Last night we finished up a wet and soggy two day stint in MI -- it hasn't rained hardly at all this tour and now it has rained two days in a row. . .Kalamazoo last night was a lot of fun; Lulu from Hendersonville, NC was up in Michigan visiting friends and family so we got to feel a little bit of home on the road!

Michiganders sure do know how to rock; in Ypsilanti we played with the Ben Daniels Band and in Kalamazoo we shared the stage with the Total Blam Blams.

We got featured in the Kalamazoo Gazette-- click here to read the article by John Liberty. Today we're off to play in our old college town, Bloomington, IN. The nostalgia has yet to set in, but we'll see. . .

After a few days off around Indianapolis to shower, do laundry, eat real food, and catch up on sleep, we're off to Ypsilanti, MI today. We've kept ourselves busy practicing and getting to know some new gear. . . more on that later. . .

It's the second week of November and we still haven't seen any snow yet! Not that I'm complaining; our travels have been relatively stress-free and safe and there's nothing wrong with that. But, we still have our contest open and as our travels wind down (we'll be home in 10 days) your chance of guessing correctly increases! Send us your guess for a chance to win a free, clean t-shirt. . .

On our way through the Lake of the Ozarks area yesterday, we saw a strange juxtaposition. When we arrived at the venue, we were thrilled to see that we were playing on the same stage that $1 tacos! played just 3 days earlier; it's not every day that happens. . .

This awesome sign is behind the stage at Donna's Icehouse; it pretty much speaks for itself!

Yesterday we were in Kansas City, home of the big Musician's Friend distribution center. Our pal Rocco took us on a tour of the whole facility. It's difficult to really see how huge the building is from the picture, but it is HUGE.
It was incredible to see all of the boxes on conveyor belts whizzing all over the warehouse to pick up pieces of people's orders. The amount of musical instruments and gear in one place was just amazing; Marshall heads in boxes stacked up to the ceiling, guitars upon guitars, acres of every pedal, cable, speaker, and instrument you can possibly imagine. It was downright enchanting--a musician's North Pole.

Last night we played at Crosstown Station with Gerram Matthews and the Brilliant Geographers. Not only did we have wonderful sound, but we had a great light technician. We wish we could take them and their stuff with us everywhere! As promised, Chris without a beard. . .

Tonight we leave the metropolis and fancy lights behind and head for Linn Creek, MO, home of Donna's Ice House, a ridiculously fun small town venue that we can't wait to get back to.

Today we're in Nebraska. It's beautiful this time of year. So far today, we've seen a huge bicycle weathervane,

got free showers (we smell really nice now) and Chris shaved his beard! He said it "got out of control" and was "looking kind of creepy." We'll have pictures of the beard-less up tomorrow. . .

The weather has been downright balmy all through Colorado and even though it's windy here, it's still been pretty warm. So, in other words, we have not seen snow yet (although it has snowed in NC since we left). This means that we still have a FREE T-SHIRT!
So, when do you think that we will come across our first snow--either in the air or on the ground. Whoever guesses closest wins a t-shirt!!!

In case you're not the gambling type and you do want a t-shirt or perhaps a CD, our new and improved website has a fully functional online store. Come visit us!

Yesterday we enjoyed the outdoors of Boulder, CO before heading into downtown Denver for our show last night. We played across the street from the Fillmore, where Tenacious D and the Beastie Boys were playing a last-minute Rock the Vote concert. When the concert let out, about 250 people streamed into our venue and we proceeded to melt their faces. . .however, everything has a price--the price for playing for 250 people on a Monday night apparently is driving to and from Boulder twice right before showtime to get all the stuff we needed for the PA that we didn't know we needed until we got there. . .

Now we're on our way through Nebraska, quite lovely this time of year. Happy voting!

We've been enjoying ourselves so much in Colorado. We played a Halloween party on Friday night (we went thrift store shopping and dressed as evil doctors) and had so much fun. Last night we played at the Meadowlark Bar, a really awesome venue with a tiny stage in downtown Denver.

We played with Stereo Bones and the Longest Day of the Year featuring our pal t.Mule. The Halloween decorations were still up (it's only the day after) and Chris' guitar and my violin bow kept getting stuck in the fake cobwebs onstage, which really added to the entertainment value. . . We had a great time; Loy has really outdone himself creating such a great atmosphere for art and music. Thanks so much to Sean and Sarah for their incredible hospitality. We've really enjoyed our time out here in Colorado.

Tomorrow we'll be in Denver one last time before heading out to the Great Plains.