We made it to Fort Collins! So, on one hour of sleep, we played an hour-long radio show, Live at Lunch, on KRFC. Here, for your listening pleasure, is the show in its entirety. Thanks so much to Jeff and Dennis for helping us have so much fun on so little sleep.



So, instead of finding someplace we could nap, we decided to visit the New Belgium Brewery, home of the infamous Fat Tire.

Fort Collins is such a bike friendly city, as is the New Belgium company. In fact, this was one of many very full bike racks next to a relatively empty parking lot.

We had a great time playing at Road 34 last night. Towards the end of our second set, a big group of costumed bikers showed up, so we ended the night with a chicken leading a dance to Spanish Radio. Fantastic fun! We're on our way to having more Colorado fun today. . .

We're in the middle of our red-eye to Fort Collins, CO from Wichita; we've just crossed into Colorado, so we're over halfway! Yesterday (we'll call it that even though it doesn't feel like it since we haven't got to sleep yet. . .) we stopped at the guitar store in Wichita and saw this awesome car parked out front. The best part was the vintage Montana plates. Totally rad. Once we got to Kirby's after we'd done our laundry (right next door to the venue, conveniently) we met the newest addition to the Kirby's scene. We've learned to expect the unexpected there! This little guy took a liking to us, cuddled up, and then proceeded to walk all over the computer while Chris was trying to write emails. Once we started playing, she sat on the front of the stage, first watching and then curling up and going to sleep until we finished playing. Anyone who has a home for a sweet, music-loving cute cat in the Wichita area, contact Kirby's. . .

Right before we were about to go on, two bagpipers marched in playing. You never know what's going to happen next at Kirby's! We had a throughly enjoyable evening, both as listeners and performers. We'll be back through Wichita at Kirby's in no time. . .

Last night we were in Lee's Summit, MO, outside of Kansas City at Jerry's Bait Shop. This huge fish is Jerry.

After we played last night, we met Rocco, an electric guitar tech who graciously worked on Chris' electric. Now she sounds sweet as can be! We're on our way to Wichita for a return visit to Kirby's Beer Store. After the show tonight, we'll be driving all the way to Fort Collins, CO; we'll be doing an radio performance tomorrow morning. We'll let you know how the red-eye goes. . .

Last night we were in Lincoln, NE. We always have fun at the Box Awesome and last night was no exception. We got to the venue really early, in fact early enought to catch the second half of the early show, a metal band from Washington that came complete with fog machine. After the show, we headed over to the Hi-Way Diner (we found out about that place the last time we were in Lincoln--now it's a tradition) for some delicious hot food before socializing into the wee hours.

Thanks to Jake and Joey from the Jake Russell Band for snapping some shots of us onstage!

Today it's on to the outskirts of Kansas City then on to points west. . .

Yesterday on our way to Spencer, IA we got behind this cow trailer in Minnesota Once we got to Spencer, we were greeted by some of the Shaky Tree folks (literally, they came outside waving as we drove up!) and successfully rendezvoused with our CDs. Since yesterday was our first show with CDs and therefore our unofficial CD release show, they all got us a "yay CD!" cake, balloons, and sang "Happy CD Release to You"

We had a great time playing for everyone (it was awesome looking out from stage and seeing so many StereoFidelics sweatshirts in the audience!) and hanging out eating cake afterwards. So much fun; we can't wait to come back!

We had a great time in the Twin Cities, partly due to the fact that our NC pal Kendra's dad, and wonderful guitar player, Bill Hammond was kind enough to lend a shag carpet basement, futon matress, and loads of hospitality to the cause. We played some awesome shows in the cities and got to see some repeat listeners, which always makes us feel warm inside. . .

Also, another thing that makes us feel warm inside is this construction company's name. . .oh yeah. We found one of our scavenger hunt items, our huge plaster cow. Yippee!

Remember, if you'd like to add anything to our scavenger hunt list, please either comment to this blog or email tsf@thestereofidelics.com

Also, we haven't run into our first snow yet and there's a t-shirt waiting for an owner. . . take a stab at it and it could be yours!!!

Today it's on to points West of here; only a week and we'll be in colorful Colorado!

AWESOME CONTEST #1

Well y'all (I've been extra careful to get in all my "y'all"s to make up for all the "you becha"s up here in the North Country) we're in Minnesota! We're withstanding the cool temps just fine and the folks in Minneapolis tonight were downright warm and welcoming. We had a great time at our return to the Acadia (marvelous food and beer!) and are looking forward to the second half of our Twin Cities double-header tomorrow night at Club Underground. We got word that our CDs have been delivered and we'll rendezvous with them on Friday in Iowa. Watches are synchronized and everything. We're ready!

Chris and I have been placing casual 25c bets on when exactly we will run into our first snowflake and first sticking snow and we've decided to open the friendly wager to y'all as well. So, to take part in the first awesome contest of our fall tour and risk winning a FREE T-SHIRT!!!!! in your very own size, all you have to do is. . .

1. Look at our tour schedule (http://www.myspace.com/thestereofidelics)
2. Get out your atlas (Rand McNally preferred)
3. Decide at what point on our journeys you think we will run into snow* either by snowflake fall or pre-fallen snow still on the ground
4. Answer either by commenting this blog (make sure to leave a way we can reach you for your PRIZE) or by emailing tsf@thestereofidelics.com .

*snow must be current; no snowballs-in-a-jar in anyones basement freezer will be accepted.

Good night, and good luck.

On Sunday at the Alchemy in Madison, WI, we played our full setup on the smallest official stage yet. Somehow we managed to cram everything onstage and play without stepping on, tripping over, or otherwise make a mess, all the while having a blast! We got the news that our CDs have shipped today, so by the end of this week, we'll finally have CDs at our shows (it's only taken us over a year. . .) We're looking forward to our return to the Twin Cities tomorrow. Today will be dedicated to practicing and working up some new material; we can't wait to try it out on you all!

Last night in Beer City, USA was a good time. We had a great Milwaukee crowd and played with a really fun local band (Union Pulse). Tonight we're just down the road in Madison, WI returning to the Achemy. We're excited to get back!

Yesterday we got a healthy dose of the Midwest Great Lakes region on our way over to Milwaukee. Our interest was piqued when we saw an extraterrestrial cheese castle in southern Wisconsin which turned out to be a run-of-the-mill tourist trap. So much for false advertising.
On our way to check out the cheese castle, we passed a vintage car lot, complete with airplane fronts (on the left-hand side), fire engines, and a big metal gate so we couldn't actually see the cars.

Tonight is a big show in Milwaukee with Union Pulse as we return to Points East Pub, then tomorrow is a short jaunt over to Madison. . .

Well, we're at it again; another tour, another licence plate game (on our last few tours, we've had a 100% success rate on seeing all 50 states plus DC, so we've got a pretty good record heading into this one). We started out last night in Grand Rapids, MI at Founder's Brewing Co. with some GREAT beer and wonderfully enthusiastic folks. We shared the evening with Michael Beauchamp and Brandon Foote; both wonderful musicians (thanks for taking pictures!)

(sweet beard shot; note how nicely it's filled in since we were in New England)

By the way, we're starting a scavenger hunt with this tour, any and all suggestions for items will be added to our list. So far we've got only two items we're keeping an eye out for: a pink semi-cab and an enormous plaster/concrete cow. To add things to our scavenger hunt list, comment your item(s) to the blog or email them to us at tsf @ thestereofidelics.com.

Thanks for listening--if you're in CO or east, we hope to see you soon!