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admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:13:59 +0000

Today I got myself off the couch and into the recording studio for about thirty minutes. It may not sound like much, but believe me, it meant everything today. Getting home from a five-week-long tour sounds like it’d be a relief, but that sudden stop in movement always gets me down. I always snap out of it in a matter of days, but after waking up in a different city every day for so long it’s hard being stationary. But I made it to the studio… got very little done… added some distortion to a bass line, tweaked a drum line, nothing major. But it got me wanting to write and record again. I conjured up a lot of new song ideas out on the road inspired by all the different landscapes and people I ran into, and now I have some motivation to make them materialize.

I have plenty more to say about the tour, and I’ll continue posting on it ‘til the well runs dry. For now I’ll just say that it was one of the best, most enjoyable tours I’ve ever been a part of, and it left me wanting more. I can’t thank all the fans who came out to the shows enough, and hope that every damn one of you is listening to BEFORE THE FLOOD non-stop right now!

-Andy

Last lunch of the tour:

Troublemakers:

Shaving before the show:

By Kristen McFarland:

Our fans drive 5+ hrs to see us…

admin — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:28:13 +0000

… And cover their cars in Bella Morte decorations!! (and we love them for it!)

“Bella Morte bound! St Louis or bust!”

“Honk if you love Skully!”

Fans bring us cookies…

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:40:34 +0000

And we love them for it!

Bringing People Together

admin — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:13:05 +0000

I’ve noticed that we’ve been seeing a lot of fans that we hadn’t seen in ages on this tour. Last night in Milwaukee was a perfect example of that… Saw some faces that took me back to our early tours. It always rocks seeing those folks, gets me feeling all nostalgic.

Club Anything in Milwaukee is great. Every time we’ve played there the experience has been excellent. Our show last night rocked, and we even pulled an unplugged song out of our hat to close the night. And after the set I was lured back to the dance-floor when I herd Ladytron, and stayed there when the DJ followed it with Shiny Toy Guns.

The night before that we were in Kansas City after a very long drive from Salt Lake City. Had a fun show there for a small crowd. Before our set we saw a gay couple in a pretty serious argument… They almost got tossed from the club! However, during our set they were standing beside each other…. I asked them to kiss from stage and they did. It was a beautiful moment. Bella Morte truly does make the world a better place!

See you tomorrow night, Nashville!

-Andy

Lunch in Kansas City:

We live a simple life:

Tony!:

Live in SLC: