(From the Official Myspace Page)
Brazil Brazil Brazil! It was everything people say it is. We played 2 amazing shows, the first in Rio which had such an amazing energy I was totally blown away by the Licks Love from the crowd. It already was a special occasion considering Brazil was one of the first places I’d always hoped to go since starting the band. And there we were 4 years later. We made it. I felt like it was a real milestone for us. We’ve circled the globe and will continue to do so. San Paulo was a bigger audience possibly 30 thousand. I did my best to reach everyone. And the added fun came later when we sang songs with the Killers in their dressing room before their show. They had to go on at 4am! A first for them. So we wanted to show them lots of support. None of us slept until we got on the plane later that morning!
So back in the states! Our Halloween show in Orlando was a blast. We’d been on the bus for days and had no real time to find costumes so we came up with some last minute (check out the pics, I think Womack is a member of NWA). I loved seeing all the inventive costumes in the audience. It felt like a kind of surreal high school party! Must do it again.Chapel Hill NC was a real surprise. Totally packed to the gills with sticky Licks Love! And thank you to Local 506 for not kicking us out well past closing time. X0
Phoenix with the Donnas and Donita Sparks new band was excellent.Also Tucson our first show out of the gate was totally raging. Such a wild bunch.We’re having a great time discovering all the folks who’ve been hungry for our little rock n roll show. Its a great feeling playing the US again. I must say we have a great line up that’s totally smokin. Hand picked! which is rare that you get to see 3 good bands, with all their own individual energy and POW in one night! So I highly recommend people coming to the shows early to catch Suffrajett first then Scissors For Lefty. Make a whole night of it!
We still have a month to go! NYC, Chicago, Canada and Vegas coming. And all your feed back (Myspace comments, messages) is so necessary and appreciated!! Thank you thank you. We’re trying to keep it alive and fresh all the time and all your faces and the new places have become home. But it is a ruff road at times. So long live the energy, the hunger, the spirit and the search. Take care of yourselves. Put on your party shoes and come see the Licks LIVE before we go into hibernation to make some more magic! New music coming soooooon…And check out Suffrajett and Scissors For Lefty.Oh PS we will have a live DVD made solely for Licks Lovers for sale at shows in a week. You’re gonna loooove it! Also I added a new hoodie to our merch for winter. Yeehaw.JL