Nerd Parade blows up Star Bar!!!!

This last Wednesday Nerd Parade headlined at the Star Bar, one of our favorite stages to rock in the ATL. We ended up playing a super energetic set that culminated in us getting called upon to extend our set into and encore, in front of awesome sized crowd, all of whom stuck around til the end our set at nearly 1AM. I would like to once again thank all of the NP fans, and the members of Standard 8 and Cinetrope for making this such an awesome event to be a part of. You can catch NP and Cinetrope together once again next month on July 18th @ the fabulous Five Spot, right down the street from Star Bar, also in L5P.

Our next gig is @ Corndogorama on June 28th - come out and support. NP is gaining huge momentum and we want to share the success with everyone!! Below are a few more pics and the setlist from last week's show. Awesome pics were taken, as always, by the lovely and talented Kat.

Randy lays down some dope guitar...

Abby was feelin it all good...
Johnny Blaze has left the stage...
Chris is making the beats happen...
The bassman cometh....

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NP Setlist 6.18.08 - Star Bar - ATL

Circles
Yay! Yeah! Uh Huh!!
Kitten
Smedley
We Are Not Sleeping
A Bird's Song
The Devil Of California
Span Of A Life
Kenny Rogers Tune
Spies
One Million Wooden Arches

On the road again....

(photo - me driving into Philly Friday afternoon - by Kat)

Greetings!!

So me and my wife just got done spending a week riding up and down the east coast to the tune of an estimated 1,800 or so miles in a rented Pontiac G6. For me to say that it was an awesome time would surely sell the whole experience short. So I'll just bust a quick rundown describing what I did, and then of course - provide the ever present Nerd Parade news & notes.

We left on Thursday morning for a drive up to Raleigh NC where we'd be stopping over for the night and hanging out with some of very best and favorite friends. A good time was had by all, probably a little too good on my behalf with a 400 mile drive scheduled for the next morning, but I've gotten through much, much worse.

Friday started kind of early - we managed to head out for Philly at about 7am. Even though I had the aforementioned "too much fun" the night before, the drive into Philadelphia is always one that goes by quickly for me. I think it's just because I get excited about visiting home and being with my family. Something I don't get to do very often. Kat and I spent Friday evening at my Mom's house - hanging out with my sister, brother-in-law, niece, and nephew. It was a truly relaxing and nice night. We were fed well with some charcoal grilled steaks in the back yard.

Saturday had been set aside for us to go see our favorite band - Rush, in my hometown - Philly, with my dear Uncle Bobby. He is partially responsible for several of the things that I love about life - Rush, hockey, and he was probably the first person I ever saw play an electric bass - something that certainly stood out to me. Anyhow - it was a really incredible day - it was a dream come true for me and my Uncle, and on top of it all it must have been one of the 1 or 2 best shows that I've seen Rush put on - and it was my 10th time seeing them.

Sunday, Father's Day - was a day that started off with the sound of loud hammering outside at about 7am =) So - needless to say, not enough sleep was gotten. Regardless of this we pressed on, and the rest of the day was filled with hanging with the family, me taking a long overdue visit to my Father's final resting place just outside of the city, and then spending the evening in the amazing presence of my Uncle Jim, Aunt Joanne and all of their awesome kids / my cousins.

Monday we awoke and broke out back for Raleigh. Instead of the trip taking 7 hours as it did on the way up, it took 9 hours due to some serious driver fatigue and horrible accident induced traffic in our nation's capital.

Tuesday - we went home....

.... I'm still really tired.

So - after all that I got home, pretty much went straight to a NP rehearsal, got some sleep and woke up Wednesday to get ready for a NP gig - more on that later today. Believe me, there's plenty to say about it.

Well, thanks for reading.

-rw

upcoming Nerd Parade live shows.

PHOTO - Richie rockin Tasty World on 6.7.08

NERD PARADE SUMMER 2008 LIVE SHOWS :

Wednesday June 18th @ Star Bar
Atlanta GA
performing with Standard 8 & Cinetrope

Saturday June 28th @ Lenny's Bar - CORNDOGORAMA
Atlanta GA
NP plays at 4pm sharp on the inside main stage!!!

Thursday July 10th @ Vinyl
Atlanta GA
opening for Calamity Magnet

Friday July 18th @ The Five Spot
Atlanta GA
performing with The Hellblinki Sextet (Asheville)

September 20th 0r 21st (TBA) @ Lenny's Bar
Atlanta GA
appearing as part of the 2008 Rock Goddess Festival (for Peace)

Nerd Parade sweats it out in Athens

the band -

the bass man -
the show -

so... it was 90 plus degrees in the beautiful city of Athens on Saturday, where the Nerd Parade made it's first performance at the esteemed music room "Tasty World", and it's general debut in the city of Athens. It was, in my opinion the hottest Nerd Parade show in terms of temperature of all time. I actually suffered some serious heat exhaustion effects after the show. We did however press on, and seemed to impress the fine people of Athens who came out to see us play. It was our first show back on the stage since 4.22 @ Smtih's in the ATL - and they only figure to get more spectacular from here!!!!
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NP Setlist - 6.7.08 - Athens

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

Hello there. Long time, no see eh??? - Plus : Nerd Parade summer show schedule and other updates.

(photo : NP @ Nophest 4.19, by Kat)

So, it's been a while since I last blogged. But in my defense - I use this space as a place for me to keep a journal of my musical life, which recently has been on the down-low. We are however, and by we I mean Nerd Parade, about to kick things back into high gear.

The last month was expected to be a slower one for us. Several band members did a little travelling and vacationing, some new progress was made on the 2nd NP album - still due out sometime this summer, and we all had a chance to recharge our collective batteries. We will now gear up for a nice string of live performances that is shaping up to be pretty exciting. Here's everything that I know so far. If I find out anything else - you will be the first to know =)


Saturday June 7th - Athens GA @ Tasty World
(np makes its long awaited Athens debut on a Saturday night in one of the city's finest music rooms - all with the proceeds going to the Athens Canine Rescue - pretty awesome!!)

Wednesday June 18th - Atlanta GA @ Star Bar
(our second visit to the Star Bar finds us playing with our old pals Cinetrope - always fun.)

Saturday June 28th - Atlanta GA @ Lenny's Bar - CORNDOGORAMA
(we make our first appearance at one of Atlanta's signature music festivals - we will playing Saturday afternoon at 4pm.)

Friday July 4th - Duluth GA @ Sweetwater Live
(come celebrate America's birthday at this special 4th of July show - all profits are being donated to Gwinnett County's own Companion Animal Rescue League)

Thursday July 11th - Atlanta GA @ Vinyl
(the first time we played here it was awesome - we can't wait to return. we are playing with "Calamity Magnet" featuring singer / songwriter Sara Radle from the band "The Rentals".)

Friday July 18th - Atlanta GA @ The Five Spot
(we return to what is quickly become one of NP's homes in Atlanta for our first weekend headline show. Expect to hear a longer set =) Also appearing are The Hellblinki Sextet (Asheville) & one other band TBA.)

- so there ya have it =)