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Science Faction (2006)
10 days of madness promoting our latest release in the NW and California. Partially documented by Damon Ristau.
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RICHLAND - 4 FOR 4
As usual, Richland slayed. We got to town about an hour early and
checked into the Bali Hi. The Bali Hi used to be our favorite
hotel because the hot tub is massive and it has a weird Polynesian vibe
going on.
Note: it's the same hotel where we once enjoyed a 2am soak in our
underpants, got busted and kicked out of the tub and then ate a cake
(that a Volumen fan baked and decorated to match our website graphic)
in our wet underpants. Of course such a sensitive moment was
captured on all of our cameras. Heh.
But... anyway...
we were informed that the hot tub was broken and (while they were at
it) the ice machine no longer made ice. Rats.
So, after
an hour of watching Beta flip the channels without staying in one place
for more then 3 seconds, we were recharged and ready to rock. We
settled in at the venue and Damon had some time to do individual
interviews with us for his documentary. We'll see how those turn
out. Heh. The only other band on the bill was The
Look. Lemme tell you, they were aptly named. They were
pretty young kids (19-22 if I had to guess) and they were from
Seattle. They had incredible gear and they were all beautiful and
skinny and young. Ahh... youth. They played pretty modern
pop music, like, maybe, Garbage or something? Maybe I'm just
saying that because of the girl singer. Anyway, long story short,
they were real nice and fashion conscious.
Then 5 old guys
kicked out the fucking jams. Our set in Spokane was great but our
Richland set blew it away. The sound/lights/stage setup at Ray's
Golden Lion is perfect, so it was the ice cream on the pie.
I
think we sold 9 copies of the new record and buckets of other
merch. We realize, now, that we need about 100 more of the "We're
Gay" shirts. Those things sell like hotcakes. People buy
them in the wrong size just to own them (with the hopes of cutting them
up and re-making them). Woah.
Anyway, I'm writing this
in the ambulance on the way to Portland. I didn't feel like using
the laptop but my hope is that my battery will heat up and I can use
the laptop and battery to dry out my socks. It's wet here and my
shoes, apparently, have holes. Cram.
-Volumen-1
P.S. As soon as I get a second I'll put some pictures up in this piece.
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