This past weekend was a blast! Last week we bought our van, affectionately named Midnight Blue, and hit the road down to Cincinnati, Yellow Springs, and Athens OH. Let me start by saying how much the first 2 bands we shared the bill with in Cinci ruled…Wade Baker Jazz sounded like a mix of Miles Davis, James Brown, and Al Green. Pretty sick! Also, Rumpke Mountain Boys were very tight, mixing tight bluegrass picking, great vocal harmonies and super funky grooves. Also, the nicest guys ever! Travis, thanks for doing sound man.

Yellow Springs is one of the coolest towns we have ever visited! Rolling into town and reading all the store names, Dark Star Books, etc. we knew we had found a new home away from home. We hung in a coffee shop for hours that also doubled as a cool wine tasting room and music venue. Peaches Bar turned out to be quite a great place to play! Tom the sound engineer was extremely on point and was really cool about the whole thing! We also got to stay in a Cottage with a hot tub and pool table in it!!!! Could it get any better??

As for Athens, what else do I need to say but great micro brewed beer, super nice and receptive music lovers, and a great stage with a competent sound engineer. We had blast playing at Jackie O’s and look forward to going back soon! We played two sets and tried out a few new things we’ve been working on. The van ride back was hilarious! We listened to a radio show with this hunter dude talking all about shooting only mature deer. He doesn’t really like to shoot young deer, only “mature deer”. It was one the most ridiculous things I’ve ever heard. Also, we managed to listen to Bill Withers’ “Lovely Day” about 20 times! Good times…..

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