Nashville was Diggin' Tha Funk

During what was supposed to be a "break/hiatus" for Dishwater Blonde we got a call from our friends The Fundamental Elements of St. Louis asking us if we’d be interested in doing a Nashville date. It was at 12th and Porter which is a really cool venue, not to mention we rarely get to Nashville but THE big selling point is that it was with FE, so we had to take it. These guys are like brothers to us, we have so much fun every time we play with them. For this particular gig DWB was down one crucial member, Cozmo Holloway who was recording an album with Knoxville’s best band "The Dirty Guv’nahs". So we debated but decided it was too good an opportunity to let pass. When we walked into 12th and Porter we quickly noticed the amazing sound system and lighting rig. It was something of festival proportions but in a fairly small room. One of the great things about playing w/ FE is that we pretty much share ALL the backline gear so there is minimal setup and changeover time. For our set DWB cranked out a mostly original set with a couple of throwback covers including the Isley Brother/Jackson 5 version of "It’s Yo Thang" complete with the "Doin’ that Butt" tease from E.U. that had out friends from Nashville/Murfreesboro and Columbia shakin’ dem big ole butts! DWB closed out the set with a rocking version of "The Lifting" with special guest Luke Dejaynes on lead guitar. Luke, FE’s drummer, surprised the crowd with his incendiary guitar work and helped end DWB’s set with an exclaimation point. FE took the stage right after 10 and began what would turn out to be a funk marathon lasting almost 2 hours. FE’s set had the crowd dancin’ from the beginning of "Don’t Say" all the way thru the grand finale that included both FE and DWB rockin’ out funk classics from Sly and The Family Stone, George Clinton and P-Funk as well as Stevie Wonder. It was an incredible evening of music that most certainly brought perma-grins to all of 12th and Porter. Travel back home was a bit scary as we got word that I-40 was becoming very dangerous b/c of icy conditions. What normally would’ve been a 3 hour trip ended up taking about 5 hours but everyone made it safely. A road weary DWB then went onto to perform at Knoxlife Church in Knoxville’s Old City at 10 am...on ZERO sleep. It was an awesome weekend of music capped off by Davis getting to share his testimony and brag on where God has brought him from. So is DWB on a break, a hiatus? Not really, it’s just kinda slow right now but be looking for more dates with FE in the near future! We’re concentrating on writing for album #4, yep, that’s right, look for more grooves in ‘09 from DWB.