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Back in the STL

After a few road adventures, we headed back to the Lou for some hometown action.

This time playing a venue, that believe or not, Final Drive had yet to perform.  Cicero’s was the destination for this stormy March evening.  Read on

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South for the Winter

For the 3rd and 4th Final Drive shows of 2013, we decided to venture south. McMinnville & Christiana TN were our destinations. This trip running just a little different and a bit more tightly packed. We brought along our buds in Deny the Gravity to help split traveling cost and bring a crew of good times.

The first gig began with Dr. D’s in McMinnville TN, a typical road story. Owner was far from welcoming, no sound guy and no southern hospitality as far as drink or food, not even a mention of a discount! Mr. “Dr. D” was so ridiculous, he refused to allow us to move any tables for merch or drum setup. This dude was so convinced that the bar would be so packed, he just COULD NOT move any tables that would be for paying customers. Lucky his realistic wife Mrs. D came to the rescue and helped us set up an area for merch. No assistance for the drums though, so we set up right outside the motherfucking front door. Read on

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First Show of the New Year

2013…. it just sounds like the future, doesn’t it? Final Drive played the first show of the year on Feb 9th in Pekin IL forSubversion Productions at the Speakeasy Art Studio.  Super interesting place with a good back story, complete with an old town square and a crazy junk store next door.

But that’s another story altogether.

The Art Studio really was a very cool place to play. Resting in a historic small town square, the building has been a home for many works of creativity.Subversion brought in some killer sound, and a line up that welcomed all kinds of metal & rock n rollers.

After the 3 hour haul, it was a relief to see a community of people working together to make the night happen.

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