Tour Blog #7

The Home Stretch.

With four shows and a little under one week left to go, the first North American tour is nearing its final lap. Next on the docket are a couple of shows in our neighbor country to the north and then back across the border for a pair of nights in or around New York City. Then, our fearless leader will be jet-setting across the pond to open up 3 weeks of dates for the boys in Boyce Avenue.

Don't fret, my European familie: if all goes according to plan, the rest of us in the Crew will be stopping by soon enough.

And, let's face it: it's not a real rock 'n' roll tour until the van gets jacked, right? Some nefarious ne'er do well in Atlanta thought he'd better his own situation by ripping off some of our personal gear while we played our set inside the Vinyl. The good news? He didn't get all that much and the truly important parts of what we lost were properly insured. The bad news was simply the massive inconvenience it caused, forcing us to iron out a situation now involving police reports, insurance claims, and van repairs. But, as before, that certain someone who has met every single need we've had this past month came through for us yet again, and the tour was able to continue right on schedule.

Jammin' Java, Washington, DC

As for this week, the drives up and down the eastern side of this America have been quite idyllic. The colors of autumn have created a rather serene backdrop for this musical sojourn of ours. The feeling that we've just driven into a wall calendar is overpowering at times, and, being myself a junkie for the changing seasons, it is a most-welcome experience. Staring out the window at the passing countryside is by no means a waste of time for a musician on the road: it's all but impossible not to be inspired and uplifted by the very natural & intoxicating beauty of Virginia, the Carolinas, Pennsylvania, and New York in the fall.

As this tour winds down, I find myself more and more excited for what's right around the corner. Without divulging any details (the music business is, forever and always, constantly in flux), it seems a bit of a misnomer to use the phrase "winds down" for anything pertaining to the T-Ward Crew. This first tour has exceeded expectations for everyone involved, and we'll be kicking things into an even higher gear in 2012.

But for now, let's see what you got, Canada. It's been a few months since we last played for you in the Great White North; might these next shows be a barometer of what the future holds for the Crew on the road?

Oh, yeah. Be sure to dig the new video.