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LIVING LIFE LIVE:

No By playing consistently around the Belmont University campus and Nashville in general,
the band began to build up a following, and soon began booking more and more gigs.

“We played a lot of house shows,” Cadrecha laughed. “A lot of frat parties, dive bars,
anything to get our name out there. Touring around the south, returning to Florida, and
rotating the state of Texas really helped to build up our following. Constantly playing live is
what seems to get our name out there; we could really feel that we were going to make it
as a band during one of these house shows when the crowd started singing one of our
original songs back to us. It was like our ‘Eureka!’ moment.’”

“What’s so awesome about our constant booking of house shows, is that it brings us back
to our roots. House shows always have this high energy to them that you can’t really feel
at a proper venue. At a house show, everyone is up close and personal to the music, there
isn’t a stage or a properly fitted schedule. I think we like the chaos of performing freely is
what I’m getting at,” Cadrecha laughed.

As the band continues to see a climb in listeners on streaming platforms, they’re also
booking venues, locations, and events that they have only attended as fans or listeners
themselves in the past, which can feel pretty surreal with festival after festival lining up in
the remaining good weather.