21,766 kilometers (revised)

We leave for Europe in about 12 hours!
This will obviously be the farthest trip from Texas we've taken but we'll be placing some pretty serious kilomilage up as well.
We're all excited to get back to playing music, taking in some foreign sights, and making new friends.
Below is the most up to date info we have.

.:OCTOBER:.

6th. Tilburg, NI.
>Paradox

7th. Brussels, BE.
>AB Club

8th. Diksmuide, BE.
>4AD

 
9th. Leeds, UK.
>the Well
 

10th. Glasgow, UK.
>Captain's Rest
  
***Note- the Manchester show (Oct 11) has been canceled.
the listing below for Sowerby Bridge is correct.***   

11th. Sowerby Bridge, UK.
>the Puzzle Hall

12th. London, UK.
>the Macbeth

13th. Antwerp, BE.
>Trix

14th. Schorndorf, DE.
>Manufaktur

15th. Utrecht, NI.
>Ekko

16th. Copenhagen, DK.
>KB 18

17th. Hamburg, DE.
>Hafenklang

18th. Berlin, DE.
>Jagerklause

19th. Munich, DE.
>Sunny Red

20th. Vienna, AT.
>Arena

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Our new E.P. comes out today and we hope everyone that's enjoyed our stuff so far has a goodtime with it! I.N.O. is one of the first song we recorded as a band. We did it where we practice and on our own recording gear. We got a chance to play around with several ideas on that song and i think it stands as a nice bridge to show where we've come since the beginning. It's strange to be saying this for a second time this year, but we'd really like to thank Kemado for putting this out! We never expected to get I.N.O. on wax but we're stoked we did! 

}}**{{

We'll see everybody down south just as soon as we get home. Once we start to run wild with Boris!

-slim

:::Back from the East to go back to the West:::

According to Dr. Dre California knows how to party,

and we're going to put that to the test in just a few days time!

We'll be all over the west coast playing shows with the ever so awesome Grails and even a couple with our good friends MOAB! After that we head north for our 1st return to Portland & Seattle, and then it's on to new territory in Boise & Salt Lake City. 

Sorry Denver! 

Hopefully we can work something out for next time. 

***Not much has been said about it yet but we have an E.P. being released by Kemado in early October. It's titled "I.N.O." and will be available on 12" vinyl. The album will contain 3 songs from the As High As... session, 2 songs recorded by us at our jam space (I.N.O. was one of our first recordings together), and new artwork form D.H., Kenneth, & Mats!!!***

full list of west coast shows below...

.:SEPTEMBER:.

*** with Grails ***
1st. Ventura, CA.
8pm. Billy O's
w/ MOAB

3rd. San Francisco, CA.
8pm. Rickshaw Stop

4th. Costa Mesa, CA.
8pm. Detroit Bar

5th. San Diego, CA.
8pm. Soda Bar

6th. City of Angels, CA.
9pm. the Bordello

 
7th. Oakland, CA.
8pm. Merchant's Saloon
w/ MOAB,
& Glaciers

9th. Seattle, WA.
8pm. the Crocodile

10th. Portland, OR.
{{afternoon show}}
tba. the Tube
w/ Rabbits

11th. Boise, ID.
8pm. the Bouquet
w/ Old Death Whisper

12th. Salt Lake City, UT.
8pm. Burt's Tiki Lounge

Thanks to everyone that came out to the east coast shows!

We had an incredible time playing with Kurt Vile, the Violators, and all our old friends!!

Already looking forward to seeing you all again just as soon as 6012 A:.L:. will allow it.

-slim

{08.2011 East Coast} Seems like only yesterday...

...we were out east playing shows, making new friends, and finding good-times, so we're all pretty excited to be getting back there this fast!

For the fist half this trip we'll be joining Kurt Vile & the Violators. We've had the chance to play together a few times when he was passing through Dallas in the past and it's always been great! I'm definitely looking forward to making it happen on the road.

Once we get to Baltimore we'll part ways with Kurt and the gang. 

It will be sad but there will be plenty of shows left and lots of friends we've made over the last 3 years like Purling Hiss, Fangs Out, Restorations, Mansion, and our east coast road warriors from a year ago Bad Dream to play them with!

.:AUGUST:.

5th. Nashville, TN.
8pm. Mercy Lounge
w/ Kurt Vile & the Violators

6th. Athens, GA.
8pm. 40 Watt
w/ Kurt Vile & the Violators

7th. Atlanta, GA.
8pm. the Earl 
w/ Kurt Vile & the Violators

8th. Asheville, NC.
9pm. Umbrella Tree
w/ Machiavillains, & Her

9th. Carrboro, NC.
8pm. Cat's Cradle 
w/ Kurt Vile & the Violators

10th. Washington, D.C.
6pm. Rock & Roll Hotel 
w/ Kurt Vile & the Violators,
Woods, & White Fence

11th. Baltimore, MD.
8pm. Golden West
w/ Purling Hiss, & Pontiak

13th. Brooklyn, NY.
9pm. Union Pool
w/ Bad Dream,
& Herzog Rising

14th. Philadelphia, PA.
{{early show}}
7pm. Kung-Fu Necktie
w/ Restorations

15th. Pittsburgh, PA.
8pm. Garfield Artworks
w/ DMA, Low Man,
& Hot Garbage

16th. Cleveland, OH.
8pm. Now That's Class
w/ Fangs Out

17th. Newport, KY.
8pm. Southgate House
w/ State Song,
& Sometimes

18th. St. Louis, MO.
8pm. Firebird
w/ Without Hazard

19th. Lawrence, KS.
9pm. Jackpot Music Hall
w/ Mansion,
and Actors & Actresses

The west coast shows for September are coming together nicely and i hope to be able to post the full details soon. There will also be a few shows added before and after the Boris shows in November.

Should be an interesting few month!

-slim

PS. Our "vacation with shows" in southern California this past July was a blast! thanks to everyone that came out to the shows. We had a great time playing and hanging out with our old friends Night Horse, Lantvrn, MOAB, and new ones Ides of Gemini,
Radio Moscow, Red Sparowes, & T.F.W.! 

Thanks to TeePee Records and the L.A. Record for inviting us out.

.:TW:. vs .EC. round 3

YES,

it's finally time to knock the dust off these drums and hit the road!

thank you to Kemado for allowing us a shot at a second record. glad you guys dug what you heard!

we're all excited about getting to unleash the new jams live and look forward to seeing what kind of life they take on for themselves!

first up... east coast

below you'll find the most current info we have. keep an eye out on facebook / twitter for more info and updates.

unfortunately the Nashville show (4/25) was canceled. hopefully we can catch y'all real soon.

everybody else better get your boots on!
-slim

.:APRIL:.

26th. Knoxville, TN.
9pm. Pilot Light

27th. Charlotte, NC.
8pm. Snug Harbor

28th. Richmond, VA.
9pm. Strange Matter

{{{4/29.:.5/13 w/And You Will Know Us
By The Trail Of Dead
& Surfer Blood}}}*except*

29th. New York, NY.

8pm. Bowery Ballroom

30th. Boston, MA.

8pm. Middle East

.:MAY:.

*1st. Winooski, VT.*
8pm. the Monkey House

*3rd. Dayton, OH.*
9pm. South Park Tavern

4th. Detroit, MI.

8pm. Magic Stick

5th. Columbus, OH.

7pm. the Basement

6th. Lansing, MI.

7pm. Loft

7th. Chicago, IL.

8pm.Bottom Lounge

8th. Cleveland Heights, OH.

8pm.Grog Shop

10th. Washington, DC.

7pm. Rock & Roll Hotel

11th. Baltimore, MD.

8pm. Ottobar

12th. Philadelphia, PA.

8pm. First Unitarian Church
Sanctuary

13th. Brooklyn, NY.

8pm. Music Hall of Williamsburg
14th. Pittsburgh, PA.
10pm. 31st St. Pub

15th. Cincinnati, OH.
8pm. MOTR Pub

17th. Lawrence, KS.
9pm. Replay Lounge
w/ Mansion

21st. Dallas, TX.
7pm. the Loft
w/ Black Angels
& Sleepy Sun

March .:. SXSW

it starting to feel like the day would never get here, 
but now it's just around the corner! 
as a lot of you know the new album will be out the 29th, so needless to say things have been a little hectic around here. Kemado will be offering a few different pre-sale packages with various goodies including a 18x24 signed lithograph (D.H. artwork), exclusive t-shirt (made by the hands of yours truly), demo cassette!, and more. like i said, we've had plenty to do the last month or so. there will be info on all that stuff soon, but right now i just wanted to give everyone a heads up on shows for the month.

 we are all very excited to get back out there and start playing again!
the break was nice, 
but it's almost time to get it on and i could not be more stoked!!
things get started next weekend on the 12th and then we'll spend the following week in austin for SXSW. the weekend after that on the 26th we'll be throwing a little party at the D-wide to celebrate the release of the new record and everyones invited!

-slim

.:MARCH:.

12th. Dallas, TX.
12pm. Energy Square
w/ the Toadies, Ume, Ishi,
& Here Holy Spain
{set time 1:15pm}

{{{ 15-20th SXSW .:. Austin, TX }}}


15th. {End Sounds Pre-Party}
7pm. Red 7
w/ Stay Free [Clash Cover Band],
Ume, Saboteur, &
J. Charles and the Trainrobbers
{set time 10:15pm}

 
16th. {IODA Day Bash}
12pm. Emo's Annex
w/ Withered Hand, Geographer,
Queen Sea Big Shark, Fredrik,
Weekend, Aphasia,
the Bewitched Hands,
Typhoon, Beach Fossils,
& Gold Panda
{set time 3:00pm}

.:IODA FREE SAMPLER HERE:.

 


















 
17th. {Kemado Showcase}
7pm. Valhalla
w/ Zoroaster,
Christian Mistress,
Danava, Omens of Awe,
& Rwake!
{set time 12:00am}

19th. {Cons/Thrasher Deathmatch}
12pm. Scoot Inn
w/ Trap Them, Danava, Night Horse,
Eagle Twin, Lecherous Gaze, Naam,
the Main Street Gospel,
& Buffalo Killers
{set time 1:00pm}

.::info on all 4 days here!!::.

26th. Dallas, TX.
9pm. Double Wide
{Record Release}
w/ the Cush, Ralph White,
& spoken word by Bruce Webb

East Coast in April

Sooo,

Here's how things are starting to look for April & May!

Since the shows start and end in NY we'll be adding a few dates on our way to and from.  

We're all very excited to be getting back on the road and start playing the new album live! 

The fact that we'll be doing it in the company of one of my all-time favorite TX bands makes it that much sweeter!! I still listen to their 1st two albums on the regular. I honestly don't know that much about Surfer Blood, but I guess there will be plenty of time for that in a few months. We don't have all the details yet, but Trail of Dead & Surfer Blood will be taking turns playing last each night, and we'll be there bright and early for the brave of hearing and the strong of mind. 

There are a few spots we'll be returning to plus visiting several new ones.

 

See you soon!

-S

.:APRIL:.

29th. New York, NY.

Bowery Ballroom

30th. Boston, MA.

Middle East

.:MAY:.

1st. Montreal, QC.

La Tulipe

3rd. Toronto, ON.

Lee's Palace

4th. Detroit, MI.

Magic Stick

5th. Columbus, OH.

the Basement

6th. Lansing, MI.

Loft

7th. Chicago, IL.

Bottom Lounge

8th. Cleveland, Oh.

Grog Shop

10th. Washington, DC.

Rock & Roll Hotel

11th. Baltimore, MD.

Ottobar

12th. Philadelphia, PA.

First Unitarian Church

13th. Brooklyn, NY.

Music Hall of Williamsburg

.:{ {2011} }:.

Greeting & Salutations!

Guess it's about time to knock the dust off this thing.
Although we haven't been playing many shows over the last few months we've all managed to stay busy. D.H. found time to put together a little art show, and Nikki has been holding down a monthly music trivia night {Quiz of the Stone Age} at our favorite watering hole. As for myself, I tried to spend as much time as possible doing as little as possible.

Most of you have probably heard by now that we found a home {Kemado} for our new record. There is a release date set for late March and we're very excited to be working with them! We drug all the gear out to the Echo Lab again, and had a very different but still great second experience working with Matt Pence out in the Argyle woods!
The recording is mixed and mastered, and we've already had a chance to listen to the vinyl test pressings!!

Here's a short teaser video with another soon to follow.
:: shot & cut by Justin Wilson ::




Speaking of visuals...
About a month ago our friend from Sweden Mats Ek decided it was time to make his first trip to America, and we were fortunate enough to have him choose Texas as his destination. It was just over a year ago when he blind sided us with the video for A.K.A. and we knew then if there was ever a chance to work with him in person we had to take it. He's a great guy and we all really enjoyed having him around! He took a handful of new band photos for us. One of which can be seen at the top of the site.
We also shot a ton of video footage for a song off the new record. He's currently back home cutting everything together and we can't wait to see how it turns out!


... SHOWS ...

We've got a couple of local show coming up in January, and a few things in the works for March, April, & May!

.:JANUARY:.

15th. Dallas, TX.
9pm. Double Wide
w/ Garuda, &
Maleveller

21st. Denton, TX.
9pm. Rubber Gloves
w/ Tweak Bird

.:MARCH:.

15th-20th. Austin, TX.
{{ SXSW }}

We don't have any specifics yet,
but we will be playing at least 2 show.

.:APRIL & MAY:.

]]} T.O.D / N.Y.C. {[[

There will be more information on this very soon!!!


Until then...

-S