Winnipeg + Lethbridge

We had a day to kill in Winnipeg before our show at the Lo Pub, so we went to get the headlights on our van fixed. Turns out the headlight switch was burnt out, so we needed to replace it. Luckily, it cost us less than we anticipated: $166. $166 is still quite a blow to a band on the road, but we were anticipating over $200 so we were in a good mood.

After eating breakfast at a restaurant across from the mechanic's (how convenient), and spending an hour in their waiting room playing video games (the other boys) and doing homework (me), we went back to Kerrie's place and watched some Clone High till it was time to head out to the Lo Pub.

The Lo Pub is a bar inside a newly renovated hostel, so we had a room to stay in while we were there.

Our show was pretty good. The crowd wasn't huge, but come on - it was a Tuesday night, and we had never played in Winnipeg before. So considering the people who were there, we couldn't have asked for more really. We got to see a couple of our friends in The Details, who are super fun to hang out with, so that was cool. One of the guys from Smallman Records even came out to check out our set, which was great because it was probably the best set we've played on tour.

Wednesday morning brought another super drive.

We drove from Winnipeg, MN to Lethbridge, AB which took us about 12 hours. Driving across the prairies was pretty cool. Aside from being really windy and hitting a couple snow squalls here and there, it was quite a sight. I mean, you wouldn't think that 12 hours of driving through flat land would be cool, but when you're driving through Saskatchewan at 9am and you can see the horizon for miles and miles - it's pretty awe inspiring.

So we get to Lethbridge, and we play at this place called The Slice (who gave us some sweet pizza). We had no idea what to expect, it was a Wednesday night after all, but the show turned out GREAT! The crowd seemed pretty into us, and the band who played after us - Carpenter (who are from Vancouver, BC) were awesome. A full-fledged rock n roll band complete with high-kicks and songs in G. Super nice guys too, we might actually hang out with them in Calgary when they stroll through for their show in Canmore tonight.

Speaking of Calgary, that's where we are right now. We are staying at our friend Kate's house who was kind enough to put us up after we drove here from Lethbridge at 2am. We are playing at Broken City tonight with Hot Panda and The Bicycles so it should be a good show. I'm excited to see the girls in Kilbourne, I hope they can make it out.