THE FOOT IN THE DOOR TOUR

I realize I may have left you hanging a little bit back there... i'm sorry. Here's what we've been doing. We played jazz with the greats, many classic standards being passed around between good musicians. It felt excellent to be able to communicate musically with such a varied group of instruments. Gives us lots of ideas and inspiration. We're itching to get back into the studio. To be quite frank ...

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“Mr. Ambassador, meet Les Racquet”

Greetings LES RACQUETEERS, So we spent the night out on Lake Murray, which is the largest lake in South Carolina. The interesting thing is that this piece of beauty was entirely man-made. What would drive people to undergo such a project? I can't imagine stumbling across a piece of land and thinking that I should head-up the project to dig out a huge-ass pool. The only scenario I can think ...

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North Carolina! c’mon and raise up

Les Racqueteers,      We rolled into North Carolina blasting Petey Pablo from the mini-van speakers. Windows down; volume up. It felt right... especially due to the marvelous weather that we've been having. It was actually warm enough to take your shirt off and twist it round your head, spin it like a helicopter. Our first North Carolina gig was in Greensboro at a place called THE BLIND TIGER. Legend has it, ...

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We’ve entered uncharted territory!

Greetings Les Racqueteers,                     I'm writing you from Baltimore, Maryland. I was reflecting on a crazy weekend and thought it was high time for an update. Last week we played a set at THE FIRE in Philadelphia. People liked it! We met some great people. One dude we met is the singer-songwriter that goes by the name "GRIZ". We listened to his album on our drive to Harrisburg the following day ...

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Greetings from Tropical Philadelphia!

Hey You Guys! We're hanging at my cousin's house in West Chester, PA. It's 65 degrees out. Kenny, Dan, and I just got back from playing canadian doubles on the tennis courts. Doesn't get better than that for February 1st! My condolences to all you Racqueteer shredders and skiers, but c'mon this is awesome! We're here because we're having dinner at Aunt Betty's tonight and then playing a show at THE ...

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