Hi folks,

We are down in Knoxville killin’ time so I thought that I would say a few words about our journey thus far.
We started out our tour on a two-day bender in the big apple. The Rockwood was our first stop (located on Allen St); it is a great place to see a show. I am always amazed at the talent in NYC. But to our surprise we realized that we left a very important piece of equipment at home….Erik’s guitar! What a way to start out the tour. However, with the help of our manager we were able to pull some strings and get a great deal on a new guitar. So now Erik is also rocking a custom shop telecaster.
The next day we performed for “Billboard Underground”, it was a live interview and a performance. Look for us on the website: www.billboard.com/ in about three weeks. BTW, do you all remember “the grind” on MTV; well the woman who hosted our show on Billboard was the same host for The Grind…. After that we performed at the Living Room, another excellent venue located on Ludlow Street in the lower east side of Manhattan. What a great room for a show. BTW, if you like Bill Frisell or other amazing telecaster players check out this guy: Jim Campilongo you can find him on the web at www.jimcampilong.com you will be amazed! Also another act that I was impressed with was a group called Pete & J. Check them out!
Next we traveled to Philadelphia to play The Word Café Live, we opened for Zok, an Australian band. That was fun, after which we promptly went home to the hotel (I think we were all in bed by 1:00, which is early when you are on the road) in order to make our 8 hour journey to Norfolk VA to play the Tap House, a very cool venue. You know The Amity Front and the bar are going to get along well when we walk into the bar and they feed us well, drink us well and on top of that play Wilco and Uncle Tupelo on the house system. As part of our 8 hr journey to Norfolk we need to make a detour Charlottesville, VA to pick up another instrument. Last year when we were on tour we left Lyon’s Saxophone at the Gravity Lounge. After a full year of playing phone tag with the venue Lyon was able to get through to them and we were able to pick up his instrument!! Very cool. But if we keep going at this rate I don’t think I will be able to find space in the van for all the instruments we keep acquiring.
After the Tap House gig we drove straight through the night, another 8 hr drive, to get to Knoxville, TN where we played The Blue Plate Special on WDVX http://www.wdvx.com/. I think that you can download the show at their website. That same night we played Barleys Tap Room. Another excellent venue with good beer and very friendly people, they also make a mean pie! Check them out online at http://www.barleystaproom.com/.

So that takes us to today, and here we are hanging out in TN while we get our van worked on and prepare to head to Black Mountain, NC to play at the Town Pump.

Hopefully see you out some time soon.
Take care,
Much love and respect,
The Amity Front