Piled High and Deep

NEWSFLASH: Someone we all know just successfully defended her dissertation!

Congratulations Kat!

Biking for a Cause

A couple of gents biked through town this weekend on a campaign to raise awareness about global warming and climate change. They've been riding since April 21st and plan to head west (against the wind), 'til they've gotta turn around and come back. Details of their route can be found at their website, which gets updated pretty regularly. Check out Ride for Climate to follow them on their journey. While in Madison, they stopped to enjoy the Waterfront Festival around the same time we were playing. Our music ended up as the backdrop to they're video. Check it out here:

They've gone over 1,400 miles already!
Man, if they can do that, us Madisonians surely can ride or take the bus on a Clean Air Action Day:


"An Action Day means ozone or smog levels could get to unhealthy levels for the elderly, small children and those with respiratory conditions.
During such times, county officials are asking area residents to drive less, not to mow their lawns or fill up their gas tanks until after 6 p.m., and Madison Metro bus rides are free all day, WISC-TV reported."

Marquette Waterfront Festival 2007

Here are some pictures from this past weekend's festival. Beautiful weather!
Hammin' it up "back stage":

Catchin' up before the show:

Hammin' it up on stage:

Hammin' it up even more:

Tryin' to remember the words:

Dedicated dancers:

The dude in the yellow shorts danced for every song, by every band, all day long. I'm not kidding, 11:45am to 7pm!

Waterfront Weekend - 6/10/7

Hey everybody!

Don't forget to come to the Marquette Waterfront Festival at Yahara Place park this weekend. We're playing at 1pm on Sunday (there are lots of good bands playing throughout the weekend).

The weather's supposed to be perfect! Plus, the sound is always super good at these festivals!

Here's another picture that my friend Barb took of us playing the King Club (the pictures from the previous post were taken by Mike).

Some Blurry Photos from the King Club

Well, we had our first show with the new band line-up on May 25th. We were a last minute add on for the Maximum Ink 11th Anniversary Party. We received a lot of positive feedback including my personal favorite, "I can see you guys have a lot of potential. I can't wait to hear you in a few months!"
Ah yes, potential. Change is always difficult (unless its change like, "I'm getting out of jail." change).

Notes about the King Club:
The King Club never fails to disappoint. Even though the promotor of the event insists the show will start shortly after 9pm (and I've been told our start time will be 9pm at previous shows), it never happens. I don't know why I always believe them! Some club owners complain that bands don't act professional enough and don't realize that owning a club is a business. I say, the King Club doesn't realize they're running a business.
We're always respectful, show up on time and tear down fast. But, what we get at the King Club is, a sound tech that shows up 10 minutes before the stated start time. He's stoned and he's deaf. Honestly, there was so much shreaky treble running through the air that patrons were stepping outside to escape (not to smoke). Stage sound sucked but he was paying no attention to Ed's signals and gestures to fix it.
I didn't realize how bad it was until I listened to the next act. Two guitarists (one of them singing) should not be difficult to mix. Unfortunately, the treble was turned up so high that he massacred the singer's most excellent voice.
We've had this sound tech before. He's been stoned before. He's been incompetent every time.
You want to hire a band that will show respect and be professional? Start treating them with respect and professionalism.


Sorry! Just had to rant a little.