Hope to see you there!

Yes, we will be dressing up. Yes, you should, too.

We start promptly at 8:30pm, so don't be late!

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It's amazing to think about our first rehearsal together. We weren't even a band yet. Garner and Yell (then Bubba) were nice enough to say they would back me up on my second solo album once Hanover Fiske broke up. When HF dissolved, I was convinced that I would never have a band again. I just couldn't be hurt like that again.

The solo album turned out great, but I was in LA, and the boys were in VA. I was shocked when they called and asked if I wanted them to be my backing band and move to Los Angeles. I barely knew Garner from school, and I didn't know Yell at all (He was Garner's friend from grade school), but I told them if they wanted to come, that we coud give it a shot.
 
I still remember our first CA rehearsal at the house we rented in Malibu. I think we only had about 6 songs, but we played the hell out of them.

I also remember having a band meeting early on saying that we would give the band two years of hard work, then decide if we should go on. I guess we went on.

Now, it's really hard for me to imagine what my life would be like if I had never met the guys. It's family, and it's hard to imagine not having your family in your life.

This Saturday is the fifteenth anniversary of our first show in Los Angeles (it was at a club that no longer exists called Mancini's). Our very first show was a battle of the bands, that, incidentally, we won.

Since then we have won dozens of competitions, sold thousands of records, traveled the world, and changed all of our lives. I can't speak for them, but I know that I am a better person for knowing Garner, Yell, and Ellen. The fact that I am also in a band with these three is a dream come true for a kid who never thought he'd play in a band again.

I sure hope you can be at our show, this Saturday, August 8th at Molly Malone's, so that you can be a part of the celebration. After all, without people coming to the shows and buying the albums, this would just be another Saturday, instead of a life-changing milestone.

The Downs played Universal City Walk last night, and it was a great show. We love playing the city walk. There are always crowds, and the sound is fantastic. Not to mention we are able to play in front of a ton of new people, many of which friend us the next day.

After posting the show on Myspace, I got a ton of responses from people that had seen us there last summer. Most of them hasd been visiting Los Angeles on vacation, and had stumbled across a rock show! Just the way the Downs like it!

Thanks to everyone that made it out last night, and I will let you know as soon as we have another show at City Walk!

~Yell