I want to thank everybody who came out to the Minor Stars Record Release Party last weekend at the 506 despite the snow storm that nearly canceled it. It meant a lot to have you all there, and you helped turn a potentially disastrous night into a great one!
Just a few of the things that I’ll remember:
- Our friend and ex-guitarist Chris Gray surprising us with a visit from Denver just for the show. He’s probably the only one that would have been more bummed than I had the show been canceled. After trekking over icy country roads in my van packed with all our gear, who swings open the front door of the 506 but Chris Gray! Unbelievable!
- Our friends Allison and Benito driving in from Boone just for the show. The snow turned an otherwise two and a half hour drive into a five hour one for them, but they made it!
- Our drummer Matt being stuck at his house in the country and having to call a friend with a four-wheel drive truck just to transport him and his drums to the show. The next day Matt told me about a harrowing cab ride home at the end of the night.
- Watching Chris’s face as I blatantly ripped off each of the guitar solos that he wrote and recorded on the new album.
- Having all four members of Death of the Sun in the house.
- Having part of the LP order shipped UPS three-day just so I had some vinyl for the show. They look so good! Thanks again to Scott Nurkin for the album cover painting, Mike Triplett for the photo, and Dave Laney for the layout and design.
- Reviving two old My Dear Ella song snippets just for the fun of it: a quiet version of Running Down and the She’s So Heavy homage of The Biggest Secret Yet.
- Having Kuki Kooks at the show with his band Devries. Kuki played drums on most of the songs on the album, and we’re lucky to have had Devries in town from NYC to open the show. Kooks also treated us to his old joke of busting into the drum intro of Running Down – I miss that, K-bends!
- Unfortunately, Transportation had to cancel due to the snow – Stevie was stuck at his house. But I was prepared to sit in on guitar on Stormbringer in case Robbie and Benny were there! Sadly (fortunately?), I wasn’t given the opportunity. Ha — next time!
- The list goes on and on. And of course I’ll remember each and every one of you braving the snow storm to come support us – that meant a lot!
If you haven’t seen it already, John Harrison took this video of Mirror at the show – thanks again, John!
And I want to thank The Independent and The Daily Tar Heel for the great coverage of our debut album and the release party. In case you missed it…
The Indy – thanks to Bryan Reed & Grayson Currin:
Feature: http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:409283
Review: http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:409287
Side-bar: http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:409289
The Daily Tar Heel – thanks to Jordan Lawrence & Linnie Greene:
Feature: http://www.dailytarheel.com/content/front-man-band-minor-stars-turns-job-loss-musical-opportunity
Review: http://www.dailytarheel.com/content/minor-stars-rock-hard-uncertain-times
Local Song of the Week: http://www.dailytarheel.com/dive/local-song-week-numbers-dont-lie
Stay tuned for a new vault posting next week.
Thanks!
Eric & Minor Stars
