Sometimes we need to be careful what we wish for. On Wednesday we were invited to the Parish to play with two other great bands on a big stage with big lights -- big sound in a big room. The only problem was that we were sandwiched in between these two bands with 15 minutes to set up, no soundcheck in a big room that seemed to go on for miles. Our fans are so great because they came out to a place we had never played before on the side of town that we hardly ever play and paid a cover charge to which they aren’t used to paying. But even with a lot of our fans there, the room felt somewhat like a ghost town to us. It’s funny because the one thing that we would normally complain about was not really an issue. The sound at the Parish is one of the best rooms (acoustically) in Austin and I think we got a small glimpse of what the kind of sound we will have in the future. But, with that said there is just something about a smaller more intimate room that really brings out the best in meridianwest. Now don’t get me wrong, when we are able to fill a large room like that it will be amazing, but playing in a venue where the crowd is close enough for us to reach out and touch will always feel a bit magical for us.

I think we played very well for the situation and as always it is a learning experience. We had some friends of ours shooting video of the show and hopefully it turned out good. I think we looked good up on a big stage with some proper lights and sound. I think we could get used to it. And we were so glad to have met the guys from Live Oak Decline and Moses Mayfield. Both bands were a class act and had nothing but good things to say. We want to thank those guys and our fans for a great night and for supporting meridianwest. ~Ryan