Exciting things keep happening in our little world. Canadian Music
Week has come and gone. We had a great time checking out our friends
play some showcases. Our dear friend and music cohort Pat Maloney
played an amazing set with his hip-hop funk group Two Crown King.
Eric and I checked out to Zeus and I got to see an amazing acoustic
set by Darren Eedens.
In the last couple of months we've forged a strong bond with Darren
Eedens and Kerri Silva who along with Decade's rhythm section Mat and
Ewalk play under the name "We are Growling Woods" They are a
fantastic alt rock outfit. Kerri is a fantastic songwriter who gets
angry at me when I try to tell her so, and watching Darren play
furiously on his banjo reminds me of our own bands beginnings as a
blue-grass rock group (I know that sounds weird but yes we started as
a bluegrass group). They both play in a few outfits in Toronto...
check em' out!
On a more personal tangent ;) We have been hitting the road a ton
lately, shooting out to Montreal and playing during Nuit Blanche and
we keep rolling into Sarnia and Windsor. We played a very seedy and
definitely illegal after hours show during CMW. I found it hard to
sing all night whilst people were smoking right in front of me. The
place smelled like B.O. and illicit substances but it was a blast none
the less. We played from 2:30am til 6:00 in the morning and then
Ewalk and Lance went to work haha...
We are just coming off the back of probably one of the best shows
we've ever played at The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern here in Toronto.
The place was packed which felt fantastic and we played arguably
better than we ever have. I guess the biggest advantage you get by
playing a ridiculous amount of shows is that you get pretty tight as a
band. It didn't hurt that Adam our sound guy had everything sounding
perfect on stage.
Also this weekend the band purchased a VAN!!! Which means no more
showing up to shows in a Prius and a Pontiac Wave. We are now the
proud owners of a 1999 Chevy Astro Van with 4 captains chairs and
plenty character to boot!
And that brings us up to date with the goings on in Decade of Sleep
land... This friday we are playing New Music Night at Fanshawe
College in London Ontario which is where we all met and formed a bunch
of bands with friends that would eventually collapse into Decade of
Sleep. It's always a party when we play Fanshawe especially if Pat
Maloney and Marianne Griffith are in town. If you are in London this
will be a wicked show to see...
That is all
Phil
here are a couple other dates coming up....
Mar 25 -Fanshawe College London ON
Apr 1st - Paddy Flaherty's Sarnia ON
April 2nd - Phog Lounge Windsor ON
April 8th & 9th - Roxxy Tap & Grill
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