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my weekend, a new demo

Jun 30th, 09

It's a beautiful day in Chicago - sunny, with none of the overwhelming Midwestern humidity that's going to be an everyday thing soon enough.

Saw Augustana and the Counting Crows on Saturday evening. What a show. I’m a big fan of Augustana. I think they are a very under-appreciated band. They write some phenomenal songs, and they pay homage to the world of beautiful bluegrass-inspired harmonies.

The Counting Crows surprised me, too. They were one of my favorite bands growing up, but I haven’t been quite as in love with their most recent work. But they killed it. They played a lot of old songs, and it reminded me of why I started trying to write lyrics. So many of their lines read just like good poetry: “I’ve been watching you for hours/it’s been years since we were born/we were perfect when we started/I’ve been wondering where we’ve gone.” What an insanely good song.

So we’ve started rehearsing for a couple of full band shows in Chicago and Indianapolis toward the end of the summer…I know that seems like quite a long way off, but we’re really focused on making these special. Mark them on your calendar or blackberry or pocket organizer or whatever you use to remember what day of the week it is. Aaron, Jeff and I are putting together some old songs that I haven’t played in a couple of years and we’re crafting some of brand new tunes to play live. We're actually rehearsing tonight. As soon as I put the finishing touches on this fine piece of blog work, my guitar and I are going to the bus stop for the ride.

I'm going to put up a demo I worked on at my apartment last week called "Hard Earned Heart." It's got some vocal layering and electric guitar parts that I was pretty excited to try out. Soon enough, we're going to record songs that sound a bit more polished than the sounds of a microphone on a computer. But not too much more polished.

I hope you're all doing well and hope to see you soon. As always, thanks for listening.

-david

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