The Seedy Seeds' Road Blog: 072309 The Beachland Tavern

Lean, Green, Seedy Machines

Following the success and gas mileage of driving Hollandaise Firebot (our minivan) instead of Bavanarama, we decided to see if it was physically possible to pack all the things we need for a short tour as a full band into a smaller space. As it turns out, the manufacturers over at Nissan planned exactly, down to the cubic inch, how much room it takes for a standard Seedy Seeds show to travel to your town. The nice part is that if there's even a gnat's width of room left, we know we've forgotten something.

This is my "I have enjoyed the success of a job well done while packing the van" face.

We, as the Seedy Seeds, have this problem. The problem is Margaret's mom. Margaret's folks live in the Cleveland area, and her mom is a fantastic cook. What's the problem, you might ask? Well the problem is that every time we roll into town, we gorge ourselves to such a ridiculous extent that they literally have to ROLL us out of town. Pound after pound of mouth-watering foods and fresh baked goods fly past our teefs like the Road Runner outrunning a giant slingshot.

HEAR THIS. ON OUR WAY OUT OF TOWN BRI-BOT AND I EACH ATE A VERY LARGE LOAF OF ZUCHINNI BREAD. LIKE, ONE LOAF PER PERSON.

On top of all that, The Beachland Tavern attempted to pummel us into submission with tasty vegan food, just to see if our meals would brawl once they reached our stomachs.

The evening began with 19 Action News playing an energetic set, while being filmed by a cameraman from the real 19 Action News, though I don't think they're necessarily affiliated. Next came we, we who do the Seedying. I think we played pretty darn well, and the sound on stage was fantastic. Thanks, Clint.

A quick line up change shifted Doublethink into the next slot, and they played a raucous set of Foo-Fighters-esque straight-ahead rock and roll. The Guile finished off the night with some really really awesome Beatle-based punk rock, tied down by one of the best drummers I've seen.

As an added bonus to our Tavern show, The Walkmen were playing the main stage and so we stopped by for a few songs of their set. That band's pretty awesome.

So once again, Cleveland tries to spoil us. We start off on a tour leg with tons of fantastic food in our bellies, sleeping in nice warm beds, having a great show in a great venue. It really sets you up, because you worry that this is as good as it gets and it can only be downhill from here.

BUT SEEDS DON'T ROLL DOWNHILL. WE ROLL STRAIGHT TO THE TOP.