NYC - Sun.June.28

J & L-

Alright, alright. Our NYC show was awesome!! What a way to finish off the US leg of our "Enjoy Your Day Job" summer tour. We were lucky to be joined on stage by our friend and amazing violinist, Calum Pasqua (check him out at http://www.calumpasqua.com/). He just released his new album In Conversation, and it is spectacular. He added such a new dynamic to our songs that we will do everything in our power to make sure he appears on our next album. Even if we gotta kidnap him ; )

So, we got a chance to stay in NYC for a few days before and after the show. We mostly ate, which is what one does in NY-dim sum in Chinatown, a bit of shopping for cool stuff, and plenty of catching up with old friends and family. And so Sunday night came...

We got to 169Bar in the Lower East Side a bit earlier than we would for regular shows because we didn't know where the hell it was. Google maps was being elusive, but we managed after a train ride and a cab ride to locate the lil'place. Found it and went off to eat a bite before showtime. Found a cool little Israli place down the block and had a great chicken and cous-cous dish, but not too much. Can't get too full before playing or you end up feeling like a blimp about to burst. Our set time was pushed back an hour.

With the help of Nicole Trucchio among others, the place got pretty packed, which made the house happy, which in turn made them treat us very well. A happy house (read packed) is good for a band. They actually treat you like artists and not dogs!

We did a smoking 40-45 min set, accentuated by Calum's beautiful violin. We found ourselves listening to him take solos and fills and came close to missing our own cues a few times. A really magical night. And now Calahoney is Hollywood endorsed. Figuratively speaking...Luis Guzman, who has has major and small roles in just about every movie out there, was sitting at the bar the whole time with his friend Eddie, and they really liked the tunes. So much so, that at the end of our set, they were one of the first to come up and compliment us and buy CD's. It was a cool and surreal. The guy was just hanging out that night and got the Calahoney treat to the ears. NYC, what can you say? Funny thing was that he broke out the "You guys are going places" line to which I answered, "Yeah, London!"

And that's were we just landed. Here for 3 dates, and a slew of open mics. This summer has been pretty good to Calahoney so far, and we have not doubt it will continue. We hope. Next show, The Fiddler's Elbow, London, UK. Until then...

Cheers

Calahoney