Whit and I have been following Forrest Day for a long time. He was in the grade ahead of me with brother in high school. His carnival hip hop makes you move and makes you think. The infectious melodies and the distinct sound of a rich horn line and a decisive synth make for a unique and brilliant show. Last night was no exception. This is normally not my favorite “genre”, but there is enough vocal harmony and wordplay to get me psyched and I must admit this is the artist for whom I have gone to more Bay Area shows than any other. Terrell was rockin out on his guitar and the whole band seemed into it. There was a sea of familiar faces in the crowd. Thanks Genevieve, Chiara and Sean for saying hi. I’ll see you at the next show.

Special thanks to Chris for filming. Also thanks to Dana Carmel, John, John and Chuck for coming. Shout out to Robin for helping us load up. Thanks again to Vanessa and Ian for pitching in and delivering a wonderful set. We appreciate Myles for coming out to hang with us. And happy birthday to Cat Meunier, Acacia Clark, Julia Rose and Jackie De Villier!

Word on the street is that GWT was a nice change of pace at the Pleasant Hill Summer Concert series. Thanks to Trevor and Rusty of Dynamic Audio Concepts for doing our sound. Also, thanks to the Civic Action Committee of Pleasant Hill and the sponsor Champlin for making the event possible. It was beautiful and warm, though the wind and chill came in just at the end of our second set.

Thanks to Jacki for bringing her whole work crew out to see us. Thanks also to Don J., Elizabeth R., John Z., Randy S., David D., Deborah D., Natalia S., Lou D., Mike, Julia, Angela, Lauren, Kathleen, Greg K., Ellen P. and Gary for reaching out and connecting with us!

What a lovely setting for a city hall! I will put pictures up from the event later tonight and you may recognize yourself!

See you this Friday in Sf at the Make-Out Room from 8 to 10pm on 22nd between Mission and Valencia!

Thanks,
Grace

Special thanks to ICSI, Rusty Bindings Ski Club, Ex’Pressions, WCS, BCM, Chris, Robert, Miles, Ira, Doctor Jeff, Colette and Crew, Collin, Charlotte, Keith, Chris, Angela, Kristen, Mrs. Perry, David, Lori, Robert S., Jacob W and Rolf on sound, Xylar, Vanessa, Winston, Steve, Gabriele, Yan, Acacia, Robby, Etai, Kate, Jim, Patricia, Michael C., Ellen, Myles, Chie and everyone who came to the show last night and made it memorable for us.

I’m so glad I got a chance to say hello to almost everyone and see how things are going. Hearing the band with electric guitar was nice. The servers kept commenting that we have the best friends, since they say people rarely stay for two sets there. We do have the best friends and we thank you for staying! We are so grateful to all of our guest musicians last night.

We’ve gotten to know you better and, as a result, we’ve had a chance to give you a better show every time. Thanks for making it all possible by showing up and speaking up. We had a great time.

And happy birthday this week to Cyndi Powell, Devon Woods, Amanda Beisen, Valerie Downing, Dave Collodel, Jeremy O’ Brien and Collin Doran!

-Grace