10/23/08 - Eclipse Records - St. Paul

October 23, 2008
Eclipse Records
Saint Paul, Minn.

Set:
| Spring Fever | Poet (Who Didn't Know It) | I'm a Bad MammaJamma (Who Works at Wendy's) | Last Night | M'Lady | Moon Over the Water | The Date | Chosen Ones | Lady Madonna [The Beatles] | Aphrodite |

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Tonight was interesting indeed. It was by far the smallest show we've ever played. It was honestly just the bands (My Lady Four and Haroh), the girlfriends/wives, a couple parents, and a few others. But that didn't stop it from being fun. Oh, not at all.

First off, Eclipse Records is a pretty fun little space. It's a local record store which has a small video arcade and a show venue. The room is completely black and it's concrete and brick. And it's loud. Quite.

We played a set that was pretty indicative of what we've been playing lately. Mostly tracks off the album with a couple strays thrown in as well. Those present really seemed to enjoy it. I know we did.

As a further comment on the attendance of this show, it was interesting to notice that between each band, the audience area was completely empty... because everyone in the audience came back to the backstage/band room area. At one point, I (tony) stepped onto the stage to an empty room, pumped a fist into the air and triumphantly shouted, "Hello, Saint Paul!" I expected to hear the comforting chirping of country crickets, but instead the sound guy peeked out from behind a speaker and chortled politely.

It was fun, though, and that's the reason reason why we play shows. Sure, it's nice to have crowds like we did at the Fine Line or at the Ramkota before we moved out of Aberdeen, but it's sort of a rite of passage, isn't it? To play a show to almost no one? It was fun and funny and all that. We actually look forward to playing Eclipse again. It was a cozy, neat little place. It'll be even more fun to be there when there's a crowd.

Nick was shooting some video tonight of the bands and of the backstage antics. When we were onstage, his buddy Carp (the drummer from My Lady Four) filmed us. So we'll see if anything ever comes of that footage. Ah, well. Y'know.