do indeed inure said infractions.
Happy trails and have fun,
TAF

Hey folks

Thursday, April 17th. Ithaca, NY CASTAWAYS 9:30, Support: Brooks Binau

Friday, April 18th. Northampton, MA PEARL STREET 8:30, Supporting: Rail Road Earth

I just wanted to let you know there is a last minute change in our calendar. I apologize to our fans who were going to come out this Friday to our Salt Hill Pub gig in Lebanon, NH. It turns out we will be joining Rail Road Earth at the Pearl Street Ball Room in Northampton, MA. We are big fans of Rail Road Earth and are excited to be on the bill, check them out http://www.railroadearth.com/rre/home_page.do.roots.”

Wise Rokobili will be filling the bill at the Salt Hill Pub.  He is described as: He is an excellent frontman for the local reggae upstarts KAILA, Wise Rokobili dishes out a laid-back yet up-beat groove that just doesn’t stop. Think Jack Johnson meets Bob Marley.

Happy trails, see you all soon!,

Levin and The Amity Front