David Freeman Music

I had an excellent trio gig tonight with David Ellington and Craig Shaw.  I can't remember the last time Craig and I played a gig together...it's been many years!  Anyway, both sounded terrific--we had a great gig.  The "others in the room" (you wouldn't exactly call them an audience, since none of them were listening) got a little loud, but the pay was good, the band was great, load out was easy, and I somehow managed to not pay for parking.  When I got home, Maggie chased me around the house and then peed on the bed, but just a little.  Not too bad for a Sunday. If you just can't believe how good these sound, come see Ellington and myself (the Dave and Dave Duo) Tuesday, November 11 at Churchill Grounds (9 PM), or Friday, November 14 at Sun in my Belly (7 PM).  Stuff like this:

Yacht Rock played a corporate gig last night at the Fox.  Pretty easy, but not much to talk about. We kind of got screwed again on food--not as embarrassing as last time, but still pretty lame.  I brought my own waffles and clementines just in case, and I ate them all. We had Matt and Cole from The Shadowboxers subbing for Nick and Cobb.  I spent much of the gig staring at Cole, trying to figure out why he would never look at me.  He looked at everybody else all night, but the only person actually facing him...I got nothing.  My ESP was worthless, but it gave me something to do. It's weird playing with a couple of subs.  All the songs sound like alternate takes. Load out was a mess even by Fox/Egyptian Ballroom standards.  Not only were we competing with catering and decorations, but I think there main stage was changing things up and there were several stage panels in the alley.  I think catering told us we could get in the mi...

Compared to some of our previous weekends, the Yacht Rock Revue had it pretty easy last week--a quick trip up to Nashville and then a wedding back in Atlanta. Before I go any further, though, you should check out our video of Jason Carter Says Yes .  Half of the music is live stuff from us at the 10 High a few years ago, and half was done via email (such as the sax and strings).  I love the way this turned out.  I am also very jealous of Greg Lee's hair. Our version was based on some weird stuff Bencuya laid on us in the van many years ago called Jimmy Carter Says Yes , a song poem which uses some of JC's inauguration speech.  Bizarre, but nearly equally awesome. Our version from the 10 High is probably the best of all three, and still pee-in-your-pants funny after we've heard it a hundred times. Friday:  The plan for this trip was to assemble at noon and head north, presumably beating traffic and getting up to Nashville with enough time to tackl...

Whew...I'm getting slower and slower about updating this.  I'm still kind of decompressing from the previous two weeks' shows...at least, that's my excuse. So anyway...rewind to last weekend: Friday:  we drove to Charleston.  Driving there is a little strange--it seems like it should be interstate all the way, but instead you drive to Augusta, cross into South Carolina, and then wander through the cotton fields on two lane roads for a good while before you get on another interstate and resume your quest for signs of civilization. The cotton is about ready. I tried to persuade an uncollared dog at a gas station to get into our van, but once again to no avail. We played Music Farm in Charleston.  My favorite part about this gig is walking down the street to the Thai restaurant-Basil--on the corner.  Good stuff.  Anything served with white rice has a good chance of making me happy.  It's genetic. I went with these guys. So...Musi...