This post is all about bands

Sometimes, if you get your hopes up to high, the actuality turns into quite the disappointment.

I've been on the search for a band that I can really pour myself into. My search has lead me to a few different bands in the past year, and none have really satisfied what it is I'm looking for.

I recently came across the band Flame Shark (thanks to Amber randomly picking up a Reader one day) and gave them a listen. Their music is really really good. It's like early Wilco meets Dylan meets some of the slower stuff by Jet. And, there were looking for a drummer.

Long story short, I'm frustrated, disappointed, and just kind of down. I met the guys in Flame Shark, had dinner at their place, hung out, and turns out they are three really cool guys. Their attitudes toward music and their musical abilities were exactly what I had been looking for in a band. And on top of that, their music was really good.

So last night, after about a month of "courting," I finally got over that and jammed with them a bit. And I felt nothing. I don't know if it was the fact that I had built it up too much, or that it really just wasn't a style meant for me. I'm leaning toward the latter, as I really feel like I need a more rock centered band.

So, the search continues. I'll scour Craigslist and the Reader and hope to find a band that embodies what I want in a band that happens to be looking for a drummer.

It's rough when your passion is so hard to fulfill, but I'm not going to stop trying to find the right band for me.


On a lighter note, I'm about to write a review of mint.com over on team hamster hat so go check it out.