HEALTH, those manic noise addicts who first introduced you to Los Angeles tofu-dog-mecca The Smell, are setting out on a late-winter tour whistling across Dixie. They want none of your dreary northern state's frigid Arctic climate. Instead, they're going to enjoy the sunny skies and warm breezes of real America, touring for real Americans. Who could blame them?
If only we could all be so lucky to live in a cultural and subtropical oasis like Lubbock, Texas. Well, we can't. But I've got good news...
For those of us who have to suffer through the snowy months HEALTHless with runny noses, headaches, fevers, sore throats, and diarrhea, I've got the cure: here's an old Québécois sugar shack recipe to rid you of that pesky winter cold:
In a small saucepan, bring 4 cups of water to a boilAdd:
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 2 sticks of cinnamon
- ½ lemon (rine and all)
- 5 tbsp of maple syrup
- 7 tps cayenne pepperBoil for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally
Reduce heat
Simmer until mixture reduces to approximately 1 cup
Strain
Salt to taste
Drink and enjoy!
Tourdates:
02.26.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo w/ Abe Vigoda, Captain Ahab
03.07.09 - St. Augustine, FL. Harvest of Hope Festival @
03.17.09 - Phoenix, AZ - Trunk Space %
03.18.09 - El Paso, TX - Black Market !
03.21.09 - Austin, TX - Mohawk (Panache Booking/Lovepump SXSW Showcase)
03.23.09 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Down Under #
03.24.09 - Knoxville, TN - The Catalyst # ^
03.25.09 - Greensboro, NC - Greene Street Club #
03.26.09 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl # *
03.27.09 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon #
03.28.09 - Houston, TX - Free Press Block Party #
03.30.09 - Lubbock, TX - Bash Riprocks #
03.31.09 - Santa Fe, NM - Warehouse21 #
04.01.09 - Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture #
# Pictureplane
@ Girl Talk, Against Me, Monotonix, Mae Shi
% Pictureplane, Clipd Beaks, Mika Miko, WAVVES, Abe Vigoda
! Mika Miko, Clipd Beaks, Pictureplane
^ WAVVES, Vampire Hands
* Judi Chicago, Dj Craig Preston
European dates start April 10. Check the dates here.