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The Horrisonance Experiment Part Three
Posted March 8 | Leave a Comment
Day 13: Columbia, MO (City motto: Smack dab in the middle o Misery!): We were supposed to play at Mojos today, but the promoter cancelled due to inclement weather. This makes four cancellations on an already relatively short tour. Luckily, we were within shouting distance of our usual KC hospitality stop Aunt Lindas. Id venture to say that nearly every band has their own Shangri-La - a place where they can spend the night in luxury, resting and revitalizing those sore muscles and spott… read more
THE HORRISONANCE EXPERIMENT PART TWO
Posted February 21 | Leave a Comment
Day 7: Chicago, IL (official city status: haunted): In the late 1800s, a Chicago sausage magnate was arrested for the murder of his wife, allegedly grinding her up in the sausage machines. He later went insane and died in prison. His lawyer also went insane and died in a mental institution. The factory was abandoned, then later partially turned into condominiums located on the southwest corner of Hermitage and Diversey on Chicagos northwest side. Also, the show was fun. Experiment note… read more
ZERO TO SIXTY BELOW IN 6 SECONDS: A THREE PART TOUR JOURNAL FROM THE FEBRUARY HORRISONANCE EXPERIMENT
Posted February 14 | Leave a Comment
All in all, we seem to being doing it backwards touring the blistering South in the middle of August, followed by the Artic cold-front prone Midwest in the dead of winter. This is our second headlining tour in our nearly six-year band history, and like the one before it, it is an experiment in sociology and mass communication, as well as an open-ended inquiry into our influence on various population centers in North America. This is also the first tour Ive taken my vintage Yamaha CP70 electr… read more
Pixilated Dreams and 8 Bit Escapism
Posted February 7 | Leave a Comment
I was a poor kid. My first Nintendo was played on a used hospital TV long before gamers became an official pedigreed social group. Most of my friends got off on Tecmo Bowl and other sports they could just as well play in their back yard, but I wanted more. I wanted to slay giant turtles and snatch enchanted bling. Sure, I liked the big boys - the Super Marios, the Metal Gears, and the Zeldas but, like record hunting, I was always on the lookout for something a little off the beaten console… read more
Eatin Good in Your Neighborhood
Posted January 17 | Leave a Comment
In six years of touring, we occasionally get the rare opportunity to stumble across a great gastronomic find apart from the usual Taco Bell/Burger King/Subway Smorgasbord o Shit. I find some of the best places to eat are run by families, or at least by a small corporation whose CEOs are also the people taking the new menus down to get copies at Kinkos. The past few months had us on the road out east and around the Midwest, so I was able to come across a few places in those regions that broug… read more
