So we have never really locked ourselves away in rehearsals before until this week. I think it is safe to say we feel a bit confined in what feels like a 10X10 room. However, through all of the hours of striping down the songs, writing and re-writing parts all the while stricken with insomnia -- we've not only been writing some of our best music to date -- but we have gotten tighter as a band.

Our muscianship will undoubtedly get better over time with just playing shows every week and growing as guitar players, drummers and vocalists -- but it is the friendships and bonds created on the smallest of platforms like this one that hold everything together and make us stronger. So this experience will result in better written songs and tighter shows. But, more importantly it will bring the 3 of us one step closer to being the band the we strive to be. So stay tuned on all the exciting things unfolding for meridianwest.

~Ryan, Mark and David