Why Make Clocks is back at it. Saturday we went up to Omaha to play at O’Leaver’s. Bazooka Shootout sounded great, we went on second, then Nick from Little Black Stereo pulled double duty after that, playing piano in the Matt Cox Band before Little Black Stereo capped off the night. One thing is for sure, Nick can play the fuck out of a piano. It was a great show. The band selection was appreciably eclectic and all of them good, and a good turnout and fun all around.

Ian (of Thunder Power) offered us his place to crash at, but we experienced car trouble on the way to his place from O’Leavers. The “brake” warning light was on and the steering was really stiff and something smelled funny. So we didn’t know if we were going to end up stranded or what. In the morning Ian recommended the garage at the BP shop a few blocks away which besides having been good to him in the past had the distinction of being open on a Sunday. Turned out the idler pulley had gone out resulting in loss of the serpentine belt. On the drive back to Ian’s, he and Dan had the fortune of finding the belt itself in the street, and took it back over to the garage. So for not much more than a hundred bucks we were back in business and headed home by noon. Huge thanks are due to Ian and that garage. You guys are lifesavers.

Weekend after next we’ll be on the hometown scene with a show at the Mews on the 29th with North Of Grand and Story Of The Sea. Also plan on us at The Maintenance Shop in Ames with Bowerbirds in March.