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San Diego Independent Music Fest - Saturday, March 28th in North Park located outside the Mary Birch Theater and surrounding block. We hit the Green Stage at 3:15 pm for a short set. http://www.sdindiemusicfest.com/

HWM Summer 2008 dates Jun 29, 2008 8:00 pm San Diego County Fair Del Mar Fairgrounds (O'Brian Stage) Jul 02, 2008 8:30 pm San Diego County Fair Del Mar Fairgrounds (Plaza Stage) Aug 02, 2008 9:00 pm Hectic Watermelon featuring Mark Wood Brick by Brick, San Diego Aug 14, 2008 Time TBD...

Safeguard the mice Fraulein! Swallow the jewels! Head for the hills! The Viking Rats are heading towards the beach in their magical mythical ship-o-war! Viking Rats sample mix: http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=6126786&q=hi Viking Rats solo bed download...

Egnater EG5 in da house! I violate the classic rule of never recording a lead and rhythm on the same amp setting, but this is just a quick idea of how touch sensitive and versatile this new EG5 channel is. This is channel B same settings on rhythm and lead. Thanks for another great channel...

...so why did I get rid of mine? Guess I answered my own question. :oops: Actually, since I have an SL, I thought that I could boost it to get me close to the SL2 qualities, but close hasn't been close enough. So, to make a long story short, I ordered another SL2 and I can't wait to pop it in!

Evil Psychedelic Prog-metal Fusion tune: http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=5934530&q=hi the leadsheet: http://users.bandzoogle.com/hecticwatermelon/files/SRT_leadsheet_4p.pdf Here is a temporarily downloadable tune, Subterranean Rapid Transit, from the last Hectic Watermelon...

Thursday, September 27, 2007 @ Lestat's with our friends from San Luis Obispo, the Travis Larson Band HWM 8:30 pm TLB 10:30 pm Tickets: about $8 or so? Lestat's 3343 Adams Ave San Diego, CA 92116 (619) 282-0437 www.lestats.com

Ned, please feel free to move this if this isn't the best place for it, but note the Egnaterlove at the bottom. I hope this ad helps generate new interest for our buddies at Egnater. Please pardon my self-indulgence, but here is the ultra-spiff new advertisement done for us by Abstract Logix...

UPDATE #1: Hot Mama?s Music Box (rehearsal edit) http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=5660083&q=hi Here is the 2nd production phase of one of our new tunes, ?Hot Mama?s Music Box? that will be on our new album I?ve begun writing for when I?m not sleeping. Phase one was just two...

Quoted from our official melon propaganda mailer: The band-o-melon is getting ready to rev? up North for a little Cali? Micro-tour (well, everything seems North from down here on the border in San Diego). We very much look forward to playing for you and your friends at the following shows...

The Dregs? ?Cruise Control? by Hectic Watermelon live. Here we is running through the classic Dixie Dregs tune, ?Cruise Control,? on 28 July, in honor of Steve Morse?s birthday! We were at the beloved Lestat?s here in Normal Heights that everybody likes to play because of the sound guy, Louis...

Hectic Watermelon: Monterey, Wed 15 Aug 7:30pm $7 Monterey Live 414 Alvarado St Monterey, CA, 831-646-1415 http://www.montereylive.org

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0CCfYSIFeM Here?s the first recorded live performance of our tune, Bionic Hillbilly, done here as a trio. This is from our CD release concert with Jerry Goodman back in December. We did two tunes as a trio, and then Jerry joined us for the rest of the night...

Steve's Stunt Double LIVE VIDEO It's kind of hard to hear the rhythm guitar clearly in one busy section, but other than that, I'm happy with how well you can actually hear everything for just a low budget camcorder recording.

Area 58/61 Egnater COD Nasty Blues Rhythm http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=5515976&q=hi Here is a clip of the Area 61 (middle) then popping over to the Area 58 (neck) for that nasty blues rhythm tone I like with the Egnater COD B channel with medium gain. (used to use a TS for...

Egnater COD A Floyd-type lead http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=5510218&q=hi Getting some new tones dialed for tonight?s gig?thought I?d do a little Floyd-style ditty. Egnater COD Channel A (smoother and less grainy than channel B), neck DiMarzio SM humbucker on the EB MM Morse...

New HWM 07 Rig It has been completed. I've taken it out to 5 shows already, and it is an amazingly versatile and great sounding rig. Last year?s Hectic Watermelon NASA rig got downsized into a two-headed monster with a smaller rack. Going with 2 Egnater MODO 50 heads will give me a few less...

San Diego County Fair: Del Mar Fairgrounds 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd. Del Mar, CA 92014 Jun-17 5:30-7:30 pm (Coors Rock On Stage) Jun-20 9:00-11:00 pm (Showcase Stage) Jun-23 6:30-8:00 pm (Coors Rock On Stage) Jul-01 6:30-8:00 pm (Finish Line Stage) Jul-03 8:30-10:00 pm...

Two Egnaters! How many have tried blending amps? Methinks it is tres dope. I have been experimenting with it for a while now courtesy of the Switchblade and various other Egnater heads and pres. Must spread the word. What got me started on this was covering EJ ?Trademark? recently. I just...

Egnater EG3 Van Hairband http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=5382597&q=hi Getting ready for 2 days of rehearsal with the mighty watermelon with the new Egnater MOD 50 heads. I like to get the mics dialed in with a moderately saturated distortion to check for EQ, image, impact and...