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EOTO

If you haven’t been exposed the wonderful sounds of EOTO, check them out here! The band just posted this myspace bulletin announcing their upcoming tour:

Hola compadres,

We’re not done with this year yet. We had such an amazing time visiting cities across the U.S. we wanted to do it again for the Fall. We’re loaded up on inspiration, churning the deepest grids of the spacetime continuum, reaching beyond spacial/temporal dimensions, accessing alien soundscapes, and many other celestial explicatives , all in order to throw it down in your town. For those not looking through the whole list of the dates, it should be of special note that we will be joined by two of our other SCI brethren, Kyle Hollingsworth and Michael Kang, for our Oct 4 show in Chicago at the newly renovated historic Portage Theater.

Thanks for supporting us and we’ll see ya out there!!!

Travis and Hann

Summer 08 Shows Remaining

August

21 Wabasha, MN…………………..Fat Fest

22 Nederland, CO…………………Nedfest as Praang (EOTO w/ Steve Kimock and Jamie Janover)

23 Tuscaloosa, AL………………..The Mellow Mushroom w/ Steve Molitz (Phil and Friends/ Particle)

24 New York, NY…………………..Spiegelworld “Steal this Ticket” a musical tribute to Abby Hoffman as Agents of Mayhem (EOTO w/ Steve Molitz, Jon Gutwillig (Disco Biscuits), and DJ Logic)

EOTO U.S. Fall Tour

September
12-14….Laytonville, CA………………Earthdance………as Praang
16…..San Diego, CA…………………..Winston’s
17…..Los Angeles, CA…………………Fais Do Do
18…..Santa Cruz, CA…………………..Moe’s Alley
19…..San Francisco, CA……………..Mojito w/ special guest Michael Kang
20…..Selma, OR………………………….Summer Circus
21…..Eureka, CA…………………………Red Fox Tavern
22…..Bend, OR……………………………Tulen Center
23…..Eugene, OR……………………….WOW Hall
24…..Portland, OR………………………The Fez Ballroom
25…..Olympia, WA………………………Eastside Club Tavern
26…..Seattle, WA…………………………Nectar Lounge co-bill with KJ Sawka
27…..Whistler, BC (Canada)………The GLC
28…..Nelson, BC (Canada)…………Spirit Bar (Hume Hotel)
29…..Missoula, MT………………………The Other Side
30…..Bozeman, MT……………………..Zebra Cocktail Lounge

October
1…….Fargo, ND…………………………The Aquarium (above Dempsey’s)
2…….Minneapolis, MN………………The Cabooze
3…….Madison, WI………………………High Noon Saloon
4…….Chicago, IL………………………..Portage Theater w/ special guests Michael Kang and Kyle Hollingsworth!!!
6…….Indianapolis, IN………………….Birdy’s Bar and Grill
7…….Columbus, OH……………………Scarlet & Grey Cafe
8…….Kalamazoo, MI……………………Papa Pete’s
9…….Ann Arbor, MI……………………..The Blind Pig
10…..Buffalo, NY…………………………Infinity
11…..Ithaca, NY………………………….The Haunt
12…..Plains, PA…………………………..River St. Jazz Cafe
13…..Syracuse, NY……………………..The Westcott Theater
14…..Burlington, VT…………………….Club Metronome
15…..Albany, NY…………………………The Red Square
16…..New York, NY…………………….Sullivan Hall
17…..Philadelphia, PA………………..The World Cafe (upstairs)
18…..Baltimore, MD…………………….The 8 x 10
19…..College Park, MD……………….Knox Fest
21…..Raleigh, NC……………………….The Pour House Music Hall
22…..Athens, GA…………………………The Georgia Theater w/ special guests Conspirator (Brownstein and Magner of The Disco Biscuits)
23………………………………………………..TBA
24…..Charleston, SC…………………..The Pour House (Widespread Panic after show)
25…..Asheville, NC……………………..Stella Blue
26…..Knoxville, TN……………………..World Grotto
27…..Nashville, TN……………………..Window’s off the Cumberland
28…..Louisville, KY……………………..Hideaway Saloon
29…..St. Louis, MO………………………Lucas School House
30…..Fayetteville, AR………………….George’s Majestic Lounge
31…..Lawrence, KS…………………….Bottleneck (Cicada Rhythm 2nd Annual Costume Ball) w/ special guests EZ Brothers

November
1…….Denver, CO……………….Ogden Theatre. w/ special guests Vibesquad, Zilla, Lynx and Jamie Janover
5…….Des Moines, IA………….Vaudeville Muse
6…….Lincoln, NB………………..Knickerbockers
7…….Tulsa, OK…………………..Plan B (outdoors) w/special guests Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
8…….Little Rock, AR…………..The Rev Room
9…………………………………………TBA
10…..Starkville, MS…………….The State Theatre
11…..Birmingham, AL…………Zydeco……..co-bill with Pnuma Trio
12…..New Orleans, LA……….Tipitina’s
13…..Houston, TX……………….Club Dub Dub
14…..Austin, TX…………………..The Parrish
15…..Lubbock, TX……………….Bash Riprock’s 2

EOTO street team
If you would like to be on our street team please send an email to:

eotoemail@earthlink.net

provide the following info:
your name
show(s) that you can help street team for
name and address of the Kinko’s copy store nearest to you for pickup of materials

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Sluggish

Sluggish is my word of the day. I can trace myself back to the moment sluggishness hit. Yesterday evening when I consumed a less-than-satisfying Sbarro slice of pizza. The spinach, mushrooms and cheese seemed like a good idea at the time…and the best choice at the train station food court. Today, it was hard waking up (tummy ache) and I’m even less motivated to get to work. My brain is not functioning because it hasn’t gotten the fuel it needs. I know I say this a lot on here, but it is so important to be conscious of what you put into your body…it directly effects your output.

Amsterdam

Last night, me and a few friends were talking about Europe, Amsterdam in particular. Since I didn’t post any photos today, I’m going to post some from the summer of 2006. I traveled to Amsterdam while studying in London for the summer. Enjoy.

Piracy

The issues surrounding the music industry and illegal piracy of music are familiar to most. A new website came to my attention today, care of Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management. In this article, industry experts discuss the introduction of Mygazines.com, a file sharing site with the tagline, “upload. share. archive.” Sounds good on the surface, right? Free magazines on the Internet, no charge to read articles or enjoy buzzed about photo shoots…no need to pay high newsstand prices! But, just like music piracy, these illegal copyright infringements are going to cut into someone’s profits.

Who’s will it be? Well, the magazine’s will still get their message out there, their advertisers will reach more readers…what’s wrong with that? In the magazine industry, readership is audited by the BPA and advertisers pay for space based on the number of readers the BPA counts. These pirate readers will not be considered in BPA’s audits and the magazines will not be paid for the actual number of readers…the advertisers will be getting “freebies.”

Additionally, I fear that the intellectual property of the writers, photographers and editors involved in making these books is being used without their permission. It can be said that this is the idea of the free press-to make information available to the masses at a reasonable price. But, as the saying goes, “Why pay for the cow when you can get the milk for free?” In this industry it is important that the creative minds are valued, especially as their work is already used internally for multimedia purposes, often without compensation for reproduction.

On the other hand…I love magazines. I love going to the grocery store…sometimes I pray for a nice long line…because I like to browse the coverlines of the strategically placed rags at the checkout and flip through the pictorials as I wait. How great to have a place to do this on the web…I can check out the latest People without the person behind me bumping me with their cart to move ahead and unload my cart.

As you can see, I’m sort of on the fence with this one. Read the full article and share your thoughts!

Center for Integrated Veterinary Sports Medicine

Last Friday, I went to Crestview Farm in Harvard to interview Tracey Scott and Annie Logan of the Center for Integrated Veterinary Sports Medicine. I’m doing an article about the center for McHenry County Living. I won’t go into too much detail here, but I will tell you that Tracey and Annie’s approach to healing horses is very much like the yogi’s approach to healing-do what is right for the individuals body, find the problem and treat it instead of treating the symptoms and think long term rather than rushing the body into performance it’s not ready for. Here are some shots from the facility. I will post the final article when it comes out.

2008 Chicago Air and Water Show

On Sunday, I went to the 2008 Chicago Air and Water Show. It was a beautiful sunny day…perfect for hanging out on the beach and enjoying some extraordinary entertainment. Before I post my photos, I want to preface them with the fact that I don’t necessarily agree with the extravagance and waste that comes along with a production such as the air show. There is no doubt a ton a fuel used to power the planes…some may say for no purpose but to show the American’s military strength in the air. Regardless, I decided to take the show for what it was worth, and instead of harboring on the negative and damaging aspects, appreciate the marvels of technology, skills of the pilots and the large gathering of Chicagoans for a common purpose…to have a good time.

The Blue Angels were the perfect finale for the show. I still can’t believe how close together they were!

I’m a big fan of John Muir

The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls. – John Muir

Vegetarianism and Yoga

I read this article in Yoga Journal a while back and thought I’d share it since I’ve had a few comments about my Why I Veg post.

I think this article encompasses many of the themes I tried to convey in my post–the individuality of a diet and how diet can become a practice (perhaps even part of a yoga practice). Enjoy the article, and let me know what you think!

Cutie Break

To wrap up my trip to the country, I visited Royal Oak Farm Orchard. Here are some of the residents of the petting zoo.