Gio’s Notes to Self
We were driving home from Sacramento last night at some ungodly hour, and I was remarking to Ben all the things I should write down for our tour stops, so as to not make the same terrible mistakes time...
View ArticleDates added to Frostbite Tour
What Ho! We thought that a mere 17 dates for a NW tour was a bit weak. We were mocked by our peers. Bands that live in actual weather stopped returning our calls, and sent us snuggies in plain brown...
View ArticleNEW VIDEO! and full UC Theater band Lineup
Hey gang. Hope you enjoy our new video. We’re really into facing our fears, and between us, we’re Acrophobic (fear of heights), Claustrophobic (fear of enclosed places), Ophidiophobic (fear of...
View ArticleTour Log: Feb 22-25
Gentle reader… We got in the big white van on Wednesday afternoon to begin our Frostbite tour. It started as a clever name. It is now legitimate. I have lost most of the fingers of my right hand due...
View ArticleTour Log: Feb 26 – March 1
Dear reader, The Frostbite tour continues to exact its brutal toll upon our bodies and psyches. We had 2 shows to play at Winter Wondergrass on this last Saturday. We were turned away at the gates by...
View ArticleElevator Sessions – Part 2!
We are on tour… and great adventures are afoot. But, to all of ye far afield and not in the path of this current tour – we offer you our Elevator Sessions, Part 2: To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be...
View ArticleTour Log: March 2 – 4
Here we are again, dear reader. When we left the relative civility of Boise and headed over the mountains toward the wasted, cratered tundra of Idaho towards Victor, we had no idea what would be in...
View ArticleThe Boot premiers our latest Elevator Session: Hank Williams’‘My Bucket’s Got...
Hail folks! I have just a breath of WiFi and relative warmth and safety on this peril-filled Frostbite Tour (see blog posts) to let you all know that The Boot is premiering our latest Elevator Session:...
View ArticleTour Log: March 5 – 9
Our Winter’s Tale continues, dear reader. We had reclaimed our van from the villainous Barley Brothers (as well as my woolen peacoat, Ben’s hat, Alex’s mustache, our dignity, our lives, and our...
View ArticleFrostbite Tour Log Part 5/5: March 10 – 12: The Conclusion
We’re home. And we almost all made it. Please pour one out for Rich, our sound engineer. He died a damn hero. But, once again, I’m ahead of myself. Here I am wallowing in the bitter release of...
View ArticleComatopia III – tickets on sale now!
Do you find yourself, of a summer afternoon, thinking to yourself that what you’d really like to do is be on my Kickball team, defending a two-time championship against the forces of darkness and evil…...
View ArticleSpring Tour! Midwest – we come for thee!
Confession time. We have neglected a lot of states. Many a wonderful town full of beautiful, wonderful, music-loving souls we have forsaken in recent years. My pin-map of our tour spots has a gaping,...
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Dear Diary – Spring Tour – Part 1
Dear Tour Diary – It’s Gio again. We’re on tour… again. It’s late April, bordering on May. According to my calendar, Spring was due to have sprung over a month ago. Wyoming did not get the message....
View ArticleDear Diary – Spring Tour – Part 2
Dear Diary – It’s Gio again. It’s Saturday, April 29th, and – yeah, you guessed it. It’s still snowing. What gives, Colorado? Yesterday we got to Boulder in the early afternoon and had ourselves a...
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Dear Diary – Spring Tour – Part 3
Dear Tour Diary, It’s Gio. We have been enjoying some fairly unheard of R&R mid-tour here at Antelope ranch in the gracious and kind care of Annabel and Lyric. I’m typing outside, at a table...
View ArticleDear Diary – Spring Tour – Part 4
Dear Tour Diary, shit shit shit shit shit shit. We have another full week of touring, and things have gotten bad. The tit for tat, eye-for-an-eye mentality of this band has turned mean. Real, real...
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Spring Tour – Part 5
Full disclosure – I am writing all of this many days after it has happened. My recollection of all but the best espresso is dim and shaky and not to be trusted. We are currently making the drive...
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Comatopia Lineup is Announced!
Folks – we don’t often brag about all of our amazing and cool friends… but we are going to right now. We have invited some of the coolest and most rocking of bands to Comatopia to party with us in...
View ArticleThe Coffee Report: May and June Edition.
It has been forever and a day since this blog was updated, and much, oh much much much has happened*. So much has happened that I’ll only be able to fill you in on the most important details. Which...
View ArticleCampfire Caravan – We are coming for YOU!
Folks, if you knew how long we’ve been planning, building, working, scheming, meeting, thinking and generally getting phenomenally stoke-ed for this tour… and we finally get to announce it! Huzzah!...
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