Tres de Mayo

Thanks to the folks who came to "fiesta" with us on Tres de Mayo at the Wolchase El Porton! As you locals may recall, last Thursday was ominous weather-wise--we had been hearing about torrential rains and thunderstorms all week. Well, as luck would have it, we got totally set up under the tent in the parking lot and were just about ready to hit the downbeat, when the first rains of the day came. And did they ever come! Through the top of the tent, under the makeshift tent wall, through the unprotected sides. Dousing carefully placed set lists; saturating our trousers up to our knees; soaking amps, the PA and Marty's drum throne. It was dramatic.

As you can see, though, once we realized that playing outside wasn't going to happen, we made the transition to a semi-acoustic setup in a very small space inside the El Porton bar. We ended up starting around 7 p.m. instead of 5:30. But friends joined us inside, and we played a relatively low-key set over the course of the next couple of hours. Despite being a bit cramped due to space restrictions, it was a nice, cozy environment, and we had a great time. We like to call these "character-building" gigs. Definitely brought back memories of those old restaurant/bar sets that none of us has played in quite sometime. Thanks again to those who stuck it out with us!