Just got back from our gig at the Redblood Club with the Greyhounds What a cool night! This was a very lucky Friday the 13th. I made plenty of flubs during our set, thanks in part to distractions from a malfunctioning note on my MalletKAT, but overall our set seemed to go pretty well. The fun really began when the Greyhounds took the stage. You can’t help but dance to their music. Everybody got a good groove going during their first set. Things really took off in their second set when Kurt began layering sounds from his Prophecy keyboard over the Greyhounds’ jamming. He then launched them into the next song with an ultra-phat synth bass line. Terry contributed slide whistle and assorted percussion, and soon Brian and I got up and started jamming too. Across the stage, I could see things getting really crazy in the keyboard department – Terry took over on Prophecy and everyone started reaching around for different keyboards. Audience members joined in on shakers and doumbek, and I even contributed a hose solo. Brian played a guitar solo so cool that I wanted to yell out, “I’m in his band! I’m in his band!” After this musical journey to places none of us could have predicted, Magpu yielded the stage to the Greyhounds who picked up the pieces with one more solid groove. They’re not your average white band. Thanks to everyone in the audience who got down with us! We’re as eager as the rest of you to see the Greyhounds return to Dallas! (–cliff)