After visiting a third ENT physician two days ago in Salt Lake City, it was recommended to us that Wes needed to rest his voice for five solid days. Taking the doctor’s advice into consideration, we decided to cancel that night’s show and the next three (last night in Boulder, CO, tonight in Lincoln, NE, and tomorrow night in Iowa City, IA) to allow for enough time for recovery. We will be playing Chicago and Pittsburgh but will have to postpone Madison (TBD) and Harrisburg (already moved the Harrisburg show to Nov. 30th) to allow for proper recovery time - Wes cannot do two shows in a row right now.

Eight days ago we had to cancel our show in Santa Fe, NM. It was the first time in nearly six years that we’ve had to cancel a show because of lingering health concerns, and frankly we were in uncharted territory. Canceling any show is always a last resort, and we didn’t take the decision lightly. At that point we never would have guessed that we would’ve had to cancel more shows. We assumed that we’d be in the clear within a day or so… Boy, were we wrong! Over the past week, on a daily basis we’d be waiting to hear whether or not we’d be able play a show that night… And with every cancellation our disappointment grew exponentially. Our sincere apologies go out to anyone who feels like we were stringing them along, but the truth is that we ourselves were very much in the dark and tried to keep everyone informed as quickly and as efficiently as possible. We thought we were out of the woods when it came time to play San Francisco on the 11th, but afterwards it was clear that Wes needed more time to rest his voice or else he would run the risk of doing permanent damage to his vocal chords. To paraphrase, as one doctor put it: It’s like running on a sprained ankle… You’re never going to heal if you don’t give your body the chance.

We are truly sorry to everyone who drove out to come to a show only to find out it had been cancelled and to all the venues, promoters and ticket holders. We are looking forward to making up the shows as soon as possible!

P.S. - Delicate Steve & Yellow Ostrich are still playing tonight in Lincoln, NE at the Bourbon Theatre.. the show is 18+ and tickets are $5.. go see them, they are awesome!