W. Z. Mandias Interuptus

This past Saturday we played a semi-private-but-not-really show at the Irish Pub in Quincy as a post-reception celebration of my brother Matt’s marriage to his now-wife Sharilyn. Towards the end of the night we embarked on our song “W. Z. Mandias” with some aplomb. People were looking forward to it because we hadn’t done it in a while. Just as we reached the “I look at your works and tremble” climactic moment (the first time) with shouts upon people’s lips, our aged and evidently quite experienced power strip thought better of it and stopped, resulting in a silent frustration. The intrepid Jeremy and Noah were able to procure a fresh white new surge protector and five minutes later we were able to get going again. With some discussion and adjustment, we happily resumed in the exact same spot and eventually finished with 97-99 percent safety if used properly.

Jay

Free DVD at Lizard, Friday, 9/8

A limited number of free DVD's are going to be available at our Lizard Lounge show on Friday night, 9/8. Dubbed by its creator "WBCN Rumble Video", it is a collection of a few different video productions by Matt Lantier. The main feature is footage from the night of our Rumble appearance last year set to "Blue Glass in the Sky." Also there is the live footage of the first song of that night, "ATM Song". (Don't miss Jeremy's boyish short hair.) Then there are some special features including behind-the-scenes footage from our rehearsal space, some of which is set to our DIY recording of "The Ship" (produced by Noah). Lastly there is a feature entitled "Sand Machine fans" that some of you who happen to be reading this may actually be in. (Sorry for the lack of release forms.) Possibly my favorite part could be the spiffy menu page set to my favorite song we've done, "Not Sure I Can". So in my opinion, if you end up leaving this DVD on by mistake, you couldn't have a better song looping.

Special thanks to Matty for voluntarily putting this together. It further entrenches him in the Sand Machine Fan Hall of Fame.

-Jay