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Tucson

Date: April 3, 2009 12:15 PM
Topic: Tucson

We arrived at Phoenix from Albuquerque on Wednesday and drove straight to Tucson. That night Jeb and Paul (the promoters) took some of us out to eat at El Churro, which was very good.

On Thursday Jimmy, Mitch, Michael and I did a radio show at KXCI
before the sound check. Nice station! 

After sound check, we ate at El Indita, another very good restaurant.

David Lindley opened the set, playing a different instrument for every
song. He is amazing. Then we took the stage around 9:30 and played
for an hour and fifteen.

Today we're going to Chandler, AZ for the Chandler Jazz Festival. The
hard part of the tour is beginning....

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