Things didn't begin well, however. The Revelry Room has only been open for four weeks, and by the looks of it, they're still trying to sort things out. For example, we loaded in off a muddy street (with no ramp option so everything had to be carried up some stairs). The stage was dirty, covered in glitter and dust. A few of the guys found a broom and a shop vac and cleaned that up before we started setting up. Not very rock and roll.
The room itself was very live--a medium sized concrete floor box. Soundcheck sounded ok; we knew it would change a lot when the people showed up.
Greg, Bencuya, Monkeyboy, and I ate at a place called Blue Orleans around the corner from the club. Excellent, excellent, excellent New Orleans food. Also, the hostess was cute.
The gig...was pretty fantastic! Five hundred people is more than I thought we'd see on a rainy night, but it was packed, and the crowd had great energy. Super fun! I met a couple of cool people who'd seen us at different places around the southeast. The word is out.
I hope we play Chattanooga again, maybe at the sister club to this place, Track 29? That looks like a much better room (just checking out photos on the internet). Also, I want to eat at Blue Orleans again as soon as possible.
