New Zealand

New Zealand

Auckland

Delicious Indian treats

"pas"

On the 5th, we saw Ponytail play in Auckland.

On the 6th, we drove to Hamilton, and recorded a radio session on a community radio station, then did a show in a park.

Our buddy Sam Hamilton did a laptop set. The police came, and we moved the show indoors.

Castanets

In Tirau, they make everything out of corrugated aluminum.

We drove to Rotorua, a town with a nasty sulfur smell, but an amazing landscape and history.

Soda Springs. Amazing hot springs!

tiki dude

On the 8th, we played Happy in Wellington.

On the long drive back to Auckland, we saw lots of sheep...

Our last show was at the Wine Cellar in Auckland, with Matthew Crawley, who was wonderful- one of my favorite musicians we'd seen all tour. Check him out on MySpace.

Stefan from Pumice sat in with Ray on a few songs. Great drummer. The next day, we flew to L.A...