Tea Bazaar. (Charlottesville, Virginia)

Charlottesville, Virginia is a beautiful place. Wow. I’ve had a few friends from here, and I’ve always wanted to visit. My parents almost moved our family here when I was a kid, but it didn’t pan out. I can see why there’s so much appeal, though. As soon as we crossed into Virginia from Maryland, the vegetation opened up into gorgeous tracts of land and pastures. There were low patches of fog hovering in little valleys all over the place, like ghosts sprinkled across the landscape. Overall, there’s an incredible serenity here, a sense of calm and slow pace. We pulled into town and grabbed some dinner, and then found the venue. It’s right in the heart of downtown C’ville, on the pedestrian mall. The load in was tough, as the closest we could park the van and trailer was a block down, and the venue is located on the second floor of the building, with a steep staircase that twists halfway up.

Dinner.

Dinner.

Dinner.

Loading in at the Charlottesville downtown pedestrian mall

Downtown Pedestrian Mall – Charlottesville, VA

The Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar – Charlottesville, VA

the band photographer.

the dreaded load-in.

Beers, friends, and the stage – Tea Bazaar, C’Ville VA

Loading out at the end of the night.

For all of the time spent sitting on our arses in a van, we get a good workout with the load-ins and load-outs. We’ll be taking the stage in about 20 minutes, to play a 2 hour set. I’ll post more later, after the show… or in the morning on our way to Knoxville.