(from Mike, more at KBD’s MySpace)

(from C. Randolph C.)

From colinhelb.com pictures

We had a beautiful drive from the weird and gross motel we stayed in outside of Bard. We found a diner we liked so much, we ate there twice. Once at 3 am and again at 11 am. Thankfully, we visited during two different shifts and didn’t have the same waitress.

Early fall in upstate New York is something pretty spectacular.

Mike is from Buffalo, so we got a fifty-cent tour of the city as we rolled in.

Soundlab is an old Cheer’s chain bar with great black and white tiles. Nice space.

The guys from Tentet/Octet (old touring buddies of Gabe and Mike) met us and helped us load in and/or ate some dinner with us.

Unfortunately, no one really showed up for the gig. Seriously, like 6 people or so.

Fortunately, we took the opportunity to do a little experimentation within the experimentation. 

We decided to try playing with five of us (the three of us and the two from Tentet/Octet) to see what it sounded like. Before we knew it, more than two hours had passed in which we somewhat organically morphed between different configurations of the two bands.

1st: KBD + Tentet/Octet
2nd: KBD
3rd KBD to Tentet/Octet transistion
4th: Tentet/Octet
5th: Tentet/Octet + KBD
6th: different and ever-changing versions of the above, complete with interpretive bar stool tossing and manipulation by Michael the bartender.

Stayed up far too late, crashed at the Tentet/Octet house, and now we slowly make our way to Cleveland for two gigs in one night and the final leg of this Mini Tour.

(added October 29, 2008: the above picture is from the Sonic Circuits Festival in Washington, DC. Taken by Joe Smith)