As promised...

...here is a massive update!

First off a recap of the show last Saturday as we headlined The Red Victorian Hotel. Upon arrival we realized that the promoter/organizer of the show, Bill, was not only absent from the event but had also failed to mention the fact that the Red Vic has no house P.A. So, at 7:30 (a half hour before we were to go on) Matt, his brother in-law Jeff and myself raced to our practice studio to pick up the P.A. we use there, though it did not belong to us. Due to Matt's skillful daredevil driving, and Jesse staying behind to set up whatever gear we already had at the venue, we were back in just enough to time to set everything up and start the show only 10 minutes late.

We had a great crowd and our 2 45-minute sets went over quite well. Seems as though we are always able to attract at least a few folks casually walking by. These days we are frequently asked about CD's to purchase. Hopefully those will come soon...

Here are some pics from the show taken by my lovely friend Joy Han:

This is either really passionate singing or I really had to go to the bathroom half way through the set. I can't remember which...

And here is one of the least hetero pics I've ever taken:

Next on the Agenda is we have at long last found a fantastic keyboardist in Manuel Camacho! Praise Allah! We have been bringing him up to speed on our 15+ originals and I have to say the man is a trooper...as well as a fabulous musician! He brings so much to our sound and will be joining us on stage for the first time next Thursday, August 14th at the SNOB Wine Bar.

Which brings us to the last item on this post...SHOWS! As mentioned above we will be playing the SNOB Wine Bar next week. We also have a slew of upcoming shows including Velo Rouge on August 29th and The Nomad Cafe on Halloween! Keep up to date with all of our live dates at our myspace page, www.myspace.com/tobela!

I reckon that's all fer now...