David Freeman Music

October 5, 2024: Atlanta, GA.  It's crazy that our annual show at Chastain in Atlanta is no longer a big deal to us, it terms of the size of the show. These days, the Chastain show is a homecoming gig for us, and it's fun to catch up with our old friends who have stuck with us. October 10, 2024: Atlanta, GA. We played a benefit for the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials in Atlanta. All of our meals were delivered in plastic boxes, and there were no recycling bins in the dressing rooms, so everything went into the garbage can. C'mon man! It took me an hour and a half to get to the gig, which I think might be a personal record, definitely a PR for 2024. It didn't matter, though, because the load in was enough of a pain that things were getting to the stage for setup just as I arrived.   Ok gig. This room at Monday Night Brewing is a terrible space for a band. I bet it didn't sound too good, even with our top notch sound engineers. We did get to home at the end of th...

We flew home from the end of the tour (Phoenix) on the morning of September 12, 2024, and a week later, we were back up and running. Here's how the end of September looked. September 19, 2024: Atlanta, GA. We played a private event at the rooftop on Ponce City Market on rented gear. Getting to the rooftop is kind of a pain in the butt, between the parking and the need for someone to accompany you on the elevator. Once you get up there, it's not too bad, though. Anyway, kind of a lame gig, and the backline guys weren't really on the ball, so we had to wait around (I want to say that they forgot to send all the wireless microphones? Something like that--they forgot an essential part of our show gear). So, it took extra time waiting around because they had to go back and get the stuff, then bring it over, park, do the elevator thing, then hand it over to Zach to get it going. Another big factor in this gig--Nick got sick and couldn't sing at all, so the setlist was carved...

Here we go--big blog post! We spent the summer touring as the opening act for Train and REO Speedwagon, something we'd never done before. Most of the days were the same: get off the bus, get coffee, go practice flute, set up my keyboards on the rolling riser, eat lunch, go practice clarinet somewhere else, soundcheck, warm up on keyboard, warm up on saxophone, eat, play the show (we played for forty-five minutes), put my gear away, go for a run, shower, get back on the bus. Therefore, this will probably be mostly pictures. July 8, 2024: Somerset, WI. We flew to Minneapolis the night before (the closest airport), and then the next day we took cars to meet up with the bus, which was already parked at the first venue. Right off the bat it was time to put some luggage away and go eat lunch.  dogs at the venue! Since we were just getting situated, this happened a few times--shuffling clothes from a suitcase under the bus to a duffel bag that lived on the bus. back of the venue roller d...