Inna Rude Mood: Gigs

Saturday, February 11th, 2012

CAPE Winter Gala

A Valentine's Day themed community event benefiting CAPE Charter School, the CAPE Winter Gala features a sumptuous dinner, a live auction, and live music by yours truly, Inna (Loving-Giving) Mood. The event will take place at the beautiful Las Posas Country Club, and they are suggesting formal attire.

So instead of going for the usual, over-rated, underwhelming dinner-for-two at an expensive restaurant along with dozens of other couples trying in vain to have a romantic time but everybody ending up discussing family issues like it was a business meeting, why not do something nice for a great school that's doing nice things for the kids in our community, and have an exciting evening guaranteed to include fun and frolic and maybe even romance, and bereft of any serious discussions about whose turn it is to take out the trash.

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

The Star Lounge

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

The Palms Restaurant

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

The Star Lounge

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

The Palms Restaurant

Saturday, December 17th, 2011

The Palms Restaurant

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

Safire American Bistro

Head over to Safire in Camarillo for the Halloween Party of the year with Inna Rude Mood.  Though you don't have to be in costume, it sure adds to the fun.  Stumped for ideas?  Write us as news@innarudemood.com for lots of helpful suggestions.

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

Friday, October 7th, 2011

The Palms Restaurant

inna Rude Mood will be rocking The Palms on its biggest night of the year, Day One of the Carpinteria Avocado Festival. We suggest you arrive early and dress lightly because the dance floor is HOT!

Saturday, September 10th, 2011

Safire American Bistro

Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

Saturday, August 13th, 2011

The Palms Restaurant

It's the Summer of Love at The Palms Restaurant in Carpinteria, and Inna Rude Mood is at the helm.  Bring your bushy, bushy blonde (black, blue?) hairdo, your woodie, your hoodie, your huarache sandals, your long board, your short board, your betty, your john, your gidget, your moondoggie, your Ray-Bans and Maui Jim's, your Tommy Bahamas shirts and OP board shorts, your Cabana striped beach towels and Boca chaise pillows, your Coleman ice chests and Tropical Touch beach umbrellas, your Havaiana flip-flops, your six-pack abs and six-pack man sodas, your boom boxes and ghetto blasters, your Coppertone, Bain de Soleil, Sea & Ski, Hawaiian Tropic, Banana Boat, and Johnson's Baby Oil (plus iodine), and your Hobie, Hurley, Gottex, and OndadeMar swimsuits.  Though really, all you need is your Hang Ten T-shirt, cutoff Levi's 501s, and Keds. Inna Rude Mood will do the rest.

Friday, July 29th, 2011

Buena High School Class of 1991 Reunion

Calling all members of Buenaventura High School's Class of 1991.  It's time for your 20th reunion, and Inna Rude (and Nostalgic) Mood will be grinding out the grunge, ripping out the reggae, hefting up the hip-hop, rousing up the rock 'n roll, dusting off the disco, pounding out the punk, firing up the funk, knocking out the new wave, parading out the pop, alternating the alternative, and aerating out the R&B, all for you as you take a little walk down high school memory lane.  Remember "Baby, Baby" by Amy Grant, "Black Or White" by Michael Jackson, "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M., "Everything I Do, I Do It For You" by Bryan Adams, or "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana, "Enter Sandman" by Metallica, "She Talks To Angels" by The Black Crowes, "Alive" by Pearl Jam??  Ah, those were the days....

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

The Star Lounge

Saturday, June 11th, 2011

The Palms Restaurant

Summertime, and the living is easy, band is jumping, and the dancers are high, oh the set list's rich, and the drummer's good looking, so rush, little rockers, to Carpinteria fly......

Friday, June 10th, 2011

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

School's Out For Summer!!  School's Out Forever!!  School's Out Completely....

No more pencils, no more books

No more teacher's dirty looks

Remember the feeling?  Celebrate freedom at the W2O with Inna Rude (and Rebellious) Mood.

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

It's All Good Bar

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

Saturday, April 23rd, 2011

The Palms Restaurant

Venture up Ventura Highway to the fabled fair city of Carpinteria, home of not only the world's safest beach, but the world's rockinest cover band, yours truly.  We'll be swinging our axes and singing our hearts out on all your favorites from Johnny Cash to 311.  Let the good times roll!

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

It's All Good Bar

Spring is busting out all over, so if you're feeling a tad twitterpated, maybe it's time to get out of the house for a bit of fun and frolic.  Phone your frisky friends and meet them at It's All Good Bar in Ventura where you will have front row seats to observe and perhaps participate in all the cavorting and commotion.  Fire your retro rockets on the dance floor, and twist and turn to the timeless tunes of Inna Rude Mood.  It's Good for you.

Saturday, March 12th, 2011

J.J. Brewsky's

Friday, March 11th, 2011

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

Saturday, February 19th, 2011

It's All Good Bar

Saturday, February 12th, 2011

The Palms Restaurant

Pop on in to The Palms Restaurant in Carpinteria-by-the-sea, have a little steak, drink a little wine, and shake a little booty.

Friday, February 4th, 2011

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

It's All Good Bar

Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

Did you know that a positive mood can enhance your creative problem solving skills? A new paper in Psychological Science found that even watching “Sneezing Panda” on YouTube can reduce stress and allow your underlying abilities to reach their full potential. Furthermore, another study found that regular aerobic exercise improves your episodic memory and executive-control functions by about 20 percent.

Inna Rude Mood will be at THE WATERMARK W2O BAR to reduce your stress, lift your mood, and enable your underlying abilities (Chess? Pac-Man? Laundry Sorting?) to flourish. Come get some aerobic activity to help you improve your memory (so you don't forget her birthday) and assert greater control over your boss, I mean, over yourself.

Get happy, get fit, and get smart with Inna Rude Mood at The Watermark. Aerobics start at 9 p.m., www.watermarkonmain.com. Work it!

Friday, December 17th, 2010

It's All Good Bar

Schools just let out for the holidays, the grocery stores must be quoting their prices in Italian lira now (how come prices all have an extra zero?), the malls are jammed, the streets are chaotic, the in-laws are coming, the tree isn't decorated, in fact, there isn't a tree yet, and Calgon just isn't taking it away! Where can a frazzled, over-wrought, post-millennium rockster go and let off some steam? Jump in the sleigh and blast on down to IT'S ALL GOOD for a much-needed balm of rock, pop, spirits and merry-making, courtesy of Inna Rude Mood.

Saturday, December 11th, 2010

J.J. Brewsky's

Don your merry clothes of splendor!  Inna Rude Mood is coming to town, Old Town Camarillo, that is. We are going to be jingling our bells, spinning our dreidels, shaking our booties, egging our noggins, and otherwise making merry at J.J. Brewsky's on Ventura Blvd. Every Camarill-Who down in Camarill-Whoville is invited: the young and the old, the tall and the small, to join with us for a holiday hootenanny. Brewsky's serves till 10:00, so you can even have some Camarill-Who-hash.  Woo-Who!!

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

The Palms Restaurant

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

Psychologists at Harvard recently studied daydreaming--how often people do it, what they're doing when their minds wander, and how it makes them feel. The study found that on average people's minds wander about 47% of the time. The surprising result from the study was that daydreaming doesn't make people happier; in fact, people are happier when concentrating on a task. And not surprisingly, people are most happy when concentrating while in flagrante. Go figure! 

If you're still concentrating on this, then your mood must be improving, and even more happiness awaits you with Inna Rude Mood at THE WATERMARK W2O Lounge.  Focus and get your groove on!

Saturday, November 13th, 2010

The Star Lounge

Saturday, October 30th, 2010

It's All Good Bar

Saturday, October 9th, 2010

The Palms Restaurant

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

It's All Good Bar

Saturday, September 25th, 2010

The Star Lounge

Fall officially begins on Wednesday, Sept. 22. The legendary Harvest Moon will shine full that night. Also, Sept. 20 and 21 are the best nights to view Jupiter setting in the west after sundown; the planet won't move this close to Earth again until 2022. Likewise, the best night to view Inna Rude (and well-seasoned) Mood at THE STAR LOUNGE in Ventura is this Saturday, Sept. 25 from 9:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m., 343 E. Main Street, where from the dance floor, Inna Rude Mood can be observed to be directly ahead. We're the ones with the guitars.

Saturday, September 18th, 2010

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

Friday, September 10th, 2010

It's All Good Bar

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

The Spur Bar & Grill

Inna Rude Mood is going on a little tour to Park City, Utah where we will rock the Wasatch Mountains to their very core. Jen and Jeff are about to get hitched on Sunday, and they've booked us to get this party started! So put on your dancing shoes and trot on down to The Spur!

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

It's All Good Bar

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Camarillo Ranch House

Inna Rude (and matrimonial) Mood will be showcasing our "garters and bouquets" for SoulMates Bridal Connection at the famous Camarillo Ranch House.  The evening starts with an opportunity to meet vendors and sample food, followed by a fashion show, and then Inna Rude Mood will be rocking the bar from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.  If you or anyone you know is contemplating getting hitched soon, come check out this Bridal Soiree, have some good food, and then rock out to your favorite local wedding crashers!

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

The Palms Restaurant

Inna Rude (and beachy) Mood will be swingin' on in to the bushy, bushy Palms Restaurant and Bar in Carpinteria.  The night will be a balmy blend of ocean breezes, rockin' music, and shimmy shakin'.  Set your dance-o-meter to "liquefy"!

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

Friday, August 6th, 2010

It's All Good Bar

Head to GOOD for a summertime spectacular event: IRM rocking the world on a Friday night. Take front row seating on Main Street and watch the tide of revelers roll in, stroll in, rumble in, stumble in, rock in, shock in, and otherwise walk in.

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

Float on up to The Watermark H2O Rooftop bar, enjoy the views, the libations, the victuals, and especially the music.  It's an eclectic mix of classics from all genres: rock, pop, funk, punk, R&B, hip-hop, alternative, disco, and even a little country.  It's all-American, it's international, it's hot, it's cool, it's in, it's far out, it's sick, it's healthy, it's complex, it's bafflingly simple, it's what you've come to expect to surprise you every time. It's Inna Rude Mood.  Live, Baby!

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Downtown Ventura Street Fair

IRM will be entertaining diners in the Food Court at Ventura's Fourth of July Street Festival from 12:30pm to 2:30pm. Come on down with your family to enjoy the quality food and entertainment.

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

It's All Good Bar

Friday, June 18th, 2010

It's All Good Bar

Celebrate grads and drink away tuition blues with IRM.  Enjoy watching the nightlife stroll by in your front row seats at GOOD.  Coolest bartenders, coldest beer, hottest band, ground zero venue.  Your after-party is here to take all the pomp out of the circumstance.  We just roll with it, Baby.

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

The Palms Restaurant

Summertime, and the livin' is easy

The Drummer's thumpin', and "The Mood" is high

Oh, the Guitarist is slim

And the Bass Player's good-looking

So dance, little baby, don't be shy!

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

Float on up to The Watermark H2O Rooftop bar, enjoy the views, the libations, the victuals, and especially the music.  It's an eclectic mix of classics from all genres: rock, pop, funk, punk, R&B, hip-hop, alternative, disco, and even a little country.  It's all-American, it's international, it's hot, it's cool, it's in, it's far out, it's sick, it's healthy, it's complex, it's bafflingly simple, it's what you've come to expect to surprise you every time. It's Inna Rude Mood.  Live, Baby!

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

The Star Lounge

Inna Rude Mood will be rising to the occasion at THE STAR LOUNGE in downtown Ventura.  LeAnn Rimes came by to sing with us there in March, so you never know who is going to show up!

Friday, May 7th, 2010

It's All Good Bar

It's another gorgeous weekend here in Paradise, so IRM is gonna load up the wagon and set up camp at GOOD on Main Street in Ventura.  We'll be roasting weenies and making s'mores, singing songs around the campfire and short-sheeting the counselors' beds.  We're gonna have a canoe race, and the winners get to T.P. the losers' cabin.  Don't forget your retainer cases and bug spray.  Reveille starts at 9 on the dot.

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Pasta Palooza @ Camarillo Community Ctr

CAPE Charter School's 3rd annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser featuring the talents of Inna Rude Mood with some CAPE students sittin' in. You will be dazzled, amazed, moved. You'll laugh, you'll cry, it will become a part of you.

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

It's All Good Bar

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

The Star Lounge

Steaming at The Star.

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

The Palms Restaurant

Friday, February 19th, 2010

It's All Good Bar

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

Join IRM as they return to rock Watermark's W2O Lounge in 2010. With Valentine's Day falling on a Sunday this year, the real party people will be celebrating it on Saturday night, Feb 13th with IRM! There will be a prize for the person showing up with the biggest heart on.

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

The Star Lounge

"It's Saturday night in the naked city.  A hangdog moon looms silently above the nervous tide.  Waiting.  On the boulevard, vagrants survey the passersby in stealth, combing through the moving faces for a shimmer of altruism.  Waiting.  The concrete pavement aches for the stride of crowds, the jabbing clack of stilettos, the firm kneading of sneakers, the gouging cough of boot heels.  Waiting.  It won't be long now..." 

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

The Palms Restaurant

Shake off those winter doldrums with a scenic drive up the coast to The Palms in Carpinteria. With the friendliest staff, excellent food, cozy surroundings, and rip-roarin' rock band,The Palms is the cure for all that ails you.

Friday, January 8th, 2010

It's All Good Bar

It's Always Good to see you shake your booties in downtown Ventura.  Join Inna Rude (and Rowdy) Mood this Friday evening as we rock in our first gig of the new year.  We'll be kicking it off around 9:30 p.m. and probably won't stop until 1:30 in the a.m. when Bartender Jimmy says, "It's quittin' time!"  And between the hours of 9:30 and 1:30 you will be treated to the unparalleled exuberance, irresistible irreverence, unquestionable talent, unbelievable witticisms, and spectacular showmanship of your favorite Three Musicateers, Inna Rude Mood.

Friday, December 11th, 2009

It's all Good Bar

Feliz Navidad! Happy Hanukkah! Convivial Kwanzaa! Ding-dong, the shopping is done!  Whatever it is you're celebrating, you can continue the party at It's All Good on Main Street in downtown Ventura where the nightlife doesn't keep mall hours.  Party with Inna Rude Mood till 1:30 a.m., then cross the street for a slice at Jimmy's.  The antidote for civilization.....

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

IRM will be lighting up the W2O bar and delivering holiday cheer in downtown Ventura.

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

It's All Good Bar

You gotta get outta the house. The relatives are driving you crazy, they're parked in your spot, they're hogging the bathroom, and Aunt Edna smells like a combo of moth balls, hairspray and Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks. The mere thought of turkey makes you gag, and the prospect of watching Uncle George fall asleep during reruns of "Sabrina The Teenage Witch" brings positively criminal thoughts to mind. GOOD Thing Inna (GOOD and) Rude Mood is here for you. We're escapin' too....

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

IRM and their rabid following will once again invade the quiet denizen that is the third floor of the Watermark Restaurant. Once you walk through the upscale eatery to the elevator and take the ride up, you'll be transported to an awesome lounge where you can sample tasty small plate food and adult beverages. It's rumored that some of the Ventura Football JV parents/boosters will again demonstrate their dance moves. Apparently they are still pretty impressed with their offspring kicking the crap out of Buena High last weekend and enjoy living vicariously through the adventures of their boys.

Friday, November 20th, 2009

The Palms Restaurant

Pulling into The Palms for a November Friday Fix of Rock and Roll, Post-Punk and Pop, Country and Comedy, and loads of Drinking, Dancing and Debauchery.

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

The Star Lounge

Friday, October 16th, 2009

It's All Good Bar

It's Always Good at It's All Good Bar. With Mr. Jimmy tending bar and supplying the moody music, you're in Good hands and guaranteed to hear a band you've never heard of. And keeping things under control is Good Mikey, who should be voted absolutely THE Most Charming Employee In All The World (are you getting this down, VC Reporter?) Even if he threw you out once, it was probably the nicest bouncing you've ever had. It Pays To Be Good.

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

W2O Rooftop Lounge at The Watermark

IRM is heading once again to the H2O Rooftop Lounge at The Watermark, whose unofficial motto is "You Never Know Who Will Show Up." Well, you do know that Scott, Maggi and Ruben will show up, and there's a pretty good chance that Melissa and Amy will show up. Beyond that, however, it could be George Clooney, George Bush, or Godzilla as far as we know. Can you stand the suspense?

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

J.J. Brewsky's

If you thought you had to go to Ventura to hear a happenin'' band, you were mistaken! Inna Rude Mood is coming to' Camarillo, and we'll be at J.J. Brewsky's rocking, so don't bother knockin', just come on in!

Friday, September 25th, 2009

The Star Lounge

Friday, September 11th, 2009

W2O Rooftop Lounge at The Watermark

9/11 remains an ominous date in American culture given the huge tragedy that unfolded a few years ago. It's important to remember and honor those who unknowingly gave their lives in the terrorist attack in New York. It's also important to celebrate the freedoms that we can't take for granted, like dressing up and kicking out the jams at your the night club of your choice. Maybe if the virginal terrorists had had the opportunity to score foxes and cougars at venues such as W2O, they wouldn't have gone all-in on the vision of being rewarded with 17 virgins in heaven following their successful suicide. 

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

Ventura Block Party

Karen Reynosa is closing off the streets again for her third annual Labor Day Block Party. It's a Family Affair featuring the Cleavers and the Clampetts, the Hatfields and the McCoys, the Jeffersons and the Bunkers, the Flintstones and the Jetsons, the Capulets and the Montagues, the Brady Bunch and the Addams Family, Sugar Mama Proud and LaCienega Boulevardez, the Pickles, Finsters, Carmichaels and DeVilles, the Waltons, the Huxtables, the Nelsons, the Cunninghams, and last but not least, the Simpsons.

Friday, September 4th, 2009

The Palms Restaurant

It's Labor Daybor Weekend, comrades, and we're working our magic at Carpinteria's legendary hotspot, The Palms Restaurant where you can cook your own steak over the collective grill with the rest of the proletariat. (Get it? Hotspot? Grill? That's a knee-slapper for ya!) After dinner you can retire to the bar where the state of affairs is guaranteed to be revolutionary. Rock, pop, slide, and work it on the dance floor all night long.

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

The Star Lounge

Inna Rude Mood has been earthbound for the summer, but we're taking off again for The Legendary Star Lounge in downtown Ventura. The Star has been in the midst of a long, slow renovation, and it's always fun to come back and see what's all brand new and shiny. We love the bar staff, the dance floor, and the snappy spotlights, so come on down for a stellar experience.

Friday, August 28th, 2009

It's All Good Bar

Pop Fly! Inna Rude Mood is running to GOOD this Friday night, (that's tonight, y'all!) Our Good Friend Mikey said their regular line-up band struck out and came stee-raight to us for a pinch hit. So we'll be on the mound starting at 9, pitching the hits one right after the other. It's gonna be a perfect game and, what with the thousand-degree-weather outside, downtown Ventura-By-The-Sea is the perfect place to chill on a hot August Friday night. Catch you there!

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

W2O Rooftop Lounge at The Watermark

Join IRM for another awesome party on Watermark's rooftop lounge, W2O. If you've checked out Ventura's newest hot spot, you know the drill. Men must wear a collared shirt and long pants. Women must only wear their shortest cocktail or summer dresses with stripper heels (actually our drummer added this part of the dress code and he's also the guy who will be dropping dollar bills all over the floor to watch young ladies bend over and pick them up). Yes it's somewhat of a bummer that the venue turns away people in shorts but they are trying to create a unique vibe that rises above the norm of this laid-back surfing town. Humor them and dress up a little for your night on the town. Also, please be aware that the band has recently heard some negative feedback from long-time fans that W2O's drink prices are a little too high for the "party budget" of some. IRM does listen to loyal fans and doesn't always ignore their advice. So, don't miss your opportunity to see IRM in a classy venue before they likely kick back to their familiar dive bar venues where the beer is always cold, drinks cost a few bucks, and real men wear whatever they want (as long as their genitalia remains covered throughout the performance). For those others who can afford W2O's vibe, come on out and enjoy the excellent wine list, exotic cocktails and small plate menu that is second to none. This gig is sure to be a life-changing event for those who attend and don't be one of the few sitting home watching reruns and wondering why you've never done anything fun since senior year of high school.

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

The Palms Restaurant

The tide is high and we're rolling in to The Palms Restaurant up in balmy Carpinteria, the seaside hamlet that claims to have "The World's Safest Beach." But really, what The Palms has is "The World's Rockinest Band." Who can resist the visceral pleasures of AC/DC, Guns 'n Roses, and Nirvana? The infectious grooves of Wild Cherry, Rhianna, and Gnarls Barkley? The down-home, knee-slappin' traditions of Creedence, Johnny Cash, and Poppa Chubby? You don't want to miss the fun, and besides, getting out and dancing is Good For You, better than broccoli, really.....

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

W2O Rooftop Lounge at The Watermark

IRM is taking the entire month of July off except for one gig, W2O at Watermark. Why? Because we can. Hope to see you there.

Friday, June 26th, 2009

The Palms Restaurant

Pull into The Palms and hear our engines roar. Rumour has it there's a car show in town. You know, the kind of event where dozens of grown men loiter and oggle each other's equipment in broad daylight! So you know where all the ladies will be, right? At The Palms drinking and dancing and doing their girl thing while the guys are out drooling over driveshafts. So where will YOU be?

Friday, June 12th, 2009

W2O Rooftop Lounge at The Watermark

IRM had a most excellent time while serenading the patrons of W2O the last time they appeared on the rooftop lounge. With even better summer weather headed our way, this next gig is going to be even better. If you haven't yet experienced W2O, you have never been to the hottest nightclub in Ventura. No other place matches the decor, hipness, service and libations/food. IRM only adds to the general coolness of the venue. There is a dress code of collared shirts for men and tiny black cocktail dresses for women (well, Ruben might have made up that last dress code item, but nonetheless, most girls get a little dressed up for the place and that only notches up the hotness quotient even a little higher). Last time the club got so full that they were turning people away at the door. Don't let that happen to you; arrive by 9pm and you'll be assured a quality seat and/or dance floor space and then stay until closing time at midnight.

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

Private Party @ JJ Brewsky's

Inna Rude Mood will be on hand to entertain tout de Camarillo at Tamara Cassellius's Big Ol' Brewsky Birthday Bash. There will be cake; there will be booze; there will be A-Listers, Craig's Listers, Party Animals, Rock 'n Rollers, Soccer Moms, Father Figures, Big Brothers, Baby Boomers, Head Honchos, Disco Dancers, Weekend Warriors, Activists, Pacifists, Traditionalists, Absurdists, Dentists, and even a Republican. Didn't get an invite? What did you do last time--wear the lampshade? Oh well, catch us at our next gig on the 12th.

Friday, June 5th, 2009

The Star Lounge

Friday, May 29th, 2009

The Palms Restaurant

We'll be inna raw mood as we go swinging into The Palms again in the beachy hamlet of Carpinteria. Grab your huarache sandals and your bushy hairdo, and sway to the native beats.

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

Buena High Football Stadium

Do you like to walk in large circles while hearing decent live music? Come on down to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. You can sign up to be a team member, or just come on down and walk circles on the Football Stadium track as IRM plays from the middle of the field. It's like exercising to a giant iPod that doesn't require irritating earbuds or a clunky case. Those of you used to wearing iPods may list to starboard for awhile, but eventually your spine will align again. So it's also like a chiropractic adjustment. And then there's the meditation time you get from walking. And the kids in tents, kinda like Woodstock, you get the whole rock festival experience. Why you could knock 5 things off your bucket list in one Relay for Life. Inna Rude Mood: we're here for you, man.

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

W2O Rooftop Lounge at The Watermark

So you intend to spend the morning of Mother's Day buying your mother a decent meal to lessen the guilt you feel for not calling or visiting quite as often as a dutiful offspring would be expected for their loving mother who sacrificed everything to spawn such an ungrateful child. What to do after such a guilt trip? Easy. Ply your old lady with multiple mimosas and then drop her off at home, being sure to lovingly tuck her into bed. Then head on down to the W2O Rooftop Lounge at the Watermark Restaurant at 2pm and join the other naughty children to party the afternoon away with IRM. By the time you leave at 5pm, you'l have convinced yourself that you are truly the best child that any mother could ever hope to have, and isn't that what your mother would really want for you if she could ever stop trying to make you feel so guilty?

Friday, May 1st, 2009

The Star Lounge

Join IRM at the opposite end of Main Street from the Watermark. Appreciate the irony of the same person operating both The Star Lounge and the Watermark's W2O rooftop lounge. One is the coolest vintage dive-bar in Ventura, while the other is the newest player in the upscale lounge market. One features pool tables and the biggest bouncers you've seen in your life, while the other serves chocolate-covered strawberries and employs the most discrete bouncers you've never seen in your life. Which is more fun? Only way to answer that is to experience them both for yourself. After all, it's really all about you and we can't do all of your thinking for you! We can only create an opportunity for you to experience them both and then the rest is up to you. If you are the type of individual who can't handle it, go cry at your 12 step program, drown yourself in french cries, or call your mother (the only person who cares). We probably don't want to hang with you anyway.

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

IRM takes you to the higher ground at Watermark Restaurant's W2O Rooftop Lounge. You can tell the doorman you're "with the band" but guys still gotta pass the dress code: shirts with collars, no shorts, "Cause every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man!"

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

The Star Lounge

Starship troopers, this is your kind of place. Revolve around the dance floor, oscillate between the bar and the billiards, just don't moon anybody.

Friday, March 20th, 2009

The Keynote Lounge

This Friday, March 20, Inna Rude (and allegorical) Mood will be performing at The Keynote Lounge in Ventura, 10245 Telephone Rd. Now you probably didn't know that March 20 is World Storytelling Day, but here's a little gem for you to enjoy.

Years ago, the Seattle Symphony was doing Beethoven's Ninth under the baton of Milton Katims. At this point, you must understand two things: one, there's a long segment in this symphony where the bass players don't have a thing to do for page after page; and two, there used to be a tavern called Dez's 400 right across the street from the Seattle Opera House.

It was decided that during this performance, after the bass players had played their parts, they'd quietly lay down their instruments and leave the stage rather than sit on their stools looking (and feeling) dumb for twenty minutes. Once they got backstage, someone suggested that they go across the street and have a beer. After they had downed a couple rounds, one said, "Shouldn't we be getting back?" Another replied, "Oh, I anticipated that we'd need a little extra time, so I tied a string around the last pages of the conductor's score. When he gets down to there, Milton's going to have to slow the tempo way down while he waves the baton with one hand and fumbles with the string with the other."

So they had another round and finally returned to the Opera House, a little tipsy by now. As they came back on stage, one look at their conductor's face told them they were in serious trouble. Katims was furious because (get ready, here it comes...) it was the bottom of the Ninth, the score was tied, and the basses were loaded.

There's your story, boys and girls. Looking forward to seeing you at The Keynote Lounge this Friday, March 20. Baton drops at 9 sharp.

Scottwig van Ventura, Magwig van Camarillo, and Rubwig van Oxnard

Friday, March 13th, 2009

The Palms Restaurant

Treasure of the Sierra Madre located at The Palms Restaurant. We'll be inna digging mood, dustin up the dance floor with baubles and trinkets from our treasure trove of tunes. A little alliteration, anyone?

Friday, March 6th, 2009

The Star Lounge

Friday, February 20th, 2009

The Keynote Lounge

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Watermark's W2O Rooftop Lounge

Join IRM slightly before Valentine's Day to celebrate with your significant other or other(s)!

Friday, February 13th, 2009

The Palms

Join IRM as they rock the sleepy little hamlet of Carp in the historic Palms.

Friday, February 6th, 2009

Star Lounge

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Camarillo Community Center

This is a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for CAPE Charter School. The evening features Inna Rude Mood performing with several talented students sitting in variously on guitar, drums, and vocals. You won't believe these kids! It's a super special evening with all proceeds going to help this excellent public school.

Friday, January 9th, 2009

Star Lounge

Check out IRM at Ventura's most fashionable dive bar located in the heart of downtown's Main Street.