A Newer New Logo

I recently debuted a new logo, and while I liked it, I didn't love it...

I spent some time thinking about what it needed... here's the list of what I wanted to change...
  - Less "stuff"
  - More Color
  - Custom Font

Here was where the logo stood:

And here's the updated version:

I'm testing out this new logo (very similar to the last) to see if it sticks...

Thoughts??