LE MANDALA

The folks at Mandala really treated us right on Wednesday night. And what a great space - it's a very hip old jazz club that has been around upwards of 20 years, staffed by musicians and artists who support the place as a collective effort. They have two main rooms, a bar, a kitchen and a beautiful patio where we were treated to a delicious dinner (bacon-wrapped chicken pesto!) with the owner and the staff. We had a very good crowd for the show too, considering this was our first time in Toulouse and they don't often host American bands at this venue. It was sort of a jolt initially to play as a quartet again after working with Patrice and Aurelien for the past week, but we found some nice spaces and people seemed to genuinely enjoy the music. Everyone stayed through two sets anyway, past midnight for a mid-week show... we rarely get that kind of support in the U.S.!

The light was low so these pictures aren't the best, but there was a local news photographer there who should be sending me some better shots shortly...