Oct 1st - Raleigh, NC - The Brewery

We woke up a little later Sunday morning and went to Jeremiah..s Dads church and then headed to Raleigh. We met the rest of the boys there and two other bands who were also on tour. Everyone played well and Josh and I once again battled it to another tie. The crowd was smaller but no less intense and Yearling once again showed how a band does it at home. And by the way, their drummer Mike, who is a rad dude (just like the rest of em) is such a sick drummer that at the end of their set in the middle of the song he switched into one of Jesse..s signature beats from En Machearus. He flashed us a smile and then switched right back out without a hitch. What a showoff!!! Improvisation in rock music; who would have thought? After the show we all went out for a huge family dinner and we were lucky enough to be graced with the presence of Sid..s girlfriend Sarah, the brothers Sweat, and our good buddies Derek and Ron who work at the Brewery. Sid took us all to a rad restaurant and we all sat outside together like a huge family. It was a loud hootenanny of a good time and I know we must have looked like the after party of a big fat greek wedding. It was just such a good time to hang out with such genuine dudes. If you have not yet taken the time to check out these amazing bands than do it..no do it now, I am serious.

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Sept 30th - Richmond, VA - The Backdoor

Saturday night was amazing as well. We played a small venue called the backdoor near Richmond but the kids showed up in force and we packed the room with over 130 people. Before the show we all (plus Jeremiah..s brother and Tony..s wife Melysa) packed with the Yearling dudes into their van and destroyed some Chik-fil-a. Yearling threw down the gauntlet again plying a nearly flawless set and dedicating one of our favorites to Jesse that they had been previously scolded for not playing the night before. We played and it felt like another home show cause the first few rows were spot on with the lyrics. At the end of ..The Common Curse.. (you know, the acapella one) a bunch of the L&R guys and Sid from Yearling crashed stage and sang along. It was rad and just such a worshipful moment. Jeremiah even broke his bass but Hessler from L&R let Jeremiah bleed all over his bass for the rest of the set so it didn..t even matter. After wards L&R once again threw it down and played an amazing set. However Josh especially was all over the place because I challenged him to a duel of throwdown ability. I had thrashed it pretty dang hard but Josh showed up with a late-ninties-Brett-Favre like ferocity. But it was agreed by all that it was a draw, and I am proud to share the crown. Everybody was great and we got to meet so many awesome new people, even some dudes from Longwood came to see us for the second night in a row!!! Afterwards we were all chillin in the post-show glow and Travy McThickbones was sitting on L&R..s fender on their trailer and it broke. I only mention this because Travis is one of the kindest gentle hearted dudes and he is not the kind of guy who ever seeks out confrontation or enjoys giving bad news. But after he Deputy-Dogged it in to tell those guys, everything was cool. They weren't upset and instead saw it as leverage in cut down battles. Later we headed out to the good old ihop with some friends before crashing at Jeremiah..s parent..s house which is an amazing old manor built in like 1904.

Sept 29th - Lynchburg, VA - LU Schilling Center

What an Amazing Weekend!!!
This past weekend was absolutely amazing! We cannot overstate that fact. We have been looking forward to this weekend since tour finished and it shattered our expectations. First of all let us say thank you so much to everyone who showed up and showed us so much love on Friday. We promoted the heck out of this show and we really hoping for a good show and we were so flattered and humbled by the response. Thanks again to Rocky for having us on the radio and especially to our many friends at Student Life for all the hard work and sweat you put into that night. You always make us feel so loved and it means so much to have such genuine people coming along side of us and being such servants. Both the guys from Love and Reverie and Yearling did an amazing job and put on a great a show, straight up rock and roll! We had over 300 people show up and make the most of an awesome night. We were excited and admittedly a bit nervous to shake the dust off from our c.d. release show last April (unanimously accepted as the worst show in My Epic history) but everyone was so supportive and Friday night we really felt it. We appreciate all our friends and fans so much and watching you guys clap, sing your guts out, and lift your hands in worship sent shivers up our spines. It was so encouraging and we enjoyed getting to meet so many of you and transition you from fans to friends. We felt like it was one of the best sets we have ever played and certainly one of the most enjoyable, if not favorite of all time. Afterwards we went back to our house with both bands and had a wonderful lasagna dinner thanks to Jesse and Travis.. wonderful girlfriends Brooke and Ashley. We stayed up till 3 in the morning playing Mario Kart and just talking, it was amazing and both those bands are made up of singularly amazing dudes who together form supergroups of kindness and radness.