On July 19, 2008, Mark and I played the Evening Muse in Charlotte, NC. The Muse is one of my favorite clubs to play in. In spite of perhaps 20 or so less than usually attend our shows at this venue, we had a great show. Thank you for attending.

Lately, I've uncovered the value of recording EVERYTHING we do. From rehearsals to live shows, recording allows our shortcomings to be readily apparent. Conversely, when something works, it's completely obvious. I recorded our set at the Tiger two days prior. An analysis of that set helped me realize some of the vocal and guitar problem spots that I've been having of late. Holly thinks I over analyze things, but I'm almost positive that a thorough study of Thursday helped Saturday's set.

We played an oleo:

I'm Still Waiting
Hey, Angel
Flat Tire
Falling to the Ground
What I Didn't Know
She Alone
Sad Songs
Two Shadows
Baby, I'm Your Man
God Lives in My Backyard
Automatic
Telling You I Love You
Another Day in Paradise
Walking on Broadway
Sour Milk
October
Away
You All Everybody/See You Tonight
Gravity Affects Me
Plurabelle
Sweeter Love

The set must have been over 90 minutes...probably more like 100 minutes. Probably the only two surprising songs were "You All Everybody" (the Driveshaft cover) and "Sweeter Love," a song that we've only done a few times acoustically.

Monty Chandler took some really nice pictures, which can be seen here.

All in all, the set felt relaxed and solid. In the playback, I only hear a few things I might have done a little differently.

Athenaeum will be doing a full band show on August 16th at Charlotte's Amos' Southend. See you there!