Monday, June 18, 2007

Back in New York City. Good to be home

Mercury Lounge
June 10, 2007
New York, NY

i had a really nice return home to New York at the Mercury Lounge on 6/10. Despite Sunday being a huge HBO night, people still fit Alex Nackman in their schedule. It's been a wild ride touring with the new band and getting used to everyone's idiosyncracies. The guys and I are meshing so well. It's a difficult thing to find truly great musicians that you can glue together in a meaningful and "untransient" way. There is so much talent out there, but not all of those talented people are best for one's own band. It takes time. Getting back to the Merc was sort of an affirmation that things are heading in that positive direction. I say "positive" because I've learned the hard way about getting hopes up about things-- in everything. I very much take things in stride and often with many grains of salt. I think being a musician, on the road, constantly developing his craft, figuring out what works, and not always having a clear direction of where to go lends itself to patience and perspective.

so great to meet a bunch of you guys after the Merc show. Thanks for the multiple Coronas as well.

Setlist:

UNLOCK MY GATE
SUNRISE FALLS
HOLIDAY
HOLD THE LINE
AND SHE'S BEAUTIFUL
OCTOBER
AMSTERDAM AVENUE
DIONYSUS
PROXIMITY
STAY WHERE YOU ARE
VENICE
LOSING THE GLOW

*encore:
TUESDAY

-Alex


Much sweat and fog...June 10 @ The Mercury Lounge, NYC
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Friday, June 15, 2007

the relentless performer (even with extreme perspiration)


fighting the heat at New York's Mercury Lounge....

wow! Gross.

Alex