Stuff on the horizon: 3" CD as part of a monthly series on Crossroads of America Records, a new recording of "Come Over in Your Silver Car" lathe cut into a dinner plate (limited to 50!), SXSW, and a totally new live set.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
home!
Landed in Seattle yesterday, Ben got all his stuff searched because we both looked sort of scruffy but I managed to sneak my guitar and clothes over the US border without getting stopped. It's good to be home! We had an incredible time on tour and frankly I sort of miss it already, thanks to everyone who housed us, fed us, and threw shows for us!
Stuff on the horizon: 3" CD as part of a monthly series on Crossroads of America Records, a new recording of "Come Over in Your Silver Car" lathe cut into a dinner plate (limited to 50!), SXSW, and a totally new live set.
Stuff on the horizon: 3" CD as part of a monthly series on Crossroads of America Records, a new recording of "Come Over in Your Silver Car" lathe cut into a dinner plate (limited to 50!), SXSW, and a totally new live set.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Malmö Day 84
So mainland Europe has been pretty great. Lots and lots of good food here, but it seems like mostly meat, so Ben (a vegetarian) has been spending short amounts of time going hungry between cheese rolls. Though there is also a lot of really excellent cheese, so it's not all bad for him. We've spent time driving all around the alps playing shows in Zurich, Munich and Innsbruck, and that area is definitely one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. Especially Innsbruck. Wow.
Played Berlin last night, a really great weird show. We only spent about 5 hours in there but it was still super awesome. I can't wait to go back. Right now we're in Malmö, Sweden, which is pretty sweet. Tomorrow, Oslo.
In Munich, the fellow who sort of curated the venue, called Kafe Kult, showed us his old German war sword and WWII rifles he found in a dry riverbed:
Sweet jam room:
Kalki, the squat we played in Zurich. Super fun and crazy show.
Zurich store entrance:
Innsbruck!:
Played Berlin last night, a really great weird show. We only spent about 5 hours in there but it was still super awesome. I can't wait to go back. Right now we're in Malmö, Sweden, which is pretty sweet. Tomorrow, Oslo.
In Munich, the fellow who sort of curated the venue, called Kafe Kult, showed us his old German war sword and WWII rifles he found in a dry riverbed:
Sweet jam room:
Kalki, the squat we played in Zurich. Super fun and crazy show.
Zurich store entrance:
Innsbruck!:
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Paris Day 77
Haven't updated for a bit because we had way too much fun with our new UK compatriots. Met and hung out with way too many cool people to list here, but if you're reading this, you know who you are. Big ups to you, lads and lasses! Really, we had an awesome time and saw lots of beautiful places (the grass is greener!) and played some really fun shows. Though we had trouble driving. I guess in the UK no one needs street signs to get around!
Now we're in Paris, which has well hidden street signs also (a European thing?), about to start the second leg of our tour, on the European mainland with our buddy Angelo Spencer. More soon, pictures below.
Our Leeds homies the Spectrals. We played most of our England shows with them and it was superb. Really great band and guys to boot:
England was really nice for the most part but every once in a while we would drive by power plants that had eight huge cooling towers in a row (picture by Ben):
Entrance to the old city of York (we luv York!):
Sideways picture of York Minster, an incredibly massive cathedral that we visited. These pictures seriously cannot do justice to how big this thing is. It's really, really enormous. Almost two football fields long and one tall:
Ben's picture of York Minster Cathedral:
Me w/ Neil Brogan, proprietor of the record label CASS/FLICK and drummer of Girls Names on the rainy streets of Belfast. We played a house party with Girls Names there yesterday, on Halloween, and it was superb. They killed it and everyone had a good time. We spent just a day in Northern Ireland but it was even more beautiful than England. The people there are super sweet as well:
Now we're in Paris, which has well hidden street signs also (a European thing?), about to start the second leg of our tour, on the European mainland with our buddy Angelo Spencer. More soon, pictures below.
Our Leeds homies the Spectrals. We played most of our England shows with them and it was superb. Really great band and guys to boot:
England was really nice for the most part but every once in a while we would drive by power plants that had eight huge cooling towers in a row (picture by Ben):
Entrance to the old city of York (we luv York!):
Sideways picture of York Minster, an incredibly massive cathedral that we visited. These pictures seriously cannot do justice to how big this thing is. It's really, really enormous. Almost two football fields long and one tall:
Ben's picture of York Minster Cathedral:
Me w/ Neil Brogan, proprietor of the record label CASS/FLICK and drummer of Girls Names on the rainy streets of Belfast. We played a house party with Girls Names there yesterday, on Halloween, and it was superb. They killed it and everyone had a good time. We spent just a day in Northern Ireland but it was even more beautiful than England. The people there are super sweet as well:
Monday, October 26, 2009
London Day 70
Boy oh boy. It's day 70! And here we are in London. The first time being here for Ben and I both. It's been very fun here! We've been staying on Broadway Market in the London Borough of Hackney, which has been completely lovely, with a great weekly community market, and a sweet canal with swans just hanging out in it, and organic sandwich places. And just played a surprisingly good Monday night show at the Old Blue Last. Yeah, been good, but I'm excited to see the more rural side of the UK. Tomorrow I get to drive on the left side of the road for the first time, going against 23 years of conditioning and life training. Also, I'm going to be very American and say how 'different' everything is here, mostly the stuff that you buy, but also, many people I see in London are immaculately dressed and very good looking. Ben and I aren't ugly slobs (I hope), but being here makes me feel like we need to up our game a little bit.
Anyway, this is a part of the canal near us in Hackney, with a strange thing in the background:
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Day ??
Been back from tour for a few days now, and once home got immediately steamrolled by flu. We're leaving for Europe in just a little over a week. Until then I'll be drinking infinite amounts of Throat Coat and Emergen-C and trying not to succumb.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Los Angeles Day 45
Plenty of great photos to post but they're all in the camera which is in the van and that is parked very far away. Typical LA, amirite!?!? Anyway, it's super good to be back in the southwest of the country. Arizona was totally amazing and we just finished an unofficial three day mini-tour with now best buds Stephen Steinbrink and Cole Milner. Tomorrow we head up the coast... Okay, that's all for now. Bye bye.
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