The “All Hallow’s Eve Party” at Beauty Bar (SD) last night was a funny night. I lost footing and fell down at one point. Totally weird, because I still can’t figure out what happened! All I know is that I was about to sing the chorus of our new song “What Say You?” and DOWN! Alex covered for me, and musically, I was barely missed (humbling actually, haha).
There were some great costumes in the crowd, intermingling with your standard “Dorothy” and “Jason” costumes. One guy told had a full beard and mustache and a Detroit Tigers cap on (yes, I called it a cap). He said, “Guess who I am!”… to which I responded “I don’t know… a Detroit Tigers fan?!”… to which he said “No! I will be Magnum P.I. tomorrow night, after I shave the beard!”
We were a bit nervous before the show though, because Alex was held up and running very late. As in… we had to start the show without him! Yeah, so Mark grabbed the bass and we lit into “Childlike,” then as we started “Animal Crush” we saw him at the front of the stage! I found out later that Nate was relieved we stopped, because the beater on his kick drum pedal flew off during the first song! He was looking around in the dark for it back there! From that point on, we went from a tight 3-piece to the full “onslaught.” We just tore into the songs, back-to-back, with hardly a break. I think this is why we got a comment from the next band “How about Echo Revolution?! Those guys don’t #@&$ around!” I was happy.
One guy was really into “Counterfeit Sunshine,” and he was also a musician so I told him about how we wrote it. He was one of the most excited audience members I’ve met in awhile. That felt great. I think every songwriter likes to be appreciated for their craft, and also to see that someone identifies with them through the music.
Great night, and a fun send-off for the holidays. Thanks to those who came out! Oh, check out the new ECHOREVOLUTION.COM… there is a new “RADIO” page now where you can request ER music too!

