Giving Back

Photos by: Ron Angle

Nothing compares to the feeling of being on stage in a room packed wall to wall with people cheering “one more song!!” All the while the exuberant crowd singing the words to songs that you and your best friends have written and composed. Being close enough to them that they could reach out and touch you while you are on stage living out the dreams of every kid that has ever sang a note, picked up a guitar or a pair of drum sticks. Nothing comes close -- except for the feeling we had during our performance of “Sing for Love.” During a very special Lucky Lounge gig, we got to give back to children far less fortunate than us. Our friend Andy Roddick has been hosting his annual charity dinner for the Andy Roddick Foundation in Austin the last 3 years. Last night was sort of an unofficial pre-party held at Lucky Lounge. We were graciously invited by Andy to the event the next day and wanted to show our appreciation by raising money to donate to his amazing charity. We asked everyone in Lucky Lounge that night to donate what they could while we dedicated a song to Andy and all of the children of his organization. We ended up raising over $1000 in just a few minutes!

That was icing on the cake after an amazing night that ended with 4 encores and a room filled with fans whose energy lifted each of our songs to a new level. It was definitely one of the most amazing shows we have played to date.

~Ryan