Through the Midwest...excited for mountains

Sunset on the western Michigan shore and afternoon on the sunny beach of Illinois's eastern shore. We did a quick radio show at WNUR in Evanston, and stayed with our great friend and host nearby. Besides her terrier playing tug-of-war with my sleeping bag at night, we slept very well. The next day we drove across many fields of young cornstalks and over the Mississippi (past the world's largest truck stop) to Iowa City. It was a nice college town, and there was an arts festival happening in the streets when we arrived. We played in the basement of an old building downtown, in a non-profit art space. There were several excellent minimalist/noise groups that played as well, and there was a really nice crowd of people. Iowa City is a good place.

In Minneapolis we played at a newer and less attended bar/club with an incredible tribal/psych/noise band called Daughters of the Sun (www.myspace.com/daughtersofthesun). I think they are coming to Michigan eventually, which I'd highly recommened. Last night we played in Omaha at a larger venue. I think our sound fares better when we use only our equipment and play in a smaller room. Just gotta get these kinks worked out.

All the bands we've played with have been incredibly gracious and often passed on their share of door money to help our van ('The Basket') keep moving, and several have given us great places to spend the night; I can't thank them enough.