NEWS, BAD NEWS, GOOD NEWS

                                  

NEWS: THE PITCHFORK FESTIVAL IS FAST APPROACHING!  OUR SET IS AT 1 PM ON SATURDAY ON THE BALANCE STAGE, THAT'S THE SMALL ONE BY THE CHURCH.  THE FOLOWING WEEK WE LEAVE FOR A QUICK TRIP WITH NEW YORKS OBITS.  IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THIER NEW ALBUM "I BLAME YOU" STOP DENYING YOURSELF AND PICK UP ON COPY ON YOUR FORMAT OF CHOICE.  BAD NEWS: WE HAVE TO CANCEL THE TORTOISE TOUR WE HAD PLANNED FOR OCTOBER.  IT SUCKS, WE'RE SORRY, HOPE TO WORK IT OUT AGAIN WITH THEM IN THE FUTURE.  GOOD NEWS:  IN LIUE OF THE TORTOISE TOUR GRAEME'S OTHER BAND THE FRUIT BATS WILL BE PLAYING THE DAVID LETTERMAN SHOW!  THERE ARE VERY FEW CHANCES FOR MUSICIANS TO JUSTIFY YEARS OF  THIER LIFE TO THEIR FAMILY AND NATIONAL TELEVISION IS ONE OF THEM.  GO GRAEME!  FRUIT BATS NEW RECORD THE RUMINANT BAND IS OUT EARLY AUGUST - BE SURE AND PICK IT UP!

INSTORE FOOTAGE

                                    
HERE'S SOME VIDEO FROM OUR INSTORE AT PERMANENT LAST WEEK - MARIGOLD, LUX AND PEARLY GATES - ALL COMPLIMENTS OF ACID MARSHMALLOW.  THANKS MAN!  TOUR STARTS NEXT WEEK, MORE ON THAT IN A BIT.

FREE SHOW TOMORROW - ALL AGES

FREE SHOW TOMORROW AT PERMANENT RECORDS (1914 W CHICAGO AVE)!  ALL AGES!  WITH STRANGER WAVES!   BEFORE THEY GO TO PROM - SERIOUSLY!  PHOTO BY MATT CLARK! 6 PM!

TWO SHOWS THIS WEEK

TWO SHOWS THIS WEEK - WEDNESDAY THE 13TH AT SCHUBAS WITH IRON AND WINE IS SOLD OUT!  COME TO THE FREE INSTORE AT PERMANENT RECORDS (1941 W CHICAGO AVE) ON SATURDAY THE 16TH - IT'S WITH STRANGER WAVES SO YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME.

RECORD STORE DAY PERFORMANCE & PITCHFORK FESTIVAL

TOMORROW WE'LL BE PERFORMING AT RECKLESS RECORDS (1532 N MILWAUKEE LOCATION) AS PART OF RECORD STORE DAY.  WE GO ON AROUND 5 PM, SHOULD BE MORE FUN THAN YOU'VE HAD AT 5 PM IN A WHILE.  ALSO, WE'VE JUST BEEN ADDED TO THE LINEUP FOR THIS YEARS PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL.  WE'RE CHUFFED.  MORE NEWS ON THAT WHEN WE HAVE IT BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE PLAYING SATURDAY JULY 18TH.  

HISTORY LESSON

THIS AIRED ON BBC LAST MONTH, DO IT YOURSELF - THE ROUGH TRADE STORY.  THE QUALITY IS A LITTLE SHITTY BUT LO-FI IS IN RIGHT? ANYWAY, WATCH IT - THE WORLD WOULD CERTAINLY BE A WORSE PLACE WITHOUT ROUGH TRADE

SXSW VIDEO + MORE SHOWS

                                

HERE'S A FEW SONGS FROM ONE OF OUR SXSW SHOWS, A NEW ONE (NO TITLE YET) AND LITTLE GHOST.  FILMED BY THE ALWAYS UNFLAPPABLE MATT HANNIGAN, THANKS DUDE.  ALSO CHECK OUT THE SHOWS SECTION AS WE'VE GOT SOME NEW ONE'S AROUND TOWN.  THE EAST COAST TRIP IN JUNE IS SHAPING UP NICELY AS WELL - SHOULD HAVE THE LAST FEW DATES UP FOR THAT SOON.  STAY TUNED FOR SOME BIG NEWS REGARDING JULY AS WELL.

INSOUND

WE'RE PSYCHED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN NOW GET ALL OUR RELEASES THROUGH INSOUND,  WE'VE BEEN FANS FOR A LONG TIME AND ORDERING WILL ENSURE YOU'LL GET A NICE NOTE FROM CASSIE.  CHECK OUT OUR ARTIST PAGE HERE AND GET ORDERING AS THESE THINGS ARE ALMOST GONE, SERIOUSLY THIS TIME!

"PRESS RELEASE"

FILE UNDER: ALMOST / WHAT HAPPENED / WHY NOW.  HERE'S THE PRESS RELEASE, HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.  

THIS THING AGAIN?

THIS GUYS BACK WITH THIS THING.  HEAR ABOUT AV-AERIE?