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Last night I went to see The Blood Brothers. I had reached out to Cody Votolato to let him know I was down with the band and that we should meet at a show in Hollywood next time the band toured. This all started from the recording sessions with Guy Picciotto (Fugazi) 
for their new album, "Young Machetes." Guy turned the band on to the Bullet Cables.
Guy’s Story:
"..I brought out the bullet cables you sent me and insisted that the band use them during tracking. At first they and the engineer I was working with were dubious but after dealing with a lot of noise issues tracking the guitars, they gave your cables a shot – needless to say everyone was massively impressed by how silent they were and how good they sounded.
I got to wear a “told you so ” grin and for the rest of the session all the guitars ran through the Bullets……. Thanks again!" Guy/Fugazi
Backstage:
In the pit under the stage, Cody and I met tons of folks on the tour. Then loud drums became audible. Cody says, “Celebration is on. Let’s go!” In the stairwell he tells me that this band is important and I should check out the show. Well I was in my head like, "OK I’m here" to the next surreal moment of, "OK, so now I’m no longer in my body". So imagine NICO from Velvet Underground and a Mojo- Morrison energy as we emerged to the side stage. I was in a trance like state… part of me trying to get the music from my inner core into my brain to process what I was being exposed to, and the other part of me just letting go… Sean Antanaitis is holding down the keys, bass, and guitar all at once: Smoothly. Insane. Bare footed drummer David Bergander pounds through the rhythms with exactitude…Katrina Ford’s gender-less pipes throw a layer of tones that tie the rhythms together…an elegant display of art.
The headliner, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, was the final act of a hugely successful show (maybe the consistently best line up that I have seen in a long time). This art-rock-out-of-Austin band is tight, tight, tight. I have to say that I have heard of Trail of Dead and have heard a few songs but their performance was amazing. I was so impressed that after the performance I went up to the band and asked them to give me their address so I could send them coil cables. It is selfish of me really, I just want to hear them play with our cords because their music screams, Bullet Cable, and adding good to pretty damn close to perfect will probably put a “I told you so” grin on my face too someday.
It was an excellent night of great performance and making new friends. I suggest catching anyone of these bands if they are ever playing in your part of the world.
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Blood Brothers, Celebration, and Trail the Dead
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Last night I went to see The Blood Brothers. I had reached out to Cody Votolato to let him know I was down with the band and that we should meet at a show in Hollywood next time the band toured. This all started from the recording sessions with Guy Picciotto (Fugazi)
for their new album, "Young Machetes." Guy turned the band on to the Bullet Cables.
Guy’s Story:
"..I brought out the bullet cables you sent me and insisted that the band use them during tracking. At first they and the engineer I was working with were dubious but after dealing with a lot of noise issues tracking the guitars, they gave your cables a shot – needless to say everyone was massively impressed by how silent they were and how good they sounded.
I got to wear a “told you so ” grin and for the rest of the session all the guitars ran through the Bullets……. Thanks again!" Guy/Fugazi
Backstage:
In the pit under the stage, Cody and I met tons of folks on the tour. Then loud drums became audible. Cody says, “Celebration is on. Let’s go!” In the stairwell he tells me that this band is important and I should check out the show. Well I was in my head like, "OK I’m here" to the next surreal moment of, "OK, so now I’m no longer in my body". So imagine NICO from Velvet Underground and a Mojo- Morrison energy as we emerged to the side stage. I was in a trance like state… part of me trying to get the music from my inner core into my brain to process what I was being exposed to, and the other part of me just letting go… Sean Antanaitis is holding down the keys, bass, and guitar all at once: Smoothly. Insane. Bare footed drummer David Bergander pounds through the rhythms with exactitude…Katrina Ford’s gender-less pipes throw a layer of tones that tie the rhythms together…an elegant display of art.
The headliner, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, was the final act of a hugely successful show (maybe the consistently best line up that I have seen in a long time). This art-rock-out-of-Austin band is tight, tight, tight. I have to say that I have heard of Trail of Dead and have heard a few songs but their performance was amazing. I was so impressed that after the performance I went up to the band and asked them to give me their address so I could send them coil cables. It is selfish of me really, I just want to hear them play with our cords because their music screams, Bullet Cable, and adding good to pretty damn close to perfect will probably put a “I told you so” grin on my face too someday.
It was an excellent night of great performance and making new friends. I suggest catching anyone of these bands if they are ever playing in your part of the world.