Zamboney guy

the other day, this guy pulled up alongside us on the freeway, driving a Zamboney machine!
(photo by Aaron)

studio city

jeesh!
we haven't checked in with the blog in a while...

how are you ?

we were gone forever it seemed like!

the tour with Casiotone was awesome -
we played at What the Heck Fest in Anacortes WA, saw lots of really great bands, put on another production of Nick Krgovich's musical "In the Yard, Havin' Fun" (this time I got to play Nedelle's love interest!), got funny looking sunburns.

right now, Nedelle and I are back in California, relaxing and reorienting at my parents' place in LA. I wish we had some pictures to post up here from the tour for you - we saw lots of good things - but the camera got left behind...
maybe there'll be photos later ?

for now we're just laying low, making up some new music, going swimming.

we have more touring planned in the fall and winter
but Mike won't be joining us -
Nedelle, Aaron and I have all decided to move to LA, unfortunately Mike has not.
he loves living in Berkeley, or rather, would not love living in LA. which we understand.
but we're going to miss him!

more soon,
Chris

New 7" on Slowboy

We're starting a U.S. tour tomorrow with a new 7" in tow. You can't tell by this picture, but they're hand-printed silver and white, OR silver and black. Clear vinyl.

Our tourdates are in an earlier post- they're mostly with Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, which we're very excited about!

See you soon!

the 7" is also available at:

http://www.slowboy.de

"Tail & Mane" video by Vim Crony

on a sunny day in Long Beach, CA - filmmaker Vim Crony had us set up and play in his backyard for a video of the song "Tail & Mane" -
(before Aaron joined the band...)

please enjoy!

a note from the backseat

it's overcast. i'm hungover. yesterday we got detoured for 2 hours because of a d-day anniversary parade. 65th anniversary- is that a round enough number for such balleyhoo? these french tolls are verging on piracy! i keep taking off and on my sweathshirt like a maniac. feeling a bit feverish, a bit panicked. this constant movement, let me tell you...
one time my brother said, "i wonder if your brain will develop a certain way over time in which you can only equate progress with traveling.." (he's a neuroscientist btw) i hope this isn't true!
i wonder if we'll get slight brain damage from too much car time. our brains just jiggling around in their jelly encasements. i should ask sam...
i've developed a ridiculous new obsession- filing my nails to symmetrical perfection, so my right and left hands are exactly the same. i feel guilty (well, almost) about having all this free time. time to do anything that could possibly be done in a car. what next???

PS- my friend amy and i made a little video for the 'teen vogue' blog that got posted a couple days ago- it's about vintage stores in the bay area.
http://www.teenvogue.com/industry/blogs/music

Europe + UK sights

hey there

it's been a while, we've been computerless in foreign lands,
but we're finally getting around to this again...

the shows over here have been amazing!
we've met many wonderful people, heard, seen and tasted some incredible things -

'roof dog'!!!

pagan rites on the way to Exceter

at our Union Chapel show in London w/ Final Fantasy,
this place was big, beautiful and soo echoey!!!

Gent, Beligum

D-Day re-enacters in Normandy -
also, Obama was in town...

these ones are from the coast of Scotland, near Ayr

Tartan factory in Edinburgh

Scottish hairstyles and fashionz through the ages

Mike's favorite activity during our many ferry rides

climbing outside Quilit-Quilit in Bethune, France

spring 09 tour dates

so Monday morning we leave for tour !

we just created this chic new Cryptacize-wear for the occasion !

we'll also have vinyl & cds

and a limited edition 7" on Slowboy (2 new songs)!!

here are the stops:

(maybe a few more added along the way - Brussels?? Fargo, ND ??)

5/20 Berlin Privatclub w/ Jamie Stewart

5/21 Liepzig UT Connewitz w/ Mirah

5/22 Utrecht dBs

5/24 Brighton Freebutt w/ Jamie Stewart

5/25 London Cargo w/ Jamie Stewart

5/26 London Pure Groove In-Store 1:15pm

5/26 London Windmill Brixton

5/27 Exeter The Cavern

5/28 London Union Chapel w/ Final Fantasy

5/29 Dublin Whelans w/Final Fantasy

5/30 Glasgow Captain’s Rest

5/31 Edinburgh Sneaky Pete’s

6/1 Manchester Deaf Institute

6/2 Cardiff Buffalo Bar

6/4 Paris Cafe De La Danse

6/5 Bethune Quilt Quilt

6/6 Cherbourg Terra Trema Festival

6/8 Rotterdam Worm w/Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti

6/9 Siegen Vortex

6/10 Cologne King Georg

6/11 Duisburg Steinbruch

6/12 Offenbach Hafen 2

6/23 Los Angeles Echo Curio w/Wounded Lion, Missinncinati

6/24 Phoenix Modified Arts

6/26 Denton Rubber Gloves

6/27 Austin Mohawk w/Belaire

6/28 Houston Walter’s on Washington w/ Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

6/30 Atlanta 529 w/Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

7/1 Chapel Hill Local 506 w/Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

7/2 Philadelphia First Unitarian Chapel w/Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (1st show SOLD OUT!! 2nd added 9:30pm!!)

7/3 Brooklyn Market Hotel w/Casiotone, Katie Eastburn

7/5 Keane Starving Artist Collective w/Casiotone

7/6 Cambridge T.T. the Bears w/Casiotone

7/7 Montreal Il Motore w/Casiotone

7/8 Toronto The Boat w/ Casiotone

7/9 Grand Rapids DAAC w/Casiotone

7/10 Chicago The Hideout w/Casiotone

7/11 St. Paul, MN Turf Club w/Casiotone Best Friends Forever

7/14 Seattle Healthy Times Fun Club w/ Ribbons, Casiotone

7/15 Portland The Artistery w/ Casiotone, the Harmonious Fists

7/16 Vancouver The Bilmore Cabaret w/ Casiotone, No Kids

7/17 Anacortes What the Heck Fest

hope to see you around!