MAY 2010- Days 1-3

May 13-15: Atlanta to Lexington to Chicago

The Back Pockets ARE:
Emily, Billy, Adam, Katie, Cameron, Casey, Brandon, Orion, Henry

featuring
Mel & Lam

and our tour buddies Masha, Grant, and Cows

IN BRIEF:

welcome to Brandon from Christ Lord who is now playing some amazing trumpet with us for this tour (and beyond?). And thanks to two of our favorite Dodeka-People Mel & Lam who came along to support us and assist with our theatrical weirdness. Also thanks to Masha and Grant who came along too to provide moral support, and my cat Cows who came along to make the first hour of driving a little more fun.

LEXINGTON: We played a show in this really hot attic in a house, called CRUCIAL FUN HOUSE, owned by some really nice punk rock kids. We got there pretty early and found out that shows at this house start at 7 and the cops have magic-alcohol-sniffing wands, so no one is allowed to drink in the house during shows...
So we had some time to kill and we walked around the corner to explore the town and found out that Man Man was playing a show at this little venue...

As brandon (I) walked over to the venue to buy tickets to the show before we played, I spotted honus honus sitting by the van and walked up to him. I asked what time he went on because we were playing as well, and he asked for me to take him to the house we were playing. So honus honus walks over, pays to get into the house show and hangs out, takes a picture of the back pockets van art and tries to help us get our keys out of the car which we locked them in! Meanwhile he tries to see us play but has to return to his show. To make up for missing us, he puts us all on the man man guest list and we see one ridiculous man man performance, introducing some fellow back pockets to the wonders that beautiful band creates.

So yeah! Lexington was cool but that attic was hot but not as hot a Man Man and then we drove through the night to Chicago...

CHICAGO: (we're still in chicago RIGHT NOW) We rolled in at like 6 AM and took a nap and then we (Brandon, Henry, Em, Adam) Wicker Park, ate at Sultan's Market, walked around, and then went to the show space. Its a house venue called Ottoman Empire, we decorated the basement with cardboard and cooked tacos for 20 people with $12.
There were 3 cats called Audry, Hepburn, Business
The show was rad. This dude, that's not connected to us by friends or anything, who saw us last time we were here came out to the show and bought a cd, which was really nice (we got FANS!)
Then most of us slept at Ottoman Empire. Which was cool. And then we made pancakes in the morning.
Most of us went our separate ways for the day. Some walked, some played music, some found 2 boxes full of size 9 shoes for right feet. GRL PRTY (a back pockets side project featuring Em, Katie, and Casey) played a show at Roxenboxen and it was REALLY REALLY GREAT!
And then I (henry) sat down and started writing this tour blog...
I'm super tired so I know that this isn't the best... BUT I or someone else will flesh it out later (probably) and I'll post some photos later on (probably tomorrow).

so RIGHT NOW we'll say goodbye to Katie, Grant, Masha, Mel & Lam tomorrow and go on to DETROIT!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<3 <3 <3
henry (and brandon)
of THE BACK POCKETS