September 2, 2011.
We'd only formed two months earlier and in that time, had gone down to F.A.M.E. Studios (see our F.A.M.E. blog from earlier) emerging with four songs: "Emily", "I Like It", "Chikkin Dikken (Vaya Con Diaz)" and "Can You Feel It". With only a handful of practices, that studio session, and then a few more practices under our belts, we weren't even sure if we should call ourselves a band. We were more like an amorphous goo, aware of nothing but the potential of its own gooey ingredients, only just beginning to vibrate, animate, resonate.
Our boy Skylar had this sick little band called Chubby And The Dots, a soulful indy kinda thing with a horn section, backup singers, the works. What made em even cooler was that on this night, they were doing an Otis Redding tribute, dedicating their entire set to Otis' Soulful smashes. We were opening and then James was slated to sing "I Been Loving You A Little Too Long" in their set.
The crowd was nice, and it was a great first gig. What I love about watching this footage, knowing what I know about us now, is our rawness, the innocence, and just reliving that moment. That's the cool thing about the internet, YouTube and all that: Even if you're just now discovering us, you can go back and start over at our beginning, reliving that moment with us. If you were there that night and have been to several of our concerts since, you, too, can go back and relive that night, maybe what you had to drink, or, who you went home with, or, maybe some things are best forgotten...
As usual, I digress, but it's that moment, that I came across on YouTube, that came rushing back, that inspired me to post this, so, enjoy.
Welcome,
And welcome back.
-JH
Watch "JUDD HALL Live @The Basement Sept 2nd 2011 "Emily".m4v" on YouTube
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