So our show this past Friday at Spaceland went really well. Thank you so much to everyone who came out and showed their VE love! The Janks were awesome as usual. This was my first time seeing them with their new lineup, and let me just say…it’s impressive. Our next show is going to be a really good one too. It’s on Friday May 28th at Molly Malone’s with our great friends Jessica Payo and Abbot Kinney, both incredible talents. If you missed Spaceland (or if you didn’t) make sure to come out to that one. We go on first at 8:00 sharp so try and get there a little early. Click on the flyer below to rsvp to the facebook event.

In other news, I woke up this morning with a craving for tofu scramble. I think I made my best batch yet so for all you vegan/vegetarians out there I thought I’d share my recipe. I really do it all by taste so I’m estimating the amounts here.

Ingredients

1 Pack of firm tofu
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 stock of green onion sliced
1/2 cup of diced onion
1/4 cup pico de gallo (try not to use the juice)
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
2 tbsp Soy Sauce
2 tbsp canola oil
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp tumeric
1 tbsp smoked paprika

So basically what I do is first drain the tofu of course. The best way to do this is to cut it into 4 equal squares. Put a folded paper towel on a plate, the tofu on top, then another folded piece of paper towel on the tofu. Use something heavy like a dictionary and put it on top to sit for about 1 minutes. Then turn the blocks of tofu and repeat till all sides are covered. It seems like a long time, but you can do this while you prepare other things.

Next put oil into a pan and add the onions and garlic. Stir it around until the onions seem to be well cooked and then add the tofu. When you add the tofu, mush it up with your hands so it’s scrambled then stir it up with the onions and garlic. Next add the soy sauce and stir till it’s all combined, then nutritional yeast, tumeric (which will give it that egg like yellow color) then paprika. Stir it all around until it’s really well mixed in.

I forgot to mention that I like to saute my mushrooms in balsamic vinegar and garlic in a seperate pan. So while I’m doing all of the stuff above, the mushrooms are simmering. I’m not so fond of the taste of mushrooms on their own, so that’s why I do this. So then I strain the mushrooms and add them to the scramble. Next come the green onions and then last the pico de gallo chunks. You don’t really want these to be cooked that’s why they go in last. Mix it all around and you’re ready to serve. Today I actually added a little cilantro to mine. I just had it on the side and mixed it in with my bites, but next time I think I’ll just add it in all chopped up with the pico de gallo…it was delicious! Finally when I serve it on the plate, I sprinkle bacon buds (which are vegan..like bacon bits) on the top and eat it. I think this may be my favorite breakfast right now.

Anyway that’s all for now. Today is Mother’s day, so make sure to tell your mom how much you love and appreciate her!

We did a really cool radio show last night called Radio Hotbodies with our friend Josh Boyd. Go check it out! You can download it if you like too. There’s a live performance of Be Lame at the end of the broadcast, so let us know what you think. Also, head over to the Music section of our site and check out all of our tunes. Share them with friends and family too! Help us spread the Veil Era word.

One more thing…Stay tuned because in the next few days we’ll have a live recording from the set we played at The Spread last Saturday. Our friends Tim and Chris put mics on EVERYTHING and ran it all into protools, so it should be like album quality. I can’t wait to hear it…Oh and if you’re in the Santa Monica area, head over to The Dakota Lounge on Wilshire tomorrow night. We’re playing at 8:30 (Sharp). See you soon!

Ahh the morning of a show at The Spread. Time to make a little coffee and get to cleaning.

Had a fun night last night with our friends from England. Showed them a real American time at a mini golf course. Just like everyone, they were ready to leave after the first 3 holes but we stuck it out and played all 18. I brought a flask of whiskey and we poured it into a cup of Sprite, so that helped to make it a bit more interesting. Erik got a hole in 1, and I think about 3 or so balls ended up in the lake. They’re leaving today and we’ll miss them but I’m sure we’ll see them soon enough. Can’t wait till we make it over to their side of the world!

Alright, time to get to cleaning. In the meantime, here’s an amazing song to help start your day…

Welcome to our new official website. At the moment we’re still updating everything, but soon you will be able to find all of our information here. Check out the calendar section and find a list of our upcoming shows. Next show is at The Spread in Sun Valley.

All of the bands that we’re playing with are REALLY awesome, so don’t miss it. If you’ve never been to The Spread, it’s a house show venue. House shows are some of our favorite shows to play because they’re so intimate, and there’s just nothing better than playing in a living room. Can’t wait to see you there!

-Chris