Jacksonville w/Christian Death

Saturday, August 8
One of the greater things about being a musician is being able to visit new places and meet some great people; and sometimes even being able to play with some legendary bands. This time,
we were asked back to Jacksonville for another show, this time to play with Christian Death,
considered by many to be the founding fathers
of American goth-rock. Although Valor Kand remains the only original member of this lineup, we were very excited for the opportunity to join them for one of only a few North American dates before their extensive South American tour.
After a mad scramble back to Atlanta to
pick up the new run of Entertainment t-shirts,
we arrived in Jacksonville for load in just as
Christian Death were running through sound check. We looked on with pre-party drinks of Wild Turkey American Honey liquor and tequila shots; after our sound check, we ventured next door for sushi, then readied for the show with a few fortune tellers and fire dancers. A decent crowd saw us through a set that offered everything including a broken drum stick and guitar string, some new songs to be released on the upcoming album, and a power outage half way through Queens. We come right back with Flesh, newly re-added Romance, and then closed with an enthusiastic Nervous Talks, while a supportive Valor and Chuck watched on.
Christian Death went on next and put on a great show; I honestly wasn't sure what to expect them to play; maybe a few classics, maybe none; turns out, they played both, including Sleepwalk.
I was especially impressed with the newer material from their newly released American Inquisition album; Maitri and Nathan were impressive as well, as they powered through an encore. After the club kicked us out, we took the post party back to Max & T's for more tequila shots and bloody suspender wrestling and stories of early CX exploits. Up sometime the next afternoon to pack-up hangovers and get a sick Tommy back to Athens.
Soundtrack: Brain Eno - Driving Me Backwards