"Ohhh, right, Maddy told me about you. She said you were gonna get us a better spot in the New Year's line-up."

Brian braced his shoe against his car tire and kicked away from it, just running off a little restless energy. His hands were deep in his pockets now.

If Theresa caught their last show, then she was at the Dive the night that Valerie saw him play.

"That was a rough night," he said. "I mean the set was good, and I was pumped because my girlfriend was there, but then we got in a fight. Now I don't know where we are. Figuratively speaking," he added, looking around the parking lot. "I know where we are. It's not that bad."