We played the Noisepop happy hour event last night and it was super rad. If I can be reflective for a moment, I just realized that we've now played both the Noisepop and the South by Southwest festivals. I think back to when we started this band years ago, playing those two events was something we really wanted, and now we can say we've done it!
Ok back to Nosiepop. The show was at a really cool bar called Bender's which was on Van Ness in the Mission. The decor was pretty cool, the ceiling was decorated with hundreds of origami cranes.The staff, the owner, bartenders, soundman, door guy were all super friendly and helpful and made us feel very welcome. Also, free Tecate and PBR's for band members, so bonus!
We got there early, and at first it seemed like attendance might be kind of light, but around 5:30 like clockwork, people started pouring in and soon the place was packed. First band on was Evacuee, a really cool, rocking, loud three piece. Actually all the bands were three pieces, it was power trio night! One neat thing about Evacuee is that they switch instruments between every song, like an indie rock chinese fire drill.
We were on second, and I felt like we played pretty well. We had a great time on stage, I was very relaxed and having fun, and we got a great response from the crowd.
Our friends and labelmates Aimless Never Miss were on next, and they put on a great show as usual. Johnny is just a fantastic guitar player and singer, Eric is one of the best drummers I have ever seen, and Macey is just super solid on bass.
So, all in all, a really good night, probably my favorite show we've ever done in San Francisco. Next month should be great as well, we've got SXSW again plus some other things cooking, so stay tuned.
Thanks to intercom for the image
