Flash forward, some logistical hiccups prevented Jeremy’s band, The Inclined, from playing the show. That did not stop him from going out of his way to take care of us for the entire RI stop. Jeremy’s Inclined band mate had recently sold his house, and since they had moved out already, but the closing was not till the middle of the week, they allowed us to take up residence in it. Since we knew we’d be there until Tuesday morning, we basically got to set up camp; a welcome change even just being a few days on the road.

The show at Raffa Yoga was conceived literally at the last minute. With a little more than 2 weeks until the start of tour, we still had a day off before the Providence RI show. Jeremy sent me a list of Yoga studios in Providence and the surrounding areas. I was instantly drawn to Raffa because of their website; there were numerous testimonials about the profound effect that Christine Raffa and her studio had made on the students. With just 2 weeks to set up and promote, Christine opened her studio to us and agreed to host our kirtan. Jeremy happily agreed to the use of his PA for the evening.

Me & Jeremy at Raffa Yoga

The Cranston community was one of the most enthusiastic of the entire tour. They easily filled the entire room with their voices as we all sang in glorious praise. A particularly powerful moment for me came when we played the song “At Sea,” – I just so happened to open my eyes and look out the window as I sang the opening line, “Rain outside the window pane…” and saw a storm.

At the end of the night we made our way back to our temporary home base in Providence. It was amazing not having to drive anywhere the next day. While Patrick had to head to Brown College to take a proctored test for one of his PVCC classes, the rest of us were able to kick around Providence. Jeremy showed us around, took us to get some amazing Falafel, as well as bubble tea.

We also made a stop at the All Vegan “Like No Udder” ice cream truck, a new staple of the providence area. We met the couple that owns and operates it at Raffa. If you find yourself in the Providence RI area, look for it!

Monday night we played at Tazza Caffe with Seismic Feedback. SF play instrumental electronic music that is a bit hard to pin down, genre wise. There are elements of industrial, but I wouldn’t classify it as industrial outright. They created some serious soundscapes; each song was like it’s own world, and the listener was invited to explore it. It fit very well with what we were doing, and I hope that we get to share a bill with them again.

Jeremy, Me, and Ben from Seismic Feedback

I have to take an extra moment to again thank Jeremy for his hospitality. He made the stop in Rhode Island one of my favorite parts of the tour. Hopefully next time we could through we’ll be able to play with The Inclined as well!