We are 4 shows into our US tour with Alexisonfire and La Dispute and so far it's been amazing. Trash Talk was not able to get back from Europe in time to start the tour with us due to the volcanic ash situation in Iceland so hopefully they meet up with us shortly. The first day was Cleveland and we were reunited with our buddies in Alexisonfire and their "a little big bigger than a sprinter van" box truck situation. We also met the La Dispute guys for the first time and everyone hit it off well. The show was great for a 1st show of tour and afterwards we drove to Toledo, OH to stay with a friend's mother who treated us like kings!
Detroit was an amazing 700+ person show at an awesome sounding venue called St Andrew's Hall. More importantly this day marked our first ever Jimmy John's sandwich experience and let me tell you, it's worth the hype. I had the Italian Night Club and then bought a JJ Gargantuan for later it was THAT good.
Buffalo was sold out at the Old Town Hall (formerly the Sphere) with over 1000 people in attendance and the venue was cool looking with a bowl shaped hall and great sound. Some of Alexis' family and friends came out which was pretty cool. Again, more importantly, we had Buffalo WINGS! Delicious charcoal smoked wings to be exact. We all enjoyed and all paid for it later. I love good regional food, it's one of the best parts of touring.
Last night was Ottobar in the lovely Baltimore, MD. It was an early show and we played at 3:30pm but it was still a good one albeit we were a little tired from the overnight drive and van sleeping. Saw some friends and then the Alexis guys came with us to Olive Garden where half of us waited for mediocre pasta and the other half went for mediocre Applebee's. I think the Applebee's crew one that battle. Not an amazing food day unfortunately, but hey, it happens.
We play the Canal Club tonight in Richmond, VA. Let's get it on!
-Brian
