this was a date we were particularly excited for since we had had a good show at the Joli Rouge in October and were enthralled by Asheville in general... unfortunately, the show didn't live up to its hype as it ended up being a quiet wednesday night at the 'ol Joli Rouge that has apparently been going through some internal strife... and definitely showed as the overall energy in the place was pretty dead. and despite the low turnout, it still managed to be super smokey. ahhhh!!!the saviors for the evening were Stephanie and Chuck from local band Stephanie's Id that came out and gave us their enthusiasm and support. and offered up their home and comfy beds for our travel weary bodies. so incredibly kind of them. they even took us out to breakfast the next morning and gave us a tour of the town... helping to point out the places we should look to play next time through. really really sweet of them. can not thank them enough. we didn't play with them, but may someday. either way, check them out. so awesome. www.myspace.com/stephaniesid and such sweet sweet people. we had a blast with them.
show was pretty fun despite the smoke and lackluster crowd. thanks to On The Take and Agrolola -- also from Asheville -- for playing. Agrolola is pictured to the left basking in their red light and post-hardcore rockisms. nice guys and appreciate their help setting up the show and attempts to get people out. by the way, drive up from Georgia that day was absolutely stellar thanks to the recommendation from the bartender at Tasty World... as we took the scenic route through the Black Mountains of northern Georgia up into North Carolina. even stopped at a roadside chocolate shop for some ice cream and truffles. oh my. gorgeous drive. here are some photos from the drive and of our afternoon in Asheville...
reporting for all of us Finn Rigginses from North Carolina
(((gilbert)))
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Sorry to hear about the Joli... that place really needs to close. We live a bit over and hour away and couldn't make it that night during the week. But I felt bad when I heard it was at the Joli. We recently tried to catch a couple of shows there and they were disasters because of their "internal strife"
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