What You Missed (Part 2) || July 17, 2007

New song by Pleasant Grove, but there's even more reason to watch than that. The guy hidden on the right side of the screen is Joe Butcher, PG's former pedal steel/keyboard/whatever else player. It's the first time he's sat in with the band in roughly four years; though the official line for his departure was a stint with the Polyphonic Spree, lead singer Marcus Striplin once hinted to perhaps the bigger issue when I interviewed the band back in 2004: "Joe's a veteran, and he was watching us younger individuals go through something that he'd either seen or been through. I'm sure that was frustrating to be run through the cycle again."

Butcher's two songs of play at the Saturday concert were short of a grand, electric reunion event, but the guest spot was optimistic enough. We'll have more on PG's forthcoming LP soon. -SM