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Playing at Pub tonight!

Tonight, Thursday January 28th, we have the great fortune of playing my favorite bar in the entire world – Willy’s Pub at Rice University. Sure, I’m a bit biased considering that I worked there for three years and managed the place. But most everyone that has ever spent more than a few hours at Pub will concur that it is a magical place. We’re so excited to play there. The last time we were there was over a year ago, and I’ve sure missed the place.

We were asked to do an interview for the Rice Standard, which will come out the day after the show. Hopefully they won’t mind I’m going to give you a sneak preview right here on the site, because I talk about Pub and how much I love it.

P.S. give RPC and Meredith Buchberg some mad props for working us into their Spring Concert Series schedule.

Rice Standard: How does it feel, as a Rice alumnus, to have a show at Pub?

Me: I absolutely love Pub. It is one of my favorite places on Earth, so it feels like coming home and spending quality time with an old friend. There is no other bar or community center like it anywhere else. It brings all the colleges together in a neutral ground, it provides entertainment for drinkers and non-drinkers alike, can be a place to study and hold group meetings, and fills the void of late night food options. It’s safe, and keeps Rice kids on campus, under the care of their peers, and off the roads when they’re intoxicated. There are even salsa classes at Pub!

Seriously I rave about the place all the time. I still get the emails and FB messages for events there. I undoubtedly learned more at Pub than any classroom at Rice. Man I’m pumped about the show now.

Opening for Ben Kweller on March 16th

The news is out – we’re opening for Ben Kweller at Rice University on Monday March 16th for the Willy Week kick-off extravaganza. (for more about ben kweller, check out http://www.kweller.net/)

Having personally opened for Okkervil River and Ratatat at Rice in the past, I am incredibly excited about this show. There always seem to be hundreds of excited students doing everything from dancing like crazy to lounging in the well manicured green Rice grass. The show starts at 5:30.

The drive to Houston last time