Worcester MA is a city with an often mispronounced name. Growing up in New England, I grew up knowing it was said “woostah” instead of a more phonetic version. Of course, you can say “wooster” and locals won’t look at you funny, but don't stray any further than that if you don’t want to stand out. There are some other interesting-to-pronounce places in Mass, but that’s not really the point of this story...
Anyway, the show was set up by our buddy Dylan Clark who we met when we played with Tiger Saw in Seattle almost a year ago. He plays drums with Tiger Saw, but had set up this show with a new project he's playing with as well now called The Points North. We were pumped to be hooking up with Dylan again and trusted it would be a sweet show.
We got there early to meet up with Dylan and some of his friends for dinner at a vegan Chinese restaurant up the road. After not feeling great the night before, I did my best to steer clear of too much soy (a slight challenge in a vegan Chinese food place) but enjoyed some veggie wonton soup. The place also makes some pretty killer coconut milk smoothies. The rest of the crew mowed down some tasty looking dishes and the entourage was stoked. Both of Dylan's friends were from Wisconsin. One was there to stay: Emily. The other, train jumpin Perry, was only in town for a few days before making his way back to cheese and beer country. They were good company. Spirits were high.
The show was at The Q, a locally owned coffee shop with a cool artsy vibe and decor. The space was fairly small. As was the stage. We picked up right away that it was going to be a quieter show. We unloaded our light setup, which we were excited about as these stripped down sets had been a blast as of late.The first two bands were from Boston. The Woodrow Wilsons played first. They were fantastic. Loved every minute of it. Rad acoustic instrumentation. Great tunes. Smart lyrics. Good peeps. Check them out for suresy. www.myspace.com/thewoodrowwilsons
The Points North followed. Somewhat similar sound to the WWilsons. Made me all warm and fuzzy on the inside and all over. Wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else. you can find them and their sweet tunes here: www.myspace.com/thepointsnorth Big thanks to Dylan and Chris for bringin us in under the wing for this show and for singing good stuff and for taking such great care of us.
Our set was super fun.
Nat Baldwin played last. He's from Portsmouth, NH. Brought just himself and his stand up bass for the show. Crazy amazing stuff. There's a video below of one of his tunes. He'll be playing in Boise this summer with Jared Mees and Hillfolk Noir. We're stoked to have him out and to be playing with family. He did some wild contrabass improv stuff in the midst of his eccentric pop tunes. Word is he used to play with The Dirty Projectors. Good guy. check it. www.myspace.com/natbaldwinWe drove home to New Hampshire that night. The next day would be our last day with the Simpson family. Then Monday would bring the beginning of our homeward movement.
(Lisa wrote the first half. we collaborated on the rest).
on behalf of all uf us finn rigginses...
love,
gilbert
Nat Baldwin playing "Lake Erie":
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