[Liberty Blog] UNC/Duke, Harmony Hills Community Church, UVA, and Emory

Hey all, sorry about the late post…it’s been difficult to get online recently not to mention the fact that when we do get some spare time, all we’ve wanted to do is sleep. We’ve been on the road now a little over two weeks, and I think it’s finally starting to take a toll on our bodies. A typical day on tour looks something like this: wake up at 7AM, hit up the nearest Starbucks (we’re getting to the point where we won’t drive unless we have coffee in our bodies), drive for a few hours, stop at some horrible fast food restaurant for lunch (if someone made a documentary on our eating habits for the last two weeks, it would literally give Supersize Me a run for its money), drive for a few more hours, stop for gas (this is also where we stock up on chips, beef jerky, soda, and everything else that will shave a few years off our lives), arrive at the venue, load in and sound check, play, pack up, then head to another horrible fast food restaurant where we celebrate the night’s accomplishments. It’s a pretty repulsive lifestyle if you ask me. In some strange way, though, I don’t know if I’ve ever been happier.

Last week, we had the chance to visit some schools in the South. After our show in North Carolina, Brian had to fly back to Philly for a few days, which meant the next couple shows would be acoustic. And while I love playing with the full band, it’s always nice stripping it down to two acoustics once in a while. People who hear us live often complain that they can’t hear the words to any of our songs…this is always sad for me to hear because I’ve always believed that one of our greatest strengths as a band is our songwriting, not necessarily our noise-making capabilities. Acoustic shows are always fun because we’re able to spend more time talking about the songs and the stories behind them. For the shows at Harmony Hills Community Church and UVA, we decided we wanted to spice up our acoustic set a bit by having Colin play bass and percussion on a few of the songs. We even introduced a new song we just wrote on the road… stay tuned for album #3 ☺

After the UVA show, we drove straight through the night to Atlanta for our show at Emory on Sunday. We were a bit nervous about attendance with the gas shortage there and all, but the show turned out to be a huge success. The turnout was great, and the students there seemed super excited for the cause. A big thank you to Joan, Angela, Hannah, and the rest of our friends at Emory for their southern hospitality…you guys are awesome.

Oh and btw, we crashed the van…but we’re okay. Pics coming shortly.