March 22-24 Recap by Adam Grace

It was great to get the band back together after a long break and play some shows last weekend.  Our first show was in Augusta GA at this cool little bar called "The Stillwater".  Our good friend Brian Brittingham set the show up and made sure that the place was packed with all the good folks from Augusta.

When we arrived we noticed that the stage was very tiny....and we were all thinking "how are we going to fit on this thing?”  However, T&SCo never lets something like a tiny stage get us down.  We broke all our instruments down to the bare minimum...Walker played accordion, Smitty played a snare and bass drum, and I played piano all night long. 

Once the place filled up we shook off the dust and got down to business.  Here's the set list from that night.  It was a 2 set barn burner.

March 22,2013

Set I

Hail Hail

Shady River

Island

Welcome to LA

Silver Lining

Heart Like a Wheel

Games People Play

Appalachian Hilltop

101

Cortez the Killer

Rise Up

Them Jeans

Set II

Sweet Virginia

Bad Times

Middle Island Creek

Stars and Stripes

Bird on the Wing

The Shape I'm In

All I Can Do Is Write About It

She Really Does It for Me

See Her

Giant

All Stand Tall

The next day we drove into Charleston SC...another place we love!  The festival called "Spring Jam" featured a few great bands and we made some new friends that day.  It was great to meet the guys and gals from Family of the Year and The Mowgli’s.  It's funny how the music world is so small...we actually knew a couple of musicians from Los Angeles.

The weather was a little iffy but once we took the stage the clouds parted and the rain stopped.  It was nice to play to a huge crowd after taking such a long break.

Our three day tour ended by playing the Melting Point in Athens GA.  We've spent a lot of time in Athens but this was only our second show there.  The food was good, the drinks were flowing, and that place has a sweet vibe.  There's a little hotel included on the premises.  This is one of the coolest venues we've played in a long time...kind of reminded me of when we did the McMenamins tour...ages ago.  Our good friends Fred and Lisa Adams brought a big crowd and even some local music legends showed up to give their support.  Great night with some great people.  Here's the set list:

March 24, 2013

Hail Hail

Heart Like a Wheel

Middle Island Creek

See Her

Games People Play

Old Piano

Bird on the Wing

Shady River

Call Back

Bad Times

Silver Lining

Giant

Pure Mountain Angel

That wrapped up our little tour...we played some new tunes that we had just recorded for the new album...and the response was overwhelming.  Thanks y'all!  Can't wait until May when we head out and hit the road again...