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In September 2005, my 'Rock and/or Roll' band >>Das Capes<< travelled to the United States of America to seek our fortune.




This is where we went, and this is where we *played:

From LONDON, ENGLAND to...

> WASHINGTON DC
> *KXLU RADIO SESSION - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
> *STAR SHOES - HOLLYWOOD BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
> *CRESCENT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL - CORVALLIS, OREGON
> *KBVR RADIO SESSION - CORVALLIS, OREGON
> *AJ'S - CORVALLIS, OREGON
> *KPSU RADIO SESSION - PORTLAND, OREGON
> *MUSIC MILLENNIUM - PORTLAND, OREGON
> *FEZ THEATRE - PORTLAND, OREGON
> *KEXP RADIO SESSION - NEW YORK CITY
> *THE CONTINENTAL - NEW YORK CITY
> *THE METRONOME - BURLINGTON, VERMONT
> *HARPER'S FERRY - BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
> *MAXWELL'S - HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY
> *THE FIRE - PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
> WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND
> BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
> *HARTFORD UNIVERSITY - HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
> NEW YORK CITY
> *THE SAINT - ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY
> PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
> *JAMMIN' JAVA - VIENNA, VIRGINIA
> FALL'S CHURCH, VIRGINIA
> WASHINGTON DC
> RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
> *OUTBACK LODGE - CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
> *JOHNSON'S PUB - CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
> ATHENS, GEORGIA
> *SMITH'S OLDE BAR - ATLANTA, GEORGIA
> *GO BAR - ATHENS, GEORGIA
> ATLANTA, GEORGIA
> *WOXY RADIO SESSION - CINCINNATI, OHIO
> *ALCHEMIZE - CINCINNATI, OHIO
> YELLOW SPRINGS, OHIO
> *FEARLESS FM RADIO SESSION - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
> *MARTYR'S - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
> *THE PATIO - INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
> *THE GROG SHOP - CLEVELAND, OHIO
> *THE HIGH FIVE BAR - COLUMBUS, OHIO
> *TEMPLE BAR - LANSING, MICHIGAN
> *NATE & WALLEY'S - BOWLING GREEN, OHIO
> *THE DAME - LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
> *BROTHER'S BAR - JACKSONVILLE, ALABAMA
> ATHENS, GEORGIA
> *THE NICK - BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
> *RED EYED FLY - AUSTIN, TEXAS
> *GYPSY TEA ROOMS - DALLAS, TEXAS
> *INDIE 103FM RADIO SESSION - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
> *TROUBADOUR - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
> *CHAIN REACTION - ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
> *POPSCENE - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
> *KUSF RADIO SESSION - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
> OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
> LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

> LONDON, ENGLAND











In February 2006, >>Los Capes<< returned to the United States of America.

This is where we went / *played:

From LONDON, ENGLAND to...

> WASHINGTON DC
> ATLANTA, GEORGIA
> ATHENS, GEORGIA
> *STAR BAR - ATLANTA, GEORGIA
*****GIG AT CBGB's, NEW YORK, CANCELLED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW*****
> NEW YORK CITY
> WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND
> *JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY - HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
> *THE DAME - LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
> *TEMPLE CLUB - LANSING, MICHIGAN
> *JACKPOT SALOON - LAWRENCE, KANSAS
> *STREETSIDE RECORDS - KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
> *RECORD BAR - KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
> *SOUTH WESTERN COLLEGE - WINFIELD, KANSAS
> AMARILLO, TEXAS
> *36 CHAMBERS - TUCSON, ARIZONA
> *BEAUTY BAR - SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
> *BEAUTY BAR - LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
> *LITTLE PEDRO'S - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
> *UCLA - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
> *KEY CLUB - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
> *INDEPENDENT - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
> OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
> *JOHN HENRY'S - EUGENE, OREGON
> *EL CORAZON - SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
> *THE TOWNE HOUSE - PORTLAND, OREGON
> BOISE, IDAHO
> CRAIG, COLORADO
> *THE HI-DIVE - BOULDER, COLORADO
> CAMERON, KANSAS
> LAWRENCE, KANSAS
> *RECORD BAR - KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
> *TOUCHES (SXSW) - AUSTIN, TEXAS
> *RED 7 (SXSW)
> *DIRTY DOG (SXSW)
> *THREADGILL'S (SXSW)
> ATHENS, GEORGIA
> ATLANTA, GEORGIA
> WASHINGTON DC

> LONDON, ENGLAND


This video of us at SXSW contains footage from the last ever Capes gig, out in the open air at Threadgill's, Austin, Texas on 17th March, 2006.




We never found our fortune.



I don't really miss playing live - but I do miss the camaraderie.

Thanks to everyone who made it possible, but primarily to Mr "Zesty Creole...Zesty Creole - please leave the sauce on the side" (a true champion).



(Please click the title of this post for a unique tribute to our Stateside jaunts...)
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