This Weekend’s Shows
As mentioned, The Woodrow Wilsons played two shows this weekend. Both were generally a good heap of fun. Friday was Blastfest, which essentially consisted of the Whitehaus moving itself to the Cambridge YMCA and having a hoot. Sets were short and it was pretty much like a hit-and-run barrage of bands and poets. We played for about 15 minutes. The whole show was very loose and so even though mistakes were made, I didn’t seem to care and I doubt anyone else really did either.
Saturday night, we played at this fun little divey bar in Somerville called Razzy’s. A band called One Happy Island asked us to play, and so we did. They were pretty good — pretty eclectic, sort of like a goofier version of us in a way. When we got there, the top portion of my hi-hat stand turned up missing. I feared it long gone and knew we didn’t have time to go back to Chris’ place to grab his stand, so we drove quickly to Guitar Center and I bought a new one. It was on sale for $90 (which is less than I was expecting to have to drop) and basically a 8- or 9-year newer update of the one I already had. I had sort of been wanting a new hi-hat stand anyway so this provided an opportunity to get one. Naturally, the missing piece turned up in Chris’ closet when we drove home after the show. Of course. Ultimately, we ended up playing a really nice set that I liked a lot. One of our better performances to date, I think.
Next up, the highly anticipated show with our good friends (and some former bandmates) Harris at O’Brien’s in Allston on April 3. I can’t wait for this show. The show might have some awesome surprises if certain things can get pulled together in time.
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