Short Detour

Just got done playing at George's Tavern, and boy are my arms tired.  Our "special guest" for the gig was none other than Danno on vocals and me on drums teaming-up with Mark Kangas on bass and John Pabst on guitar to play an eight-song set of classic rock covers by The Who.  Covering a set of Who hits in the same vein as their 3-piece power trio sound on Live at Leeds has been on my bucket list for a long time and these guys had the punch to go with the talent it takes to drive that sound home.  Based on the audience response (and beer sales), we'll probably make a repeat appearance down the road with a full set, hopefully, with a band other than HWY 13 opening so our throats and arms aren't half-trashed before we start.

As always thanks to Gary, Mike, the cook and bartenders at George's for their hospitality and service.  Also, a big THANK YOU to Fred Jacobsen for dialing in the sound so well and great job by Krispy Brothers, once again, of getting the house rocking out onto the dance floor until close.  We owe you the opening set next time guys!  

The abbreviated HWY 13 set gave Dino a little extra downtime for a change.  We were worried he'd dive into the free pizza and spoil our new years resolution to keep him from becoming obese, but even a short set of HWY 13 probably burned enough calories to keep him lean.  There's more alcohol servings left on our 8 billion limit than we can possibly drink by the end of December, Scarlett Johansson is a distant memory, and if Dino sticks to salads and white meat we should bat a thousand this year!

Next up is Friday night February 10 at another of our favorite venues, McAuliffe's Pub.  We're on the late shift this time with Lyden Moon and Diamond opening.  This is another great lineup of originals and RAAWWK! covers that will blow your mind, hopefully into a better state.

Thanks again for tuning-in to the blog, have a great holiday season and keep rockin!     

Home Stretch

Now that we're in the final lap of 2016, you're probably asking yourself...I wonder how HWY 13 is doing on their New Years' resolutions?  Well........ 

• Down to 6.2 billion servings of alcohol left on the 8 billion limit.  We still have to save some for the holidays, but the lousy Packer season suppressed consumption temporarily.
• Haven't heard from Scarlett Johansson all year.  We think she finally got the hint.
• Dino still isn't obese, but he had a close call.  At last practice we thought his guitar was sticking out a little farther than usual, but he was just happy to be gigging again!

Successfully jump-started our act after a long summer off with an awesome gig opening for Carbellion at McAuliffe's Pub a few weeks ago.  Carbellion sets a very high bar for local live rock and no better place to get your band firing on all cylinders than the friendly confines of McAuliffe's.  We definitely hope to continue our associations with both of them in 2017.

Next up is this Saturday 9 pm at George's Tavern for a tried & true combo of original and classic RAAWWK! with HWY 13 and our longtime brothers-in-arms, Krispy Brothers.  Gigging together at George's in early December is getting to be a tradition for us and the only "battle of the bands" we have is which band gets to dig the other band's set last with a packed house of our mutual friends and fans.

Krispy Brothers lost the coin toss this time and will close, but we lined-up a Special Guest band for a short set in the middle so we can both score a couple extra beers' worth of downtime.  What qualifies this mystery band as a "Special Guest"?  Two reasons.......1)  They're just getting started, and 2)  They probably won't get paid........so be sure to feed the tip bucket if you go!

Thanks again for tuning-in to the blog, hope to see you at George's tomorrow night and keep rockin'!