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Quiet Company (in company)
October 14, 2007
So here’s how it works:
One of the very first blogs I ever started reading (years ago), and one of my favorite blogs to read, is vacant.cc, which is run by Leah in Austin, who is married to Taylor, who is the lead singer and songwriter of the band Quiet Company, which I began listening to under her (obvious) recommendation, which led to obsessive playing of So Gracefully and Then Came a Sudden Validation, which resulted in my eventual fan status.
So when I found out a month ago that Quiet Company was coming to Pittsburgh, there was a lot of excitement! And commotion! And an e-mail to Leah that probably came across a lot like: The band! Pittsburgh! PLACE, WHERE I AM!
Then I sort of lost track of it all until I looked at my planner last night and realized that the band was scheduled to play in 15 minutes. And then I rushed.
As it turned out, I was about an hour early, which ended up being great, because while Taylor and Tim (drummer) were picking up food from elsewhere, Tommy (guitar/keyboard) sat down next to me at the bar, and then I recognized him, and we talked until the rest of the band got back. Unfortunately, Leah wasn’t with them on this stretch of the tour but there was much talk of blogging.
I didn’t get a chance to say hi to Taylor and Tim until shortly before their set began, but soon afterwards, and for the rest of the time they were in Pittsburgh, I was completely taken with their kindness and modesty. When the music started, they sounded almost exactly as I expected them to (if not better), much bigger than the three of them, very intense, even to a small crowd.
Afterwards, they needed a place to stay. And I live in a place! And so they stayed.
And that was that, and fortunately Pittsburgh decided not to be rude this morning and we had sunny and cool weather, so we all went to Primanti Bros. and the boys put hot sauce on their sandwiches and all was well.
If you live anywhere near Dayton, OH, they’re playing there tonight and you should go. If you live elsewhere, check their schedule, and there’s a good chance they will be near. And if you’re still making excuses, they’re on iTunes.
Categories: Daily
October 14th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
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AWESOME.
…luckyyy.
October 14th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Wow, I really am quite jealous. I love Leah’s blog and Quiet Company.
It must’ve been a bit surreal…seeing years of Taylor in pictures on a blog, even their wedding pictures, and then there he is! That’s really cool.
October 14th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
i love their music too :) did you hear about all their stuff getting stolen? i’m guessing so. wow.
October 14th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
That’s amazing. Such a great band!
October 14th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
Wow! So so sweet and such a nice surprise to read the comments and see more sweet things! Taylor said you guys were super nice and I’m glad everything went smoothly :)
Also, I’m super happy that you got a picture with Taylor giving the thumbs up sign.
October 14th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
I saw these pictures on flickr and thought I was looking at Leah’s account until I looked closer, haha. This is awesome, though! If I’d had a car and known about this (or the Dayton show) I would’ve been there.
October 14th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Dude, you got to host an awesome up-and-coming band related to a celebrity blogger in your own house! Color me jealous.
October 14th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
That is all kinds of awesome.
October 15th, 2007 at 3:44 am
That’s so awesome! I’d noticed you’d twittered about Quiet Company, but hadn’t gotten to looking them up until now. Great stuff.
October 17th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
cool! it truly is a small world after all*
October 18th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
That’s really awesome. What were they like?
October 18th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Jay - Really nice. And really funny. They were really comfortable to be around.