![MARCH 10 – SNEAKY BEANS, JACKSON, MS [SHOW #167]
[JT] Last November, when we were touring through this region, we had a night off between Mobile and Hot Springs so we drove to Jackson, MS to scope it out. First we went to a coffee shop that a friend has recommended to us called Sneaky Beans. We talked to the two nice kids working the counter about a show possibility. They were real nice to us, but said that they had just wrapped up a show out on their patio that evening. They would have let us play too, but it was getting too late. So we jumped back in the van and hunted some other places. We found one smoky bar that sometimes has live music in its backroom. When we walked in there was an older fella on stage singing karaoke and a few locals sitting around smoking, looking at us funny. We talked to the woman behind the counter for a bit, fishing for a show possibility, but it quickly became clear that this was not the place to be. We wandered the streets and found a couple other hot spots. One place nearby was a restaurant that was hopping with live music and plenty of customers, but not so much a rock ‘n roll venue, though judging by the autographed photos and glossies on the walls, the place did seem pretty legendary. We also found a place called Hal & Mal’s that was a huge restaurant & brewery, with a large performance space. We did not get a show that night, but Jackson was now on our radar.
This week, with a number of nights off between Alabama and Texas, we got in touch with Byron from Sneaky Beans, and he invited us to come play a show for tips on late notice. We drove up to Jackson, arriving at Sneaky Beans in the late afternoon. We met Byron and Katelyn working behind the counter, and they offered us some complimentary cups of coffee. With a few hours until show time, we hung around playing cards and meeting some of the locals while Byron ran off to pick up a PA. There was no other band playing tonight, so we had an hour or more to ourselves. Byron came back and set up the PA on the front patio and we set up our gear. The space was cramped, and we set up “like we did in Olympia,” with our amps in a row behind David. It was dark and a bit chilly when we started our set, but everyone from inside came out to watch us, and even some passerby’s on the street stopped for a while to check us out. Even Katelyn was watching from the pick-up window that was right beside us. Everyone there was real nice to us, and seemed to like the show. We were surprised when one person requested a song – the rarely played “Stay Golden.”
After our set we hung around and visited some more, people were giving us very nice compliments. One guy that we met Patrick and I both thought looked a lot like John Clardy from Tera Melos. When Byron and Katelyn closed up the coffee shop, he took us over to his recording studio to crash for the night. Inside were some of his buddies having band practice. We were introduced to each of them, and Byron gave us a little tour of the place. We hung out in the control room listening to some albums on his great-sounding speakers while the band jammed in the live room through the window.
The word we heard: “The lady who put the $20 in the tip jar said ‘there’s more where that came from’ if you can show her more splits. I can show you where she is in the coffee shop.” -Katelyn
Sound Tech we respect: Byron
Last but not leasta the Baristas: Katelyn
The pad was rad: Byron’s studio
Monument / Some Ordinary Vision / Pacific Sunrise / Cognac Dreams / Don’t Go / Magic Circle Symphony / Camille Claudel / Collage of Impressions / Stay Golden / Wake Up, Waco / Being Gone / Thousand Colors / Torpedoes on Tuesday / Friends in the Band / When The World Sleeps](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lila3y5Iu51qahyhxo1_1280.jpg)
MARCH 10 – SNEAKY BEANS, JACKSON, MS [SHOW #167]
[JT] Last November, when we were touring through this region, we had a night off between Mobile and Hot Springs so we drove to Jackson, MS to scope it out. First we went to a coffee shop that a friend has recommended to us called Sneaky Beans. We talked to the two nice kids working the counter about a show possibility. They were real nice to us, but said that they had just wrapped up a show out on their patio that evening. They would have let us play too, but it was getting too late. So we jumped back in the van and hunted some other places. We found one smoky bar that sometimes has live music in its backroom. When we walked in there was an older fella on stage singing karaoke and a few locals sitting around smoking, looking at us funny. We talked to the woman behind the counter for a bit, fishing for a show possibility, but it quickly became clear that this was not the place to be. We wandered the streets and found a couple other hot spots. One place nearby was a restaurant that was hopping with live music and plenty of customers, but not so much a rock ‘n roll venue, though judging by the autographed photos and glossies on the walls, the place did seem pretty legendary. We also found a place called Hal & Mal’s that was a huge restaurant & brewery, with a large performance space. We did not get a show that night, but Jackson was now on our radar.
This week, with a number of nights off between Alabama and Texas, we got in touch with Byron from Sneaky Beans, and he invited us to come play a show for tips on late notice. We drove up to Jackson, arriving at Sneaky Beans in the late afternoon. We met Byron and Katelyn working behind the counter, and they offered us some complimentary cups of coffee. With a few hours until show time, we hung around playing cards and meeting some of the locals while Byron ran off to pick up a PA. There was no other band playing tonight, so we had an hour or more to ourselves. Byron came back and set up the PA on the front patio and we set up our gear. The space was cramped, and we set up “like we did in Olympia,” with our amps in a row behind David. It was dark and a bit chilly when we started our set, but everyone from inside came out to watch us, and even some passerby’s on the street stopped for a while to check us out. Even Katelyn was watching from the pick-up window that was right beside us. Everyone there was real nice to us, and seemed to like the show. We were surprised when one person requested a song – the rarely played “Stay Golden.”
After our set we hung around and visited some more, people were giving us very nice compliments. One guy that we met Patrick and I both thought looked a lot like John Clardy from Tera Melos. When Byron and Katelyn closed up the coffee shop, he took us over to his recording studio to crash for the night. Inside were some of his buddies having band practice. We were introduced to each of them, and Byron gave us a little tour of the place. We hung out in the control room listening to some albums on his great-sounding speakers while the band jammed in the live room through the window.
The word we heard: “The lady who put the $20 in the tip jar said ‘there’s more where that came from’ if you can show her more splits. I can show you where she is in the coffee shop.” -Katelyn
Sound Tech we respect: Byron
Last but not leasta the Baristas: Katelyn
The pad was rad: Byron’s studio
Monument / Some Ordinary Vision / Pacific Sunrise / Cognac Dreams / Don’t Go / Magic Circle Symphony / Camille Claudel / Collage of Impressions / Stay Golden / Wake Up, Waco / Being Gone / Thousand Colors / Torpedoes on Tuesday / Friends in the Band / When The World Sleeps
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