"Oh, god, I'm so hungry. We're just running through this and I haven't had a chance to get some real food." Natalie tells me Wednesday afternoon. The other two girls who stopped to talk to me nod in agreement. Formal Recruitment, popularly known as Rush, is not for the weak.
Since forming only seven months ago, the Atlanta-based band Butterfly Stitch has come a long way in a short time. The trio of Jen Lowe, Sonia Leigh, and Vanessa Olivarez, along with drummer Jim Hodgson, plays a self-described mix of "Americana, rock, bluesy, and soulful music with heady verses and catchy choruses.
311 has traveled a long up hill road to attain the stately status that it has in the music community. They have been ever changing and growing from their first gig, opening for Fugazi in 1990, to their latest album, Don't Tread on Me, that hit stores August 16.