Nerd Parade @ Sweetwater review / March re-cap / Nophest details

So - Nerd Parade closed out the month of March by absolutely obliterating the stage @ Sweetwater Live in Duluth. The show marked a one-off return of O.G. NP member "Johnny Blaze" - it was a pleasure sharing the stage with him again, and he brought a ton of energy and added alot to the overall perfromance - thanks Johnny - GOOD JOB!!! We received a ton of appreciation from those in attendance and made a lot of new friends and fans throughout the evening - THANKS!!!

What stands out most of all to me is how darn well the band has been playing lately. I really can't think of show we've done that I wasn't almost totally pleased with happening since before the holiday season last year - pretty much from Nophest on forward.

Speaking of Nophest.... Head on over to www.nophest.com. Details about location, the full schedule, and pre-sale ticket information are now available. Nerd Parade is appearing during this spring's installment on Saturday, April 19 @ 10pm. Appearing on the same even will be Envie, Swank Sinatra, Cassavettes, and Trial By Fire.
After Nophest - NP is heading out for a short jaunt to the Carolinas and Washington D.C. to perform. After that, we're going to take some time off to finish recording our next record. So come on out and see us while you can.
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NP setlist - 03.29.08

in circles
kenny rogers tune
we are not sleeping
one million wooden arches
wide asleep
yay, yeah, uh huh
outside
a bird's song
the devil of california
smedley
spies

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UPCOMING NP SHOWS
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04.11 - Atlanta GA @ Vinyl
04.19 - Atlanta GA @ Nophest (www.nophest.com)
04.22 - Atlanta GA @ Smith's Olde Bar
05.01 - Atlanta GA @ Smith's Olde Bar (500 songs for kids)
05.09 - Raleigh / Chapel Hill NC @ TBA
05.10 - Washington D.C. @ The Velvet Lounge

The weekend starts on Thursday this week yall - Nerd Parade returns to The Five Spot tomorrow

Yes indeed, an awesome show is all set to go down tomorrow night at one of our favorite - if not our very favorite place to play in Atlanta - The Five Spot. Couple that with playing with one of our favorite bands to play with - Cinetrope, and we've got all the makings of a wonderful evening of fun and music. This will also be our last show in the city of Atlanta until April11th, more on that next week.

Nerd Parade gig review - 03.15.08 - Drunken Unicorn

(photo = NP outside the D.U. after the show - by Kat)

This last Saturday Nerd Parade made it's first ever perfromance at The Drunken Unicorn in Atlanta. It's a room we've wanted to rock for some time now, and it was worth the wait. Within 24 hours of tornadoes rocking downtown ATL - a nice sized gathering of music lovers came out and enjoyed strong sets by every band that was there. Swank Sinatra played an exceptionally tight and enjoyable set - after which time NP took the stage and delivered one of our most high-energy performances to date. The show featured a lot of the material from our upcoming studio LP, some cool renditions of songs from "A Delicate Bashing" that have not been getting enough play time lately and were great to play again (resolution day, ect..), and an awesome guitar and bass solo trade-off between Randy and I during "Spies" to close out the night. I do believe the band sounds better right now, with this line-up, and the momentum we're building now - than we ever have. And most importantly - its a group that is a pleasure to work, perform, and hang out with. A big shout out to some of the folks that came out - NP veteran Johnny Blaze, members of Cinetrope (catch us with them @ the 5 spot on Thursday - more on that tomorrow), and as always - the boys from Swank for hanging around and partying after the show. We are developing our own really awesome scene with some great bands that are great friends around here. Anyhow - like I said before - more on the next gig tomorrow. Yall take care now.
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NP setlist - 03.15.08 - The Drunken Unicorn

yay, yeah, uh huh!
resolution day
kenny rogers tune
in circles
span of a life
a bird's song
smedley
we are not sleeping
spies

Nerd Parade rocks Parkgrounds - show schedule updated.

Nerd Parade rocked the house at Parkgrounds, our favorite little coffee shop spot last Saturday. Swank Sinatra was hysterical as always. Look below for more upcoming NP dates - including more with Swank.

Our set was our longest, most epic set (with no breaks) ever. We 15 songs - balanced well between our first record and songs from the new one we're working on now. This show also marked the first "proper" p08erformance of the "A Delicate Bashing" favorite (of both band and listeners alike) - "Resolution Day" since 08.03.07, last summer at The Five Spot. It had previously been impossible to play, due to the lack of a keyboard or computer in the lineup. However, that has all changed with addition of Jon Bonus, our new keyboard guy. Jon, or J-Bone as we call him - is a heck of a nice guy and is doing a great job of sliding right into his new role with our band. I'm hoping that we've finally re-solidified our 5 person lineup for good.

NP setlist - 03.08.08 - Parkgrounds - Atlanta Ga

wide asleep
kenny rogers tune
resolution day
yay, yeah, uh huh!
in circles
span of a life
a bird's song
outside
smedley
we are not sleeping
one million wooden arches
daylight savings time
kitten the devil of california
spies
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UPCOMING NP SHOWS

sat 03.15 - Atlanta Ga @ Drunken Unicorn w/ Swank Sinatra & Trial By Fire
thu 03.20 Atlanta Ga @ The Five Spot w/ Cinetrope & A Fight To The Death
sat 03.29 - Duluth Ga @ Sweetwater B&G w/ Swank Sinatra
fri 04.11 - Atlanta Ga @ Vinyl w/ Fishhawk
sat 04.19 - Atlanta Ga @ Parkgrounds - Nophest 4 & 20 - w/ Swank Sinatra, Cassavettes, more
tue 04.22 - Atlanta Ga @ Smith's Olde Bar w/ Cloud Cult & The Forms
fri 05.09 - Raleigh / Chapel Hill NC @ TBA
sat 05.10 - Washington DC @ The Velvet Lounge w/ New York Times

you have been warned

This show is going to be so freakin awesome... and other shows listed below:

this show is gonna be awesome - every time we get together with Swank - an amazing show seems to happen - don't miss this folks - BYOB / NP / SS = GOOD F---IN TIME!!!!

we're playing with the swanksters a couple more times this month - here is the complete, current NP springtime onslaught -

MARCH

Saturday - 8th - Atlanta GA - Parkgrounds - (w/ swank sinatra)

Saturday - 15th - Atlanta GA - The Drunken Unicorn - (w/ swank sinatra)

Thursday - 20th - Atlanta GA - The Five Spot - (w/ cinetrope)

Saturday - 29th - Duluth GA - Sweetwater B&G - (w/ swank sinatra)

APRIL

18th, 19th, or 20th - Atlanta GA - Parkgrounds - (NOPHEST)

Tuesday - 22nd - Smith's Olde Bar - (w/ cloud cult & the forms)

MAY

Saturday - 10th - The Velvet Lounge - Washington D.C.