The Rock Concert

Thanks to all who came out, we drew a nice amount and had a really good time. Nice venue! Smoke machine, lights, real stage. . . lots of fun. I think more and more we are growing as a band together, it's very cool to watch.

This show kind of capped a crazy week for the Look Machine. We spent insane hours this week recording some exellenet new demos with Chad, Josh and Nathan from Boy Sets Fire. I don't think we can really express how great and helpful and brilliant they've been in this process. We're going to have a shining new 8 song mini album when all is said and done and it's really sounding excitedly great.

Nathan is particular is totally and completely kicking me in every way imaginable. And it's been incredibly helpful. He's attempting to, in his words, shake me free of both the worship team sound and the perfect studio diet pepsi voice. Probably the best thing he is doing is really pushing me to emotionally invest myself in the music and sell out to it in every performance. You know what, it's hard work. . . really hard. All hot and sweaty, almost crying. . . but it's worth. Boy Sets Fire has an early recording called, "This Crying This Screaming My Voice is being born" and I think it's appropriate to this process. Anyway, I have to say that the results are really starting to show in the recordings. I'm very happy with them. Just little changes here and there are making a huge difference. And a word about Nathan, the dude is freakin' amazing and very creative and very nice. . . and completely through and through a proffessional singer. Anyway, enough of that lovefest. But I do have a recording of a nice little duet of him and myself that I will sell on eBay once their next album sells 5 million copies.

Of course, Josh and Chad are amazing too. But then, they aren't the ones who are busting into the recording booth and saying, "STOP singing like a p_ssy!,' or, "NO NO, that melody is way to "As the deer panteth for the water," . . . so I'll just dedicate this post to the man, the myth, the legend who is Nathan Gray.

Anyway, back to the show, lots of good times,. . .

Here's the setlist for those who care:

As Much
Fanatic
Whipping Boy
All Our Hands
My Name
If I Ever
Live our Lives
Lose Yourself
Simpler than it Seems

I have GOT to put together film for our shows. I HAVE TO DO IT.

Tori. . .sorry you tried and got lost, we would have loved to see you there. Mayve we'll have a special show just for you some time soon.