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International Touring Bar Band

Next week, we are making our first trip out of the country.  We are playing at the Come Together Music Festival in Durham, Ontario.  Our set will be on Sunday, September 5th at the Frontier Ghost Ranch at 10:30pm.  Check out the link below for full details on the festival
http://www.cometogethermusicfest.ca/

Get lost in the great north woods

For the 5th year in a row, we are playing at the Hoxeyville Music Festival in the northern forests of Michigan.  This year is looking like it will be the best festival yet.  This years artists include: The Rhythm Devils, The New Deal, Keller Williams, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Steve Kimock & Crazy Engine, Cornmeal [...]

Boston review

Check out the link below to see a review from our show in Boston last week
http://www.livemusicnewsandreview.com/group.cfm?g=404

First Trip to the East Coast

This week, we start our first trip out to the east coast which includes a few stops in Pennsylvania this weekend.  One of the shows is in Erie at The Docksider and Saturday night we are playing in State College at Zeno’s on the way out.  Then, next Monday we head to Brooklyn, where we will be playing [...]

UM After Parties

The weekend of July 16th and 17th, we will be playing two Umphrey’s McGee after parties in the cities of Grand Rapids and Indianapolis.  On Friday the 16th, we will be playing at Billy’s Lounge in Grand Rapids, MI.  Billy’s right down the road from Frederick Meijer Gardens and we will be sharing the stage [...]

Glory of the West

This Thursday, we start our trip out west towards Montana.  We have a handful of shows routing us out there including the Bells Beer Garden Opener in Kalamazoo, MI on Thursday with Papadosio.  Friday we head down towards Terre Haute, IN where we will be rocking out The Verve.  Saturday we are in Ames, IA at DJ’s [...]

With a little help from our friends

Over the next month we will be playing a handful of shows with some of our favorite bands around the midwest.  It starts next Friday, May 7th in Muncie, IN, where we will be playing with Catch Curtis at Doc’s Music Hall.  The following week we will be at The Riviera Theater in Three Rivers, [...]

Artists for the Earth

We are playing an Earth Day Benifit Show at the Old Town Temple Building (formally The Temple Club) to raise money for a veggie diesel conversion for our bus.  Our good friends, Four Finger Five will be kicking off the night at 9pm.  Tickets are $10 for general admission and $20 for a VIP room [...]

Bells Brewery Review

Here is a link to a review from our show at Bells Brewery last Friday.
http://www.livemusicnewsandreview.com/group.cfm?g=360

Selling our van and trailer

We just bought a new bus and are selling our old van and trailer.  Check out the craigslist add for full details http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/cto/1582513306.html