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04_24_08 New things in… STORE?

Bad puns aside, we have some new posters for sale! Designed by Russ (keyboard/guitar) and hand-printed by the band using the age-old technique of silk-screening, they’re a slick addition (or start) to any concert poster collection. We’ve got two designs up, each a limited edition series that we’re running in small numbers to start. Head to the store or check out the designs after the jump…
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04_18_08 It’s in the works

We’re working on a new EP! It’s taken three weeks but we’ve got some good new material. If we were an easily satisfied band, we would have had a whole album’s worth of new songs by now, but alas, we’re not an easily satisfied band. We’ll be wrapping up the writing sessions, do a couple demos and head to the studio mid-May after our short east coast tour to work with Britt Myers who mixed our last album. It Promises to be a solid endeavor.

In other news we’ll soon have some new merch in the merch section, so keep your eyes peeled for that!

03_26_08 Home Sweet Home

HomeThe odds were against us — with a starter that wouldn’t start, a muffler hanging on by a thread, and an engine that sounded like a wheezy old man running a marathon, we were sure the van would croak before we pulled up to our house. Somehow, by the grace of some higher being, she made it in fine style. Over 11,000 miles and the only things we needed to replace were the transmission, the tires, the battery, the exhaust system, the wiring, the starter, the headlight, the tie rods, and maybe the entire suspension.

It’s time to put this van to pasture.

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03_15_08 South by Southwest Update

SXSW flierWe’re having an amazing time here at SXSW. It’s quite an overwhelming scene at times, but we’ve still been able to see some great music and some good friends from all around the country. We played our official showcase Thursday night at the Hilton Garden Inn, which was a lot of fun. The SXSW crew was extremely helpful and very very nice.

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03_07_08 Califun-nya-nya

Hey kids! Greetings from sunny California! Sorry about the lack of a photo. We’re still working on the whole camera thing. The last post found us in Denver, Colorado where our transmission crapped out on us. Since then Russ has come down with a severe case of food poisining, and we’ve also been through some minor gear malfunctioning. But things are sunny, XYZers! We’re in California, Russ is feeling much better, and our gear problems are currently under control (knocking furiously on wood). We’ve had such an amazing time out here on the west coast despite our tribulations.

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02_29_08 Calamity!

TransmissionTragedy does not sleep in late. We made it to a motel around 3am Thursday morning and parked our weary hides in a motel 6 in Kearney, Nebraska. Apparently the person who pulled the fire alarm at 9am had not been informed that we hadn’t requested a wake up call. Subsequently — in a bold move of strategery — Russ’s camera crapped out on him, so there will be fewer photos from the road from here on out. And yet it doesn’t end there folks.

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02_26_08 Greetings from…

The Compliment in the Snow…Lawerence, Kansas! Another city, another friend’s poor fortune to have us crashing on their floor. The touring life has been pretty good to us so far, now that we’re a week in. We’ve played to some awesome crowds in Cleveland, Fort Wayne, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and Chicago.

We were scheduled to play in Des Moines last night, but due to a blizzard we had to unfortunately blow through town. It was a shame, we really liked the venue. Don’t worry Des Moines, we’ll be back… in the summer.

Today we play at Bishop Seabury Academy here in Lawrence, something we’ve been seriously looking forward to.

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02_16_08 You Shook Us (all night long)

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02_10_08 Bowery Ballroom Friday!

Bowery BallroomJust a quick reminder that we’ll be making musical love to your ear holes this Friday at Bowery Ballroom! If you haven’t purchased ticket yet, do it now before they sell out! Dillan! Get to da Choppa!

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02_07_08 All Music’s Crush Band

All Music BlogHey kids! After popping up a few days ago in All Music’s database, today we suddenly find our handsome mugs plastered on their front page! Apparently, they’ve got something of a CRUSH on us. It’s probably Sam’s chest hair that did it. No wait, it was probably Alex’s overbite (he’s gonna kill me for that one).

Anyway, check it out!