Austin, The Mohawk - 4/26/07

Welcomed by another old friend Wyc Cummings of Athens, we relaxed and set up the purchase of a replacement part for the space case. It didn't turn out to our advantage, however. We trusted a guy whom we identify on this video. But otherwise, we had a fun night on 6th Street watching bands that sound like And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead and I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness.



Speaking of all that goul, Marc took us to see the World's Largest Urban Colony of Bats!

Houston, Tx, - the Proletariat - 04/25/07

The Proletariat is the newest coolest thing in Houston.

Austin, Room 710 - 04/24/07

Another homecoming for us. Mark Duca, Elevado's drummer and producer for "Occidental" and "Sterilized," met us at the Purple Spider where we enjoyed the down-to-earth atmoshpere and weeklies.

Las Vegas to Austin

Joy and Jacqueline took care of our Vegas room while we oiled up.

Los Angeles, Molly Malone's - 04/21/07

Homecoming for Cain Wong, whose experimental project, SpaceBoy, and work on Elevado's first album originated here. Certainly one of the best mixed shows we've had in many nights. These guys are pro, but we couldn't help feeling that we were auditioning for Star Search.

San Francisco, Edinborough Castle - 4/20/07

Kitty flew over to give Justin a much needed respite while the rest of us were lucky in that our our hosts in San Francisco lived in the Haight not too far from Edinborough. The district was more carnival then usual as it was 4/20. Amoeba Records, certainly one of the best vinyl stores we've seen.

We took Charm with us to LA~

Santa Cruz, CA - Pacific Coast - 04/18/07

After sightseeing with Santa Cruz's own punk gothic musical collective, New Thrill Parade, we had a bite to eat and saw what we all agree was one of the best shows we've seen in some time. Yes, one in the same, New Thrill Parade. Thanks Amitai and Sara, here's another New Thrill Parade Video

Portland, OR - Tube - 04/16/07

Our friend, Denny, from Athens met us with a house party and his new recordings. He also joined us the following night at Tube, in downtown. Justin joined him on drums for the second song.

Seattle, WA - Atlas Clothing - 04/13/07 & 04/14/07

Our friends from MiniBus helped in every way possible. A place to stay, a tour of town and two nights at Atlas Clothing. We just can't seem to find our photos at the moment.

Salt Lake City, Monk's House of Jazz - 04/10/07

Ok Class, what have we learned during the all-night, all-day drive from Omaha to Salt lake City?



The United States is very big; long drives in a bumpy bus should not be followed by an immediate gig. We left Omaha at midnight, arrived in SLC at 6pm, witnessed a local barfight and multiple arm wrestling contests, were rerouted from the original venue Urban lounge to Monk's House of Jazz and. The audience (guys and gals alike) didn't seem to notice as they were busy chewing tobacco and doing yager-bombs.

Into a Blizzard, the drive to Salt Lake City

The longest leg of the tour thus far... We left Omaha at Midnight with Cain Wong at the wheel, and after several driving shifts, arrived in Salt Lake City at around 7pm the next day... 18 hours straight driving! And almost entirely on Veggie Oil ... our 150 gallon supply depleted about an hour away from SLC.
Near Laramie, Buford Wymoning is the highest peak between New York and San Francisco (elevation 8000') We stopped at the Buford Trading Post in the middle of a blizzard that shut down 80 and put us behind schedule.

Once we stopped, we all poored out of the bus, headed to the bar and got a "feel" for the local scene where two guys caused the bartender to repeately slam an aliminum bat onto the bar as she tried to break up a meth-fueled debate. One guy thought the other guy whistled at him?

Omaha, NE - Saddle Creek Bar - 04/09/07

Omaha, what a amazing town, bit remote, true... but fantastic people no less. The dundee district (no mate, not that dundee) was great to us in particular. We got our veg tank replenished after a very lengthy all night drive, met some great locals and discovered a new problem with our trusty bus. The radiator hose had rubbed against some metal and was beginning to leak. With a stroke of luck and some dirty work, Don was able to repair our "about to rupture" cooling lines with a salvage effort from parts that were removed from the bus...


The Saddle Creek Bar:
Has a big stage, great bartenders and it's so unknown, Conor Oberst gave his latest interview here. They also have great red beans and rice.

Chicago, Illinois -Silvie's Lounge - 04/09/07

The sun was setting on Chicago as we pulled into the city, perfect timing to take in lake shore drive and the massive great lake michigan.



We sold a couple of cds to lifelong residents Mr. and Mrs. Dr.Seagle. Avid wildlife photographs, they talked to us about Red-Necked Grebes from Costa Rica that land in the heavily preserved Lincoln Park the same weekend of every year. Then the cops came and busted our party.


While the rest of the band hit the club, Justin found himself scrounging for grease, and right up until gig time, he and Cain managed to completely fill the veggie tank.

Silvie's Lounge provided Elevado with very cool new friends - in the form of like-minded bands. Fellow veggie-oilers Worser from Phoenix Arizona and locals Chatty Cathy both rocked! They're both looking for bass players, btw.