Ann Arbor was a great place to lick our immigration wounds and get the rock back rolling. Johnny’s speakeasy (built in the 1870’s as a fruit cellar) was one of the most unique places we’ve ever played and the good vibes there washed away the recent memories of kevlar and ponytails and triplicate forms. Thanks [...]

When we arrived at the Canadian border for our Montreal and Toronto gigs, we had no idea that we were about to enter a different dimension. The ponytailed, Kevlar-clad Canadian immigration officer seemed nice enough as she took our documents and paperwork and started her online research, but two hours later, as she conferred with one colleague after another without ever looking our way, things weren’t looking so smooth.

The Mercury Lounge show last night in NYC was ‘a good ole time,’ as our fearless organist likes to say. Chris Stamey (along with Anton Fier, Mr. Matt Brandau, and a short cameo from me (Django)) opened up and melted faces with his Ornette-Coleman-meets-Richard-Thompson guitar leads. Then TOC played and it was great having people [...]

On Friday, we played the gorgeous new Brooklyn venue, Bell House. Skippy, who runs it (and also runs union hall), always makes us feel at home, and Friday was no exception. We did an early show, together with my old friend chris moore (moore n sons - check em out!), and then there was a [...]