The Woes and Beings

Man is truly humbled when he begins an epic musical adventure with a Texas pickup truck stuck in the mud of a central California farm. And by humbled I mean mentally tripping balls in a bad way. Imagine wading through knee deep mud moving large and heavy amps while getting hosed by farm sprinklers and trying to not mess up the most important assets in a "band."perm

<----necessary attire: post-mud.

Our souls have been saved when the Peavy Power 30 tube amp shoots out sounds in a functional manner. Shit works.

Beyond mud is basic acrylic paint. This could be used with an already clogged silk screen press to make CD cover prints that are appealing to artistic labor folk and hipsters who feel sorry AND cool for such a simple (painted) version of the word DEN. 

Paint-induced humor that just so happens to accompany political photographs isn't necessarily making political statements. She's a chick with a stashe that has another woman shedding blood tears over her sloppy goatee. 

Ahh...commonwealth strings via echo guitar will take me away from this magi box. I apologize for lack of sleep for obvious reason....

City People, Country Roads

On the way out to the farmhouse to convene for the beginning of the tour, irrigation from the neighboring fields floods the road.  While Andrew cruises safely through in his sedan, Kurt manages to get his Ford F150 Pickup stuck.  (hmmm).  Result is a shower of sprinkler water all over all amps and guitars, Drew ejects from the cab and trudges through mud to hold sprinklers manually so they don’t flood and ruin all the equipment in the uncovered truck bed.  Kurt spins tires frantically digging a deeper hole.  I wait helplessly 3 hours south in LA, waiting for the call back for the conclusion of the events.  Will this tour be foiled before it even starts?  Electronics and muddy water do not mix well.  Initial conclusions:  City folk do not know how to drive on country roads.

-CM

First Show Of The Tour. Santa Monica.

I hope people come.

Tour Schedule

Here's a block of text to elaborate on what we mean by "Tour":

Day Date City Venue Address Time
F 8/29/08 Santa Monica, CA Nocturnal Bar 2102 Lincoln 9:00 PM
T 9/2/08 Santa Barbara, CA Wildcat Lounge 15 West Ortega 10:00 PM
W 9/3/08 San Luis Obispo, CA Boo Boo Records 978 Monterey St 5:00 PM
W 9/3/08 San Luis Obispo, CA Frog And Peach Pub 728 Higuera 10:00 PM
Th 9/4/08 Santa Cruz, CA 99 Bottles 110 Walnut Ave 10:00 PM
F 9/5/08 Davis, CA G Street Pub 228 G St. 10:00 PM
Sa 9/6/08 San Francisco, CA Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason St. 3:30 PM
Su 9/7/08 San Jose, CA Johnny V's 31 E. Santa Clara St. 10:00 PM
M 9/8/08 Santa Clara, CA The Hut 3200 The Alameda 10:00 PM
T 9/9/08 Lake Tahoe, CA Tudor Pub 1041 Fremont Ave. 10:00 PM
Th 9/11/08 Arvada, CO The D Note 7519 Grandview Ave 9:00 PM
F 9/12/08 Boulder, CO The Goose 1301 Broadway 9:00 PM
Su 9/14/08 Denver, CO Owsley's Golden Road 2151 Lawrence St. 10:00 PM
M 9/15/08 Albuquerque, NM Burt's Tiki Lounge 313 Gold Ave SW 10:00 PM
T 9/16/08 Oklahoma City, OK Sauced 2912 Paseo 10:00 PM
W 9/17/08 Fayetteville, AK George's Majestic Lounge 519 W. Dixon Street 9:00 PM
F 9/19/08 Denton, TX Art 6 Coffee House 424 Bryan Street 9:30 PM
Sa 9/20/08 Dallas, TX The Green Elephant 5627 Dyer St. 10:00 PM
M 9/22/08 Houston, TX Boondocks 1417 Westheimer Rd. 10:00 PM
T 9/23/08 Houston, TX Rudyard's 2010 Waugh Dr. 11:00 PM
W 9/24/08 New Orleans, LA Banks Street Bar & Grill 4401 Banks St. 9:00 PM
Th 9/25/08 Baton Rouge, LA Triple A Bar 4715 Bennington Ave. 10:00 PM
Sa 9/27/08 Austin, TX Cain & Abel's 2313 Rio Grande St. 10:00 PM

Purpose

Welcome!!  

In the interest of utilizing the capabilities of modern technology, we here at DEN have created this blog to share the following:  things you might want to know, things you might not want to know, things you might already know, etc. (I could go on).

After about 2 years of musical development and 6 months of planning, this band we call DEN is on the verge of commencing it's first semi-national tour.  The month of September holds for us 20+ shows in 30 days, which for you means hopefully catching at least one of those.   

This blog will serve as an outlet for us to update anyone who cares on the aforementioned topics.

Sooooooo, here we go...