Author Archives: Ryan Stallings aka "Hooch"

Quixotes: Bring the funk!

Quixotes: Bring the funk!

Quixotes is what you would call a 'Dead' bar. Not 'dead' in the sense that it's no longer an establishment in the community. 'Dead' in that every decoration on the wall (and there are hundreds of ..
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Pagosa Springs

Pagosa Springs

Pagosa Springs is a beautiful town in the mountains of Colorado. Because we have been to Pagosa and played at The Bear Creek Saloon several times I totally feel at home there. It's pretty awesome in t ..
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College Bar not just for College students….

College Bar not just for College students….

What can I say about The College Bar in Stillwater, Oklahoma?  Well for starters it was my favorite bar in Stillwater when I lived there... We always have a great crowd even on a Monday night whi ..
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Moab and the long drives…

Moab and the long drives…

We've had some interesting times in Moab. The first time here we toured Arches National Park (my favorite National Park thus far) and this time was interesting in it's own way... We were supposed to h ..
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Gameday in Eugene with a funk jam twist!

Gameday in Eugene with a funk jam twist!

It's gameday in Eugene, OR and we are pulling into town from California on a Thursday afternoon. We are set to play at a sports bar, The Maize Lounge, following the game and it looks to be a fun show. ..
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Paso Robles: It’s my birthday!

Paso Robles: It’s my birthday!

The day started off with a free birthday burger at Sylvester's in Atascadero on our way to Paso Robles. Sylvester's has awesome huge burgers so it was totally awesome to get a huge mushroom burger for ..
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O’Sullivan’s: Down with the Sickness….

I should preface this post by saying that I was suffering from food poisoning for the 2 days leading up to this show and a day or so after... so the things I remember from the show are minimal. We pla ..
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Yucca Tap in Tempe

We started this tour off differently than most tours. Normally we swing up through Oklahoma and maybe make a stop in Dallas along the way to play a show. This time we started off with a brutal 15 hour ..
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Stubbs

We pull up to Stubbs running late.... I'm not going to say as usual... But well... It's pretty usual. But anyway I'm a little bit stressed about being late and then I see the line of people out the do ..
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Wichita and ‘The Manly Dancer’

We are getting caught up on our blogs from the short Oklahoma tour.... This blog is about Wichita, Kansas. Since I grew up in Northern Oklahoma I have been to Wichita a few times. I've been to the Z ..
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