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IOTA (Arlington, VA) on March 24th | You pick’m We Play’m!
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It seems we have a reputation for having the best fans around. IOTA had a snafu in their schedule and they knew only MELODIME fans would pack the place on such short notice. So let’s do this…
With a touring schedule that’s busier than ever and workin on some new recordings, we weren’t really planning on squeezing in a hometown show anytime soon. So we were thinkin maybe you can help us out with this one…
Have you been bummed after a concert ’cause the band didn’t play your favorite song? Ever wish you could put together your ultimate setlist? Now you can. Between now and the day of the show, submit a 17-SONG SETLIST that you want us to play at the show ON OUR FACEBOOK WALL. Whoever’s setlist has the MOST AMOUNT OF “LIKES” AN HOUR BEFORE DOORS OPEN, that’s the set we’ll play! The winner will also get 2 FREE TICKETS to the show. (PS. getting your non-melodime fan friends to like your set helps us both out.)
Eligible songs include:
Any MELODIME song off of any album.
Any unrecorded MELODIME song you know of.
Any cover song you’ve heard (or heard of) us playing.
Or if you like surprises, just write “new song” (we got over 40 of them)
Sound fun? It’ll be fun for us too… A lil scary. But fun. Let the games begin and we’ll see ya at the show!
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Rhode Diaries Part 1: A Certain Smile
I took the first driving shift at 9am. Sam and Tyg hopped onto their newly constructed bunks that had been completed just 2 hours before departure. I couldn’t tell whether it was sleep deprivation or a genuine feeling of contentment, but I spent the first 2 hours behind the wheel looking in the rear view mirror with a certain smile on my face. It wasn’t the normal kind of smile that you can see, but one you can feel real deep down in your chest. At the risk of sounding extremely corny, I kept thinking:
“we’re doing it”
We had the trailer packed with gear; bus stocked with cheap food; almost no money in our pockets; and that nervous, excited, hopeful feeling I used to get before little league baseball games. It was a dream… and we were living it.
It’s funny how those dreams change as you get older. I used to black out my bedroom and shine my reading light towards my make-shift stage while I belted karaoke as loud as I could for hours and hours on end. I started writing when I was 10 years old so that I could put on pretend concerts for thousands of invisible people until my mom called me downstairs for dinner. I never dreamed of ramen noodles for breakfast and pb&j for dinner. I never dreamed of living in the close quarters of a remodeled shuttle bus. And… I never dreamed of playing for tips in a podunk southern city for an audience of 20 or so, but that’s the dream I’m living now and I wouldn’t have it any other way. An arena audience of thousands means nothin’ without the miles put in to get there. Nowadays, I dream for the miles because then everyday feels like a victory. In the past two weeks we’ve slept on the bus; eaten the same cheap foods; been robbed; been rewarded; and as we make our way to the last show of the tour, I still have that same smile deep down in my chest. The smile that assures me we’re doing the right thing.
“I have done away with the false parades for the never coming trophy day…’cause smiles are born on days like today.”
It was such an amazing experience getting to share the bill with one of our favorite bands, DecembeRadio last Saturday at the State Theatre. Thanks so much to everyone who made it out! Watching the crowd of these hometown shows continue to grow is truly gratifying for us so from the bottom of my heart, thanks for spreading the word and continuing with us on the journey. Here’s to the best fans in the DC area. We’ll see ya next time.
-Brad
