On Fire, Cuzzin!

Hey Soul Mates,
Rush Hour Soul was in full effect last night... and so were our fans. First, thanks to everyone who made it out to see the show. And extra thanks if you brought a friend. We had a lot of first-timers. That's always a blast. And the feedback was really great to hear. The turnout for the whole night was good, I'm sure the Gig was pleased. All the good looking girls and boys come out to see RHS!

As the curtain rose, Doug played his kick ass drum intro to A Talent For Loving. The crowd was into it from the get-go. We played a mostly uptempo set, only slowing down for Down By Love and Love Someone at the end. Bryan really wailed on those solos, cuzzin. Did you like the shades? Bryan also lead the handclapping on Fall Out when I had to tend to a technical glitch with my bass. And Doug, can't say enough about the man keeping the time. Love you, dog. I'm so proud of the band, not because we accomplished anything great, but because we love what we do: entertaining you.

Here's the set list:
A Talent For Loving
Excommunication
Down By Love
Fall Out
Saffron Dancer
Hold On, I'm Comin'
Sucka
Love Someone

Yeah, it was a short set, but HI-NRG.

Right now, I'm kicking back with some tea and putting together some of the photos from last night. We are looking forward to our next show on Friday April 22. Keyboardist extraordinaire, Adam Marsland will be performing on a few numbers including a new cover we hope will knock your socks off. We're also planning on adding one more new song to the set for the month.

Keep it tuned here for the latest!
Love, Power, Peace

Excitement Is Building

Hey Soul Mates,
crucial show tonight. All of them are important, but this one represents a big challenge and step for us. We have our first reviewer due and we know that our industry contacts are coming back. Plus the lineup is pretty good. We got to sho improve, cuzzins!

I've spent the day mentally preparing and gathering things together. Picked out the clothes in advance. That's always fun. Took a couple of walks around the neighborhood. Nice breeze on the block.

If you are coming to the show, be prepared to move and look good. We are doing lots of dance numbers.

Hope that you will be there with us in body or spirit. Thanks to your love RHS is on the move.

Love, Power, Peace!

p.s. Happy Birthday, Mom!

Take Me Out To...

Hey Soul Mates, it's baseball season once again!
Check out our new bubblegum cards on our bio page at rushhoursoul.com. They took a little while to design. Hope you enjoy them. I've always wanted to appear on bubblegum cards. When I was a kid I made them from cardboard and put myself on all my favorite teams in just about every major sport.

I'm also gearing up for another season of Rotisserie baseball. I've been in a league for 12 non-consecutive years (took one year off in 1999). Finished dead last the past 2 seasons in a row. But we've changed the franchise name from the Nowhere Men to Norman Conquest and we're poised to contend.

Last night, we went to see Ed Harcourt at Hotel Cafe. Thanks for getting us in, Bryan. The Hotel Cafe is a tiny, tiny venue. Helped that Ed was pretty much to himself on stage. He's an interesting bloke. Reminds me a bit of my pal, Will. Hobbit-like and very British. And extra-talented. I first saw Ed at the El Rey back in '02. Kind of discovered his music by accident when I was still DJing at Sam Goody. He's kind of a gentler Tom Waits and a very creative pianist.

Less than 48 hours until our next show...
Love, Power, Peace

Confidence Is High

Hey Soul Mates,
we had a really good, productive rehearsal yesterday afternoon. Even tho' the time change made me a little woozy. The set for our show had been determined on Friday, so we went in knowing what we'd be playing for you on Thursday. And the set is a barn-burner. It is slammin! You won't want to skip this one. Our slot is only 30 minutes, and since we have a confirmed concert reviewer coming, we wanted to put on a most spectacular act. The songs are mainly uptempo and dance numbers, so come prepared to move! We had a lot of fun putting together this show and rehearsing it.

For our next show, later this month we'll have a special guest performer and we will announce that at the Gig this week. You don't want to miss a minute of Rush Hour Soul. Come and get it!
Have a great week, we'll see you Thurs.
Love, Power, Peace