The snow let up for a few days in Minnesota only to return on our way from Austin to Maquoketa, IA. The Oak Center General store has to be the funkiest venue we've ever played in! The Oak Center is a functioning organic farm. On the bottom floor is an organic grocery store, while upstairs houses a the concert venue. Pretty cool. The food was great!!

The Paramount was a lot of fun. A gorgeous renovated theater and Scott helped us dial in the sound just right. We were able to use the Bose sound system in conjunction with the house sytem. The Bose gave a directional sound from the stage while the house helps to fill in. Here are some pics:

The worst driving of the tour was getting to the Paramount from Lake City. The Road went from passable to white out conditions pretty fast. This fluctuated off on for most of the drive, which was pretty unnerving. We just took it really slow, and arrived in Austin with plenty of time to spare.