Hot and Sticky

That sums up the mid west venues we have played so far. Almost 100 in Omaha yesterday and close to 90 today. Omaha was an awesome show. By far my best yet, everything just fell into place and the show was really easy to mix. The band played a really good show as well and the crowd was into it but they were really loud in between songs. The venue was great, we were only the 8th band to play there and they have free on-site laundry and a great shower! That was amazing. It felt like home. Go upstairs, do a load of laundry, go downstairs, check some email and set up, go upstairs to check laundry, realize you have 4 new pairs of pink socks because your maroon sheet died them even though it's been washed numerous times, curse the sheets, sound check. Just another day. The lighting was also amazing there.
Apparently the city was very eager to develop that area so they threw a few million dollars at the club to build it. The downside is that there used to be a lead smelting plant nearby so you can't have a residence below the 3rd floor and you cannot have any green space (no lawns). Union Pacific Railways apparently released the land to the city under the condition that they could not be held liable for any health problems that occur. So there's that. I wouldn't want to work there but it was great for a night.
Now we are in the Twin Cities. There was a radio interview on Minnesota Public Radio this morning. This is the same studio that Garrison Keillor does his show for those in the NPR know. It's a pretty big deal, a BEAUTIFUL studio, and the board is only one year old and costs over $1.4 million. So cool. After that we were whisked by taxi from St. Paul to Minneapolis for sound check and that went well so we'll see how the show goes. I'm off to explore.