Silverwing

Silverwing may be a new name to you and if that is true, welcome, but SW has been kicking around Nevada for over 20 years.       The first time I heard SW play was in 1994. I was hanging out with my co-worker, Lauren, whose husband was the drummer. We were chillin' at the Piper's Casino in lovely downtown Silver Springs, Nevada (population, maybe 6000) There is no downtown. It's just an intersection of two highways.       But anyway, Lauren and I were people watching and supporting the band by applauding at everything they did when Mel, the lead guitar player, comes over and talks to me. I'm like, huh?       That happened to Mel several times, where he went out of his way to talk to me and I just didn't get it. It just went right over my head. It took months before I even realized that he was flirting with me. What can I say, I'm slow about these things.       But ...

     Well, last night was an epic adventure for Silverwing . We opened for the Casey Donahew Band at the Knitting Factory in Reno, NV.       First, we've never played at The Knit before and so all new experiences there. Stage set up, sound check, green rooms, just finding a place to park while Hot August Nights is running is an adventure of it's own. Our keyboard player George had to drag her gear from the Cal Neva parking garage across Virginia Street dodging classic cars just to get to the gig.       And it's been a while since we've played in front of such a large crowd of new faces. Lots of beautiful girls with the finest cowgirl bling and tall handsome cowboys with Stetsons. What a good looking crowd. It's easy to get complacent when you play in front of the same folks at your local hangout each month, but last night we had to step up our game.       And that we did...