Piebald switch to vegetable oil for tour van, release B-sides stream

Piebald recently took the unusual step of converting their touring van entirely to vegetable oil. The decision to make the switch came from both environmental reasons and the increasingly high prices for gasoline.

The band is using the vegetable-oil powered vehicle on their ongoing tour with Hot Rod Circuit.
In fact, the band recently completed a cross-country trip from Los Angeles to Boston in the modified vehicle with vegetable used almost exclusively.

To make the modification, guitarist Aaron Stuart, a former mechanic, enlisted the aid of a friend affiliated with Grease Not Gas, a group that aims to educate the public on methods to convert vehicles to biodiesel.
In related news, the band's label, SideOneDummy recently launched a special page for the band's upcoming B-Sides DVD+CD release. The page includes streaming music and videos and you can find it here.

The band released All Ears, All Eyes, All The Time last year.