The Shibs played a new venue in New Cumberland, PA called The Local Beat. The place and the people are awesome. It is a place created by artists and musicians for people who really dig the arts scene. Joe, the owner, is a musician and I think that place will be alive and well when we swing through PA again. The feel of the show was pretty awesome for us, because everyone was hanging on every note. Four encores....thanks Joe, Rebbecca, and everyone else at The Local Beat.
NYC
First show was decent, just a bit quiet for a 7pm set. But Arlene's Grocery is sort of NYC underground, and the whole neighborhood was bustling a couple hours later. Adrian Grenier, that is the actor from Entourage that was at Arlene's Grocery. NYC is awesome because it seems like no matter where you are, or what time you are there, there are always people around. I love cities for that reason; it always feels like you are in the midst of something that is going on.
I've gotta second Andy on the ground zero stuff. We didn't even realize where we were staying, then we basically walked right into the fences at ground zero. Crazy. Just stood there for a while staring, and thinking it all over. Not a lot to see at the site, but the gravity of 9/11 sure can be felt.
Kenny's Castaways was an awesome show. The Shibs had a good set, and then there was an open mic for about 8 hours after. So, we got to hang out with a lot of people, musicians, and some old friends from Wisconsin. At about 3am, Mouse and I jumped on stage again to debut a new Shibs tune, and rock some Folsom Prison too.
NYC...we'll be back soon!
