DAY OFF (Drive Day)

Last Tuesday was a drive day for us. We had to get from Albuquerque, NM to Corpus Christi, TX. This was a 13 hour drive.

We made about 11 hours of the drive and got a hotel in San Antonio. We woke up the next morning and finished off the drive.

Albuquerque, NM (The Launchpad)

The show in Albuquerque was pretty crazy. It was a smaller room (about 270 capacity) and it sold out. In fact, it was packed to the brim! It was so hot in there.

Everything went smoothly. We stayed in downtown Albuquerque after the show. We woke up the next morning and made our way toward our next show in Corpus Christi, TX.

Tucson, AZ (The Rock)

So we were supposed to play a show in Tucson, AZ tonight. We got to the venue, loaded in, got merch and everything set up, and then the show got cancelled.

Secondhand Serenade (the headliner of the tour) had bus problems and then they got caught in a flash flood. They didn't think they were going to get to the venue in time to play the show, so they called the show off.

We were all bummed out because we were ready to play and there was a good crowd. We understand why Secondhand cancelled and everything though. Our guys played a few acoustic songs. The venue let kids come in and buy merchandise, which was great for us. We made our gas money, so that's good.

We're now just relaxing at our hotel in Tuscon. Our show tomorrow is in Albuquerque. We've got a long drive tomorrow, so we're going to have an early morning.

San Diego, CA (Soma - Sidestage)

Last night's show was at the Soma in San Diego. This was our third time at the venue. The show SOLD OUT! Awesome. The crowd was cool and we did really well in merch. We sold a ton of CD's which was great. I hope we can do this nightly.

After the show, we went and stayed with Jared's older brother's friends. It was a late night! I love San Diego. I hope we get back there soon.

Los Angeles, CA (The Troubadour)

The tour kicked off Friday night at the Troubadour. This venue was the first place we ever played on our first national tour last January (2007). The show sold out! 500 people. The guys played well. L.A. crowds are always kind of weird, but the response was pretty good overall.

After the show, we went back to our hotel in Arcadia. We hit up Denny's for a late night dinner and then went to bed.

I think this tour is going to be really good! The crowds are going to be solid, and the bands seem pretty cool. I'm stoked.

Los Angeles, CA (The Viper Room)

We were in Los Angeles this past Thursday and Friday. Thursday night, we did a showcase at the Viper Room. The club was sweet! I know it has a lot of history to it. Tom Petty played the opening of it in the early nineties. Pretty sweet.

The crowd was pretty small, but the guys played well and sounded great. It was a good warm up for the tour (which started the next night).

After the show, we split up. Corey and Max ate sushi with Matthew (our A&R guy). They saw the guy who plays "Jim" in The Office at the restaurant!

The rest of us hung out with our buddy, Kurt French, from Guitar Center. We went to Santa Monica and had an amazing italian dinner. After that, we went down on the Santa Monica pier and walked around. I'd never been to Santa Monica before...it was nice! I hope we get to go back again soon.

We stayed in Arcadia, CA (about 30 minutes outside of L.A.).

IL to CA (2 Drive Days)

We left Springfield on Tuesday afternoon and headed for California. The Secondhand Serenade tour starts in Los Angeles on Friday. However, we have a private show today (Thursday) at the Viper Room in L.A. It's a free show and it's open to the public. It should be pretty cool!

Anyways, we had about 52 hours to make the 32 hour drive. It was pretty intense, but we did it! We're currently in our hotel room in Barstow, CA (2 hours outside of L.A.).

We're really stoked about this tour. It should be one of our best ones yet! I'll keep you all posted throughout.