IRM had the honor of playing the main stage at Ventura's huge 4th of July Street Festival and rocked the crowd. Playing the best of the best cover songs from among their large repertoire, the band's music appealed to the all ages crowd. Conveniently located next to the Food Court, the band entertained prime lunch hour from 12:30 to 2:30. What better way to start the 4th of July celebration than eating a pulled pork sandwich while watching IRM perform? As always, the band recognized many friends/fans among the crowd and appreciated the support. This was one of the largest crowds that IRM had ever performed for and it featured some colorful street people jigging up a storm near front of the stage. Rumor has it that someone was videotaping segments and if we get our hands on the footage, we'll post it on this website. Next up is a fun July 17th gig at Watermark's W2O Lounge. Come on out and enjoy a fun night on the town at Ventura's most happening hot spot.

Inna Rude Mood enjoys playing to all the young hipsters who pack into The Good Bar. I guess we need a light on the camera as the bar is dark (the way guys like it when they dance) and you can't see alot in the video, but you can sense the energy of the place. IRM plays at this club the first Friday of every month and if you want to see it really hoppin, pop into the club between 11pm and 1:30am. You won't be sorry.

The only place IRM has been struggling to fill to capacity recently has been Watermark's W2O. It's definitely the classiest venue that IRM frequents and has gotten a little bit of a reputation for being pricey. The older people realize you need to pay a little extra for ambience and style, but they don't always come out and party like it's 1999. Hopefully, that trend will reverse itself this next Saturday since W20 has recently reduced some of it's food/drink pricing as well as loosened up on the dress code. So, if you haven't checked out Ventura's classiest party club yet or recently, come on down and see what all the fuss has been about. It's definitely an asset to Ventura's club scene with the owner's featuring some of the best local and regional bands available. It's a great place to start the night with small plate apps and a decent glass of wine that you frankly can't find in any other club downtown (unless your idea of a good wine is one that gets poured from an airplane size screw-top bottle). Start your night with IRM at 9pm at W20 and, if your above 30 years old you can end it when IRM wraps up at midnight, but if you're still in your 20s you know that you can still hit a few bars when IRM winds down since a bunch of clubs are hopping around town until 1:45am. 

IRM enjoyed another outstanding weekend performing for music lovers in downtown Ventura. The weekend gigs were characterized by the ying and yang of Main Street. First up was Friday night at the upscale W2O Lounge at the top of the Watermark Restaurant on one end of Main. The clientele was dressed up to party and patrons enjoyed sipping fine wines, micro-brewed beers and mixed exotic drinks while rockin' to the beat. Victoria was celebrating a birthday along with a pack of very attractive middle-aged women (ie, "cougars"). Along came some male college students attending the local Brooks Film Academy and soon it was like watching an episode of Cougartown. One brunette in particular gave a young man all he could handle on the dance floor with an energetic dance that was fun for all to watch. Who knows what happened later that night because our cameras didn't follow them like they would have done in the TV show. Anyway, that little snippet was one of many very fun moments during the gig and IRM enjoyed seeing some old friends who made the gig. If you haven't been to W2O yet, you need to check out IRM when they play there next month on the third weekend of April.

Next up was the Saturday night gig at The Star Lounge; a place more akin to a classic dive-bar marked by two pool tables, a dance floor and a country-western-themed decor. Here, the patrons are dressed more casually and generally like to drink any of the domestic beer that is ice-cold and on tap. You'd be out of place ordering wine here unless you like it served in little screw-top bottles like they give you on Southwest Airlines. IRM tends to play a little more SRV and blues during the first set as patrons like to chill, rather than dance. From the second set on, however, things livened up when a posse of well-dressed people descended on the scene. The band recognized the owner of Watermark (who also owns The Star Lounge), who also had the head security guy from that venue tagging along. Just as Scott was about to tease him for needing a bodyguard while walking around his club, Maggi recognized that Leann Rimes was in the posse. IRM was blazing through their "Play That Funky Music" medley and the band noticed that Leann knew all the words to the old school rap tune, "Rapper's Delight." Leann was enjoying a night on the town and looked fantastic, in a tight black dress and spike heel shoes. She was quickly convinced to perform a song with IRM and chose the 70's rocker "I Want You To Want Me." After singing it very well, she called out another song and IRM launched into "Folsom Prison Blues." Finally, Scott asked her to help sing the female parts of "Jackson", where she harmonized with Maggi, and then she called it a night. This is now the second time that IRM has backed up Leann and we appreciate her being such a great sport in performing for her appreciative fans. As this was a total surprise, IRM has no video footage to document the occasion, however, people were clicking pictures like crazy with their cell phones and maybe someone will send one to us to post on this website (Postscript note: "thanks Melissa"). Until then, you'll have to take our word for it that it was an exciting moment during the night and one that we hope to repeat again in the future when Leann hits town and unwinds. In the meantime, maybe IRM could learn one of her songs to play next time so that she really showcases her outstanding vocal ability.

Check out the cell phone pictures of LeAnn Rimes singing with Inna Rude Mood in the Photo Gallery Section of this website.

Scott showed off his special red converse V-Day tennis shoes amid much envy and acclaim. (Note: You too can own your own pair by purchasing them online from the Eastbay sportswear website.) Some were dressed in red due to pre-VD celebrations and/or plans to celebrate it on VD once the clock struck midnight. If you are a MMA fan, you must know who Bas Rutten is. You know the bald dude with the sense of humor who co-hosts the popular MMA talk show "Inside MMA." Well, if you want to see his twin, you need to meet Steve at W2O. He's the well-dressed bouncer who can be seen eyeing the crowd for trouble and speaking to someone in his earset mic. Talk to Steve and he'll tell you that Bas has met him a few times and commented on their similarity. Apparently, Steve may act as Bas' stunt double in an upcoming feature film. 

IRM debuted a few new tunes that were not really new tunes for the world, only for being performed by IRM. Hole's "Malibu" sounded good, as did Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell" and Doors "Love Me Two Times." Things really started to heat up once Scott announced that the next song would make a perfect Hallmark VD card, AC/DC's "Shook Me All Night Long." Anyway, eventually it was disclosed that 23 year-old Mallory was celebrating her birthday at the venue and IRM serenaded her with their signature Happy Birthday mashup. Mallory also gladly accepted IRM's gift of signature "Inna Rude Mood" thong underwear and quickly slipped them on for the crowd to check out. Scott reminded Ruben that he could by Mallory's father and then it was back to the tunes. All in all, a most fun evening of revelry in an upscale establishment that ended with Maggi telling everyone in the place to "Beat It" like Michael Jackson. Check the calendar for IRM's next date and hope to see you there.

Are looking to celebrate Valentines' Day but can't stand the crowded and overpriced scene? Then join IRM at W2O on February 13th for a fun Saturday night and leave the 14th for the suckers. You'll be able to sleep in the next morning and continue the celebration.