the Muni in San Fran stole $20 from me and I want it back

San Fransisco is a gorgeous city. Tiny stucco buildings stretch as far as the eye can see, covering the hills in an endless, multicolored collage. For many, crossing over the Bay Bridge represents an entrance into a world of freedom and expression. To those of us to whom arriving at the city meant getting out of a van in which we've spent the last 12 hours overnight from Seattle, it meant a good stretch, and much needed deodorizing of both the human and vehicular undercarriages.

El Rio offered us the rare opportunity to perform between a lemon tree and a palm tree. Few bands can say that their time in San Fran was as fruity as ours. We played to a mixture of super-hipsters wearing winter hats and glasses bigger and weirder than Brendan's, a birthday party for a really excited and most likely heavily intoxicated woman, appreciative people who wandered over from wherever, and a goth transvestite who leered at us as from under a pair of caterpillar eyebrows. Unfortunately, Davis thought this show's theme was Dress Like Your Favorite Nintendo Character. Unsurprisingly, he chose Mario, the lamest character ever.

In case you've ever wondered what touring the country in a van is like, Davis documented a video of our life over the past few weeks. Consider it a "behind the scenes" look.


Also, some exciting news! Unbeknownst to the rest of the band, Davis decided to enter us into the Spin Magazine Hot Pursuit competition. Out of 900 something entries, we've been selected as one of twenty finalists! Drinks are on me! Check it out!

-ew