Thank you

Hello Cassafamily,
As you likely know by now, each year around this time we celebrate the band’s birthday. Tomorrow, Saturday, we will celebrate a major milestone:  our fifth year in existence. It has been a whirlwind ride up to this moment with many highs — performing at the Paradise and the Middle East, touring the country in our trusty Cassavan, and sharing the stage with huge acts like the Allman Brothers and Kings of Leon — plus our fair share of lows.

But truthfully, playing in this band has almost always a dazzling, dizzying high, which has made these last five years probably the most rewarding, memorable experience of our entire lives. They will always be the “golden years” — the saccharine memories we’ll be telling our kids about over and over. For that, and well, for everything, we thank you.

From the first show, we have had supporters who weren’t merely fans of our music, but rather a close-knit and staunchly loyal group of friends. I’ve often remarked that Cassavettes feels like it has far more members than just Mike, Scott, Matt, and myself, which is exactly as it should be. Music is a communal experience, and we’re all experiencing this together. Your love and loyalty has buoyed us for five years. And that, my friends, is a great reason to celebrate.

Tomorrow, we will ring in five years on one of our favorite stages in the entire world, The Middle East Downstairs, with world-renowned talent, Heartless Bastards. We go on around 10 p.m. and our first 50 friends to visit our merch table will score a special five-year anniversary poster designed by Greg Klee. It’s going to be an event, that’s for sure. Click here for full details on the show.

We hope to see you tomorrow night, right where you’ve been for the last five years, singing along with us.

Much love,
Cassavettes