Asheville is a lovely place...

(photo taken outside my hotel, in nearby Candler NC)

Nerd Parade and friends travelled to beautiful Asheville NC this past weekend. It was my first time there - it was a beautiful place indeed. Here's a quick rundown of the trip.

- Depending on what set of directions you get - getting to Asheville can be anything from a relaxing drive, to a hair raising experience.

- It was 6 degrees at the lowest of the cold early Saturday morning. Now the 30 - 40's here around Atlanta seems quite pleasant.

- Nerd Parade played an energy packed set to a packed room at Stella Blue. We can't wait to come back to this town!

- Kat's photos coming soon....

Man - there is alot of stuff going on..

(pictured above - Richie rocking the East Atlanta Icehouse w/ NP - by Kat - 1.10.09)

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So it's been quite a while since I posted, only because there has been so darn much going on! I'm going to spare everyone the details of my holiday season, except to summarize that yes, it was merry - there was a fair share of relatives and stress - santa was pretty cool to me and folks in my house - and I am glad that it is over until next year!

The busiest part of thing lately has been all the goings on in the world of NP. Here's a quick list of things that are going on - along with some juicy details...

1 - Our new album that we've been working on for more than a year now, will be titled "The Span Of A Life" and will be released officially on March 1st!

2 - We are embarking on a tour of just under 2 weeks, starting in February that will take us up the east coast and back, playing 10 shows in 12 days. Here are the ALMOST finalzied dates -

2.19 - Chapel Hill NC - Mansion 462
2.20 - Washington DC - Velvet Lounge
2.21 - Philadelphia PA - Doc Watson's Pub
2.22 - Brooklyn NY - Spike Hill
2.23 - TBA
2.25 - Wilmington DE - Mojo 13
2.26 - Richmond VA - Triple
2.28 - Asheville NC - Broadways
3.01 - Atlanta GA - The Five Spot (CD RELEASE PARTY!!!)
3.02 - Athens GA - Caledonia Lounge

3 - As you can see above - we will be holding our cd release show towards the end of our tour @ one of our favorite venues every - The Five Spot in Atlanta! Our best band friends Cinetrope will also perform in between a debut listening of the new record and a live performance by Nerd Parade.

4 - This weekend - January 17th - Nerd Parade is playing the annual PopAsheville Festival in beautiful Asheville NC @ Stella Blue - 9:40pm!

So - between finishing tracking for the album, mixing, booking the tour, having a job and a family, and doing everything else one needs to do in day to day life - it has been a crazy bunch of weeks since I last got to this here blog.

I will try to be back next week with a report about Ashevile. And will try to go day to day when NP hits the road.

Until then - ALL THE BEST!!!