RECAP: 2 Shows- GOBS of ROCK.

On Saturday, September 12th, we did a show at the Treehouse. It was Electric Grandmother's 100th show AND Hotel Eden's last resident show in Columbus. It was also a home OSU game... an evening game! It was decided that OSU football home games kill the music scene. Luckily, there were some non-football folks ready to rock. Pinebox started the show around 10PM. Very cool electro groove going on with neat visuals... We went on after them. We had a bit of a hang-up with a lack of steady electricity. So Rich's laptop was acting up. And sooo... we had to cut a couple songs from our set to be courteous to the other performers.







<------Proof Electric Grandmother then took the stage. They do sitcom-core: rocking songs mocking and celebrating sitcoms from the 80's and 90's. Pete writes/ sings the songs... Mary Alice puts together and operates the slide show to go with them. The combo is super-fun, silly, and high-energy. Happy 100th show!!

Hotel Eden finished the night with his last set in Columbus as a resident. He's heading to San Fran. I was jazzed to get to see him live. Great electro-pop music with a DJ twist. Super-cool.

On Friday, September 18th, we did a show at Victorian's Midnight Cafe (Vic's) with my friend Kevin Milner. Kevin traveled from Dayton to join us. Due to 315's awesomely confusing construction and detours, he made a rock-and-roll entrance just in time to hop on stage. Kevin started a bit after 9PM and did an hour+ set. He does heart-felt folk music. It was wonderful to hear him play again. He even did a Kimya Dawson cover. :) As an added bonus, we got to meet his fiance and brother. Very cool people.








That's Kevin Milner---->




Rich and I did an hour and half set. We played our usually set-list plus "Mourning Time" (a new song). I think it was well-received. It was great to play for some folks that hadn't heard us live before. Great, attentive audience. Good vibe. We'll be at Vic's again on November 21st. It's a great place to play... very cozy... great sound... full bar... good coffee... tables and bar stools... nice set-up for sure.

Thanks to Katie and Bob for taking pictures... you can check them out on our flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/teamsmileandnod/sets/72157622375979973/

September 12th: Team Smile and Nod, Pinebox, Electric Grandmother, and Hotel Eden at the Treehouse!

If you are in Columbus, do come by the Treehouse this Saturday. It's a pretty sweet line-up of electro bands. It also happens to be Electric Grandmother's 100th show AND Hotel Eden's last show in Columbus before he moves to San Francisco. Pinebox puts on a sweet show with a video background (so does EG). Point being... this should be very fun.

In summary, I've been reading a wonderful book called cunt- a declaration of independence by Inga Muscio. I recommend it to everyone. In the world. It is mind-blowing. Often it gives words to thoughts I've had and didn't know how to verbalize. I should have read it years ago when Katie recommended it to me. Don't make the same mistake as I did. Read it now! Cue: Reading Rainbow theme music...

3 Thangs: TwoGroove Blog Interview, Pat Radio, & Monday's Show

Sooo... Here is Rich setting up at our show on Monday (5/4/9) at the Treehouse. As you can see, there were many stickers on the wall. Also, as you can see below, there is a tree in the middle of the listening room at the Treehouse. Not just a clever name. The show was good... got to hear Super Desserts... they were great. Jeremy Jay had a solid performance as well. We met a couple guys in a band called: The Language Our Fathers Forgot. They were super-nice guys. That is pretty much the summary of the night. My week has been bizzare. I have been quite tired. Yup.

Our song,
"They Grow It", was played on Pat Radio a couple weeks ago. It was very nice... Pat plugged our Treehouse gig, too. Give his podcast a listen here: http://www.patradio.org/blogs/archives/215-program-159-Your-Favorite-Assassin.html

We were featured on the blog TwoGroove. They interviewed us. Here's a link if you'd like to read it: http://www.twogroove.com/blog/2009/05/04/past-present-future-team-smile-and-nod/

In summary, my enthusiasm is low due to tired-ness. My apologies.