Wednesday, June 8, 2011

'Welcome Home Tour', Part 1 - Friday, May 27 (Plymouth, Michigan)


For our first Michigan performance since the start of the tour, it was nice to play in a familiar venue, one where we knew the food and beer would both be delicious. If you have never been to Plymouth, Michigan, you might not know that they are home to Liberty Street Brewing Company, maker of award winning ales and venue for local music acts like our band. They don't distribute in bottles, but unlike most micro-breweries, they actually craft a pumpkin ale year round instead of seasonally.
Their performance space on the second floor is a long, narrow room with a low ceiling and hardwood floors; the perfect acoustical setting to deafen an audience even at medium volumes. Fortunately our prior experiences here taught us our sets go over surprisingly well even turned down low. In attendance for our homecoming was my wife Erin who captured some choice moments both frozen and kinetic. And now...pictures from the performance in black & white.

Nic and Eric singing loudly
Myself discovering the microphone

Eric and harmonica in motion