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5/22/2015

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Back before our children were old enough to care about privacy, Bobbie and I both kept personal blogs. They were mostly read by close friends and family, and were really just a way for us to share and try to make sense of the crazy path of new motherhood. Eventually the pace of things slowed down; as our kids grew, things fell into a predictable normal. And as our children became more like “real people” and less like these tiny things who were so adorable in their need for us, our relationships with them became a bit more reverent. Neither of our children are big on unwanted attention, and so, with their feelings in mind, we, unbeknownst to one another, decided to stop sharing our lives online. 

While both of us enjoy writing, there was some relief in stopping our blogs. I'm sure for some people blogging comes easily. But for me, the act of posting things about myself online feels nothing short of courageous. Aside from the fear of the wrath of the grammar police, there's all the doubt and questions: How do I come across to strangers who read this? Is this even interesting to anyone? And the most dreaded question of all: WHAT AM I GOING TO POST?!?!? In short, maintaining an online presence is a bit of work.

And so it is with Tree to Grow.

Contrary to what we may have led you to believe, we do have other interests besides The Lone Bellow. Sure, it would be nice to do nothing but follow the band around to every show, but we kind of like our day-to-day lives too.  They are not exciting, but fulfilling, and sometimes we just need the mundane. So we've been a little quiet lately. Winter has finally ended, and instead of letting ourselves be bogged down with the aforementioned doubts and questions of blogging, we have been ignoring our laptops and even (gasp!!) The Lone Bellow in favor of genuine sunshine. Truthfully, for the past few weeks our site has been just a little thought in our minds. “We'll get around to posting again eventually...”

Then I woke up this morning thinking about the weekend. Tomorrow we will make the trek to North Adams to see the band perform at Mass MoCA. And just like every other time there is a Lone Bellow show on the horizon, I am crazy excited! I just can't wait for tomorrow to get here! It feels like it has been a long time since we've seen the band (it hasn't), and they are always worth the wait. Of course, there's really no putting into words what the experience of seeing them live is like, but somehow we keep trying. We don't know what will become of this blog over the long run. We've questioned whether fan sites are even relevant in this day and age. But we do know we love that band so very much, and we will continue to support them in whatever ways we can.



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(Belated) Monday Roundup 6

5/5/2015

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Apologies for the late Roundup posting. Boston hit 80 yesterday, and it was necessary to spend the day at the beach.

The First Niagara Center in Buffalo, Friday, May 1

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We've expressed our bittersweet feelings about the popularity of The Lone Bellow increasing as word of their greatness gets out. We recognize the days of seeing them in intimate venues are numbered, and while we want the whole world to know of their amazingness, we will be a little sad when we start seeing them in venues that hold thousands of people. This feeling reared its head when we learned the band would be opening for Eric Church several times in the next few months. We wondered what it would be like to see them in a venue that holds almost 20,000 (!!!) people.

Well, based on this review by Nicole Janik, there is no need to worry:

Best. Opener. Ever.

If you don’t want just one opinion, let’s take a look at the audience from Friday night’s show at The First Niagara Center.

When The Lone Bellow first took the stage, the crowd was distracted. Most seats were empty. The filled ones held texters and selfie-takers. Nobody planned on paying attention to the opening act.

Then the music started.

By the end of the first song, the audience was hooked. Slowly, everyone sat down or moved a few steps closer to the stage. When “Green Eyes and a Heart of Gold” concluded, the selfies had stopped and texting had ground to a halt.

Why?

Maybe the audience was shocked by the cohesive sound. Maybe the energy of Zach Williams and Brian Elmquist had captivated them. Maybe it was the fact that a 5-piece folk band had a sound big enough to fill the entire arena.

Or maybe they just realized that they were listening to really, really good music.

Color me lucky that @thelonebellow opened for Eric Church last night. Been waiting a long time to see them!! #gotthesetlist

A photo posted by irene (@comeonirene) on May 2, 2015 at 5:11am PDT

Seriously @TheLoneBellow, from one musician to another, you're phenomenally talented. Very excited to hear you live. Complete coincidence.

— Erick Worrell (@ErickinOKC) May 2, 2015
Tim O'Shei at The Buffalo News interviewed Zach about touring with Eric Church and the similarities in their music.

Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, Saturday, May 2

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Above photo by Thunder 106. See more here.

#thelonebellow #ericchurch #theoutsidersworldtour

A photo posted by Stephanie Cuevas (@steff_c_) on May 2, 2015 at 4:53pm PDT

.@TheLoneBellow takes the stage and kicks of the #OutsidersWorldTour! pic.twitter.com/pngqufKlzg

— Prudential Center (@PruCenter) May 2, 2015

@TheLoneBellow you guys are killing it at the prudential center right now! Very talented!!

— Sarah Journick (@sarahjournick) May 2, 2015
Did you make it to either of these shows? What was it like to see The Lone Bellow perform in a venue with a capacity of 18,000+?
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    Who We Are

    We are Abra and Bobbie, two friends living in Boston who go to a lot of concerts together. We saw The Lone Bellow, having never heard of them, and could not believe our good fortune in discovering such talent. We now try to go by the "Four-Hour-Rule", meaning if we can get to a show within four hours, we will be there, hopefully right up front.

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