Early years After graduating from Princeton High School and moving to New York City, Popper, Hill, and Sheehan enrolled in the music program at The New School while Kinchla attended New York University. Blues Traveler began playing gigs along the New York-area club circuit, sometimes nightly; the most prominent contract was playing Wednesday nights at a club called the Wetlands. Another bar, The Nightingale, was a regular gig, and later became the setting for the song "Defense and Desire".
early years after graduating from princeton high school and moving to new york city popper hill and sheehan enrolled in the music program at the new school while kinchla attended new york university blues traveler began playing gigs along the new york-area club circuit sometimes nightly; the most prominent contract was playing wednesday nights at a club called the wetlands another bar the nightingale was a regular gig and later became the setting for the song "defense and desire"