Rehearsal #1

On Saturday evening, we had our first rehearsal in preparation for the album - and it was great! We rehearsed as a 3-piece - Robbie on pick-bass, Jesse on keys, me on guitar and singing. We worked through some arrangement ideas, altered with chord structures of certain songs, and just in general had a good time messing with songs and helping create a "unified vision" through all the material. These are the songs we played (the names will mean nothing to you now, I realize - but I don't care):

- Heaven
- Change Your Mind
- No More Crying
- Sunken Eyes
- Long Distance
- I Will Never Change

First 6 songs out of a likely 12. And we'll then try to pair that down to 9 or 10.  We're doing our best to channel the Scott Walker / Lee Hazlewood / Lambchop classiness that is inspiring this record. It's hard to channel class ... you kind of just have to learn how to be classy. It's a work in progress.

This is the one and only photo taken at the rehearsal ... I swear there will be more next time.

Entitled "Still life with Fender bass on floor, Jesse playing keys, while Robbie eats a chip."