Our zombie-proof headquarters in beautiful Philadelphia, PA.
We usually enjoy a feeling of relative calm here in at our home base in Philadelphia, but this week has us a little shaken up… quite literally. Tuesday during tracking with Brendan of Last Full Measure we felt the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that was centered in Virginia. On the third floor of our old, brick building it was something to experience as the ground rumbled and our computers, guitars, and bodies rocked back and forth for upwards of 30 seconds. I know, I know… no biggie compared to the other, truly destructive quakes that have been happening all over the world lately. Having lived in San Francisco for a time I was well aware of what was happening as soon as it began and even though it wasn’t my first quake my nerves were rattled, mostly because it was so absolutely unexpected.
Fast forward to today, Saturday the 27th, and we are preparing for a hurricane of the likes we haven’t seen since Floyd in 1999. Because of the size and slow travel of hurricane Irene, massive power outages, flooding, and wind damage are expected. We feel pretty good about our preparedness, and besides, we have plenty to do here in our zombie-proof former casket factory.
Production is in full swing on our two most highly anticipated projects of the year, TivaTiva’s Music for Interior Castles and Last Full Measure’s new full length album. Both projects are exceeding our every expectation and the level of artistry and musicianship on both are truly outstanding. And more than that, they both convey such a sense of time and place- I can only describe them as transporting. And yet, they are very different from one another.
September will be a very exciting month in it’s own right for us here at Cedar Street Presents. We have a fantastic Second Saturday event coming up featuring Sunshine Superman, The Absolute Zeroes and CJ Gallopo. We have some great festivals we are attending, including the Philadelphia Film and Music Fest and Girard Fest, and our bands are scheduled to play some great shows during the month as well. Now all we have to do is get through this last week of August.
Batten down the hatches!!!