Colin Medley put together this incredible video with footage that he gathered during our show at the Family Thrift Store in Guelph, ON last Friday. I don’t want to go on about how much Ray and everyone at the Store have helped us over the years because this video says anything and everything that I could – only much better. Enjoy.
Huge thanks to Ray Mitchell, Jenny Mitchell, and Andy Magoffin for making this event happen. Ray is hosting shows every night until his eviction notice is served on April 1st, so please stop in and show your support.
Whew! The van has been repaired and we’re back. Except for Tim, who’s finishing up a tour with The Magic in New York City tonight! Wish him well. SXSW was rad. I was planning on posting some pictures from our showcase but none of them were as awesome as this one that Colin took at the Canadian Blast BBQ on our first day in Austin. My favourite turtle was always Donatello, but whatever.
We just added a whole bunch of new shows that I might as well tell you about, too! This April we’ll be hitting up some of our favourite venues with the soulfully danceable Lioness and our hockey loving compatriots Bocce. Expect a broken ankle or two, cause these shows are gonna be gnarly.
Last but certainly not least, we’re going to be performing in our old jam space at Guelph’s Family Thrift Store this Friday night along with some awesome friends. The Thrift Store is moving from it’s current location at the end of the month, so please come out and celebrate with Ray, Jenny, and all the other folks who work so hard to make Guelph such a great place.
Well, not quite. More like Holy Bowling Green, which is where we are right now. See, we were driving along listening to Rihanna and all of a sudden our trusty van started making some strange noises. After getting a few worried looks from passing cars, we decided to pull over and check things out. Turns out a few lug nuts snapped right off the back wheel, which looked tipsier than our co-traveler/videographer Colin Medley after a few too many cans of Miller High Life. Trouble.
After getting in touch with a towing company, we realized that there wouldn’t be enough room for everyone in the truck. Faced with the possibility of having to hitch-hike to the garage, Kyle sent a text to our pals Ohbijou on the off chance that they might be nearby and able to help. Turns out they were, like, five minutes away! So they pulled off the highway, picked us up and followed the tow truck to the garage where I’m sitting and writing this post. Here’s a pic of Greg and the van getting loaded up onto the truck.
So don’t worry. It’s actually not that bad. We’ve got complimentary coffee and they’re playing LCD Soundsystem in the waiting room. Sick! The van’s gonna be fixed soon and hopefully we’ll be back home tonight! We’ve got some fun pictures from our Pop Montreal showcase that we were gonna post as well. So wait for those. Tomorrow. It was a crazy awesome show.
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