Portland to Moscow

Last night was a good night. And when good nights happen in rock n roll, it makes all the hard times disappear. At least for those forty minutes of stage time. But the whole night at the Doug Fir was a lot of fun. From the home town crowd to the always engaging Thao With The Get Down Stay Down. It was great to hear some new material from Thao and to be amazed with Doug Jenkins, I mean THE Doug Jenkins. Shit, I thought that guy just played a mean cello, but he was hitting the keys, shredding on the guitar and tooting some pop horn lines. Awesome! The crowd vibe was great and there was even that token drunk guy right up in front dancing to the crowd and shouting obscenities. Cant ask for too much more.



Moscow is fun and I always look forward to playing music there. I think that Weinland is creeping up on double digits for the amount of times they played Moscow. Lets just say that I know where the co-op is, where to get the cheapest beer and the best cup of coffee. I might as well become a citizen. Too bad I love Portland too much. This time around Weinland played a coffee/beer/college hangout place called Buccer’s. We set up real close to each other in the front window and serenaded each and every college lady for two hours. The attendance was high for a small room and I think that we saw the most amount of people at a Weinland show in Moscow ever! We build in baby steps. Soon there will be thousands lining up around the block and they will have a parade down Main Street with a huge blown up buffalo riding high above. Yes! Moscow, make it happen! Once load up finished (its real life Tetris by the way) we headed two blocks away to John’s Alley. Every time we travel to Moscow we always make an appearance at the JA. Dollar fifty PBR and ruckus native folk life. I had my first red beer (PBR and tomato juice) at the JA and saw the Weary Boys play great country bluegrass there a few years past.

This is Cryin' Ryan with a HUGE beer.
He was kind enough to put us up for the night.
Thanks Ryan!!!