I wish everyone happy warmth as I write to you from sunny Florida. We arrived home yesterday and were greeted by a stale house smell, no food in the fridge and a mountain of bills. I love being a touring musician!! Seriously though, we all already miss the road…We had some great shows and met a ton of new people and for that we’re truly grateful.

We got incredibly lucky with the weather.  A few flurries for ten minutes in DC was the only sight of snow or ice. Actually, we got very lucky with everything on this tour.  We unfortunately won’t have any cool “road stories” but I’m sure we all secretly prefer it that way.

As for the music, I truly didn’t know what to expect. Having never played as a trio before, we rehearsed a fair bit but come our first stop, we were still a little curious of how this new “slim fast” version of Tristan & the Juice would go over. Encouragingly, we’ve  found that the more intimate shows can be as powerful as the rocking out “bass and drums in your face” shows, if not more. It’s hard to recreate the personal releationships developed in toned down shows.  I’ve also noticed a much greater musical integrity. The audience is more prone to listen to the music instead of just hearing the vertebrae of the songs.

I know a lot of the guys liked playing in NYC, (we went on after a girl we saw just a few weeks before open for Citizen Cope which was cool) but as always, my personal highlight was Raleigh. The only thing I love more than that place is the people living in it.

Next up…we’re getting the BAND BACK TOGETHER!!! I’ve written 6 or 7 new songs that we’re going to try and weave into the setlist for this winter’s shows. Writing for the next EP (or full-length) is moving right along. Constantly working on the Living Room Sessions and we’ve got two music videos (So Alive and Proximity Bomb) we’re filming/editing…

Work work work – play play play

T

p.s. Purple is out now. You can get it on TristanClopet.com for whatever you’re willing to pay… Do it now…only two more weeks until the offer expires…

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