darth vato throws in the towel

they've still got a bunch of shows booked, but darth vato is playing their last one april 25th, on more or less their seventh anniversary as a performing entity. bassplayer, expat so. cal punker and fw weekly scribe steve steward has his say about it here. i watched 'em grow up from a collegiate annoyance to one of the fort's most popular live attractions, and from alpha to omega, the thing i've always liked about 'em was steve and frontman kerry dean's sincerity, which is in ample evidence in steve's post. vaya con dios.