Vermilion is the new black
A few months ago I was asked by the talented songstress Laura Secker to play a show at Vermilion (where she also tends bar and books music). Around the same time, my old college bandmate/roommate Cameron Snapp contacted me about reviving our Through The Wall act and booking a few shows. Cameron had been laying low after spending a few years as lead axeman for Richmond-based Broken Monday, and was itching to perform again.
We booked the show for last Wednesday and put together a set of tunes from our 2003 album “Bookends,” and several new originals and covers. Cameron and I got a good warm-up set in at the Evening Star the previous week, and then did some long distance practicing to prep for the show. A few hours before the gig, we worked through some of the newer tunes and then packed up our gear for Old Town Alexandria.
We played for friendly patrons and friends for 2 hours, and recorded most of the show for kicks. We were pleased with the way the recording turned out, and decided to release one of those archaic compact disc’s worth of music as a giveaway at our shows.
Here’s a new live cut of our most popular song from Bookends, Proceed.
Grab a copy when we play The Camel on Wednesday, January 13th. We’ve got a few more winter shows lined up around Richmond and DC. Stay tuned to myspace.com/throughthewallva for updates.
