DISAPPEARS

REPLICATE

2012-01-11T09:52:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE, HOPE THINGS ARE GOING AS WELL AS YOU HAD HOPED. WE'RE GETTING READY FOR A LOTS OF TOURS, NEW RELEASES, BILLS, WEIRD FOOD ETC. IN THE MEANTIME CHECK OUT THE OPENING TRACK FROM PRE LANGUAGE RIGHT HERE:

disappears 'replicate' by kranky

YOUR FIRST PURCHASE OF 2012, BESIDES ALCOHOL

2011-12-26T07:02:00.001-08:00

HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A GREAT HOLIDAY, WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THE NYE SHOW THIS SATURDAY AT THE EMPTY BOTTLE. WE'VE GOT A VERY SPECIAL SET FOR YOU GUYS AS WELL AS SOME "COMMEMORATIVE" MERCH ITEMS. OUR FRIENDS AT SONNENZIMMER MADE THE ABOVE POSTER FOR US - THEY ARE LIMITED TO 100, HAND SIGNED AND NUMBERED AND COME WITH A SPECIAL LIVE DOWNLOAD EP. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE 3 NEW SHIRT DESIGNS. IT'S ALL FOR YOU GUYS, IT REALLY IS. TICKETS ARE $5 CHEAPER IF YOU BUY THEM EARLY, THAT'S LIKE A DRINK ON US JUST FOR PLANNING AHEAD.

PRE LANGUAGE

2011-12-07T10:03:00.000-08:00

WE'RE HAPPY TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO TELL YOU ABOUT OUR NEW ALBUM PRE LANGUAGE COMING OUT ON KRANKY MARCH 1 2012. IT'S OUR FIRST ALBUM OF RECORDED MATERIAL WITH STEVE AND I DON'T MIND SAYING IT'S OUR BEST. HERE'S ALL THE "OFFICIAL" INFO:

Replicate

Pre Language

Hibernation Sickness

Minor Patterns

All Gone White

Joa

Fear of Darkness

Love Drug

Brother Joliene

Right on cue, the third annual report from Chicago's Disappears is submitted for your consideration. Following up on the acclaimed Guider album released just over a year ago, and with new drummer Steve Shelley now fully integrated into the group, these songs were again forged into proper shape during live shows before heading to the studio and the tape machine.

Never ones to dither or be indecisive, it's a full-bore assault from the opening track to the last as Disappears attack these new songs with their usual relentless determination. It's a sinister proceeding - debut Lux was preoccupied with death and endings while follow up Guider with protection - but Pre Language finds the band speaking on, of all things, love. Direct allusions to Philip K. Dick, James Baldwin, and Joan of Arc sit side by side with songs about the lows of life and the characters that permeate it.

Recorded in Hoboken New Jersey at Sonic Youth's Echo Canyon West studio and mixed with John Congleton, Pre Language finds Disappears at their most potent and focused. The band has finally stepped into their own world and the results are thrilling.

NEW NEWS

2011-12-05T19:01:00.000-08:00

EXCITED TO FINALLY TELL YOU ABOUT OUR FIRST SHOWS OF THE NEW YEAR. WE'LL BE ON THE WEST COAST WITH ONE OF OUR FAVORITE BANDS - THE FRESH AND ONLYS - DURING FEBRUARY. IT'S ALL LEADING UP TO THE RELEASE OF OUR THIRD ALBUM PRE LANGUAGE WHICH WE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT LATER THIS WEEK. IN THE MEANTIME, CHECK OUT THE DATES - THINK ALL THESE ARE ON SALE NOW IF YOUR INTO BUYING TICKETS MONTHS IN ADVANCE (ON OCCASION I WILL DO THIS).

FEBRUARY 18 - VANCOUVER, BC @ BILTMORE CABARET

FEBRUARY 19 - SEATTLE, WA @ CHOP SUEY

FEBRUARY 20 - PORTLAND, OR @ DOUG FIR

FEBRUARY 22 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ BOTTOM OF THE HILL NOISE POP FESTIVAL

FEBRUARY 23 - LOS ANGELES, CA @ THE ECHO

FEBRUARY 24 - PIONEERTOWN, CA @ PAPPY AND HARRIETS

FEBRUARY 25 - SAN DIEGO, CA @ THE CASBAH

SORRY FOR THE DELAY

2011-08-15T23:38:00.000-07:00

HAVE I REALLY NOT PUT SOMETHING UP HERE FOR 2 MONTHS? UNACCEPTABLE. WELL, WE DID AN EAST COAST TOUR, PLAYED LOLLAPALOOZA AND DID A SHOW WITH ARCTIC MONKEYS - IT WAS ALL GREAT, THANKS FOR BEING APART OF IT IN SOME WAY IF YOU WERE. IT WAS A PLEASURE TOURING WITH THE PSYCHIC PARAMOUNT, TO SAY THE LEAST. THIS THURSDAY WE'RE STARTING OUR WEST COAST JAMMER WITH OBITS. WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THESE SHOWS - COME OUT OR TELL A FRIEND TO "MAKE IT". IT'S ROMANCE AWARENESS MONTH - AND THAT'S ACTUALLY A REAL THING SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. THESE SHOWS, ALONG WITH THE 3 IN SEPTEMBER WILL BE SOME OF LAST FOR THE YEAR SO TRY AND COME OUT IF YOU CAN. NEW ALBUM'S BEING MADE IN OCTOBER - MORE INFO WHEN IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING BUT I CAN SAY WE'RE VERY EXCITED AND WILL BE PLAYING MOST OF IT ON THIS TOUR. HERE'S ALL THE DATES - LIVE FREE:

ALL AUGUST SHOWS WITH OBITS

8.18.11 VANCOUVER BC THE BILTMORE CABARET

8.19.11 SEATTLE WA THE CROCODILE

8.20.11 PORTLAND OR DOUG FIR

8.22.11 SAN FRANCISCO CA BOTTOM OF THE HILL

8.23.11 VISALIA, CA THE CELLAR DOOR

8.24.11 LOS ANGELES CA SATELLITE CLUB

8.25.11 SAN DIEGO CA CASBAH

9.7.11 BLOOMINGTON IN THE BISHOP

9.9.11 RALEIGH NC HOPSCOTCH FESTIVAL

9.10.11 CHICAGO IL ONION'S A.V. FESTIVAL W/ HUM & THERMALS

EU / UK --> USA

2011-06-15T13:25:00.000-07:00

GREAT GREAT GREAT TOUR IN EU/UK - THANKS TO ALL THE PROMOTERS, BANDS AND PEOPLE THAT MADE THE SHOWS SO SPECIAL. WE WERE REALLY HAPPY TO BE BACK THERE PLAYING. COMING UP WE HAVE 2 U.S. TOURS, EAST COAST STARTS IN A MONTH WITH PSYCHIC PARAMOUNT. WE'LL ALSO HAVE LUX ON VINYL FOR THIS TOUR AS IT WILL BE BACK IN PRINT. AUGUST WEST COAST DATES ARE WITH OBITS AND SHOULD BE "QUITE NICE". STAY TUNED FOR SOME MORE NEWS ON THE NEW ALBUM AND SOME PRETTY EXCITING THINGS THIS FALL. IN THE MEANTIME CHECK OUT THIS NEW TUNE FEAR OF DARKNESS LIVE FROM THE AB CLUB IN BRUSSELS, SHOT BY OUR DEAR FRIEND LAURENCINA.

WHITE/LIGHT + DISAPPEARS 2 YRS LATER

2011-05-09T22:31:00.000-07:00

SOMETIME IN THE SUMMER OF 2009 WE COLLABORATED WITH WHITE / LIGHT (FOR THE FIRST TIME) ON SOME MUSIC. OVER 2 DAYS WE RECORDED AROUND 4 HRS OF MUSIC. WE'VE SLOWLY BEEN EDITING AND WORKING ON THE TUNES. HERE'S A VIDEO OF MATT, BY JEREMY, WORKING ON THE PROJECT. SHOULD BE DONE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.

EU / UK TOUR STARTS NEXT WEEK

2011-05-09T21:50:00.000-07:00

WE'RE BACK TO THE EU NEXT WEEK, PLAYING A FEW PLACES WE'VE BEEN AND A FEW NEW ONES - WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET INTO ITALY AND THE UK FOR THE FIRST TIME. CHECK OUT THE TOUR DATES, LOTS OF REALLY COOL SHOWS. PLUS, WE'VE GOT A TON OF NEW SONGS AND "MERCH". SEE YOU IN THE PIT?

5.19.11 RAVEENA IT BRONSON
5.20.11 ROME IT TRAFFIC
5.21.11 PISA IT CARACOL
5.22.11 PADOVA IT STALKER
5.23.11 TRIESTE IT ETNOBLOG
5.24.11 VIENNA AT B72
5.25.11 WINTERHUR CH SALZHAUS
5.26.11 BAD BONN CH KILBI FESTIVAL W/ ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, SWANS
5.27.11 ST ETIENNE FR MUSIGUES INNOVATRICES FESTIVAL
5.28.11 TOURS FR TEMPS MACHINE
5.29.11 BRUSSELS BE AB W/ THURSTON MOORE SOLO
5.30.11 AMSTERDAM NL PARADISO UPSTAIRS PJ HARVEY
AFTERSHOW
5.31.11 LONDON UK BORDERLINE W/ THE OSCILLATION
6.01.11 LEEDS UK BRUNDELL SOCIAL CLUB
6.02.11 BRISTOL UK THE CUBE
6.03.11 HASTINGS UK THE BOHEMIA CLUB W/ COLD PUMAS
6.04.11 NIJMEGEN NL ODDSTREAM FESTIVAL

JAPAN RELIEF

2011-04-12T09:26:00.001-07:00

Disappears collaborated with White/Light in March at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago as part of the ongoing Face the Strange live music series. A download of this performance, recorded by Jeremy Lemos and Andrew Hernandez, and a 23"x35" two-color poster printed by Mat Daly and designed by Brian Case are available for $25 with all proceeds going to the Shelterbox organization for the relief effort in Japan.

The live material is 34 minutes of continuous music incorporating improvisation, the song 'Revisiting' from Guider and songs from the Live at Echo Canyon tour-only EP and cassette from plustapes.

We have 30 posters and downloads available.

Thank you.

TOUR UPDATE

2011-04-11T18:25:00.001-07:00

SO...THIS IS ALMOST ALL THE SHOWS WE HAVE SET UP AT THIS POINT. A FEW THINGS WE CAN'T "ANNOUNCE" YET. ANYWAY, VERY EXCITED FOR THE UPCOMING SHOWS, THE PSYCHIC PARAMOUNT AND OBITS ARE TWO OF THE BEST BANDS AROUND RIGHT NOW - JUST ASK ANY MUSIC FAN. WE'LL BE PLAYING OLD FAVORITES AND OUR SOON TO BE RECORDED NEW ALBUM. WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE SOME NEW SHIRTS OR SOMETHING TOO.

5.05.11 ST. LOUIS USA BILIKEN CLUB FREE!
5.06.11 CHICAGO USA EMPTY BOTTLE W/ ETERNALS AND WUMME

5.19.11 RAVEENA IT BRONSON
5.20.11 ROME IT TRAFFIC
5.21.11 PISA IT CARACOL
5.24.11 VIENNA AT B72
5.25.11 WINTERHUR CH SALZHAUS
5.26.11 BAD BONN CH KILBI FESTIVAL W/ WALKMEN
5.27.11 ST ETIENNE FR MUSIGUES INNOVATRICES
FESTIVAL
5.28.11 TOURS FR TEMPS MACHINE
5.29.11 BRUSSELS BE AB W/ THURSTON MOORE SOLO
5.30.11 AMSTERDAM NL PARADISO UPSTAIRS PJ HARVEY
AFTERSHOW
5.31.11 LONDON UK BORDERLINE W/ THE OSCILLATION
6.01.11 LEEDS UK BRUNDELL SOCIAL CLUB
6.02.11 BRISTOL UK THE CUBE
6.03.11 HASTINGS UK THE BOHEMIA CLUB
6.04.11 NIJMEGEN NL ODDSTREAM FESTIVAL

ALL DATES W/ THE PSYCHIC PARAMOUNT EXCEPT *

7.21.11 DETROIT MI LAGER HOUSE
7.22.11 TORONTO ON SNEAKY DEE'S
7.23.11 MONTREAL QC CASA DEL POPOLO
7.24.11 ALLSTON MA BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL
7.25.11 NORTHAMPTON MA IRON HORSE
7.26.11 BROOKLYN NY UNION POOL
7.27.11 NEW YORK NY CAKE SHOP
7.28.11 PHILADELPHIA PA JOHNNY BRENDA'S
7.29.11 BALTIMORE MD SONAR
7.30.11 PITTSBURGH PA BRILLOBOX *
7.31.11 COLUMBUS OH THE BASEMENT *

ALL SHOWS WITH OBITS

8.18.11 VANCOUVER BC THE BILTMORE CABARET
8.19.11 SEATTLE WA THE CROCODILE
8.20.11 PORTLAND OR DOUG FIR
8.22.11 SAN FRANCISCO CA BOTTOM OF THE HILL
8.24.11 LOS ANGELES CA SATELLITE CLUB
8.25.11 SAN DIEGO CA CASBAH

TOUR EP INFO + UK DATES

2011-03-01T09:08:00.001-08:00

TOUR WAS GREAT - THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT. ALSO THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PICKED UP THE TOUR EP - HERE'S THE TRACKLIST FOR THOSE CURIOUS:

ALL GONE WHITE

BROTHER JOLIENE

FREE AS I WANT

HIVE MIND

RADIATION

PLUS TAPES WILL RELEASE THIS BAD BOY NEXT WEEK ON CASSETTE. YES CASSETTE! SOME OF THESE SONGS WILL DEFINITELY POP UP ON OUR NEXT ALBUM, WHICH WE'RE GETTING TUNES TOGETHER FOR NOW, MORE INFO SOONISH. ALSO, UK DATES FOR MAY/JUNE ARE UP, MORE DATES TO FOLLOW. AND OUR NEXT CHICAGO SHOW IS AT THE MCA. 3.22, AS PART OF THE FACE THE STRANGE SERIES LOVINGLY CURATED BY THE GENTS OF WHITE/LIGHT. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED - HOW MYSTERIOUS. THANKS.

HERE WE COME

2011-02-02T21:21:00.000-08:00

FRIENDS. LAGER HOUSE TOMORROW, EMPTY BOTTLE FRIDAY, EUROPE SUNDAY. THESE ARE TWO OF OUR FAVORITE VENUES, COME OUT AS THESE SHOWS ARE WITH SUCH GOOD BANDS WE'D BE THERE OURSELVES IF WE WEREN'T PLAYING. THURSDAY IS WITH DANNY KROHA AND THE DARLEANS AND ONE OF OUR FAVORITE BANDS EVER GARDENS. CHICAGO IS BRAIN IDEA AND THE UNFUCKWITHABLE TYLER JON TYLER. ALSO OF NOTE IS THAT AT THESE SHOWS YOU CAN GET OUR EUROPEAN TOUR ONLY EP - 5 NEW SONGS RECORDED AT ECHO CANYON IN HOBOKEN. WE'RE HAVING A GOOD TIME, SO SHOULD YOU. NOW - GO LISTEN TO SOME FALL UNTIL YOU COME SEE US.

HAPPENING

2011-01-24T21:32:00.001-08:00

JUST A QUICK NOTE: GUIDER IS OUT, STEVE'S DONE HIS FIRST TWO SHOWS WITH US, SUPERSTITION VIDEO IS ALL OVER THE HTTP:// AND THINGS ARE ROLLING. NOTABLE UPCOMING EVENTS INCLUDE MILWAUKEE ON 1.28, DETROIT ON 2.3, OUR RECORD RELEASE SHOW HERE IN CHICAGO ON 2.4 AT THE EMPTY BOTTLE AND OUR FIRST TOUR OF "THE CONTINENT" THROUGH FEBRUARY. ALL DATES TO THE IMMEDIATE RIGHT OF THIS POST. SPECIAL MERCH ITEM AS LONG AS THEY LAST AT SHOWS, HOW MYSTERIOUS.

ALL 2011 DATES NOW UPDATED

2010-12-15T10:04:00.000-08:00

HERE YOU GO, MORE TO COME:

01.19.11 BROOKLYN NY UNION POOL

01.20.11 NEW YORK NY CAKE SHOP

01.28.11 MILWAUKEE WI CACTUS CLUB

02.03.11 DETROIT MI LAGER HOUSE

02.04.11 CHICAGO IL EMPTY BOTTLE GUDIER RECORD RELEASE

02.08.11 LEIPSIG UT CONNIEWITZ GERMANY

02.09.11 BRUSSELS MAGASIN 4 BELGIUM
02.10.11 LILLE AERONEF FRANCE
02.11.11 BADEN ONE OF A MILLION FESTIVAL (AT NORDPORTAL) SWITZERLAND
02.12.11 VEVEY ROCKING CHAIR SWITZERLAND
02.13.11 GRENOBLE LE CIEL FRANCE
02.14.11 LYON SONIC BOAT FRANCE
02.15.11 BORDEAUX ST EX FRANCE
02.16.11 NANTES POLE ETUDIANT FRANCE
02.17.11 PARIS POINT EPHEMERE FRANCE
02.18.11 ST. MALMO LA ROUTE DU ROCK FESTIVAL FRANCE
02.19.11
METZ LES TRINITAIRES FRANCE
02.20.11
UTRECHT EKKO NETHERLANDS

02.21.11 BERLIN LEVEE (X BANG BANG) GERMANY

02.22.11 HAMBURG FUNDBUREAU GERMANY

EU/UK DATES

2010-12-06T18:54:00.000-08:00

HERE'S MOST OF THE DATES FOR THE EU/UK TOUR - IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO YOUR TOWN WE'LL BE BACK IN THE SPRING. MOST LIKELY. ANYWAY:

02.08.11 LEIPSIG UT CONNIEWITZ GERMANY

02.09.11 TBC BELGIUM

02.10.11 LILLE AERONEF FRANCE

02.11.11 BADEN MERKKER FESTIVAL SWITZERLAND

02.12.11 VEVEY ROCKING CHAIR SWITZERLAND

02.13.11 TBC FRANCE

02.14.11 LYON SONIC BOAT FRANCE

02.15.11 BORDEAUX ST EX FRANCE

02.16.11 NANTES POLE ETUDIANT FRANCE

02.17.11 PARIS POINT EPHEMERE FRANCE

02.18.11 ST. MALMO LA ROUTE DU ROCK FESTIVAL FRANCE

02.19.11 TBC

02.20.11 LONDON TBC UK

02.21.11 TBC

02.22.11 HAMBURG FUNDBUREAU GERMANY

WE ALSO HAVE A SOUNDCLOUD ACCOUNT NOW. PLEASE, INVESTIGATE.

NEW SINGLE ONLINE NOWWWWWW

2010-11-24T08:28:00.000-08:00

HERE WE GO

TECH SUPPORT

2010-11-08T17:30:00.000-08:00

FROM OUR "WEBMASTER":

Ok, I just downloaded the record, ate lunch and am now going to listen to it. BUT, since i know i won't be able to understand what you are saying and we haven't gotten around to that lyrics thing yet, i am going to LIVE TRANSCRIBE what i think you are singing for song one. I repeat, live, no edits, no take-backs but i will correct spelling, here we go....

father in lake moose

where i been

i want for deer

original sin

if i say

trout on a string

you live in fear

fear of me heyyyy!

super stud side

is my leaf

there peace in rice

forgotten leaf

but this is not

a master sun

life is tough

at the end time heyyyy!

that's it! that is what i heard. and i have to say, i really enjoyed that song!

GUDER 1.18.2011

2010-10-28T19:11:00.000-07:00

OK - SORRY FOR THE LACK OF POSTS LATELY. OUR NEW ALBUM GUIDER IS COMING OUT 1.18.11. AS IS CUSTOMARY IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS, THIS RELEASE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME LIVE PERFORMANCES - THE FIRST FEW ARE UP NOW WITH MANY MORE TO FOLLOW, INCLUDING A UK/EU TOUR IN FEBRUARY. ALSO NOTEWORTHY IS THE DEPARTURE OF GRAEME FROM THE BAND. TOTALLY AMICABLE SPLIT - HE'S MOVING TO A NEW TOWN AND HAS SOME AWESOME OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD, WE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER FOR HIM. IN THE MEANTIME WE'RE VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT STEVE SHELLEY WILL BE FILLING IN FOR AS LONG AS HE IS ABLE OR WANTS TO. WE'RE HONORED TO BE PLAYING WITH SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN SUCH AN INFLUENCE ON US. HERE ARE THOSE DATES:

01.19.11 BROOKLYN NY UNION POOL

01.20.11 NEW YORK NY CAKE SHOP

01.28.11 MILWAUKEE WI CACTUS CLUB

02.03.11 DETROIT MI LAGER HOUSE

02.04.11 CHICAGO IL EMPTY BOTTLE GUIDER RECORD RELEASE

02.10.11 - 02.28.11 EU/UK

HIBERNATION IMMINENT

2010-09-17T13:52:00.000-07:00

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO THE HALLOGALLO 2010 SHOWS, WHAT A GREAT EXPERIENCE. SPECIAL THANKS TO HALLOGALLO THEMSELVES FOR TAKING US ALONG. WE'LL BE HOME AND QUIET FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, GETTING READY FOR THE RELEASE OF GUIDER ON JANUARY 18TH. THINGS WILL BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT WITH THIS RECORD, BOTH MUSICALLY AND WITHIN THE BAND - MORE ON THAT LATER. CHECK HERE FOR UPDATES ON GUDIER AND ALL THINGS RELATED TO IT, INCLUDING OUR FIRST TRIP OVERSEAS IN FEBRUARY. THANK YOU.

HEY SORRY B/W STILL COOL SHIT HAPPENING

2010-08-09T21:17:00.000-07:00

HAD TO CANCEL THE HIDEOUT SHOW, WE'RE BUMMED BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE SOMETHING WE COULDN'T WORK OUT. WE'LL BE BACK THERE SOON ENOUGH. ALSO, WE ARE NOW PLAYING ALL THE HALLOGALLO 2010 MIDWEST DATES. WE ARE VERY EXCITED AND HOPING NO ONE CALLS US OUT ON OUR NEU! INSPIRED MERCH. HAD WE KNOWN THESE SHOWS WOULD EVER HAPPEN AND WE'D BE PLAYING THEM IT'S SOMETHING WE MAY HAVE CONSIDERED.

RAD SUMMER (SEE PHOTO)

2010-07-23T18:33:00.000-07:00

TWO NEW FALL SHOWS. OPENING FOR HALLOGALLO 2010 AT LINCOLN HALL ON 9.08. HALLOGALLO IS MICHAEL ROTHER, STEVE SHELLY AND AARON MULLEN PLAYING THE MUSIC OF NEU! - A HUGE INFLUENCE ON DISAPPEARS AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE RECORDS IN YOUR RECORD COLLECTION. WE WILL ALSO BE DROPPING DOWN AT THE HIDEOUT ON OCTOBER 22ND. I THINK THE INTELLIGENCE ARE PLAYING THIS SHOW TOO, GOING TO BE MASSIVE. THE GORIES SHOW IS GOING TO SELL OUT AND BE PACKED ANYWAY - COME TO US.

FREE SHOW MONDAY JULY 5TH

2010-07-01T19:55:00.000-07:00

FREE SHOW MONDAY AT MILLENNIUM PARK - WE GO ON AT 6PM AND I THINK YOU CAN BRING BOOZE, FOOD, ETC. THIS WILL BE OUR LAST SHOW UNTIL FALL. IT WILL BE JUST LIKE THIS EXCEPT NOT IN PHILADELPHIA AND THE SUN WILL BE OUT. IF YOU PREFER THE INDORS YOU CAN WATCH THIS ENTIRE SHOW HERE.

VIDEO, TOUR, ETC

2010-06-07T19:07:00.000-07:00

HEY - SORRY FOR THE LACK OF UPDATES WE'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE WEST COAT TOUR WE HIT THE STUDIO AND RECORDED OUR SECOND ALBUM. IT'S CALLED GUIDER. IT'S DIFFERENT, IT'S THE SAME, IT'S ALL THE SONGS WE'VE BEEN PLAYING LIVE FOR A WHILE NOW THAT YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE (PLUS A FEW MORE). WHILE WE WERE IN THAT SESSION OUR FRIENDS FROM GIANT SYSTEM CAME IN AND RECORDED A EPIDSOE FOR THEIR SITE. THIS IS THE ACTUAL TAKE WE ENDED UP USING FOR THE ALBUM, TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. BESIDES THAT OUR EAST COAST TOUR STARTS THURSDAY. WE'RE EXCITED - MOST DATES WITH WOVEN BONES WHO I'M SURE YOU'VE BEEN READING A LOT ABOUT. DATES BELOW - AND WE'VE GOT ABOUT 20 COPIES OF THE DEBUT 7" FROM OUR COLLABORATIVE RECORDINGS WITH WHITE/LIGHT AND STEVE SHELLY. FINISHING/EDITING THE REST AFTER TOUR, EXPECT IT AROUND THE TURN OF THE YEAR WHEN OUR NEW ALBUM COMES OUT. WHEW!

ALL BELOW DATES W/ WOVEN BONES (EXCEPT CANADA)

06/10/10 ZANZABAR, LOUISVILLE KY

06/11/10 THE END, NASHVILLE TN

06/12/10 THE EARL, ATLANTA GA

06/13/10 THE ROCKET CLUB, ASHVILLE NC

06/15/10 LOCAL 506, CHAPEL HILL NC

06/16/10 BLACK CAT, WASHINGTON DC

06/17/10 KUNGFU KNECKTIE, PHILADELPHIA PA

06/18/10 MERCURY LOUNGE, NEW YORK NY W/ PONYS

06/19/10 UNION POOL, BROOKLYN NY W/ PONYS

06/20/10 TT THE BEAR'S, CAMBRIDGE MA

06/21/10 II MOTORE, MONTREAL QC W/ SLEEPY SUN

06/22/10 SNEEKY DEES, TORONTO ON

06/23/10 LAGER HOUSE, DETROIT MI

GOTTA PAY YOUR DUES BEFORE YOU PAY YOUR RENT

2010-05-10T13:00:00.000-07:00

WEST COAST TOUR COMPLETED. RECORDING NEW RECORD THIS WEEK. EAST COAST TOUR AFTER THAT. DAMN.

LEFT COAST - IT'S TIME

2010-04-22T21:30:00.000-07:00

HERE WE COME. LP FINALLY OUT. NEW TUNES. "MERCH".

LUX LIVES

2010-04-12T22:30:00.001-07:00

LUX NOW AVAILABLE WHEREVER AND HOWEVER YOU LIKE TO OBTAIN AND CONSUME YOUR MUSIC - DIGITAL RETAILER, MOM AND POP STORE, BIG BOX RETAILER AND GOOGLE SEARCH. RECORD RELEASE IS THIS SATURDAY - RECORD STORE DAY - AT THE EMPTY BOTTLE. COME EARLY FOR NERVOUS CURTAINS AND GOLDEN BIRTHDAY AS THEY ARE MORE THAN DESERVING OF YOUR TIME. WE'LL HAVE ALL THE MERCH TABLE ACCOUTREMENTS REQUIRED IN THIS DAY AND AGE TO ATTEMPT TO MAKE MONEY PLAYING MUSIC AS WELL AS LIBATIONS AND DANCING COURTESY OF THE EMPTY BOTTLE. IT'S $8, I CAN'T THINK OF THE LAST TIME I WENT TO THE BOTTLE AND PAID $8 FOR A SHOW. WE'RE ON YOUR SIDE PEOPLE.

JUNE DATES W/ WOVEN BONES

2010-03-08T21:41:00.000-08:00

JUNE TOUR WITH THE AWESOME WOVEN BONES, YOU MAY RECOGNIZE SOME OF THESE GREAT TOWNS FROM OUR RECENT TOUR WITH TORTOISE - IT WAS A BLAST. NOW TAKING BETS ON IF DC STILL HAS SNOW. ABOVE PHOTO COURTESY KATE O'NEIL FROM BIRMINGHAM'S AMAZING BOTTLETREE CLUB - WISH YOU WERE ON THE BELOW DATES. BLAME THE RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF TIME YOU MUST BOOK A TOUR IN ADVANCE THESE DAYS:

06/10/10 ZANZABAR, LOUISVILLE KY

06/11/10 THE END, NASHVILLE TN

06/12/10 THE EARL, ATLANTA GA

06/13/10 THE ROCKET CLUB, ASHVILLE NC

06/15/10 LOCAL 506, CHAPEL HILL NC

06/16/10 BLACK CAT, WASHINGTON DC

06/17/10 KUNGFU KNECKTIE, PHILADELPHIA PA

06/18/10 MERCURY LOUNGE, NEW YORK NY W/ PONYS

06/19/10 UNION POOL, BROOKLYN NY W/ PONYS

06/20/10 TT THE BEAR'S, CAMBRIDGE MA

06/21/10 II MOTORE W? SLEEPY SUN, MONTREAL QC

06/22/10 THE GARRISON, TORONTO ON

06/23/10 LAGER HOUSE, DETROIT MI

LUX COMING TO A TOWN NEAR YOU, PROBABLY

2010-01-28T09:46:00.000-08:00

LOOK OUT LEFT COAST, WE'RE COMING FOR YOUR DRINK TICKETS AND NOT BELOW FREEZING WEATHER:

4.17.10 EMPTY BOTTLE CHICAGO IL LUX RECORD RELEASE SHOW W/ GOLDEN BIRTHDAY AND NERVOUS CURTAINS

4.23.10 TURF CLUB ST PAUL MN

4.24.10 THE AQUARIUM FARGO ND

4.27.10 THE TRACTOR SEATTLE, WA W/ PONYS

4.28.10 DOUG FIR PORTLAND OR W/ PONYS

4.30.10 BOTTOM OF THE HILL SAN FRANCISCO CA W/ PONYS

5.01.10 SPACELAND LOS ANGELES CA W/ PONYS

5.02.10 CASBAH SAN DIEGO CA W/ PONYS

5.04.10 LARIMER LOUNGE DENVER CO

5.05.10 REPLAY LOUNGE LAWRENCE KS

5.06.10 OFF BROADWAY ST. LOUIS MO

EAST COAST DATES COMING SOON

THAT WAS QUICK

2010-01-25T14:50:00.000-08:00

HAVEN'T WATCHED THIS YET BUT IF IT'S 10% AS GOOD AS I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE I'LL BE VERY SATISFIED

TRULY THE SOUND OF CONFUSION

2010-01-25T07:56:00.000-08:00

HERE'S SOME FOOTAGE FROM OUR PERFORMANCE FRIDAY AT THE JOAN OF ARC VARIETY SHOW. NOT DISAPPERS PER SE - IT'S BRIAN, DAMON, AND JONATHAN HELPED OUT BY THE INIMITABLE MATT CLARK AND OUR SOUND DONG MATT HANNIGAN (SUBSEQUENTLY HIS FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE). THIS IS WIRE'S "THE 15TH". IF ANYONE'S GOT FOOTAGE OF THE SPACEMEN 3 TUNE LET US KNOW. AS USUAL, FOOTAGE BY OFFICIAL 5TH MEMBER MCSPICIOUS

2010 YOUR LOOKING AN AWFUL LOT LIKE 2009

2010-01-15T18:15:00.000-08:00

I'D BE HARD PRESSED TO SAY IT BETTER THAN SOME PEOPLE BUT I HAVE A LOT OF GREAT MEMORIES OF JAY, THE PLEASURE WAS MINE.

MOVING ON

2010-01-06T10:11:00.000-08:00

SCROLL THE ABOVE TO AROUND 2:10 TO SEE "THESE GUYS" OR 8:30-ISH TO SEE "THE DISAPPEARS". OR SKIP THE VIDEO AND COME SEE US AT THE LAGER HOUSE IN DETROIT THIS SATURDAY - HERE'S HOPING THEY NAME ANOTHER SHOT AFTER US. ALSO - LUX OFFICIALLY ARRIVES 04.12.10, MARK YOUR CALENDAR'S, ICAL'S, SUND DIALS, ETC. MORE INFO ON SHOWS AROUND THAT TIME WHEN THE INFORMATION IS "CONFIRMED"

NOW 100% MORE KRANKY

2009-12-08T09:35:00.000-08:00

FOUND A HOME. DEBUT ALBUM LUX COMING IN APRIL. OTHER THINGS HAPPENING BEFORE THEN - LOOK RIGHT, ETC.

TORTOISE DATES

2009-11-26T08:09:00.000-08:00

AS PROMISED HERE ARE THE RESCHEDULED DATES WITH TORTOISE. WORKING ON GETTING THIS GUY TO SING A FEW SONGS WITH US EACH NIGHT. DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH, HE'S NOTORIOUSLY "DIFFICULT". OH YEAH, WE HAVE A RECORD LABEL NOW, A RECORD COMING OUT AND ALL THE NECESSARY RELEASE SHOWS, TOUR DATES AND MERCHANDISE OPTIONS THAT COME WITH SUCH AN EVENT. MORE INFO SOON.

2/11 LOUISVILLE HEADLINERS

2/12 NASHVILLE EXIT IN

2/13 BIRMINGHAM BOTTLE TREE

2/14 ATLANTA THE EARL

2/15 CARRBORO CAT'S CRADLE

2/16 DC BLACK CAT

2/17 PITTSBURG MR. SMALL THEATRE

2/18 TORONTO LEE'S PALACE

BBC KRAUTROCK DOC

2009-11-18T11:54:00.000-08:00

CELEBRATE. NOW SOMEONE GO FIND SYNTH BRITANICA.

DON'T MIND CONTROL

2009-11-10T07:51:00.001-08:00

NEW COMP THAT INCLUDES 18 BANDS, ALL WITH MEMBERS OF THE INIMITABLE JOAN OF ARC (NICE TRY DIRTY PROJECTERS) AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES. FEATURES LIVE FAVORITE / EXCLUIVE SONG "GUIDER" FROM US. GOES OUT END OF JANUARY, PRE ORDER AND MORE INFO HERE.

NEW YEARS EVE

2009-11-07T11:53:00.000-08:00

COME CELEBRATE NEW YEARS EVE WITH US AND DAVID YOW'S NAKED TORSO AT THE METRO. THIS IS, ACCORDING TO OUR SOURCES, THE FINAL JESUS LIZARD SHOW EVER. IF THAT'S NOT EXCITING ENOUGH, YOU CAN NOW BUY OUR LIVE OVER THE RAINBO ALBUM ON VINYL HERE. AND BUY TICKETS FOR THE SHOW HERE.

THURSDAY'S SHOW NOW A RECORD RELEASE

2009-10-06T22:15:00.000-07:00

THURSDAY'S SHOW AT THE HIDEOUT IS GOING TO DOUBLE AS A RELEASE SHOW FOR THE VINYL EDITION OF LIVE OVER THE RAINBO. NOT REALLY A NEW RELEASE PER SE BUT IT'S OUR FIRST 12" AND IT'S ON RAINBOW COLORED VINYL AND LIMITED TO 500 COPIES. ALL COMPLIMENTS GO TO OUR FRIENDS AT ROCOCO RECORDS - THEY PULLED THIS TOGETHER IN LESS THAN A MONTH = AMAZING. MAKE SURE AND GET THERE IN TIME FOR IMPLODES AND FOLLOWS, GOING TO BE A PRETTY EPIC NIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD TO CANCEL THE DETROIT SHOW FOR REASONS BEYOND OUR CONTROL - WE'LL BE BACK RIGHT AFTER THE NEW YEAR. PROBABLY IN THE WINTER WHEN IT'S BITTER COLD AND NO ONE GOES OUT. HERE'S THE REST OF THE DATES FOR THIS WEEKEND:

10.08.09 HIDEOUT CHICAGO IL W/ FOLLOWS, IMPLODES

10.09.09 EXIT/IN NASHVILLE TN W/ BLACK ANGELS

10.10.09 BUSTERS LEXINGTON KY W/ BLACK ANGELS, PAPA M, BARDO POND

10.11.09 BEACHLAND BALLROOM CLEVELAND OH W/ BLACK ANGELS, PIERCED ARROWS

ON PITCHFORK TODAY

2009-08-18T07:18:00.000-07:00

"OLD FRIEND" LIVE FROM THE PITCHFORK FESTIVAL ON PITCHFORK.COM. "REVERB FRIENDLY CHICAGO ROCKERS". WE'LL TAKE THAT.

RADIO K SESSION NOW ONLINE

2009-08-04T11:20:00.000-07:00

RADIO K HAS ALWAYS BEEN GREAT TO US - WE DID OUR SECOND SESSION WITH THEM LAST WEEK, SONGS INCLUE GUIDER, OLD FRIEND, MAGICS AND NEW FAST. PHOTO FROM TURF CLUB COURTESY GREG SIMPSON OF NEW BOYFRIEDS OBITS.

OBITS / BLACK ANGELS

2009-08-02T12:39:00.000-07:00

WE'VE DECIDED TO ONLY START TOURING WITH BANDS WHOSE NAMES DIRECTLY RELATE TO OUR LYRICAL CONTENT. THE OBITS TOUR WAS EXCELLENT. THOSE GUYS ARE SO BAD ASS THEY MAKE THIER OWN MONEY (SEE ABOVE, COURTESY RICK FROBERG) THEY TOOK CARE OF US LIKE ONLY MARRIED MEN KNOW HOW. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THEIR SUB POP DEBUT "I BLAME YOU" PLEASE RECTIFY THAT SITUATION IMMEDIATELY. AS PROMISED WE'VE GOT SOME NEW OCTOBER DATES - A FEW DAYS WITH THE BLACK ANGELS. THESE SHOWS WILL TRULY BE EPIC AND END IN SOME SORT OF WEED/TAMBOURINE HIGH JINKS I'M SURE. HERE'S THE DATES, TBA'S COMING WHEN WE CAN ANNOUNCE THEM:

10/08 HIDEOUT CHICAGO IL

10/09 TBA - SOME FESTIVAL (W/ BLACK ANGELS)

10/10 SOUTHGATE HOUSE LEXINGTON KY (W/ BLACK ANGELS, ATLAS SOUND, FAUST, OS MUTANTES, ETC)

10/11 BEACHLAND BALLROOM CLEVELAND OH (W/ BLACK ANGELS + PIERCED ARROWS)

10/12 TBA - DETROIT

THANKS

2009-07-22T09:51:00.001-07:00

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE IT OUT EARLY TO PITCHFORK, WE HAD A BLAST. OBITS DATES START FRIDAY. PHOTO FROM CPR'S FLICKR:

07/24/09 PIKE ROOM PONTIAC MI

07/25/09 EMPTY BOTTLE CHICAGO IL

07/26/09 TURF CLUB ST. PAUL MN

07/27/09 HIGH NOON MADISON WI (NO OBITS)

07/28/09 VOLRATH TAVERN INDIANAPOLIS IN

07/29/09 BRILLOBOX PITTSBURG PA

THE BIG ONE

2009-07-17T14:09:00.000-07:00

WE'RE PLAYING PITCHFORK TOMORROW AT 1 PM - DON'T ACT LIKE THAT'S TOO EARLY TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND GET INTO THE PARK. IF YOU NEED ANY MORE CONVINCING YOU CAN LISTEN TO ALL THESE PEOPLE. DON'T FORGET ALL OUR MUSIC IS FREE - LOOK RIGHT! OH AND IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT GO AHEAD AND STREAM IT LIVE ON THE SITE. I THINK THEY'LL BE TAPING US?

NEWS, BAD NEWS, GOOD NEWS

2009-07-01T06:34:00.000-07:00

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: WE'VE GOT SOME MORE DATES WE'LL ANNOUNCE SOON TO MAKE UP FOR IT. DOES ANYONE EVEN READ THIS THING BESIDES ERIC?

INSTORE FOOTAGE

2009-05-26T11:04:00.000-07:00

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

2009-05-15T06:37:00.001-07:00

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

2009-05-11T21:21:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-17T08:29:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-10T06:44:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-01T11:45:00.000-07:00

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

2009-03-12T06:51:00.000-07:00

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"

2009-03-06T13:20:00.000-08:00

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

THIS THING AGAIN?

2009-03-04T06:22:00.000-08:00

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

HIDEOUT TONIGHT

2009-02-19T01:10:00.000-08:00

OUR INAUGURAL SHOW AT THE HIDEOUT - DON'T MISS IT. WE PLAY AT 11 PM, THE LANTERNS (WITH SOME TORTOISES IN IT) GO ON AROUND 10 PM AND THE CLOCK HANDS STRANGLE DO IT AT 9PM. TOM LYNCH, WE OWE YOU A BEER. YOU TOO TIME OUT CHICAGO.

BAD START TO A GOOD YEAR

2009-02-07T15:16:00.000-08:00

THANK'S LUX, GOOD LUCK OVER THERE

LIVE TOMORROW, SORT OF

2009-01-21T18:54:00.000-08:00

BIG THANKS TO KURT FOR LIVING UP TO HIS 5TH MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES. ALSO, TOMORROW (1/22) WE'LL BE ON WLUW WITH A LIVE PERFORMANCE AND INTERVIEW. SHOULD GET GOING AROUND 5 PM OR SO.

GOODBYE MMVIII, HELLO MMIX

2008-12-30T16:23:00.000-08:00

JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS FOR EVERYTHING THIS YEAR - WE SELF RELEASED TWO SINGLES, PUT OUT A LIVE CDR, GOT TO WORK WITH PLUS TAPES, PLAYED A BUNCH OF GREAT SHOWS AND WENT ON TOUR WITH DEERHUNTER AND TIMES NEW VIKING. IT'S BEEN JUST OVER A YEAR SINCE WE HAD OUR FIRST PRACTICE (PRE DAMON UNFORTUNATELY) AND WE'VE MADE IT AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD HERE. WE'VE ALSO JUST COMPLETED THE INITIAL TRACKING FOR OUR DEBUT ALBUM - WE'RE GOING TO FINISH MIXING IT NEXT MONTH, MORE NEWS ON THAT SOON. SPEAKING OF NEXT MONTH, WE'LL BE PLAYING ON WLUW AND AT SCHUBAS TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS FESTIVAL. THE SHOW IS ON 1/15, THE WLUW THING IS BROADCASTING THE NEXT WEEK ON THURSDAY THE 22ND. OH AND CHECK OUT OUR RADIO K SESSION FROM MINNEAPOLIS, STREAMING HERE. IT TURNED OUT GREAT, THANKS DUDES. EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS THIS YEAR TO KURT, MATT, SHANNIN, HOWARD, RECKLESS RECORDS, PERMENANT RECORDS, DAVE MARTIN, CARROT TOP, REVOLVER, PLUS TAPES, AND PIRATES PRESS. HAVE A GOOD SAFE HOLIDAY, LOOK OUT MMIX!

ONE FOR THE LUDDITES

2008-11-28T07:01:00.000-08:00

JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW WE HAVE SOME TOUR CD'S LEFT OVER IF YOU WANT A COPY, $6 PPD. RECKLESS RECORDS IN CHICAGO IS ALSO CARRYING THEM. WE'RE ALSO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE FINE FOLKS OVER AT PLUS TAPES WILL BE PUTTING TOGETHER A VERSION OF LIVE OVER THE RAINBO ON CASSETTE - LUDDITES REJOICE!

TOUR: THE TOUR

2008-11-22T18:48:00.000-08:00

THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT TO SHOWS AND SAW US, THEY COULD NOT HAVE GONE BETTER! EXTRA THANKS TO DEERHUNTER, TIMES NEW VIKING, CHRIS, PAUL, COOPER, MATT AND MATT. IF YOU WERE A FLY ON THE WALL (OR MATT HANNIGAN) THIS IS WHAT YOU'D HAVE SEEN. SPECIAL MENTION MUST BE MADE TO MATT NOT ONLY BECAUSE HE WORKED FOR PENNIES BUT FOR EATING A WAFFLE COVERED IN SYRUP, CHOCOLATE SAUCE, FRUIT TOPPED WITH A POWDERED SUGAR DONUT AND A FULL SLAB OF RIBS IN THE SAME DAY. THAT'S CALLED FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME PEOPLE. WE HAD A PHOTO BUT......OH WE HAVE SOME EXTRA TOUR CD'S IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SEND A MESSAGE WE CAN GET ONE TO YOU FOR $6 (INCLUDES SHIPPING). MORE PHOTOS SOON AND SOME MORE DETAILS REGARDING OUR ALBUM WE'RE RECORDING AT THE END OF DECEMBER.

TOUR STARTS TODAY

2008-11-12T18:45:00.001-08:00

COME SEE US AND SAY HELLO - ALSO, WE'RE DOING A RADIO K SESSION ON MONDAY SOMETIME AROUND 3 OR 4. IT'S LIVE IN THE STUDIO SO LISTEN IN, AND DEERHUNTER ARE GOING TO DJ AFTERWARDS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT . ALL SHOWS WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED DEERHUNTER AND EXCELLENT TIMES NEW VIKING (EXCEPT MILWAUKEE)

11/13 CROFOOT BALLROOM, PONTIAC MICHIGAN

11/14 GROG SHOP, CLEVELAND OHIO

11/15 METRO, CHICAGO ILLINOIS

11/16 HIGH NOON SALOON, MADISON WISCONSIN

11/17 TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUB, MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA

11/18 CACTUS CLUB, MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN

LIVE OVER THE RAINBO

2008-11-05T11:14:00.001-08:00

SORRY WE'VE BEEN AWAY, REST ASSURED IT WAS FOR GOOD REASON. WE ARE PLEASED TO BRING YOU DISAPPEARS - LIVE OVER THE RAINBO, A SPECIAL TOUR ONLY CD FOR OUR UPCOMING JAUNT WITH DEERHUNTER AND TIMES NEW VIKING. RECORDED LIVE OVER CHICAGO'S LEGENDARY RAINBO CLUB (AKA THE BREEDING GROUND FOR LIZ PHAIR'S EXILE IN GUYVILLE, AKA THE WORKPLACE OF JONATHAN, GRAEME AND SOMETIMES BRIAN, AKA THE EPICENTER OF "POST ROCK"), THIS GUY IS LIMITED TO 100 COPIES (EBAY ALERT). WE'LL ALSO HAVE OUR 7"'S AVAILABLE AS WELL (THESE ARE GOING FAST). ALSO NEWS IS WE'LL BE RECORDING OUR ALBUM AT THE END OF DECEMBER, RETURNING AGAIN TO CLAVA WITH GRAEME AT THE CONTROLS. EXPECT TO SEE US AT SXSW IN MARCH AND THE EAST COAST IN MAY OR JUNE, MORE INFO ON THOSE SOON. FOR NOW, CHECK IT:

DISAPPEARS - LIVE OVER THE RAINBO

1.-----------------

2. MARIGOLD

3. NOT NOTHING

4. MAGICS

5. OLD FRIEND

6. GONE COMPLETELY

7. LUX

8. NEEDS

9. HEARING THINGS

10. NEW CROSS

DATES WITH DEERHUNTER/TIMES NEW VIKING

11/13 - CROFOOT BALLROOM, PONTIAC MICHIGAN

11/14 - GROG SHOP, CLEVELAND OHIO

11/15 - METRO, CHICAGO ILLINOIS

11/16 - HIGH NOON SALOON, MADISON WISCONSIN

11/17 - TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUN, MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA

11/18 - CACTUS CLUB, MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN (NOT WITH DEERHUNTER/TIMES NEW VIKING)

NEW SINGLES HERE

2008-09-26T18:41:00.000-07:00

THE RECORDS GOT HERE A LITTLE EARLIER THAN WE THOUGHT. YOU CAN ORDER ONE FROM US THROUGH PAYPAL (BRIANEDWARDCASE@YAHOO.COM) OR GET ONE IN CHICAGO AT RECKLESS OR PERMENENT. REVOLVER ALSO HAS SOME IF THAT'S EASIER FOR YOU AS WELL AS MATADOR DIRECT AND CARROT TOP. IF YOUR ORDERING FROM US PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH ONE YOU WANT AS WE STILL HAVE COPIES OF THE FIRST ONE AVAILABLE. ALSO NEWS IS THAT WE ARE PLAYING OUR FIRST SHOW AT THE METRO AND IT'S WITH WIRE. WTF RIGHT?

NOVEMBER TOUR WITH DEERHUNTER & TIMES NEW VIKING. WE'LL HAVE A SUPRISE WITH US ON THAT TRIP ALONG WITH SOUND MANIPULATOR EXTRODANARIE BIG AND HUNKY. YOU'LL SEE. OR HEAR.

OWN HORN TOOTIN' MK2

2008-09-01T10:14:00.000-07:00

HI, THINGS ARE A LITTLE QUIET AROUND HERE WHILE WE WAIT FOR NOVEMBER TO ARRIVE (NEW SINGLE/DEERHUNTER + TIMES NEW VIKING TOUR) BUT THOUGHT WE'D LET YOU KNOW THE FIRST SINGLE GOT A REVIEW IN THE NEWEST ISSUE OF THE WIRE. WE'RE CHUFFED AS THE BRITS WOULD SAY. THERE IS ALSO A REVIEW FORTHCOMING IN THE NEW ISSUE OF ARTROCKER. IF ANYONE GETS THAT SEND IT ON OVER AS ORDERING A COPY IS GOING TO SET US BACK $20. ONE OF MY FAVORITE BLOGS, 7 INCHES, ALSO PUT UP A REVIEW. DON'T LET THE NEW ARTWORK FOOL YOU, IT'S FOR NEEDS B/W HEARING THINGS. OH, AND THESE DUDES DIG "MAGICS" AND THESE DUDES DIG "OLD FRIEND", SO THERE.

DIS002: OLD FRIEND B/W MAGICS 7"

2008-08-14T15:23:00.000-07:00

DOWNLOAD

HERE'S THE SECOND IN OUR ALLEGED SERIES OF SINGLES. THIS ONE'S GOT OLD FRIEND AND MAGICS, RECORDED DURING THE SAME SESSION AS THE LAST SINGLE. AGAIN THIS ONE IS LIMITED TO 500 COPIES AND COMES WITH THIS FREE DOWNLOAD. RELEASE DATE IS SOMETIME END OF OCTOBER/EARLY NOVEMBER BUT YOU CAN GET THE TRACKS BY FOLLOWING THE LINK ABOVE. ALSO, FREE SHOW MONDAY AT THE EMPTY BOTTLE AND DEERHUNTER/TIMES NEW VIKING TOUR IN NOVEMBER. THANKS.

FREE SHOW + NEW SINGLE + TOUR

2008-08-07T15:37:00.001-07:00

FREE SHOW NEXT MONDAY (08.18) WITH WHITE/LIGHT, FESTIVAL, AND SHARON VAN ETTEN. CHECK OUT THE SWEET ROB DORAN FLYER ABOVE. ALSO, WE'VE FINSHED UP THE SECOND SINGLE. THE TRACKLISTING IS "OLD FRIEND" B/W "MAGICS". THE PLAN IS TO HAVE IT FOR OUR TOUR WITH DEERHUNTER AND TIMES NEW VIKING (DATES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS PAGE). WE'LL BE POSTING THE DIGITAL VERSION OF THE SINGLE SOON, STAY TUNED FOR THAT.

MEMORIES

2008-07-25T20:55:00.000-07:00

MORE OF WHERE THIS CAME FROM OVER AT MOLOVELY'S FLICKR PAGE - LOT OF SNOOZE FEST PICTURES. THANKS MO. ALSO, NEWS COMING SOON ABOUT OUR NEXT SINGLE AND A TOUR - WITH BANDS YOU PROBABLY OWN RECORDS BY.

OWN HORN TOOTIN'

2008-07-18T00:16:00.000-07:00

THANKS TO VICTIM OF TIME, MY OLD KENTUCKY BLOG, THE READER, AND TIME OUT FOR THE KIND WORDS. COME TO THE SHOW TONIGHT - ALL THE BAND ARE GREAT!

LAST ONE

2008-07-15T15:19:00.000-07:00

I KNOW WE'VE ASKED SO MUCH OF YOU THIS MONTH, BUT FRIDAY IS GOING TO BE A GREAT SHOW AND IT'S THE INAUGURAL SNOOZE FEST. COME AFTER YOU SEE FLAVOR FLAV RUIN EVERYTHING YOU LOVED ABOUT IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS...

SATURDAY EMPTY BOTTLE

2008-07-08T13:39:00.000-07:00

THIS ONE'S FOR A GOOD CAUSE SO PLEASE COME . YOU CAN FIND OUT A LITTLE MORE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. ALSO, HAS THERE EVER BEEN A BILL WITH TORTOISE AND TIGHT PHANTOMZ? I DOUBT IT. WE PLAY AT 10 SO YOU KNOW.

NEW CROSS

2008-07-06T11:47:00.000-07:00

FOR ANYONE WHO MISSED IT (AND THAT'S ALL OF YOU) HERE'S A LITTLE FOOTAGE FROM OUR SHOW AT SONOTECHQUE. NEW CROSS - DARK AND BLOWN OUT. THANKS AGAIN TO MCSPICIOUS, OFFICAL 5TH BEATLE OF DISAPPEARS.

UNREAL IS HERE PT.2

2008-06-30T22:16:00.000-07:00

USUALLY TRY AND KEEP THINGS PRETTY LIGHT AROUND HERE BUT WTF. MIND. BLOWN.

UNREAL IS HERE

2008-06-30T18:21:00.000-07:00

KICK OFF YOUR HOLIDAY EARLY BY BUYING OUR RECORD ON THE FIRST DAY IT'S AVAILABLE. ALSO ENJOY SETS BY SHORES OF AND THE MANNEQUIN MEN DJ'S. I'M GOING TO TRY AND GET KEVIN TO TAKE HIS SHIRT OFF. SHOULDN'T BE TOO HARD.

WHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW....

2008-06-25T10:43:00.000-07:00

...IS THAT OUR FREE RECORD RELEASE SHOW YOUR LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT TUESDAY AT SONOTECHQUE ALMOST WASN'T. DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, OUR RECORDS MISSED THE SHIPMENT FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC THAT WOULD HAVE HAD THEM HERE IN TIME FOR THE SHOW. SOME QUICK THINKING ON THE PART OF MIKE AT PIRATES PRESS SOLVED THE ISSUE, WITH 120 HOT OFF THE PRESSES SINGLES SHOWING UP AT MY DOOR 10 A.M. - WHICH IS AMAZING BECAUSE WHEN I TRACKED THEM LAST NIGHT THEY WERE IN LONDON. LOOK HOW PSYCHED ASH IS - DON'T UPSET HIM BY MISSING THIS SHOW.

THE MAIDEN VOYAGE

2008-06-23T21:08:00.000-07:00

TO TRULY REPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE OF BONDING ONLY THE ROAD CAN BRING (IN THIS CASE THE ROAD BETWEEN CHICAGO AND ST.PAUL), YOU COULD WATCH THIS VIDEO 420 TIMES AND STOP IT EVERY FEW HOURS TO GET SOMETHING TO DRINK AND GO TO THE BATHROOM. OLD FRIENDS, NEW FRIENDS, AND $9.64 SHORT OF COVERING OUR EXPENSES - THANK YOU ST. PAUL. DON'T FORGET: 7" RELEASE NEXT WEEK.

OBITUARY: THE BLACK GLADIATOR

2008-06-02T14:47:00.000-07:00

VIBRATO, DISTORTION, SQUARE GUITAR, A DRUM BEAT NAMED AFTER HIM, TOURED WITH THE CLASH, "LADY BO" AND THE TOUGHEST DEBUT SINGLE EVER - BO DIDDLEY B/W I'M A MAN. TAKE CARE BO.

THANKS FOR CHICAGO MR. JAMES

2008-05-23T08:09:00.000-07:00

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE IT OUT TO THE SHOWS THIS WEEK. WHO'D A THOUGHT RONNNY'S WAS GOING TO BE SO AWESOME. MAKES ME WISH I'D GONE THERE AT SOME POINT WHEN I LIVED ACROSS THE STREET FOR TWO YEARS. I'M CALLING IT: MOST LOGICAL EXTENTION OF THE FIRESIDE YET. WE'RE GOING TO BE FINISHING THE TRACKS FOR THE SECOND SINGLE AND GETTING READY TO MAKE OUR FIRST OUT OF TOWN APPEARANCE NEXT MONTH. WE HAVE A BUCH OF SHOWS IN JULY, INCLUDING OUR 7" RELEASE PARTY SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT. ANYWAY...

THIS WEEK

2008-05-19T10:13:00.000-07:00

FRIENDS, JOIN US THIS WEEK FOR TWO GREAT SHOWS. FIRST UP TOMORROW WE ARE PLAYING WITH KRAUTROCK LEGENDS CLUSTER. IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THEM NOW'S THE TIME, ZUCKERZEIT IS PRETTY MUCH PERFECT AND WITH A COMBINED AGE OF 120+ (THERE'S TWO OF THEM) YOU BETTER NOT WAIT FOR THEM TO COME BACK TO TOWN. THURSDAY WE MAKE OUR RONNY'S DEBUT. IT'S GOING TO BE EXTRA BLUES HAMMER - Y AS WE ARE PLAYING WITH THE STONE LIGHTNING BAND. IF YOU LIKE GARAGE ROCK YOU SHOULD BE THERE, AS THE SHOW IS IN A GARAGE AND IT WILL SURELY ROCK. NO SHIT. WE ALSO GOT OUR TEST PRESS BACK FOR THE FIRST SINGLE, I'M SURE YOU CAN'T WAIT.

KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN

2008-05-14T15:38:00.001-07:00

IN REGARDS TO THE PROMOTERS ORDINANCE, WATCH OUT FOR THIS DICK. THANKS AGAIN READER.

GO AHEAD CHICAGO, CELEBRATE

2008-05-13T13:19:00.000-07:00

WE'VE DONE IT FRIENDS. THE PROMOTORS ORDINANCE HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL FURTHER REVIEW. THAT'S RIGHT, THEY PULLED IT BEFORE IT EVEN WENT TO VOTE THANKS TO ALL THE PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS FROM THE CHICAGO MUSIC/ART COMMUNITY. CELEBRATE HOWEVER YOU SEE FIT. WE RECOMMEND JOINING US NEXT WEEK AS WE PLAY THE EMPTY BOTTLE WITH CLUSTER ON TUESDAY THE 20TH OR THURSDAY THE 22ND AT RONNYS WITH STONE LIGHTNING BAND. EITHER WILL BE SUFFICIENT, ALTHOUGH ATTENDING BOTH WILL REALLY SHOW THE CITY HOW SERIOUS YOU ARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MORE ON EACH SHOW AND THE BANDS PLAYING NEXT WEEK. ALSO STAY TUNED AS WE HAVE SOME AWESOME SHOWS COMING UP THIS SUMMER THAT WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT ONCE WE GET THE DETAILS SORTED.

RE: BARTERTOWN

2008-05-12T09:35:00.000-07:00

THE VOTE ON THE PROMOTER'S ORDINANCE IS THIS WEDNESDAY! THIS BLOG IS COLLECTING SIGNATURES/COMMENTS TO PRESENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALL ALDERMEN AT WEDNESDAYS HEARING. DO IT. AND IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING, MASTER BLASTER BOOKS BARTERTOWN.

WHO BOOKS BARTERTOWN?

2008-05-10T05:51:00.001-07:00

IF YOU CARE AT ALL ABOUT LIVE MUSIC IN CHICAGO PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK INTO THE CITY'S LATEST PLAN TO REGULATE IT. IF YOU ARE READING THIS IT DEFIANTLY WILL EFFECT YOU IN A SOME WAY. MILES RAYMER HAS SOME GOOD INFORMATION/OPINION ON THE READER BLOG AND TO PARAPHRASE HIM/IT, THE CRUCIAL MEASURE HERE REVOLVES AROUND REQUIRING INDEPENDENT PROMOTERS TO BUY A $2,000 LICENSE AND HAVE $300,000 IN LIABILITY INSURANCE. THIS, HOWEVER, DOES NOT APPLY TO VENUES WITH A FIXED SEATING CAPACITY OF 500 OR MORE. BASICALLY, THE BIG GUYS WHO GENERATE THE MOST REVENUE FOR THE CITY WHEN THEY PUT ON A SHOW. UNLESS YOU WANT TO SEE EVERY BAND PLAY FUCKING BARTERTOWN/THUNDERDOME (OR NOT AT ALL) IT'S TIME TO GET INVOLVED. WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON ANY INFO/NEWS.

DIS001: NEEDS B/W HEARING THINGS 7"

2008-05-07T20:40:00.000-07:00

DOWNLOAD

HERE'S THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF SELF RELEASED SINGLES, NEEDS B/W HEARING THINGS. THE ACTUAL VINYL IS SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED JULY 1ST. WE'LL BE CELEBRATING WITH A SHOW THAT NIGHT AT SONOTECH AS PART OF THE EMPTY BOTTLE'S MINOR FIGURES PARTY, BUT MORE ON THAT LATER AS IT'S LOOKING TO BE A DOOSIE. ANYWAY, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE ALL THE SINGLES AVAILABLE AS FREE DOWNLOADS. THE VINYL WILL BE LIMITED TO 500 COPIES, WITH SOME SORT OF COMPILATION OF ALL OF THEM AT A LATER DATE - WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED. FEEL FREE TO PASS THIS ALONG, POST IT, COVER THE SONGS, MAKE COMMENTS, SUBMIT IDEAS FOR IMPROVEMENT, ETC. THANK YOU.

2008-04-30T07:53:00.000-07:00

ANOTHER NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR THE RIAA.

YOUR FIRED

2008-04-26T07:49:00.000-07:00

AS THE WORLD CONTINUES TO MOVE AT AN ACCELERATED PACE, SO TO DO THE STANDARDS FOR WHAT QUALIFIES AS QUALITY MATERIAL. NO SICKNESS, YOU DIED SO YOUNG. EULOGY: MCSPICIOUS

ANNOUNCEMENT: 7"

2008-04-26T05:57:00.000-07:00

THIS WILL BE COMING TO YOU WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. CHECK HERE FOR UPDATES BUT IT SHOULD BE READY BY THE MIDDLE SUMMER MONTH OF JULY. DETAILS SOON, ALONG WITH SOME FOOTAGE AND AUDIO FROM THE SESSION.

IN THE SPIRIT OF SUCH, HERE ARE A FEW NEWER SINGLES WORTH TRACKING DOWN:

WWW.MYSPACE.COM/METHTEETHMUSIC

WWW.MYSPACE.COM/CRYSTALSTILTS

WWW.MYSPACE.COM/VIVIANGIRLSNYC

SO......

2008-04-24T17:26:00.000-07:00

WE'RE GOING TO TRY ONE OF THESE OUT. WE'LL BE DOING MOST OF OUR BUSINESS HERE: SHOW INFO, FREE MUSIC, STUFF WE LIKE, NEWS, ETC