November 19
After a day of rest at home, I headed over to the infamous Sunset Tavern in B... more
After a day of rest at home, I headed over to the infamous Sunset Tavern in B... more
We rose early and headed out of Corvallis toward Portland where we would be r... more
Eugene is a quintessential liberal Northwest college town. With eclectic rest... more
We are back in the Northwest, in location, in weather, and in spirit. It is a... more
We spent the afternoon in Berkeley with Meliss, where we recovered from the p... more
The bay area hosts one of the most amazing cities in the country, San Francis... more
We were up until 6 AM so we basically slept the entire day away at Chris’ A... more
We played one of our most crowded shows of the tour Friday evening in San Die... more
We had a second show in Phoenix so we were able to spend the entire day loung... more
On the way to Phoenix we stopped in Sedona, the home of "New Age", ... more
With a day off we headed to Flagstaff, Colin’s hometown, so he could visit ... more
We debated whether the drive up to Albuquerque from El Paso was worth the gas... more
After some much needed rest, the group of us planned to cross the border and ... more
In order to get to El Paso, Chris and I stayed up and drove through the night... more
We had a full day in Austin, which we spent handing out flyers, catching up o... more
Although Austin is the state capital of Texas, and one time home to a Governo... more
Wow, it is November, and it is hot, at least here in Houston, the fourth larg... more
Halloween night in Louisiana, one would expect an extreme display of local fl... more
After our show in Pensacola we spent most of the following day at Pensacola B... more
We arrived at the club in Pensacola to see a band from Portland, OR was on th... more
Jacksonville is only an hour away from St. Augustine, so we spent most of the... more
A few hours south of Savannah is the Florida boarder, and ultimately for us o... more
We spent most of the day exploring Tybee, a stunning place that is both a bea... more
We drove right through Savannah and headed east towards Tybee Island, Georgia... more
With all the days off and nights in hotels and motels the general feel of the... more
After a fun show at the Rusty Nail and a few hours sleep at the local motel, ... more
People know how to have a good time in the South; at least on the surface, an... more
To visit D.C. is to witness the stark difference between the haves and the ha... more
We arrived in the College Park area, still sobering up from the whole New Yor... more
So we played a battle of the bands. All we knew leading up to the event was t... more
Five years ago I lived across the street from North Six, the club we played a... more
We played at Lit in the Lower East Side, in a basement bar. The dark interior... more
We were hoping to fill the 15th, an empty date, with a show somewhere between... more
Friday we head to Nashua, North Hampshire where it has been raining for a wee... more
I grew up within a three-hour drive of Boston until the age of 15 but only ma... more
Syracuse is about as close to my hometown area of Buffalo, New York as I will... more
On the drive into Cleveland I was kind of excited. We were set to play at Pat... more
A few hours west of Detroit sits Grand Rapids, a small city that does not see... more
Detroit is a music town. From Motown to the White Stripes the town has mainta... more
In Dayton, we played at one of the largest venues I’ve ever seen, which for... more
For a town of roughly 400 people, the turnout at Quincy surprised us. A few d... more
Every night we arrive in a new destination to play music, and usually we know... more
When contemplating what makes a blog or online journal interesting, for me th... more
In Milwaukee we played at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee’s campus in... more
Chicago is an amazing place, a town that forces one to ride the wave or drown... more
I wish I could say that we had an "official" day off in Madison, a ... more
Fargo is more cosmopolitan than I would have thought. The main drag is lined ... more
It is nice to be back in a major city. We played the 400 Bar, a legendary ven... more
We headed North to Des Moines, Iowa after leaving Lawrence. Along the way we ... more
For our second day in Lawrence we spent the entire afternoon and night downto... more
Entertaining drunken college students playing beer pong (look it up) is not m... more
Kirby’s Beer Store in Wichita (which is actually a bar) was perhaps the sma... more
After our Omaha show and the party afterwards we were in need of rest and Mex... more
After a long day waiting for our fuel pump to be replaced we hit the road rat... more
En route to Aberdeen, approximately 30 or so miles north of the South Dakota ... more
East of Bismarck across the Missouri River sits Mandan, a small town in centr... more
Remote only begins to describe Wolf Point, a reservation town in far North Ea... more
Although we are pretty happy with all the shows we have played so far, Bozema... more
Missoula is a great town that is influenced by its blue-collar history and th... more
We couldn’t arrange a show for Sunday the 18th, but we made good use of the... more
The scenery here in Pullman is beautiful, rolling wheat fields and blue skies... more
We arrived at La Grande to find that the Fire Marshall had shut down the venu... more
We played Mootsy’s in Spokane last night to a good-sized crowd. This was my... more
Tomorrow, in Spokane, Washington, At the Spine (www.atthespine.org) will be o... more