Of all the cities we hit during the Surfin' Sandy tour Louisville is the
one I could most see myself relocating to. In my opinion, it is the
Austin of Kentucky. They have everything I need: music, bourbon, good
food and a lot of weird. On par for us, we hit another brewery before
load-in, Bluegrass Brewing Company. The best part of the brewery for
me... Vegan BBQ wings, flippin' delicious.
This was our second trip through Louisville and our reception was superb. The staff and patrons of The Hideaway Saloon were beyond kind our first time through and more than exceeded our expectations this second pass. It is very easy to play music and feel at-ease when you are playing to a room filled with music lovers whom love to dance... Simply awesome. The club has a great bohemian vibe with the crowd to match.
My favorite part of the evening was sharing the stage with The Pranksters. We have shared the stage with a lot of acts, however, these guys in particular were a VERY talented bunch and couldn't have been any sweeter. Tom Browning, their guitarist, was a phenomenal player and was the one kind enough to let us share the evening with them. He has played with the likes of Bo Diddly, players of The Grateful Dead, Stevie Winder and many more (it was obvious after seeing them play); Grade-A awesome.
Hideaway gives the touring bands a house to stay at; so we microwaved ourselves some grilled cheeses and got a good nights rest. The day after the show we had some time to kill so we wandered over to our favorite local leather shop, Leatherheads. This is a slice of heaven for me; kickass cowboy boots, belts, cowboy shirts and custom guitar straps. Nick, the master leather worker there, has a patented design for a guitar strap that takes the stress off of guitar players' back and trapezoid muscles.
He has sold these straps to many folks including: Dan
Auerbach (The Black Keys), My Morning Jacket, The Rolling Stones,
Johnny Depp and more. We saw this spectacular strap our last trip
through Louisville and Stephen was even fitted for one. This time
through we pulled the trigger and bought Stephen and Kevin an early
birthday/Christmas gift. Nick, then had me draw our Model Stranger logo
next to Kevin and Stephen signature on his own personal straps that he
keeps in the shop. It's cool to see their names surrounded with some of
our idols... I dig it.
All-in-all, Louisville will always have a piece of my heart and I can't wait to get back.
-Vinny The Dominator
This was our second trip through Louisville and our reception was superb. The staff and patrons of The Hideaway Saloon were beyond kind our first time through and more than exceeded our expectations this second pass. It is very easy to play music and feel at-ease when you are playing to a room filled with music lovers whom love to dance... Simply awesome. The club has a great bohemian vibe with the crowd to match.
My favorite part of the evening was sharing the stage with The Pranksters. We have shared the stage with a lot of acts, however, these guys in particular were a VERY talented bunch and couldn't have been any sweeter. Tom Browning, their guitarist, was a phenomenal player and was the one kind enough to let us share the evening with them. He has played with the likes of Bo Diddly, players of The Grateful Dead, Stevie Winder and many more (it was obvious after seeing them play); Grade-A awesome.
Hideaway gives the touring bands a house to stay at; so we microwaved ourselves some grilled cheeses and got a good nights rest. The day after the show we had some time to kill so we wandered over to our favorite local leather shop, Leatherheads. This is a slice of heaven for me; kickass cowboy boots, belts, cowboy shirts and custom guitar straps. Nick, the master leather worker there, has a patented design for a guitar strap that takes the stress off of guitar players' back and trapezoid muscles.
All-in-all, Louisville will always have a piece of my heart and I can't wait to get back.
-Vinny The Dominator
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