We arrived in Houston with an hour to spare; a luxury really, considering some of the more rushed arrivals. Having driven to Baton Rouge from New Orleans at two in the morning following our gig the night before, folks were a bit sleep-deprived and road-weary when we rolled into town.
The City of Houston financed [...]

As we headed south towards Ashland for the first of our many family-hosted stops, I had no idea how well we would be treated. M4 arrived at Heather’s (AKA Half Rack) mom’s house to be treated to the best carne asada taco feast I have ever had. Aside from the fact that Heather’s dad [...]

From Bloomington to Washington, PA, to Parkton, MD, to Ethan’s Gramma’s in Delaware to Brooklyn, NY.
NO gigs. Just Driving.
Ahhhhhh, the smell of the Spam boat, the aroma of each other, the sound of constant chatter, the gentle rocking & jarring jerking of her hull as she navigates the interstates. If I don’t [...]

So Saturday was probably the most amazing concert we have ever played (other than last year’s anniversary concert, of course). First off, the parades we led every day of the Lotus Festival (an AWESOME world music festival in Bloomington, Indiana) were so magical; never seen so many smiling, happy faces and all the little [...]

Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story
of that band skilled in all ways of contending: the wanderers, harried for weeks on end, after they plundered the stronghold 
on the proud height of Cahuenga Blvd.

They saw the townlands 
and learned the minds of many distant men, 
and weathered many bitter nights and days
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