Cicada Omega

Music is a constant rollercoaster ride. After a couple of days of being on the upswing of it, today leaves me feeling a bit down. So, in an effort to perk myself up, I want to talk about something positive. Cicada Omega. We drove down to Swannanoa, NC to play an artist's collective with them. From the first moment I met them, it was hugs all around and as Dan said, it was like we had known each other for years. To say that it was fun and full of debauchery, is an understatement. In fact, I think I may still be recovering. Everyone at Ghost Town was a truly unique soul who made us feel right at home. I was welcomed with great conversation, food, and free drinks. I truly believe some of those cats will go on to do some interesting things with themselves. Cicada Omega played a blistering, freeformish set which had everyone up, moving, participating and letting their hair down.

I did my usual, TIME TO GO & disappeared into the night to head back home to get my house ready for guests and to try to get a little rest before heading to The Cave to play with them again. Thanks to the previous week's mini-festival featuring the same, same, same local acts, The Cave turned out to be very low-key, but they played another perfect set and my friends and the barstaff were most impressed with them. I brought them back here and we spent a couple of hours talking about life, music and they left me feeling most inspired.

Sometimes when you live in an active musical bubble, you forget that there is a big world out there. It's no secret that, for the most part, I am not too keen on the local political scenes. I feel as though we are ignored and when we aren't being ignored, I am constantly having to fight for everything from time slot to dates to any ounce of being taken seriously. If not for my real friends and close family keeping me together some of the BS (mostly what the local writers choose to write about and promote on their badly designed stuff-to-do sites) would have seen me crumbling like a cookie. And lately, I have been considering throwing in the towel and moving back into the woods to approach music differently. But, being around the Cicada Omega folks reminded me that I'm as valid as the next person with a guitar and there are other options out there for me. Even if I do have to get on a plane to be appreciated.

The four of them MEAN what they do from their hearts, there is no pretentious crap with them and it shows in their music. If they are coming to a town near you, I highly recommend them. You won't be sorry. They are the real deal!

Check out the Quick Like a Bunny link for local thoughts on them!