YOU ARE HERE: WE FEST

No, not the Women's Entertainment channel festival (no Oprah or Judging Amy!), it was W.E. Fest -- A 5 day music and arts festival in Wilmington, North Carolina. Such a great vibe and energy to the city and all the bands coming from far and wide, but mostly the east coast. We played as part of the Bootleg Magazine Showcase, with some incredible bands, including The So So Glos (NY), I Was Totally Destroying It (NC), and IRATA (NC). Also heard great bands like Spiraling, Annie Quick (NY) and Tommy Strazza (NJ), and though we missed them as they went on at the same time, heard awesome things about The Pneurotics (NC). Saturday night had some great bands including our new friends Beloved Binge. Special thanks to Brian Tucker (and Jody), and Kenyata Sullivan for the incredible hospitality. We had lots of fun on the road. It was fun to astound the crowds with our magical abilities to fit all of our crap and ourselves into a very small trailer and cozy van. Also, we love the Soapbox -- what an amazing venue, with awesome awesome bartenders (don't forget to tip!) and soundpersons. And had amazing fudge at The Fudge Boat (that's a yacht of fudge!).

And to boot, Wilmington's newspaper, the Star News Online said "This Richmond band delivers melodic, driving, dramatic rock. Dark, playful and really pretty at the same time, kind of like that girl/guy you have a crush on."

We recommend the WE fest to anyone and everyone. Here are a few pictures from the first day. For more pics from We Fest, including lots of bands we saw on Thursday (Day 1), go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/26968192@N05/

Enjoy!