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Gig with Inna Vision. The place looks like it never burned down, except for the nice fresh paint and a little less of the Willie Nelson vibe. We played well, good monitor mixes, crowd could have been double but the spring break crowd was more interested in the DJ-dance vibe provided by the venue next [...]

Tropics Bar and Cafe was a welcome first stop for the tour. This place reminds me of Frog and Peach: stage as you walk in, tables, messy walls, pieced together sound system. Definitely a reggae vibe here. Clean upstairs bar area and capacity is an intimate 150 persons. The people at this half bar, half [...]

…in Hawaii. I can understand how it would feel nice, but really?

Oakland International. Mike and Tim working and updating our myspace. Tony, supervising.

Either way, something shady goes on here.

Our trusty mixer. It has a configurable speaker amp built-in. I have nothing but good things to say about Yamaha gear. My only complaint is that it only has 2 aux sends for monitors, but the model with 4 sends has no built-in amp. Direct outs would also be nice.