Howdy Folks,

Trust me when I say we’ve been real busy this past month. For instance, both Andrew and I attended the wedding of our friends Drew and Lauren (Hooray!) on July 3rd and then left the reception to go directly to play with Whispering Winds and Gifts from Enola. That’s two nights worth of party in one night! Both the wedding and the show were awesome.

This past weekend we took our second venture out of the area code. First stop was in Richmond at Morgan’s Clay Street residence. He and his roommates/friends graciously allowed us to play in their music room and then serenaded us with a variety of classic rock n roll tunes. It’s not everyday you get to hear a Buddy Holly & the Crickets cover. It was a load of fun and the first of what will be a monthly house show. If you don’t know where this place find out, because they will only get better from here.

The show in Lynchburg on Saturday almost didn’t happen because the power went out on Rivermont Pizza’s block right after we got there. So we spent a few hours wandering Lynchburg, saw a GIANT fountain, made Starship Troopers jokes with an ice cream lady and played mini golf until power was restored. The Late Virginia Summers were fantastic, the people in Lynchburg are extremely nice and appreciative of music, the staff and ownership treat the bands really well and (this is the kicker) they have the best pizza I have ever had. If you ever end up near Lynchburg, do yourself a favor and seek it out.

One last order of business. We are playing at the Taphouse in Norfolk this Saturday July 31st with local stalwarts Churn and the Fighting Jamesons. The last show with Churn ruled, so expect more of the same this weekend.

Cheers,
Joel