June has been an awesome month for DL so far, starting with a great show at the Reel House Cinema and Draft in Boone! Casey Pond has a revamped the former Dragonfly Theatre now offering good food (featuring my new food fetish, homemade pimento cheese) and beer on draft. They also have great uniforms, and I am treasuring my new Reel House staff shirt (thanks Casey!). We had a great show and got a chance to see some old friends like Matt Davis from the Black Cat, where DL played one of its first shows in 2007! Look for some great music to come through the Reel House this year.
From Boone we headed to Aaron’s hometown Winston-Salem for an appearance at The Garage, which is a very cool venue with good sound and a great sound engineer. Johnson’s Crossroad warmed up the stage and sounded awesome while we hung with Aaron’s friends, family and some old-time-obsessed Kiwis. It was a great turnout with lots of new and old friends. Thanks Winston for turning out even with the downpour!
The Rooster’s Wife was a great way to finish out the weekend. Aberdeen NC is one of those places that is just hot come this time of year. But people love their porch time and relaxing to enjoy roots music. The threat of rain drove us into their indoor concert venue that opens out onto a covered patio and it created an amazing atmosphere for a humid summer Sunday evening concert. They served us home cooked food and people of all ages turned up with their picnics. If you get a chance to attend one of their concerts, it’s worth it, they have a great lineup and atmosphere!
We had a working vacation in Charleston for a couple of appearances at Home Team BBQ with a wonderful guest bass player, Jessica Smith. The ocean was heavenly but Folly Beach parking tickets and sunburns left something to be desired. Finished up the week with a performance in Highlands, NC…thanks to the Dave Landis and Highlands friends for making the PAC concert such a success!
COMING UP for us is the national release of our performance at last year’s Jammin’ at Hippie Jack’s festival. This will air on WCTE Channel 22 out of Cookeville TN and on regional cable and Direct and Dish Satellite throughout middle Tennessee and into Nashville. The program is scheduled to begin Thursday July 1st at 7:30 PM and Saturday the 3rd at 9PM! The remaining affiliates will begin airing in July and continue with individual schedules. To find out if your local PBS station carries the Jammin’ at Hippie Jack’s series, visit myhippiejack.com. There is also information on the website about how to request that your local station pick it up.
LASTLY we hope you’ll join us for our Second Annual Gerton Bluegrass Show on FRIDAY JULY 2ND at 7:30PM! Gerton is located between Asheville and Chimney Rock on Highway 74A at the newly unveiled Laughing Waters Retreat Center! Complete details are available at their website http://laughingwatersnc.com. It is a family-friendly event so bring the kids!
As always, thanks for your support, your attendance, your enthusiasm, your encouragement, and your help in spreading the word about out music to your friends!
