High Volume, Secret Service Agents and Late Night Vinyl.

The show at Sullivan Hall was high energy and short lived. We played a 40 minute set and managed to encapsulate a variety of tunes and dynamics. It was great to see some old friends and get loud. Noah even made a new friend after running into Adam Levine in the lower west side. We never realized Noah was such a fan.

We ended up at the same familiar hotel in Tinton Falls, NJ. WS was still spray painted in the parking lot. It is comforting in some sick way when you show up at a hotel and you recognize the desk clerk, your wireless automatically connects and you know the area. I suppose it could be worse.

We left early for Washington DC, and got to Hill Country just before the rain hit. The storm passed and we loaded in. After a southern themed dinner, we took in some of the sites DC offers. We walked to the Capital Building, the Washington Monument (which was undergoing some renovations) and even followed the secret service to the gate of the White House. There is a good chance it was the president that was leaving as the streets were locked up tight  by a fleet of government vehicles.

Chitwood took a moment at the 'reflection pool' in front of the capital building.

The Show at Hill Country was great. We revisited some old songs by request, and Kelly managed to knock the mic stand over and get wrapped up in the mic cable. When you don't have a slide handy, you use what you got. It happened to be the stand. It was a show well done if you ask me.

Here are some more shots of our walk in DC.

After a stay at another bizarre hotel room with a view of the parking garage, I watched a

guy eat more of the continental breakfast than I have ever seen. Frugal I suppose. 

We left early for Pennsylvania and arrived to Lawnstock Music Festival right on time. The crew was very kind to us and we had a blast playing outside. We had a chance to spread our wings and let go of any club volume level concerns. This always offers some much needed freedom.

We stayed with our friends last night, and had a blast catching up, hanging with their kids and listening to Tom Petty and Kiss on vinyl. Today, we have a double-header. We play Jam Along the Creek with Terrapin Flyer and then head straight to Philly to play The Legendary Dobbs tonight at 11pm (and then an overnight back to Vermont). 

The Evolvement Radio performance airs tonight HERE, so if you are in Philly, come and hang. If you aren't, tune in! We'l meet you all back here real soon. 

Love,

Waylon Speed
615/2013