Show and Tell

I've been going through a bit of a musical dry spell lately, and now I think it's time to share what I've recently found to be great. Sequoyah Prep School (who now goes by Sequoyah) just came out with a new CD at the beginning of this month called "Spells." Very different from their older stuff, I believe it to be a change in a good direction. Neither is better, just different. The band has gotten in touch with their Rock n' Roll side and just made a CD out of it. A few nights ago they came to Nashville and I got the opportunity to go see them, which was amazing. To be honest when you listen to their new album after you watch the very same songs performed live, it's a bit of a let down. They are just that good live.

When the show finished, there were a few fans that had driven about three hours to see them. The venue was very upclose and personal,  which made it more than easy to converse with the bands. These fans had not had enough of Sequoyah (neither had anyone else, but we all just didn't have the guts to say anything about it), so they asked the lead guy to sing some more songs outside. He complied. Walking out, there was a group of about ten people gathered around him and his guitar just singing and pulling out their phones to record it. We got our own private session! It was awesome.

During the last song, we had a bit of an issue with two sketchy, homeless looking guys asking to play his guitar. Now you can imagine how nice and expensive it must have been, and if he had even let one of these guys touch it they would have run off with it in a heartbeat. Now reminder: this was DURING the song that the guy kept asking. So we're all just sitting there watching and singing and this weirdo comes up and won't stop talking and asking, so we're all getting annoyed and rather creeped out. When no one is answering, the guy turns to this girl and gets in her face asking her to let his friend play the guitar (?!?) while she is trying not to even acknowledge him. Suddenly, Justin (the lead singer) stops the song and tells the guy to stop bothering the "little lady" because she is only here to have a good time. Since he still won't let up, Justin says, "Okay, let me finish this song and we'll talk about it." So we finished and of course, the man was still waiting. His friend had already walked all the way down the street and sat down against a building (he obviously wasn't too interested in playing). This was a very awkward situation, and things were getting a little heated, so Justin told him to go get his friend, and when the man started walking that way, we told him he'd better get inside and go change his clothes, so we said thank you and goodnight, and that was the end of a great night. When we passed the venue, the man and his friend were standing outside waiting. I wonder how long they stood there...

Anyways, check them out!