Liam Kyle Cahill

Sometimes I can't even believe how fortunate I am. This short tour exemplified the reason why I do what I do. Getting to share songs, stories, and of course the stage every night with San Francisco based songwriter Travis Hayes was nothing short of incredible. Here's how it went down:

I drove to SF a day before our tour started to have a little bonding time with Travis. We traveled his old stomping grounds at Thee Parkside to see an all-star cast of folk/punk songwriters including Austin Lucas, Jayke Orvis, Jon Snodrass, and Northcote. The whole thing basically reminded me of The Revival Tour but without Chuck Ragan...truly one of the best shows I've seen in a long time!

The next day we began our official collaborations where I learned his song "Towns Like These" and he learned "Backbone" from my newest CD. We traded harmonica parts, added vocals to change the depth and dynamic, and just overall had a blast EVERY SINGLE TIME!

"Chill" is the best way to describe our kick-off show in Sacramento. We both saw old friends that night capping off a perfect blend of good company, good music, and good whiskey. The next night we played my hometown of Reno which is always a good time! Josiah Knight brought his best and we really set the bar for every other night. Dark Horse Truckee brought us the coffee crowd so instead of a loud bar, we had an attentive group of music lovers hanging on every word! Then comes Chico, which is always full of good drinks and good times. My new friends in The Lolos absolutely killed it and so did opener Adam Domnie, who nailed a great Tim Barry cover to really grab my attention.

Finally we reach San Francisco's Viracocha, probably the raddest venue I've ever played! They were a finalist for the "worlds coolest bathroom" earlier this year, boasting hard wood floors, elegant rock, amazing showers and sinks, and of course a love seat so that special person can watch your face as you're pooping. But honestly, that's not even what made the venue so cool. It was the basement room with gorgeous wall to wall wood paneling, a packed house of SF music lovers, and 11 of the best songwriters I've ever seen in my life!! From the incredible early sets of Lucas Ohio and Rivvrs, to my instant buddy Doug Tiemann of Blood & Dust, and onward to SF staples like Keyan Keihani, Frankie Boots, and of course Sam Chase! This was a show for the books and something I'm not likely to ever forget!