The Love Language

SPAZZ FEST VI / 2015

The Monday following Spazz Fest is always sort of a bummer; you go back to wherever you traveled from, you’re exhausted, your body hurts, and you go through show withdrawals. At least there’s that feeling that it was all worth every single second. Cheers to all of the kindred spirits I met (or was reunited with) over the weekend! Thanks especially to Jeff Blinder and way too many other names to list. See you soon.

1/3 of LUM

N. Maxwell, 1/3 of LUM

The Love Language, old Greenville vets

T. Simpson and S. McLamb of The Love Language; old Greenville vets

Octopus Jones ended on a cover of The Rapture's "House of Jealous Lovers"

Octopus Jones ended on a cover of The Rapture’s “House of Jealous Lovers”

B. Corum of Lonnie Walker

B. Corum of Lonnie Walker

Joules; killer two-piece

Clang Quartet reconciling

Clang Quartet reconciling

an intense hooded Christopher Feltner

an intense hooded Christopher Feltner

Niko Grandé, smooth jams

Niko Grandé, smooth jams

Heads on Sticks in from Raleigh

Heads on Sticks in from Raleigh

DRIPPING conjuring up feels

DRIPPING conjuring up feels

Post Sun Times circa 4am-ish

Post Sun Times circa 4am-ish

Art Lord and the Self-Portraits / Greenville, NC / 2004

Flying Salsa was a short-lived burrito joint on the corner of S. Evans St. and E. 5th St. in Greenville. They hosted quite a few shows, and those of us in bands lucky enough to play there were fed Mexican food and beer to our heart’s content and always left with some extra spending money in our pockets.

Art Lord bassist, William Cashion in a legendary Listessa shirt

Art Lord bassist, William Cashion, in a legendary Listessa shirt

MORE DIRT:

  • Art Lord and the Self-Portraits is the precursor to Future Islands
  • The Quails was a short-lived name. Soon after this show, they changed their moniker to The Capulets. After The Capulets broke up, Stu McLamb started The Love Language and Josh Pope started The Light Pines (and then after that, recorded songs as Cocoon).
  • Dig Shovel Dig was originally from Asheville. Now living in two different states, Ted Robinson and Mark Williams recorded their last album, America With 2 East Coasts in 2012