Crank County Calls

Back to Michigan, this time Ypsilanti, to play at the Elbow Room. Two local bands opened, one of whom was celebrating their first show ever, the other had been playing 5 or 6 months.

This was our 4th time to play here, and the stage had been worked on a ton since our last visit. We played with a band from Ashville, NC called The Crank County Daredevils. They were just getting started on a tour, and had driven in from Buffalo, NY They were heavy as hell, and kick ass. Lots of leather, and torn denim, metal jewelry with skulls and bullets woven into everything from boots to bracelets. The inbetween song banter flowed effortlessly into the songs. For example:

"This song is about a true story of a friend of ours who blew up his trailer making meth 1 2 3 4 Speed Kills but it pays the bills..."

Later he would say: "This song is about my ex-wife, it's called "Bitch, be cool 1 2 3 4 'Bitch be cool...'"

They're coming to Austin and playing the same festival we are in a week or so. I'm planning on taking Catalina to see the show. We got a picture with them afterward.