Yes, you could say that I am tired.
Buffalo show was huge - I never thought I'd see a pit for Lemuria. Ninja Gun are seriously nice guys, they have a second hand church van which apparently stops them getting hassled by the cops. Anyway, show went really well, yes. Next night it was a Community church, yes, strange but ok. Plenty of free food but mainly very rich cakes etc, I still feel awful from them a bit.
Today's two shows were basement shows, so pretty rad. Unfortunately the drive between the shows (only two hours) infuriated me for no good reason. Missed the first band to have a little walk and cool down. Really did not want to go back and play, or talk to anyone. Of course, as soon as we started to play, felt amazing. We're also sleeping at the same house tonight and the sound of the keyboard is SO loud, i best go as everyone here is trying to sleep.
Rah.
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Monday, 13 October 2008
Friday, 10 October 2008
Day Two of Tour Proper
Well, Russ only swore twice on the radio yesterday so I think we got off ok. Seriously though, it was pretty fun - we were interviewed all together with Lemuria which meant there was a slightly more serious element present. After that it was pretty much straight on to the show, held at a mexican restaurant, which could have been weird, but it wasn't. Healthy attendance, and people seemed pretty into it. We played as well as could be hoped for the first night of tour (ie. we messed up once, but in such a way that no one could have noticed,) and people bought stuff. They also wanted stuff signing which I still feel uncomfortable about, but it's more awkward to argue I guess. Rich did put his foot down when it came to signing t-shirts so we signed set-lists and 7 inches. Yeah, people are strange.
Buffalo show tonight should be massive as it's the Lemuria home crowd and a much larger city. After last night I am definately excited, not nervous.
tata
Thursday, 9 October 2008
2.44 AM, 9/08/08 STILL in Buffalo
Fairly uneventful day today, but we did record an interview for the Art Of The Underground podcast. You will be able to get it here on friday if silly people talking about silly things is what you are looking for. Tomorrow we will be playing our first show, and apparently we have a radio 'appearance' first, alongside Lemuria, which I suspect will be a similar level of maturity.
I am getting almost desperate to play now, which I am sure I will regret saying a week into tour, but for now nothing appeals more.
To bed? To bed.
Wednesday, 8 October 2008
Day Several
4.34 AM, Buffalo, NY
So today's gig was cancelled as the venue was shut down yesterday, but no-one is really fussed as it was never really attached to the rest of the tour. Really it feels like we're still on holiday. Since my last post we have: been out to the country and driven quad bikes round at breakneck speeds, had a haunted hay-ride, been to Canada to see the Niagara Falls, and another haunted expedition, this time a house. We've had a few practices at Alex's house, talked a lot of shit and drunk a lot of coffee. The cafe below the house has seen us at least once a day, if not more, they do breakfast for two dollars, and have a huge veggie selection. Tonight we went to see Mirrors, a horror film with Keifer Sutherland in it, that was worth the three dollars it cost to see it just because it is laugh out loud hilarious but if it was full price would have been annoying as hell.
I am slightly in love with America currently, mainly because we're having such a great time, the people are so friendly and easy going and Buffalo has so many nice areas with local shops and food places. One thing we have noticed is that they don't seem to talk nearly as much rubbish as we do, or spend nearly as much time dancing around like idiots. Their loss I suppose.
The test pressing of our LP arrived today so we should have that available within a week or so, fortunately the CD version is ready to go. They look lush, cannot wait to give them to people. We also wrapped our t-shirts in preparation, they also look pretty good, especially the limited run of six pinks ones.
Probably should go to bed.
Friday, 3 October 2008
Day One
4:13pm, Buffalo NY
The journey was suspiciously easy, from flight to bus to other bus, to walking the width of Buffalo to drinking tea and watching Terminator 2, but I guess one shouldn't complain. The flight was suspiciously empty, so that I ended up having a row of three seats to myself, which I could almost lie down on comfortably. I even watched the latest Indiana Jones film, which as a veteran of EasyJet and Ryanair was shockingly luxurious. Then the buses through the night which were as uncomfortable as you would think but I slept pretty much the entire ten hours of Greyhound travel, waking occasionally to gaze vacantly around at the sleeping dead travelling with us.
Rolled into Buffalo at 6.30 am, got coffee and bagels, and decided to walk to Alex's (Lemuria, Art Of The Underground, and Tour booker extraordinaire) house, which as mentioned, is on the other side of the city. Didn't really mind as we got to see a lot of it, and it was a beautiful fresh morning.
Jealous much? Alex lives in a five bedroom house, total rent approx 850 dollars, with a large roof accessed via a window, and no attached neighbours. Passed the day happily cooking, eating, looking round a thriftstore - not just a charity shop, but a full-on warehouse of cheap stuff, and driving about. I didn't realise before quite how far away everything is from everthing else over here....
Looks like we'll be spending quite a few days here before tour, and quite a few once we start, so hopefully be updating quite a lot for now. Already I'm remembering lots more interesting stuff like the crazy man at the bus stop who told us in a James-Brown-preacher-from-Blues-Brothers style about the evils of modern capitalism and how Jive-ass-motherfuckers wanted cheap labour, but it will have to wait.
Thursday, 2 October 2008
Tour
Hello there interested parties! Today I leave for America. Here are the tour dates:
(Sorry for the piss-poor editing, I am leaving NOW)
(Sorry for the piss-poor editing, I am leaving NOW)
| 07 Oct 2008, 19:00 07:00 PM - Allergy Heaven | |
| 416 st. paul, Rochester, New York 14620, Rochester, New York 14620 - w/ Lemuria, Static Radio + Corpus Dei |
| 09 Oct 2008, 19:00 07:00 PM - Cojones Cantina | |
| 206 W. State St., Olean, New York, Olean, New York - w/ lemuria + aura |
| 10 Oct 2008, 21:00 09:00 PM - Soundlab | |
| 110 Pearl St., Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, New York - w/ Lemuria, Mischeif Brew + Ninja gun |
| 11 Oct 2008, 17:00 05:00 PM - The Vineyard | |
| 154 N. Depeyster St., Kent, Ohio, Kent, Ohio - w/ lemuria, no target audience, slingshot dakota + more |
| 12 Oct 2008, 16:00 04:00 PM - Soggy Dog House (Early Show) | |
| 14613 clifton blvd, Ohio, Lakewoo, Ohio, - w/ Lemuria + The Side Kicks |
| 12 Oct 2008, 21:00 09:00 PM - The Monster House | |
| , Columbus, Ohio - w/ Lemuria + The Side Kicks |
| 13 Oct 2008, 16:00 04:00 PM - Rama Lama Records (Early Show) | |
| 3151 W. Central Ave. (In Cricket West Plaza), Toledo, Ohio, Toledo, Ohio - w/ Lemuria |
| 13 Oct 2008, 19:00 07:00 PM - Trumbullplex | |
| 4210 Trumbull, Detroit, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan - w/ Lemuria |
| 14 Oct 2008, 19:00 07:00 PM - Mac’s Bar | |
| , Lansing, Michigan - w/ Lemuria, North Lincoln and Cheap Girls |
| 15 Oct 2008, 19:30 07:30 PM - The DAAC | |
| , Grand Rapids, Michigan - w/ Lemuria + North Lincoln |
| 16 Oct 2008, 19:00 07:00 PM - Reggies Rock Club | |
| , Chicago, Illinois - w/ Lemuria, This Is My Fist + Vacation Bible School |
| 17 Oct 2008, 20:00 08:00 PM - The Vault | |
| 927 E. Center St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin - w/ Lemuria |
| 18 Oct 2008, 20:00 08:00 PM - Hearst Centre | |
| , Cedar Falls, Iowa - w/ Lemuria |
| 19 Oct 2008, 19:00 07:00 PM - Get The Fuck Outta My House! | |
| 2204 10th avenue south, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota - w/ Lemuria + Banner Pilot |
| 20 Oct 2008, 19:00 07:00 PM - The Aquarium | |
| , Fargo, North Dakota - w/ Lemuria |
| 21 Oct 2008, 20:00 08:00 PM - Ghost House | |
| 2430 P St., Lincoln, Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska - w/ Lemuria |
| 22 Oct 2008, 20:00 08:00 PM - Club Moustache | |
| , Kansas City, Missouri - w/ Lemuria |
| 23 Oct 2008, 19:30 07:30 PM - Pan Studio | |
| , St. Louis, Missouri - w/ Lemuria |
| 24 Oct 2008, 19:00 07:00 PM - Black Sheep Cafe | |
| 1320 S. 11th St, Springfield, Illinois 62702, Springfield, Illinois 62702 - w/ Lemuria + The Nephrons |
| 25 Oct 2008, 18:00 06:00 PM - Halloween House | |
| 3253 Broadway St, Indianapolis, Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana - w/ Lemuria |
| 26 Oct 2008, 17:00 05:00 PM - Dayton Dirt Collective (Early Show) | |
| 144 E Third St, Dayton, Ohio - w/ Lemuria |
| 26 Oct 2008, 21:30 09:30 PM - The Blue Rock Tavern | |
| , Cincinnati, Ohio - w/ Lemuria |
| 27 Oct 2008, 15:30 03:30 PM - The Red Planet (Early Show) | |
| 104 Hillcrest Ave, Lexington, - w/ Lemuria, Joe Harbison, Pocket Full of Rain |
| 27 Oct 2008, 19:00 07:00 PM - Skull Alley | |
| 1017 East Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky - w/ Lemuria |
| 28 Oct 2008, 18:00 06:00 PM - Green Cup Books | |
| , Birmingham, Alabama - w/ Lemuria + P.S. Elliot |
| 29 Oct 2008, 19:00 07:00 PM - The Beta Bar | |
| 809 Railroad Ave, Tallahassee, Florida 32310 - $6 w/ Lemuria + Halo Fauna |
| 30 Oct 2008, 18:00 06:00 PM - Transitions Art Gallery | |
| 4215 East Columbus Drive, Tampa, Florida 33605-3202 - $8 Pre- Fest Show w/ Off With Their Heads, Lemuria, Paul Baribeau, Rager, Ringers, The Serious Geniuses, The Measure (SA), Shot Baker, Pretty Boy Thorson, Titlwheel, Dan Padilla, Vena Cava, Drunken Boat, Sista Sekunden (Sweden), Underground Railroad To Candyland |
| 31 Oct 2008, 13:00 01:00 PM - The Fest 7 | |
| , Gainesville, Florida - |
| 01 Nov 2008, 13:00 01:00 PM - The Fest 7 | |
| , Gainesville, Florida - |
| 02 Nov 2008, 13:00 01:00 PM - The Fest 7 | |
| , Gainesville, Florida - www.thefestfl.com |
| 03 Nov 2008, 21:00 09:00 PM - Nobby’s Tavern | |
| 10 Anastasia Blvd, St. Augustine, Florida - w/ Lemuria |
| 04 Nov 2008, 16:00 04:00 PM - The Hangar (Early Show) | |
| email Ken: kenfreeman07@gmail.com, Athens, Georgia - w/ Lemuria |
| 04 Nov 2008, 19:00 07:00 PM - Drunken Unicorn | |
| 736 Ponce De Leon Ave NE 17, Atlanta, Georgia - w/ Lemuria, Jeffrey Lewis + Where the Land Meets the Sea |
| 05 Nov 2008, 20:00 08:00 PM - TBA | |
| , Chattanooga, Tennessee - w/ Lemuria |
| 06 Nov 2008, 18:00 06:00 PM - Gingerbread House | |
| 1712 Allison Place, Nashville, Tennessee - w/ Lemuria |
| 07 Nov 2008, 20:00 08:00 PM - TBA | |
| , Asheville, North Carolina - w/ Lemuria |
| 08 Nov 2008, 20:00 08:00 PM - Gallery 5 | |
| , Richmond, Virginia - w/ Lemuria |
| 09 Nov 2008, 19:00 07:00 PM - The Girl Cave | |
| 1419 Gallatin St. NW, Washington DC, Washington DC - w/ Lemuria, Sick Fix, Screaming Females, The Two Funerals |
| 10 Nov 2008, 19:00 07:00 PM - Barclay House | |
| 2101 barclay st, Baltimore, Maryland - w/ Lemuria, Surroundings, Sick Fix, Deep Sleep, Head Home |
| 11 Nov 2008, 18:00 06:00 PM - Siren Records | |
| , Doylestown, Pennsylvania - w/ Gordon Gano’s Army |
| 12 Nov 2008, 20:00 08:00 PM - The Circle of Hope | |
| , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - w/ Lemuria + The Restorations |
| 13 Nov 2008, 19:00 07:00 PM - The Parlor | |
| , New Brunswick, New Jersey - w/ Lemuria + Special Guests |
| 14 Nov 2008, 18:00 06:00 PM - Death By Audio | |
| 49 S. 2nd St., Brooklyn, New York - w/ Lemuria, Cheeky, Get Bent, Bridge and Tunnel |
| 15 Nov 2008, 18:00 06:00 PM - TBC | |
| , TBC, New Jersey - w/ TBC |
| 16 Nov 2008, 19:00 07:00 PM - Easy Axxess | |
| , Pawtucket, Rhode Island - w/ Lemuria |
| 17 Nov 2008, 20:00 08:00 PM - Great Scott | |
| , Boston, Massachusetts - w/ Lemuria |
| 18 Nov 2008, 18:00 06:00 PM - The Space | |
| , Hamden, Connecticut - w/ Lemuria |
| 19 Nov 2008, 20:00 08:00 PM - TBA | |
| , Burlington, Vermont - w/ Lemuria |
| 20 Nov 2008, 19:00 07:00 PM - Koinonia Centre | |
| 56 Elm St. Apt. A, Plattsburgh, New York - w/ Lemuria |
| 28 Nov 2008, 20:00 08:00 PM - The Shakespeare | |
| , Sheffield, Midlands - w/ Flamingo 50 + The Cost of Living! |
| 29 Nov 2008, 20:00 08:00 PM - The Packhorse | |
| , Leeds, Northeast - w/ Flamingo 50 + The Cost of Living! |
| 30 Nov 2008, 13:00 01:00 PM - Roadkill Records (Matinee) | |
| , Manchester, Northwest - w/ Flamingo 50 + The Cost of Living! THIS IS A MATINEE SHOW AND WILL START AND END EARLY! |
| 30 Nov 2008, 20:00 08:00 PM - TBC | |
| , Liverpool, Northwest - w/ Flamingo 50 + The Cost of Living! |
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