Last night was the Boston show at Kennedy’s Midtown, which all in all went pretty well. We had a small but enthusiastic turnout, and Mike and I definitely had fun playing. Kennedy’s is situated right in the center of Boston in the middle of lots of historical sites and a beautiful park that’s right near a church where our friends were married a couple summers back. When we got there, they were setting up a drumset and there were a bunch of kids – well, not kids, college students I guess there, part of a band who’d be playing later called PolySky. They were really nice; listened to my set and some even signed up on my mailing list, but it was hilarious how OLD I felt next to them, like I was this old hag beaten down by the road and they were full of youth and energy. I’m 26, so this is silly, but I’m starting to realize how long ago freshman year was. They were indeed students at Berklee, a music school in Boston, which I guessed when they started playing because they were all really good, solid musicians. They have own kind of style about them; something that tends to take longer to develop and they’ve got it. They’re gigging all around town and are basically way ahead of the game!
My friends who’d come out and I stayed for their whole set and had a good time. It’s great to see those friends and great to be somewhere that feels somewhat familiar. I’ve always loved Boston – I think because I’m into history but have never really lived in a place that has all that much of it. Last night, I was thinking to myself how much it looks like Dublin, a city where I spent a little time in college. A singer-songwriter I met in Dublin was talking to me about Boston. I said that Dublin and Boston did seem kind of similar to me and he said, “Well, Boston is an Irish town.” I asked if he’d ever been there, and he said no. :)
I wanted to post some photos from James Crafford and MySpace is being cranky with me. You can see them all on his page in the photos section, and I’ll post a few on my next blog.
Today we have the day off in Boston and then tomorrow it’s up to Vermont – then back down to Woodstock. I’ll keep you posted!