Tour Diary – Day 2
We’re on day two of tour, and we are being well cared for… so far. We begin our journey with a stop at Lucchesi’s Deli in Petaluma. The way/amount/degree to which/passion with which certain band...
View ArticleEugene to Prosser
Heyyyy everybodyyyyy…. Guess where I am right now. Guess. Did you guess in a van?? If you did, you’re right. Last update was right before the Eugene show. Sam Bond’s was a good time – thanks to all of...
View ArticleSpokane – Enterprise
Dannnnnggggg. It’s been a lot of days and a lot of shows since the last little tour update. Many espressos were consumed. Many shows were played. I’m in a very… unique motel in Bellingham right...
View ArticleNew Video: Black Light Moon!
Ladies and Gentlemen, we went to The Ruin in Pipes Canyon near Joshua Tree with two large vans full of good people, film equipment, Lagunitas, and costumery and filmed a video. Many huge thanks to...
View ArticleThe Fillmore in SF on March 18: SOLD OUT!!
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all so much for the love and support. It’s pretty damn amazing to have the Fillmore sold out. If this was Back to the Future, and I was able to go back and tell high...
View ArticleArizona – Texas – West Virginia
Hail hail good folk! This was me, knee deep in a gorgeous river, getting ready with my vocal warmups for our Old Settler’s set. Life is pretty good. You can have a lot of fun by looking at our tour...
View ArticleEast Coast Album Release Tour!
Here we come, East Coast. Starting with a pinch of MerleFest, and adding some club dates, stirring in a strong helping of DelFest, and some serious frequent flyer miles, and we have the recipe...
View ArticleJam Cruise!
Ladies and Gentlemen – Grab your thongs and your rum, we’re headed to the tropics… in January 0f 2017. But seriously, folks – feast your eyes on the list of bands for Jam Cruise 15 that will be rocking...
View ArticleCOMATOPIA 2016!!
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Comatopia – land of music, camping, great hangs and damn good times. We are very proud to announce this year’s schedule and lineup on the official Comatopia site!...
View ArticleWe’re playing the ThirstyBear 20th Anniversary Party!
I spent 5 years working at ThirstyBear as a server while chasing my dream of being a touring musician. They were the coolest – allowing me to take plenty of time off for touring in those formative...
View ArticleWe Love You, Comatopians.
Holy Calpine, Batman. That was one amazing weekend. Thanks to all of you good people that cruised out for this and partied with us for 3 days. Some highlights from my side of things? Getting to shred...
View ArticleThe Brothers Comatose go to Australia
Ladies and gentlemen, we’re about to become fully legitimate, accredited, card-carrying international touring artists. (Yes, Canada is international, but… it’s so close, eh?) We’re bound for South...
View ArticleWe’re Touring. On Horses
We’re going to tour on horses through the foothills of the Sierras! If I was you, I’d bring some hemorrhoid cream and ice packs to each show, and see which one of us breaks first. We’re doing the tour...
View ArticleHappy Halloween
METAL!! Our bassist, Gio Benedetti, loves the metal (and I’m writing this post). He (I) tries to sneak some into the shows every once in a while. You might notice some excessive head banging, and the...
View ArticleNYE & NW Tours
Hail hail folks! Behold the slides that do slideth above thee! We’re taking to the deep reaches of outer space for our NYE shows. It’s a very deep and old tradition among bluegrass and string bands to...
View ArticleNew Covers EP!
Folks, we made a new thing! It’s a covers EP, and we are playing some songs that other people wrote, but that we love and just had to get our mitts on. We have some Hank Williams, some Cake, some Huey...
View ArticleFieldworks, Cruises & Tours
People. March 31, 2017, we’re playing a giant beer party in the East Bay. The UC Theater will be hosting Fieldwork Brewing’s 2nd anniversary party, and we’re headlining. There’s a very cute...
View ArticleThe Coffee Report: Jan 20-28, 2017
The Coffee Report – Jan 20-28, 2017 When you have to get up at 3:45am to catch the airporter, it is advisable not to drink coffee so as to more effectively pass out on the bus. This I did, good reader....
View ArticleIntroducing The Coffee Report
Hail Folks! The Blog has been a bit of an ignored wasteland of past glories. NO LONGER! I’m re-committing to the Blog as of this tour, and I’m trying to focus on what I do/know/love best. Coffee....
View ArticleThe Coffee Report: SLO, LA, SD
We left on Thursday morning at 8am to get to San Luis Obispo. This was OK, because leaving from home means that I can drink my at-home, stove-top espresso percolator (AKA Mucca pot, AKA Bialetti 6...
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