The Murray Theater

Hey everyone,

Because of the technological advances in the last decade, convenience and comfort are a part of our daily life. A shame really, but then again it does help a lot. I created this blog as an online companion to a tour/band journal I keep, so the wonderful children of the internet can read up on Utah's favorite heathens.

Let's start with our show at the Murray Theater, March 5th, shall we?

March 5th

The Murray Theater

Setlist:

Ocean Jam

And So We Took

March of Leviathan

We were asked by the Murray to play a big local showcase that consisted of Eye Dee Kay, Mute Station, and touring band The Icarus Account, among a few others. I was excited to play this show, knowing that my favorite band Coheed and Cambria were playing the same stage in May. This was also our first big show (minus an open mic night at Muse) with Nate Butterfield, our new drummer.

We rehearsed almost every day for about three weeks for this show, deciding on setlists and working on Shane's amazing light show (Andrew and Shane bought a four hundred dollar laser, well worth the money). When we weren't practicing, I worked with my cousin Andrew Anderson and Photoshop wizard Kaleb Davis to finish the album artwork for the Memory Electric EP. It is always a great feeling to be so productive for what you love to do.

I arrived at the rehearsal space at around one o'clock. We rehearsed the set a few times, loaded up, and everyone left for the Murray Theater while Justin, Riun and I went to AMS to pick up our finished records.

Finally, after months of recording, mixing, and trying to find the money, we have the finished product. It's amazing for me to know that I've come so far in my journey, to record these ideas and music for others to enjoy. Just one step, children.

After some trouble with the venue owner concerning our light show, we set up our merch booth and hung out for the many hours before we were up (We were last on the bill, so we wouldn't be on until around 10:15 or so). Justin and I went for a nice walk around town, commenting on the convenient placement of a liquor store, a police station, and a hospital across the street from each other.

Andrew A. and I manned the merch booth for the majority of the show, on the aptly named"Cock Table". A few nice concert-goers purchased copies of the Memory EP hours before we performed.

While the last band played through their set, we were stretching and getting ready for our moment. We loaded everything on, the house lights went down, and FtE hit the opening notes to the "Ocean Jam".

A structured improv session, the Ocean Jam is a fraction of the massive "I Am The Ocean". The song went really smoothly. Shane's cool lights made the atmosphere, like we were in the ocean itself, cold and comforting.

The next song was also a new one, called "And So We Took...". An epic in its own right, I felt this, in particular, was the best played song of the night. Shane's topaz lighting during the island-jam near the end was incredible. Everything went well, minus a few things here and there. Maybe my bass was a little loud, but there isn't a lot of thought outside of the performing itself. We were in the moment, being who we are, no strings attached.

We closed with yet another new song, "March of Leviathan". Lasers a blazin', we stomped through the tune with steel boots. Nate lost a stick at one point, but recovered quickly. As the ambience played through my laptop cleared, we loaded everything off and went to celebrate.

By celebrate, I mean breakfast joint. My favorite place to be. Life doesn't matter to me when in the company of good friends and memories.

Sorry for the long description; I'll do better next time. I would tell you about the show last night, but I have to get ready for our show tonight. Maybe a little later I'll fill you in, because it was a good one.