Hello!

The show at Hotel Utah went well. Peggy and I were worried because between the two of us, we had a grand total of four friends in San Francisco.

I say "had" because they made prior plans (.. like going to the beach.. who goes to the beach at night CHRIS?) and none of them made it to the show so now they're former friends. Let this be a warning to you all!

Each band and Betty and Michael hit the streets around Hotel Utah to hand out flyers and hang posters. This is everyone right outside the venue getting their area assignments.

Everyone stepped up and did a great job. Peggy and I camped out at Panera Bread for literally five hours, furtively tucked into the back corner, leeching wifi.

We worked the digital marketing -- Peggy on official stuff, and I hit up myspace and yelp.

Let me just pause here and say that Yelpers are some of the most friendly people out there. Seriously, thank you guys who responded with good wishes and weren't annoyed by me messaging you!

We all met back at the tour van and drove over to the venue to start unloading gear. Hotel Utah is an intimate venue with great food and drinks. Iris ordered some garlic fries and everyone made an excuse during the night to casually wander over and grab some.

We met Heather and Tim from Blue Rabbit first. It was great meeting all the members of Blue Rabbit -- everyone is so talented and super nice. Their show was amazing. I got two cds, one for Luisa and one for us. Luisa wasn't able to make the San Francisco show so she had me update her constantly throughout the night. You should definitely check Blue Rabbit out on facebook or myspace. Thanks to them, we had a wonderful time in San Francisco.

The Hoof & The Heel performed very well, just like they always do. The only bummer was that the venue was still filling up so the crowd wasn't as large as we would like. Still, The Hoof & The Heel sold 7 cds. Thanks to everyone who purchased one and thanks to Betty for being an excellent salesperson.

Gregg Tillery had a great show, one of the best I've seen from him. Baby Tillery makes us proud.

Marcus Very Ordinary unfortunately had a few technical issues but the trio handled it professionally and played through their set with admirable poise.

We're on the road right now headed to Missouri.. next show.. Lindberg's in Springfield, MO. Oh! A shoutout to all the Missourians at the show last night! Blue Rabbit's drummer Kevin was also from Missouri and his parents were in the audience.

The show in Springfield is on September 22nd.. there's a facebook event. You should rsvp.

Thanks to everyone who came out! We hope you enjoyed it and we expect to see you again!

Exciting news! Blue Rabbit has been added to the bill for our San Francisco stop! We are super excited to have such an awesome band join our shenanigans!

Blue Rabbit @ Hotel Utah, Photo by David Levin, www.levinmedia.com

Blue Rabbit is a seven-piece multi-instrumental and vocal ensemble that fuses alternative indie pop with baroque elements, modern rhythms, and a hint of cabaret. Fronted by a close-harmony singing trio, grounded by intricate drum and cello grooves, and adorned with the syncopated pulsing of a Celtic harp, Blue Rabbit has been described as “The Andrews Sisters playing with Portishead,” or “Nick Cave songs with a touch of The Supremes.”

Now...just to find an appropriate venue...Stay tuned!

Oh, Boston may be booked as well! Any one got any connections with Middle East in Boston? Hook it up!

If you have any super cool bands in any of the tour cities, let us know! We want to add a local band to each night. Thoughts? Suggestions? Don't be shy!