So today the Year of Giving blog will most likely pass 11,000 hits thanks to all of you following along!
That is pretty amazing I think for a site that doesn’t sell anything or give you any secret to weight loss or living a longer healthier life. Well, maybe that is not entirely true…I do believe that making giving a priority in your life will make you a happier person and if you pick up that from the blog…that’s great!
So my friend Melanie is in a very unique group called Machines on Vacation. They have a very cool, refreshing sound. It’s what you get when you put together a guy with a guitar, a string quartet, and some high tech equipment. They were playing a show in DC and I went to see them.
(photo courtesy of hahatonkamusic.com)
As a bonus I got to see a band called Ha Ha Tonka. I had never heard of them, but they put on a great show. They have a unique sound…it’s like indie rock meets the Ozarks. After the show, I decided to give these guys my $10 for the day. I ended up meeting all four members: Brett, Lennon, Luke, and Brian. I asked them what they were going to do with the money and they said they were going to buy themselves a round of beers. I felt bad, because I was pretty sure that they wouldn’t be able to get four beers for $10…but that was before I knew they had Schlitz cans available….for exactly $2.50 a piece! Cheers!
The guys are really nice. They have been together for five years…toured all over, never wrecked their tour van, and travel with a one-eyed pooch named He-Man! Despite this being the final night of their tour and having driven 475 miles earlier that day to get to DC from Rochester, NY where they performed the night before, they were still going strong!
They are taking a little rest now and then will start up on tour again. For those in the DC area, they are not planning on stoping here but they will be opening for a show in Baltimore on April 28th. Some of their favorite cities to play for are: Chicago, Austin, and Emporia, KS. (They love all the cities…but you know how it is.)
Here is a little sample of them from YouTube.
And here is poorly shot clip that I took from their show in DC…
You can check their website and listen to more of their music on MySpace and YouTube…but I recommend that you go see them live.
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